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

[Camster0307]

Must try Narcoossee's. Must try Narcoossee's. Must try Narcoossee's.

Oh my goodness - that lobster! The claws are huge!

 

[swankybeth]

Great updates! Your day with Wil sounds amazing, you guys got to do so many rides. And I know you didn't really recommend Tony's but I just have to say that your review is the first one I've seen that actually looks good. I'm reluctant to try it because in NY it's so easy to get great Italian food and we generally don't like the Italian food we've tried at WDW. The food looked good, especially the pasta dishes. Maybe one of these trips we'll just have to brave it!

 

[Camster0307]

Isn't she gorgeous?

Awww! Both Lauren and I agree - Juliana looks beautiful with the braids!

I think this might have to become a Renfroe-girls "must-do"!

We're thinking of doing the GF tea in December. Did your girls enjoy it?

 

[podsnel]

Must try Narcoossee's. Must try Narcoossee's. Must try Narcoossee's.

Oh my goodness - that lobster! The claws are huge!

NEXT MAY. NEXT MAY. NEXT MAY.

Alan, your food looked really good, but bad service KILLS it for us- that has got to be Pods' most hated restaurant issue. I think I'd rather have excellent service and average food than amazing food with awful service- and that's sayin' alot, because I am obsessed with food! So happy you had a nice nite with Wil!

 

[jmamom]

No - not a bad review of Tony's - say it ain't so! We have an ADR there on our arrival day, so that will be our first taste of Disney. Not that I had alot of choice - it was the only restaurant available anywhere near the MK. Maybe I need to go online and hunt some more.
Anyhoo,
Great update, so special to have that time with Will.

 

[englishrose47]

Haven't all caught up yet, but we are eating at Tony's our first night !!We wont have the problem with the appetizer as we are not on DLX!!! I absolutely loved it in May the same time you were there ! But I had an awesome server can't remember his name I am old ya know !!!!!!! I had the Steak and the Tiramusu both were great and my coffee cup was filled many times !!!

 

[englishrose47]

What a fantastic afternoon, riding Buzz so many times must have been like a dream come true to Wil

BTW please call me Jo

Jo Only I can call you BESTEST though!!! And for those who don't know they are renaming TT !!It will be known as The Young's !!!!!!

 

[KatMark]

Overall, the best thing about dinner at Tony's was the COMPANY! I never told Wil that I wasn't enjoying my meal....and he LOVED his once again this year! If this kid wants to come eat here with his Dad for the rest of his life, I will come eat here! That being said, I truly would not recommend Tony's Town Square based on this year's experience. The entree was really good, but the service was downright poor - the worst all week long.

What a GREAT dad you are!

 

[dina7]

No - not a bad review of Tony's - say it ain't so! We have an ADR there on our arrival day, so that will be our first taste of Disney. Not that I had alot of choice - it was the only restaurant available anywhere near the MK. Maybe I need to go online and hunt some more.
Anyhoo,
Great update, so special to have that time with Will.

We returned from the World on 8/18 & ate at Tony's on the 17th. I also had the Shrimp Scampi w/ sundried tomatoes & asparagus, like Alan. It was awesome with lots of shrimp! Our server was HORRIBLE though. Her name was Michelle & on her name tag it said she was from NY, which is part of what I blame her bad attitude on. We live in NY & it has been bothering me lately that people who work in retail establishments around here have bad attitudes. This Michelle fit right in. It was like we were bothering her. When she brought the drinks, she handed each one of them to my DH to distribute to everyone in our party. I turned to my DH & asked if he was going to get part of her tip. She did the same thing when she brought the dessert menus...handed the stack to my DH to hand out to the rest of us & when she brought out the desserts! The only reason my DH didn't have to distribute our main courses is because a different server brought them out. Needless to say she did not receive a good tip from us. That being said, I would not skip Tony's as I LOVED my dinner.

 

[floydfamily4]

We had ridden more rides than I've probably ever ridden in a single day. It had been a wonderful day. On the bus back to Coronado Springs, Wil even let me hug on him. He looked at me and said, "Dad? You know yesterday when I said it was the best day ever? Well, yesterday was the second best day ever. THIS has been the best day ever!" SCORE!! I think it was all I could do to not cry a little...but instead I looked at him and said, "Boy, you are not kidding! We had a GREAT day, didn't we?"

