(Insert Witty Dining Review Title Here) June 17-24 (updated 8/5)

[Rox.jea]

I'm a little late joining in but the "title" of your review caught my eye! I can't wait to continue reading tomorrow! Lovely family you have & those frozen goodies look awesome!!

 

[jecskc]

I'm a little late joining in but the "title" of your review caught my eye! I can't wait to continue reading tomorrow! Lovely family you have & those frozen goodies look awesome!!

Thanks for stopping and saying Hello !! Frozen goodies were awesome and we sure could use some around here. Over 100 degrees for days on end. I can't for Fall to get here !!

 

[jecskc]

So we rode Soarin’ and Test Track and headed over to World Showcase. On the way to Norway, we stopped and got a Fiesta Margarita

This was seriously yummy and DH and I shared it. The flavors are Strawberry, Lime and Mango. The Mango was just OK .... I really liked the other ones though.

After our drink was finished, we got DD’s bear stamped in China and headed back to Norway to ride Maelstrom.

An then … Germany. On Ancestry.com, I was able to trace my German ancestors back to 1533. Very cool.

Every time we visit Germany in Epcot, we have to get a pretzel

I think that the pretzels in Germany taste better than any of the other pretzels in the park.

…. And a beer. I really like the Oktoberfest. And this one was really good and cold.

I had really meant to get something at the new Caramel shop, but it was too hot for anything super sweet for me. Next time !!!

We stopped and got DS another blue slushie at the stand before Morocco.
Morocco Photos

Tired DS. Sipping his blue slushie.

More Morocco photos.

Next up. France.

DH stopped to get himself a chocolate crepe

And DD a chocolate ice cream cone

They both loved these. And of course I got my usual.

Grey Goose Slushie !!!

Doesn’t it look awesome ?? I want one right NOW !!!

 

[tink too]

All caught up again and feeling really hungry so I'm off to the kitchen for a light midnight snack before going to bed!

Now I really want to try California Grill (always thought it would be too fancy for me as I am the picky eater in our household ).

Le Cellier and Raglan Road look good, too.

 

[jecskc]

All caught up again and feeling really hungry so I'm off to the kitchen for a light midnight snack before going to bed!

Now I really want to try California Grill (always thought it would be too fancy for me as I am the picky eater in our household ).

Le Cellier and Raglan Road look good, too.

I am hungry, too. But I am trying really hard to lose weight thinking it will help my back issues. So .... I ..... must ..... not ....snack. It's torture !!

I LOVED California Grill !! My DS got his steak with the sauce on the side and he's pretty picky. I am sure you could modify something on the menu to your tastes. I thought the food there was amazing !!!

Both Le Cellier and Raglan Road were really good, too. Definitely want to go back there. So many good restaurants, so little time .....

 

[Rox.jea]

Finally got to read the entire thing~ Great Review!!! So much detail & a very enjoyable read! I love the tip about CHH. I really love the CS places @ MK there are so many good ones. I will choose to skip SS @ Epcot since u had in 2x & both not thrilled w/ it. That helps b/c I was swaying towards trying it b/c of other reviews, but I'll eat in WS for lunch & dinner. Oh! & ur OKW room looked like it was really nice & relaxing. It seems like it was pretty big. Was it?

 

[jecskc]

Finally got to read the entire thing~ Great Review!!! So much detail & a very enjoyable read! I love the tip about CHH. I really love the CS places @ MK there are so many good ones. I will choose to skip SS @ Epcot since u had in 2x & both not thrilled w/ it. That helps b/c I was swaying towards trying it b/c of other reviews, but I'll eat in WS for lunch & dinner. Oh! & ur OKW room looked like it was really nice & relaxing. It seems like it was pretty big. Was it?

Thanks !! Yes, definitely eat upstairs at CHH. There was us and like two other families up there. It was nice and quiet away from all of the bustle. I don't know about Sunshine Seasons. I mean, maybe we chose the wrong foods. It wasn't TERRIBLE, it just just ....OK. I dunno.

The OKW villa was VERY spacious !! We very much enjoyed staying there !! I highly recommend it !! I have a ton more photos in my trip report if you want to take a look over there.

