Boo to You...and Food & Wine Too! - October 26 to November 2, 2012 Updated Post #282

[mvf-m11c]

Bret, your pics are fantastic as usual. We found F&W crowded as well but not as crowded as your day. I hope you got another chance to sample some during a less busy day.

Thank you Jenny. I didn't read your whole trip report yet since I have been busy lately, but I will read the rest of it. How was your experience during the F&WF during your trip? We did get another shot at Epcot during the F&WF on Wednesday and you will find out later. But I will tell you that we did enjoy the food at the stands during the F&WF.

Glad to see you made it to PFTS. This event is I guess a European type event but most Americans resist the tradition. The Disney suits are constantly in a battle because it is supposed to be a "Stroll and Savor" kind of thing, but all we (Americans) want to do is hunker down in a space and send out "runners" to bring back food. It's always an odd thing because the organizers want us all to behave one way, but every year they have to keep adding "seating" because no one wants to do it the way that they are "supposed to".

I can't wait to see the food pics and what they serve!

Thank you Alison. I mostly don't go to fancy events like the PftS and I don't eat very high cuisine. I thought there would be more seats for everyone during the event, but we got there a little late but not too late where we couldn't find a table. There were two other ways to get tables during the PFtS. But my uncle just got the regular one where we have to find a table on our own instead of serving them. The high cost tables had a private area and they got great view of the stage where La Nouba was performing. I also heard that they got some other compensations for ordering those tables. The middle costs got you a table where you won't have to find one. And we got the find one table that is available. I can tell that you and Fran might get the high costs ticket and the private area during the PftS. But this was a great experience to go to the PftS and try all these different food and drinks. If we did get a reserved table, we didn't have to have one person at the table. But I had no problem with it that night and I did get to try a lot of different food.

I will have some pictures from PftS later tonight before I leave for my DL trip tomorrow.

I hope they have that Terra stand next year. DH will love it!

Looking forward to food at PftS!

I would assume that they will have it next year since the lines were really long that Saturday.

The pictures will be up later tonight after I get back from my basketball game.

 

[mvf-m11c]

Day 2 – October 27, 2012 – Part 6​

We left off at World Showplace Stage where we are attending the Party for the Senses event. This was the first time attending a special event at WDW where we get to try a lot of different food and drinks from other restaurant chefs from WDW and from other restaurants from around the world. All seven of us are very excited to try this event. I was excited that Uncle S wanted to try this event while we were in EPCOT and this was the only day that it was running. Even though it was a busy day at EPCOT, we did quite a lot of things in the morning and afternoon. But now we are enjoying this event that night.

My uncles, aunts and DB are going around looking what to eat while I am at the table to make sure that our stuff is safe and to make sure that no one else gets our table. I did take a few pictures at the table while I am waiting for everyone.

Over at the middle of the building was performers from La Nouba Cirque du Soleil was performing every once in a while. We are planning on seeing La Nouba on our last full day on Thursday. So we are getting a preview of the show when we see it.

When they got back or at least one of them, I head on over to get my food at the stands. When I got over to the stands, there were quite a lot of different food and drinks to choose from. But when I read the menu of what is serving, that is where I head on over too.

The first stand that I went to was “The Hearty Boys Catering” which served Poutine and Lemon Maple Cocktail Ribs. I didn’t get a picture of the ribs, but they were very nice.

My DB brought back a Seared Cape Canaveral Cobia, with Braised Leeks and Sweet Pepper Essence from the Coral Reef Restaurant station.

After eating, I head on back to get more food. This time I got the Braised Pastrami with a Sauerkraut Bread with a Dorito Foam and Mustard Green

After finishing the food, I started to go to other stands around the building. I also brought my DSLR so I can get some different pictures on the way.

I picked up a Lobster Salad with Caviar Powder and Truffle Cheese from the “Burgerbar by Chef Allen Susser from Hollywood, Florida.

My DB got the Sauvignon Braised Veal Cheeks with a Wild Mushroom Horseradish Ragout on a Purple Peruvian Potato Croquette with Micro Fiery Mix at the Disney’s Yacht and Beach Club Resorts Catering and Convention Services station.

After trying those other dishes, we went to more stations and this time I picked up was the Pasta Rose All’aragosta - Maine Lobster Pasta Rosettes with Pickled Chanterelles from the Pricci Restaurant in Atlanta Georgia.

Later I went back and went to the International Cheese Selection station hosted by Gourmet Food International which serves a lot of different variety of cheeses.

