Coming to you Live from Disney World!-Take 2 AUG/SEPT WINNERS ANNOUNCED
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Let's see, next in this morning was a short update from Dana (gardengirl628) of a few of the breakfast offerings this morning at the Polynesian's CL Lounge...
King Kamehameha Club
Looks like bagels, croissants, cinnamon rolls, and fruit.
And cereals...Fruit Loops, Special K, Corn Flakes, and Raisin Bran.
King Kamehameha Club
Looks like bagels, croissants, cinnamon rolls, and fruit.
And cereals...Fruit Loops, Special K, Corn Flakes, and Raisin Bran.
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Then we have an update from Vicki (GoofySon'sMom).
She and Andrew had dinner last night at Epcot's...
First a menu pic...
Vicki said, "Loved the restaurant décor. It was a bit noisy though."
"We started with the antipasto platter..."
"This was very good. A nice variety."
"Andrew had the fettuccine and I tried something different - the tonnarelli."
Fettuccine Vecchia Roma with Prosciutto and Parmesan cream
& Tonnarelli - Handmade egg pasta, zucchini, mint, and Burrata
"Both were wonderful. Very rich though."
"For dessert we shared the cannoli..."
"This was a really good cannoli! The filling was not too sweet and full of chips. Another great meal!"
She and Andrew had dinner last night at Epcot's...
First a menu pic...
Vicki said, "Loved the restaurant décor. It was a bit noisy though."
"We started with the antipasto platter..."
"This was very good. A nice variety."
"Andrew had the fettuccine and I tried something different - the tonnarelli."
Fettuccine Vecchia Roma with Prosciutto and Parmesan cream
& Tonnarelli - Handmade egg pasta, zucchini, mint, and Burrata
"Both were wonderful. Very rich though."
"For dessert we shared the cannoli..."
"This was a really good cannoli! The filling was not too sweet and full of chips. Another great meal!"
3 August Game Points Earned + 2 Bonus Points for sign and menu pics
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Next up is an update from Brenda, she and Emily did the Sunrise Safari this morning.
Sunrise Safari Breakfast
(available only to AKL CL Guests)
She said, "The safari is offered for CL guest at AKL. Breakfast is included, which was hosted in the Pizzafari building. But no worries, there was no pizza or breadsticks on the menu. It was a lovely buffet with their signature banana foster French toast. Think of a cross between Tonga Toast and Pooh's puffed French toast. Here are photos of the selections:"
Water and juices
Assorted Breakfast Pastries & Fruit
Made-to-order Omelet Station
Cheese Blintzes with Strawberry Topping (I think??)
Sign says Hash Brown Potatoes but these look more like roasted potatoes (or Home Fries)
Hmm...going with Cheese Grits (or Pap) on this one.
I've got this one... scrambled eggs!
And last but not least...
Plantains surrounded by delicious looking Banana French Toast.
Here is what Brenda chose...
And shall we all raise our glasses of guava juice...
Here's to Brenda (& Emily too) for getting up this morning before sunrise! (that's about 3:00 a.m. California time, I believe.
)
Sunrise Safari Breakfast
(available only to AKL CL Guests)
She said, "The safari is offered for CL guest at AKL. Breakfast is included, which was hosted in the Pizzafari building. But no worries, there was no pizza or breadsticks on the menu. It was a lovely buffet with their signature banana foster French toast. Think of a cross between Tonga Toast and Pooh's puffed French toast. Here are photos of the selections:"
Water and juices
Assorted Breakfast Pastries & Fruit
Made-to-order Omelet Station
Cheese Blintzes with Strawberry Topping (I think??)
Sign says Hash Brown Potatoes but these look more like roasted potatoes (or Home Fries)
Hmm...going with Cheese Grits (or Pap) on this one.
I've got this one... scrambled eggs!
And last but not least...
Plantains surrounded by delicious looking Banana French Toast.
Here is what Brenda chose...
And shall we all raise our glasses of guava juice...
Here's to Brenda (& Emily too) for getting up this morning before sunrise! (that's about 3:00 a.m. California time, I believe.
