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[franandaj]

I have a feeling they hired a guide for the day...the Guest Services staff wears a plaid uniform.

Just my guess!

Jill in CO

I bet that's it! Makes sense.

You guys got a plaid!? I bet people were trying to figure out which movie you guys were from

I'm SOOO looking forward to reading and seeing all about your meet!

I'm glad Pam took good notes, because it's all becoming a blur to me now!

I just assumed it was a typo. Now, I am curious as to what she was talking about.

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A plaid is VIP Guests Services giving a private tour You're considered 'Pretty Awesome!' if you have one of these folks with you

Well we all knew Pam and Alison were Awesome....

Yes, but now they are out of this world awesome

I am not sure I ever noticed this before. On the next trip, I may pay more attention. Guess I really am in my own little world when I am there. There was only one time I noticed someone getting ushered around (I did not notice what the staff member was wearing). The only reason I noticed is because my DH pointed it out. When we were close, I thought that does kind of look like her. Maybe, it is.

I've seen them in training, you'll see a flock of plaids throughout the park. I just never thought I would be having one. We didn't actually hire them, it was kind of a gift.

 

[franandaj]

Well this trip is certainly getting closer and more real! I placed my order just now with WeGoShop!

I cut my "cooking" dinner in the room down to the first night. I'm still planning on cooking a couple of breakfasts, maybe Bacon & Eggs one day and French Toast and Bacon another. Plus I've ordered Yogurt for the days that we are on the move.

We have two days of ADRs at breakfast buffets, so we'll definitely get our fill of characters!

20 days!

 

[dolphingirl47]

Well this trip is certainly getting closer and more real! I placed my order just now with WeGoShop!

I cut my "cooking" dinner in the room down to the first night. I'm still planning on cooking a couple of breakfasts, maybe Bacon & Eggs one day and French Toast and Bacon another. Plus I've ordered Yogurt for the days that we are on the move.

We have two days of ADRs at breakfast buffets, so we'll definitely get our fill of characters!

20 days!

This is getting so close now.

Corinna

 

[dgbg100106]

Well this trip is certainly getting closer and more real! I placed my order just now with WeGoShop!

I cut my "cooking" dinner in the room down to the first night. I'm still planning on cooking a couple of breakfasts, maybe Bacon & Eggs one day and French Toast and Bacon another. Plus I've ordered Yogurt for the days that we are on the move.

We have two days of ADRs at breakfast buffets, so we'll definitely get our fill of characters!

20 days!

20 days is awesome! It is so close... I know you are excited...

 

[jedijill]

20 days! Won't be long now!

Still sad I'm missing you...39 days for my trip.

Jill in CO

 

[rentayenta]

20 days? It's so close now. Glad you got your grocery order placed. Can't wait to see your full fridge. Do they deliver alcohol? I think you've packed your own wine in the past, right?

 

[Pinkocto]

That damn Mac n cheese! One of the best things I've ever had. Looks like you ladies enjoyed it too. I think it'd be sinful to leave even one noodle.

Oh my goodness that mac and cheese was SO GOOD!!!!!

 

[Pinkocto]

Well we all knew Pam and Alison were Awesome....

Yes, but now they are out of this world awesome

 

[Pinkocto]

You and Pam are going to be such a riot on your cruise! I had no idea how exciteable she was until I spoke to her on the phone. I know that you get so excited that you jump out of your skin! Between the two of you, I'm sure both of you will be screaming "Squeee!" the whole cruise! You two are going to get along fabulously!

I do get excitable sometimes that's for sure!

 

[Pinkocto]

Well this trip is certainly getting closer and more real! I placed my order just now with WeGoShop!

I cut my "cooking" dinner in the room down to the first night. I'm still planning on cooking a couple of breakfasts, maybe Bacon & Eggs one day and French Toast and Bacon another. Plus I've ordered Yogurt for the days that we are on the move.

We have two days of ADRs at breakfast buffets, so we'll definitely get our fill of characters!

20 days!

19 day dance!!!

 

[franandaj]

This is getting so close now.

Corinna

I know!

20 days is awesome! It is so close... I know you are excited...

Finally now that the concert is over, I have time to get excited!

20 days! Won't be long now!

Still sad I'm missing you...39 days for my trip.

Jill in CO

That's too bad! We both shall have to plan another trip!

20 days? It's so close now. Glad you got your grocery order placed. Can't wait to see your full fridge. Do they deliver alcohol? I think you've packed your own wine in the past, right?

I usually pack my own or ship it. I haven't even given it thought yet. I better figure that one out!

Oh my goodness that mac and cheese was SO GOOD!!!!!

Much better than popcorn!

19 day dance!!!

Even closer! Soon I will be in Single Digits!

 

[franandaj]

So in our itinerary planning we are now up to Day 4. This is when the real DISmeeting begins! We’ll be checking out of the Wilderness Lodge. I know us well enough that we won’t be calling Bell Services until about 5 minutes to 11:00AM, which means that they won’t be there until about 11:30 so the maids will be knocking on our door trying to get in to clean the place!