My uncle brought back a Seared Scallop Salad- Soba Noodles, Black Sesame and Mint from the Waterbar Restaurant from San Francisco.

They also brought back a Pan Seared Pork Tenderloin with Root Vegetable Mash, Heirloom Apple and Baby Fennel with Apple Gastrique from the Hollywood & Vine Restaurant at Disney’s Hollywood Studios.

After finishing up some of the plates, my DB and I started to head on in the line to meet Chef Robert Irvine. He is a star on the Food Network mostly known for his television shows Dinner: Impossible and Restaurant: Impossible. I have been watching his shows since it aired in 2008. I knew that he was in EPCOT doing a Culinary Demo, but it was on Friday. But after learning that he will be at the Party for the Senses, I was so ecstatic to hear that he was going to be at the PftS that night and I finally got a chance to meet him in person.

We did have to wait in a line to meet him. Earlier, it was long that we weren’t willing to wait that long. But after the line died down, it was time to go and meet him. While we were in line, we got some drinks at Troy and Sons from Asheville, North Carolina. These were Moonlite Margarita’s.

The signs during the PftS. Right next was the Grgich Hills Estate from Napa California. They had Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon and Zinfandel.

We didn’t have to wait long and we got to meet Chef Robert Irvine. He was not as tall as I have thought when I have watched his shows, but it was great to meet him in person and got a picture with him along with my DB. We had a nice little talk and he was an inspiring person to be around with.

After we got to meet with him, we head on over to his station and got a Seared Loin of Rabbit with Poached Leeks and Coffee Jam.

We also picked up a Apple Cider Braised Duck with Sweet Corn Polenta and Dried Cherries from the Portobello Country Italian Trattoia at the Downtown Disney Area.

After trying these dishes, I went to the back to get dessert. On the way over there, I got some other pictures of what it looked like during Party for the Senses.

I went to the Dessert stations and while I was waiting in line, there was a nice chocolate decoration at one of the stands.

That’s it for this post and I will have more from Party for the Senses.

 

[ACDSNY]

That was so nice you were able to try so many different things at one time. Your pics look great.

 

[PrincessInOz]

The food looks great!

Nice that you got to go to PftS with the whole family. Hope everyone had a great time. And that picture of you, DB and Robert Irvine is fantastic.

 

[mvf-m11c]

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[tksbaskets]

The party looks really nice. Was it one price and then you could choose whatever you want? It looks much nicer than standing in line at the stands around the world showcase.

So fun that you met the Chef from the Food Network!

TK

 

[mvf-m11c]

That was so nice you were able to try so many different things at one time. Your pics look great.

It was very nice to try a lot of different food and drinks during the PftS event. Thank you Angela.

The food looks great!

Nice that you got to go to PftS with the whole family. Hope everyone had a great time. And that picture of you, DB and Robert Irvine is fantastic.

All the food at PftS was amzaing.

I really thanked Uncle S for getting tickets for the PftS that day. Even though the park was really crowded that night, it turned out great by attending that event. Everyone had a great time that night and this was by far the highlight of the trip for all of us. I was so excited to meet Robert Irvine that night where he is my favorite chef on the Food Network. This is something that I will remember for a long time.

The party looks really nice. Was it one price and then you could choose whatever you want? It looks much nicer than standing in line at the stands around the world showcase.

So fun that you met the Chef from the Food Network!

TK

The party was amazing that night. It was one price where it was $145 a person. This does not include a reserved table where those other tickets were over $180 for a reserved and a private area for $230. We can eat whatever we want and as much as we want. We went to all the stations during the PftS and the only one that we went multiple times was the Hearty Boys Catering stand which had the Poutine and Lemon Maple Cocktail Ribs. This was way better than standing in line at the stands during the F&WF. The only line that was busy during the PftS was Robert Irvine stand which he was meeting with the guests and got his food.

It was great to meet Chef Robert Irvine at the PftS. I knew that he had a demo on Friday the 26th the day we got there. I was thinking of doing that demo, but there was not enough time since we got to Orlando that day. But than I found out awhile that he will be at PftS that night which made my day.


The next post will be up shortly.

 

[mvf-m11c]

Day 2 – October 27, 2012 – Part 7​

We left off at World Showplace Stage where we are attending the Party for the Senses event. This was the first time attending a special event at WDW where we get to try a lot of different food and drinks from other restaurant chefs from WDW and from other restaurants from around the world. All seven of us are very excited to try this event that night and it was even better than I have expected. It was expensive to eat at this event, but it was something that I will never forget in a long time during my trip to WDW. I got to meet my favorite chef on the Food Network Robert Irvine and got to try a lot of different food and drinks during the event.

