PollyannaMom
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Finally caught up to page 9 - great to see another one of your fun trip reports!
(and a belated happy birthday!
)
(and a belated happy birthday!
)
Social Disney-ing...a Feb/March 2021 Chunky Birthday trip! COMPLETED 8/28!!
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monica23535
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Hi Su-Lynn,
I've been away from these boards for a long while now, but I am back and so glad you're still writing your wonderful Trip Reports. I've been on furlough since March 2020 and getting very restless so I'm currently going back and reading all your TRs. I just love your style of writing and never get bored of reading about all your adventures. Basically I'm living my life vicariously through yours right now, as we still have a lot of restrictions here in the UK and were not sure when we can travel again! I need my Disney fix lol
I've been away from these boards for a long while now, but I am back and so glad you're still writing your wonderful Trip Reports. I've been on furlough since March 2020 and getting very restless so I'm currently going back and reading all your TRs. I just love your style of writing and never get bored of reading about all your adventures. Basically I'm living my life vicariously through yours right now, as we still have a lot of restrictions here in the UK and were not sure when we can travel again! I need my Disney fix lol
chunkymonkey
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You can have grilled cheese and tomato soup followed by a sundae for ANY meal. I would eat it for breakfast too. Damn it I wish i had that exact meal right now!
Apparently not!
Because walking 43 miles a day isn't enough.
The thing is, that is probably the shortest time you'd be waiting for cookies. Regardless sf whether you're first in line in the morning, you'll still be waiting. Even with the virtual queue, which can get up to 4 hours on busy days, you still end up waiting when they call you back, they put you in a shorter line and you may wait anywhere from 20 minutes to 45 minutes depending on how fast the parties are in front of you. It's not the most efficient and they should allow you to mobile order, but I think they want it to be so coveted as it adds to the aura of the cookie. if you can mobile order a Gideon's cookie and walk up to get it, the place would definitely not be as talked about as it is currently.
It doesn't taste like coffee though!
I am not a Guy Fieri fan but I liked it!
I bet they are! I make better cookies IMO and I don't even bake that much.Well... that's disappointing.
Betcha my choco cookies are better.
Yes!!
Yes...true.
It sounds terrible!
Thank you! It was a great relaxing day!
Yes! The cookie was definitely all chocolate chip and then cookie dough. It's fine but not something I'd be clamoring for. The cold brew though...YUM.
I love Beaches n Cream!!
pkondz
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Definitely!!
And... yes! Might do that in a couple days.
I'm sorry, but... I ain't waiting hours for a cookie. Especially if my own are better... and I can buy the best cookies just downtown here.
Oh, really! Huh.
I should clarify. I'm not a Guy Fieri fan either... more a DDD fan and he hosts that.
Well, there ya go.
A sure money loser!It sounds terrible!
chunkymonkey
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I think you will really enjoy it! It's so pretty and it feels like you're away from all the hustle and bustle.
It's good to try once, you might love it!
It's delicious!!
Always fun seeing Epic trip friends!!!
Yes for sure!! Can't wait to see you all again!Hopefully we all can meet up again one of these days. I think quite a few of us will be there for the 50th celebration
LOL Tracy if you were at Disney I'd definitely have shared our bundle of cookes with you!What a fun day! And the inside of Gideon's definitely has a Harry Potter feel to it. Too bad I wasn't at Disney so you could have unloaded cookies on meEvery tooth in my mouth is a sweet one
I think you would have liked it more than me!!
Aw thank you so much!!Finally caught up to page 9 - great to see another one of your fun trip reports!
(and a belated happy birthday!
Hi Monica, thank you, that is the sweetet message ever! I'm sorry about your furlough, it's so crazy these days, my sister also is furloughed since last year so she's looking for other opportunities so she can go on more Disney trips! LOL. Hope you get to visit Disney again in the near future. The parks will be there waiting to welcome everyone with arms wide open!
