Round Two: Disney in Fall Pre-Trip Dining Report - GO!

[bluetenshi55]

DH & I are lucky enough to be able to go to Disney World TWICE this year! We did a quick trip at the end of January to make up for an awful vacation (Carnival cruise) in November. We'll be at the AKL Club level (thanks to a great bounceback discount) from Oct 28 -Nov 4th.

A Little Background on us

Me
I've been fortunate enough to have a family of Disney Fans. My trips to WDW started at 1 and still are going strong today. I lost count at 15. I'm a librarian by day and a foodie all the time. My favorite part of Disney World? ALL OF IT!

DH
My DH had his first WDW trip on a whim in 2012 when we got a great deal. He was all prepared to not like it, but we have a convert ladies and gentleman. DH is our photographer for most of our trips as I take awful pictures.

The Food Plan
This year we've decided to try places that we've never tried before or in my case, not in a long time. We even have one day without an ADR (gasp!). My DH asked that we not be so rigidly scheduled, so I tried accommodating that, though it goes against my planner nature. We're going OOP this time because of the awesome deal we got on the room.

October 28th

D: Mara and club level snacks​

October 29th (Epcot)

B: Club Lounge​

L: Food & Wine Festival​

D: Biergarten Restaurant (with friends that I talked into going to Disney World )​

October 30th (Animal Kingdom)

B: Sunrise Safari​

L: Up for grabs, but most likely Flame Tree BBQ​

D: Artist Point (I'm hoping the bacon app is back!)​

October 31st (Hollywood Studios)

B: Club lounge​

L: 50's Prime Time Cafe (MILKSHAKES FOR ALL!)​

S: Butterfinger cupcake!​

D: Currently undecided. See I'm being flexible!​

November 1st (Resort/DTD)

B: Club lounge​

L: Sanaa​

D: Food trucks (I REALLY want a corndog!)​

November 2nd (Magic Kingdom)

B: Crystal Palace (before rope drop)​

L: Undecided​

D: The Wave...​

November 3nd (Epcot)

B: Club lounge​

L & D: Food and Wine Festival, with a bacon roll thrown in there!​

November 3nd (Heading Home )

B: Boma​

Phew!

This is also an OOP experiment to see how much money we spend on food. DH feels that the DDP is just too much food for us. I disagree, but I love food. Using the actual cost of food will help my fancy spreadsheet for future trips on cost analysis of free dining plan vs. OOP.

 

[Niki Andiokno]

Just found this. I will be there at the same time. In fact DH is doing our first shift on the road from Chicago right now. If you can't decide on the Halloween dinner consider the Swan Dolphin Classic. Some great food there.

Can't wait to hear about it. Let me know if you want aDismeet.

 

[Niki Andiokno]

I forgot to ask, is that a Dobie puppy on your avatar? So cute.

 

[bluetenshi55]

I forgot to ask, is that a Dobie puppy on your avatar? So cute.

Same time? Awesome! I think it's a great time, though the weather is suppose to be warmer next week. It shouldn't be nicer in LV, than at Disney! We're in the desert.

We're beginning to pack, well I am... Hubby thinks the night before is the time to do all the packing and laundry. I work right up until we go, so MUST.PACK.NOW.

Close! Doxie, though they have very similar markings. Sometimes he thinks he's a big dog, especially with those darn birds that invade his territory. We also have his half-brother, who looks a lot like a Golden or an Irish Setter.

I actually have never been over to Swan or Dolphin the many times I've been. We may have to check it out. We're happ

 

[Couchy]

Just found this. I will be there at the same time. In fact DH is doing our first shift on the road from Chicago right now. If you can't decide on the Halloween dinner consider the Swan Dolphin Classic. Some great food there.

Can't wait to hear about it. Let me know if you want aDismeet.

DH and I are doing the halloween Food and Wine at the Swan/dolphin. Let's meet up