I was at the dessert station that was hosted by Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts-Orlando, FL and Farallon Restaurant in San Francisco. I picked up two desserts when it was on the other side of the building.

Maple Black Tea Frozen Souffle on Black Walnut Bread with Cranberry Cotton Candy

Valrhona Caramellia & Vanilla Ice Cream Sunday Sundae, Pumpkin Caramel Sauce, Valrhona Caramellia Perles, and Chocolate Covered Pretzels

After trying all those different desserts, my DB and I head on back to the Sweet Temptations station and got some more desserts. This time we head on over to the DHS Bakery and Contemporary Bakery stands.

Cream Cheese Chocolate Crème with Caramel Chocolate Glace and Almond Cookie Crust

Roasted Hazelnut White Chocolate Mousse, Candied “Red Hots” Apples, Jack Daniels Chocolate Ice Cream

After we finished the desserts, we went around to try the different wine and beer at these different stations. IT was a nice day at the PftS that we watched La Nouba performed on center stage.

It was almost 10pm which was the time where the PftS was over so we only had a few more minutes until the event was over. Most of the chefs at the stations were cleaning up or leaving that night.

It was 10pm and the night at PftS was over. On the way out, we got a bag for our wine glasses that we got at the entrance. It was very nice to get a bag for the glasses so we won’t have to hold it by hand on the way out of the park. All my party members had a great time and were all stuffed up of the food at PftS.

We head on out of World Showplace Stage and on back towards World Showcase. A look at World Showplace Stage while we were exiting.

On the way out, Illuminations was playing at 10pm. We didn’t want to see Illuminations since we do plan on seeing it the other day at EPCOT so we just passed by it and trying to beat the crowds before it got busy.

We got out of World Showcase really quickly and we had to drop off the ECV and wheelchair since my uncle and aunt were using it that night. It was a good thing that we got the ECV and wheelchair that night since they wouldn’t have last long walking at the park that day.

While we were dropping the wheelchair and ECV, there were images on the monorail track that was images of food during the F&WF

We were now leaving EPCOT and got a few pictures that night. There was an image of the F&WF logo on the EPCOT Monorail station

We left around 10:30pm and on our way back to the room to call it for the night at the Sheraton Vistana Resort.

This was a very interesting day at EPCOT where we did a lot of different stuff that day. The only bad thing that day was that it was busy and we didn’t go to a lot of the food stands during the Food & Wine Festival. But it was nice that we did a lot of rides that day where we got on Soarin, The Seas with Nemo and Friends, etc. in Future World. We got to try the food at the Canada stand which I was looking forward to the most and trying the Canadian Cheddar Cheese Soup. The soup was just as good at Le Cellier restaurant. We also got to eat at the Rose & Crown restaurant which is the first time eating at the United Kingdom restaurant. My uncles and aunts had a great time that day even though it was busy that day. The one that they enjoyed the most was riding Soarin which was amazing to them. We didn’t do all the rides that day like Spaceship Earth but we will get to that on another day at EPCOT since this is the park that my uncles and aunt are looking forward to the most. This was the first time going to the F&WF since I mostly go during Spring time and the Christmas season. This event turned out to be worth going during October since it is during the Halloween season.

The best part of the day was that we went to Party for the Senses and tried all those different food and drinks. It has been a long time since I had great food and drinks prepared by great chefs. I also got to meet my favorite chef on the Food Network Robert Irvine that day. All the food was great but the one that I really like the most was the Seared Loin of Rabbit at Robert Irvine’s eat! station. We all had a great time at PftS and I thanked Uncle S a lot since they were interested in this event. He and Uncle R are big time food people so they had a great time at PftS. We got to try a lot of different food and drinks that night.

Our first full day in Orlando is completed and now we are looking forward to the next day which will be at Disney’s Hollywood Studios.

 

[PrincessInOz]

Lovely update to round off the day. Glad you and the family had a great time at PftS.

I'm licking the screen with your food porn.

Looking forward to your next day.

 

[tksbaskets]

You sure had a full and fun day at EPCOT. Looking forward to DHS with you on your next day.

TK

 

[mvf-m11c]

Lovely update to round off the day. Glad you and the family had a great time at PftS.

I'm licking the screen with your food porn.

Looking forward to your next day.

Thank you PiO. It was nice to do the PftS that night. This was the first time trying something very nice during a trip to WDW. Good thing that we did this trip and tried the PftS.

