A lurker's 1st trip report! Partial Day #4 & another tea party!

Well, they are cute, but not nearly as cute as your DD in her Alice dress! :)

Looking forward to the next post...

Kathy
 
I want to go to the wonderland tea party too! That looks like sooo much fun! I love all of your pictures. Your dd is adorable!
 
Great TR! Your DD is just adorable. My DH and I were married at WDW and had our reception at the BC resort. Loved it! Our next trip is planned for July of this year, so we are looking forward to that. Glad you had a good trip!
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Great photos. Your daughter is sweet! I love the butterfly pics as well.
Looking forward to more.;)
 
Thanks so much for all the kind comments about DD!

I am making dinner right now ( the recipe for clam chowder from Cape May Cafe/BC, yum!!) Anyone have that cookbook "Cooking with the Disney Chefs?" It has lots of good recipes, I can't wait to try them all!

On a more somber note, I'm sure everyone has heard of the terrible tragedy at VA Tech. I hope you will all keep the students and families in your thoughts.:grouphug: We have several families in our church with children who attend school there, including 2 of DS's best friends. As far as we know, all of them are okay. I will be watching the details unfold tonight, but I will try and get another TR up later.
 
Very saddening news today. I hope everyone in your community, and their loved ones, are safe and sound.
 
A bit off topic, but since I started this thread, I feel okay throwing this in!

Has anybody tried the Twinkie Tiramisu from Pop? I saw the recipe in the "Disney Chef's" cookbook that I am preparing dinner from tonight and thought it sounded interesting. I bake and decorate cakes for a living and was thinking of preparing this for the restaurant I supply desserts for. I am always looking for something new and different and I would love any comments about it. It sounds very sweet to me and I don't really like sweets myself.....go figure!
 
I love your TR! I would never have even considered going to Disney during Easter Week but you two are doing it so smart, going to lots of character meals, spending a lot of time at the pool and shopping and watching the parades. The wonderland party looks like so much fun- I wish I could go! :rotfl: Your daughter is absolutely precious. Can't wait to read more!
 
Here is a copy of something I posted on another thread about my thoughts on dinner at CP:

We just returned and had dinner at 1900 Park Fare Thursday night and dinner at CP Friday night. We've done PF before and thought the food was pretty good. It was about the same this time. Nothing overly spectacular but basically good. It was relatively plain, not overly spiced/seasoned, the way most buffets are but there were many choices. As with all character meals at Disney, we go to see the characters, not for gourmet dining.

CP didn't impress me quite as much. I felt the room was crowded as was the buffet line and they didn't seem to have as nice a range of choices as PF did. I also hated that they kept interrupting the tables who were meeting with the characters to do some silly parade around the restaurant. It would be nice if they had an actual set time to do it so they didn't have to drag Pooh away when he was trying to sign an autograph and then make the kid wait while they took a break and then come back to take a picture. This happened to us and it was very frustrating because we had been finished with our meal for a good 10 minutes before we even caught sight of Pooh. Then when he finally made it to our table, DD was so excited that she handed him her autograh book and as he was trying to sign it the music started playing and the handler told him he had to leave. DD was bummin because she thought she wouldn't get a pic with him. The handler then said that they had to go take a break and she would bring Pooh back to her first. That was all well and good, but if that parade hadn't interrupted our meeting with him in the first place, we could have gotten the autograph and the picture and been out of there. Plus, they could have seated someone else at our table during the extra 25 minutes we were stuck there.

