We tried Via Napoli for the first time last trip, and we LOVED it! We were too full for dessert though, and I'm still kicking myself for that.
So glad that Lacey and Jesse arrived safely. You must have been so happy to have your whole brood with you at WDW!
If you go back to Via Napoli definitely save room for the desserts, even if you share just one. They are delicious!
Great updates! We never tried Via Napoli either.
When you said the one pizza doesn't normally come with a red sauce, what kind of sauce does it usually come with? Anakin loves alfredo sauce. Do they have an alfredo pizza?
When you walked by the Brave sand sculpture, did you also partake in the Highland Games?
From what I understood, the cheese pizza didn't come with any sort of sauce on it. When I asked about a sauce for Hunter's pizza, she asked if we wanted her to add the red sauce.
Were the Highland Games near the Brave sculpture? There was a large space right across and beside the sculpture but they were blocked off.
Your dinner at Via Napoli made me so hungry!! The dessert you had is the one I want to try next time. Glad to hear it was as good as it looked!
It's too bad your family doesn't want to rent DVC points cause that is a great option!! I really like having the villa space BUT, having said that, I would be very excited to stay at AOA. I love Pop but the new AOA resort just looks so fun. I think it'll give Pop a run for its money!
Of course, there's always a good chance there WILL be a discount offered and you can be right back at CBR!
Glad John was feeling better and Lacey and Jessie arrived safely. Looking forward to more "land" adventures!
I'm still working on them on renting points but both John and Mama are hooked on the dining plan. They have both said that they don't want to go without it. I am keeping my fingers crossed that there will be some sort of discount offered during our travel dates.
I'm glad to hear that John was feeling a bit better after resting! I agree, even just window shopping in DTD is definitely better than just sitting around the room!
Soarin is a beautiful ride! 110 minutes is a bit long of a wait for it though!
Glad to hear that you enjoyed your dinner at VN! Agreed, you can't have an Italian meal without dessert!!
Yay for Lacey and Jesse arriving!!!
I figured a good long nap is just what John needed and it was!
I really like Soarin' but there's no way I'd wait 110 minutes to ride. That's just too long.
YAY! Mega update!
I'm glad John got some rest and meds so he was feeling better.
Who wants to be grumpy in the happiest place on earth!
Via Nappoli! I want to eat there so bad, I just couldn't fit it in this time. Everything I seen so far has been so good, reviews too. The deserts looked too yummy, is there such a thing as too yummy?
The Family is together!
Lets get this trip going!
It had been so long since I had updated and I felt bad but works been heck the last week and a half.
Heck no! Something can never be too yummy!
Yeah
for an AoA reservation and saving some $$$$$$$$. I hope you do get a discount, but I hope you use it at AoA. I'm serious - that place is super cool. And you could still walk to CBR (carefully). I actually do know how to walk there and enter in Trinidad South.
So glad you like Via. You mean there are actually people who hate it? REally? Your food looks yummy and those desserts - Wow!
So glad that Lacey finally arrived.
Poor momma putting her phone in the wash. What a drag.
I've been looking at as many AoA pictures as I can. I'm really worried about our "down days" and what we will do. At the CBR, there's a laid back feel that we enjoy on our down days and I'm not so sure that we'll have that at AoA. Right now, we're excited about saving all that extra money!
Yep, can you believe that I've read some really bad reviews on Via Napoli? It was fantastic to us!
Poor Mama is right. She was just beside herself. But, she had a lot on her plate over the course of a week....she visited with my aunt who had only days to live, my aunt passed away, we weren't there to help comfort her and then she washed her phone.
Love reading your posts! We will be in WDW in T 34 hours
Your posts have helped me make it through the last few months. I get so excited every time I see a new post!
Oh I'm sooooooo excited for you! I hope that you have a great time!
I haven't read your TR yet but I'm subscribing so I can come back to it....with a title like that there is no way I could pass it up
Welcome! I have handy dandy chapter links on the first page!
Oh, my, I was way behind!
