Coming to you Live from Disney World!-Take 2 AUG/SEPT WINNERS ANNOUNCED

[kanadar]

I'm honestly not worried about Cali Grill at all. It was the first night, no matter where you go there are kinks to get worked out. All of the servers had spent the past several months at other restaurants and were getting back into the swing of things with I'm sure a packed restaurant.

 

[jabead]

We have received Paul's (GrandCalifornian) final Disney World dining update and it's from their dinner last night at Paul's favorite, Fort Wilderness'...






"Here are some buffet pics:"




Salads & Dressings






Cocktail Shrimp, Potato Salad, Vegetable Salad, Cucumber Salad






Marinara Sauce, Plain Pasta, Mac 'n Cheese, Pasta with Chicken & Bacon, Green Beans, and Corn






Pork ribs, Baked Chicken, Fried Chicken, Cod, Mashed Potatoes & Gravy






Cheese Pizza, Smoked Beef Brisket, Chili, Glazed Ham, Chicken Noodle Soup







Oatmeal Raisin Cookies, Assorted Fruit, Corn bread





Chocolate Cake, Banana Pudding, Watermelon, Oatmeal Raisin Cookies





Ice cream toppings and Apple Cobbler





Ice cream machine



"There was no shortage of variety and the food is very good."


"Melissa started with salad."






"While Paul got ribs to go with his salad."






"The potato bar was on a second trip, note the second serving of ribs."






"Allie enjoyed the pizza and carrots."








"And finally Paul's dessert (with one more rib)."








"Melissa's dessert was cobbler and pecan pie with ice cream."






"We do love this restaurant and it is a great one for when you don't have an ADR."


"We have one more update to come as we decided to switch coasts but continue our Disney dining at the Grand Californian." ​

5 September Game Points Earned + 6 Bonus Points for sign and buffet pics

 

[nickymaria]

This is possibly my favorite thread ever and I'll be sad to see it go - Barb, you have done an AMAZING job keeping up with this! Thank you!! And thanks to everyone who has contributed. This thread gives me all sorts of exciting ideas for where we need to eat the next time we're there. I'll have to see if I can figure out how to post right from my phone and dis app - maybe we can keep this up ourselves, and I'll be at WDW 12/1-12/7. Maybe I'll even get to see the famous jabead in person!

Thanks again to everyone - best thread ever!

 

[jabead]

This is possibly my favorite thread ever and I'll be sad to see it go - Barb, you have done an AMAZING job keeping up with this! Thank you!! And thanks to everyone who has contributed. This thread gives me all sorts of exciting ideas for where we need to eat the next time we're there. I'll have to see if I can figure out how to post right from my phone and dis app - maybe we can keep this up ourselves, and I'll be at WDW 12/1-12/7. Maybe I'll even get to see the famous jabead in person!

Thanks again to everyone - best thread ever!

That would be great, I would love to meet you! As of now, I think I'll be hanging out at Epcot World Showcase on both the afternoons of the 5th and 6th. If you happen to be in that area, shoot me a text and we will make it happen. Oh, and if you'd like to send me updates during the first part of your trip, I'll be accepting them through Dec. 4th. Just let me know and I'll put you on my list.

 

[jabead]

Just a reminder that next up to the Disney Dining Plate is...​

DisWishes720





Jenna & family (including her DH & DS2) will be at Disney World from 9/17 - 9/22 and has volunteered to again do live updates for us!




Here are a couple of my favorite photos from their last trip in December '12:




Jenna & TJ sharing a No Way Jose at Beaches & Cream






BigT & TJ getting to know the host at Crystal Palace


HAVE A GREAT TRIP, Jenna & family!!! ​

 

[jabead]

Just a couple more updates to post from yesterday, starting with a DHS dinner update from seasidespences.


She said, "We did the F! Package today at..."





"It's been a long, hot day but dinner at the Hollywood Brown Derby was excellent!"






"For her appetizer, DD had chicken soup..."



