Relaxation, Disney Style, PTR. ~*TRIP REPORT HAS STARTED! 9/18 Pg. 155*~

[Lady Lallie]

just noticed your ticker and had to say WOOHOO for one month!!!!!!!!!!

I just noticed that too!! WOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

 

[Lady Lallie]

Before I post the two countdowns I owe you, I want to tally the answers for the ADR contest.

Contest #1
This is a two part question, so put on your thinking caps!

Part A: We have made 5 ADRs for our 7 night trip. What are they?

Part B: How many ADR changes will we make when we are actually in Disney, if any?

BONUS: Name 1 ADR that we will add on the fly while at Disney.

You will get one point for each correct answer. If necessary, I will add a tie breaker question after we get back from the trip that is ADR related.

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2xcited2sleep:
Part A - Kona, Liberty Tree Tavern, Brown Derby, Le Cellier, Yak & Yeti
Part B - 2
Bonus - Via Napoli

Roxychica7:
Part A - Kona Cafe, Plaza, Liberty Tree, Brown Derby, and...Crystal Palace
Part B - 3
Bonus - Jiko

Charleston Princess:
Part A - Hollywood Brown Derby, Yak and Yeti, Kona, Rose and Crown, and Jiko.
Part B - None.
Bonus - Hmmm, I think the only last-minute ADR you will try to get is Le Cellier.

BrookElizabeth:
Part A: Grand Floridian Cafe, Tusker House, Kona, Liberty Tree Tavern, Les Chefs.
Part B: One
Bonus: LeCellier

All7ofUs
Part A - Yak and Yeti, Rose and Crown, Les Chefs, Crystal Palace, and Brown Derby
Part B - 2 changes
Bonus - Kona

addictedtothemouse
Part A - Crystal Palace, Liberty Tree Tavern, Kona Cafe, Hollywood Brown Derby and Rose and Crown
Part B - 3
Bonus - Jiko

Meeko 33785
Part A - Kona Cafe, Liberty Tree, Brown Derby, Rose and Crown, Plaza Restaurant
Part B - I'm thinking 1
Bonus - Yak & Yeti

Jennifer48
Part A - Artist Point, Crystal Palace, Brown Derby, Teppan Edo, Le Cellier
Part B - 2
Bonus - California Grill

Tinkerbellarella
Part A - Kona Cafe, Liberty Tree Tavern, Brown Derby, Yak & Yeti and Crystal Palace
Part B - 2
Bonus - Le Cellier

vamassey1
Part A - Yak & Yeti, Crystal Palace, Brown Derby, Kona & Rose and Crown
Part B - 3 changes
Bonus - Le Cellier

eandesmom
Part A - Le Cellier, Yak & Yeti, Crystal Palace, The Plaza, Brown Derby
Part B - 1
Bonus - Via Napoli

manntra
Part A - Yak and Yeti, Rose and Crown, LTT, Brown Derby, Tutto
Part B - 1
Bonus - Jiko

IluvXU
Part A - Rose & Crown, Tutto, Hollywood & Vine, Crystal Palace, Cali Grill
Part B - 3
Bonus - Kona

wigdoutdismom
Part A - Chefs de France, Yak & Yeti, Rose & Crown, Hollywood Brown Derby, Crystal Palace
Part B - 1
Bonus - Boma

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So should I tell you my five ADRs now or should I wait? I can't decide. I will tell you that no one picked all 5 of our ADRs. There were a few people that picked 4 out of 5 though.

For the countdowns, we are visiting more of the Best of '08 that we came up with.

32 Days until Disney.

Best Character Interaction of '08.

Marc - Meeting Hook & Smee.

This was when Hook was upset that I was wearing a Tinkerbell shirt and made me cover it up with a parks guide.

Leslie - Meeting Mary Poppins on our last day.

I think this is still my most magical character meet. We had given up 1900 Park Fare that morning, we were just too tired and wanted a relaxing last day. So I wore my Mary Poppins shirt I had saved all week, we were waiting to go into Tony's and out walks Mary Poppins. It was a practically perfect meet!

31 Days until Disney.

Best Appetizer of '08.

Marc - Pot Stickers from Kona Cafe.

I asked him what he liked about them and this is what he said, "They were delicious. I'm a big pot sticker kind of guy."

Leslie - Crab Cakes from Kona Cafe.

These might be the best crab cakes I have ever had. So very yummy.

Isn't it funny that we picked the same place for best appetizers? I will give you a little hint too, we picked the same place for our entrees too.

What about yours?

 

[Charleston Princess]

Those were both great character interactions!!! I remember how hard I laughed about Hook making you cover up Tinkerbell, and how happy I was that you were able to meet Mary Poppins on your last day! It was just perfect!

Yummy appetizers!!!

My favorite character interactions?