Hi Kathy!! Great to see you here! I just started this TR after a year away from the DIS. Hope Canada opens it's borders soon so you can travel to the World!
chunkymonkey
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Lucky you!And... yes! Might do that in a couple days.
OK now you owe me a cookie so I can be the true judge.
Ah ok, yes I agree! I enjoy watching DDD.I should clarify. I'm not a Guy Fieri fan either... more a DDD fan and he hosts that.
Starring D-list celebrities and a low budget!A sure money loser!
KathyM2
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Me Toooooo!!!
pkondz
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Serious offer.
It would have to be a time we're both in Disney and we'd have to meet day 1. You don't want a stale cookie.
Yesss!
GreatBiscuit
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This is the vibe I get every time I see photos / videos of the place. I can't wait to see it in person!
ocd4disney
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subscribing
chunkymonkey
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DEAL!!
Oh hi Greatbiscuit! Long time no see!!
Thank you and welcome!subscribing
pkondz
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Okay!
chunkymonkey
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Part 9: First day of Flower and Garden!
Today was the first day of the EPCOT Flower and Garden festival! I got to wear the tank I bought at last year's Flower and Garden, just a few days before Disney shut down.
We got to sleep in since Epcot opens at 11am, but we didn't expect the Skyliner to have such a huge line to Epcot. Think it is because they have to wait for an empty cabin to arrive from the hub at Caribbean Beach, which is also equally as crowded right before park opening. Needess to say, we waited for a while.
It took us about 20 minutes to get into a skyliner. Crazy! But I heard that it is different now because they have started sharing cabins again (can anyone confirm this?).
Last skyliner hair pics! We were moving to the Yacht Club for a few nights so wouldn't be relying on the skyliner that much. Also I was going to post a video but for some reason DISboards isn't letting me link videos so I just pulled together some screenshots.
Upon entering Epcot, we met up with Chunkydust, which sadly was the last time we'd see her that week. But that day was for Flower and Garden, which means eating, our favorite activity, YAY!
Walking through World Traveler, it was cool to see all the F&G Merchandise, including lots and lots of Orange Bird merchandise:
I started with a drink, because, why not? It was a perfect start with a La Vie en Rose Slushie from Fleur de Lys: Vodka, Grey Goose L’Orange Vodka, St. Germain Liqueur, White and Red Cranberry Juice. Yum!
We walked a bit and I spotted the La Isla Fresca booth, which used to be over by the Odyssey but was now near Morrocco, so I got some shrimp: Sugar Cane Shrimp Skewer with Steamed Rice and Coconut-Lime Sauce. This is a favorite of mine!
I decided to do the Garden Graze Menu challenge again, where you get a stamp for 5 specific items (they are all vegan I believe) and you get a prize in the end. It's the same prize as last year, which was the Lime Dole Whip in the souvenir cup with a bag of basil seeds. I did this last year and enjoyed it (although Steve accidentaly threw out my cup, don't worry I got a replacement one!). I don't have a picture of the Graze menu but here it is already completed:
There were several new items this year in the challenge so I started off at Taste of Marrakesh, since that was where we were closest to, with this dessert: Lemon Magdalena Cake with Fig Compote and Sangria Gel. This was ok, it was a dense pound cake with a fig topping. I like figs and it reminded me of a fig newton but in a much nicer way.
One done, 4 more to go on the Garden Graze! Even if I didn't complete it on this trip, I would be able to do so on my next trip with my sister in April, so I didn't have to rush to eat everything on the challenge in one day.
We explored a bit of Morrocco. It's really empty back there, it was like a ghost town almost! Still really pretty.
When we passed Japan we headed to the Hanami booth. Usually I'd get Frushi but since I already had something sweet, we opted for something savory, this is the Soy-glazed Pork Shank with Truffle Mashed Potatoes, Crispy Lotus Flower, Garlic Chips, and Green Onion.
This was really good and everyone loved it! The meat was falling off the bone tender and the truffle mashed potatoes were so yummy! It doesn't strike me as particularly Japanese aside from the soy-braising so I consider this is nice East meets West fusion dish.
