"SUCK IT UP BUTTERCUP! It Builds Character and Strength!" A July 2011 TR-COMPLETE 4/5

[katt789]

Wow does that meal ever look delicious!! I was trying to decide what TS place to go in World Showcase for our next trip, and this may have changed my mind...we'll see!

Looks like you guys are having a great time!

 

[Disneyfreak616]

Mmmmmm...Italian waiters...no, FOOD! I meant Italian FOOD!

Okay, so I have to know--does cantaloupe on a pizza actually taste good? It looks delicious and everything else about it sounds perfect, but I guess my taste buds just can't imagine it. I'm just curious enough to try it, though!

Hahaha we all know what you meant.

It actually does! It sounds kinda weird but it was really good. It set of the spice of the arugula and salt of the prosciutto nicely.​

Ok, so I'm a bit confused. Is this chapter about a dining review or a review of the guy waiters you had? Haha jk I just have to make sure. I mean, it seemed you wrote about these guys more than you wrote about the amazing food at Via Napoli, which I shall talk about write now...

Oh, everything just seems to look better and better with every review I read about that place. Those Zeppoles are calling to me, right now, especially with the heaven's nectar, (uhh... dairy?) whipped cream Homemade or not it is still practically perfect in every way, or more simply said to delicious. I also see pasta and mussels, YUM! (NOT the muscles all girls seem attracted to , the good mussels, the food that you eat... yes...) I think this has totally changed my affliction to the place to go to Tutto Italia... I guess I will have to make double reservations. Oh, Prosciutto too! Seeeeeeeeeee...

Can't wait to read more!

P.S. I beat Jess! Sorry had to bring this back, I'm in a good mood this week and don't slow my mojo with some other excuse -_-

It is BOTH Timmy.

You should go to both places! There were mussels in that pasta though! LOL. Everything was so delicious, especially those zeppoles...YUM.

She was studying or something! But yeah you can win this time I SUPPOSE.​

Sounds like Via Napoli was a wonderful restaurant in all aspects.

It sure was! hehehe.​

Ummm... Kristen, is this TR going back in time, because I'm pretty sure you updated this today, not in August? Sorry, I'm in a sarcastic mood tonight for some odd reason, you know us Ravenclaws

Haha yeah I noticed that today, oops! I'm not sure why I did that, but I fixed it. So no worries! ​

Ok, now I know we all love food pictures here at the Dis.But how can you talk about how HOT these waiters were and not take a picture???? This is so not fair, I want my chance to drool at them too!

Via Napoli. Enough said. They didn't bring us the bread when we went, which is kinda disappointing. Well, yes and no. If I had had a chance to eat that delicious bread, then I would not have had enough appetite to eat all my most delicious pizza. And I was so full that I did not even get to try the yummy dessert you had. I think I'll need to not eat for two days before I go to Via Napoli again so I can enjoy all the wonderful food.

I know! I should have taken a pic with them! Next time I will, I promise.

Yeah it's kind of a blessing that they didn't bring you the bread. Hahaha. I know! You gotta do it early in the trip so you're not as perpetually full!​

Yay you got a cute waiter!!!! Next time you should take a pic of them so the rest of us can see lol (Jk, i understand how weird that would seem to other people).

Your drinks look nice and refreshing!!! oh and the bread and oil/red wine vinegar look sooooo good!!!! I really want some now I really, really, really can't wait to eat there in january!!!!

nice that they were so great to your brother when his order got switched around, it also is a plus that the food came out quickly All three of your dishes look amazing!!!! I personally have my eye set right on the pizza for when i go.

ZEPPOLES!!!!!! Ever since i first laid eye on these beauties i have wanted them, so needless to say i am like you in that i know i want those when i go. Therefore i am sooooo happy to hear they are good! the stuff Dave and Mike got looked pretty good as well.

Love your critique of the waiters. The hotness would be my first comment as well

I know! I really should have gotten a pic with them! Next time!

You should DEFINITELY try to eat there in January!

