Got back Friday night from a stay last Sunday Friday and thought Id share some random musings from the trip
Weather STUNK!!! I know it rained at least 5 of the 6 days we were there, and it was cold to boot not a pleasant combination. And it POURED Monday late morning. It may have rained Tuesday too for a straight 6 I cant remember. But I dont remember rain on Tuesday. We still had a good time, but were tired of being wet and cold.
Crowds maybe the only benefit to the weather was that it might have forced the locals to stay home and kept the crowds more manageable for spring break. We hit park opening each day and stockpiled FPs (we had 9 in our group and not all rode every ride). So we didnt miss out on attractions and never waited in a line for more than 30 minutes. I had 20 FPs at one time on Thursday for TOT and BTMR each (and another 8 for Autopia, 6 for Indy). The rest of the group started calling my the Wiz (Seinfeld reference).
Stayed in a 2BR villa in VGC love that hotel. It was our first stay in the villa portion (have stayed a couple times in the cash rooms before).
WOC used the tips on here and watched behind the fire hydrant. DW kept asking about moving to another spot but I told her this was the place to be. Glad we stayed great viewing spot. Will post about the FP handout on the WOC super thread.
Pool was sparse. There was always a few kids playing in the pool, but most opted for the hot pool (thats what 5 and 7 year old nephews call the hot tub). The hot pool was packed with kids one afternoon bad news for any adults wanting a quiet/relaxing hot tub.
Food some winners, some duds
ESPN SLOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWW, food was fair (not good, not bad)
Storytellers dinner buffet everyone loved it, quality of the food was really good. Pricey, but worth it.
Blue Bayou lunch meh, MIL wanted to eat here so we did. We dont care for the ambiance (dark) or the food. Tried half of the monte cristo and didnt get sick this time. Had half of DDs jambalaya too too much cayenne or some kind of pepper. Pricey, especially for lunch, and not worth it to us.
Storytellers breakfast buffet decent food, decent character experience, had a really nice server.
Plaza Inn breakfast sat outside late Thursday morning before the rain. It wasnt busy at all and the omelet maker was whipping them out fast. Food quality probably barely fair overall (some things good, some not so good like the hash browns). Characters were good since there werent many people outside.
Brennans good food and service (in-laws each got a glad of complimentary champagne). The jambalaya was much better here. And we had 3 double chocolate bread puddings amongst the table and the server brought out extra chocolate sauces (soooo good). Pricey, but worth it.
French Market who knows since this was lunch in the downpour Monday. Everyone was so cold and wet that I dont think anyone cared about what they were eating. The coverings over the eating area are obviously meant to block the sun and not the rain, as there are slits/gaps about 5 feet of the overhead tarp things.
Wetzels Pretzels gotta love vacation of having a pretzel dog for dinner followed by a trip through Marcelines for dessert
Snacks
Whole lottta triple chocolate brownies from Marcelines, Pooh Corner, and the store up front in CA. Favored treat item for 5 members of our party.
Tigger tale was okay, but I like the old version a lot better.
Ice cream sandwiches from the little window so much better here than WDW where they crisp the cookies. Cookies and ice cream were nice and soft.
Corn dog from the little red wagon havent had a corndog in I dont know how many years - this was good surprising light for a deep fried dough covered hot dog.
Lots of popcorn (regular) and caramel corn (brother in law was really into the fresh caramel corn)
Lots of jalapeno cheese pretzels so nice that theyre everywhere in DL as compared to like 1 or 2 places in WDW
I think thats what I have off the top of my head. Feel free to ask any questions.
Weather STUNK!!! I know it rained at least 5 of the 6 days we were there, and it was cold to boot not a pleasant combination. And it POURED Monday late morning. It may have rained Tuesday too for a straight 6 I cant remember. But I dont remember rain on Tuesday. We still had a good time, but were tired of being wet and cold.
Crowds maybe the only benefit to the weather was that it might have forced the locals to stay home and kept the crowds more manageable for spring break. We hit park opening each day and stockpiled FPs (we had 9 in our group and not all rode every ride). So we didnt miss out on attractions and never waited in a line for more than 30 minutes. I had 20 FPs at one time on Thursday for TOT and BTMR each (and another 8 for Autopia, 6 for Indy). The rest of the group started calling my the Wiz (Seinfeld reference).
Stayed in a 2BR villa in VGC love that hotel. It was our first stay in the villa portion (have stayed a couple times in the cash rooms before).
WOC used the tips on here and watched behind the fire hydrant. DW kept asking about moving to another spot but I told her this was the place to be. Glad we stayed great viewing spot. Will post about the FP handout on the WOC super thread.
Pool was sparse. There was always a few kids playing in the pool, but most opted for the hot pool (thats what 5 and 7 year old nephews call the hot tub). The hot pool was packed with kids one afternoon bad news for any adults wanting a quiet/relaxing hot tub.
Food some winners, some duds
ESPN SLOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWW, food was fair (not good, not bad)
Storytellers dinner buffet everyone loved it, quality of the food was really good. Pricey, but worth it.
Blue Bayou lunch meh, MIL wanted to eat here so we did. We dont care for the ambiance (dark) or the food. Tried half of the monte cristo and didnt get sick this time. Had half of DDs jambalaya too too much cayenne or some kind of pepper. Pricey, especially for lunch, and not worth it to us.
Storytellers breakfast buffet decent food, decent character experience, had a really nice server.
Plaza Inn breakfast sat outside late Thursday morning before the rain. It wasnt busy at all and the omelet maker was whipping them out fast. Food quality probably barely fair overall (some things good, some not so good like the hash browns). Characters were good since there werent many people outside.
Brennans good food and service (in-laws each got a glad of complimentary champagne). The jambalaya was much better here. And we had 3 double chocolate bread puddings amongst the table and the server brought out extra chocolate sauces (soooo good). Pricey, but worth it.
French Market who knows since this was lunch in the downpour Monday. Everyone was so cold and wet that I dont think anyone cared about what they were eating. The coverings over the eating area are obviously meant to block the sun and not the rain, as there are slits/gaps about 5 feet of the overhead tarp things.
Wetzels Pretzels gotta love vacation of having a pretzel dog for dinner followed by a trip through Marcelines for dessert
Snacks
Whole lottta triple chocolate brownies from Marcelines, Pooh Corner, and the store up front in CA. Favored treat item for 5 members of our party.
Tigger tale was okay, but I like the old version a lot better.
Ice cream sandwiches from the little window so much better here than WDW where they crisp the cookies. Cookies and ice cream were nice and soft.
Corn dog from the little red wagon havent had a corndog in I dont know how many years - this was good surprising light for a deep fried dough covered hot dog.
Lots of popcorn (regular) and caramel corn (brother in law was really into the fresh caramel corn)
Lots of jalapeno cheese pretzels so nice that theyre everywhere in DL as compared to like 1 or 2 places in WDW
I think thats what I have off the top of my head. Feel free to ask any questions.
Thanks!