 

[jecskc]

On the way back, we decided to burn up the last of our CS credits. We had EIGHT of them left. We decided to go back to the Electric Umbrella. DS and I got food while DH and DD got us a table.

I used four credits to get us an early dinner/late lunch.

I used one to buy the guy behind me line his food. He was very surprised and thankful. He was nice.

This is what we got for dinner:

A burger for DS

Chicken nuggets for me and DD

And DH got a Greek salad

We had three credits left, so I had the bright idea to get three Greek Salads and some cookies to use them up. We had a cooler in the car, so they would be fine on the way home. And they were. They stayed fresh for two more days as we ate them one by one. And they were very good.

On the way out, I wanted a dry shirt because mine was all sweaty, so I went to Mouse Gears and got my boss a magnet and myself this shirt:

DD was just so tired and she was really struggling, so DH gave her a piggy back ride to the car while I carried everything else. It was getting darker and just as we got in the car it started to rain. Made it ... just in time !!

 

[jecskc]

And so this ends our trip to Disney. That drive home is always so rough. We went home on Friday which gave us the rest of the weekend to recuperate, so that was good. I had mostly clean clothes so that was good.

We really had a wonderful trip and on the way home, we talked about what we were going to do on our next trip.

Dining - Closing Thoughts

We LOVED the DDP and plan to do again. We also have a Tables in Wonderland card which helped with the beverages and appetizers that we bought OOP. When we are on vacation, DH does a lot of the cooking so we don’t spend as much on going out to eat and he said it was really nice to not have to do that this time. He really enjoyed all of the places we ate at.

Our favorite TS restaurants were: California Grill, Whispering Canyon and Olivia’s (at the resort). We loved everything else, but those were our top 3. Least Favorite would be Tusker House. It wasn’t bad by any means, but it wasn’t great. Just ….meh. The juice, service and characters were great, though !! We are very much looking forward to trying some new places and returning to enjoy our favorites.

Our favorite CS restaurants were: Columbia Harbor House, Wolfgang Puck Express and Electric Umbrella (most especially the Greek salads there). And Good’s To Go at the resort was always good and very handy when we were tired.

Our favorite snacks were: Frozen Cokes and Frozen Lemonade. I mean, even though we were used to it and it didn’t bother us very much, it was hot. And those frozen drinks really hit the spot. I mean, ice cream is good, but it can make you thirsty. The frozen drinks really cooled you off and we just loved them. Also, DD said she loved the popcorn. Best popcorn ever, she said. And I have heard other people say that as well. But … it is just popcorn to me. But she just loved it.

Honorable Mention – Grey Goose Slushie

These are my FAVORITE in case you didn’t guess. I just LOVE them !! If you haven’t tried one, you need to !! But they aren’t a snack credit … sadly.

Special Thanks

A special thanks to those of you who write these amazing reports. The information and experience that you provide are so helpful. And plus, they are just a super fun way to get a Disney fix when we are all yearning to go back. So thanks, for taking the time to take all of the photographs, writing up the reports and responding to all of your readers. And to those that actually read MY report and to all of you who have commented. I love making new friends, so thank you for taking the time to say Hello and share with me.

Goodbye now and I hope that you will read along next time

 

[Pixie Princess]

Thanks !! Yes, definitely eat upstairs at CHH. There was us and like two other families up there. It was nice and quiet away from all of the bustle. I don't know about Sunshine Seasons. I mean, maybe we chose the wrong foods. It wasn't TERRIBLE, it just just ....OK. I dunno.
The OKW villa was VERY spacious !! We very much enjoyed staying there !! I highly recommend it !! I have a ton more photos in my trip report if you want to take a look over there.

No, we ate there based on all the raves, and it awful. Neither DD or I finished what we ordered, and we were there for dinner. At least with b'fast it takes real talent to mess that up.

While I'm not a fan of CHH (another one that I don't get what the raves are about. hmm.. could it be that I am the problem?!?), I do agree the upstairs is a good escape from the hustle and bustle. We've eaten there a handful of times because it is one of two places that DD and I agree upon in the MK. We always sit upstairs.