The pizzas there are SO fantastic. I loved mine!

Zeppoles are definitely some of the best dessert at Disney. SOOO yummy.

See? It is VERY important!​

YUM! That all looks soooooo good!
That pizza is freakin huge! But it looks amazing!

Ohhh cute waiters in Epcot are always a bonus! I agree with the others that you have to get a sneaky photo next time. Just take photos of your surroundings until...whoops... a waiter got in the way.

That whipped cream sounds incredible! And the Zeppholes! mmmmm

I am sooo hungry nowwww haha

It was all fantastic! And HUGE.

They really are! I might just ask to take one WITH them next time. LOL.

They were beyond incredible!​

Via Napoli is fantastic. Not only the food but the service is not too shabby either I agree the individual size pizzas are WAY too big to even have a hope of finishing. But hey, it makes for a cheap meal to share between two people at only $16 for the one pizza. Glad you had a good experience

I TOTALLY agree! Those individuals can EASILY be shared. And it's economical too! I loved it!​

The more pics of Via Napoli's food I see the more I can not wait to eat there, I wish we were going to be in Disney longer, I would love to go to Via Napoli twice once for pizza and once for pasta.
Love your pics and review!

Well at least you're going once! It is so worth the trip! We all really enjoyed it.​

Sounds like Via Napoli lived up to ALL your expectations.

Hahaha it definitely did! ​

Love it. So true.

I'm SO glad Via Napoli lived up to your expectations!! It sounds like you really really loved it, so I'm glad! Everything looks delicious... and I sort of want to get the spaghetti next time believe it or not The meatballs are yummy.

Hahaha I LOVE the waiters there. They are beautiful.

What a lovely update. Thank you

p.s. it says you updated on 8/4 In that case it would be august. Which wouldn't be a bad thing... but you know. Just thought I'd tell ya hahaha

Hahaha I know right!?

We really did! You go for it haha. I want to get a margherita pizza next time.

They reallyy are. <3 I want one.

No problem. Thank you for yours! Can you believe there is only ONE left for this day!? Took me long enough.​

Wow does that meal ever look delicious!! I was trying to decide what TS place to go in World Showcase for our next trip, and this may have changed my mind...we'll see!

Looks like you guys are having a great time!

It WAS! This should definitely make the short list! I highly recommend it!

We really were! And it's about to get even more fun! Stay tuned. ​

 

[PrincessMaggie618]

You should have gotten a picture with them, Kristen!!!
MMMM food MMMM boys <3

 

[melmar136]

We've been following along, lurking on your TR, but HAD to comment on Via Napoli....the food, and yes, the waiters! Here is a picture of one of them, Simone, with my daughter Meg, from our TR...Enjoy!


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He was much closer to her age than mine, but I enjoyed him too! And I have to agree, the zeppoles were heavenly! Can't wait to go back!

 

[Disneyfreak616]

You should have gotten a picture with them, Kristen!!!
MMMM food MMMM boys <3

I know!! Darn it all! ​

We've been following along, lurking on your TR, but HAD to comment on Via Napoli....the food, and yes, the waiters! Here is a picture of one of them, Simone, with my daughter Meg, from our TR...Enjoy!


258 by mlm313, on Flickr

He was much closer to her age than mine, but I enjoyed him too! And I have to agree, the zeppoles were heavenly! Can't wait to go back!

Oooh he's a cutie! Aw how adorable. What a great meal experience!

 

[IheartDDuck]

Cute boys and good food? I mean it doesn't get any better than that, does it? Thanks for the review of the boys....I mean the food.

 

[Winnie the Goof]

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[LilAnn]

Just got all caught up now.

You all looked lovely for the homecoming dance. And by the way, I totally empathize with you on the hair - unless there is some major hair spray application (like enough to poke more holes in the ozone layer) then the curls just flatten out before the night is over.

And seriously, no sneaky cute waiter shot? I think on your next trip - your photo mission should be cute waiters/CM around the world.

