SmallWorld71
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Post #101 - How did I miss this thread?
Oh well, signing on for more.
Oh well, signing on for more.
Mike & Suzy's Honeymoon Photo Filled Food Adventure
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After a nap that went a little longer than expected Mike and Suzy decided to just take a taxi to save time instead of waiting for the busses. However, the taxis driver told them that MGM Studios was going to close at the time of our reservation at the Sci-Fi Dine in Theatre. They hemmed and hawed and weren’t sure what they should do, remembering their reservation earlier mix-up, but in the end they decided to just risk it and go. Mike and Suzy made the right choice because as it turns out the Sci-Fi Dine In Theatre is open later than the rest of the park. Good info to know.
The décor was very attention-grabbing, and it is a bit of a hoot to sit in the old cars;
While watching some cheesy clips from the ‘50’s;
Mike and Suzy split a Reuben sandwich:
Which really hit the spot. Nothing fancy, and nothing you couldn’t eat at a million sandwich shops the world over, but it was satisfying and served in an entertaining environment. Like many other restaurants at Disney, it’s the mood, not the food.
They also got their now customary free desert;
Which they also split in as cute of a manner as they could;
One of the coolest parts of the night was that after they got out of the restaurant, most of MGM was completely empty. The Christmas lights were still up so it was very festive;
Some things landed on Mike and Suzy as they were walking around and they were shocked to see that it was snow. They knew it was cold, but they didn’t have any idea that it was that cold. They marveled at how this was probably the first time snow had fallen here for decades. Then they looked up and saw a snow machine. Oops. At least it was a memorable moment.
Finally with night at an end the couple stumbled into the arcade at the All Star Movies and dinked around with the games for a while. They were on their honeymoon so they felt comfortable spending enough money to feed a family in Zimbabwe for a month in order to win tickets for crap that they didn’t want. The funnest (grammar be damned) game was one where you adjusted the flow of air at a ball and tried to keep it within a green series of lights;
Games capable of doing millions of calculations and what really wowed them was flashing lights and a small air cannon. Technology is a beautiful thing.
The décor was very attention-grabbing, and it is a bit of a hoot to sit in the old cars;
While watching some cheesy clips from the ‘50’s;
Mike and Suzy split a Reuben sandwich:
Which really hit the spot. Nothing fancy, and nothing you couldn’t eat at a million sandwich shops the world over, but it was satisfying and served in an entertaining environment. Like many other restaurants at Disney, it’s the mood, not the food.
They also got their now customary free desert;
Which they also split in as cute of a manner as they could;
One of the coolest parts of the night was that after they got out of the restaurant, most of MGM was completely empty. The Christmas lights were still up so it was very festive;
Some things landed on Mike and Suzy as they were walking around and they were shocked to see that it was snow. They knew it was cold, but they didn’t have any idea that it was that cold. They marveled at how this was probably the first time snow had fallen here for decades. Then they looked up and saw a snow machine. Oops. At least it was a memorable moment.
Finally with night at an end the couple stumbled into the arcade at the All Star Movies and dinked around with the games for a while. They were on their honeymoon so they felt comfortable spending enough money to feed a family in Zimbabwe for a month in order to win tickets for crap that they didn’t want. The funnest (grammar be damned) game was one where you adjusted the flow of air at a ball and tried to keep it within a green series of lights;
Games capable of doing millions of calculations and what really wowed them was flashing lights and a small air cannon. Technology is a beautiful thing.
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Hmmm, so what time did you get out of Sci-Fi that the Osborne lights were still on? I want to see the lights, but all the other pictures I've seen looked PACKED. I could be persuaded to have a later ADR just to be in the park then....
Good review! How was that fruit salad--it looks a little, well, strange?
Good review! How was that fruit salad--it looks a little, well, strange?
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This is the perfect way to describe Sci-Fi...Love it.Keep up the good work and I can't wait to read more
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arieljasmine
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Great Sci-fi review. I would like to try this restaurant again as I love the atmosphere, though the food was ropey last time we ate there.
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JEEPERS!!!! How could I have possibly missed your dining reviews thus far? You combine two of my favorite things- food and drink!
Now I'm looking even more forward to Raglan Road.
You combine two of my favorite things- food and drink! Now I'm looking even more forward to Raglan Road.Oo . . . I'd say we were out wondering at around 9:00 PM or so. I'm not sure what time they close off the lights though as we left soon after.
We thought about the dining plan, but two factors nixed it for us;
1) Tips were no longer included, which made it less of a deal.
2) We didn't want to feel compelled to eat "because we already paid for it."
I'm rather glad we didn't do do the dining plan, because frequently we split dishes and we wouldn't have gotten our money's or enjoyment's worth if we would have been locked into the dining plan. It was our honeymoon, we wanted to do what we wanted, when we wanted, with no restrictions.
