Oh my god, they killed Kenny!!!(with free food) and pics, Teppan Edo, CHH 10/25
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Oh my goodness am I ever so late to this party...please let me in? 
I think I have been too wrapped up in my own Disney chaos because DH has changed my Dec plans to Nov so I have been scrambling like a nut job
Your reviews are awesome, your pics are drool-worthy and the cutie patootie waiters at Tutto make me wish we went there instead of Il Mulino...granted the food at IM was soooo much better than TI but the waiters were not the same
I think I have been too wrapped up in my own Disney chaos because DH has changed my Dec plans to Nov so I have been scrambling like a nut job
Your reviews are awesome, your pics are drool-worthy and the cutie patootie waiters at Tutto make me wish we went there instead of Il Mulino...granted the food at IM was soooo much better than TI but the waiters were not the same
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I'm all caught up and ready for more! I love Pocky... we buy it at our local Asian supermarket. 
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ThanksI'm all caught up and very hungry now
Can't wait to hear what's next
Thanks for reading along with it
Todd just loves to make you change plans doesnt he?Oh my goodness am I ever so late to this party...please let me in?
I think I have been too wrapped up in my own Disney chaos because DH has changed my Dec plans to Nov so I have been scrambling like a nut job
Your reviews are awesome, your pics are drool-worthy and the cutie patootie waiters at Tutto make me wish we went there instead of Il Mulino...granted the food at IM was soooo much better than TI but the waiters were not the same
Thanks for joining in I saw from your reply to me on your thread that you are a tea drinker too.Finally caught up again! We LOVE Boma for breakfast, it was the only breakfast we had scheduled we actually made it to
Lucky you being able to enjoy Food and Wine! Thanks for letting us live through you!
Can't wait for more!!
Tea drinkers of the world unite. I'm all caught up and ready for more! I love Pocky... we buy it at our local Asian supermarket.
Ewoks are so cuteOh, I've always been partial to Ewoks!!! LOL!!!
Boma is such a great breakfast!!!! We'll be there next Sunday!!!!
Looking forward to more!
More coming up soon
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09/26
Saturday morning we woke up early determined to get to Animal Kingdom by rope drop.Before we left for the park we went down to Sassagoula Floatworks for breakfast. This is a very small food court compared to the ones at the value resort so it gets full fast. We grabbed our breakfast to go and took it out by the pool to enjoy it. I have no real food pictures today, I
kept forgetting to take them. Anyways, we split a breakfast platter: Mickey Waffles with bacon, orange juice and chocolate milk. Same waffles and bacon you get throughout the park.
We also split a small order of beignets. For some reason I thought these would be alot smaller portion size than they actually are. We had 3 nice sized piping hot beignets. Oh my goodness, they were so delicious. Hot, steaming bites of fired dough absolutely smothered in powdered sugar. They make a big mess while you are eating them but they are so worth it. I would
defineately try them again.
1 CS, 1 Snack credit
Our original plans for the day were to go to either AK or MK early then go for a 1:30 ADR at Liberty Tree tavern. We decided to cancel that ADR and try the new picnic in the park. I'd heard some nice reviews on this board about it and really wanted to give it a try. Once we entered the park we went to the Island Merchantile store at Discovery Island to order it. There is a small kiosk right outside the store where you can place your order at. There are 2 different tiers of meals you can order eating tier feeding 2 to 6 people. Tier 1 consists of different sandwich choices, tier 2 features Rotissere chicken. Both tiers also include sides, desserts, bottled water and your plates, utensils and condiments. Everything is placed in a large reusable green picnic bag ( ours said Picnic in the Park, Animal Kingdom on it).You pay for it when you order it, then tell them what time you want to pick it up. The CM explained that they would have the bag and all utensils ready and would load everything else into it when you get to the pick-up window. Allears has a nice description of this program at http://allears.net/din/akpicnic.htm .
We ordered our lunch and paid OOP for it. You can use 1 CS credit for each person's order but paying OOP seemed like a better choice. A tier 1 meal for 2 was $19.16 with tax. She asked what time we wanted to pick it up and we said 1:15pm. The pick-up location is the Kusafiri Coffee Shop in Africa and you must have your order form to pick it up.
