I think we ate at every character meal.. TRIP REPORT w/pics! FINISHED!!!!!!!

[PopArtGal]

ok we need to see this video! lol

 

[that's nice]

ok we need to see this video! lol

once i get it off my camera and onto my computer, i'll post a clip. (No promises how long this will take!LOLOLOL)

It is a classic!!!!!!!!!

Tim

 

[Sandy321]

You are having the most magical vacation!!

and you're sharing it!!

I'll be waiting for the video also!!

I love when the Mad Hatter goes wild!! Just what you'd expect from a mad hatter I suppose!!

 

[ProudMommyof2]

WHich breakfast did you like better- Crystal Palace or 1900 Parke Faire?

 

[that's nice]

WHich breakfast did you like better- Crystal Palace or 1900 Parke Faire?

They both were very good.
Food- I think i liked Crystal Palace better. DW like 1900 better.
Interaction- we liked the characters better at 1900 because of the experience we had.
Group participation- Crystal Palace does a little parade with the kids. 1900 breakfast doesn't get the crowd involved.
Characters- CP- Pooh, Tigger, Eeyore, Piglet 1900- Pooh, Tigger, Alice, Mad Hatter, Mary Poppins (disclaimer according to disney- characters are subject to change!) LOL

So I guess it all depends on what you are looking for. If you have any specific questions, let me know.

Tim

 

[that's nice]

So we headed over to the Contemporary to Chef Mickey's. They expanded the dining room. It is a lot bigger than the last time we were there. I believe the steak house(?) was moved making the dining room bigger. The photo guy asked if we wanted to buy the plate picture. We said no but he took a picture with our camera.

So we sat down and waited for our waiter.

Our waiter came over and took our drink order. We saw Pluto coming so we waited at our table. Juliana loves Pluto and so do I. So we snapped a few shots.

We went up and got our food. I don't really remember exactly what I ate but i pretty much tried everything! I do remember that the prime rib (or whatever cut it was) wasn't nearly as good as the Park Fair prime rib. This one was a little dry with quite a bit of fat. Juliana ate pasta and of course the Mickey mac & cheese! We didn't get another Character back to our table for about 15 minutes. Which was good because we got Juliana to eat a lot of her dinner.
We met a nice lady and her brother sitting next to us from Jersey. They got to Disney a couple days early because of the snowstorm. She was part of the DVC and was telling us a little about it. It was nice talking to them. Well we noticed Donald was on his way.

Then the man himself... well.... the mouse himself, MICKEY stopped by. This was our first time talking to Mickey all week. We weren't gonna let Juliana have all the pics with him by herself.

Then the music started and the characters got their napkins twirling. They got everyone involved... but they weren't really near our table. It was OK! We were spinning our napkins and having fun. We also got to see Goofy and the girls took their picture with Minnie.

I think the best part of Chef Mickey's is the dessert. Between the ice cream (with multiple toppings), rice krispy treats, chocolate cake, cookies, mickey head oreos, and all the other desserts, you could have a full meal of dessert. So naturally between the three of us we tried 'em all! We finished up eating and were going to goto downtown disney for the evening. But before we could get out of the Contemporary, Juliana wanted to take a ride on the monorail. Maybe she was feeling deprived cuz we didn't go on any rides today. So we rode the loop around then headed to Downtown Disney. Downtown Disney was busy. We went to a few stores and me and Juliana rode the, as Juliana would say it 'the horsey ride'.

We stayed at DTD for about 2 hours, then we went back to CSR to get ready for bed. We had another early breakfast ressie in Epcot on Thursday.

 

[Picabo]

Not boring at ALL! I'm lovin' every minute of your TR! You all are such a beautiful family - looks like you have lots of fun together!

So meal was better at 1900 PF? Bkfst or dinner? I was thinking we'd do 1900PF for dinner and Chef Mickey and Akerhaus for bkfst. Good choices?? We plan Crystal palace too but I think maybe for lunch. Not sure on that one.

That's awsome that you had such a perfect table at Ohana's! I hope we get that lucky when we're there! Oh and how did you get Juliana the mac & cheese there? Did they automatically bring it or you had to ask for it? My girls aren't huge "meat" eaters so not sure if the noodles alone will fill them up!

