ocdisney08
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- Jul 25, 2008
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Hi all! And welcome to my first dining report! 
The Cast Members:
Me (22) My favorite park is definitely the Magic Kingdom and my favorite attractions (its hard to just pick one!) include Toy Story Midway Mania, Peter Pans Flight, and Monsters Inc Laugh Floor. I would consider myself an aspiring/amateur foodie that loves to cook and bake. I love all types of food, but my favorite foods include sushi, pasta (well most carbs actually lol), and seafood. I dont like celery, and while I like desserts and sweets, I am definitely a more savory foods fan. I was most looking forward to eating at Via Napoli (new to us) and California Grill (a favorite of mine).
Dad His favorite park is the Animal Kingdom (he really likes the themeing) and his favorite attractions are Soarin, Kilimanjaro Safaris, and Its Tough to be a Bug. He also isnt very picky when it comes to food, but he really likes seafood, Mexican, and Italian. He doesnt do bell peppers, onions in excess (especially raw ones), and really spicy food. For this trip he was really excited to be on the ddxdp, and was looking forward to eating at Artist Point (the Wilderness Lodge is his dream resort) and Le Cellier (new to him).
Trip Details:
When: May 18th 27th
Where: Coronado Springs Resort
Why: This was initially a just because trip, but it sort of morphed into an early graduation trip (I start my student teaching
in the fall and graduate in December).
Background Info:
I have been a long time lurker (and rare poster) here on the boards. I developed a love of the World after my first trip with my family in 2008. In the planning of our trip I found the boards and have been following them ever since. We were on the ddp then and loved it and all the dining options Disney had to offer.
I went back to the World for a week with my sister in 2009. This time we wanted to experience even more that Disney had to offer, so we decided to be on the dxdp! We went with the intention of doing a dining report, but it came time to take pictures we kind of fell through. We would forget to take pictures, and when we did take them we felt a bit self-conscious. While it was a ton of food, I still really enjoyed it.
Ive been in school for these past 4 years (hook em horns!) and another Disney trip didnt really seem to be feasible. With school taking up a lot of my time, and most of my money going towards school and related expenses, it looked like I wouldnt be going back to the World for a while.
But then in April of this year my dad asked me if I would want to go back heck yes! Over Easter weekend we had casually talked about going back to Disney sometime in the future, but I definitely didnt think we would be going this soon. This trip would just be my dad and me. My sister was already planning on going in June with her boyfriend and his family, and my mom isnt really big on Disney (gasp!). When she came on our first family trip she actually spent most of her time with her friend who lived nearby she is definitely not a theme park (or heat) fan.
We decided wed rather go sooner rather than later, so we decided to go May 18 27. This was the best time that worked for me; it was after finals and the end of my lease. We didnt really realize at first that our trip ended during Memorial Day weekend, but we were able to get everything we wanted to done and avoid the crowds. We decided to stay at Coronado Springs, using a military room discount, and added the dxdp. Since we were booking only about a month out, I thought a lot of ADRs might be hard to get. But we were able to get almost all of the ADRs online we wanted the first day, and only had to check daily for about a week to get Le Cellier and Chef Mickeys ADRs.
Sorry if this first post was a bit lengthy!
The Cast Members:
Me (22) My favorite park is definitely the Magic Kingdom and my favorite attractions (its hard to just pick one!) include Toy Story Midway Mania, Peter Pans Flight, and Monsters Inc Laugh Floor. I would consider myself an aspiring/amateur foodie that loves to cook and bake. I love all types of food, but my favorite foods include sushi, pasta (well most carbs actually lol), and seafood. I dont like celery, and while I like desserts and sweets, I am definitely a more savory foods fan. I was most looking forward to eating at Via Napoli (new to us) and California Grill (a favorite of mine).
Dad His favorite park is the Animal Kingdom (he really likes the themeing) and his favorite attractions are Soarin, Kilimanjaro Safaris, and Its Tough to be a Bug. He also isnt very picky when it comes to food, but he really likes seafood, Mexican, and Italian. He doesnt do bell peppers, onions in excess (especially raw ones), and really spicy food. For this trip he was really excited to be on the ddxdp, and was looking forward to eating at Artist Point (the Wilderness Lodge is his dream resort) and Le Cellier (new to him).
Trip Details:
When: May 18th 27th
Where: Coronado Springs Resort
Why: This was initially a just because trip, but it sort of morphed into an early graduation trip (I start my student teaching
in the fall and graduate in December).Background Info:
I have been a long time lurker (and rare poster) here on the boards. I developed a love of the World after my first trip with my family in 2008. In the planning of our trip I found the boards and have been following them ever since. We were on the ddp then and loved it and all the dining options Disney had to offer.
I went back to the World for a week with my sister in 2009. This time we wanted to experience even more that Disney had to offer, so we decided to be on the dxdp! We went with the intention of doing a dining report, but it came time to take pictures we kind of fell through. We would forget to take pictures, and when we did take them we felt a bit self-conscious. While it was a ton of food, I still really enjoyed it.
Ive been in school for these past 4 years (hook em horns!) and another Disney trip didnt really seem to be feasible. With school taking up a lot of my time, and most of my money going towards school and related expenses, it looked like I wouldnt be going back to the World for a while.
But then in April of this year my dad asked me if I would want to go back heck yes! Over Easter weekend we had casually talked about going back to Disney sometime in the future, but I definitely didnt think we would be going this soon. This trip would just be my dad and me. My sister was already planning on going in June with her boyfriend and his family, and my mom isnt really big on Disney (gasp!). When she came on our first family trip she actually spent most of her time with her friend who lived nearby she is definitely not a theme park (or heat) fan.
We decided wed rather go sooner rather than later, so we decided to go May 18 27. This was the best time that worked for me; it was after finals and the end of my lease. We didnt really realize at first that our trip ended during Memorial Day weekend, but we were able to get everything we wanted to done and avoid the crowds. We decided to stay at Coronado Springs, using a military room discount, and added the dxdp. Since we were booking only about a month out, I thought a lot of ADRs might be hard to get. But we were able to get almost all of the ADRs online we wanted the first day, and only had to check daily for about a week to get Le Cellier and Chef Mickeys ADRs.
Sorry if this first post was a bit lengthy!
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I couldnt stop digging my fork into the dish and getting bite after bite of it. The truffle flavor was pronounced, but added a wonderful earthiness to the pasta that went well with breadcrumb topping. The pork was cooked medium and my dad was amazed at how moist and tender it was (hes never got it to come out that way at home). The sauce had a lot of components, but when you got a bit of everything with a piece of pork, it was delicious.
While I am a crème brulee fan, this definitely wouldnt have been my dessert choice. The crème brulee had a mild peanut butter flavor and wasnt too sweet, which is something that I appreciate. At the bottom of the dish there was a blueberry confiture that complimented the peanut butter and made it a PB&J. I wasnt a big fan of the biscotti that was served with the dessert, but Im not a big fan of biscotti in general, so it probably was good. On the right side of the dish there was a white chocolate dipped gooseberry, which I have never tried before. The gooseberry was very tart, but went well with the sweet white chocolate, and had a lot of what seemed like seeds inside that reminded me of raspberry seeds. Also with the dessert came a plastic pipette that was filled with a dark chocolate sauce, which was perfect drizzled over the entire dish. Overall, this was a wonderful dessert, and Im glad that I was able to try it.