All the food at PftS was so nice and fun to look at.

You sure had a full and fun day at EPCOT. Looking forward to DHS with you on your next day.

TK

We did had a fun day at EPCOT and hope that the next day won't be as busy as Saturday.


The next update will be up shortly.

 

[mvf-m11c]

Day 3 – October 28, 2012 – Part 1​

After a fun day at EPCOT on Saturday even though it was busy during the Food & Wine Festival as well as Party for the Senses, now it was Sunday the 28th and we are planning on going to Disney’s Hollywood Studios. I have been to DHS a lot in the past and it has been a very nice park to go too. The last time I was here is when the Osborne Family lights was running. This time it won’t be running but most of the lights were all set up during the Holiday season. It would have been neat to see the lights at DHS. But it was great to come to WDW during the Halloween season. This will be my aunts and uncles first time going to DHS while the only parks they have ever went to WDW was the MK & EPCOT back in the 80s. I knew that they would like this park since it is mostly a seating show. I was hoping that they would like the park since we are planning on seeing Fantasmic! that night. I was going to say before get to this day at DHS is I thought my uncle got reservation at Hollywood and Vine for the Fantasmic! dinner package. I didn’t mind too much since the seating area is not that great. But with my uncle and aunt having an ECV and wheelchair it would be easy to get a fine spot to see F! that night.

We got up early that morning just like the other day and my aunt was already making breakfast for the two of us. Good thing that we did shopping on Friday when we got to Orlando or we would have to go to grocery stores that morning just for breakfast. We had eggs, bacon, sausage and donuts along with orange juice. It wasn't a special breakfast it was nice to have something to start with that morning.

After we finished breakfast and clean up the kitchen, we all got dressed and started to head on over to DHS. We got there a little later that morning since we didn’t have to get to DHS during the Rope Drop since we weren’t planning on going on TSMM or any of the big rides at DHS. I have never been on TSMM at DHS while it is exactly the same at Disney California Adventure in Anaheim, the lines can be very long where it would take over 3+ hours to get on the ride while in DCA it can take less than an hour wait time. I am so glad that DCA TSMM is not as long at DHS TSMM. We also weren’t planning on riding the Tower of Terror or Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster since those are intense ride for the elders.

We took both cars to DHS and it was a very nice morning where there was some clouds and mostly it was a nice blue day. I would guess that it was not going to rain that day, but anything is possible in Orlando.

It was around 10am when we got to DHS that day which was one hour later when the park opened but it was very nice.

When we got in Hollywood Boulevard, we head on over to the Wheelchair rental area so my uncle and aunt won’t have to walk around the park. It wasn’t that busy at Hollywood Blvd and it was quiet.

While I was waiting for my uncles to get the ECV and wheelchair, I was around the area getting some pictures until it was time to move to our first destination.

After we got the ECV and wheelchair for Uncle M and Aunt H, we head on down towards the Great Movie Ride as the first ride at DHS that morning. On the way, it was nice with not a big crowds.

The wait time for the Great Movie Ride was only 5 minutes so it was a walk-on that morning as expected. They all like the ride where it did took us some time to get on since we had wheelchairs. I could have told them that we should leave them on the side so we won’t have to wait in the theater.

After we got off the Great Movie Ride, we head on the back side of the Mickey Avenue and on over to Walt Disney: One Man’s Dream. I always like to go through WDOMD attraction since it was like a miniature version of the Walt Disney Family Museum in San Francisco. It does have some of WD possessions that the WDFM doesn’t have so it was great to go through it.

While we were inside, I got a few pictures of the models

Sleeping Beauty Castle

Cinderella Castle

Also we got to see the New Fantasyland model. The last time I see this model was at the D23 Expo last year and it was nice to see the Expo here at the WDOMD attraction.

After looking at the models, we head on in the theater watching the story of Walt Disney Dream.

When the film was over, we were in the Animation Courtyard and the next attraction was the Voyage of the Little Mermaid since we were in the area. So we head on over to the queue for that attraction. Over at the Animation Courtyard, it was quite busy in that area.

It was nice to watch the Voyage of the Little Mermaid since I haven’t seen it in a long time. Most of the time that I have passed this show was that it was busy. But this time we only had to wait 5 minutes to see the show. While we were inside, I got a couple of pics of the show and testing out my DSLR with the nighttime shots. The show is very nice and was nice and cool inside where it was nice as well from that day.

