Family of 5; First Time DDP - At WDW Now!!! 4/1/09 to 4/10/09
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Nimbusteach
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Great reviews so far!
Ahhh the marshmallow minnie...My DD wouldn't stop bugging me about it once she saw it. We bought it in Mouse Gears - a store in Epcot. You can't miss it, it is a big store just a short walk from Test Track - you can see it from Test Track and Mission Space. It is mostly a clothes store with lots of other souveniers, but they have the marshmallow treats - Minnie, Mickey, Goofy and Nemo (my DD just reported them to me as I did not take her into the store, I was in line buying the Icee for DS9). The treats are $2.95 plus tax - or a snack credit on the DDP.
wdwfanatic316
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Great reviews! I love live dining reviews-it's the next best thing to be there!
shellbelle
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Can't wait to read your next update! I think I need to try a marshmallow Minnie!
Thank you to everyone that has joined in. I have hit a few technical snags with uploading photos, and I need to get that fixed before I move on. I have lots of new photos and review material and want to get it on the boards while it is fresh. Hopefully it will be fixed soon!!! Stay with me, as I am trying to get to where I post the new reviews at the end of each day.
In regards to Boardwalk Villas - Yes, it is the Disney Timeshare. A few years back, they opened up the DDP to DVC Members. So, this is the first time we are trying it out. So far so good. If you want more info on DVC, just check out the DVC board here on the DIS. It is where I became a DVC expert - and it is the best DVC site for info on the net.
OK - as soon as the tech stuff is fixed, I will be back.
In regards to Boardwalk Villas - Yes, it is the Disney Timeshare. A few years back, they opened up the DDP to DVC Members. So, this is the first time we are trying it out. So far so good. If you want more info on DVC, just check out the DVC board here on the DIS. It is where I became a DVC expert - and it is the best DVC site for info on the net.
OK - as soon as the tech stuff is fixed, I will be back.
So I had to switch over to Photo bucket, but I think I can get things moving again.
Yesterday, 4/3, was supposed to be our MK day, but it decided to pour rain all morning. We decided to stay in the room and have the kids do some homework (hey - they got to miss school to come to WDW, so some homework is appropriate). By lunch time, the skies cleared and we decided to grab something to eat before going to MK. We went to Boardwalk Bakery for lunch. I did not get many food pictures, but here is a few pics from the menu board:
I ordered the Hot Ham and Cheese Panini, DW got the Chicken salad, and DS18 got the Turkey-Bacon - here is a blurry pic of that one:
DD7 got the PB&J; and DS9 got the kids ham and cheese. In addition, they also have a turkey and cheese for kids. DS9 decided that my panini looked better than his, so I gave him half of mine. DW said that the chicken salad was good, but it had too much mayo in it. The Turkey-Bacon was excellent, filling and great multi-grain bread. We also all ordered drinks and got 3 desserts for the adult CS meals. The desserts were Tiramassu, Cheesecake and an Éclair. All were very good, but the Tiramassu was a bit different that what I am used to as the bottom half was all just cake. Sorry about no photos, but we ate it quickly before I remember to snap some.
Total price for lunch if we paid OOP would have been $57.20 - but it cost us 5 CS credits.
On to MK and a snack I had been reading about
Yesterday, 4/3, was supposed to be our MK day, but it decided to pour rain all morning. We decided to stay in the room and have the kids do some homework (hey - they got to miss school to come to WDW, so some homework is appropriate). By lunch time, the skies cleared and we decided to grab something to eat before going to MK. We went to Boardwalk Bakery for lunch. I did not get many food pictures, but here is a few pics from the menu board:
I ordered the Hot Ham and Cheese Panini, DW got the Chicken salad, and DS18 got the Turkey-Bacon - here is a blurry pic of that one:
DD7 got the PB&J; and DS9 got the kids ham and cheese. In addition, they also have a turkey and cheese for kids. DS9 decided that my panini looked better than his, so I gave him half of mine. DW said that the chicken salad was good, but it had too much mayo in it. The Turkey-Bacon was excellent, filling and great multi-grain bread. We also all ordered drinks and got 3 desserts for the adult CS meals. The desserts were Tiramassu, Cheesecake and an Éclair. All were very good, but the Tiramassu was a bit different that what I am used to as the bottom half was all just cake. Sorry about no photos, but we ate it quickly before I remember to snap some.