I think it would have to be one back in 2004 when Chelsea met Cruella de Ville. Chelsea was wearing a coat that had faux fur around the collar, and Cruella was just all about that! She was so funny! Oh, and Connor had a character interaction on this last trip, but I am not going to reveal it yet. It was a great time, though!

My favorite appetizer? Hmmm....oh, got it! The Canadian Cheddar Cheese soup and pretzel sticks!

Hurray for being one month away from Disney!!!

 

[2xcited2sleep]

One month!! It's going to zip right by. Hurrah!! I really need to try Kona! Both appetizers look yummy!

 

[jenjolt]

WOOHOOO for being at 1 month!! YAY That is great!!!! So exciting!!!! Loved your topics today...food and characters WOOT WOOT!!

Hmmmmm...let's see favorite character interaction had to be with Goofy during my January 09 trip!! That was amazing!! I had the best time "dancing" with him!!!

Best appetizer, well I am quite partial to the warm bacon salad at Rose and Crown and will definitely be having it again in my future LOL!

 

[Tinkerbellarella]

My favorite character interaction had to be at the Disney Visa Meet n' Greet last year. While TK and I were in line I was talking about how it had been so long since I'd last seen and taken pictures with Mickey and how cool would it be if it wer the Big Cheese himself in there!

We walk in and...MICKEY!!! One of my favorite pics from the trip is the one of Mickey giving me the first big ol' hug in 17 years!

Favorite appetizer: Sonoma Goat Cheese Ravioli from Cali Grill. NOM.

 

[meeko_33785]

Best character interaction? Tough question! So many come to mind, but one that really stands out is from way back in 1995. Pocahontas was brand new to theaters and they had all the characters at the American Adventure. Pocahontas was hidden the back and had no lines. She was really awesome and taught me how to say "win-ga-po" complete with hand motion. Meeko was outside causing all sorts of mischef. He stole my brother's camera and took a picture of himself with then. Then he snuck up on Ratcliffe, surprised him and then told Ratcliffe that my Dad had done it. Meeko then got him and I to hide behind a trellis so it would look like we were behind bars. So funny!

I really don't eat that many appetizers at Disney, so nothing comes to mind for that question.

 

[IluvXU]

One month ---- hooray!

Those Kona pics have my mouth watering! Yummy yummy yummy!

 

[Mickey_Mom]

One month!

My favorite character meet is Ariana's and mine with Captain Hook and Mr. Smee. I was quietly explaining that Ariana might not respond verbally to them due to her autism but that they should please continue interacting with her because she loves them so. Mr. Smee gently lifted her chin until she was making direct eye contact with him and then gave her a big hug. Then after pictures and more playing, he took her hand and started skipping away with her waving goodbye over his shoulder to Captain Hook. She loved every minute of it and I will forever love Mr. Smee.

 

[TarzansKat]

My favorite character interaction had to be at the Disney Visa Meet n' Greet last year. While TK and I were in line I was talking about how it had been so long since I'd last seen and taken pictures with Mickey and how cool would it be if it wer the Big Cheese himself in there!

We walk in and...MICKEY!!! One of my favorite pics from the trip is the one of Mickey giving me the first big ol' hug in 17 years!

Favorite appetizer: Sonoma Goat Cheese Ravioli from Cali Grill. NOM.

That's one of my favorite character moments from that trip. There's a photopass picture of you seeing Mickey, and the delight on your face is that of a five year old. I love it.

My favorite character interaction? Honestly, I've had WAY too many to pick one. I've had some good luck with characters, that's for sure.

 

[mickeysmyboy]

1 more month!! Yipppeee!!!!!!

 

[OhioDisneyLover]

Yay for one month!!

 

[brookelizabeth]

I think you should tell us your ADRs!!! And who won at least the first part??!?!

I personally haven't had many character interactions, but Henry has had a few and my favorite was at Chef Mickey's. He had just spewed everywhere and I was a wreck, he was crying....we got him cleaned up, I was still a wreck, but Donald Duck came by and played peek-a-boo with him, Goofy came by and tried to toss his Mickey stuffed animal into his mouth, Minnie was dancing around him...it was so, so sweet. He was all grins - and all the stress of the evening disappeared.

I am LOVING reading all these responses with great character interaction! Mickey_Mom, you made me cry! So, so sweet!!!!!

Favorite appetizer....hmmm...I haven't had many, but the Cali Grill sushi stands out in my memory- so delish. The hummus (with pita bread) I had at Spoodles was REALLY good as well.

Someday I'll get to see Holiday Wishes. I have to be honest though, I'm very scared about December crowds.

Early December has low crowds, and you can get Holiday Wishes at MVMCP...or be stealth and watch from the Poly beach.

 

[Mickey_Mom]

I am LOVING reading all these responses with great character interaction! Mickey_Mom, you made me cry! So, so sweet!!!!!

