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

[Mindy2k3]

Hi! My name is Mindy. I am traveling with my DH, DD11 and DD1 (FREE!!). We are also traveling with madmom1030 and her family. We have ADR's together, for all 8 of us, and some that are separate. We are staying at WL for 8 nights. I am very excited to contribute to this thread soon.

Here is where we have ADR's: 4 of us in orange, all 8 in Blue

Garden Grill (D)
CRT (B)
O'hana (D)
Tusker House (B)
Yak & Yeti (L)
LeCellier (D)
Crystal Palace (B)
Biergarten (D)
Raglan Road (D)
Hollywood & Vine (B)
Sci-Fi (D)
Kona (B)
BOG (D)
Whispering Canyon (B)

Madmom1030 and I are also ditching the men and children to go to Discovery of Chocolate while we are at Epcot.

Those are just our ADR's, we plan to snack around the world at F&W. After all of that we still have our QS credits to use too! We are both using the dining plan, although we have quite a few TS we will have to pay oop for. We have been planning for over a year, now that we are 17 days away, the excitement is starting to set in.

 

[jabead]

Our next order of business is to finish up with our updates sent to us yesterday.


Let's begin with Eric's (VikingInMouseEars) update from their dinner last night at the Pioneer Hall's...




First some pics of the entertainment...
















Next, the food pics...



Salad and corn bread





Fried chicken






Ribs





Mashed taters





Corn





"BBQ Beans, not sure why these get so many complaints. We thought they were great. In fact, all the food was terrific and the show was fun."


"Oh, they also served strawberry shortcake, but I guess I didn't take a picture. Sorry."



But Eric did remember to take a picture of a sweet treat that he got later last night at Magic Kingdom's...


Sunshine Tree Terrace




"When you're solo at MK EMH, no one tries to get a bite of your citrus swirl." ​

6 September Game Points Earned + 4 Bonus Points for sign and show pics

 

[chazabel]

Ready to report starting Saturday Sept. 28!

My DH Dave and I will arrive at WDW on Saturday for our 20th Anniversary Celebration Trip. We went to the World for our Honeymoon in '93 and have returned many times, especially since becoming DVC Owners.

Looking forward to visiting many of our fave places and the F&W Festival!

Thanks to everyone who has participated in this thread as I LOVE looking at all the pics and reading all the reviews.

 

[jabead]

Next in last night were some updates from seasidespences. The first one was from their lunch yesterday at Rainforest Cafe. Unfortunately, this time I received the text part of her update but no photos.

The good news though is that her dinner update came through to me in its entirety, which makes me happy because seasidespences had dinner last night at...





She said, "Dinner tonight was at California Grill...my most anticipated meal! I was not disappointed! "


"To start we had the bread service which was good."






"For apps DD had the lettuce wraps...





... and DS had the iceberg wedge."




"Honestly, these were both good but my kids' palates haven't expanded to this level yet...neither like salad and they've never tried lettuce wraps. We knew that neither app would be a success but we had them order one just to try something new."




"On the other hand, DH's app and mine were superb! He had the prawns...



Baked Jumbo Prawns - Charred Lemon, Blistered Baby Tomato and Cipollini Onion Relish, Watercress



... while I had the oven-dried tomato flatbread."



Oven-dried Tomato Flatbread - Beefsteak Tomatoes, Mozzarella di Bufala, Aged Balsamic




"For entrees, DD had the kid's tenderloin...






...and DS had the grilled chicken breast.






"DH had another filet (anyone detecting a trend here?)...



Oak-fired Filet of Beef - Heirloom Tomato Risotto, Marinted Baby Vine Tomatoes, Petite Basil, Tomato Butter




... and I had the Bell & Evans chicken."



Bell & Evans Chicken - Teriyaki Barbecue Glaze, Truffle Macaroni & Cheese, Glazed Vegetables, Chicken Sausage



"I couldn't have asked for a better entree, the truffle Mac & Cheese that went with this was great too!"



"After our entrees it was time to go out to watch the fireworks. What an amazing site to view the fireworks from...I never dreamed that the view would be that good!"


"When we came back in it was time for dessert. Both kids had the "sushi"...







"DH had the seasonal sampler...