 

[lauren_elizabeth]

Oh my gosh. VIA NAPOLI =

It was seriously my favorite meal on our trip in June. I loved everything about it. Seeing all of your pictures makes me want to go eat there RIGHT THIS INSTANT!

The sangria there was absolutely delicious, too!

Mmmm, I might have to get that pizza you ordered next time. It looks WONDERFUL! I just had a pepperoni one last time.

 

[petals]

Sounds like the sights at my Candlelight Processional dinner may get interesting! We booked Via Napoli for that.

 

[Disneyfreak616]

Cute boys and good food? I mean it doesn't get any better than that, does it? Thanks for the review of the boys....I mean the food.

It really doesn't. HAHA you mean both. LOL.​

It must really be hard times if Fabio is waiting tables now.

What's that?....wrong Fabio?....Oh....well....ahem....anyway....how about that Via Napoli food, huh?!

HAHAHAHAHAHA. oh. my. gosh. SO funny.​

Just got all caught up now.

You all looked lovely for the homecoming dance. And by the way, I totally empathize with you on the hair - unless there is some major hair spray application (like enough to poke more holes in the ozone layer) then the curls just flatten out before the night is over.

And seriously, no sneaky cute waiter shot? I think on your next trip - your photo mission should be cute waiters/CM around the world.

Yeah I hear ya there. But thanks!

I KNOW. I really should. That is a great goal.​

Oh my gosh. VIA NAPOLI =

It was seriously my favorite meal on our trip in June. I loved everything about it. Seeing all of your pictures makes me want to go eat there RIGHT THIS INSTANT!

The sangria there was absolutely delicious, too!

Mmmm, I might have to get that pizza you ordered next time. It looks WONDERFUL! I just had a pepperoni one last time.

HAHAHA I hear ya!

Well hopefully you can get there on your next trip!

I've never tried it.

It was soo good!! I definitely recommend it.​

Sounds like the sights at my Candlelight Processional dinner may get interesting! We booked Via Napoli for that.

Hahaha well ENJOY! That'll be great!​

 

[Disneyfreak616]

Chapter 19- Please Excuse Any Abnormal Breathing at this Time.​

July 26th, 2011​

Hey everyone! SO sorry I haven't updated in a while, I've been insanely busy! And I still am...but I'm taking a break for you all!

After our fabulous meal at Via Napoli, I went outside to meet up with someone while Mike and Dave stayed and took care of the bill. Who was it? It was Allie and her friend Ana!!! Allie (aka princessallie here on the DIS) was down in Disney with her parents and her friend Ana from Boston. We were both in Epcot that night so we really wanted to meet up and hang out! Unfortunately, we took zero pictures of ourselves that night, so you'll just have to take my word for it that it happened.

Pretty soon Dave and Mike joined us and we walked around World Showcase!

We stopped in Germany and went in Karamell Kuche! I got chocolate caramel fudge, Dave got a milk chocolate caramel, Mike was too full, and Allie and Ana got a chocolate and caramel covered pretzel and a caramel and peanut covered apple. They even sliced Ana's apple for her! How nice. I only have a picture of mine, from the inside:

YUM. Everyone's were so delicious and just what they wanted. Mine was really rich, creamy and just perfect.

Allie and Ana explained to me the story of "Suck it Up Buttercup" that had happened the day they went to Typhoon Lagoon. I won't explain it, because I want you to hear it from her like I did. It's coming up very VERY soon in her TR though! So hop on over there to princessallie's trip report! Needless to say, though, it was HILARIOUS and has become a running joke with us. We kept saying it all throughout the trip!

We went to the Port of Entry store by Mexico and the World Showcase Plaza to browse around. I ended up buying an Epcot shirt that I just love! Here it is:

After that we went to Mexico and got a spot for Illuminations! I really only took one picture because I decided that I just wanted to watch the whole thing without it for a change.

Allie LOVES "We Go On" so she was all choked up during that song. How precious.

