Final and Complete Trip Report with Photos Updated 1/29 page 13

[KyCruisinSusan]

Hang on to your butts people, the next episode is Drinking Around the World You don't wanna miss it.

 

[KYCruiseCrazy]

Looks like your going to be a few days. Just too busy with home life. I think some of you will understand with trying to raise a teen. Thanks for reading and lurking!!

 

[KYCruiseCrazy]

 

[KYCruiseCrazy]

I want to apologize to this TR's followers. DW has started back to school and has been super busy and I need her help to finish up the report.

I promise it will be completed this upcoming weekend. Thanks for your patients

 

[KYCruiseCrazy]

WOW!!! It's already Thursday, our vacation is almost over We didn't have a wake up call this morning since we don't have to be at Epcot until the WS opens at 11am. We rolled out of bed around 8:30, got dressed and headed down the the Contempo Cafe to grab some breakfast.

I love the way you order here using the touch screens, it's kinda cool. I thought we took a few pics of the flying guests that were also having breakfast at the Cafe, yes, I'm talking about the sparrows, but I can't find them so who knows. It sure was funny being dive bombed by little birdies while having breakfast. I'm sure it freaks some out and I can hear them now, "Can you believe we're paying top dollar to stay in this hotel and there are sparrows flying around the restaurant....disgusting" but we thought it was neat.

After enjoying our breakfast we hopped on the monorail and headed to the TTC where we transfered and headed to Epcot. It was actually a beautiful, sunny and warm day, the first time we'd been able to wear shorts since last Saturday. We were also wearing the t-shirts the DW and I made for Drinking Around the World. They turned out very nice and we were asked several times where we bought them.

When we arrived at Epcot we started to head toward WS to start our DATW adventure but we ran across the Jammitors so we followed them instead. They also commented on our shirts. We love these guys. Where else can you see grown men playing garbage cans and buckets. They really jam pun intended.

Then it was off to Mexico where DW and I shared a Passion Fruit Margarita with salt. We went into the pavilion and were going to ride Gran Fiesta Tour Starring The Three Caballeros but we couldn't take the drink so we wandered around the shops browsing and trying to suck it down. You wanna talk about a brain freeze ouchy ouchy ouchy!! We finally finished and boarded the boat. We've never ridden this before and it was fun. Donald sure can get into trouble.

Next was Norway and though we didn't find anything alcoholic to sample we did take some hilarious pics of DW in the shop.

Up next was China. The Monkey King was out telling his holiday story so we watched him then we headed into the pavilion to see Reflections of China another first for us. We did a little window shopping then stopped in Lotus Blossom Cafe and grabbed a beer that we shared. It was a toss up between the beer and the plum wine but I'm not much on wine so DW was gracious enough to drink beer. It was pretty good.

Germany was up next and we grabbed a beer at a kiosk outside of the pavilion that sold a dark beer that you can only get there at Epcot in the states. We can't remember what it was called Dar something or other and it was really good. Even DW, who really doesn't care much for beer, liked it. We did a little shopping around Germany, DW wanted to purchase a pickle ornament to start a tradition with the kids and we bought an Octoberfest beer.

Now neither one of us are much of an alcohol drinker so by this time I was starting to get pretty silly so when we got the Octoberfest, DW insisted that we also buy a pretzel to munch on to help absorb some of the alcohol. She's actually never seen me with a buzz before.

We skipped Italy because we had an ADR at Tutto Italia for a late dinner and planned on having wine and we've tried the sake from Japan in the past and neither of us were impressed by it.

We did catch Miyuki the Japanese candy maker for the first time. (There were a lot of firsts this trip) She is amazing and we've seen her on the Travel Channel so DW insisted that we see her in person this year. She is very talented and can make just about any animal you want out of that candy. We also watched the drummers do their thing after Miyuki.

We also skipped by America planning to visit here on our last day so that put Morroco up next. We each had our own Sultan's Colada from here and while we sipped them we decided to head back to BLT to change into pants and grab our jackets because when the sun went down it would cool off a lot.