When they take our 20+ bags (including our groceries and stuff) we will head to the bus stop over to Epcot.

Now I’m hoping that we were at the kiosks the night before so hopefully I will get one of these.



Sadly I will not be having one of these at all as they are no longer serving it.



Since Canada should be right near the Ireland booth, hopefully I will already have had one of these too!



Since I plan to head in the Canada/UK direction on Day 3, perhaps we will head towards Mexico, Norway and China on Day 4.

This means that I might have one of these.



And one of these….



I definitely plan on trying one of the shrimp tacos and rib eye tacos from Mexico. They have a Sangria, a Tequila Flight and a Mango Habanero Margarita which all sound interesting. We’ll have to see how big they are and how much Fran plans on “helping me”!

If the booth placement is anything like years past, Poland might be next and I think we might be done in with the Keilbasa and Potato Perogie and Zapiekanki. This was from our last F&W Festival



If we’re not completely stuffed, we’ll move on to the Asian flavored booths, China, South Korea, and Singapore. I want to try everything from these booths,

Singapore: Lemongrass Chicken Curry with Coconut and Jasmine Rice, Seared Mahi Mahi with Jasmine Rice and “Singa” Sauce

China: Mongolian Beef in a Steamed Bun, Black Pepper Shrimp with Sichuan Noodles, Chicken Potstickers

South Korea: Kimchi Dog with Spicy Mustard Sauce, Lettuce Wrap with Roast Pork and Kimchi Slaw

Somehow, I’m pretty sure that we are NOT going to make it through all the booths that I’ve listed here today. Around 3PM. I’m figuring that we should make our way over to the BCV and start the checking in process. The room is supposed to be ready at 4PM. We know which room we have because we have the 2 bedroom HA lock off. We didn’t request it that way, that was just what was available when we booked.

I hope to finally see her.



And use this



And this



I’m sure this will be quite welcome too!



Then that night we have a 5:45 dinner reservation with PIO and her family at Raglan Road. I imagine that we should be down at the bus stop by 5:00 to get there on time. I’ve never eaten there before, but we did eat at Cooke’s of Dublin on our last trip. They had the BEST Fish & Chips there! Even better than the Yorkshire County Fish place.

I’m hoping to try a few other things in addition to the Fish & Chips and perhaps we might share a few things amongst our group to accomplish that! We will probably shop a little before heading back to the ranch. We have an early day the next morning!

 

[dolphingirl47]

That sounds like a very ambitious "itinerary" as far as Food and Wine that day is concerned. Are you sure you will feel like dinner that night? I love the decor at Beach Club Villas and can't wait to see this for myself in December.

Corinna

 

[franandaj]

That sounds like a very ambitious "itinerary" as far as Food and Wine that day is concerned. Are you sure you will feel like dinner that night? I love the decor at Beach Club Villas and can't wait to see this for myself in December.

Corinna

What we found last time, was that we would hit up 3-4 booths. We ordered everything at the booth usually. Some had 2 items, some had 4, and inbetween. By the time we had eaten 8-9 little plates of food, we were pleasantly full and a little bit tipsy. We would go in a nice cool, dark, pavilion like American Adventure or Ellen's Universe of Energy, and by the time we came back out we were ready for another 3-4 booths.

I figure that if we head back to the room around 3PM, that gives us three whole hours to get hungry for our reservation. As long as we don't stuff ourselves at the kiosks and stop before we're bursting we'll be ready to eat again. Besides we usually split a main anyways so it still won't be that much food. I'm just worried we won't get through all the kiosks!

 

[TifffanyD]

Wow!!! I am very picky and don't even hit every kiosk. I want to do it your way! LOL!

I find it expensive though!!

 

[TifffanyD]

Oh make sure you get the ice cream martini!! Did you see my pics?

 

[franandaj]

Wow!!! I am very picky and don't even hit every kiosk. I want to do it your way! LOL!

I find it expensive though!!

There's a few I'm skipping. Like the Vegan one... We spent $12-25 at each one. So about the cost of a Disney meal for us.

 

[TifffanyD]

Oh so you don't get ALL the drinks too lol

 

[rentayenta]

Your plans look great! We really liked Raglan Road. Solid food, lots of beer, good service. Dinner will be so fun. The meets are going to be a blast.

Can't wait to read how you like both resorts. We haven't stayed at either.

We don't call bell services until right before check out too. I think on our last trip, with groceries, we initially had 32 bags including groceries.

 

[kmedina]

The way you wrote "cooking" is how I refer to what I do in the kitchen. In all fairness, if you are making eggs, you are really cooking. Granted, it is fast, but someone who "cooks" like I do can still screw that up.

Loved all the food porn. I was going to ask you about the little chocolate thing until you said you cannot get it anymore. Bummer. I am sue you'll find a suitable replacement snack though.

I love the open floor plan with the tub in the DVC room. One day I will enjoy that. Another DISmeet this day is cool. I think it is really cool that you are catching PIO twice during her cross country vacation.