Monorail Drink-A-Thon

[MAC3]

Hi Bill

LOTW= Lushes of the World.

A Self proclaimed title we all gave ourselves. I think you'd fit comfortably in this club. I remember the picture of you standing at the bar in England that was in your siggie before and well now your siggie has you with a refreshing beverage too.

Yes Yes I think you belong here.

 

[wildernesslodgelover]

Oh yes, Bill...do join us. I can tell by your picture you will have a lot to add to our conversations!!!

Ok, guys...ya got me dying to check out OKW! Are the restaurants any good there? It is just a resort I do not hear much about, so I never considered it. I love a place with friendly bartenders.

I am sipping a cab sav as I type..but I am recuperating from a rough weekend. There is Hard Rock Hotel and Casino nearby and I LOVE going to the bar there! And ya wanna know why? I kinda feel like I am at Disney there! I guess it truly is more like a Universal type resort...but I definitely feel like I am in Orlando on vacation! I had several Capt Morgan and club sodas there!

 

[Bill From PA]

Excellent, kindred spirits! (pun intended) Perhaps someone can recommend an early afternoon pit stop in AK. We usually bolt out of there around noon after a snack at Pizzafari. We're eager to try something a little more upscale with choices other than Bud.

Bill From PA

 

[ctrabada]

WLL, I love the bar at the Hard Rock too!

Robin, you were right! I got an AP rate for the WL from 12/25-12/28... WOO HOO!!!! my 4th trip to WDW this year!

We are soooo excited... and it's perfect.... I will do my Monorail Drink-a-thon starting and ending at WL.... ahhhh....

Now I need to figure out where to have Christmas dinner.... usually my father cooks but I want to take my whole family out for dinner and save him the work.... it would be a really nice treat for them since they are so wonderful and, being retired, cannot afford to go out to eat at fancy restaurants... for my birthday, I invited them all to Ohana's and we had a terrific time (even with Hurricane Jeanne almost on top of us... a nice bottle of wine took care of the worries... plus DH and I had beer waiting in our room ).

WLL, since you love the WL so much, do you recommend Artist Point? I'm not sure I would want Whispering Canyon for Christmas Dinner....

 

[robinb]

ctrabada:I knew you could . I had Christmas dinner at Chef Mickey's one year. It was a blast and they had Lobster Bisque as one of the soups as well as other special offerings. I think Artist Point would be a more "reserved" dinner, if that's what you're looking for. Here's a list of Christmas dinner ideas from All Ears: http://www.allearsnet.com/menu/men_christmas.htm

pixiedust23:The Grand Villas at OKW are awesome! We stayed in one last New Year's Eve with another family. There were only 7 of us in a unit bigger than our house!

wildernesslodgelover: I'm not wild about Oliva's at OKW. It's just okay, IMO. I wouldn't go out of my way to eat there.

Bill From PA: The Dawa Bar over in Africa is the place to go for a nice drink. I like their rum-runner type drinks there.

 

[wildernesslodgelover]

cristy-I cannot believe you are going at Christmastime! yay for you! I must say, I do NOT recommend Artist Point. That said, I must say I have only been there once and since we were not impressed we have not been back. Since then, however, I have read so many great reviews of the place that we may give it another try. I just felt that for the money we spent, the food was average. Now, again, before I get flamed by anyone, I realize the place may have been having an off night. But I also did not find the atmosphere very cozy. then again, we were sitting right where you first enter the restaurant. Maybe we should have asked for a table in the interior of the restaurant.

I have said this many times on the board...I think the one weakness of WL are the restaurants. I do not care for WC, either. But boy, do I love that TL! Heehee!

Have a great time!

robinb-yeah, I gotta say I have not heard Olivia's even mentioned very often.

Bill-I have heard others on this thread mention the Dawa bar robin mentioned, so that must be the place to go!

 

[FOTM_Ring_Bearer]

The other nice thing about the Dawa bar in the AK is you can watch the parade and enjoy your cocktail (or two)

 

[pixiedust23]

I really do enjoy Artist's Point. WLL I think you might have just had a bad experience. My parents love it so much that they go out of their way to eat there every time they are in the world! I actually think this would be a great place for Christmas dinner b/c it has that wintry lodge feel. However that being said I'm sure it will book up quickly!