We saw a cavalcade with the Core Four, which was really nice. I hope they don't discontinue the surprise cavalcades!
At America I stopeed by the Magnolia Terrace booth to get the Cajun-style Roasted Oysters which I had last year and were amazing, but unfortunately this year, they were kinda sad and dry. I've heard and read the same thing among other reviews so maybe the batch i got last year was the exception. I do not recommend unless they find a better way to heat and serve without the oysters getting dry.
It was a really pretty day today! Probably the best of the week.
When we got to Italy I had to get an Italian Margarita, so yummy and share an order of the Arancini: Sweet Sausage Fried Risotto Balls with Pomodoro Sauce. They were very good! I didn't taste any sausage they were just like mini rice balls with cheese to me.
We also had to do the Spike's Pollenation Exploration. The prizes are a set of two melamine plates. It's my first time doing these sort of scavenger hunt challenges. Fun!
In between this challenge and the story hunt from my family, I had a lot of "homework" to do at Epcot! LOL
Second item off the Garden Graze is the Pineapple Skewer with Tajin Seasoning. It was refreshing on a hot day, but I'd much rather have the pineapple covered in chocolate and caramel from Karamel Kusche. However, I have not seen in for about a year. I hope it comes back!
I think we were relatively full at that point so decided to do some rides.
Frozen:
And then Test Track!
We checked out the booth near Test Track and tried the Avocado Toast with Marinated Toybox Tomatoes and Fresh Goat Cheese on Toasted Ciabatta. It was very good and so pretty! It had a strong flavor of goat cheese but I liked how fresh everything tasted.
Some pictures of my favorite views in Epcot:
I just LOVE Epcot. That is all.
We followed up with rides on a few favorites:
Coming up - more F & G Eats and dinner at Topolino's Terrace!
Today was the first day of the EPCOT Flower and Garden festival! I got to wear the tank I bought at last year's Flower and Garden, just a few days before Disney shut down.
We got to sleep in since Epcot opens at 11am, but we didn't expect the Skyliner to have such a huge line to Epcot. Think it is because they have to wait for an empty cabin to arrive from the hub at Caribbean Beach, which is also equally as crowded right before park opening. Needess to say, we waited for a while.
It took us about 20 minutes to get into a skyliner. Crazy! But I heard that it is different now because they have started sharing cabins again (can anyone confirm this?).
Last skyliner hair pics! We were moving to the Yacht Club for a few nights so wouldn't be relying on the skyliner that much. Also I was going to post a video but for some reason DISboards isn't letting me link videos so I just pulled together some screenshots.
Upon entering Epcot, we met up with Chunkydust, which sadly was the last time we'd see her that week. But that day was for Flower and Garden, which means eating, our favorite activity, YAY!
Walking through World Traveler, it was cool to see all the F&G Merchandise, including lots and lots of Orange Bird merchandise:
I started with a drink, because, why not? It was a perfect start with a La Vie en Rose Slushie from Fleur de Lys: Vodka, Grey Goose L’Orange Vodka, St. Germain Liqueur, White and Red Cranberry Juice. Yum!
We walked a bit and I spotted the La Isla Fresca booth, which used to be over by the Odyssey but was now near Morrocco, so I got some shrimp: Sugar Cane Shrimp Skewer with Steamed Rice and Coconut-Lime Sauce. This is a favorite of mine!
I decided to do the Garden Graze Menu challenge again, where you get a stamp for 5 specific items (they are all vegan I believe) and you get a prize in the end. It's the same prize as last year, which was the Lime Dole Whip in the souvenir cup with a bag of basil seeds. I did this last year and enjoyed it (although Steve accidentaly threw out my cup, don't worry I got a replacement one!). I don't have a picture of the Graze menu but here it is already completed:
There were several new items this year in the challenge so I started off at Taste of Marrakesh, since that was where we were closest to, with this dessert: Lemon Magdalena Cake with Fig Compote and Sangria Gel. This was ok, it was a dense pound cake with a fig topping. I like figs and it reminded me of a fig newton but in a much nicer way.