I'm sorry! We also had an amazing experience at a CRT breakfast when our camera broke. The CM noticed what happened and had each Princess come back to our table for a special visit with Ariana when my DH ran out and bought a disposable camera. Disney is just incredible!

 

[All7OfUs]

We don't do characters so much, but I think the one that sounds out was when Ariel told my daughter she has very beautiful tentacles. So cute!

Favorite appie?? Smoked herring in sour cream at Akershus- I could eat that stuff ALL.DAY. LONG!!!

 

[Flossbolna]

We don't do characters so much, but I think the one that sounds out was when Ariel told my daughter she has very beautiful tentacles. So cute!

That reminds me of me meeting Jasmine - she told me how honoured she was to meet the princess of Germany!

My favourite appetizer? I think it would be the tuna three ways from CG - but then I am also very partial to all the lovely salads at WDW! The one at Kona is very delicious btw!

But the worlds best appetizer is from my parents' favourite restaurant: feta cheese on rösti. It is so delicious that in the 15 years we have gone to that place, I nearly never had another appetizer...

 

[Lady Lallie]

Those were both great character interactions!!! I remember how hard I laughed about Hook making you cover up Tinkerbell, and how happy I was that you were able to meet Mary Poppins on your last day! It was just perfect!

Yummy appetizers!!!

My favorite character interactions?

I think it would have to be one back in 2004 when Chelsea met Cruella de Ville. Chelsea was wearing a coat that had faux fur around the collar, and Cruella was just all about that! She was so funny! Oh, and Connor had a character interaction on this last trip, but I am not going to reveal it yet. It was a great time, though!

My favorite appetizer? Hmmm....oh, got it! The Canadian Cheddar Cheese soup and pretzel sticks!

Hurray for being one month away from Disney!!!

I get a big smile on my face everytime I think of that Mary Poppins greet. She was the best Mary I've seen around.

I think you've told me about that Cruella meet before, how cute is that!!

Can't wait to hear about Connor's character interaction!

One month!! It's going to zip right by. Hurrah!! I really need to try Kona! Both appetizers look yummy!

Kona is amazing. I like the atmosphere there too.

WOOHOOO for being at 1 month!! YAY That is great!!!! So exciting!!!! Loved your topics today...food and characters WOOT WOOT!!

Hmmmmm...let's see favorite character interaction had to be with Goofy during my January 09 trip!! That was amazing!! I had the best time "dancing" with him!!!

Best appetizer, well I am quite partial to the warm bacon salad at Rose and Crown and will definitely be having it again in my future LOL!

Those are some very cute pictures of you dancing with Goofy!

That salad was delicious! Mmmmmm.

My favorite character interaction had to be at the Disney Visa Meet n' Greet last year. While TK and I were in line I was talking about how it had been so long since I'd last seen and taken pictures with Mickey and how cool would it be if it wer the Big Cheese himself in there!

We walk in and...MICKEY!!! One of my favorite pics from the trip is the one of Mickey giving me the first big ol' hug in 17 years!

Favorite appetizer: Sonoma Goat Cheese Ravioli from Cali Grill. NOM.

That is a cute story about Mickey. Isn't it awesome when you have good character mojo like that?

Best character interaction? Tough question! So many come to mind, but one that really stands out is from way back in 1995. Pocahontas was brand new to theaters and they had all the characters at the American Adventure. Pocahontas was hidden the back and had no lines. She was really awesome and taught me how to say "win-ga-po" complete with hand motion. Meeko was outside causing all sorts of mischef. He stole my brother's camera and took a picture of himself with then. Then he snuck up on Ratcliffe, surprised him and then told Ratcliffe that my Dad had done it. Meeko then got him and I to hide behind a trellis so it would look like we were behind bars. So funny!

I really don't eat that many appetizers at Disney, so nothing comes to mind for that question.

That sounds like a wonderful character interaction, with multiple characters! Meeko is so cute, he's another one of those characters that just looks so fluffy!

One month ---- hooray!

Those Kona pics have my mouth watering! Yummy yummy yummy!

Yayayayayayaya!! Have you been to Kona before? I can't remember.

One month!

My favorite character meet is Ariana's and mine with Captain Hook and Mr. Smee. I was quietly explaining that Ariana might not respond verbally to them due to her autism but that they should please continue interacting with her because she loves them so. Mr. Smee gently lifted her chin until she was making direct eye contact with him and then gave her a big hug. Then after pictures and more playing, he took her hand and started skipping away with her waving goodbye over his shoulder to Captain Hook. She loved every minute of it and I will forever love Mr. Smee.

Awwww, what a sweet sweet interaction. I have tears in my eyes. *sniff*

That's one of my favorite character moments from that trip. There's a photopass picture of you seeing Mickey, and the delight on your face is that of a five year old. I love it.