As night fell it was time for Mike and Suzys second most extravagant meal of their honeymoon, dinner at Wolfgang Pucks! The downstairs was just a tiny bit busy;
But the upstairs was definitely more romantic;
They were seated rather quickly and after savoring a few brief seconds of peace and quite they inaugurated what would become a truly epic night of drinking by getting a bottle of wine and toasting each other;
For those of you who are going to be keeping score, it should be considered as two drinks for Suzy and three for Mike. (Mike 3, Suzy 2).
They got two appetizers, one of spicy tempura battered shrimp with wasabi vinaigrette, Thai sweet chili sauce, and Japanese rice. It was divine. Probably the best tempura that Mike has had in his life and he lived in Japan for two years;
And a appetizer of roasted beet and goat cheese layer torte with micro greens salad, toasted hazelnuts and a citrus-shallot vinaigrette. This was good, but not nearly as good as the rest of the meal;
For the main course, Suzy ordered seared rare ahi tuna (sashimi grade) with roasted sweet peppers, braised fennel, tomatoes, capers, and black olive vinaigrette. Suzy swears that this was the best ahi she has ever had;
And Mike got a Colorado lamb rack with black beluga lentils and tzatziki sauce. Mike is a definite carnivore so it was exquisite to feel the meat just melt in his mouth;
They received their customary gratis desert and Suzy wanted the picture to show off the nice lettering congratulating them, so the cake was tilted towards the camera. And just as the picture was being taken, the cake came tumbling down;
The tasty carrot cake, though slightly marred in the lettering department, was still tasty;
But the upstairs was definitely more romantic;
They were seated rather quickly and after savoring a few brief seconds of peace and quite they inaugurated what would become a truly epic night of drinking by getting a bottle of wine and toasting each other;
For those of you who are going to be keeping score, it should be considered as two drinks for Suzy and three for Mike. (Mike 3, Suzy 2).
They got two appetizers, one of spicy tempura battered shrimp with wasabi vinaigrette, Thai sweet chili sauce, and Japanese rice. It was divine. Probably the best tempura that Mike has had in his life and he lived in Japan for two years;
And a appetizer of roasted beet and goat cheese layer torte with micro greens salad, toasted hazelnuts and a citrus-shallot vinaigrette. This was good, but not nearly as good as the rest of the meal;
For the main course, Suzy ordered seared rare ahi tuna (sashimi grade) with roasted sweet peppers, braised fennel, tomatoes, capers, and black olive vinaigrette. Suzy swears that this was the best ahi she has ever had;
And Mike got a Colorado lamb rack with black beluga lentils and tzatziki sauce. Mike is a definite carnivore so it was exquisite to feel the meat just melt in his mouth;
They received their customary gratis desert and Suzy wanted the picture to show off the nice lettering congratulating them, so the cake was tilted towards the camera. And just as the picture was being taken, the cake came tumbling down;
The tasty carrot cake, though slightly marred in the lettering department, was still tasty;
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Great review again...the lamb looks wonderful, its always one of my favorites.
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Free dessert is always nice, but that one looks especially good!
Laur's
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After waddling out of the store, the couple waddled over to the Virgin Music store where they waddled around for a while. Mike has not bought a CD in literally years, so it felt a bit like being in an actual record store, circa 1989. The writing is on the wall and Mike just does not think stores for music are going to be around for that much longer. When the kids are shown (edited) pictures of the honeymoon, Mike fully expects them to ask something like, You mean people actually bought music in a _store_?:
Finally it was time for Cirque de Sole! Mike and Suzy had seen a Cirque about a year ago, but the one in Orlando was completely different. Mike had seen it years ago, and parts of it were very familiar (he vividly remembers the Spider-Man like acrobats that climbed the wall), but others he had forgotten completely;
Mike went and got Suzy a drink for the show, as well as two for himself (Mike 5, Suzy 3). Like much of Cirque, you might not think ordinary circus clowns are enjoyable, but these guys were truly hilarious and even joked around with Mike and Suzy for a bit:
After the show, the two headed off to Pleasure Island;
Where they headed to Mikes favorite club in the entire world, the Adventurers Club;
Mike is not a club goer, but he _loves_ the AC and even knows a few lines of the motto by heart;
He was kind of disappointed to find out the they no longer offer any merchandise of any kind. Mike is the proud owner of a monkey-headed drinking cup as well as a Adventurers T-shirt, but both of them are getting a little worn so he was looking to replace them, but no such luck. Mike decided to console himself with some house drinks. Kungaloosh! (Mike 6, Suzy 4);
Suzy admits she is short, but she felt shorter than normal when she got caught by surprise by the shrinking stool;
One of the actors at the Adventurers Club looks a lot like a friend of Mikes. Surely thats worthy of another drink (Mike 7, Suzy 4);