Back to the port. Good thing you were able to get your iron back without a big hassle. I guess. I don't even know where my iron is! I am very fortunate that my husband's work attire is casual- jeans and sports shirts, and when I am teaching at the farm, I don't need to dress up.
Well I'm sure John made that bellman's day with that tip.
Glad for your arrival at Disneyworld and your checkin.
It was fun reading your Electric Umbrella flashback.
Sorry that your fun at EPCOT was cut a little short, and your DISmeet was quick, but it sounds like getting John back to the resort was important. I'm happy to hear that you and Hunter got out for a little DTD time.
Yum, your dinner at Via Napoli looked fabulous. We haven't been there yet. But if we go, those zeppoles WILL make it onto our table.
for the arrival of Lacey and Jesse!
I hope Mama's phone issues are resolved. I had world's cheapest phone, a pay-as-you-go Trac phone, for the longest time. That thing was run over, and dropped in a "body of water" (not saying where exactly
) and the darn thing kept working!
I wish that I didn't have to iron! You lucky woman you! John wears the most worn out, stained clothes to work because he doesn't want to ruin his other clothes. I always tell everybody that he cleans up really well.
John really needed that long nap/rest. It really was the best medicine for him.
Mama had that same phone that you are talking about forever. She loved her little Trac phone but she wouldn't use all of the minutes and then would have to buy more so she wouldn't lose those and it ended up costing her more than it did for us to just add her to our plan.
Wow! Great update!
First off, I'm glad John got to rest a bit. I'm sure he needed it.
We spent a while at DTD in May. My 10-year-old had money burning a hole in her pocket to use at Little MisMatched. She absolutely loves crazy socks and to be able to mix and match them? She was in heaven!
We loved the Brave sand sculpture...until the rain made it look like it had some sort of disease. I wish I would have known how much my girls were going to love that movie. We would have done more with it when we were there, but it was before it came out, so we had no clue.
We love Via Napoli! We always get the pizza and a salad. We are actually heading there for lunch in November. I can't wait! It's always really good when we go.
Yay for Lacey and Jesse making it!!! Boo for poor Mama having a hard time. I'm hoping y'all were able to get everything taken care of for her.
Can't wait to hear more!
I don't blame your daughter for having to buy some of the cute things in Little Missmatched. That place has some very cute socks!
Do you know that we never made it to the theater to see Brave? I feel bad since we usually go see every Disney movie there is. But, I know that we'll buy it when it comes out.
I wonder if I can order a salad as my entree and then share a pizza with Hunter? I think I'll ask next time we go.
I have had that same experience at DTD with the buses changing shifts at Pleasure Island. In fact, all 3 times I went to DTD in February our drivers switched at Pleasure Island, and it made the trip 20-30 minutes longer due to it.
That Brave sand sculpture is AMAZING!
The food and desserts at Via Napoli all look delicious. I would love to eat there. I thought about doing the Candlelight Prosessional Dinner Package, but Via Napoli is booked already for it
Yay for Lacey and Jesse being there!!!!
I'm glad to hear that it's not just us who have the bus driver switch game played on us when at DTD.
Doesn't Via Napoli have a walk-up window? If they do, you should try it!
You are true to your word!!!
That was a great update - I laughed when you said you took 2 pictures at DTD! I don't take a lot there either for some reason - too busy shopping I guess! Glad that sleeping helped John feel better so you could all enjoy Soarin' - probably my favorite ride! - and have a good dinner!
I would like to try Via Napoli soon. I love all things Italian!! Food, wine, art, culture etc. Plus my DH is 1/2 Italian! Maybe we'll check out Tutto Gusto. We didn't make a lot of ADRs this trip because of F&W and staying in the villa - none are in Epcot.
I was afraid that I wouldn't get the installment posted before Noon but I barely squeezed it in.
I guess I was too busy shopping/looking at DTD too 'cause the pictures there were really lacking.
I've always wanted to go to WDW during the F&W festival. I envy you!
Work, kids, husband
and barely any time for myself! 
I wouldn't have ever dreamed that an iron would be contraband, and clearly, we aren't alone in that thought! 