But, this is just my opinion. I have read both great and horrible reviews about most of the restaurants! Like someone else said, if the menu looks appetizing to you, then go for it. I usually eat the same kinds of things at the buffets and they pretty much are all on par with one another with a few exceptions. You can always get a salad (which I always do, that way if I am not really impressed with anything else I have still filled up on something an added plus at PF was that they had spring mix instead of iceberg lettuce. A huge plus for me, not so much for DH and DD!); I usually try the pasta dish (equally good at PF--tri color tortellini and CP--penne with chicken and mushrooms); I got salmon at both places (PF was better than CP but I also had it in the lounge at BC and that was the best!); Some sort of chicken dish (CP's was moroccan spiced and mostly dark meat.:eek: :eek: I had to search for a piece of white meat. I don't remember exactly what PF's chicken dish was, but I do know it was tasty); I had prime rib(pretty mediocre at both--I would skip it);CP had some delicious green beans on the kid's side, cooked perfectly! and I tasted their chicken strips which were pretty good also; CP had a banana bread pudding that DH said was good and the soft serve at both was tasty!

Next up will be our trip thru the MK with a cranky 7 year old!

ETA: I neglected to let you know how we ended up at MK tonight....we drove to the TTC and parked wwaaaayyyyyy out in the Grumpy parking lot with all the other late comers!!! We took the monorail to the MK entrance and went straight to CP for our ADR. When we got there is was soooooo crowded!! DH made his way thru the mass of people and was issued one of those light up beepers. He was told that the restaurant was fully booked and it might be a little while. One of the CM's announced to the crowd that if they didn't have ADR's for tonight they were basically out of luck and that the restaurant was not accepting walk ups or anymore ADR's for the next 2 days!!! We waited about 20 minutes which wasn't bad considering the huge group of people milling around!
 
A bit off topic, but since I started this thread, I feel okay throwing this in!

Has anybody tried the Twinkie Tiramisu from Pop? I saw the recipe in the "Disney Chef's" cookbook that I am preparing dinner from tonight and thought it sounded interesting. I bake and decorate cakes for a living and was thinking of preparing this for the restaurant I supply desserts for. I am always looking for something new and different and I would love any comments about it. It sounds very sweet to me and I don't really like sweets myself.....go figure!

I have not had it but think it sounds interesting. Please let us know if you end up making it, I would love to hear the verdict. Do you like the cookbook? I love to cook and have thought of getting the book but didn't know if it was worth it or not???
 
Off to the MK we go!!! After dinner we decided to head over to one of DD's favorite rides... Aladdin's Flying Carpets! We started our last trip on this ride so I guess that will be our tradition from now on. I'm not exactly sure what time it was, but the line for Aladdin was really short because Spectro was about to begin. It was chilly tonight and DD kept saying how mad she would be if that mean ole camel spit on her! We got in line and after the people in front of us rode it was already our turn. Not even a 5 minute wait which was great because, as I said, DD loves this ride. After riding, we exited and headed thru that small covered walkway to Frontierland because we wanted to see Country Bear Jamboree. I know that is not a "must do" for most people, but DH had fond memories of it from his childhood and we didn't get to see it last time we visited. It was 10 minutes until the next show but we didn't get to see it because once DD caught sight of the shiny, bright, lit up floats coming towards her there was no way we were going anywhere else! Dh put her up on his shoulders and we proceeded to watch the entire parade. We hadn't seen it before and it was really cool. DD loved it and we all thought it was neat how alll of the lights changed from multi colored to white. We enjoyed the parade and were glad we stopped to view it even though it wasn't on our list of things we were going to try and do this evening.

After the parade, DH and I thought we could catch the next showing of CBJ but DD was upset, saying her leg hurt. I was one of those bad parents, telling her to shake it off, didn't she want to go on more rides, etc. Now, normally I would probably be thinking to myself "go on back to the hotel and let your child sleep!".....IF I didn't know how my daughter operates! She really didn't want to go to CBJ and I knew it, so we started the stroll to Fantasyland and within about 30 seconds the tears had dried up and she was all excited about going on Peter Pan. He is my favorite character so she couldn't wait to get on that ride. But first we saw that the line for IASW was virtually nonexistent so we jumped on that first. It was closed for refurbishment 2 1/2 years ago when we were there so this would be her 1st time on it. We got on in about 5 minutes and she was in awe! I grew up going to Disneyland so I have spent a lot of time on it but I still loved it!