Now we were back at the Animation Courtyard and about to head on over to Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Show at 12:45pm, but we didn’t have enough time since it was already at 12:30pm. So we knew that we wouldn’t be able to get a good spot to see the show. So we head on over towards Streets of America to see our next attraction.

On the way over, we saw that the park started to get a little busy that day.

Passing by the Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Show Spectacular

That’s it for now on this post and I will have more later on from Disney’s Hollywood Studios.

 

[PrincessInOz]

Looks like you had a very easy and relaxed morning at DHS. Looking forward to the next edition!

We got up early that morning just like the other day and my aunt was already making breakfast for the two of us. Good thing that we did shopping on Friday when we got to Orlando or we would have to go to grocery stores that morning just for breakfast. We had eggs, bacon, sausage and donuts along with orange juice. It wasn't a special breakfast it was nice to have something to start with that morning.

Remind me NEVER to cook breakfast for you. At my place, that breakfast would have been pretty special!

 

[franandaj]

Looks like a great day so far. I will be off the radar for a while and it will take me some time to catch up, especially with the speed with which you update! See you in a few!

 

[mvf-m11c]

Looks like you had a very easy and relaxed morning at DHS. Looking forward to the next edition!






Remind me NEVER to cook breakfast for you. At my place, that breakfast would have been pretty special!

It was nice that morning at DHS. We did a few rides which was good.

I'll remember that PiO. Mostly I don't eat breakfast in the morning when I am the Disney parks since I want to do as much as I can and then eat lunch in the afternoon.

Looks like a great day so far. I will be off the radar for a while and it will take me some time to catch up, especially with the speed with which you update! See you in a few!

Hope you have a great cruise Alison.


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[mvf-m11c]

Day 3 – October 28, 2012 – Part 2​

We left off at Disney's Hollywood Studios that Sunday morning which was our 2nd park during our trip to Orlando. It was a very nice day where we did quite a few attractions that morning where we rode the Great Movie Ride, went through the Walt Disney: One Man's Dream attraction and watched Voyage of the Little Mermaid. Now we are on our way to our next attraction. We were in Echo Lake Land just passed The American Idol Experience and they were all wondering what we were doing next that day. Let's get back to the trip report.

We just passed The American Idol Experience and now we are coming up towards Star Tours 2. It is so fun to go pass Star Tours and see what the wait time for ST2 is like just like at DL. Every time I go pass by ST2 at DL, the wait time was almost towards an hour last year. This year it settled down where it goes around 30 minutes. Talk about a big difference from one year ago where ST2 was hard to get on and had to wait a long time. When we passed by ST2, the wait time was blanked on the main entrance. I was wondering if it was down, but there were people heading on in the ride so I checked touring plans wait time and it said that it was 20 minute wait which seemed right from that afternoon.

Now we were heading down towards Streets of America passed by the Star Tours store

When we got to Streets of America Land it was quiet in this area where there were few people and we head on over to Muppets Vision 3D. I thought that some of my relatives would like this attraction since they have seen the Muppets during their days. I could have avoided this show since I have seen it at Disney California Adventure at the Disneyland Resort, but this is for my relatives so I had no problem taking them to this next attraction.

While we were in the queue waiting to be seated, I got some pictures of the room while we were waiting to get in.

Waiting until it was time for the show at Muppet Vision 3D

After we left Muppet Vision 3D, we were back in the Street of America Land and after we walked down we got to see the Osborne Family Specatcular Lights all set up for the Holiday season at the WDW. It was so odd to see the lights during the Halloween season and won't be able to see them this year after the last two years I have been to WDW.

When we looked up Disney Channel Rock show was playing right by the Backstage Tour ride. The Backstage Tour was closed during that time.

Can you guess who are in this picture?

Lights, Motors, Action Extreme Stunt Show was in the area, but the show wasn't until 1:30pm. But everyone wasn't that interested in seeing this show. So we didn't see it that day.

Just passed noon and the lights are already up for the Osborne Family Lights

We walked down on the Streets of America to see the rest of the Osborne Family Lights

That's it for this post and I will have more from Disney's Hollywood Studios at the Streets of America Land.

 

[PrincessInOz]

That's Mickey and Santa in that picture.

One of these days, I'm going to make it out for Christmas at the World. I've done the Land for Christmas; but not the World.

 

[tksbaskets]

Looks and sounds like you are having a nice day at DHS. The Muppets is always fun but just like DL.

I see Mickey and Minnie for the Osborn family light show.

We enjoy the stunt show but show times are limited. bummer that the backlot tour wasn't running. It's one of our favorites.