Mike and Suzy werent sure if this lady was an actor or not, so Mike went up and started talking to her and it turns out that she used to work at the AC and now just comes back for old times sake. Even former employees love the AC! That deserves another drink and because apparently Mike has turned into a 19-year old girl, it was at this time that he decided to start ordering Long Island Ice Teas (Mike 8, Suzy 4);
The actors at the Adventures Club are good sports and dont mind being the but of a joke;
A skit started, so Mike ordered a drink for the show (Mike - ???, Suzy - shrug) and he was especially pleased when the actors broke out into a song that Mike really enjoys and didnt know that anyone knew of, called The Future Soon;
With the last skit of the night over at the AC, Mike and Suzy stumbled out and tried to do a little dancing;
They were not under the effects of alcohol at _all_;
Nope, not even a _little_ bit;
Suzy was wanting to go home at this point, but Mike was determined to carry on and party till dawn;
That determination lasted all of about thirty seconds once they were in another dance club and Mike swayed back and forth a few times before almost loosing his footing and agreeing with Suzy that it was time to head home;
The bus ride back was . . . not pleasant, but it was only once they got to their hotel room that the nights activities really caught up with them. They were both dog-tired, but once Mike got in bead and closed his eyes the room was exceedingly rude and decided that it would be a perfect time to start spinning and spinning and spinning. Round and round it went until Mike sat up and stumbled to the bathroom. In his perfectly working mind he decided that the best coarse of action would be to take a bath. Suzy was very worried about her husband drowning as shown by how she said, Dont drown, before falling right to sleep. Mike joined her in a half hour after the room had decided to slow down its circular motion.
Hey Mike! How did you feel the next day?
Finally it was time for Cirque de Sole! Mike and Suzy had seen a Cirque about a year ago, but the one in Orlando was completely different. Mike had seen it years ago, and parts of it were very familiar (he vividly remembers the Spider-Man like acrobats that climbed the wall), but others he had forgotten completely;
Mike went and got Suzy a drink for the show, as well as two for himself (Mike 5, Suzy 3). Like much of Cirque, you might not think ordinary circus clowns are enjoyable, but these guys were truly hilarious and even joked around with Mike and Suzy for a bit:
After the show, the two headed off to Pleasure Island;
Where they headed to Mikes favorite club in the entire world, the Adventurers Club;
Mike is not a club goer, but he _loves_ the AC and even knows a few lines of the motto by heart;
He was kind of disappointed to find out the they no longer offer any merchandise of any kind. Mike is the proud owner of a monkey-headed drinking cup as well as a Adventurers T-shirt, but both of them are getting a little worn so he was looking to replace them, but no such luck. Mike decided to console himself with some house drinks. Kungaloosh! (Mike 6, Suzy 4);
Suzy admits she is short, but she felt shorter than normal when she got caught by surprise by the shrinking stool;
One of the actors at the Adventurers Club looks a lot like a friend of Mikes. Surely thats worthy of another drink (Mike 7, Suzy 4);
Mike and Suzy werent sure if this lady was an actor or not, so Mike went up and started talking to her and it turns out that she used to work at the AC and now just comes back for old times sake. Even former employees love the AC! That deserves another drink and because apparently Mike has turned into a 19-year old girl, it was at this time that he decided to start ordering Long Island Ice Teas (Mike 8, Suzy 4);
The actors at the Adventures Club are good sports and dont mind being the but of a joke;
A skit started, so Mike ordered a drink for the show (Mike - ???, Suzy - shrug) and he was especially pleased when the actors broke out into a song that Mike really enjoys and didnt know that anyone knew of, called The Future Soon;
With the last skit of the night over at the AC, Mike and Suzy stumbled out and tried to do a little dancing;
They were not under the effects of alcohol at _all_;
Nope, not even a _little_ bit;
Suzy was wanting to go home at this point, but Mike was determined to carry on and party till dawn;
That determination lasted all of about thirty seconds once they were in another dance club and Mike swayed back and forth a few times before almost loosing his footing and agreeing with Suzy that it was time to head home;
The bus ride back was . . . not pleasant, but it was only once they got to their hotel room that the nights activities really caught up with them. They were both dog-tired, but once Mike got in bead and closed his eyes the room was exceedingly rude and decided that it would be a perfect time to start spinning and spinning and spinning. Round and round it went until Mike sat up and stumbled to the bathroom. In his perfectly working mind he decided that the best coarse of action would be to take a bath. Suzy was very worried about her husband drowning as shown by how she said, Dont drown, before falling right to sleep. Mike joined her in a half hour after the room had decided to slow down its circular motion.
Hey Mike! How did you feel the next day?
arieljasmine
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Yep, I had a night like that on my honeymoon too! Great report.
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