Next we headed to Peter Pan. In another life I believe I was one of the characters in this movie. I can relate to them all and I love it!! This was our longest wait of the trip probably about 30 minutes. I figured that the fireworks would be starting soon, so maybe the line would lighten up. We had been in the queue about 10 minutes when the show started. We could actually see some of the fireworks from where we were standing but DD doesn't like the loud noise they make so she wasn't really all that interested in watching them. We finally got on and had a great time! It was just over way too quickly! I love me some Peter Pan!!!

From there we went to check out Pooh. That is DD's other favorite ride. There were no fastpasses being given out while we were there and the standby time said 70 minutes! Uh, nope! We will come back and get FP's for Pooh another day. Then we went back to the carousel and were able to get right on. It is another one of my favorite rides. Can you tell I love Fantasyland as much as DD? I remember going to DL as a child and having so much fun there, some of my favorite memories (even as a teenager!)
We all grabbed our ponies and had a nice ride.

Now we wanted to get on the teacups and luckily, again, we encountered no line! Another less than 5 minute wait! DD loves to go fast and DH willingly obliges! I'm not exactly excited about whirling around wildly at 11:30pm, but it is still fun! I do really enjoy this ride but I was beginning to get a headache from the cold and wouldn't have been to upset if DD wanted to go back to the hotel.

Woo hoo! DD now says that she is really getting tired and would like to go back. Fine with me! But first, she wants to walk over to Tomorrowland and see what is there. She likes the TTA or "people mover" as we always called it growing up. "Can we ride it before we leave?", she asks. Well of course we can!! For some strange reason, the TTA has always been one of my most favorite rides. I really can't say why but I just love it! In general, I find Tomorrowland rather boring and I don't care for most of the rides there except for Space Mountain. So we jumped right on and had a nice ride. It seemed like it was moving faster than usual, but it probably just felt like it because it was getting cold. We had fun and ended up leaving the park right about midnight.

The rush to get out was a bit mad! We weren't in a huge hurry as we knew we could always sleep in if we wanted (even though that would yet again mess up tomorrow's plans.) We wanted to take the boat over to the Poly, but as we were almost there the captain closed the gate. It was somewhat annoying as he didn't have anywhere near a full boat and he could have waited the extra 30 seconds for us to board. What really made us kind of mad was that he didn't even acknowledge us. We were running because we could tell he was getting ready to leave (he wasn't actually on the boat yet when we were on our way.) But, as we were almost there he closed the gate and turned his back to us and left. There were people on the boat who were throwing up their hands like "I don't know why he's not letting you on." DH started to make a few choice comments about it within earshot of the boat captain but I told him to zip it. " Let's just grab the resort monorail, I can see it pulling into the station," I say. Good move on my part! The lines for the monorail to the TTC were crazy long, down the ramp and backing up everywhere! We walked right on to the resort monorail figuring we would just walk to the TTC from the Poly. No need to do that, however! It doesn't say it on the monorail sign, but after stopping at the Contemporary the resort monorail also stops at the TTC. Yay!!! No extra walking for this tired crew. We arrived at the TTC right beforethe monorail that had come directly from MK AND we didn't have to wait for additional monorails with throngs of other people!!! We ended up doing this a few times and it definitely was a great discovery if you are going to the TTC and don't want to wait with hundreds and hundreds of other people trying to go ther also.

We managed to get on a tram within just a few minutes. Luckily, Disney is prepared for the onslaught of people and can handle it well. We had to wait in line for just a moment while everyone loaded on the waiting trams. We got on one within just a minute and headed out to our car which was in "Grumpy", which is quite fitting for how we are all feeling right about now! I told ya'll there was no way DD would make it for EMH! Even though she slept a little later than usual this morning, she still doesn't have much stamina once the fatigue sets in. I am impressed that she made it as long as she did. She really is a trooper and I was proud of her for not fussing or making a scene even though I knew she was wiped out!