We rode the boat across the lake and headed toward the monorail. It was around 4:30 and I told DW we should be back by 6pm. Our ADR wasn't until 9:15 so we would have plenty of time to finish DATW before dinner, and I was right. We arrived back at Epcot at 6pm. Sometimes I even amaze myself. The line for Spaceship Earth was nonexistent so we rode it on our way back in.

This time around we started at Canada but we didn't buy a drink here. Instead we headed to England, saw Pooh and Tigger, walking out of there just in time to catch Father Christmas as he came out ringing his bell. We stayed and listened to him tell his holiday story then headed to Twinings to get DD some lemon tea. Epcot is the only place in the states that you can buy this kind of tea and the CM who checked us out was kind enough to explain that we can call the phone number on the receipt and order it directly from WDW. Very nice to know.

After making our purchase we headed into the Rose and Crown Pub to find our next drink. After talking to the bartender we settled on a pint of Bass beer which was very good. DW enjoyed this one also but I ended up drinking most of it myself because we wandered into France and she found what she'd been waiting for, the Grand Marnier Orange Slushie. Heck, she barely let me even have a sip of the darn thing.

By this time it was getting close to 9pm so we finished our drinks and entered Tutto Italia and were seated immediately. Our server was Fabio and he was great. The 20 something girls at the table behind us were flirting madly with him and he was eating it up. We were on the dining plan and decided that we would get an appetizer anyway and just pay for it out of pocket along with the tip so we ordered the Grand Antipasto Misto that was priced at $29 Can you say . It was heavenly and we both thoroughly enjoyed it. The fresh motzerralla and the bleu cheese were delish along with the Italian meats, olives, and veggies. We did not finish it all, there was just to much.

DW's entree was the Lobster Ravioli with Shrimp in Truffle Butter and I had the Lasagna. Sorry Grandma but it was much better than yours . For dessert DW had her absolute favorite Italian treat, the Tiramisu and I enjoyed the Gianduja chocolate Gelati. Fabio and his co-workers even came out with a cupcake with candles and sang to us in Italian. We think it was Happy Anniversary but we don't speak Italian so

When the check came the total was $117 so we gave him our KTTW card and our CC to cover the appetizer and the tip and when he returned we had only been charged the tip on the CC. No where but WDW can you enjoy a fabulous meal for $117 and walk away only paying the tip. 3 cheers for the dining plan.

We finally waddled out of there about 10:20 and realized that we only had 40 minutes to make it to the last monorail of the evening. So much for strolling through the empty park taking photos. We made it with about 15 minutes to spare.

We dropped into bed, content that we had enjoyed a wonderful fun filled day of firsts.

Photos for this portion of the report will be added in the morning. Thanks for following along.

 

[KYCruiseCrazy]

WOW!!! It's already Thursday, our vacation is almost over We didn't have a wake up call this morning since we don't have to be at Epcot until the WS opens at 11am. We rolled out of bed around 8:30, got dressed and headed down the the Contempo Cafe to grab some breakfast.

I love the way you order here using the touch screens, it's kinda cool. I thought we took a few pics of the flying guests that were also having breakfast at the Cafe, yes, I'm talking about the sparrows, but I can't find them so who knows. It sure was funny being dive bombed by little birdies while having breakfast. I'm sure it freaks some out and I can hear them now, "Can you believe we're paying top dollar to stay in this hotel and there are sparrows flying around the restaurant....disgusting" but we thought it was neat.

After enjoying our breakfast we hopped on the monorail and headed to the TTC where we transfered and headed to Epcot. It was actually a beautiful, sunny and warm day, the first time we'd been able to wear shorts since last Saturday. We were also wearing the t-shirts the DW and I made for Drinking Around the World. They turned out very nice and we were asked several times where we bought them.

When we arrived at Epcot we started to head toward WS to start our DATW adventure but we ran across the Jammitors so we followed them instead. They also commented on our shirts. We love these guys. Where else can you see grown men playing garbage cans and buckets. They really jam pun intended.