My favorite character interaction? Honestly, I've had WAY too many to pick one. I've had some good luck with characters, that's for sure.

I know my favorite character interaction of yours that you have told me about.

1 more month!! Yipppeee!!!!!!

Yayayayaya! I'm so super excited!!

 

[Lady Lallie]

Yay for one month!!

Woo Hoo!! I'm so excited!!

I think you should tell us your ADRs!!! And who won at least the first part??!?!

Since you are the only one who answered me....I will tell you who won the first part of the ADR contest!

I personally haven't had many character interactions, but Henry has had a few and my favorite was at Chef Mickey's. He had just spewed everywhere and I was a wreck, he was crying....we got him cleaned up, I was still a wreck, but Donald Duck came by and played peek-a-boo with him, Goofy came by and tried to toss his Mickey stuffed animal into his mouth, Minnie was dancing around him...it was so, so sweet. He was all grins - and all the stress of the evening disappeared.

I am LOVING reading all these responses with great character interaction! Mickey_Mom, you made me cry! So, so sweet!!!!!

Awww, I remember reading about those interactions that Henry had!

Favorite appetizer....hmmm...I haven't had many, but the Cali Grill sushi stands out in my memory- so delish. The hummus (with pita bread) I had at Spoodles was REALLY good as well.

Early December has low crowds, and you can get Holiday Wishes at MVMCP...or be stealth and watch from the Poly beach.

I really need to try California Girll. I'm hoping that Marc & I can get back in 2011 and I have hopes for Fall or December. We shall see though.

I'm sorry! We also had an amazing experience at a CRT breakfast when our camera broke. The CM noticed what happened and had each Princess come back to our table for a special visit with Ariana when my DH ran out and bought a disposable camera. Disney is just incredible!

Those CMs are really great!

We don't do characters so much, but I think the one that sounds out was when Ariel told my daughter she has very beautiful tentacles. So cute!

Favorite appie?? Smoked herring in sour cream at Akershus- I could eat that stuff ALL.DAY. LONG!!!

That is so cute!! I love how the characters say great lines like that.

That reminds me of me meeting Jasmine - she told me how honoured she was to meet the princess of Germany!

My favourite appetizer? I think it would be the tuna three ways from CG - but then I am also very partial to all the lovely salads at WDW! The one at Kona is very delicious btw!

But the worlds best appetizer is from my parents' favourite restaurant: feta cheese on rösti. It is so delicious that in the 15 years we have gone to that place, I nearly never had another appetizer...

I love those lines the characters use, they are so cute and you can't help but smile after you hear them.

That feta cheese appetizer sounds devine!

 

[If U Had Wings]

I love the story of your Mary meet. I think my favorite meet was when I got to me Jack back in '07. He kept flirting with me while making fun of my hat. It was alot of fun. Meeting Buzz and Woody would be a close second, because Buzz kept trying to run away with my friend and had to have the handler hold him back from running out the door.

Favorite appie? The crab cake at the Brown Derby hands down. I'm dying to have one again!

 

[Lady Lallie]

Alrighty! Time to talk about ADRs!

Here are the 5 ADRs we have booked for our trip.

Rose & Crown Pub
Kona Cafe
Yak & Yeti
Hollywood Brown Derby
Les Chefs De France

I'm very excited for our choices, but have a feeling that we will changing as we go. Who knows what will happen once we get down there.

Here is how the points stand for now. I can't give points for the other 2 questions until I get back of course.
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2xcited2sleep:
Part A - 3 points

Roxychica7:
Part A - 2 points

Charleston Princess:
Part A - 4 points

BrookElizabeth:
Part A: 2 points

All7ofUs
Part A - 4 points

addictedtothemouse
Part A - 3 points

Meeko 33785
Part A - 3 points

Jennifer48
Part A - 1 point

Tinkerbellarella
Part A - 3 points

vamassey1
Part A - 4 points

eandesmom
Part A - 2 points

manntra
Part A - 3 points

IluvXU
Part A - 1 point

wigdoutdismom
Part A - 4 points

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Ready for the next contest?

This is my favorite one. And remember, these are three individual contests, so you don't have to play all three. Each contest will have a prize!

Hat Contest: How many hat pictures will I take of Marc on our trip?

If you remember from our '08 trip, one of my favorite things to do was to take hat pictures of Marc. Get your guesses in by next Monday at noon!

EDITED TO ADD: It's like Price is Right, whoever is the closest without going over.

This leads us right into our 30 day countdown....

Favorite Hat Picture of '08.

Marc - Pirate Hat Picture.

He says his facial expression just makes the picture.

Leslie - Fez!

I love this picture. I have it framed in our living room. I think it's quite possibly my favorite picture of Marc ever. I also can't wait to take another Fez picture to show how far he's come in his weight loss.