I'm telling you....you can't buy or bottle this stuff. How great is it for your son to tell you he has just experienced his best two days ever? It absolutely cannot get better than that.

We made it back to our resort and called it a night. My relationship with my son was as strong as it had ever been....and I was at peace.


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I just have to comment. I was going to wait until I was completely read up but I just have to stop and say "AWWWW". I love it! I love your moments with your kids and wife. I love the Dismeet. I love that you didn't go to jail for bopping the tram driver. I love that you turned me on to Yak and Yeti. I love that you had a great Disney time with your family and have chosen to share it was us strangers. You rock and I appreciate you!

 

[Mysteria]

That's a lot of buzz'n!

Awww you and Wil's day gave me a lump in my throat. How special for you guys.

 

[Camster0307]

NEXT MAY. NEXT MAY. NEXT MAY.

Alan, your food looked really good, but bad service KILLS it for us- that has got to be Pods' most hated restaurant issue. I think I'd rather have excellent service and average food than amazing food with awful service- and that's sayin' alot, because I am obsessed with food! So happy you had a nice nite with Wil!

Ellen - I think this is a MUST-DO for May! I was just talking about it with Lauren for December and she has no interest whatsoever! It would be such a waste to do it with her. I would love to make this one of our "big" dinners!

 

[podsnel]

Ellen - I think this is a MUST-DO for May! I was just talking about it with Lauren for December and she has no interest whatsoever! It would be such a waste to do it with her. I would love to make this one of our "big" dinners!

DONE!!! Actually, it was already DONE because that was the place Kara had mentioned to me she would love to try next year....

Speaking of....Where's Waldo? I mean...Kara?? Haven't "seen" her around- you?

 

[LOVEMY3KIDDOS]

That was such a nice and refreshing update to read. Poor service aside...like you said, all that matters is that you and Wil have the memory of that day forever! That is priceless!! I'm glad you had that opportunity and took advantage of it!

 

[Camster0307]

DONE!!! Actually, it was already DONE because that was the place Kara had mentioned to me she would love to try next year....

Speaking of....Where's Waldo? I mean...Kara?? Haven't "seen" her around- you?

She's been MIA on our thread.

I think it's time for me to harass her via text.

 

[Luis Rodriguez]

Sorry to hear about the bad service you got at Tony's. By contrast, last year the best service we got was at the Wave and at Tony's, where a wonderful young lady (Bethany, IIRC) gave us excellent recommendations and prompt service...

Nevertheless, as you say, what matters is that Wil had a good day. Those are the moments one lives for...


Regards,

Luis

 

[TigerKat]

What a GREAT dad you are!

 

[inkedupmomma]

Alan, damn you! the tears just came spilling out again! What a wonderful day, you and wil had! just amazing! Can NOT put a price on that! I am a firm believer that being such disney fans will keep our kids just a little bit more carefree and childish forever (in the metaphorical sense) and THAT is what will keep us close no matter what. At least that is my plan! Love the pics too! and wow riding Buzz that many times, so cool! I love t hat ride. a LOT!

I will have to agree about Tony's, we really enjoyed the food more than we thought (after the terrible reviews on here) but our service SUCKED!

Looking forward to your next post

 

[MagicShell]

What a great night! Wil will remember that night his whole life. I love Disney memories with my kids.

 

[alan_renfroe]

What a fantastic afternoon, riding Buzz so many times must have been like a dream come true to Wil

BTW please call me Jo

Hi Jo! Yeah, Wil loved riding Buzz Lightyear over and over again. I think he particularly liked it because he beat me every single time!

Riding Buzz 6 times in a row reminds me of the night last June when my boyfriend and I rode BTMRR 5 times in a row at the end of the night. We were going to try for more...but I had to use the little girl's room too badly to sustain another ride. But, I love when the park is dead like that!

Can't wait to hear about your dinner at Tony's!