With just over 4 hours until we had to pick up our lunch we moved through Animal Kingdom riding our favorite attractions. I had to go on It's Tough to be a Bug and enjoy all the carvings on the Tree of Life. Michaela and Kenny opted to go to EE which they rode 3 times until I caught up with them. We all rode it together then did Kali River Rapids, dinosaur, the safari and Rafiki's Planet Watch. When we were in Asia I stopped at Royal Anandapur Tea Company for a frozen Chai. This was absolutely delicious. Cold and creamy with more than a hint of cinnamon. My only complaint was that is was so hot that day it did not stay frozen for long. I paid OOP for this $5.25. If you are a tea drinker you should love this.
Kenny, of course, was a perfect angel and got into no trouble at all during our journey...
Oh my god, you killed kenny
Give me my boy friend back
Dinoland !
HaHA, I'm part of your Nightmare
Pull me out, pull me out
I surrender, I surrender
We can go home now, Please???
AHHHHHHH
After all that excitement we finally made our way back to Africa and the Kusafiri Coffee Shop. We handed in our receipt and within 2 minutes had our lunch and a typed list of picnic areas at AK. It was 95 degrees that day with high humidity and even hotter at AK so we decided to take our lunch and go back to our resort and eat it. On a side note- Why is always so much hotter at AK?
I've read different theories about why it is, but all I know is that it always is. Once back in our room, with the air conditioner cranked up high we sat and enjoyed our lunch.
Michaela had the chicken wrap, chips, brownie and water. It was a large wheat wrap with white chicken strips, romaine lettuce, cheese and dressing. It must have been good since she ate it pretty fast. She ate the chips with her wrap and saved the brownie for later. The bottled water was a small bottle of water. It was ok since we were back at the resort but I could see someone wanting a regular size bottle if they were at the park.
I had the turkey Focaccia sandwich, chips, cookie and water. My sandwich was huge. It was on very soft and flavorful bread, with white meat turkey, cheese and Romaine lettuce. Mayonnaise and mustard packets were included in our bag. I had 1/2 of the sandwich, chips and water and saved the rest for later.Both of us really enjoyed our picnic in the park ( room ). I would defineately get this again and would recommend this as a great value if you are paying OOP for your meals.
After that we took a quick nap before heading out to DTD.
Next up DTD
thanks for reading
Saturday morning we woke up early determined to get to Animal Kingdom by rope drop.Before we left for the park we went down to Sassagoula Floatworks for breakfast. This is a very small food court compared to the ones at the value resort so it gets full fast. We grabbed our breakfast to go and took it out by the pool to enjoy it. I have no real food pictures today, I
kept forgetting to take them. Anyways, we split a breakfast platter: Mickey Waffles with bacon, orange juice and chocolate milk. Same waffles and bacon you get throughout the park.
We also split a small order of beignets. For some reason I thought these would be alot smaller portion size than they actually are. We had 3 nice sized piping hot beignets. Oh my goodness, they were so delicious. Hot, steaming bites of fired dough absolutely smothered in powdered sugar. They make a big mess while you are eating them but they are so worth it. I would
defineately try them again.
1 CS, 1 Snack credit
Our original plans for the day were to go to either AK or MK early then go for a 1:30 ADR at Liberty Tree tavern. We decided to cancel that ADR and try the new picnic in the park. I'd heard some nice reviews on this board about it and really wanted to give it a try. Once we entered the park we went to the Island Merchantile store at Discovery Island to order it. There is a small kiosk right outside the store where you can place your order at. There are 2 different tiers of meals you can order eating tier feeding 2 to 6 people. Tier 1 consists of different sandwich choices, tier 2 features Rotissere chicken. Both tiers also include sides, desserts, bottled water and your plates, utensils and condiments. Everything is placed in a large reusable green picnic bag ( ours said Picnic in the Park, Animal Kingdom on it).You pay for it when you order it, then tell them what time you want to pick it up. The CM explained that they would have the bag and all utensils ready and would load everything else into it when you get to the pick-up window. Allears has a nice description of this program at http://allears.net/din/akpicnic.htm .
We ordered our lunch and paid OOP for it. You can use 1 CS credit for each person's order but paying OOP seemed like a better choice. A tier 1 meal for 2 was $19.16 with tax. She asked what time we wanted to pick it up and we said 1:15pm. The pick-up location is the Kusafiri Coffee Shop in Africa and you must have your order form to pick it up.