After that was over we headed to Future World for some Extra Magic Hours!!! First we did Single Rider on Test Track! We ended up walking on and some of us were in the same car! I think mine was faster than I remembered it being.

After that we went into Mouse Gear to browse around, just because that store is awesome.

Then we went over this way...

And went on Spaceship Earth! I rode with Mike and had him pick the future, because I always end up picking the same thing.

We decided to pretend we were sleeping in the picture, which made for an even more funny future than usual!

Stay tuned...

Here we go!

SHHHH...we are sleeepiinggg.

We ended up having an extremely healthy future, which makes since because Mike is a pretty healthy guy.

After that Allie and Ana were pretty tired (psshhh) so we said goodbye to them and headed over to...

Nope...not quite...

THE LAND!!!!!!!! I LOVE the way this pavilion smells. Call me insane, but I seriously can't get enough of it. I probably look like a psycho breathing so deeply in there all the time. I just can't help it though!

After I stood in the doorway for about 5 minutes just sniffing, Mike suggested that we actually keep moving so a CM wouldn't ask if I was okay.

So we wandered around the Land and I noticed that the balloons in there represent each of the seasons for the FIRST TIME. I know, I'm really slow. And THAT must be why the CS is called Sunshine SEASONS. DUHH. I really should be much quicker about these things.

We went down the escalator because I'm not a hero...therefore I don't use the stairs...and came across this bad boy!

Well hellloooo there! The wait was about 30 minutes, but since it was probably going to be our last ride of the night we decided to just go for it. Good thing, too, because we would have missed out on all that important safety information if we had skipped it!

I missed the deer face this guy makes by like a second, I swear. Ah well. It's a great one though!

Oh no problem! Anytime!

After that we (well, Mike and Dave) were feeling pretty tired so we decided to call it a night.

Au revior, Epcot!

We got to the bus stop and a bus was waiting for us there! Hooray!

We got back to the room and I took a shower and went to bed, but not before watching some Stacey, of course!

Review of Day 2:

Highs:
- walking on rides!
- Mary, Aladdin and Jasmine!
- the Trolley Show!
- SCHOOL BREAD!!!
- the cute waiters
- hanging out with Allie and Ana!

Lows:
- NONE!

Cute Boy Count: 13 (Thank you Via Napoli!)

Kristen's Food of the Day:

SCHOOL BREAD & chocolate caramel fudge!

Continued in Next Post​

 

[Disneyfreak616]

Darn these double posts! ​

 

[petals]

If it makes you feel better I didn't notice that about the balloons before either!

 

[JessicaFaye508]

It must really be hard times if Fabio is waiting tables now.

What's that?....wrong Fabio?....Oh....well....ahem....anyway....how about that Via Napoli food, huh?!

I am dying right now. Favorite. Comment. EVER.

YAY an update!! I am gonna do one tonight too! (Once I "finish" studying... aka very soon!)
Yay for meeting up with Ali and Ana!! I think it's funny you guys forgot to take pictures You're funny.
That's.... fudge?!!?! I want it. I want it, I want it, I want it.
LOL I think it's amusing that your trip report it titled "Suck it up Buttercup" but you're not even going to explain the title You should probably do that once Allie explains it. hahaha or you could quote her and paste it here
Very nice Epcot shirt... I have the same one... in Navy.
I always do that for IllumiNations too. I have to have enough pictures of it by now, right?!
I love that song too. I always sing it and I wonder if people think I'm nuts for knowing all of the words.. OH WELL! I do that after wishes, too. I'm a true fan
Nice sleeping pictures. I'm not surprised.
Hahaha healthy Michael. Funny. Oh yeah it was his birthday yesterday! I wrote on his wall.
I love how it smells too..... I'm glad we captured that in the video. Everybody's gonna love that part! I can just imagine the comments now...

After I stood in the doorway for about 5 minutes just sniffing, Mike suggested that we actually keep moving so a CM wouldn't ask if I was okay.

Typical.

