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Tuesday, 2/23 - MK full day
BoG, 820am - pre-park opening (repeat) - Our last trip to WDW was just a few days after our
Disney cruise last April. We spent 3 nights at the Beach Club resort, with a day at Epcot and a day at MK. On that MK day, I had an 815am pre-park opening reservation as well. We were late for that, due to lack of proper time management. I had no clue it would take so long, and forgot that we'd need to get from the parking lot to the actual park. We ran into the park at 835am and were lucky to still go, but didn't get the "strolling down Main St, leisurely taking pictures" morning that I had wanted. So I rebooked for this trip and got an 820am ADR.
On this morning, I insisted that my husband drop us at the Contemporary at 745am and we'd walk over, and still have plenty of time. Great plan, until he realized that he couldn't find the rental car keys. The front desk suggested calling lost and found, so I encouraged him to check at the desk before going crazy, but now we were stuck going on the bus. So once again, we were ridiculously late (but still let in) and it started my day off on a negative note.
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Still a great view, just not much time to soak it in.
I had pre-ordered, which was a great time-saver. Knowing that I could change it as late as that day was a safety net, although I knew what my kiddo would want (again) - the
croissant donut thing. I ordered my mother the
Eggs Florentine, hold the spinach, and myself the
Croque Madame. I like a fried egg if it's well done, but this one was runny inside. It still was really tasty, and I'd order it again. Not much room for the pastries ... and I had planned on bringing a ziploc bag to put them in to snack on later, but forgot the bag AND didn't have a big enough bag to hold that bag in anyway, so those went to waste.
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Cheshire Cafe (repeat) - My daughter and I got the (A-MA-ZING) cake cups here last trip, and were disappointed to hear those are only available in the spring. She got a
raspberry lemonade slush instead, and my mother got a le
monade slush. I tasted a bit of my daughter's and it was decent - she had sucked most of the juice out though
Columbia Harbor House (repeat - sort of!) - We went here on the idea that I was getting to try something new, but once seated I realized that it looked familiar. However, I believe I was there on my second trip, way back in 2000, so it doesn't really count. My mother ordered the
chicken/fish plate with fries and a chocolate mousse. I got a
chicken plate and a chowder instead of a dessert (that my daughter wanted) and we shared the fries and the drink.
Popcorn (new) - Not much to say, other than my mother was craving it and it was really good. I don't remember where we got it, but I guess it doesn't matter much, since they have it all over the place. I believe we got it twice over that week.
Mickey bars (repeat) - again, don't remember where, but they can be found anywhere. We bought them while waiting for Festival of Fantasy to start, and we were sitting somewhere between Pecos Bills and Diamond Horseshoe...wish I could remember where, but can't. All I remember is my mother wanting to sit on a short wall in front of a store (that we were in front of) and some lady telling her she couldn't sit there because they had a big party. (Side note - I almost flipped out when I heard this. Ended up telling my mother really loudly while turned towards them that they can't TELL someone not to sit somewhere because someone in their party MIGHT want to sit there. Absolutely ridiculous. Anyway.)
1900 Park Fare (repeat) - This was a last minute choice, switched from Liberty Tree Tavern like a week before we left. Not sure why, I think because I was just iffy about LTT. And my mother wanted characters. And she likes buffets. And the stepsisters were a riot last time

We left MK a little later than I had hoped becuase of FP+ that we took a gamble on. Got to our 635pm ADR at 640pm. (I hate being late) Tried a lot of stuff (caeser salad, catfish, beef stir fry, baked potato to name a few items that were memorable) and a few desserts. Also tried a
Pim's Punch that was VERY tasty! My favorite part of this meal was the fact that Drisella was the EXACT same CM that was there for my daughter's first trip in 2009! I confirmed with our waitress (knowing the CMs can't break character) and we had them pose together again.
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