OK, here are my ADRs w/thoughts

[momomonster]

Comments are welcome.

DH and I are celebrating our 9th anniversary. We came to Disney on our honeymoon and simply couldn't wait until the traditional 10 years to return! Way back in 1997 we shared many wonderful meals in places we'd jump to return to, but there are so many restaurants we want to try I'm not duplicating any. We enjoyed Mitsukoshi Teppanyaki and the San Angel Inn very much on that trip. I have also been to the Coral Reef already and Le Cellier seems like too much of a hassle to try, so those aren't on the agenda. (We both love steak, but we know enough about restaurants to realize if a place gets *that* popular there are going to be problems with service and getting seated. We are impatient sorts.)

I also tried to schedule dinners in or near the parks we plan on visiting that day. Although we have park-hoppers and may return to CSR for afternoon rests, I wanted to make sure that if we do stay to dinnertime we won't be rushing all over Disney. Breakfasts will be either snack credits or my regular soy milk, cereal, and small glass of oj stashed in our room fridge.

Day one: AK
Lunch- Sharing a combo at either Flametree or Tusker House= 1CS (I read the portions are huge, so we'll do fine with one combo.)
Go to CSR to checkin, rest
Dinner- California Grill= 4TS (This is our quasi-anniversary dinner, 12 years after our first date. We didn't get the time for fireworks, but I decided to live with it and enjoy the food.)

Day two: MGM
Lunch= 2CS (I'm not trying to plan DH to death! We'll eat whereever we fancy.)
Dinner- Mama Melrose's=2TS (We may end up paying out of pocket for this one if we decide to eat TS an additional time.)

Day three: Magic Kingdom
Lunch- Cosmic Rays or Noodle Station=2CS
Dinner- Kona Cafe=2TS (I love Pan-Asian and DH loves desserts. This place sounds perfect!)

Day four: Epcot
Lunch=2CS (Somewhere in the "world" or maybe the Land's food court.)
Dinner- Chefs de France=2TS (This is our official anniversary and I've read this place is a bit noisy/crowded, but it's gorgeous and I like the menu. I tried getting ressies at Bistro de Paris upstairs, but they don't take the Dining Plan.)

Day five: free day- mini golf- boating- Cirque de Soleil
Lunch- Pepper Market sharing one combo= 1CS (Again, the servings are HUGE.)
Dinner- Planet Hollywood w/ one free meal voucher from travel agent. (We may change our minds on this one- not sure yet. 2 for 1 is a good deal only if the food is decent.)

Day six: Last chance for rides!
Lunch=2CS whereever we end up
Drive home.

All this planning was much more difficult than I expected! It's bad enough to think about what you'll want to be eating in six months, it's another to try and jibe that with where you'll be in the parks, your resort, etc.

Take care, all, and happy travels.

 

[Wendy1953]

Comments are welcome.

DH and I are celebrating our 9th anniversary. We came to Disney on our honeymoon and simply couldn't wait until the traditional 10 years to return! Way back in 1997 we shared many wonderful meals in places we'd jump to return to, but there are so many restaurants we want to try I'm not duplicating any. We enjoyed Mitsukoshi Teppanyaki and the San Angel Inn very much on that trip. I have also been to the Coral Reef already and Le Cellier seems like too much of a hassle to try, so those aren't on the agenda. (We both love steak, but we know enough about restaurants to realize if a place gets *that* popular there are going to be problems with service and getting seated. We are impatient sorts.)

I also tried to schedule dinners in or near the parks we plan on visiting that day. Although we have park-hoppers and may return to CSR for afternoon rests, I wanted to make sure that if we do stay to dinnertime we won't be rushing all over Disney. Breakfasts will be either snack credits or my regular soy milk, cereal, and small glass of oj stashed in our room fridge.

Day one: AK
Lunch- Sharing a combo at either Flametree or Tusker House= 1CS (I read the portions are huge, so we'll do fine with one combo.)
Go to CSR to checkin, rest
Dinner- California Grill= 4TS (This is our quasi-anniversary dinner, 12 years after our first date. We didn't get the time for fireworks, but I decided to live with it and enjoy the food.)

Day two: MGM
Lunch= 2CS (I'm not trying to plan DH to death! We'll eat whereever we fancy.)
Dinner- Mama Melrose's=2TS (We may end up paying out of pocket for this one if we decide to eat TS an additional time.)

Day three: Magic Kingdom
Lunch- Cosmic Rays or Noodle Station=2CS
Dinner- Kona Cafe=2TS (I love Pan-Asian and DH loves desserts. This place sounds perfect!)

Day four: Epcot
Lunch=2CS (Somewhere in the "world" or maybe the Land's food court.)
Dinner- Chefs de France=2TS (This is our official anniversary and I've read this place is a bit noisy/crowded, but it's gorgeous and I like the menu. I tried getting ressies at Bistro de Paris upstairs, but they don't take the Dining Plan.)

Day five: free day- mini golf- boating- Cirque de Soleil
Lunch- Pepper Market sharing one combo= 1CS (Again, the servings are HUGE.)
Dinner- Planet Hollywood w/ one free meal voucher from travel agent. (We may change our minds on this one- not sure yet. 2 for 1 is a good deal only if the food is decent.)

Day six: Last chance for rides!
Lunch=2CS whereever we end up
Drive home.

All this planning was much more difficult than I expected! It's bad enough to think about what you'll want to be eating in six months, it's another to try and jibe that with where you'll be in the parks, your resort, etc.

Take care, all, and happy travels.

Congratulations on your 9th Anniversary! DH and I will be celebrating or 30th on the 26th of June! We also honeymooned at WDW....back then there was only 1 park, and paper tear off tickets!

Your choice of ADR's looks great to me! Fireworks at the CG are not that special, so don't get upset about missing them from there....the windows sometimes get foggy, they don't always remember to shut off the lights and/or turn on the music for the fireworks show....we like to watch them from MK the best!

Chef's de France is wonderful, food is great, andthe noise level is about the same as every other EPCOT restaurant!

Pepper Market is definitely oversized meals(sush....don't tell Disney)!

If you enjoy Mexican food...the Cantina de San Angel has excellent CS food!

My DD and I enjoy the food at Planet Hollywood, DH hasn't gotten there yet! However, the music is very loud and service can be slow. We're going to try Raglan Road next trip(they except the Dining Plan)!

Have a magical vacation, and a wonderful, happy, healthy life together!

 

[MissMagnolia]

I think I read somewhere on these boards recently that the noodle station in MK was closed. I don't know if it was a temporary or permanent closing, but several people visiting at different times said that it was not open during their visit.

 

[momomonster]

Congratulations on your 9th Anniversary! DH and I will be celebrating or 30th on the 26th of June! We also honeymooned at WDW....back then there was only 1 park, and paper tear off tickets!

Have a magical vacation, and a wonderful, happy, healthy life together!

Thanks so much for your well wishes- you are so sweet! And congrats back at ya- 30 years is nothing to sneeze at (these days, especially). You guys must be doing something right!

If you enjoy Mexican food...the Cantina de San Angel has excellent CS food!

Thanks for the tip! As you can see from my list, I'm getting my Asian "fix" almost every day and I'll need to make sure DH gets his Mexican "fix" (although I love it, too.)

I think I read somewhere on these boards recently that the noodle station in MK was closed. I don't know if it was a temporary or permanent closing, but several people visiting at different times said that it was not open during their visit.

This is good to know, thanks. I'll make a note on my agenda to find some more MK CS options.

Take care!