I'm not sure I can wait! Dec 2010!

[ChildAtHeart82]

That sounds like a lot of food! It also sounds delicious. I look forward to your pics and reviews.

 

[stephielela]

That sounds like a lot of food! It also sounds delicious. I look forward to your pics and reviews.

It does sound like all we will be doing is eating doesn't it? Well we are going to be dieting hard core between now and then... and I will be sharing most of my food with DS, who eats about as much as I do! I'm looking forward to pigging out for 5 days... after all I will walk most of it off... right???

 

[taramoz]

... after all I will walk most of it off... right???

I have to say yes, for sure.

 

[ChildAtHeart82]

I hope the walking cancels the eating out because that's what I'm hoping for too! I'll be dieting ahead of time too to try and balance it out.

 

[DisneyFirefly]

I think I'm going to start (again) trying to lose weight after I get back from my trip. In preparation for next year You and Jack should come down next November and we can have a meetup!

 

[exwdwcm]

so hope your son is doing well! i thought of you that morning when i was calling to try and get the CP- i sent a quick prayer your way! so mom didn't like some of the choices- are you going to rebook anything then? don't you hate when that happens. luckily most of my crew was flexible and my DH doesn't care, he'll eat whatever- his only request was Le Cellier.

December 16th- Arrival Day
~lunch: we will probably eat something in the QS area of the Contemporary. Since we are having a big dinner, we will hopefully eat light!
~dinner: California Grill! This is a new place for us!
We are actually paying for this meal OOP so I am not 100% sure what I am going to order, but I know it won't be an appy, entree and dessert, lol. I am actually considering ordering the Sweet Potato-Ricotta Tortelloni, but I don't know for certain. I might just order a flatbread and a salad... this is probably the restaurant I know the least about what to expect!
you will LOVE CG!!! i have had the filet of course and it is heavenly. I also had the pork and it was pretty good too. sweet potato tortellini sounds pretty good! The flatbreads are all very good.

December 17th- Morning at MK, Afternoon at Epcot!
~breakfast: probably something quick in the room. I actually would LOVE to try a cinnimon bun at the MK bakery..
they are delicious! can't wait to eat another one. i rarely eat sweet stuff like that in the am, but it was oh so good.
~lunch: CPP!! We are eating at Les Chefs at 1:50 (going to the 5pm showing) We have eaten here before, but for dinner, so this will be a little different. I think I am going to get the onion soup, Plat de Cote de boeuf au cabernet avec pates - beef short ribs briased in cabernet with pasta, pearl onions and mushrooms, and probably creme brulee for dessert! I will likely be STUFFED, maybe I won't eat breakfast after all...
i am also doing lunch here- i can't decide on the sandwich or the mac/cheese. i love their french onion soup, so that's a must.
~dinner: Le Cellier! This is another first for us! We really wanted to eat here last time, but the lady pretty muched laughed at us when we asked if they were taking walk ups... Here I think I will get cheese soup, mushroom filet, and chocolate moose!
a fave of ours- we think a like- or our tummies do---i always get the cheese soup (I am a soup nut!), the fiilet, no mushrooms iwth cream cheese mashed potatoes and choc mousse for dessert!

December 18th- AK
~breakfast: We are having a before the park opens breakfast at Tusker House. This is a new choice as well, and really, our two biggest reasons for trying it are the positioning for rope drop, and the characters for Jack. I'm looking forward to the :frunch" but I don't really have a good idea of how good the food actually is...
had breakfast here like almost 8 years ago and it was very good
~lunch: Yak and Yeti... I am looking forward to dessert here most! I am plannign on getting Thai chili chicken wings, chicken lo mein, and the fried wontons!
this is on my to try list for next time!
~dinner: Ohana! This is a new one for us! Looking forward to those drinks that come in pineapples...
my other FAVE!!!! the lapu lapu!

December 19th- MK
~breakfast: Crystal Palace: New for us as far as breakfast goes! The reasoning behind this one is pretty much the same as Tusker House.
~lunch: probably just snacks, since we have a busy day ahead of us!
a must every trip!
~dinner: CRT! we have a 5:15 ressie! I will probably go with the BLT salad and the prime rib. We haven't eaten here as a family for dinner before. Dessert isn't that important to me because...
i've done breakfast and dinner here and never impressed, but it is more about the experience, sitting in the castle and seeing Cindy.
~Wishes Dessert Party!! We are really cramming a lot in on this day, sinc ewe are doing the dessert party AND MVMCP, but it's the only way it would work for us, and I am super excited about both!
did it this past Dec and is so so good!