) 5 August Game Points Earned + 5 Bonus Points for the buffet pics and pic of Brenda
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Now let's begin today's lunch updates, starting with one from a new (but well-seasoned, as this is her 5th time I believe ) live reporter...
Becky (BlovesC) modeling her LeFou's Brew during a previous trip.
She said, "We're heeeere! The official resort of the live update update thread!" (aka Wilderness Lodge)
"Our view! Nothing makes me happier than being surrounded by REAL trees...not easy to find in Florida."
"Mystery area! Reminds me of the animal pens at AKL!"
"Nothing says DISNEY RESORT more than the tv...I alternate between Stacey and the Japanese station. Charlie hate both."
"Charlie is impressed, ten minutes in and I've already bought something. I love resort magnets!"
"I just love all the walkways around here!"
And now for their lunch, she and Charlie dined at their resort's...
Becky said, "We ate here once with my family years ago and I haaaated it. But everything gets a second chance eventually!"
First a lunch menu pic...
"Our lovely view from our table!"
"Our drinks...pomegranate lemonade for me and the first of Charlie's (bottomless) shakes...looks kind of light but it's chocolate!"
"I chose the smoked chicken quesadilla at our server's suggestion."
"The flavor was great but it was so well done it was near impossible to cut into, and I don't like eating quesadilla with my fingers. Still tasty but also, wow, HUGE. This was enough for two people and if my pooh-sized butt says that, I think Disney seriously needs to cut it back some!"
"Charlie chose the pork ribs (bleh!) and absolutely loved them."
'Again though, too much food. He left all of his fries, that is unheard of!"
"I missed a pic of his vanilla shake in the middle but yup, he took advantage of the bottomless shakes to try three flavors. He liked the vanilla the best. The strawberry one tasted just like strawberry Nesquick and he hated it...even though he loved strawberry Nesquick. Oookay?"
"For dessert, I got the chocolate hazelnut mocha cake a la mode..."
"It somehow didn't taste like chocolate or hazelnut or mocha. It wasn't bad, just slightly off somehow!"
"Our server was great. He was legitimately funny without being rude. Some of the servers around us seemed scary. Charlie and I decided WCC must be a dream for servers...if you come to work in a bad mood you don't have to hide it, you can just be rude to your customers and they'll say "haha! Our server is soooo in-character!"
) live reporter...
Becky (BlovesC) modeling her LeFou's Brew during a previous trip.
She said, "We're heeeere! The official resort of the live update update thread!" (aka Wilderness Lodge
) 
"Our view! Nothing makes me happier than being surrounded by REAL trees...not easy to find in Florida."
"Mystery area! Reminds me of the animal pens at AKL!"
"Nothing says DISNEY RESORT more than the tv...I alternate between Stacey and the Japanese station. Charlie hate both."
"Charlie is impressed, ten minutes in and I've already bought something. I love resort magnets!"
"I just love all the walkways around here!"
And now for their lunch, she and Charlie dined at their resort's...
Becky said, "We ate here once with my family years ago and I haaaated it. But everything gets a second chance eventually!"
First a lunch menu pic...
"Our lovely view from our table!"
"Our drinks...pomegranate lemonade for me and the first of Charlie's (bottomless) shakes...looks kind of light but it's chocolate!"
"I chose the smoked chicken quesadilla at our server's suggestion."
"The flavor was great but it was so well done it was near impossible to cut into, and I don't like eating quesadilla with my fingers. Still tasty but also, wow, HUGE. This was enough for two people and if my pooh-sized butt says that, I think Disney seriously needs to cut it back some!"
"Charlie chose the pork ribs (bleh!) and absolutely loved them."
'Again though, too much food. He left all of his fries, that is unheard of!"
"I missed a pic of his vanilla shake in the middle but yup, he took advantage of the bottomless shakes to try three flavors. He liked the vanilla the best. The strawberry one tasted just like strawberry Nesquick and he hated it...even though he loved strawberry Nesquick. Oookay?"
"For dessert, I got the chocolate hazelnut mocha cake a la mode..."