Total price for lunch if we paid OOP would have been $57.20 - but it cost us 5 CS credits.
On to MK and a snack I had been reading about
MickeyMomOfThree
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I bet it's Dole Whip..... I dream about Dole Whip floats!!!
So I just realized that I snapped a pic of the menu board for our snacks, but didn't take a picture of the snacks themselves
Here is where we ordered our snacks:
So we have Dole Whips at our Disney home, Disneyland - but I kept reading about the floats and the different flavors. The snacks broke down like this:
Me - Pineapple and vanilla swirl float
DW - Plain old Dole Whip
DD7 - Same as her mom
DS9 - Pineapple and vanilla swirl, no float
DS18 - Pineapple Float (good boy - jack the price up to justify the DDP
)
So if we paid OOP - the snacks would have run $17.74 - but cost us 5 snack credits. These were all very good as it was very humid yesterday. This helped cool us down a bit.
Ohana is coming up next...
Here is where we ordered our snacks:
So we have Dole Whips at our Disney home, Disneyland - but I kept reading about the floats and the different flavors. The snacks broke down like this:
Me - Pineapple and vanilla swirl float
DW - Plain old Dole Whip
DD7 - Same as her mom
DS9 - Pineapple and vanilla swirl, no float
DS18 - Pineapple Float (good boy - jack the price up to justify the DDP
)So if we paid OOP - the snacks would have run $17.74 - but cost us 5 snack credits. These were all very good as it was very humid yesterday. This helped cool us down a bit.
Ohana is coming up next...
SunnieRN
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Your daughter is adorable and your sons are very handsome! We will be there in a few days and I so badly want strawberry shortcake from sunshine seasons! That stuff is the best!!
Looking forward to more reviews!! You should post a family picture so we get to see who is doing the reviews!!
Looking forward to more reviews!! You should post a family picture so we get to see who is doing the reviews!!
Tatania
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I love that you're posting this live and admire your energy in doing that. I'm one of those sitting on the fence trying to decide whether to upgrade to DDP from the basic plan and appreciate you crunching the numbers. The concern I read about is that one spends to much time at restaurants and loses time at the parks. So far that doesn't seem to be a problem for you.
PrincessTrisha
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I'm glad you found a way around your technical issues.
And for me, pictures of the menu signs is just as good as pictures of the food itself. It reminds me just as much of Disney and it's not something we get to see often.
And for me, pictures of the menu signs is just as good as pictures of the food itself. It reminds me just as much of Disney and it's not something we get to see often.
Thank you to those that have joined in, and also for everyone's kind words!!!
In regards to spending too much time in restaurants, I would not be too concerned. First, the CS meal is just that, a quick CS meal. You queue up, eat and go. I planned out where I wanted to eat some of those meals so my kids had some choices on the kids meals, but we have been flexible on that as our plans have changed along the way.
On the TS meals, you really need to plan ahead, and get your ADR's. Most meals have taken an hour and a half. Disney does a good job of turning over tables to get the next round of diners in (more money for them), so they have been very efficient in getting us in and out - and this is one of the busiest times of the year for Disney. If you go to a Signature restaurant that requires 2 TS credits, then my guess is you may be there longer as it is part of the experience of the restaurant, but that is just a guess.
OK - I wrote up Ohana last night, and it never made it here to the posts, so I am going to redo it. Between the internet connection here being on and off and the DIS patches, I may never get this done
but I will give it another shot in a bit. This is our sleep in morning and pool day, so I should be able to get caught up.
In regards to spending too much time in restaurants, I would not be too concerned. First, the CS meal is just that, a quick CS meal. You queue up, eat and go. I planned out where I wanted to eat some of those meals so my kids had some choices on the kids meals, but we have been flexible on that as our plans have changed along the way.
On the TS meals, you really need to plan ahead, and get your ADR's. Most meals have taken an hour and a half. Disney does a good job of turning over tables to get the next round of diners in (more money for them), so they have been very efficient in getting us in and out - and this is one of the busiest times of the year for Disney. If you go to a Signature restaurant that requires 2 TS credits, then my guess is you may be there longer as it is part of the experience of the restaurant, but that is just a guess.
OK - I wrote up Ohana last night, and it never made it here to the posts, so I am going to redo it. Between the internet connection here being on and off and the DIS patches, I may never get this done
but I will give it another shot in a bit. This is our sleep in morning and pool day, so I should be able to get caught up.
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