Seasonal Tasting: Heirloom Apple - Apple Cupcake with Cream Cheese and Streusel, Warm-spiced Cider, Peanut Butter Caramel Apple, and Apple Cheddar Turnover with Compote and Cardamom Glaze




... while I had the sundae sampler."



Sundae Sampler - Unique and playful Sundaes with a nostalgic twist: Caramel Corn, Coke Float, and Strawberry and Basil














"All were great....we were just hitting the limits of our stomachs at this point."



"Overall, a great experience...enhanced even more by the fact that we were seated directly in front of the open kitchen...what fun to watch!!"




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10 September Game Points Earned + 2 Bonus Points for name and misc. pics

 

[jabead]

Just received the missing photos from seasidespences' lunch update from yesterday. She and her family dined at Animal Kingdom's...


Rainforest Cafe






She said, "Everything we had was good (not great), just basic chain restaurant food. The difference here was the atmosphere...while DH and I have been to a Rainforest Cafe before...our kids have not...it was a treat for their eyes!"



"DH had the fried mozzarella sticks...





... and I had the crab dip app."






"For entrees the kids had a hot dog and ribs... [no pic of ribs received]






... while DH and I had burgers (DH's burger was a double!)."










"We weren't able to finish our meals and we decided to skip dessert because tonight we are looking forward to filling our bellies at California Grill! Yay!" ​

5 September Game Points Earned + 2 Bonus Points for pic of DS & DD

 

[Smiling Cheshire Cat]

Hi Barb! Checking in for October reporting.

The kids and I will be there from 10/10 through 10/18. Brian plans to join us for part of the trip.

We are celebrating Brianna's birthday, so this trip will be catered to her. We are staying at All-Star Movies. My dining plans are still pretty sketchy since I booked this trip so late, but I'm hoping to do mostly character and QS meals. So far I have Crystal Palace and 1900 Park Fair reserved.

And we'll be testing magic bands if I can get it all figured out with our passes. Some our current and some will need to be renewed when we get there.

Looking forward to being a live reporter again!

 

[jabead]

Our last two updates received last night were sent to us by DeeDee (buzz1121).


The first of these was from their breakfast yesterday at...





First some menu pics...




Dinner menu






Chef's Tasting Menu






Breakfast menu





Kids menu



DeeDee said, "This was our first dining experience at Kouzzina. DH ordered the Spinach, tomato, and feta scrambled eggs with breakfast potatoes, bacon, and a multi-grain croissant."



"He had been looking forward to ordering this and he was not disappointed."




"I chose the Golden Classic Waffle with mascarpone cheese, honey, and pecans with bacon."




"I shared bits of my waffle with the baby so I asked for the honey to be on the side. I enjoyed my breakfast and despite sharing with DD I was not quite able to polish it off."




"DD mixed up her bits of waffle with a few Cheerios and some Gerber multi-grain blueberry puffs."





"We had great service at Kouzzina and would not hesitate to return. It was a great way to start off our first full day in the World."​

5 September Game Points Earned + 5 Bonus Points for sign and menu pics

 

[YCFAN]

Hi! My name is Mindy. I am traveling with my DH, DD11 and DD1 (FREE!!). We are also traveling with madmom1030 and her family. We have ADR's together, for all 8 of us, and some that are separate. We are staying at WL for 8 nights. I am very excited to contribute to this thread soon.

Here is where we have ADR's: 4 of us in orange, all 8 in Blue

Garden Grill (D)
CRT (B)
O'hana (D)
Tusker House (B)
Yak & Yeti (L)
LeCellier (D)
Crystal Palace (B)
Biergarten (D)
Raglan Road (D)
Hollywood & Vine (B)
Sci-Fi (D)
Kona (B)
BOG (D)
Whispering Canyon (B)

Madmom1030 and I are also ditching the men and children to go to Discovery of Chocolate while we are at Epcot.

Those are just our ADR's, we plan to snack around the world at F&W. After all of that we still have our QS credits to use too! We are both using the dining plan, although we have quite a few TS we will have to pay oop for. We have been planning for over a year, now that we are 17 days away, the excitement is starting to set in.

I'm really looking forward to your reviews. We have a lot of the same ADRs!!

 

[vettegirl]

We arrive on property tomorrow. Can't wait to join in.

 

[Gracefulskinny]

Hi There! Checking in for October Reporting!