"It somehow didn't taste like chocolate or hazelnut or mocha. It wasn't bad, just slightly off somehow!"
"Our server was great. He was legitimately funny without being rude. Some of the servers around us seemed scary. Charlie and I decided WCC must be a dream for servers...if you come to work in a bad mood you don't have to hide it, you can just be rude to your customers and they'll say "haha! Our server is soooo in-character!"
5 August Game Points Earned + 5 Bonus Points for sign, menu, and misc. pics
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Just found a couple of updates in my Inbox sent this morning by Jeanette (JintyB).
She said, "On Saturday we did EMH at HS, opting for an early lunch over breakfast. We dined here..."
Menu Pics...
"We had a tv table with these delightful poodles!"
"Appetisers..."
Onion rings
"Lettuce wedge (everything on side!)"
"Fried herb and garlic cheese - this was so nice, but having already been told off for elbows I figured I shouldn't lick the plate clean!"
"Drinks:"
"PB & J shake - I was worried this would be too sweet, but the peanut butter balances it perfectly."
"Strawberry shake - DH said it was the best shake he'd ever had!"
"Real cherry coke."
"Entrees..."
"A sampling of mom's favourites."
"Aunt Liz's golden fried chicken."
"Everything was great tasting but due to the huge portions there were no clean plate stickers for us!"
"Dessert..."
"The view master was fun. DH and I didn't have dessert, although I had a coffee. I even took a photo of it!!!???"
"DD had the S'mores - she has looked forward to this dessert for two years and it didn't disappoint."
"Another great meal, very relaxed, great server."
She said, "On Saturday we did EMH at HS, opting for an early lunch over breakfast. We dined here..."
Menu Pics...
"We had a tv table with these delightful poodles!"
"Appetisers..."
Onion rings
"Lettuce wedge (everything on side!)"
"Fried herb and garlic cheese - this was so nice, but having already been told off for elbows I figured I shouldn't lick the plate clean!"
"Drinks:"
"PB & J shake - I was worried this would be too sweet, but the peanut butter balances it perfectly."
"Strawberry shake - DH said it was the best shake he'd ever had!"
"Real cherry coke."
"Entrees..."
"A sampling of mom's favourites."
"Aunt Liz's golden fried chicken."
"Everything was great tasting but due to the huge portions there were no clean plate stickers for us!"
"Dessert..."
"The view master was fun. DH and I didn't have dessert, although I had a coffee. I even took a photo of it!!!???"
"DD had the S'mores - she has looked forward to this dessert for two years and it didn't disappoint."
"Another great meal, very relaxed, great server."
2 August Game Points Earned + 3 Bonus Points for sign and menu pics
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Next was this update from Jeanette (JintyB).
She said, "We had breakfast this morning at Cape May. The $10 thing [cancellation fee] works as we would've given it a miss otherwise and were pleased we didn't."
Here is what they had from the buffet...
"Salmon and bagel. The pastrami salmon was lovely."
"Frosted flakes"
"French toast, sausage, bacon, Mickey waffle and scrambled egg with chorizo."
"Mickey waffles with chocolate chips and syrup. I honestly thought DD had dropped these they disappeared so fast!!"
"French toast, bacon, syrup."
"Cinnamon roll"
"We drew on the table cloth - such talent !!!"
"And we had fun with the characters."
"Despite being a character buffet, we found this a calm and relaxing start to the day. It felt really uncrowded and the buffet wasn't the usual bun fight, despite being fully booked."
"I think I've skipped last night's dinner at Be Our Guest, so will send ASAP."
She said, "We had breakfast this morning at Cape May. The $10 thing [cancellation fee] works as we would've given it a miss otherwise and were pleased we didn't."
Here is what they had from the buffet...
"Salmon and bagel. The pastrami salmon was lovely."
"Frosted flakes"
"French toast, sausage, bacon, Mickey waffle and scrambled egg with chorizo."
"Mickey waffles with chocolate chips and syrup. I honestly thought DD had dropped these they disappeared so fast!!"
"French toast, bacon, syrup."
"Cinnamon roll"
"We drew on the table cloth - such talent
!!!"