Oh wow.... I never noticed that either. It's probably because I'm running from a fire all of the time. Or because it smells too good in there. [i wish there was a smelling smiley because if there was i would post it here]
DON'T BE A HERO - take the escalator
Some important safety information - deer face -

That's all for now, folks!

p.s. do i HAVE enough smiley's in this post? geez. so obnoxious.

 

[Disneyfreak616]

If it makes you feel better I didn't notice that about the balloons before either!

It does! Thanks! ​

I am dying right now. Favorite. Comment. EVER.

Yeah I basically peed when I saw that. ​

YAY an update!! I am gonna do one tonight too! (Once I "finish" studying... aka very soon!)
Yay for meeting up with Ali and Ana!! I think it's funny you guys forgot to take pictures You're funny.
That's.... fudge?!!?! I want it. I want it, I want it, I want it.
LOL I think it's amusing that your trip report it titled "Suck it up Buttercup" but you're not even going to explain the title You should probably do that once Allie explains it. hahaha or you could quote her and paste it here
Very nice Epcot shirt... I have the same one... in Navy.

YAY! Good.
I know! We just totally forgot! FAIL.
YES. It is SOO good. Party in your mouth.
I was gonna do that once she does the update. I just figured it would be funnier from her because she was actually there.
I know you doo. Thankss.​

I always do that for IllumiNations too. I have to have enough pictures of it by now, right?!
I love that song too. I always sing it and I wonder if people think I'm nuts for knowing all of the words.. OH WELL! I do that after wishes, too. I'm a true fan
Nice sleeping pictures. I'm not surprised.
Hahaha healthy Michael. Funny. Oh yeah it was his birthday yesterday! I wrote on his wall.
I love how it smells too..... I'm glad we captured that in the video. Everybody's gonna love that part! I can just imagine the comments now...

Yeah Idk why mine's really small though! : Oh well.
HAHA I know what it is. I always sing along with the post-Illuminations music.
Oh thannks.
Yes it was! Katie's over now and we celebratin'. Well..I'm doing APUSH. WAHOOO.
HAHAHAHA I can't wait for that. ​

Typical.

Oh wow.... I never noticed that either. It's probably because I'm running from a fire all of the time. Or because it smells too good in there. [i wish there was a smelling smiley because if there was i would post it here]
DON'T BE A HERO - take the escalator
Some important safety information - deer face -

That's all for now, folks!

p.s. do i HAVE enough smiley's in this post? geez. so obnoxious.

HAHA. Probably. See I thought I was the only one! There should be one!

Hehehe the escalator is your FRIEND Jessica Faye.

LOL DEER.

I LOVE it. It's like me hahaha.​

 

[ronnmel]

Single-rider line is such a great way to go on rides without a long wait!

I love that t-shirt. I'm so sad it was too big for me when I tried it on.

Soarin is such a relaxing attraction, perfect way to end a perfect day!

 

[Jazzabelle508]

Exciting that you got to see allie and ana that night! I can totally picture what you guys would be like together. Both of you have super fun personalities it seems like it goes hand in hand.

Yay for the germany carmel shop! I went to that place many times on my january trip! My personal favorite treats were the chocolat carmel cupcake and the strawberries but each the things you got looked great as well (especially the fudge *deer face*).

I love the illuminations show! Everything about it is soooo amazing! no epcot day is complete without it! I agree with allie about the we go on song! Such strong memories of hearing it. my favorite time being my one trip where i got to see the christmas illuminations! it all went perfectly together!

Love that you went right to soarin! That is one of my all time favorite rides in disney now!

 

[PrincessMaggie618]

How could you and Allie forget to take a picture!? OH WELL!


Haha I like the sleeping picture cause your head doesn't fit on the body

MMMM that chocolate made me hungry

 

[IheartDDuck]

Mmmm, caramel. Sounds really good right now.

I thought that sniffing around the Land was normal?! I never got that memo....

Don't worry about just figuring out that the four seasons are represented. I had a DUH moment when I looked at the tables and said "ooooohhhhhhh". And I eat there almost EVERY TRIP.