Building Castles in the Sky - an Oct 2012 PTR *Update 9/20- Day 3 Plans!*

[PixieMama]

Hello! Making my rounds on the FB Groups PTR and I just read through yours! -Early- Congrats on 15 years, that's awesome! And what a perfect way to celebrate!

What are these "other places" you speak of?? Glad all your ADRs worked out. Raglan Road is SO yummy, you're going to love it!!

Oh! And subbing, of course!!

, Kara! Yay, another good review of Raglan Road... I'm really looking forward to trying it! Only thing is our dinner will be such an early one, I'm pretty sure we're going to miss the evening entertainment. But that just means we'll have to go back sometime, right?

 

[PixieMama]

I'm like you, there are a few things i've had at the parks but not at the specific location mentioned- rice krispy, soft pretzil, etc, etc

I'm determined to knock a few off the list this trip!

Me, too! Especially one (or 2) of the Starring Rolls cupcakes!

Not doing so great on DHS. I'll have to fix that in a short while.

It seems half the list from DHS is for 50sPTC, LOL!

 

[PixieMama]

Well, it's after midnight here and I just noticed my ticker...

exactly 5 months until our trip! This deserves a dancing banana!





Or 7.

 

[ash-n-brensmom]

Well, it's after midnight here and I just noticed my ticker...

exactly 5 months until our trip! This deserves a dancing banana!





Or 7.

 

[PixieMama]

Apparently my clock and the one on the DIS are not the same, LOL! We're now down to 4 months, 4 weeks, and 1 day. Ah, well... that still deserves some dancing bananas!





Continuing on with the 100 Disney Foods to Eat Before You Die:


Animal Kingom

56. Jalapeño Cheese Pretzel - Safari Pretzel
57. 1/2 slab St. Louis Ribs - Flame Tree BBQ
58. Smoked 1/2 Chicken - Flame Tree BBQ
59. Dim Sum Basket - Anandapur LocalCafe (Yak & Yeti Counter Service)
60. Cinnamon Glazed almonds/pecans - Dino Diner
61. Pizza - Pizzafari
62. Shrimp Po Boy - Restaurantosaurus
63. Hot Tea - Royal Anandapur Tea Co.
64. Slow Roasted Pulled Beef Sandwich - Tamu Tamu
65. Zebra Cupcake - Kusafiri Coffee Shop and Bakery
66. Brownie Paw - Kusafiri Coffee Shop and Bakery
67. White Chocolate Elephant Cupcake - Kusafiri Coffee Shop and Bakery
68. Cotton Top Tamarin Cupcake - Kusafiri Coffee Shop and Bakery
69. Triple Yeti Blast - Upcountry Beverage Cart

I've been to Flame Tree, but I had the pulled pork sandwich. And I've had an iced tea from Royal Anandapur Tea Co (the only place in all of WDW where you can get a sweet tea {aka, the house wine of the South})

I'm going to have to visit the Kusafari Bakery sometime... alas, it won't be in October, as we won't be going to AK on this trip. (I'm not even sure where this bakery is located???)

How'd you do on the AK food list? And still to come are the foods from the resorts and DTD!

 

[PixieMama]

Yesterday was Shane's 40th birthday... so he gets to be the focus of this week's WDW photo!

Shane and our girls, during our 2010 trip:

And just because, here's one from yesterday:

 

[smile4stamps]

Happy Birthday to your hubby (a day late!!)

My hubby's 40th was the 11th!!

 

[Cinderella's slipper]

Great picture of your DH and children. Happy Belated Birthday to him.

 

[lbuzz52]

Animal Kingom

56. Jalapeño Cheese Pretzel - Safari Pretzel
57. 1/2 slab St. Louis Ribs - Flame Tree BBQ
58. Smoked 1/2 Chicken - Flame Tree BBQ
59. Dim Sum Basket - Anandapur LocalCafe (Yak & Yeti Counter Service)
60. Cinnamon Glazed almonds/pecans - Dino Diner
61. Pizza - Pizzafari
62. Shrimp Po Boy - Restaurantosaurus
63. Hot Tea - Royal Anandapur Tea Co.
64. Slow Roasted Pulled Beef Sandwich - Tamu Tamu
65. Zebra Cupcake - Kusafiri Coffee Shop and Bakery
66. Brownie Paw - Kusafiri Coffee Shop and Bakery
67. White Chocolate Elephant Cupcake - Kusafiri Coffee Shop and Bakery
68. Cotton Top Tamarin Cupcake - Kusafiri Coffee Shop and Bakery
69. Triple Yeti Blast - Upcountry Beverage Cart