 

[mimiecp]

Enjoyed reading your dining review. It was great! Good luck on your weight loss; I, too, am on what I call my Disney Diet. It's a hard thing to do. My mom has lost over 20 pounds since she retired and so she's a great inspiration. I need to go and exercise in a minute, but being on the DIS board is so much more fun! I hope you have a great trip in September. I look forward to reading your future trip reports!

 

[sjs314]

I hate that your Dining Review is over as I found it so enjoyable to read.

We had a short heat wave compared to the rest of the country and the past week was not bad at all but our next five days are to be rain, rain, rain, rain and more rain. I hope your heat wave has broke or will break soon.

I love Epcot, wandering around WS is my favorite place to be in WDW. I had to show DH your chocolate crepe, just yesterday I mentioned to him about hitting the pastry shoppe in France on our trip, it is one of our favorite places to stop and take a lil break.

Love your new t-shirt !

I may have to go over and read your TR now to feed my Disney Addiction.

 

[jecskc]

No, we ate there based on all the raves, and it awful. Neither DD or I finished what we ordered, and we were there for dinner. At least with b'fast it takes real talent to mess that up.

While I'm not a fan of CHH (another one that I don't get what the raves are about. hmm.. could it be that I am the problem?!?), I do agree the upstairs is a good escape from the hustle and bustle. We've eaten there a handful of times because it is one of two places that DD and I agree upon in the MK. We always sit upstairs.

It wasn't anything outstanding, but we really liked it. The fried shrimp was good and they gave us a lot of it. Sitting upstairs was nice.

 

[jecskc]

Enjoyed reading your dining review. It was great! Good luck on your weight loss; I, too, am on what I call my Disney Diet. It's a hard thing to do. My mom has lost over 20 pounds since she retired and so she's a great inspiration. I need to go and exercise in a minute, but being on the DIS board is so much more fun! I hope you have a great trip in September. I look forward to reading your future trip reports!

The diet is rough and with my back still bothering me, I don't exercise much and I really need to. I love the DIS. They need to attach a ipad thingy to my elliptical, then I might exercise more if I can be on the DIS while exercising !!!

I hate that your Dining Review is over as I found it so enjoyable to read.

We had a short heat wave compared to the rest of the country and the past week was not bad at all but our next five days are to be rain, rain, rain, rain and more rain. I hope your heat wave has broke or will break soon.

I love Epcot, wandering around WS is my favorite place to be in WDW. I had to show DH your chocolate crepe, just yesterday I mentioned to him about hitting the pastry shoppe in France on our trip, it is one of our favorite places to stop and take a lil break.

Love your new t-shirt !

I may have to go over and read your TR now to feed my Disney Addiction.

Thanks for reading !!!

Nope heat wave will still be going strong. For the next ten days we are 95 or above. I am soooooo ready for Fall. I can't even tell you how ready.

YES !! Go read the TR. And stop in to say hello

 

[Tracerr00]

Wonderful review and I enjoyed reading all of it! I'm so darn excited to try the Grey Goose Slush! Thanks for all the lovely pictures and letting us get to know your family!

 

[jecskc]

Wonderful review and I enjoyed reading all of it! I'm so darn excited to try the Grey Goose Slush! Thanks for all the lovely pictures and letting us get to know your family!

Thanks for reading and taking the time to say hello !!! Enjoy your Grey Goose Slushie !!!

 

[Kat in GA]

Thank you so much for a great dining report! And now that I realize you have a trip report too - I am off to read

 

[jecskc]

Thank you so much for a great dining report! And now that I realize you have a trip report too - I am off to read

Thanks for reading !! Make sure to comment on the TR. I am not above a shameless bump to get it off of page 2

 

[Schoolbread]

Your report was so much fun to read! We ended up at Olivia's for lunch one day and absolutely loved it.

Congrats on the DVC. I'm super jealous!

 

[jecskc]

Your report was so much fun to read! We ended up at Olivia's for lunch one day and absolutely loved it.

Congrats on the DVC. I'm super jealous!

Thanks for reading !!! We really liked Olivia's !! We are excited about DVC !!