With just over 4 hours until we had to pick up our lunch we moved through Animal Kingdom riding our favorite attractions. I had to go on It's Tough to be a Bug and enjoy all the carvings on the Tree of Life. Michaela and Kenny opted to go to EE which they rode 3 times until I caught up with them. We all rode it together then did Kali River Rapids, dinosaur, the safari and Rafiki's Planet Watch. When we were in Asia I stopped at Royal Anandapur Tea Company for a frozen Chai. This was absolutely delicious. Cold and creamy with more than a hint of cinnamon. My only complaint was that is was so hot that day it did not stay frozen for long. I paid OOP for this $5.25. If you are a tea drinker you should love this.
Kenny, of course, was a perfect angel and got into no trouble at all during our journey...
Oh my god, you killed kenny
Give me my boy friend back
Dinoland !
HaHA, I'm part of your Nightmare
Pull me out, pull me out
I surrender, I surrender
We can go home now, Please???
AHHHHHHH
After all that excitement we finally made our way back to Africa and the Kusafiri Coffee Shop. We handed in our receipt and within 2 minutes had our lunch and a typed list of picnic areas at AK. It was 95 degrees that day with high humidity and even hotter at AK so we decided to take our lunch and go back to our resort and eat it. On a side note- Why is always so much hotter at AK?
I've read different theories about why it is, but all I know is that it always is. Once back in our room, with the air conditioner cranked up high we sat and enjoyed our lunch.Michaela had the chicken wrap, chips, brownie and water. It was a large wheat wrap with white chicken strips, romaine lettuce, cheese and dressing. It must have been good since she ate it pretty fast. She ate the chips with her wrap and saved the brownie for later. The bottled water was a small bottle of water. It was ok since we were back at the resort but I could see someone wanting a regular size bottle if they were at the park.
I had the turkey Focaccia sandwich, chips, cookie and water. My sandwich was huge. It was on very soft and flavorful bread, with white meat turkey, cheese and Romaine lettuce. Mayonnaise and mustard packets were included in our bag. I had 1/2 of the sandwich, chips and water and saved the rest for later.Both of us really enjoyed our picnic in the park ( room ). I would defineately get this again and would recommend this as a great value if you are paying OOP for your meals.
After that we took a quick nap before heading out to DTD.
Next up DTD
thanks for reading
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Great reviews! Can't wait for more!
Can't wait for more!natalielongstaff
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the picnic in tne park sounds like a good idea, i agree about the heat in Ak
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Right now, I'd love to be in hot AK! It was 39 degrees here this morning
Love all the pics of Kenny and Michaela and the picnic in the park is sounding like a really good option
Love all the pics of Kenny and Michaela
and the picnic in the park is sounding like a really good option 
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Right now, I'd love to be in hot AK! It was 39 degrees here this morning
Love all the pics of Kenny and Michaela
I agree! It was snowing here all day in MA! Enjoying your reviews!
Will the waiters be as cute as the ones in December? Only time will tell.
We arrived back at POFQ around 2pm to find our room still wasn't ready. Our carryon's were at bell services but we didnt want to change clothes without a shower first. We stopped at the food court and bought a bottled water and green tea . 2 snack credits
Carrying these outside we found two lounge chairs in the shade by the kiddie pool and hung out there til our room was ready at 3:15. Opening the door Room 4344 in Bldg 4 we found that our luggage had made it to the room before we did.
After a quick shower and change of clothes we headed out the door and back to Epcot. As we entered the front of the park I reminded myself once again that one of these trips I need to stay in the Boardwalk area. We enjoyed looking at the food booths as we made over way over to Italy. Tonight was the soft opening of the festival and 90% of the food booths were open. We considered dropping our ADR to sample the food booths since there wasn't any lines but Tutto Italia was Mica's favorite restaurant the last trip so we resolutely marched past the booths.
We entered the restaurant about 5 minutes before our reservation time of 7:10 pm. The hostess said to have a seat and they would call us momentarily. As soon as I sat down they called us in. We were seated in the side room with by a window table overlooking the patio area. I was glad we were seated inside since it was still very hot and humid outside. Our waiter, Antonio, came over to introduce himself and offer us our menus. And, he was even cuter than our waiter last December.
Is Mica smiling at me or Antonio? Is Kenny smiling or giving him the glare of Death?
While we were deciding what to eat, another cute waiter who's name I cant remember brought us bread, butter, olive oil and marinated olives and vegetables.
Pane De Casa - with Tuscan olive oil - herb and parmesan grissini breadsticks
Verdure, Olive "Giardiniera" e Ricotto con Basilico
The bread was nice and fresh and the olives etc were very tasty. We ate most of the vegetable plate but not too much of the bread so we could save room for dinner. The menu didnt have the pasta Mica had last year so she ordered the Cannelloni.
