ftwildernessrick
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Photos are all posted now.
I decided to finally do a trip report, photos will follow a little later.
We arrived Friday, October 1st, at about 1:30 for 8 nights. The line at check in was very long. All lanes except one was open and they were stacked 5 deep. Got checked in about 2:30 to site 110. I knew this was a small site & hard to get in, so I asked if there was another available, bit that was the only one open in the 100 loop. It took some manuvering with a only a few inches clearance on either side while backing, but I got it in. I did a quick hookup, then headed to Epcot (MK was closing early for MNSSHP). My DW and I headed to the F&W booths and grazed for supper, then listened to one of the concert performances.
The next morning I completed our setup, got out the Halloween decorations & so forth.
The weather was perfect. No rain, highs were like 87 with lows in the upper 60's, then it dropped later during the week to 82 & low 60's (one morning it was even 58 according to my temp. gauge). I know those that were tent camping appreciated the temperature break.
Since it was just my DW & I on this trip, it was way more laid back. We still got up early (which we always do anyway) and headed to one of the parks, but was always back by about 1:00. We did a few return trips to some of the parks in the evening and went to DTD a couple of times in the evening as well. Mostly we looped and visited at night.
We ate most of our meals out. Crystal Palace, Liberty Tree Tavern were good as usual. We ate at the Biergarten in Germany. Have not been ther in a few years and we still enjoyed it.
We tried Tusker House at AK. Had not been there since it became a buffet, but we quite enjoyed it. The meats on the carving board were well seasoned and had a good flavor. Overall it had a good variety that should appeal to most persons.
Ate at Hollywood & Vine at the Studios. We have not eaten there in a few years and probably won't go back again for a few more to see if they improved any. Not much thought was put into their food selection & preparation.
As a last minute thought we did Cinderella's Royal Table at breakfast one morning. We walked up and they had availability, so we tried it. I have not eaten at the Castle since the Royal Table thing started, prior to then we would always do a lunch there. The food (what little variety they had) was OK. Obviously this was designed as meet & greet for the Princeses, as they all came to your table. The meal consisted of your choice of a standard breakfast fare or a healthy one, both with an added plate of pastries and a bowl of fruit, with your drink. No refills (or at least none was offered) on the food items. You had a picture made with Cinderella prior to seating which was included in your meal price. With my TIW discount, the bill for the 2 of us was almost $80.00. Needless to say, this will be off our list until we have small grand kids.
More to come with photos.
I decided to finally do a trip report, photos will follow a little later.
We arrived Friday, October 1st, at about 1:30 for 8 nights. The line at check in was very long. All lanes except one was open and they were stacked 5 deep. Got checked in about 2:30 to site 110. I knew this was a small site & hard to get in, so I asked if there was another available, bit that was the only one open in the 100 loop. It took some manuvering with a only a few inches clearance on either side while backing, but I got it in. I did a quick hookup, then headed to Epcot (MK was closing early for MNSSHP). My DW and I headed to the F&W booths and grazed for supper, then listened to one of the concert performances.
The next morning I completed our setup, got out the Halloween decorations & so forth.
The weather was perfect. No rain, highs were like 87 with lows in the upper 60's, then it dropped later during the week to 82 & low 60's (one morning it was even 58 according to my temp. gauge). I know those that were tent camping appreciated the temperature break.
Since it was just my DW & I on this trip, it was way more laid back. We still got up early (which we always do anyway) and headed to one of the parks, but was always back by about 1:00. We did a few return trips to some of the parks in the evening and went to DTD a couple of times in the evening as well. Mostly we looped and visited at night.
We ate most of our meals out. Crystal Palace, Liberty Tree Tavern were good as usual. We ate at the Biergarten in Germany. Have not been ther in a few years and we still enjoyed it.
We tried Tusker House at AK. Had not been there since it became a buffet, but we quite enjoyed it. The meats on the carving board were well seasoned and had a good flavor. Overall it had a good variety that should appeal to most persons.
Ate at Hollywood & Vine at the Studios. We have not eaten there in a few years and probably won't go back again for a few more to see if they improved any. Not much thought was put into their food selection & preparation.
As a last minute thought we did Cinderella's Royal Table at breakfast one morning. We walked up and they had availability, so we tried it. I have not eaten at the Castle since the Royal Table thing started, prior to then we would always do a lunch there. The food (what little variety they had) was OK. Obviously this was designed as meet & greet for the Princeses, as they all came to your table. The meal consisted of your choice of a standard breakfast fare or a healthy one, both with an added plate of pastries and a bowl of fruit, with your drink. No refills (or at least none was offered) on the food items. You had a picture made with Cinderella prior to seating which was included in your meal price. With my TIW discount, the bill for the 2 of us was almost $80.00. Needless to say, this will be off our list until we have small grand kids.
More to come with photos.
And I love your shot of Tink!