"This was excellent."



"DS had the carrots and celery appetizer."







"DH had the spring rolls, which were awesome!"






"I have long obsessed over the prawn and grits appetizer..."








"It did not disappoint! So good!"



"For our main course, DD had the grilled cheese..."






"DS had the fish sticks..."





"And both DH and I had the filet..."






"Unfortunately here is where the photographic account of our meal ends because my phone died...but I'll say we each really enjoyed our desserts and we wouldn't hesitate to return to the HBD!"
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5 September Game Points Earned + 3 Bonus Points for sign and pic of kids

 

[jabead]

Our last update received last night was from ness0905.


She said, "We had dinner tonight at Magic Kingdom's..."













A couple pics of the fixins' bar...


















"I had the bacon cheeseburger..."










"DH had the taco salad, which he filled up twice."







"Also before dinner, my DH got to sing with the Dapper Dans and he got this card..."






"They sang to me for our anniversary, it was great!"

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3 September Game Points Earned + 7 Bonus Points for sign, menus, pics of ness & DH and misc. other pics

 

[budafam]

I'm so sorry but I'm planning on taking the month of December off (from receiving live updates), as there is a large group of us from the Dining Review board who are meeting up at Disney World in early December. (I myself will be there from 12/5 - 12/12) It is my hope that we will collaborate in doing a report of our many dining adventures together here on the live thread immediately following our trip. At this time, I believe that this will serve as my grand finale for the live thread, but I haven't completely ruled out the possibility of starting it up again sometime in 2014. Perhaps on a more limited basis?? And just until my Photobucket account is full, that is.

But of course, you (and anyone else going in December) are welcome to post live updates to the thread directly while you are there or shortly after your trip.

Oh no! I'll be there 12/3-12/10 and was planning on doing this again. I guess in a way, it's a good thing because I'm not sure how much time we'll have... DxDP again this time around. Will you be posting where you'll be eating at jabead? I'd love to meet if we have the same ADR's.. this is my go-to thread everyday!

 

[jabead]

Oh no! I'll be there 12/3-12/10 and was planning on doing this again. I guess in a way, it's a good thing because I'm not sure how much time we'll have... DxDP again this time around. Will you be posting where you'll be eating at jabead? I'd love to meet if we have the same ADR's.. this is my go-to thread everyday!

Yes, sorry to disappoint. But yes, it would be great to meet you in person. I'll be posting a general schedule of where to find me and my Disney Dining board cohorts when it gets closer to the start of our trip. I do know that we are planning to do an Epcot bar crawl on Monday afternoon, Dec. 9th and would love to have lots of other DISers join us...even it's just to say hi. I'll include more info regarding this when I post our general schedule, so that way you (and any others who would like to say hi) will have a rough idea of where to find us that day.

 

[jabead]

Now for our First Update of the Day, a Magic Kingdom snack update from ness0905.













"I had to have another." ​

1 September Game Point Earned + 5 Bonus Point for sign/menu, misc. pic, pic of ness, and First Update of the Day

 

[Linda67]

Yes, sorry to disappoint. But yes, it would be great to meet you in person. I'll be posting a general schedule of where to find me and my Disney Dining board cohorts when it gets closer to the start of our trip. I do know that we are planning to do an Epcot bar crawl on Monday afternoon, Dec. 9th and would love to have lots of other DISers join us...even it's just to say hi. I'll include more info regarding this when I post our general schedule, so that way you (and any others who would like to say hi) will have a rough idea of where to find us that day.

Barb - I think we need to turn our visits to Epcot in December into BarbFest 2013!
December is going to be AWESOME!!

 

[jabead]

Barb - I think we need to turn our visits to Epcot in December into BarbFest 2013!
December is going to be AWESOME!!

Epcot BarFest or BarbFest...coincidently only one letter difference.

 

[jabead]

Next in today were some updates from Chris (dvc4life), starting with a cocktail update from the Dolphin's...