My DH (PirateFuzzball here on the boards) and I are getting the chance to leave our daughter with my parents and have a weeklong adults trip to celebrate our 6th Wedding Anniversary! We will miss her dearly but are looking forward to investing in our Marriage! Our trip will be from 10/11-10/17. Our actual anniversary is 10/14 and will fall smack in the middle of the trip.

Both DH and I have been to WDW before but it has been 10 years for me and 10+ for DH. This will be the first time as adults for both of us. I haven’t yet decided if I’m going to try to do a full trip report or not yet.

Interesting tidbits to know before we get there:

DH was born and raised in Hawaii. While he is looking forward to all our meals expect anything Disney passes off as Hawaiian to live up to its title. I am sure we will know if they get something wrong.

There is one thing that we are both anxiously anticipating because from all that we have seen and read points to at least strong similarities to a favorite Hawaiian dish of ours called Baked Mauna Pua. Believe it or not the closest thing we can find (by just menus and reviews alone) so far is actually found in the China Pavilion. A top anticipated food for us is the Chinese BBQ Pork Buns from the Joy of Tea Stand!

We also are looking forward to our dinner at O’hana to start off our trip.

We defiantly plan on hitting up the Food and Wine booths, but don’t expect many alcohol updates from us. I can’t drink it due to medical issues and DH isn’t a big drinker either.

Other Restaurants that we plan on eating at:

BOG dinner
POR dinner +maybe lunch
Sci-fi Dine in
F&W booths (food only)
Boatwrights
Via Napoli (We will see how hungry we are at the time. This may end up canceled) Dinner
Earl of Sandwich Lunch + maybe a breakfast
Flame Tree BBQ

A few places we are undecided about:
The Wave Dinner
Turf Club Dinner
Planet Hollywood
Paradiso37 (That crazy corn review was to die for but we aren’t thrilled by many of the reviews so still aren’t sure)

 

[jabead]

One last update from yesterday to post, and it's from DeeDee's (buzz1121) lunch at Epcot's...






She said, "For lunch we had another new to us restaurant to visit, and it's one that you don't see too many reviews for, Nine Dragons in the China Pavilion of World Showcase.The restaurant is beautiful inside with colorful lanterns and a contemporary decor."
























"The entire staff was gracious and attentive. I enjoy iced unsweetened tea and I believe I had my favorite at WDW today at Nine Dragons. It is a blackberry jasmine iced tea that had such a refreshing taste. It was so good."






"DH ordered the special of the day, General Tso's Chicken."




"The chicken was served with jasmine rice. He enjoyed the meal, though he did add that while not the best General Tso's chicken he had ever had, it was a good, simple meal."



"I had the Chinese Chicken Salad, with chicken, cucumbers, tomatoes, golden raisins, walnuts and Chinese noodles."



"The salad was very good and was a nice, light meal particularly because I had in mind a snack that I needed to save room for. The chicken was boiled and was shredded on top. Little DD loved it and ate a good bit of it."



"I would return to Nine Dragons again. The service was terrific, the meal was good, and they have that great tea! As a side note, our server was kind enough to tell me where they purchase the yummy tea, ChinaMist.com. I have already scoped the site out and found several teas that interest me."​

5 September Game Points Earned + 5 Bonus Points for sign, menus and misc. pics

 

[lisatav]

Hello Everyone!

I stumbled upon this thread earlier this month and I am very excited to participate on my upcoming trip. My name is Allison and my fiancee's name is Lee. We are going to WDW to celebrate our engagement and plan our WDW wedding!! We leave on Thursday morning (9/26) and are staying at POR for one night then heading over to the Poly. Here is the lineup:

Thurs: (B) POR QS, (L) Sci Fi Dine in (D) TBD (probably POR) before we head to Halloween Horror Nights @ Universal

Fri: (B) Kona Cafe (L) Liberty Tree Tavern (D) Ohana

Sat: (B/L) DRINKING & EATING AROUND THE WORLD YAY! (We looove F&W fest so expect a lot of food and drink updates from here). (D) Biergarten

Sun: (B) Tusker House (L) Yak & Yeti (D) Cali Grill

Mon: - (B/L) We are having our wedding menu tasting on Monday morning..if anyone would like to see pics of the food Disney has for their weddings I'll be happy to share.

