Thanksgiving Meals

[jmkst58]

If you were going to be at disney world for Thanksgiving- didn't care which park you went to- or even maybe it would be your 'break day' & you wouldn't even go into a park. Youe even had a car.....


then..


Where would you eat breakfast, lunch and/or dinner?

 

[momofrrr]

We always go to EPCOT on Thanksgiving day. Our kids are not that into turkey and dressing anyway so we usually have a character breakfast somewhere and by the time we work our way around the World Showcase we have a burger at American Pavillion. We have usually had dinner at Liberty Tree at some point before that because one of our kids always chooses that as thier dinner.

 

[mom2mek]

We spent Thanksgiving 2007 at Disney with a big group of 16. We chose to spend Thanksgiving NOT at a park! We were staying offsite, so we had a special "brunch" at the house, complete with mimosas (yum), then let the kids swim in the private pool (while we continued on with the mimosas and still sitting in our PJ's - gotta love the private pools). Then we all got cleaned up and headed to the GF for a family photo shoot!

After the photo shoot, we grabbed the monorail to the MK (not to go in...it was crazy busy in there...yikes), but to catch the boat over to Ft Wilderness. We let the kids explore, enjoyed some pony rides, and then had a very rustic and home-spun Thanksgiving meal at Trail's End. I know, I know...Trail's End??? Honestly, it wasn't my 1st choice, but it ended up being one of those FABULOUS things that work out so great! Really, other than their mediocre pumpkin pie, the food was very good, we had 8 kids with us, so the casual atmosphere was appreciated, and the boat ride over was lovely!

HDDR or Mickey's Backyard BBQ are also both at Ft Wilderness and would be nice choices for Thanksgiving, IMO. Top it off with a boat rental, and you have a lovely day for sure!

The kids played on the beach while my parents took a nice little carriage ride through Ft Wilderness as a special anniversary present from all of us grown-up "kids"! Have fun planning - there are so many great ideas and choices for meals!

Sara

 

[the who #3]

the first time we were at wdw on thanksgiving day there were not many restaurants that served a traditional dinner. we chose the yachtsmans steakhouse which was a buffet. it was just marvelouse.

now almost all of the restaurants serve the traditional.

we are going to artist point this time.

we have found that it is more relaxing to the whole family if we dine in our resort on special days like thanksgiving, christmas and new years day. i don't want the children to grow up hating those days because they had lived thru years of hectic, stressed times in their youth.

 

[jmkst58]

We spent Thanksgiving 2007 at Disney with a big group of 16. We chose to spend Thanksgiving NOT at a park! We were staying offsite, so we had a special "brunch" at the house, complete with mimosas (yum), then let the kids swim in the private pool (while we continued on with the mimosas and still sitting in our PJ's - gotta love the private pools). Then we all got cleaned up and headed to the GF for a family photo shoot!

After the photo shoot, we grabbed the monorail to the MK (not to go in...it was crazy busy in there...yikes), but to catch the boat over to Ft Wilderness. We let the kids explore, enjoyed some pony rides, and then had a very rustic and home-spun Thanksgiving meal at Trail's End. I know, I know...Trail's End??? Honestly, it wasn't my 1st choice, but it ended up being one of those FABULOUS things that work out so great! Really, other than their mediocre pumpkin pie, the food was very good, we had 8 kids with us, so the casual atmosphere was appreciated, and the boat ride over was lovely!

HDDR or Mickey's Backyard BBQ are also both at Ft Wilderness and would be nice choices for Thanksgiving, IMO. Top it off with a boat rental, and you have a lovely day for sure!

The kids played on the beach while my parents took a nice little carriage ride through Ft Wilderness as a special anniversary present from all of us grown-up "kids"! Have fun planning - there are so many great ideas and choices for meals!

Sara

sounds lovely!!

 

[jmkst58]

and I agree with all replies-- I do think that we'll take it as easy as we can that day. Concentrate on NO STRESS dining & touring. lol thanks for the suggestions everybody.

 

[scottb8888]

anybody heard when they will pos the Thanksgiving 2009 Menus?

 

[MomsOf2boys]

Bump...

Wondering too...

 

[the who #3]

my children have been asking if artist point will have bison on the thanksgiving day menu. after all that is what the indians ate, and i am sure the pilgrims must have also.

 

[Whitewater]

LOL, kids can be so cute It's true, the native Americans who lived in the Great Plains states ate buffalo, but there weren't any buffalo on the east coast to meet the Pilgrims.

Food historians have studied that first meal and the chances were good that the menu went something like this:

Fish like trout and ocean whitefish like cod and herring, also shellfish like lobsters, mussels, crabs and clams and eels

Venison (deer, probably whitetail)

Corn, possibly corn bread, probably cornflour flat bread

Brown bread (wheat or rye) and oat cakes with butter, and probably cheese in a semi-soft white variety (what we'd call 'farmer's cheese).

maple sugar and syrup, and various jams and preserves made from berries like strawberries, mulberries, and raspberries -- and the berries themselves. Maybe berry pies, but without lemon juice or vanilla for flavor and very little sugar. For dessert they probably had apples, and perhaps some dried summer fruit like cherries and pears.

Chickens, geese, and ducks, maybe a turkey

Vegetables were probably squashes including pumpkin, no yams, beets, spinach, beans, peas and onions.

If it were me, I would probably go to the Liberty Tree Tavern, just for the Early American ambiance . . .though that turkey. stuffing and mashed potato platter looks very tempting!


Whitewater

 

[Eeyore'sthebest]

My DH and DD picked O'Hana for our Thanksgiving meal this year. Umm, okay folks. Unfortunately we are arriving on Thanksgiving day so I can't make reservations until 90 days out (not 90 +10) so I hope we can even get in. Otherwise, it may be the counter service place at CR!!

 

[2littlez'sandme]

I was thinking how nice it would be to take my boys to the park on Thanksgiving Day...now, I'm thinking maybe not. Both are very picky eaters, oldest would just want pizza, youngest would be overwhelmed with the crowds and not eat. Maybe a nice leisurely day at the resort, followed by a family photo op @ the Wilderness Lodge (tho the GF, sounds like a great idea!) then a trip to Boardwalk or DTD sounds like a better plan.

I'd love to eat at Liberty Tree Tavern...or Boma for our Thanksgiving meal!!

 

[ScottOKW2K]

I was thinking how nice it would be to take my boys to the park on Thanksgiving Day...now, I'm thinking maybe not. Both are very picky eaters, oldest would just want pizza, youngest would be overwhelmed with the crowds and not eat. Maybe a nice leisurely day at the resort, followed by a family photo op @ the Wilderness Lodge (tho the GF, sounds like a great idea!) then a trip to Boardwalk or DTD sounds like a better plan.

I'd love to eat at Liberty Tree Tavern...or Boma for our Thanksgiving meal!!

My family and I actually did both several years ago, and we all agreed that Boma was the better of the two. You could get the turkey and dressing in addition to the usual Boma menu. This year we are going to try something different for T'giving - Teppan Edo ! We had our first experience there last June and it was decided that this is a "Must Do" location.