 

[that's nice]

I copied my video to my hard drive and uploaded the Mad Hatter clip to youtube. I think i might just put it here. So lets see if this works.... OK i don't think I can embed the video but here is the link. If anyone knows if I can imbed it please let me know. Thanks Tim


CLICK THE LINK TO SEE THE CRAZY MAD HATTER!!!!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isW65dSeIis

I just watched the upload and I might have to re-encode my original video. It is really choppy. I'm gonna do it tomorrow. But at least you can check it out. (If you have the patience)

 

[that's nice]

Not boring at ALL! I'm lovin' every minute of your TR! You all are such a beautiful family - looks like you have lots of fun together!

So meal was better at 1900 PF? Bkfst or dinner? I was thinking we'd do 1900PF for dinner and Chef Mickey and Akerhaus for bkfst. Good choices?? We plan Crystal palace too but I think maybe for lunch. Not sure on that one.

That's awsome that you had such a perfect table at Ohana's! I hope we get that lucky when we're there! Oh and how did you get Juliana the mac & cheese there? Did they automatically bring it or you had to ask for it? My girls aren't huge "meat" eaters so not sure if the noodles alone will fill them up!

I never have done Chef Mickey's breakfast. I can't really see how breakfast could get messed up. If you want incentive to get to MK early, book CP at 8:05. If you want to have some one-on-one time with Hatter, Alice, and Mary Poppins do 1900. Both breakfasts were very good.

When our waiter came over at 'Ohanas we asked him if there was a kids menu because she was picky. He gave us a few options and Juliana picked the mac & cheese. The best part about it... we didn't get charged extra. SHHHHHHHHH don't tell anyone.

Tim

 

[blestmom]

What a great trip report...I'm really enjoying reading it. I like all the photos. You have a beautiful family. Juliana is just adorable. I love the photo of her with Cinderella, and Prince Charming.

 

[kswm30b]

I'm so glad I found your trip report! Your daughter is adorable!! We were in Florida & Disney around the same time as you (we went to Clearwater, which is near Tampa, from Feb 23-28, when we drove down to Disney and stayed until the 5th.) I can't believe how quickly you are writing your report and pics! I've only finished my trip report from Oct '07, never finished posting my pics from that trip, and have been to Disney 3 times since then, lol. I'm so glad you are quicker than I am, since I'm loving reading your report, and your pics are so beautiful.

We did 1900 PF for dinner in Sept, but now I want to try it for breakfast. Your Ohana experience is WAY better than ours was, lol. I can't believe someone just handed you TSM fastpasses because they already rode it! I could ride it all day nonstop, and it still wouldn't be enough!

Oh, and I think the loud toilet flushing is all over Disney resorts. Don't know what the deal is!

Can't wait for the next update.

 

[figment41]

It sounds like you are all pretty lucky to have each other.

What a great trip. Our daughter is 18 months old and we are planning her 3rd trip to Disney for June. Everytime we go we all get more excited. There is nothing like seeing a childs face when they meet their favorite characters.

You really seem to be enjoying yourselves. What a great story!!

Happy Birthday Julianna

 

[that's nice]

What a great trip report...I'm really enjoying reading it. I like all the photos. You have a beautiful family. Juliana is just adorable. I love the photo of her with Cinderella, and Prince Charming.

Thanks for reading. I'm having a good time reliving our trip.... even if I am doing it from my couch. LOL

I'm so glad I found your trip report! Your daughter is adorable!! We were in Florida & Disney around the same time as you (we went to Clearwater, which is near Tampa, from Feb 23-28, when we drove down to Disney and stayed until the 5th.) I can't believe how quickly you are writing your report and pics! I've only finished my trip report from Oct '07, never finished posting my pics from that trip, and have been to Disney 3 times since then, lol. I'm so glad you are quicker than I am, since I'm loving reading your report, and your pics are so beautiful.

We did 1900 PF for dinner in Sept, but now I want to try it for breakfast. Your Ohana experience is WAY better than ours was, lol. I can't believe someone just handed you TSM fastpasses because they already rode it! I could ride it all day nonstop, and it still wouldn't be enough!

Oh, and I think the loud toilet flushing is all over Disney resorts. Don't know what the deal is!

Can't wait for the next update.