Then it was off to Mexico where DW and I shared a Passion Fruit Margarita with salt. We went into the pavilion and were going to ride Gran Fiesta Tour Starring The Three Caballeros but we couldn't take the drink so we wandered around the shops browsing and trying to suck it down. You wanna talk about a brain freeze ouchy ouchy ouchy!! We finally finished and boarded the boat. We've never ridden this before and it was fun. Donald sure can get into trouble.

Next was Norway and though we didn't find anything alcoholic to sample we did take some hilarious pics of DW in the shop.

Up next was China. The Monkey King was out telling his holiday story so we watched him then we headed into the pavilion to see Reflections of China another first for us. We did a little window shopping then stopped in Lotus Blossom Cafe and grabbed a beer that we shared. It was a toss up between the beer and the plum wine but I'm not much on wine so DW was gracious enough to drink beer. It was pretty good.

Germany was up next and we grabbed a beer at a kiosk outside of the pavilion that sold a dark beer that you can only get there at Epcot in the states. We can't remember what it was called, Dar something or other, and it was really good. Even DW, who really doesn't care much for beer, liked it. We did a little shopping around Germany, DW wanted to purchase a pickle ornament to start a tradition with the kids and we bought an Octoberfest beer.

Now neither one of us are much of an alcohol drinker so by this time I was starting to get pretty silly so when we got the Octoberfest, DW insisted that we also buy a pretzel to munch on to help absorb some of the alcohol. She's actually never seen me with a buzz before.

We skipped Italy because we had an ADR at Tutto Italia for a late dinner and planned on having wine and we've tried the sake from Japan in the past and neither of us were impressed by it.

We did catch Miyuki the Japanese candy maker for the first time. (There were a lot of firsts this trip) She is amazing and we've seen her on the Travel Channel so DW insisted that we see her in person this year. She is very talented and can make just about any animal you want out of that candy. We also watched the drummers do their thing after Miyuki.

We also skipped by America planning to visit here on our last day so that put Morroco up next. We each had our own Sultan's Colada from here and while we sipped them we decided to head back to BLT to change into pants and grab our jackets because when the sun went down it would cool off a lot.

We rode the boat across the lake and headed toward the monorail. It was around 4:30 and I told DW we should be back by 6pm. Our ADR wasn't until 9:15 so we would have plenty of time to finish DATW before dinner, and I was right. We arrived back at Epcot at 6pm. Sometimes I even amaze myself. The line for Spaceship Earth was nonexistent so we rode it on our way back in.

This time around we started at Canada but we didn't buy a drink here. Instead we headed to England, saw Pooh and Tigger, walking out of there just in time to catch Father Christmas as he came out ringing his bell. We stayed and listened to him tell his holiday story then headed to Twinings to get DD some lemon tea. Epcot is the only place in the states that you can buy this kind of tea and the CM who checked us out was kind enough to explain that we can call the phone number on the receipt and order it directly from WDW. Very nice to know.

After making our purchase we headed into the Rose and Crown Pub to find our next drink. After talking to the bartender we settled on a pint of Bass beer which was very good. DW enjoyed this one also but I ended up drinking most of it myself because we wandered into France and she found what she'd been waiting for, the Grand Marnier Orange Slushie. Heck, she barely let me even have a sip of the darn thing.

By this time it was getting close to 9pm so we finished our drinks and entered Tutto Italia and were seated immediately. Our server was Fabio and he was great. The 20 something girls at the table behind us were flirting madly with him and he was eating it up. We were on the dining plan and decided that we would get an appetizer anyway and just pay for it out of pocket along with the tip so we ordered the Grand Antipasto Misto that was priced at $29 Can you say . It was heavenly and we both thoroughly enjoyed it. The fresh motzerralla and the bleu cheese were delish along with the Italian meats, olives, and veggies. We did not finish it all, there was just to much.