Almost our entire tram car was parked at either at Happy or Grumpy and we all cheered when we finally got there! I put DD in the stroller and ran to the car where she promptly conked out after a few tears.:guilty: I'm sorry, I didn't mean to keep you out so late!

We got back to the BC and settled in for a nice sleep! We were all worn out so we're happy to be crawling into our nice comfy beds. That is, after we eat those tasty chocolates waiting on our pillows!!!!;)

When we get up tomorrow, we'll head over to EPCOT and I'll tell you about a nice surprise we receive---hint:an invitation to another tea party with Alice! :yay: and our lunch with the princesses in Norway:thumbsup2 , plus our adults only evening :drinking1 (if you can't tell yet, I enjoy a cocktail!) and why I was forced to wear flip flops in 40 degree weather!!! :rolleyes1

I will include the pictures that accompany this post soon. I am still engrossed in the tragic situation that has happened today. Thank goodness, all of the people we know who attend VA Tech are fine. I will be thinking of all the students, teachers, employees and their families and hope the wonderful subscribers of the Disboards will also. I'll see ya'll tomorrow.

Lisa
 
I have not had it but think it sounds interesting. Please let us know if you end up making it, I would love to hear the verdict. Do you like the cookbook? I love to cook and have thought of getting the book but didn't know if it was worth it or not???

Before I head off to bed, I will say that I love the cookbook! Of course there are some recipes that I have no desire to make but I think that most of them sound pretty tasty. My clam chowder tonight turned out well. I made a few changes because I know exactly how I like mine (with some bacon of course, gotta have that extra added pig fat!) and it was good! I am going to try the creme brulee cheesecake tomorrow (I have made one like it before and it was delicious, but this recipe is completely different and I think it sounds way better than mine!) and I definitely want to make the monte cristo sandwich. Bread with 2 meats, cheese and fried??? What's not to like?!?! :cool1:
I love me a good samich......with chips, preferably Cheetos (not technically chips, but super duper tasty anyway!) and a dill pickle. I am in heaven with a meal like that! I told you I was easily impressed, didn't I?!

Now I really do have to sign off, DH is gettin ill cause I have all the lights on and he has court early tomorrow..............Hope everyone has a great day!
Lisa
 
Some photos from our evening at MK:

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Not the most flattering shot of me, but Eeyore and DD look cute!
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The parade that interrupted our visit with Pooh...and my flash wouldn't work!

Parade photos:
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A cool peacock
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Alice, our new fave!
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Sorry my nighttime photos aren't the best, but you get the idea!
 

You're right, I have one too!!


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We were upgraded to Concierge Level when we checked into the Beach Club, so I know the excitement and extra magic that you felt!!:banana:

PS here was our bathroom!
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I am lovin' your trippie!!!!!! :love:
 
We were upgraded to Concierge Level when we checked into the Beach Club, so I know the excitement and extra magic that you felt!!:banana:


It's funny because when I was looking at pictures of the BC it seemed like there were sooo many of the concierge lounge, the rooms, etc. and I kept thinking "I don't care about any of this.....I'm just a standard room!!!" It was a great surprise!
 
Wow another fantastic installment. Glad to hear DS isnt the only one who gets crabby when he is tired (like tonight:rolleyes: )

On another note-my sympathies to anyone connected with the tragedy at Virginia Tech.:grouphug:
 
Wow another fantastic installment. Glad to hear DS isnt the only one who gets crabby when he is tired (like tonight:rolleyes: )
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Thanks, I'm trying!!

Yes, DD definitely can get crabby when she is tired, but she is normally such a night owl that it doesn't (luckily) happen too often! When it does though, watch out!!!!!!!!!!
 
Another great installment! I do not want your TR to end!!! You and your DD look so much alike in the picture with Eeyore, it's such a cute pic! I think we should start a thread where we can chat once your TR is done :)

How did the cheesecake turn out? It sounds delish!!! I am getting the cookbook for sure...you have me sold on it :goodvibes
 












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