December 20th- DHS~breakfast: something quick in the room.
~lunch: this is a minor change. We are going to do 50's PTC for lunch instead of dinner. We have eaten here before. I am planning on getting soup, or maybe splitting onion rings if someone else wants it. I wanted pot roast for my entree, but I don't see it listed on the lunch menu, so perhaps I will get the chicken ceasar salad. For dessert, dad's brownie sundae.
i've had the pot roast, we okay. the meatloaf looked good- want to try that next time! love the s'mores here.
~dinner: This is the change I am most excited about! We decided to squeeze in dinner at Jiko! (we dropped Pizza planet from this day and LTT from our last day) I really wanted to try dinner at Jiko, but couldn't make it fit before! I am planning on getting a flatbread for my app, the oak grilled filet, and the Jiko Trio for dessert, if it's still an option! (I think some of these menu items might have changed)
so jealous- i tried to squeeze in jiko this trip too and just didn't happen. i think i will save it for next time- now that we are DVC, there is ALWAYS a next time!
December 21st- Epcot
~breakfast: unknown
~lunch: Via Napoli which is obviously a new choice. I'm super excited to try some awesome pizzas! I wouldn't be surprised if we got the Fritto Misto (fried veggies) for an app. I'm looking to try the Carciofi - artichoke, pecorino, mozzarella, truffle oil, I super love artichokes! Zeppole di Catarina - ricotta cheese fritters with whipped cream and chocolate sauce sounds like an interesting desert, or I may just go for the Gelati E Sorbetto...
we are trying this too- i can't decide if i want pizza or pasta here!
~dinner: another 1st for us, Rose and Crown! One of the big motivations was getting a time that would be condusive to viewing Illumintations. We are going to request a patio seat. I'm not a huge fan of British food... but if I had to guess I'd say I will be getting the potato and leek soup, Sunday roast, and chocolate scotch cake. I wonder what kind of meat the Sunday roast is...
i've booked this, but hoping to replace it with hacienda instead. not sure i see anything on here i like. i want to hear what you think of it afterwards.


December 22nd- 1/2 day MK, Departure day
~breakfast: I will insist on getting something from main st makery this morning. For lunch we will probably do CS since we will want to have as much park time as possible before we have to head home, which is why we traded in our LTT ressie. We all like Columbia Harbour House so we might end up there...

 

[jenseib]

Did you ever find out the info on how to exactly get your park tickets ahead of time?

 

[stephielela]

Did you ever find out the info on how to exactly get your park tickets ahead of time?

I read that all I have to do is go to the park and go to guest services and they can get me my park tickets there. I'm not sure how this will affect my Key to the World card... but it will certainly save us some time!

 

[stephielela]

I am getting geared up for my next Disney night! We are doing out 97 days till... party next Friday! I went to home depot and got the micky paint chips, I went to target and got a black table cover and red and yellow plates (I am going fro a mickey theme) and I got Mickey chicken nuggets! I still need to find Mickey pizzas, I haven't been able to find them yet... My mom isn't really a fan of chicken nuggets, so I am also making Kona salad from the Polynesian... it's a very popular salad in our house. I still haven't decided what to make for dessert... I think we will probably go over our plans now that pretty much everything is set (just waiting on our photo session which I can't book till the month before). We might play the Magic Kingdom game, and we will probably watch a movie... though Jack and I watch movies every noght that i am off. He has gotten so cute, he always says he wants to watch a movie in monny's bed before he goes to sleep, so we get all brushed and washed and ready and then we climb in my bed and watch whatever. Lately his favorite movie to watch with me has been Monsters Inc, which is encouraging, it means he is broadening his horizons! My mom says to appreciate this time that he wants to spend with me because when he is older he won't be as sweet, which I am sure is true... plus I can always read while he watches his movie!

We went shopping today and I got him 2 pairs of PJ's at the Disney store (2 for $22) one halloween pair for our September trip, and one Mickey and Friends one for our December trip. I think the Mickey ones will be the first present he gets in his Buzz Lightyear stocking... That way he can wear them the first night! Pretty soon I am going to get all my pictures of the massive amount of crap I have bought uploaded so I can post them... along with pics from our last Disney night... over a month ago... wow I am slacking!

Oh and in other news, I evidently cannot do basic math! After I updated all of our ADR's I went through and counted again and sure enough, we still have 1 more credit! For now I have not canceled out LTT the last day, just in case, but I assume we will end up using it for counter service, but who knows!

 

[DisneyFirefly]

Where did you find Mickey chicken nuggets? If you can't find the pizzas, you could always make your own Do English muffins and then pieces of pepperoni for the ears

I'm actually going to make the ooey gooey toffee cake from LTT tomorrow. I'm hoping it comes out good

You know what I did to keep track of the credits for the DDP? I have a spreadsheet I made in Google Docs and just go based on that. It's actually been very helpful, because then you can see how many credits you're using and how many you have to use

 

[jenseib]

you can actually book your photosession now. I have read that the 1 month prior no longer applies and several people have booked for Dec already.

