Team Renfroe's 2nd Trip Report - 1,500 pictures, dining reviews, and DISmeets!

[shannon47142]

awesome photos

 

[englishrose47]

Awesome pix Alan !! Tomorrow I am going to have prints of my cd made !! Hopefully next weekI can get them loaded onto my photobucket!!!

 

[inkedupmomma]

great photo pass pics

 

[brookelizabeth]

Great Photopass pictures! The ones with Eeyore came out very cute-I suppose it was worth a stop on the way to TSM...

I KNEW IT!!!!!!!!!!!! I knew you all would not be able to wait until December!!! I hope you all will enjoy CSR as much as we did. I think it is so peaceful and pristine.

He he he! The deals coming out, paired with an AP and airline miles, we just couldn't say no!

 

[OhioDisneyLover]

We considered Flying Fish for our anniversary and changed our minds. I am so sorry that we did after reading your TR! It sounds fabulous!

Loved all of your pictures too! Can't wait to read more.

 

[KatMark]

Love the photos--great shops of a great family!

 

[DisneyBarlans]

Cute pictures! Love those borders! Can't wait to hear about the next restaurant....planning where to eat for our trip in November.

 

[momma2kiddos]

Very cute photos of the fam, Alan! Maybe I'll get photopass next year.

NOw I'm a seafood lover but never one to really want to indulge in a seafood restaurant but FF looks VERY yummy! We might have to check it out!

Glad you had another good time at CSR. That was our first (and only, so far) resort stay and we can't imagine staying elsewhere. DD said if we had to downgrade and she had to stay at Pop, she'd rather wait till 2011 to go! LOL We were in Cabanas this year and hoping for Casitas on our next trip!

Can't wait for more pics!

 

[MagicShell]

Great photopass pictures!

 

[Mysteria]

Yes, Wil looks like he'd much rather be riding ToT than taking that last pic. Great pics though!

 

[Jeanine3kids]

Great pictures Alan just one thing whats up with that Boston Hat???????????

 

[crocko]

Flying Fish desserts................you have me drooling over here.

Man...that place looks good!

 

[micandminforever]

Great photopass pictures, you looked like you were having a great time.

 

[stepdisney]

Okay, I'm up early. Where's my breakfast review Alan? As usual, great photos and wonderful reviews. Where is flying fish? Why haven't I looked at THIS menu? The potato wrapped fish thing looks REALLY GOOD!

(More please! )

 

[trampsgirl]

I've been a long time lurker, but your trip reports made me come out of hiding. I absolutely love them!

 

[MeMom]

I have never had it, but I think I will be thinking of butterscotch-laced creme brulee for the rest of the day! It looks and sounds sooo good!

Great Photopass pictures! I love that you did some mother-daughter and father-son ones. The whole family ones are excellent, too. I love seeing families have fun together anywhere, but there is a special happiness that just exudes from Disney family pictures!

 

[alan_renfroe]

Wil looks so thrilled in that last photo!

Doesn't he though? Can you tell that he has developed the attitude that is befitting a 12-yr-old boy?

Kara - you beat me to it!!!

You just know I had to bribe him to make that stupid pose!!!

awesome photos

Thanks, Shannon!

Awesome pix Alan !! Tomorrow I am going to have prints of my cd made !! Hopefully next weekI can get them loaded onto my photobucket!!!

Awesome, Rosie! It is exciting to get your photopass pictures back - brings back memories.

great photo pass pics

Thanks, IUM. They are cheesy, but that is what is so great about them!

Great Photopass pictures! The ones with Eeyore came out very cute-I suppose it was worth a stop on the way to TSM...

He he he! The deals coming out, paired with an AP and airline miles, we just couldn't say no!

I hear ya! You don't have to justify anything to me! Besides, Henry's not getting any younger, right?

We considered Flying Fish for our anniversary and changed our minds. I am so sorry that we did after reading your TR! It sounds fabulous!

Loved all of your pictures too! Can't wait to read more.

I think the Flying Fish would be a great anniversary option. The only negative thing I had to say was that it took them about 25 minutes to seat us even with having an ADR.

Love the photos--great shops of a great family!

Awww, thanks Kathy!

Cute pictures! Love those borders! Can't wait to hear about the next restaurant....planning where to eat for our trip in November.

I thought the borders were neat too! These pictures will be something we will cherish in the years to come.

Next restaurant on the list will be Le Cellier, followed by 'Ohana. Stay tuned!

Very cute photos of the fam, Alan! Maybe I'll get photopass next year.

NOw I'm a seafood lover but never one to really want to indulge in a seafood restaurant but FF looks VERY yummy! We might have to check it out!

Glad you had another good time at CSR. That was our first (and only, so far) resort stay and we can't imagine staying elsewhere. DD said if we had to downgrade and she had to stay at Pop, she'd rather wait till 2011 to go! LOL We were in Cabanas this year and hoping for Casitas on our next trip!

Can't wait for more pics!

Since we drive down, CSR is the very first resort we come to - therefore it would be VERY difficult for us to pass by our "Home" to go anywhere else! By the way, how did you like staying in the Cabanas? That is the only section we havent' been in.