Looking forward to what else you do this day.
TK

 

[mvf-m11c]

That's Mickey and Santa in that picture.

One of these days, I'm going to make it out for Christmas at the World. I've done the Land for Christmas; but not the World.

That is correct.

You will love going to WDW during the Holiday season. Not only with the Osborne Family Lights which is amazing, MVMCP, EPCOT celebrating the Holiday season at World Showcase, and AK with the Christmas parade. But I would still prefer the DLR as my favorite time to see the Holiday decorations.

Looks and sounds like you are having a nice day at DHS. The Muppets is always fun but just like DL.

I see Mickey and Minnie for the Osborn family light show.

We enjoy the stunt show but show times are limited. bummer that the backlot tour wasn't running. It's one of our favorites.

Looking forward to what else you do this day.
TK

We did have a great time at DHS that day. The Muppet Vision 3D is always a fun show to watch at DHS or at DCA. The DCA Muppet Vision 3Ddoes not get a lot of guests to see that show unlike DHS.

The one with Mickey and Santa is suppose to be right behind one of the buildings and not by the railing of the Backlot Tour track.

The Stunt shows are limited to two a day which is not a lot like the other shows at DHS. It was a bummer that the Backlot Tour was not running at that time, but we had a great time that day.

The next post will be up shortly.

 

[mvf-m11c]

Day 3 – October 28, 2012 – Part 3​

We left off at DHS that Sunday afternoon. We got to the park a little late that morning but we were able to do a lot of different attractions that day. We have done the Great Movie Ride, went through the Walt Disney: One Man's Dream attraction, watched Voyage of the Little Mermaid watched Muppet Vision 3D and now in the Streets of America Land seeing the lights all set up for the Osborne Family Lights during the Holiday season at DHS. It would have been nice to see the lights at night, but it was great to be at WDW during the Halloween season.

We just finished Muppet Vision 3D and were in the streets of America seeing the lights for the Osborne Family Spectacular lights during the Holiday season at WDW. Even though it won’t be running during our time during our trip, they were all excited to see how many Christmas lights are around the Streets of America during the Holiday season.

The big light up Christmas tree was walled off during our time, but when it gets close to the dates, the walls will be down during that time.

A look down the Streets of America and the rest of the lights during the Osborne Family Lights

After we left the Streets of America, our next attraction was the Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular! Show. I knew that they will like this show since some of my family members are big fans of Indian Jones. We were trying to watch the first show that day, but it was too early so this time we are able to see the show after watching Muppet Vision 3D. So we head on over back to Echo Lake area to the show.

We passed by Star Tours and the wait time entrance sign was not up even when we passed by it.

We got to the Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular! Show before it started so we had plenty of time to kill while we were waiting for the show. Since we had the ECV and wheelchair, we were sitting in the handicapped area and it was very nice to be in that area instead of sitting on the bleachers in front of us.

The show started and I got a few pictures during the show.

When the show was over, it was around 2:30pm and it was time to rest up after a nice after noon at DHS. So we head on out of the park and rest up that day. While we were exiting, the park started to get a little busy that day with more and more people coming in the park. Since we have done almost all the rides and shows that are do-able for my uncles and aunts, there was no point staying around that day.

Passing by the American Idol Experience building

Now back at Hollywood Blvd and exiting the park.

Got some pictures of the flower while we were exiting DHS

Before we left the park, we stopped to drop off the ECV and wheelchair right by the entrance. Good thing we are able to use the ECV and wheelchair later that day when we watched Fantasmic! since we could sit in the handicapped section.

While my uncles and aunts are dropping off the ECV and wheelchair, I took a few pictures around the area of Hollywood Blvd.

When they were done, we exited the park after 3pm. It was 2 hours after we had planned on being at DHS that day, but we did a lot of different stuff that day which seemed worth it to them.

All of us headed back to the cars as we are heading on to have lunch that day. It was a little late to have lunch, but we were all hungry that day. So we ate off-site this time and we ate at a Ruby Tuesday on Irlo Bronson Memorial Highway which was about a couple miles away from where we are staying. My aunt and uncles love eating at Ruby Tuesday in Sacramento so we head on over there for lunch.

After lunch, it was after 4pm and we head on back to the room to rest up until it was time to head on back to DHS to see the first show of F! at 7:30pm. I wanted to get there at least an hour until the show started since there will be a lot of people waiting for the show.

We all rested up that day until it was time. I will get back to you later on and see what time we got to DHS for the 1st show of F!.