"And we had fun with the characters."
"Despite being a character buffet, we found this a calm and relaxing start to the day. It felt really uncrowded and the buffet wasn't the usual bun fight, despite being fully booked."
"I think I've skipped last night's dinner at Be Our Guest, so will send ASAP."
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Now back to our lunch updates from today, the next one from Vicki (GoofySon'sMom).
She and Andrew were at Magic Kingdom earlier today and had lunch at...
First a menu pic...
Vicki said, "We started with soup and the fried zucchini."
"But they brought our entrees before we even made a dent in the soup so it was removed from the bill."
"Spaghetti with sausage for Andrew and the Panini of the Day, which was flank steak and onions."
"This was a decent meal. It doesn't compare foodwise to Via Napoli or Tutto Italia but I really enjoy the theming. I think you just have to go in expecting a decent but not great meal. I will say that our server was great. We have had awful service in the past so that was a nice surprise."
She and Andrew were at Magic Kingdom earlier today and had lunch at...
First a menu pic...
Vicki said, "We started with soup and the fried zucchini."
"But they brought our entrees before we even made a dent in the soup so it was removed from the bill."
"Spaghetti with sausage for Andrew and the Panini of the Day, which was flank steak and onions."
"This was a decent meal. It doesn't compare foodwise to Via Napoli or Tutto Italia but I really enjoy the theming. I think you just have to go in expecting a decent but not great meal. I will say that our server was great. We have had awful service in the past so that was a nice surprise."
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Just checking to see if I'm the only one here who isn't at Disney World right now? No comments on the thread all day, except for Gin0818's...who will be at Disney World tomorrow.
Anybody out there? (echo, echo)
I've been following along all day, just not commenting. Love looking at the pictures and seeing where everyone chooses to eat.
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Just checking to see if I'm the only one here who isn't at Disney World right now? No comments on the thread all day, except for Gin0818's...who will be at Disney World tomorrow.
Anybody out there? (echo, echo)
I'm here, I'm here!!
I am loving all the amazing updates lately, I have been so busy at work and coming home every evening to see what's new has been awesome.
I have to say, we are booked for the BC and GF for our upcoming trip but this thread is making me want to stay at the WL!
Loving all the WL-related updates.
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Ok, moving on now to Brenda's (emmysmommy) lunch update from today.
She and Em were at Animal Kingdom (did the Sunrise Safari this morning) and had lunch at...
Brenda said, "We dined at Yak & Yeti for a light lunch. The safari breakfast stayed with us longer than I had hoped and we were not hungry by 1:30 for our ADR."
"Nonetheless, I started with a pina colada."
"We both ordered sides...which worked well. Em ordered fried rice and stir fried veggies with garlic and soy sauce."
"I had the side of pork egg rolls with chili plum sauce (or similar...I didn't take menu photos)."
"And don't think we skipped having the fried cream cheese won tons!!!"
"They never fail to please!"
She and Em were at Animal Kingdom (did the Sunrise Safari this morning) and had lunch at...
Brenda said, "We dined at Yak & Yeti for a light lunch. The safari breakfast stayed with us longer than I had hoped and we were not hungry by 1:30 for our ADR."
"Nonetheless, I started with a pina colada."
"We both ordered sides...which worked well. Em ordered fried rice and stir fried veggies with garlic and soy sauce."
"I had the side of pork egg rolls with chili plum sauce (or similar...I didn't take menu photos)."
"And don't think we skipped having the fried cream cheese won tons!!!"
"They never fail to please!"
2 August Game Points Earned + 2 Bonus Points for name pic and pic of Brenda
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Me three. Getting my share of scrumptious food porn throughout the whole day.
This thread rocks,
Barb.
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Just checking to see if I'm the only one here who isn't at Disney World right now? No comments on the thread all day, except for Gin0818's...who will be at Disney World tomorrow.
Anybody out there? (echo, echo)
I'm reading along! Love seeing all of the yummy food and wishing I could be back there to eat it!
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Just checking to see if I'm the only one here who isn't at Disney World right now? No comments on the thread all day, except for Gin0818's...who will be at Disney World tomorrow.