DW's entree was the Lobster Ravioli with Shrimp in Truffle Butter and I had the Lasagna. Sorry Grandma but it was much better than yours . For dessert DW had her absolute favorite Italian treat, the Tiramisu and I enjoyed the Gianduja chocolate Gelati. Fabio and his co-workers even came out with a cupcake with candles and sang to us in Italian. We think it was Happy Anniversary but we don't speak Italian so

When the check came the total was $117 so we gave him our KTTW card and our CC to cover the appetizer and the tip and when he returned we had only been charged the tip on the CC. No where but WDW can you enjoy a fabulous meal for $117 and walk away only paying the tip. 3 cheers for the dining plan.

We finally waddled out of there about 10:20 and realized that we only had 40 minutes to make it to the last monorail of the evening. So much for strolling through the empty park taking photos. We made it with about 15 minutes to spare.

We dropped into bed, content that we had enjoyed a wonderful fun filled day of firsts.

(Photos for this portion of the report will be added in the morning. Thanks for following along)

 

[KYCruiseCrazy]

Finally got more photo's uploaded. These follow the trip report.

Here is what a sunny warm day looked like at Epcot

It's the Jammitors!!

DW after the first of many drinks!!

Here is Norway. There was a perfume guy there and it STUNK!! Here is the Norway Christmas story.

DW as a Viking!!

The China Christmas sign

The monkey king of China

DW with the yummy Oktoberfest beer

If you ever get a chance to see Miyuki in Japan making candy, it's a must see

Also in Japan, there is this wonderful show.

It was getting late and we needed to head back to BLT to get our jackets and change into jeans.

Spaceship Earth at sunset, and without a line!

Our funny future.

One more time with Pooh and Tigger.

Father Christmas from the UK.

Dinner at Tutto Italia was the bomb. If you get the chance you have to try this place, especially on DDP.

 

[AnnaS]

Miyuki definitely has talent and the food at Tutto Italia looks very good!

Thank you for updating and sharing your great pictures!

 

[KyCruisinSusan]

Miyuki definitely has talent and the food at Tutto Italia looks very good!

Thank you for updating and sharing your great pictures!

Glad you're still with us. DH was beginning to think we'd lost everyone. He only has 1 full day and departure day left so hopefully it will be added soon.

 

[KyCruisinSusan]

oops it was a double post

 

[ericamcl]

Loved the update! DH and I were on the fence about Tutto Italia for our upcoming trip, but I think you've convinced us to try it out!

can't wait to hear about the rest of the trip!

 

[AnnaS]

Glad you're still with us. DH was beginning to think we'd lost everyone. He only has 1 full day and departure day left so hopefully it will be added soon.

Still here and looking forward to the rest

 

[PoohNFriends]

Also still here.
Pics of your dinner put a rumbly in my tumbly, apparently the (once frozen) pizza I had for lunch is not cutting it!

 

[KYCruiseCrazy]

Still here and looking forward to the rest

Thanks for sticking it out with us.

Still here and looking forward to the rest

That is great to hear that your still here with us. I have noticed that people are looking at the TR. I'm glad to hear that there are those who are interacting with this TR. Thanks

Loved the update! DH and I were on the fence about Tutto Italia for our upcoming trip, but I think you've convinced us to try it out!

can't wait to hear about the rest of the trip!

You will love this place. If you want it quite, get your ADR for 9PM or later if possible.

Also still here.
Pics of your dinner put a rumbly in my tumbly, apparently the (once frozen) pizza I had for lunch is not cutting it!

Thanks for still hangin' in there. We thank you. I hope the pizza was good

DW and I had reservations at first about Tutto, now we have a replacement for the now 2TS Le Cellier. We have eaten many times at Le Cellier. Now we have Tutto. What a great replacement.

I hope to get the next installment in this week. I can and will answer any and all questions you have for us.

 

[mckryan]

Finally got more photo's uploaded. These follow the trip report.

DW after the first of many drinks!!

Where did you get those shirts!? I love them!

 

[KYCruiseCrazy]

Where did you get those shirts!? I love them!

We made them on the kitchen table before we left. If you would like I can send you the picture then you just print it on transfer paper and iron it on to any color shirt you want. I recommend high quality t-shirts. We got these shirts at Hobby Lobby and they are Hanes tagless tshirts.