Too bad you left on the 5th, it got a lot warmer after Wednesday. I was shocked when he handed me the FP's and said we already rode it- we don't need them. My DW said oh we can give then to someone else..... WHAT!

It sounds like you are all pretty lucky to have each other.

What a great trip. Our daughter is 18 months old and we are planning her 3rd trip to Disney for June. Everytime we go we all get more excited. There is nothing like seeing a childs face when they meet their favorite characters.

You really seem to be enjoying yourselves. What a great story!!

Happy Birthday Julianna

This was Juliana's 3rd trip as well. We have to goto Florida for a baptism in the fall so who knows, maybe we'll end up at disney again! (if my wallet can afford it!)

 

[PopArtGal]

I copied my video to my hard drive and uploaded the Mad Hatter clip to youtube. I think i might just put it here. So lets see if this works.... OK i don't think I can embed the video but here is the link. If anyone knows if I can imbed it please let me know. Thanks Tim


CLICK THE LINK TO SEE THE CRAZY MAD HATTER!!!!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isW65dSeIis

I just watched the upload and I might have to re-encode my original video. It is really choppy. I'm gonna do it tomorrow. But at least you can check it out. (If you have the patience)

I loved it!!!! Thank you so much!! I showed my mom (my usual travel companion) and we think this is priceless. And she's with me saying your daugther is..................... priceless and beautiful.

 

[Space Command]

The trip report is great and your daughter is absolutely adorable. Looks like you guys had a great time

 

[Sandy321]

When our waiter came over at 'Ohanas we asked him if there was a kids menu because she was picky. He gave us a few options and Juliana picked the mac & cheese. The best part about it... we didn't get charged extra. SHHHHHHHHH don't tell anyone.

Tim

Glad you uploaded the video to youtube!!

(shhh dont tell anyone, but when we went to Ohana's our picky dd got a plate of french fries and ketchup - it was awesome - the waiter asked what she wanted.... he could tell she was hesitating - dh said if they do bring fries, she'd need a whole lot of ketchup, she usually has fries with her ketchup!! LOVED that they love kids! )

 

[BigDogHU75]

Great TR. You have a beautiful family. Your DD is precious.

 

[that's nice]

I loved it!!!! Thank you so much!! I showed my mom (my usual travel companion) and we think this is priceless. And she's with me saying your daugther is..................... priceless and beautiful.

Thanks for the kind words.

Glad you uploaded the video to youtube!!

(shhh dont tell anyone, but when we went to Ohana's our picky dd got a plate of french fries and ketchup - it was awesome - the waiter asked what she wanted.... he could tell she was hesitating - dh said if they do bring fries, she'd need a whole lot of ketchup, she usually has fries with her ketchup!! LOVED that they love kids! )

I think our 'Ohana waiters were some of the best we had all trip! They were really nice and kept coming around keeping our plate full.

Great TR. You have a beautiful family. Your DD is precious.

Thanks so much!

 

[Booknut]

I wasn't sure if I could convince DH to do this many character meals next time we go but I showed him this TR (he thinks your little girl is an angel just like our little girl!) and I think you've helped change his mind

1900 PF looks like a lot of fun at breakfast, hadn't considered that one, am adding it to the list!

Disney should make Juliana the poster child for its holidays, I'm telling you the little princess could sell a million packages

 

[that's nice]

I wasn't sure if I could convince DH to do this many character meals next time we go but I showed him this TR (he thinks your little girl is an angel just like our little girl!) and I think you've helped change his mind

1900 PF looks like a lot of fun at breakfast, hadn't considered that one, am adding it to the list!

Disney should make Juliana the poster child for its holidays, I'm telling you the little princess could sell a million packages

Well I'm glad I'm helping you decide to stimulate the US ecomony

I didn't write about this but when we went to the pool on Wednesday 3/4, there was a family that was getting a photo shoot done at the pool. There were 2-3 CM's with them wearing suits and the photographer and 2 people helping him. There was a dad, mom, son, and daughter. I think that is the 'ideal' family that you see in advertising. But hey- i'd be willing. Maybe Disney can fly me, DW, & DD down to FL, put us up in the Grand Floridian, and take some pics of Juliana!!!!!!!!!!!!!!