Day 3 January 6th
We slept in a little this morning and had some breakfast in the room. We made it to AK about 30 minutes after RD, and were psyched to start our day.
After a full morning of touring I wanted one thing and one thing only for lunch
FLAME TREE! I remembered this as one of my favorite meals of our last trip, and was so psyched to go back. I love chicken, especially rotisierrie chicken, and we get it a lot at home, and every time I think " good BUT not Flame Tree good". There is something about that smokey crispy skin that just gets to me.
DH on the other hand had different ideas, and was intoxicated by the smells of Yak and Yeti CS. After a few minutes of discussion we chose Flame Tree, due to the inconsistent reviews of Y&Y CS on the dis, but I promised DH he could get a snack there later on if he wanted.
After NO line to order our food, we both got the chicken with baked beans and coleslaw. DH got a chocolate moose for dessert and I got the key lime moose.
The chicken was a smaller portion than I had remembered, but it was still perfect and delicious. The skin was crispy, and the meat was juicy, and although the portion was smaller than I remembered, it was still too much for me, and DH ended up finishing it off for me
DH and I both enjoyed the beans, and although they had a skin over the top, we are from Boston, where that just means your Mom has been cooking them all day on the stove LOL!
They had a really good molasses flavor, were very hot. The coleslaw was good and crunchy and light.
DH really enjoyed the chicken too as you can see!
For beverages I had a hot cocoa ( average, but it was chilly so it hit the spot) and Dh had a water.
I ordered the key lime moose as kind of an experiment. I had heard so many gross things about it on the DIS, that I kind of had to confirm for myself.
Uhm DH and I ended up fighting over it.... that is how much we liked it. The key lime goo was so TART and the creme was so rich, so when you mixed the whole thing together it was REALLY YUMMY! You do have to mix it together though other wise I could see how it could be wierd having the goo, then the creme,and then having all that graham cracker crust just dry at the bottom of the cup. We also both sampled the Chocolate Moose, and ended up tossing it. It was just average, and there was something crispy inside that we were not expecting at all.
This remains a CS favorite. The atmosphere is so relaxing and the birds are so funny ( this one duck was sitting at my feet the whole meal, just staring at me and wagging her little duck tail, just like my dog Mayzie at home, when I got up she even followed me out. At that point I looked at DH said " Mayzie go lay down". We talked about Mayzie the duck for the rest of the trip" We used 2 CS credits.
After lunch we hit FOTLK, and then we were both getting tired and cranky. We went back to POR, and took a nap and browsed Fulton's General Store.
I always love to take pictures of candy, It is so pretty.
Anyways we had an ADR at Tusker house at 7:35pm, and were planning on heading back to AK by 5pm to do EMHs at AK and then head to our ADR.
So we were waiting for the bus at POR, and DH was looking glum. I asked him what was up, and he said " We haven't even been to Epcot yet" Epcot is his favorite park, and honestly I was craving some fireworks... I was contemplating canceling our ADR when... the bus to Epcot pulled up. I took it as a sign, and grabbed DH's hand and jumped on the bus. DH was stunned and confused. He said " Aren't you mad about having to cancel your ADR?" He knew I had planned so much for the trip, but if there is one thing I learned on the dis, it is when the plan isn't making you happy DITCH IT!
So I whipped on my cell phone with Disney Dining programed in and canceled our Tusker House ADR on the bus to Epcot ( I hope this made a family without ADRs get a little pixie dust). Anyways after hitting a few of our Epcot favorites we were getting a little hungry. So we went over to Sunshine Seasons. I haven't eaten here in a really long time ( maybe not since it was called something else in the 90s??) But I read lots of good things about it on the Dis so we were excited to give it a try.
this is DH's plate. He ordered a Turkey Sandwich on Foccacia Bread. It came with what looked like german potato salad, for his beverage he got a vitamin water, and for dessert he got a fruit tulip.
I ordered the roasted veggie flat bread which came with german potato salad and I got a diet coke, and a strawberry shortcake for dessert.
DH said this was the most disappointing meal of the trip. He didn't like the potato salad ( he is a mayo all the way guy), he said his sandwich was just OK, and he didn't like the fruit on his fruit tulip (I gave him the side eye when he chose it because I knew he wouldn't like it, he thought the mango ( which he hates) was peach( which he loves). He ended up eating most of my shortcake.
I liked my sandwich,and it was good to get some veggies in me. It had eggplant, summer squash, roasted red peppers, and feta on it. It did have olives on it, which I didn't read on the description ( maybe I missed it
) DH and I HATE olives so I picked them off.It really wasn't a big deal. I thought the potato salad was OK, but I like trying different versions of cold salads like this, and I liked the few bites of my strawberry shortcake I got. It is not really a strawberry shortcake, but a cake with strawberries between the layers and whipped cream frosting. Not a big deal to me, but I know for some people (like my Mom) this is a HUGE distinction. DH's fruit tulip was okay, just the crust was a little bit cardboardy for my tastes.
Most likely I will be returning to Sunshine Seasons in May, when my Mom and I go for our girls trip, because this is a place I can see my mom loving
(besides the strawberry shortcake). It was 2 CS plus a snack credit for the Potato Chips.
We hit Club Cool on our way out of dinner, this is always a fave. Anyways we had to take pics of our " Beverly Faces"
We grabbed great spots for Illuminations, and DH got us Chips and Beer and Cocoa from Yorkshire Fish Shoppe to keep warm with.
He paid for the beer and cocoa OOP, and I think he used a Snack Credit on the Chips, honestly I didn't ask
Anyways that brings us to then end of day 3. I am so glad we ditched our plans. It was great to just be spontaneous, and I told DH we were Disney Rebels
We slept in a little this morning and had some breakfast in the room. We made it to AK about 30 minutes after RD, and were psyched to start our day.