 

[mckryan]

We made them on the kitchen table before we left. If you would like I can send you the picture then you just print it on transfer paper and iron it on to any color shirt you want. I recommend high quality t-shirts. We got these shirts at Hobby Lobby and they are Hanes tagless tshirts.

I will PM you with my email address! Thank you!!

 

[KYCruiseCrazy]

I will PM you with my email address! Thank you!!

 

[KYCruiseCrazy]

I hope to get the next installment of the trip report hopefully by this weekend. I hope that you have enjoy what has been posted so far.

Thank you

 

[KYCruiseCrazy]

Well it's Friday, our last full day at WDW We slept until we woke up, grabbed a shower, got dressed and then, for the first time since Tuesday, we climbed in the car and headed to DTD.

DW wanted to pick up gifts for DN's who are both HUGE Lego fans. She found some nice 3 in 1 sets for very reasonable prices when we were killing time before La Nouba on Saturday. Would it come as a surprise to anyone to find out that they didn't have anymore, and the ones they did have were priced at typical Lego prices. DW was just , kicking herself for not buying them when she first saw them , and then to top it off, when she did decide on what to get, the cashier said they were not able to accept the pre-paid Disney card she wanted to use Can anything else go wrong with this final day?

We grabbed some lunch at Earl of Sandwich then headed back to BLT to start packing and discovered that it was finally warm enough for some folks to try out the pool. We also saw someone parasailing over Bay Lake.

Packing started, laundry drying, we grabbed our jackets and hopped the monorail to Epcot and EMH. We headed to WS on the boat to finish up what we had started yesterday. We got to see a couple of characters that we've never seen before. There was Beast, without the Beauty, and Marie from the Aristocats. DW thought that she was just adorable. Her interaction with the wee folk was amazing.

After Marie, we, and others, gathered to see Pere' Noel the French Santa. He has always been oldest DD's favorite so we videod him for her. He wasn't the same as the one in 08' but she enjoyed watching it just the same. While waiting for Pere' Noel the French street performers arrived to show off their acrobatic feats. Simply amazing as always.

We decided to check out the Land to see how bad the wait was for Soarin' and surprisingly enough it wasn't that bad. We only waited about 50 minutes, and it didn't seem that long of a wait especially since we were talking to the couple in front of us. They had never ridden this amazing ride so we tried to give them some of what to expect.

After flying over California we headed to the Seas to visit with Nemo and his friends. We got in line for Turtle Talk with Crush, mainly because there was only a couple of people waiting, but mostly because I LOVE this show. The CM's were having a ball with me, because I wanted to, but they wouldn't let me, sit on the carpet with the little people.

Captain EO was up next. DW didn't think we'd done this before but after it started we realized that we'd seen it on YouTube or somewhere and though it might have been something in the 80's or 90's it was kinda lame now. Regardless, it wasn't as lame as HISTA, which was super lame.

It had gotten dark so we headed back to WS to see about checking in for dinner a little early, but wouldn't you know it, they were running about 45 minutes late Oh well, instead of getting upset about it we headed back to the Rose and Crown where I got another pint of Bass and DW tried out the Magical Star Cocktail with the souvenir glowcube.

We finally got seated at Le Cellier around 8:10 and since we pretty much knew what we wanted to order before we sat down it didn't take long to place our order. You simply CANNOT eat at this restaurant without having the Cheddar Cheese Soup, and the pretzel bread sticks. Yummy, yummy, yummy!!! Our server was wonderful and even delivered our desserts on a specially decorated plate.

We finished dinner in time to grab a nice spot to watch Illuminations, the holiday portion was a nice add on. When the fireworks ended we copped a squat on a bench and waited a bit for the crowds to file out then we headed over to ride Test Track and then Mission Space. Having accomplished what we set out to we once again boarded the monorail and headed back to our resort for the final time. It was a most excellent final day.

Pictures and Chef Mickey's tomorrow.