I've been to Flame Tree, but I had the pulled pork sandwich. And I've had an iced tea from Royal Anandapur Tea Co (the only place in all of WDW where you can get a sweet tea {aka, the house wine of the South})

I'm going to have to visit the Kusafari Bakery sometime... alas, it won't be in October, as we won't be going to AK on this trip. (I'm not even sure where this bakery is located???)

How'd you do on the AK food list? And still to come are the foods from the resorts and DTD!

uh, my response is sad... last time i really really wanted to get an elephant cupcake. but i kept walking past it right after i was stuffed from breakfast and by the time i was hungry i was too hot and too tired to bother with backtracking.

i too will be going for some southern house wine!

 

[MHTeacher]

Happy Belated Birthday to your DH! My DH celebrated his 40th several years ago, as did I!

 

[PixieMama]

Happy Birthday to your hubby (a day late!!)

Great picture of your DH and children. Happy Belated Birthday to him.

Happy Belated Birthday to your DH! My DH celebrated his 40th several years ago, as did I!

Shane says, "Thanks for the birthday wishes!"

 

[PixieMama]

The past week has been super-crazy busy around here. My oldest DD "graduated" from 5th grade:

(I can't believe my baby will be in middle school this fall! )


As I mentioned, we celebrated Shane's 40th birthday. We had a backyard get-together with friends and family:

Then the girls and I spent a few days in Pigeon Forge with my mom, brother, sis-in-law, nephew and nieces. We stayed at the Wilderness at the Smokies water park resort and had a great time! Some photos from our trip:

Unfortunately, not too much going on with the trip planning. Lately the only thing I do is check the countdown widget on my phone to see how many days are left… currently there are 142 days!

 

[PixieMama]

We're almost to the end of the list! Here are the Deluxe Resorts foods:

70. Zebra Domes - The Mara (Animal Kingdom Lodge)
71. Bobotie Platter - The Mara (Animal Kingdom Lodge)
72. BBQ Beef Short Ribs - Jiko (Animal Kingdom Lodge)
73. Indian Style Bread Service - Sanaa (Animal Kingdom Lodge)
74. Tandoori Chicken/Lamb/Shrimp - Sanaa (Animal Kingdom Lodge)
75. Kitchen Sink - Beaches & Cream (Beach Club)
76. Tonga Toast - Kona Cafe (Polynesian)
77. Lapu Lapu - Kona Cafe (Polynesian)
78. Macadamia Nut Pancakes - Kona Cafe (Polynesian)
79. Kona Coffee - Kona Cafe (Polynesian)
80. Pele's Fire Punch - Spirit of Aloha Dinner Show (Polynesian)
81. Kilauea Volcano Delight - Spirit of Aloha Dinner Show (Polynesian)
82. Honey Coriander Chicken Wings - 'Ohana (Polynesian)
83. Bread Pudding with Banana Foster sauce - 'Ohana (Polynesian)
84. Smoky Portobella Mushroom Soup - Artiste Point (Wilderness Lodge)
85. Canyon Skillet - Whispering Canyon Cafe (Wilderness Lodge)
86. Sushi - California Grill (Contemporary)
87. Goat Cheese Ravioli - California Grill (Contemporary)
88. Strawberry Soup - 1900 Park Fare (Grand Floridian)
89. The Grand Sandwich - Grand Floridian Cafe (Grand Floridian)
90. Deconstructed Beef Wellington - Yachtsman's Steakhouse (Yacht Club)


I've had Zebra Domes, but from Boma… still at AKL, so that counts, right? And I'll be able to say I've had the items from the luau dinner show after October!

Which of these foods have you had?

 

[PixieMama]

Ooops! The day passed by and I completely forgot to post the RWDWPotW (boy, that's a mouthful) yesterday!