Great photopass pictures!

Thanks very much, MagicShell!

 

[alan_renfroe]

Yes, Wil looks like he'd much rather be riding ToT than taking that last pic. Great pics though!

YES!!! Exactly!! Basically, I think he was probably thinking, "Can we stop doing this now? Can we get back to Rock n' Roller Coaster?"

Great pictures Alan just one thing whats up with that Boston Hat???????????

Hahaha....I get a lot of comments about the Boston cap. Here's the thing: it was $5!!! I just bought a cap that looked decent on my head. I have never been a cap guy....caps just don't look good on me....so when I finally found a cheap cap that didn't look dorky on me, I bought it! The truth is that I couldn't tell you a single player on the BoSox team right now. I do love the city of Boston though.

Flying Fish desserts................you have me drooling over here.

Man...that place looks good!

Those desserts were really, really, really good. After going back and looking at those pictures, I think Flying Fish was one of my most enjoyable meals.

Great photopass pictures, you looked like you were having a great time.

Thanks very much! We WERE!

Okay, I'm up early. Where's my breakfast review Alan? As usual, great photos and wonderful reviews. Where is flying fish? Why haven't I looked at THIS menu? The potato wrapped fish thing looks REALLY GOOD!

(More please! )

Thanks, stepdisney! The Flying Fish is at the Boardwalk Resort, almost right in the middle of the Boardwalk. That potato-wrapped Red Snapper was off the chain, yo!

I've been a long time lurker, but your trip reports made me come out of hiding. I absolutely love them!

YAY!!! I love it when onlurkers come out to play! Welcome, trampsgirl! Feel free to post anytime. I always do my best to respond to everyone.

I have never had it, but I think I will be thinking of butterscotch-laced creme brulee for the rest of the day! It looks and sounds sooo good!

Great Photopass pictures! I love that you did some mother-daughter and father-son ones. The whole family ones are excellent, too. I love seeing families have fun together anywhere, but there is a special happiness that just exudes from Disney family pictures!

That creme brulee was really good. The butterscotch flavoring went perfectly with the texture of the creme brulee.

Yeah, we do have a few Mom/Daughter and Father/Son photopass pics. We tried to get our pictures made whenever we could.

Day 3 is on the way.

 

[alan_renfroe]

Sunday morning, May 17th, was a day that we had all been looking forward to for a LONG time! We, along with several of our DIS-friends, decided that we should all schedule a meet. We started a thread here on the DISboards, and the next thing I knew we had about 50 people who wanted to participate! We came up with the name, "The MAMMOTH MAY MEET!" Anyway, Day 3 was the day of our Mammoth May Meet at Epcot. We were all to meet in the France Pavilion at 3pm, and we were excited!

We weren't in a huge hurry to get to Epcot. Unlike the day before, we weren't nearly as concerned about being at rope drop on this day, because we knew we weren't going to have a mid-day break.

Wil was cracking us up doing his Pal Mickey imitation!

For the MMM, I had designed t-shirts and we all had them for the meet! They were lime green, of course!

The back of the shirts featured the user names of all the DISers involved....except one....I accidentally gave the screenprinters the wrong graphic and left off MYSTERIA! (Sorry, Myst.) I was so disappointed, but she was very cool about it.

And so we were off to Bus Stop #2 to take us to Epcot for the day.

The park opened at 9am, and we got there around 9:15 or so.

NOW....here's where Elizabeth's KEY to the WORLD issue came back up. When we were at Disney's Hollywood Studios the previous day, Elizabeth had forgotten her KEY to the WORLD. So, we went to Guest Services and she was issued a new one, with the symbol of Mickey in the left corner. It was my understanding that this card was a temporary card in order to get her back in for that day....and that we were to throw THAT card away and use her regular card going forward. SO...when we left the room on Day 3, I grabbed her ORIGINAL card and threw the new card away.

Uh....wrong...

The NEW card was issued to REPLACE the original card, and the original card was now bogus. SO....here we are at Epcot and once again Elizabeth can't get in! She has to go to Guest Services again and explain what happened. THIS TIME, we were all on the same page. They issued her a NEW Key to the World card and cancelled all previous cards. Most importantly, they did it with a smile and without a hassle. (Disney really knows about customer service.)

SO....that was our first delay.

THEN....just as we were entering the park, Juliana saw another one of her favorite characters: Stitch!

Finally, we got inside the park and tried our best to execute our touring plan. I took everyone's keys and went to The Land to pick up FastPasses for Soarin', while Elizabeth and the kids went to Test Track to ride in the Standby line.

Score!

I was able to get FastPasses for Soarin' for 10:21am!

It was already getting really hot, and I really started sweating on the long walk from The Land over to Test Track. I made it over and waited on Elizabeth and the kids to exit.

I didn't have to wait long before I saw them coming out the exit. They LOVE this ride! The standby line was showing 20 minutes, so we all decided to ride together.

Coming up next, riding Test Track, Mission Space, and Soarin'. Later, we'll have lunch at Le Cellier, experience the Kim Possible Mission, and the Mammoth May Meet!

 

[micandminforever]

I can't wait to hear about the MMM and see the pictures.