One done, 4 more to go on the Garden Graze! Even if I didn't complete it on this trip, I would be able to do so on my next trip with my sister in April, so I didn't have to rush to eat everything on the challenge in one day.
We explored a bit of Morrocco. It's really empty back there, it was like a ghost town almost! Still really pretty.
When we passed Japan we headed to the Hanami booth. Usually I'd get Frushi but since I already had something sweet, we opted for something savory, this is the Soy-glazed Pork Shank with Truffle Mashed Potatoes, Crispy Lotus Flower, Garlic Chips, and Green Onion.
This was really good and everyone loved it! The meat was falling off the bone tender and the truffle mashed potatoes were so yummy! It doesn't strike me as particularly Japanese aside from the soy-braising so I consider this is nice East meets West fusion dish.
We saw a cavalcade with the Core Four, which was really nice. I hope they don't discontinue the surprise cavalcades!
At America I stopeed by the Magnolia Terrace booth to get the Cajun-style Roasted Oysters which I had last year and were amazing, but unfortunately this year, they were kinda sad and dry. I've heard and read the same thing among other reviews so maybe the batch i got last year was the exception. I do not recommend unless they find a better way to heat and serve without the oysters getting dry.
It was a really pretty day today! Probably the best of the week.
When we got to Italy I had to get an Italian Margarita, so yummy and share an order of the Arancini: Sweet Sausage Fried Risotto Balls with Pomodoro Sauce. They were very good! I didn't taste any sausage they were just like mini rice balls with cheese to me.
We also had to do the Spike's Pollenation Exploration. The prizes are a set of two melamine plates. It's my first time doing these sort of scavenger hunt challenges. Fun!
In between this challenge and the story hunt from my family, I had a lot of "homework" to do at Epcot! LOL
Second item off the Garden Graze is the Pineapple Skewer with Tajin Seasoning. It was refreshing on a hot day, but I'd much rather have the pineapple covered in chocolate and caramel from Karamel Kusche. However, I have not seen in for about a year. I hope it comes back!
I think we were relatively full at that point so decided to do some rides.
Frozen:
And then Test Track!
We checked out the booth near Test Track and tried the Avocado Toast with Marinated Toybox Tomatoes and Fresh Goat Cheese on Toasted Ciabatta. It was very good and so pretty! It had a strong flavor of goat cheese but I liked how fresh everything tasted.
Some pictures of my favorite views in Epcot:
I just LOVE Epcot. That is all.
We followed up with rides on a few favorites:
Coming up - more F & G Eats and dinner at Topolino's Terrace!
pkondz
Brace yourself for immediate disintegration
- Joined
- Mar 9, 2007
That line is crazy! It should be constantly loading, but... if it's loading upstream... yeah, you're gonna wait. Maybe needs some kinks worked out.
Like that second one.
You ate your favourite activity?!?
I think Disney has clued in how much people like this merch.Of course!!
You had me right up until coconut...
Pretty though.
mmm... that sounds really good.
And that sounded even better. Shame it wasn't up to the same standard as last time you had it.
You're on vacation! Stop working!
Yussssss...
So... is there plexi between 1st and 2nd rows?
Wow, that's pretty!
And some really nice photos too!
buzzrelly
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Nov 20, 2005
Super cute
including lots and lots of Orange Bird merchandise:
I love all of it…it was hard to control myself!
It was a really pretty day today! Probably the best of the week.
Just perfect !
Some pictures of my favorite views in Epcot:
I snagged us breakfast reservations for August but Allie isn't loving the menu so we might ditch. Maybe have to try again with Mike for October
Wood Nymph
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That is my favorite festival drink. )
PollyannaMom
I was a click-clack champ!!
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Love your Epcot Views pics!!
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