You think, "man, I'm going to ride that 10 times!" but in reality after about 5 times you've pretty much been-there, done-that. And bathroom trips definitely come into play! Anyway, yeah we loved having the park to ourselves like that.

Lovely update! Its lovely seeing how close you are to your children!

Love my children!

In that last picture with Wil in front of the fountain...

Looks like the kid is wearing a Chef's hat and jacket...and the girl has her hair braided like J's.

Just jumped out at me.

Hahaha....I didn't even notice that! Nice catch!

Very touching words, your children are lucky to have you!

I have to say that Tony's was the all time worst experience we ever had in 4 trips at WDW. We had poor service and poor food. I just can't bring myself to return, not one of us enjoyed it. I think at WDW you have good days and great days... the day we ate at Tony's was a good day but the dining experience did not enhance our day if you know what I'm saying.

Glad to hear Will enjoyed it, that is the most important thing.

You're right - Wil enjoying his meal made it all worthwhile. I enjoyed my meal just being able to hang out with him for awhile.

Alan - I have ALOT of back-reading to do but I just read your latest installment and wanted to comment.

Lauren and I had the same experience with Tony's last year. The food was decent enough but the service was horrible! We too waited forever to have our drinks served, and then refilled.

Wil's appetizer looked delicious but when I saw your calamari, I thought maybe you had eaten some before you took the pic. But no? That was it? We did enjoy our dinner and glad to see you did too!

So - how late did you last at PM EMH? It is wonderful, isn't it? Too bad the rain has to put a damper on it though.

Ok, I need to catch up. I-spy a sleeping little girl wearing a kerchief. Which could only me one thing - HAIR BRAIDING!!!! I need to read about it!

Yeah, that picture of the calamari looks like it was half-eaten, but that is the way it was brought to the table. I would have enjoyed the food much better if we would have had something to drink.

Believe it or not, it wasn't even PM EMH at MK! It was just that empty! It had rained buckets all day, and there just wasn't anyone in the park. We took full advantage. I think we ended up leaving the park around 9 or 9:30pm.

Must try Narcoossee's. Must try Narcoossee's. Must try Narcoossee's.

Oh my goodness - that lobster! The claws are huge!

Lobster......yummy, yummy lobster....with drawn butter.

Great updates! Your day with Wil sounds amazing, you guys got to do so many rides. And I know you didn't really recommend Tony's but I just have to say that your review is the first one I've seen that actually looks good. I'm reluctant to try it because in NY it's so easy to get great Italian food and we generally don't like the Italian food we've tried at WDW. The food looked good, especially the pasta dishes. Maybe one of these trips we'll just have to brave it!

The food at Tony's was on par with something like a Macaroni Grill or maybe Olive Garden. It's okay, but a true New Yorker would scoff at it I'm sure. It was okay, but disappointing overall.

Awww! Both Lauren and I agree - Juliana looks beautiful with the braids!

I think this might have to become a Renfroe-girls "must-do"!

We're thinking of doing the GF tea in December. Did your girls enjoy it?

You know, you may be right! The girls can have their GF afternoon and Wil and I can have our guys-time. It has certainly worked out well so far.

Elizabeth and Juliana both really enjoyed the tea. I think it made them feel "special".....kinda like VIPs....which is the whole point. They enjoyed the tea more than they did their dinner last year at Cinderella's Royal Table. I think you and Lauren would love doing that together!

NEXT MAY. NEXT MAY. NEXT MAY.

Alan, your food looked really good, but bad service KILLS it for us- that has got to be Pods' most hated restaurant issue. I think I'd rather have excellent service and average food than amazing food with awful service- and that's sayin' alot, because I am obsessed with food! So happy you had a nice nite with Wil!

Yeah, it's really hard to enjoy good food if the service is poor. You feel like you are a hostage waiting patiently for a glass of water! Geeesshh....can I just get up and get it myself?

I don't mean to complain too much....but I give so many positive reviews that I didn't want everyone thinking I couldn't be objective. That being said, if Wil wanted to go back to Tony's with me for a 'guys-only' dinner, I would most certainly do that. But if it were just me, I probably wouldn't eat there again....except for the fact that we now have such wonderful memories there. Tell Pods I'm with him. Bad service = bad restaurant.