Just finalized all my ressies...

[soulmates]

Curious what you all think. The ONLY one I couldn't get was, Rose & Crown after dinner...wanted to sit on the deck to have some drinks and watch Illuminations! I would LOVE some great suggestions for best SEATS in the house for Illuminations. I don't want to stand..but would rather sit and DRINK!!

Here they are:

Mon- Crystal Palace- 12:24 lunch
Cinderellas' Castle- 7:15 dinner

Tue- Jiko- 5:35 dinner

Wed- Le Cellier 7:40 dinner

Thur- Hollywood Derby 4:15 Fantasmic!

Fri- Ragland Road 5:00 dinner

Sat- 1900 Park Fare 9:05 Character Breakfast


I'm really thrilled I got them ALL!! Got on the phones at 7:45 and got the castle!! Did the rest on my break at work, just a few minutes ago!!

I'm SOOOO excited I'm bouncing!! My last trip there, it was with the ex and 3 children. We did mostly counter service, nothing fancy. THIS trip however, is my 1st adult trip and Christy's 1st trip ever!! .... I want everything to be EXTRA special!!

Have a great day fellow Diser's, I know I will!!

 

[OrlandoMike]

I usually watch Illuminations between Mexico and Norway. Not sure if there are any benches in that area, but it does tend to be a little less crowded than other areas, and you can throw a rock and hit the Margarita stand!

 

[soulmates]

Good to know!! I won't be throwing rocks, but good to know!

 

[Tony-NJ]

Looks great! We used to sit upstairs at Japan - I think they closed that bar though.

 

[OrlandoMike]

The just remodled it, I'm pretty sure it's still open, but not sure if they pipe the music in.

 

[rpmdfw]

The just remodled it, I'm pretty sure it's still open, but not sure if they pipe the music in.

It's no longer a bar. It's now part of the sit-down restaurant

 

[OrlandoMike]

No more sushi bar?

 

[soulmates]

What about the little place outside in Mexico, only limited seating...some cantina? Can you make ressies there, or 1st come 1st served?

 

[soulmates]

No more sushi bar?

No punn intended, but we LOVE sushi!! We always try sushi places when we travel. To date, the best, was in The Bellagio in Vegas!!

 

[jackskellingtonsgirl]

We'll keep an eye out for you on Thursday!

I am glad you were able to get the restaurants you wanted!
We usually watch IllumiNations from that bridge thing near Italy, or in the area just past that towards Mexico. DH likes to strap his camera to the railing so it won't wobble.

Yesterday was our 90 day mark, but we only needed 2 ADRs for that front villa ressie. IPO is making the rest of our ADRs on Thursday, so hopefully that will go well.

 

[OrlandoMike]

What about the little place outside in Mexico, only limited seating...some cantina? Can you make ressies there, or 1st come 1st served?

Very bad taco bell imitation! No ressies, first come first served. People usually start sitting there around 7:00 for the Fireworks. IMO it's not worth wasting two hours just to have a table side seat for Illuminations. Honestly, that I why I usually stand for the show, I just refuse to give up that much time sitting there waiting.

 

[jackskellingtonsgirl]

What about the little place outside in Mexico, only limited seating...some cantina? Can you make ressies there, or 1st come 1st served?

Cantina San Angel? Is that the name of it? I am pretty sure that's counter service, so no ressies.

No punn intended, but we LOVE sushi!! We always try sushi places when we travel. To date, the best, was in The Bellagio in Vegas!!

Wolfgang Puck's has good sushi, and so does Cali Grill. We tried one kind at Kona, and that was good, but we haven't been to their sushi bar.

 

[soulmates]

We'll keep an eye out for you on Thursday!

I am glad you were able to get the restaurants you wanted!
We usually watch IllumiNations from that bridge thing near Italy, or in the area just past that towards Mexico. DH likes to strap his camera to the railing so it won't wobble.

Yesterday was our 90 day mark, but we only needed 2 ADRs for that front villa ressie. IPO is making the rest of our ADRs on Thursday, so hopefully that will go well.

Wishing you great luck on your ADRs! I thought about the bridge..but honestly, after walking all day, I KNOW all we're gonna wanna do, is sit and enjoy some drinks and watch the show! We'll look for you guys as well!

 

[jackskellingtonsgirl]

Oh, our other IllumiNations viewing tip is to pay attention to the wind and don't sit where you will get a face full of smoke.

 

[soulmates]

Good to know. This is MY first Illuminations. My ex wouldn't go, as he thought it was "Too new age". There is a reason he's an ex!

 

[soulmates]

Very bad taco bell imitation! No ressies, first come first served. People usually start sitting there around 7:00 for the Fireworks. IMO it's not worth wasting two hours just to have a table side seat for Illuminations. Honestly, that I why I usually stand for the show, I just refuse to give up that much time sitting there waiting.

Thanks SO much. I won't be doing that then!! We won't get out of dinner till prolly 8:30 ish...so we'll just wander till we find a great spot!

 

[wallyb]

No punn intended, but we LOVE sushi!! We always try sushi places when we travel. To date, the best, was in The Bellagio in Vegas!!

Bellagio!

 

[Contemporary_Man]

No punn intended, but we LOVE sushi!! We always try sushi places when we travel. To date, the best, was in The Bellagio in Vegas!!

I apologize if I am hijacking the thread, but was the restaurant Yellowtail? We ate there when it first opened, and while the food was outstanding, we had service issues. We skipped it on that last two trips, but were hoping they had ironed everything out and plan to try again next month.

 

[soulmates]

I apologize if I am hijacking the thread, but was the restaurant Yellowtail? We ate there when it first opened, and while the food was outstanding, we had service issues. We skipped it on that last two trips, but were hoping they had ironed everything out and plan to try again next month.

Please don't kill me, I would have to go home and look thru my stuff. I know it was right by the gondolla rides, because we ate first, got some chocolate and rode the gondolla. It was THE best we've ever had. My sister was w/ me and her hubby is Japanese and SHE said it was the best!!

 

[soulmates]

Bellagio!

Now THAT is how to do Vegas in style...we however, were at the New York New York. We had a blast there, can't complain...but after going to the Bellagio, just walking around, every place after that pales in comparison!