Here's one of me and my mom from our trip last summer:

 

[PryncessChrysty]

So I just realized that I unsubscribed myself from this thread somehow! Now that I'm all caught up, I want to say:

1. Happy (belated) Mother's Day to you and your mom - that's a super cute pic of her with Mickey!
   
   
2. Happy (belated) birthday to your DH!
   
   
3. Congratulations to your DD and her move to middle school!!

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Here are my lists:

Animal Kingdom
56. Jalapeño Cheese Pretzel - Safari Pretzel - I've had it at DCA, does that count? lol
57. 1/2 slab St. Louis Ribs - Flame Tree BBQ
58. Smoked 1/2 Chicken - Flame Tree BBQ
59. Dim Sum Basket - Anandapur LocalCafe (Yak & Yeti Counter Service)
60. Cinnamon Glazed almonds/pecans - Dino Diner
61. Pizza - Pizzafari
62. Shrimp Po Boy - Restaurantosaurus
63. Hot Tea - Royal Anandapur Tea Co.
64. Slow Roasted Pulled Beef Sandwich - Tamu Tamu
65. Zebra Cupcake - Kusafiri Coffee Shop and Bakery
66. Brownie Paw - Kusafiri Coffee Shop and Bakery
67. White Chocolate Elephant Cupcake - Kusafiri Coffee Shop and Bakery
68. Cotton Top Tamarin Cupcake - Kusafiri Coffee Shop and Bakery
69. Triple Yeti Blast - Upcountry Beverage Cart

Holy cow! I had a full lists every where else, but it seems we haven't tried much of anything at AK. We always go to Tusker House for breakfast and are too full to eat anything else in the park.


Deluxe Resorts:
70. Zebra Domes - The Mara (Animal Kingdom Lodge)
71. Bobotie Platter - The Mara (Animal Kingdom Lodge)
72. BBQ Beef Short Ribs - Jiko (Animal Kingdom Lodge)
73. Indian Style Bread Service - Sanaa (Animal Kingdom Lodge)
74. Tandoori Chicken/Lamb/Shrimp - Sanaa (Animal Kingdom Lodge)
75. Kitchen Sink - Beaches & Cream (Beach Club)
76. Tonga Toast - Kona Cafe (Polynesian)
77. Lapu Lapu - Kona Cafe (Polynesian)
78. Macadamia Nut Pancakes - Kona Cafe (Polynesian)
79. Kona Coffee - Kona Cafe (Polynesian)
80. Pele's Fire Punch - Spirit of Aloha Dinner Show (Polynesian)
81. Kilauea Volcano Delight - Spirit of Aloha Dinner Show (Polynesian)
82. Honey Coriander Chicken Wings - 'Ohana (Polynesian)
83. Bread Pudding with Banana Foster sauce - 'Ohana (Polynesian)
84. Smoky Portobella Mushroom Soup - Artiste Point (Wilderness Lodge)
85. Canyon Skillet - Whispering Canyon Cafe (Wilderness Lodge)
86. Sushi - California Grill (Contemporary)
87. Goat Cheese Ravioli - California Grill (Contemporary)
88. Strawberry Soup - 1900 Park Fare (Grand Floridian)
89. The Grand Sandwich - Grand Floridian Cafe (Grand Floridian)
90. Deconstructed Beef Wellington - Yachtsman's Steakhouse (Yacht Club)

Now that list is more like it! lol

 

[lbuzz52]

that hotel looks really fun! i wish we could get decent flights there. they are almost $1000 from here.

We're almost to the end of the list! Here are the Deluxe Resorts foods:

70. Zebra Domes - The Mara (Animal Kingdom Lodge)
71. Bobotie Platter - The Mara (Animal Kingdom Lodge)
72. BBQ Beef Short Ribs - Jiko (Animal Kingdom Lodge)
73. Indian Style Bread Service - Sanaa (Animal Kingdom Lodge)
74. Tandoori Chicken/Lamb/Shrimp - Sanaa (Animal Kingdom Lodge)
75. Kitchen Sink - Beaches & Cream (Beach Club)
76. Tonga Toast - Kona Cafe (Polynesian)
77. Lapu Lapu - Kona Cafe (Polynesian)
78. Macadamia Nut Pancakes - Kona Cafe (Polynesian)
79. Kona Coffee - Kona Cafe (Polynesian)
80. Pele's Fire Punch - Spirit of Aloha Dinner Show (Polynesian)
81. Kilauea Volcano Delight - Spirit of Aloha Dinner Show (Polynesian)
82. Honey Coriander Chicken Wings - 'Ohana (Polynesian)
83. Bread Pudding with Banana Foster sauce - 'Ohana (Polynesian)
84. Smoky Portobella Mushroom Soup - Artiste Point (Wilderness Lodge)
85. Canyon Skillet - Whispering Canyon Cafe (Wilderness Lodge)
86. Sushi - California Grill (Contemporary)
87. Goat Cheese Ravioli - California Grill (Contemporary)
88. Strawberry Soup - 1900 Park Fare (Grand Floridian)
89. The Grand Sandwich - Grand Floridian Cafe (Grand Floridian)
90. Deconstructed Beef Wellington - Yachtsman's Steakhouse (Yacht Club)

not too many again...

 

[PixieMama]

So I just realized that I unsubscribed myself from this thread somehow! Now that I'm all caught up, I want to say:

1. Happy (belated) Mother's Day to you and your mom - that's a super cute pic of her with Mickey!
   
   
2. Happy (belated) birthday to your DH!
   
   
3. Congratulations to your DD and her move to middle school!!

Thanks!!!

that hotel looks really fun! i wish we could get decent flights there. they are almost $1000 from here.

It was a lot of fun... DDs are already wanting to go back! Airfare is outrageous these days.

 

[PixieMama]

Since there aren't too many left on the list, I thought I'd do one post for the remaining 100 Disney Foods to Eat Before You Die:


Moderate Resorts

91. Beignets - Sassagoula Floatworks (Port Orleans French Quarter)
92. Fried Chicken - Trail's End Buffet (Ft. Wilderness)


Value Resorts

93. Tie Dye Cheesecake - Everything Pop (Pop Century)
94. Orange Creamsicle - Silver Screen Spirits (All-Star Movies)


Downtown Disney

95. Chocolate Covered Pretzel - Goofy's Candy Co.
96. The Original 1762 - Earl of Sandwich
97. Hot Fudge Sundae - Ghirardelli Soda Fountain
98. Chocolate Extinction - T-Rex
99. Sparkling Volcano - Rainforest Cafe
100. Doh Bars - Cooke's of Dublin

I've been to EofS twice, but had the Italian both times. And I've also had a milkshake at Ghirardelli. I'm looking forward to trying some beignets in October!

Out of the 100 items listed, I've only had about 20. Apparently I need to eat more while on WDW trips!

 

[ash-n-brensmom]

Since there aren't too many left on the list, I thought I'd do one post for the remaining 100 Disney Foods to Eat Before You Die:


Moderate Resorts

91. Beignets - Sassagoula Floatworks (Port Orleans French Quarter)
92. Fried Chicken - Trail's End Buffet (Ft. Wilderness)


Value Resorts

93. Tie Dye Cheesecake - Everything Pop (Pop Century)
94. Orange Creamsicle - Silver Screen Spirits (All-Star Movies)


Downtown Disney

95. Chocolate Covered Pretzel - Goofy's Candy Co.
96. The Original 1762 - Earl of Sandwich
97. Hot Fudge Sundae - Ghirardelli Soda Fountain
98. Chocolate Extinction - T-Rex
99. Sparkling Volcano - Rainforest Cafe
100. Doh Bars - Cooke's of Dublin

I've been to EofS twice, but had the Italian both times. And I've also had a milkshake at Ghirardelli. I'm looking forward to trying some beignets in October!

Out of the 100 items listed, I've only had about 20. Apparently I need to eat more while on WDW trips!

Mmmmm.....Ghirardelli....

That tie dye cheesecake...all I can say, watch out for that dye...not pretty...

 

[MHTeacher]

I'm back and trying to get caught up on my subscribed threads.

Congrats to your DD on her big move to middle school. As a middle school teacher, I can tell you that it will all be fine!