Roll call! Who else is in the World now? And a brief live report.

[hoffman1]

Hi! We are staying at POR and are doing the Deluxe Dining Plan. We arrived on 9/14 and headed to to MK and DD that night. Went to MNSSHP on 9/15--crowds were EXTREMELY light at the party. Also went to the Disney outlets during the day on 9/15 but did not find much. Went to Epcot the past two days and did most everything (even watched the films for the first time in many years). Waits have been very short. About 10-15 minutes for Soarin and 5 minutes for Mission Space. We did skip Test Track because the wait time said 30 minutes.

The food: O'Hana's(twice) and Chef Mickey's for breakfast,
Raglan Road-Seriously Sirloin is no longer included on the dining plan but our waitress let our husband order it as long as he did not order an appetizer. Enjoyed the show but canceling the other reservations we had for there.
Kona Cafe--Supper before MNSSHP. I loved it but DH hated it.
Chefs de France--Supper last night. Yummy as always.
Rose & Crown--Lunch. I was surprised how much I liked this place.
Tutto Italia--Supper. It was ok. We still miss Alfredo's.

I will try to figure out how to post some pics!

 

[doryfan]

I cant wait to hear more from your trip. We leave in 12 days and are also staying at POR!

 

[LovinRafiki]

Thanks for the update! We leave in 6 days and staying at POR too! I'm staying tuned in to your reports!

 

[hoffman1]

Sorry, I have not been very good about updating. Been to busy in the parks. We are in the room now taking a rest before going back out to see Fantasmic tonight (I LOVE Fantasmic)!
The crowds have been fairly light except yesterday at the Magic Kingdom but it was Saturday so that was expected. Something I thought was funny--TTA was down for a little while and it created a frenzy. We hung out until it was running again and a huge (well, huge for TTA) line formed. I don't think I have ever seen a line for it before. We did manage to snag a decent spot behind a trash can for Spectromagic about 30 minutes before the parade. There was about 6 inches between me and the trash can and a couple came up as the parade started and asked if they could stand in front of me. I smiled and said "you are welcome to stand behind me if you would like." They literally laid on the shoulder of a guy next to me for a while and then took off up the street.
The weather has been HOT the past couple of days and the humidity is up.
I have only seen two love bugs on this trip so that is great!
Oh, and my quick food overview--
Cali Grill (for Anniversary)-this was our worst experience there. Bad
service and food was not great. Very disappointed. They did
not even say "Happy Anniversary." In the past we have gotten
sprinkles on the table, a pic or emailed pic, and Happy
Anniversary chocolate on dessert. In this year of "What will
Celebrate?" we get nothing. odd. And the music did not work
for the fireworks.
Boma breakfast--Ok. Also on our anniversary. We got a special
dessert plate. Our server said it was not as good as the one
they used to do but I thought it was good and nice of them to
do.
Cape May Buffet breakfast--ok
Crystal Palace dinner--yummy salads and pulled pork
CRT lunch--despite other reports I had read, we had great
service and our food was good (I had Major Domo's fav pie
and rice pudding--I enjoyed both)

I still have not found time to post pics but maybe when I get back.