Cannelloni al Forno - baked with spinach, ricotta, bechamel and parmesan cheese
While she did enjoy it, she said it had a little more spinach than she usually likes. I had a bite, it was very creamy and rich. She finished most of it.
I ordered the pasta primavera.
Tagliatelle alla Primavera - tagliatelle egg pasta with zucchini, broccoli, peas, mushrooms, and tomatoes in a light cream sauce
This was a very large portion. I could only eat about half of it. The pasta was cooked al dente and the vegetables were very good. My only complaint was that it was too dry. It needed some more sauce. I dont like my pasta drowned in sauce but I do like it all to be at least coated with it. Since I knew already that I couldnt eat it all I just ate the parts with the most sauce.
Next, came the part some of us were impatiently waiting for- dessert. Mica ( and Kenny ) already knew what they wanted- the tiramisu. This was her very favorite dessert from last year and she couldnt wait to have it again.
Move over Kenny , that's my dessert !
Mocha Tiramisu - mascarpone cheese, espresso coffee, savoiardi biscuits and chocolate
As you can see by the following picture she really enjoyed it
Dang you Kenny, we were supposed to share this
I had the berries with gelato and chocolate sauce
Now I see why Ewoks are plump
Copetta Sotto Bosco - berries, zabaglione cream gelato and chocolate sauce
This was excellent. It was filled with fresh raspberries, blueberries and strawberries , a rich and creamy custard , chocolate sauce and whipped cream. I only wish I wasn't so full so I could have finished it.
While we enjoyed our meal, and the cute waiters, we both felt the meal we had last December was much better. I think next time I go I'll try Il Mulino based on some other posters reviews.
2TS
When we finished we walked outside and admired the Italian Showcase, bought a glass of Rosa Regale from the Kiosk and found a spot to watch Illuminations.
After Illuminations we made our way back to the hotel for a swim and a soak in the hot tub.
next up
Animal kingdom here we come, maybe?
What? No photo of Antonio?
Seriously though, I am enjoying your posts! You are refueling my enthusiasm for our trip. 
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ThanksGreat reviews!
We seem to think alot alike.Great review again!
We did the exact same thing - ordered the Picnic in the Park and took it back to the room!
I would get it again , it was a great dealthe picnic in tne park sounds like a good idea, i agree about the heat in Ak
Lol, thanks
It was snowing here on Saturday. I was wishing for that heat right about then too.Right now, I'd love to be in hot AK! It was 39 degrees here this morning
Love all the pics of Kenny and Michaela
Aren't we supposed to being having an Indian Summer before it snows?
Note to self: next time take pictures of cute waiters and of the foodWhat? No photo of Antonio?
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Short update tonight:
After a refreshing nap we hopped a boat to DTD. The boats leave the dock behind the pool area every 20 minutes from 11 am to 4 pm then every 10 minutes until 11 pm. This is a very nice relaxing ride that takes you past the tree house villas ( very beautiful ), LBV golf course and SSR. It takes about 20 minutes to get to DTD. We rode it a couple of times during this trip and enjoyed it very much. I've heard sometimes you might have to wait to ride it but we always got right on and it was never all the way full. It drops you off in the Market Place right next to Captain Jack's restaurant.
We looked around DTD awhile then stopped at WPE for dinner. This has been my favorite CS at disney and once again tonight it did not disappoint.
Michaela had the pepperoni pizza, creme brulee and a coke. This is a good sized 6 cut pepperoni pizza with lots of mozzerella cheese. The creme brulee was nice and creamy with a very fresh tasting strawberry on top. Pizza and creme brulees are two of her favorites so she was happy.
I had one of my favorites: BBQ Chicken Quesadilla - Flour tortillas filled with mozzarella and cheddar cheeses, red onions, fresh cilantro, Ranch dressing, BBQ sauce and pico de gallo. I order this every trip. This is another nice sized 6 cut offering. Each slice has large chunks of yummy bbq flavored white meat chicken, red onions, and melted cheeses. The tortillas are topped with bbq and ranch sauces, fresh cilantro and pico de galla. It was delicious but I could only eat 1/2 of it. For dessert I had the frozen yogurt with jimmies. It was cool and refreshing , a good choice for a hot day. Both Michaela and I brought some of our dinner back to the resort with us.
