Thanksgiving ddp review

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I really meant to take pictures of most of the food that we ate, but, sadly, I forgot on several occasions. I can, however, share with you what my husband and I (40 somethings) and our 7 year old daughter thought about our meals.

Day one: arrival day. We made it to our resort around 3:30. No ADR that day, so we went to Downtown Disney. We planned on paying for this meal OOP, so we let our daughter choose. Not surprisingly, she chose the McDonalds. Oh well

Day two: We ate breakfast in our room and left early for MK. We had an ADR for lunch at Crystal Palace. We were very impressed with how quickly we were seated. While the food was plentiful, none of us really thought it was memorable. There was a really good potato dish, but, honestly, we wouldn't return for the food. The character interaction, however, was amazing. My daughter loved the parade through the restaurant too. She would be very happy to return to Crystal Palace again.

We ate dinner at Columbia Harbour House. We had eaten there previously a couple of years ago and enjoyed the food. While it was noisy and not at all relaxing, the food is still very good. My husband had the Lighthouse sandwich, and I had the chicken. Our daughter had chicken strips, grapes and carrots. The only complaint was the dessert. Neither the marble cheesecake or the chocolate cake were very good.

Day Three We went to DHS on this day. Breakfast was, again, in our room. We ate lunch at the Backlot Express. Our double cheeseburgers were good, but on the greasy side. With the fries and dessert, marble cheesecake or strawberry shortcake, it was definitely too much food. DD, who is somewhat picky, didn't eat much of her kids meal. Oh, my husband loved the Strawberry Shortcake here.

We had an ADR for 50's Prime Time Cafe that evening. This turned out to be a fun restaurant with good food. While our waitress wasn't overly into the role playing, she did a good job of admonishing my husband because, as she put it, he just looked like he was about to get in trouble One little girl at a table next to us was celebrating her birthday, and they brought a card around for her "cousins" to sign. It made us feel a part of the celebration as well. As for the food, well, my butcher steak was quite good. The green beans were so good I had no trouble eating my veggies!. My husband had the steak as well, and it was perfectly cooked for him. Even our daughter ate more of her mac and cheese meal than she usually does. The desserts were awesome. I had the s'mores and they were so good! My husband had the Brownie Sundae, and DD had a fix your own ice cream sundae. We all agreed that we would love to return here in the future

 

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Day Four On to Epcot! We decided to give the food court a try for breakfast. My husband had a danish and coffee, and my daughter and I had Mickey waffles with a warm strawberry sauce and bacon. These were a real hit with my daughter!

Lunch was random because we met up with my sister during the day. We ended up eating at the Outpost in World Showcase while waiting for our daughter's KimPossible mission to start. We had hotdogs and chips and paid OOP for these.

We had an early ADR at Biergarten for dinner. This place was everyone's absolute favorite meal. We all loved the food, even Miss Picky. She had mac and cheese, chicken schnitzel and fruit. We all loved the pretzel rolls! I got Chicken schnitzel, carved roast beef, spaetzel, wonderful mashed potatoes, cucumber salad and apple strudel for dessert. I think my husband tried a little bit over everything. He had lived for 4 years in Germany while in the military, and he missed good German food. The highlight of the meal was the entertainment! The Oompah band was very entertaining, and they encouraged guests to dance. Our daughter had a blast doing the Chicken Dance and, later, dancing with her daddy. it was a very fun evening. We will definitely return to Biergartgen!

 

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Day five Finally, Animal Kingdom. We started the day with breakfast at Tusker House. This was our second favorite meal. The character interaction here is awesome. DD , once again, loved the parade around the restaurant. The food was very good. although there were a few odd dishes, most of teh food was standard breakfast fare. I did try the Mealie Pap, and surprised by how good it was! The best item on the buffet, to me, was the cinnamon bread pudding.

For lunch, we ate at the Yak and Yeti counter service. The outdoor seating was plentiful and very nice. The food was surprisingly good! It was hot and seemed freshly cooked. Our daughter loves eggrolls, so she was very happy with her kid's meal. My husband and I both had the Kung Pao Beef. It was just spicy enough without being too spicy. We got frozen lemonades for dessert and all agreed these were a great item form dessert.

We had snacks for dinner and enjoyed not having a real meal that evening.

Day six Thanksgiving Day! We returned to Ak for a few hours in the day to finish our touring. Unlike some, who see Ak as a half day park, we found it to take one and half days for us. We ate lunch at the Flame tree Barbeque. The outdoor seating is colorful, plentiful and fun. The smoked chicken was heavenly! I would love to find a place nearby that smokes meat the way they do! My husband had the smoked ribs, and he was impressed. DD was a little picky on this day. She ate some of her food, but really just wanted a frozen lemonade.

We left AK around 4:00 and decided to eat our Thanksgiving meal at the ASMU food court. I'm so glad we did! We had turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes and gravy, green beans a roll and apple or pumpkin pie. It was like eating at grandmother's house! Even my daughter was impressed. And all for the cost of a CS meal! What a bargain! We were also glad we chose to eat here because ASMU was showing the Hannah Montana movie that evening in the food court. What a way to end the day for our 7 year old:

Day seven We returned to our favorite park, Epcot for our last full day.

We had two ADR's on this day because we didn't have one for Thanksgiving Day. We started with a late breakfast at Akerhus. My daughter loved dressing up as a princess and being treated royally by Cinderella, Belle, Ariel, Aurora and Snow White. The food was traditional breakfast food with a cold buffett as well. This was one of our daughter's favorite meals, food wise. She loved the strawberry yogurt on the cold food bar! My husband and I loved the fruit, cheese and danishes. The hot food was very good as well. The potato casserole was amazing. We would certainly return to Akerhus again!

Later that evening, we had an ADR at Coral Reef. We were very lucky that we had almost not wait time to be seated at any of the TS restaurants, and Coral Reef was no exception. We were seated almost immediately. The interior is lovely, and the view of the tanks is very entertaining. Our daughter loved watching the divers! The food was some of the best of our trip. I had a New York Strip steak that was, honestly, one of the best steaks I've ever had! My husband chose the catch of the day, and his grouper was fantastic. Our daughter loved the Mickey shaped plate and ate her mac and cheese, grapes and applesauce well. For dessert, my husband had the Whiskey Mousse. He said it was the best thing he had eaten all week. I had the Chocolate Wave. While it was good, it wasn't great, and I wouldn't get it again. Our daughter loved her make your own sundae. We would, however, hesitate to return here. The wait staff is very busy, and our drinks were never refilled. We waited more than 30 minutes after dessert for the waiter to return to take care of the bill. My husband finally had to flag down another waiter. So, while the food was good, the service was not.

Day eight We were all sad to check out of ASMU on this morning. We ate at the food court that morning, a reprise of our earlier meal in the week.
We let our daughter choose the park for the last half day. She wanted to return to Epcot to do another KimPossible mission and the finish the Kid Cot stations. Both were a huge hit to her!

We ate our last Disney meal, lunch, at the Tangierine Cafe in Morocco. We certainly saved our best CS for last! We all loved the food here! Our daughter loves hummus, and she filled up on hummus and pita bread. I had the Mediterrenean Special with hummus, falafel and roasted lamb and chicken. My husband had three pita pockets with hummus, lamb and chicken. We will definitely eat here again!

So, that's our trip. When I get all our pictures uploaded, I'll try to post a few here. I know we have pictures from several TS places, as well as our Thanksgiving CS meal and the Tangierine Cafe.

 

[Linda67]

wonderful reviews - thanks so much
It sounds like you all had a great trip