3 days to go!

Please share from your wedding menu tasting! I'm sure I'm not the only one who is curious! Although I am far away from a wedding of my own, its my dream to have a WDW wedding. Have a great trip!

 

[jabead]

Now for our First Update of the Day sent to us by rizzo0904 from her breakfast at AoA's...


Landscapes of Flavor






"Already started chocolate chip pancakes."

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2 September Game Points Earned + 1 Bonus Point for First Update of the Day

 

[buzz1121]

Just to whet everyone's F&W appetites, there is noticeable activity within the booths with chefs training employees on how to prepare the various offerings.

The cranberry bog is not filled in yet, but the empty container is there hidden behind shrubs. I'll try to get some pictures soon.

DH and I will be in Epcot on Thursday so if there are particular items you would like to see just list them and we will do our best to get them, photograph them,and review them for you.

Now, we're off to dinner at San Angel Inn. It's been steady raining here all day.

 

[BlovesC]

Trying to book something for our anniversary in October, and I thought at long last we'd try California Grill again...we ate there during our honeymoon and were just kinda 'meh' about it. But the reviews since the renovation have me really worried! Not sure whether we should chance it or not!

 

[disneynanacat]

Trying to book something for our anniversary in October, and I thought at long last we'd try California Grill again...we ate there during our honeymoon and were just kinda 'meh' about it. But the reviews since the renovation have me really worried! Not sure whether we should chance it or not!

I know what you mean. I had an ADR for 10/6 but cancelled. Between the menu, wish washy reviews and honestly even the pics of the food, I canceled for Flying Fish. It would be so convenient too since we're staying at BLT. Maybe next trip.

 

[smile4stamps]

Hello Everyone! My name is Paula and I have done the reporting a few times! Most recently in May/June where Barb was my company during my meals as I was solo!

I am very lucky to have a bunch of upcoming trips including 2 in October. The first one is to Disneyland October 1-4th. I don't have any set dining plans as I will be on a budget because on October 17th I will be traveling to WDW (we arrive after midnight so technically the 18th). In DL I will again be solo but will meet up with at least one other Dis'er (Hi Brenda!)

In WDW I will be traveling with my husband Hunter. We have a lot of F&W stuff planned and I will share as much as I can! Other plans include our favorites of Citrico's and CA Grill, Via Napoli and Hoop de Doo Review. We are also trying Le Cellier for the first time! My plans are not as solid as they usually are as my husband wants to "wing It" Umm.. we will see how that goes!

 

[cheshirecatattack]

Hi everyone! My name is Kayla (22) and I am looking forward to reporting from WDW Oct 16 - 22. I am travelling with my mom and brother (20). We are staying at AKL Jambo House and have dining reservations at Ohana for breakfast and dinner, Kona breakfast, Via Napoli dinner and Boma for breakfast. We will also be indulging in as many F&W offerings as possible! I'm looking forward to sharing my experiences with you all, as this thread has been a big help to me. Thanks Barb for the wonderful job you do.

 

[LIBLULA]

Hi everyone!!! Checking in for October reporting!! Will be going with my DD (13) for a girls trip! (DH was unable to get off work) We will be there Oct. 10-17. Will be using TIW for the first time !!
ADR's:
Primetime Cafe
Via Napoli
Kona Cafe
Yak & Yeti
Coral Reef
Sci-fi
Hacienda
Be Our Guest (lunch)
California Grill
Mama Melrose
Chef de France
Ohana
Can't wait for Food and Wine Festival!!!!!!!

 

[dsnygirl2006]

Hey everybody, just wanted to say Hi and checking in for October live reporting....We are going Oct 11-19 and staying at AKL, going with my DH and DS, my Mom and dad are also joining....cannot wait to goooooooo and send back live dining reviews!!!
We will be eating a lot of places and also checking out all of the food around the world for the food and wine festival, our ADR's are listed below!

BOG lunch and dinner
Ohana dinner and bfast
Boma bfast
Sci Fi lunch
Via Napoli
La Hacienda
WCC bfast
Garden View tea room
Crystal Palace dinner
Donald's safari bfast
Chefs de France
Yachtsmans Steakhouse
Kouzzina bfast
Rose & Crown lunch

More places will be added as we go thru the week, so who knows where we will end up.....