2 CS I really hope they never change this meal from a CS. In my opinion its one of the best values you can get from a CS credit.
When we left WPE it was getting very dark and stormy looking outside. We got back on the boat and headed back to our resort. We planned to take a shower then either head to Epcot to try to have a margarita at La Cava or if it still seemed stormy out just go to POR to have a drink at the bar there and listen to the piano player. While we were getting ready we heard a loud BOOM ( so loud we both jumped) outside. Looking out we could see rain pouring from the sky and hear thunder booming everywhere. We wisely decided to stay in and watch tv. We finished our Saturday night by drinking the bottle of Rosa Regale we bought at Italy and watching Meet the Robinsons and Happy Feet.
Mica and Kenny enjoying the wine
Save some for me
Next up:
Teppan Edo
Thanks for reading
After a refreshing nap we hopped a boat to DTD. The boats leave the dock behind the pool area every 20 minutes from 11 am to 4 pm then every 10 minutes until 11 pm. This is a very nice relaxing ride that takes you past the tree house villas ( very beautiful ), LBV golf course and SSR. It takes about 20 minutes to get to DTD. We rode it a couple of times during this trip and enjoyed it very much. I've heard sometimes you might have to wait to ride it but we always got right on and it was never all the way full. It drops you off in the Market Place right next to Captain Jack's restaurant.
We looked around DTD awhile then stopped at WPE for dinner. This has been my favorite CS at disney and once again tonight it did not disappoint.
Michaela had the pepperoni pizza, creme brulee and a coke. This is a good sized 6 cut pepperoni pizza with lots of mozzerella cheese. The creme brulee was nice and creamy with a very fresh tasting strawberry on top. Pizza and creme brulees are two of her favorites so she was happy.
I had one of my favorites: BBQ Chicken Quesadilla - Flour tortillas filled with mozzarella and cheddar cheeses, red onions, fresh cilantro, Ranch dressing, BBQ sauce and pico de gallo. I order this every trip. This is another nice sized 6 cut offering. Each slice has large chunks of yummy bbq flavored white meat chicken, red onions, and melted cheeses. The tortillas are topped with bbq and ranch sauces, fresh cilantro and pico de galla. It was delicious but I could only eat 1/2 of it. For dessert I had the frozen yogurt with jimmies. It was cool and refreshing , a good choice for a hot day. Both Michaela and I brought some of our dinner back to the resort with us.
2 CS I really hope they never change this meal from a CS. In my opinion its one of the best values you can get from a CS credit.
When we left WPE it was getting very dark and stormy looking outside. We got back on the boat and headed back to our resort. We planned to take a shower then either head to Epcot to try to have a margarita at La Cava or if it still seemed stormy out just go to POR to have a drink at the bar there and listen to the piano player. While we were getting ready we heard a loud BOOM ( so loud we both jumped) outside. Looking out we could see rain pouring from the sky and hear thunder booming everywhere. We wisely decided to stay in and watch tv. We finished our Saturday night by drinking the bottle of Rosa Regale we bought at Italy and watching Meet the Robinsons and Happy Feet.
Mica and Kenny enjoying the wine
Save some for me
Next up:
Teppan Edo
Thanks for reading
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I finally caught up! I'm really hungry now, since all your food looks so delicious! I really want to try the Picnic in the Park at AK on our next trip, because yours sounded really good! I love how Kenny is getting so much attention and I adore the pic with Kenny and Fire Chief Miller! Wonderful review - can't wait for more!!
I'm really hungry now, since all your food looks so delicious! I really want to try the Picnic in the Park at AK on our next trip, because yours sounded really good! I love how Kenny is getting so much attention and I adore the pic with Kenny and Fire Chief Miller! Wonderful review - can't wait for more!!
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Great updates! For some reason I thought picnic in the park was only fried chicken so I'm delighted to know that sandwiches are an option!
Kenny and his antics are too funny!
WPE- I have yet to try it. Going to have to change that next time. And I'm thinking the BBQ Chicken quesadilla is calling my name!
Thank goodness you had the bottle of Rosa in the room to save the day when the storm came! Like Girl Scouts, DIS'ers are always prepared.
Kenny and his antics are too funny!
WPE- I have yet to try it. Going to have to change that next time. And I'm thinking the BBQ Chicken quesadilla is calling my name!
Thank goodness you had the bottle of Rosa in the room to save the day when the storm came! Like Girl Scouts, DIS'ers are always prepared.
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