Chris said, "We are in the Unmagical Express right now. How sad. But we will be back in just 36 more days. Last night we started with drinks at Blue Zoo. Here is Bobby's Grey Goose Martini...."






"Here is my Zooberry...."








"It is their signature drink. I love it. It is so good." ​

1 September Game Point Earned + 2 Bonus Points for sign and menu description

 

[jabead]

Next Chris said, "From there we headed here for an early anniversary dinner."












"My Pinot Grigio. Not sure which one but it was really good."





"The butter with sea salt and the garlic. Oh so good."





"The yummy onion roll."





"Now here is the worst Caesar salad that we have ever had..."




"It was so salty and had too much lemon. We couldn't even eat it. Our waitress was so kind and when we told her about it they took it off the bill. And what was bad about it is that we have had it before and loved it. But the way it was served this time was different than we have had before."



"But the real reason we were there was for the filet..."



"Omg, was it good. I couldn't finish all of mine though. I wanted to though."
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5 September Game Points Earned + 2 Bonus Points for name and menu pics

 

[jabead]

Chris said, "Then we went to EPCOT to get dessert."



"And they are getting set up for Food & Wine! Can't wait for it."





Tutto Gusto


"Some of the items in the case."
















"The cover of the menu we were presented..."





"Bobby wanted something chocolate and this is what our server recommended."



"It wasn't really what he wanted but said it was OK."



"I had the strawberry and mascarpone cheese shooter."





"And this morning we were surprised with this gift,....





...only we don't know who sent it to us."



"It was filled with all kinds of goodies."









"The note that came with..."



"Thank you to whoever sent this. We truly appreciate your kindness."


"We didn't get out to eat much while here. But we were only here for about 24 hours. There will be more posts from our next trip. Until then . . . ."
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1 September Game Points Earned + 6 Bonus Points for name, display case pics, and misc. pics

 

[jabead]

And since that was Chris' final update, it's now time to say...




Thanks so much for being a Live Reporter... Good Job!!!





dvc4life's (24 hour) Total Aug./Sept. Game Points Earned = 20
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[jabead]

And sadly we also received the final update from Paul (GrandCalifornian) & family, but instead of Disney World this one was from...

DISNEYLAND

He said, "On the flight home we were sad to have left WDW and we decided to have one more Disney meal by stopping by Disneyland on the way home from the airport."




"We grabbed our favorite nachos from..."










"Allie got a peanut butter and jelly sandwich box."






"And we ordered the steak nachos with no jalapeño."





"Unfortunately just as the food arrived we got a call from our neighbor saying our dogs were loose. We had them pack the nachos to go and left to head home."


"We promise to post pictures of them in their "eat in" state next time we get them."


"Fortunately Melissa's brother went by and collected the dogs, so they were all home when we got there. They also were looking for leftovers."







"So, with that we conclude our trip. We had a great time, and the meals were one of the best parts of the trip. There isn't a single one that didn't have something special about it."

"Now the fun of planning what to eat when we get to go back begins." ​

3 September Game Points Earned + 4 Bonus Points for signs, menu, and misc. pic

 

[jabead]

And since we have received Paul's final update, it's now time to say...




Thanks so much for being a Live Reporter... Outstanding Job!!!





GrandCalifornian's Total Aug./Sept. Game Points Earned = 249
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[rachel09985]

"Here is my Zooberry...."








"It is their signature drink. I love it. It is so good."[/COLOR] ​

1 September Game Point Earned + 2 Bonus Points for sign and menu description

Well I know what I am getting at bluezoo!!!

 

[QueenJen]

Another daily lurker here. Thanks so much to Barb and everyone that has contributed to this thread. DH and I are taking our first trip to the world in Dec. and this thread really helped me narrow down what I think are must do places vs. meh..we'll test our luck without an ADR.

I am trying to convince DH to join me in saying Hi since we'll be there at the same time. He thinks I'm off my rocker...but I have found this to be a great board ....and we all love the same thing....Disney!!