 

[stephielela]

you can actually book your photosession now. I have read that the 1 month prior no longer applies and several people have booked for Dec already.

ARGH!!!! Are you serious??? How did this slip past me??? Oh my gosh if you hadn't told me I would have waited till November and been so so sad when they laughed at me and said they had been booked since September! Thanks so much, I will call tomorrow! You know, I was actually thinking it was pretty wierd they waited so late to book them, I guess they figured that out too!

 

[stephielela]

Where did you find Mickey chicken nuggets? If you can't find the pizzas, you could always make your own Do English muffins and then pieces of pepperoni for the ears

I'm actually going to make the ooey gooey toffee cake from LTT tomorrow. I'm hoping it comes out good

You know what I did to keep track of the credits for the DDP? I have a spreadsheet I made in Google Docs and just go based on that. It's actually been very helpful, because then you can see how many credits you're using and how many you have to use

I have seen Mickey chicken nuggets, chicken patties and even ravioli at Target in the past, however I am having trouble finding the ravioli now too. I had read about the pizza's on a thread here somewhere, but I haven't found it in person yet. Let me know how your cake turns out! That;s a good idea for the spreadsheet, I might need to try that...

 

[taramoz]

Still loving all your Disney theamed dinners! I have never heard of Mickey shaped anything (pizza, nuggets, pasta??). I am going to go on a search now. I want to do my first Disney themed dinner on our 100 day mark! Cannot wait to see the latest photos of yours!

 

[stephielela]

Still loving all your Disney theamed dinners! I have never heard of Mickey shaped anything (pizza, nuggets, pasta??). I am going to go on a search now. I want to do my first Disney themed dinner on our 100 day mark! Cannot wait to see the latest photos of yours!

I am going to look at the package to see if there is a website... maybe they will tell me where the other products are sold? I figured I'd check out some more Targets and maybe Wal-Mart if that doesn't work... maybe I should just google it...

 

[DisneyFirefly]

I have seen Mickey chicken nuggets, chicken patties and even ravioli at Target in the past, however I am having trouble finding the ravioli now too. I had read about the pizza's on a thread here somewhere, but I haven't found it in person yet. Let me know how your cake turns out! That;s a good idea for the spreadsheet, I might need to try that...

I googled it, and it looks like the Mickey pizzas are at Costco. I don't normally go grocery shopping at Target, which may be why I haven't seen any of those

The cake came out well If you want, I can send you a screenshot of my spreadsheet so you can see how I have it set up. Do you want me to?

 

[stephielela]

I googled it, and it looks like the Mickey pizzas are at Costco. I don't normally go grocery shopping at Target, which may be why I haven't seen any of those

The cake came out well If you want, I can send you a screenshot of my spreadsheet so you can see how I have it set up. Do you want me to?

I googled it too, and I think they may be at Wal-Mart too.. I will probably check both places on Thursday! I don't do much grocery shopping at Target either, only if i'm there and I just need one or two things. I just happened to stumble on the chicken nuggets one day, and they are suprisingly yummy!

Glad the cake came out well!

Sure! Send me a screen shot, I'm all about checking out other people's ideas!

 

[stephielela]

jenseib you might have saved my trip! I woke up this morning and the first thing I did was call to schedule a photo-shoot! i managed to get exactly what I wanted! It's on 12/19 at 4 pm at the Grand Floridian! They have chenged their packages a bit, she said they have 3 choices, 20 min with CD for $99.95, 40 min with CD for $149.95, or 20 min with prints for some very cheap price, I think maybe $29.95? We are doing 20 minutes with the CD and we have a coupon for 20% off I think! It's a little closer to our CRT ressie than I would have liked, but the choices were 2:30 or 4 and 2:30 would have left us with an awkward amount of time to kill, and worse, no nap for DS I am starting to think he won't need many naps, but we want him to be cooperative for the photoshoot, and this is our looooong day (rope drop -midnight) so a nap will probably be in order! Anywho, again a big thanks to jenseib for the info that saved our plans!

 

[Tinker_Tam]

I used to get Mickey Pizzas in the frozen section of my walmart but they have been gone for a while. Hope you can find them at yours!

 

[DisneyFirefly]

I googled it too, and I think they may be at Wal-Mart too.. I will probably check both places on Thursday! I don't do much grocery shopping at Target either, only if i'm there and I just need one or two things. I just happened to stumble on the chicken nuggets one day, and they are suprisingly yummy!

Glad the cake came out well!

Sure! Send me a screen shot, I'm all about checking out other people's ideas!

I'll send it over in a PM

And yay for getting your photo session booked!