Have we lost our good friend AHHHHHHHH? Or is he perhaps currently in the world proposing?

 

[DisneyaHolic23]

My husband and I have recovered from the intense Animal Kingdom heat many times at the Dawa. We've found the bartenders to be VERY friendly!

However, I didn't know one could watch the parade from the bar. How long should I arrive ahead to get a seat? (Not that passing time is a problem!) Is the view good from the bar seats? I am going at Christmastime this year (we were supposed to be there THIS WEEK for Food and Wine, but had to cancel last minute - my son got called to Iraq, and was leaving while we would have been in the World). It looks like they have transferred the Christmas parade to Animal Kingdom, so I really want a good view.

 

[robinb]

wildernesslodgelover: I was also going to say that I didn't like Artist Point, but I am in a very small minority so I kept my mouth shut (I know, hard to believe . It comes up as people's favorite again and again. We went twice, had the signature dish of planked salmon and came to the same conclusion you did. Not worth the money. A place that I thought was worth the money was Narcoosee's over at the GF. We tried it for for the first time in August and loved it. Plus, if you time it right you can view the MK fireworks from the deck with the drink of your choice.

DisneyaHolic23: I'm sorry to hear about your son . I hope he stays safe. I just went to Disney's web site and it still shows Mickey's Jungle Jammin Parade for Christmas week. I'm not sure the bar would be the best place to watch the parade because of all the people standing in front of you. You can always grab a cocktail and walk with it .

 

[wildernesslodgelover]

robinb-Glad to see I am not the only one who feels that way about AP. I am willing to give it another try, but there are still so many restaurants at WDW that we want to try that I do not know when we will go again. I want to try Narcossees. We ate at Citricos at GF and absolutely loved it. That and Jiko are tied as our favorite restaurants (so far) at WDW.

Disneyholic-Tell your son I say "Thanks" for what he is doing!

PD-Yeah, where is Ahhhhh? I miss him. I don't think he is proposing yet...they are going in December! Ok, maybe I will give AP another chance.

 

[IloveDMB]

Just booked our trip! I didn't realize the codes were out for April yet. I thought it was too soon, but I was wrong.

I can't wait to start planning all my lush activities. I believe we are going to the Luau, any good drinks there?

 

[pixiedust23]

I havent been but I"m imagining: Pina Colada, Banana/Strawberry Daquiris, Dirty Bananas, Mai Tais, SeaBreeze... YUM! When I was in BVI this past summer I had the BEST tropical drink: champagne with mango juice in it...SOOO GOOD!!!!

 

[JJ721]

Disneyaholic23: On behalf of my entire family, please send our humble and heartfelt thanks to your son. He will be in our prayers for a quick and safe return. I will also make it a point to have a special "toast" in his honor when we get to WDW in early January. If any of you LOTWs would like to rendevous for a quick toast with me to honor our troops, let me know! We will be there from 1/3 through 1/7.

 

[Bill From PA]

JJ721,

Let me know where/when you'll be gathering, I'm always prepared to hoist a glass for a worthy cause.

Bill From PA

 

[pixiedust23]

JJ721-

I wish I could be there to join in a toast to the troops with you. Please drink one for them on my behalf!

 

[ctrabada]

I'll toast one for Disneyaholic AND her son, plus I'll have DH toast too!! May he return home safely (actually, may ALL our men and women in uniform return home safely!).

Like I said before, I'll be there 12/25-12/28 if anyone wants to rendezvous for a drink.

 

[JJ721]

Bill from PA: In your signature pic, are you sitting in Rose Crown, which is one of my favorite places? I wouldn't mind toasting the troops with a Boddington's (or Bass, or Guiness for that matter!). Is R&C OK with you? We can pick a time later.


Anyone else?


Jim

 

[Bill From PA]

Right you are, Jim. That's my favorite Epcot Ride. While I still like a Tennents, I've been drinking Stella Artios the last two trips. The R&C would be a perfect meeting place for us. Our routine is to hit the EE park each morning then hop to Epcot around 12:30 - 1 pm each afternoon. We'll be at WDW from New Year's Day early afternoon 'til closing time on 1/9. Let me know what's good for you and if I don't hear from you by late Dec., I'll shoot you a PM with my cell #.

Bill

 

[JJ721]

Good plan Bill. Never had Stella. Sounds like a good opening toast selection!