Anybody out there? (echo, echo)
Oh yeah! I'm here...drooling right along as I peruse these reviews! 28 days till we arrive and I just can't wait!!!
I've been following along all day, just not commenting. Love looking at the pictures and seeing where everyone chooses to eat.
I'm also here on a daily basis.....can't hardly wait to begin my live reports!
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Glad to hear there are people out there following along today 'cause there is much, much more to come!
An interesting and nostalgic note, with the arrival today of our next reporter, Ginamarie, we now have 4 of our 5 inaugural live reporters at Disney World. Our first five reporters were Brenda (emmysmommy), Vicki (GoofySon'sMom), Tracy (Tracer00), Becky (BlovesC), and Ginamarie. These five great ladies helped me to launch this live thread by sending me pics during their trips to Disney World last August and September. Without them, there would be no "Live from Disney World" thread, so thank you ladies...you're the best!
Ok, now on to Ginamarie's first update from their lunch at Animal Kingdom Lodge's...
MARA
Ginamarie said, "We're happily in Kidani Village, we stopped at the Mara for lunch."
Here's what they had...
Kids pizza with French fries
Angus Bacon Cheeseburger and fries
"Sister says great burger."
African Stew
"Mom says the stew is really good - nothing like she has had before flavorwise, but tasty. She is glad she tried it."
Corned Beef Sandwich
"Grandma loves the corned beef."
And for dessert...
Zebra Domes
And a picture of most of Ginamarie's group, which includes this time her mom, siblings, and grandmother in addition to her DH and kids... (is that right?)
An interesting and nostalgic note, with the arrival today of our next reporter, Ginamarie, we now have 4 of our 5 inaugural live reporters at Disney World. Our first five reporters were Brenda (emmysmommy), Vicki (GoofySon'sMom), Tracy (Tracer00), Becky (BlovesC), and Ginamarie. These five great ladies helped me to launch this live thread by sending me pics during their trips to Disney World last August and September. Without them, there would be no "Live from Disney World" thread, so thank you ladies...you're the best!
Ok, now on to Ginamarie's first update from their lunch at Animal Kingdom Lodge's...
MARA
Ginamarie said, "We're happily in Kidani Village, we stopped at the Mara for lunch."
Here's what they had...
Kids pizza with French fries
Angus Bacon Cheeseburger and fries
"Sister says great burger."
African Stew
"Mom says the stew is really good - nothing like she has had before flavorwise, but tasty. She is glad she tried it."
Corned Beef Sandwich
"Grandma loves the corned beef."
And for dessert...
Zebra Domes
And a picture of most of Ginamarie's group, which includes this time her mom, siblings, and grandmother in addition to her DH and kids... (is that right?)
3 August Game Points Earned + 7 Bonus Points for group pic
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Next we have this update from Anne (scanne).
She said, "Sorry for not reporting anything yet today. We were at Typhoon Lagoon and I didn't have my phone. We had the typical Disney quick service food... Cheeseburger, Pulled pork sandwich, Chicken Caesar salad, Chicken nuggets. Sorry no pics."
Old Faithful Club Lounge
"Tonight's offerings in the OFC lounge were pulled pork sandwiches and bacon wrapped scallops. They also had some different cheeses and salads plus coleslaw."
And a bonus pic of...
Turndown Chocolates
"We are heading to MK for extra magic hours tonight and we have some serious food traditions....look for updates around midnight!"
She said, "Sorry for not reporting anything yet today. We were at Typhoon Lagoon and I didn't have my phone. We had the typical Disney quick service food... Cheeseburger, Pulled pork sandwich, Chicken Caesar salad, Chicken nuggets. Sorry no pics."
Old Faithful Club Lounge
"Tonight's offerings in the OFC lounge were pulled pork sandwiches and bacon wrapped scallops. They also had some different cheeses and salads plus coleslaw."
And a bonus pic of...
Turndown Chocolates
"We are heading to MK for extra magic hours tonight and we have some serious food traditions....look for updates around midnight!"
5 August Game Points Earned + 1 Bonus Point for chocolates
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