After a full morning of touring I wanted one thing and one thing only for lunch
FLAME TREE! I remembered this as one of my favorite meals of our last trip, and was so psyched to go back. I love chicken, especially rotisierrie chicken, and we get it a lot at home, and every time I think " good BUT not Flame Tree good". There is something about that smokey crispy skin that just gets to me.
DH on the other hand had different ideas, and was intoxicated by the smells of Yak and Yeti CS. After a few minutes of discussion we chose Flame Tree, due to the inconsistent reviews of Y&Y CS on the dis, but I promised DH he could get a snack there later on if he wanted.
After NO line to order our food, we both got the chicken with baked beans and coleslaw. DH got a chocolate moose for dessert and I got the key lime moose.
The chicken was a smaller portion than I had remembered, but it was still perfect and delicious. The skin was crispy, and the meat was juicy, and although the portion was smaller than I remembered, it was still too much for me, and DH ended up finishing it off for me
DH and I both enjoyed the beans, and although they had a skin over the top, we are from Boston, where that just means your Mom has been cooking them all day on the stove LOL!
They had a really good molasses flavor, were very hot. The coleslaw was good and crunchy and light. DH really enjoyed the chicken too as you can see!
For beverages I had a hot cocoa ( average, but it was chilly so it hit the spot) and Dh had a water.
I ordered the key lime moose as kind of an experiment. I had heard so many gross things about it on the DIS, that I kind of had to confirm for myself.
Uhm DH and I ended up fighting over it.... that is how much we liked it. The key lime goo was so TART and the creme was so rich, so when you mixed the whole thing together it was REALLY YUMMY! You do have to mix it together though other wise I could see how it could be wierd having the goo, then the creme,and then having all that graham cracker crust just dry at the bottom of the cup. We also both sampled the Chocolate Moose, and ended up tossing it. It was just average, and there was something crispy inside that we were not expecting at all.
This remains a CS favorite. The atmosphere is so relaxing and the birds are so funny ( this one duck was sitting at my feet the whole meal, just staring at me and wagging her little duck tail, just like my dog Mayzie at home, when I got up she even followed me out. At that point I looked at DH said " Mayzie go lay down". We talked about Mayzie the duck for the rest of the trip"
We used 2 CS credits. After lunch we hit FOTLK, and then we were both getting tired and cranky. We went back to POR, and took a nap and browsed Fulton's General Store.
I always love to take pictures of candy, It is so pretty.
Anyways we had an ADR at Tusker house at 7:35pm, and were planning on heading back to AK by 5pm to do EMHs at AK and then head to our ADR.
So we were waiting for the bus at POR, and DH was looking glum. I asked him what was up, and he said " We haven't even been to Epcot yet" Epcot is his favorite park, and honestly I was craving some fireworks... I was contemplating canceling our ADR when... the bus to Epcot pulled up. I took it as a sign, and grabbed DH's hand and jumped on the bus. DH was stunned and confused. He said " Aren't you mad about having to cancel your ADR?" He knew I had planned so much for the trip, but if there is one thing I learned on the dis, it is when the plan isn't making you happy DITCH IT!
So I whipped on my cell phone with Disney Dining programed in and canceled our Tusker House ADR on the bus to Epcot ( I hope this made a family without ADRs get a little pixie dust). Anyways after hitting a few of our Epcot favorites we were getting a little hungry. So we went over to Sunshine Seasons. I haven't eaten here in a really long time ( maybe not since it was called something else in the 90s??) But I read lots of good things about it on the Dis so we were excited to give it a try.
this is DH's plate. He ordered a Turkey Sandwich on Foccacia Bread. It came with what looked like german potato salad, for his beverage he got a vitamin water, and for dessert he got a fruit tulip.
I ordered the roasted veggie flat bread which came with german potato salad and I got a diet coke, and a strawberry shortcake for dessert.
DH said this was the most disappointing meal of the trip. He didn't like the potato salad ( he is a mayo all the way guy), he said his sandwich was just OK, and he didn't like the fruit on his fruit tulip (I gave him the side eye when he chose it because I knew he wouldn't like it, he thought the mango ( which he hates) was peach( which he loves). He ended up eating most of my shortcake.
I liked my sandwich,and it was good to get some veggies in me. It had eggplant, summer squash, roasted red peppers, and feta on it. It did have olives on it, which I didn't read on the description ( maybe I missed it
) DH and I HATE olives so I picked them off.It really wasn't a big deal. I thought the potato salad was OK, but I like trying different versions of cold salads like this, and I liked the few bites of my strawberry shortcake I got. It is not really a strawberry shortcake, but a cake with strawberries between the layers and whipped cream frosting. Not a big deal to me, but I know for some people (like my Mom) this is a HUGE distinction. DH's fruit tulip was okay, just the crust was a little bit cardboardy for my tastes. Most likely I will be returning to Sunshine Seasons in May, when my Mom and I go for our girls trip, because this is a place I can see my mom loving
(besides the strawberry shortcake). It was 2 CS plus a snack credit for the Potato Chips.
We hit Club Cool on our way out of dinner, this is always a fave. Anyways we had to take pics of our " Beverly Faces"
We grabbed great spots for Illuminations, and DH got us Chips and Beer and Cocoa from Yorkshire Fish Shoppe to keep warm with.
He paid for the beer and cocoa OOP, and I think he used a Snack Credit on the Chips, honestly I didn't ask
Anyways that brings us to then end of day 3. I am so glad we ditched our plans. It was great to just be spontaneous, and I told DH we were Disney Rebels
Great review!!!!
DH and I also enjoyed the story of the three types of bread.
. This was all great, the pickles were very sour, and the we enjoyed trying all the breads with all the sauces. The Naan comes buttered, with gee, which is not listed on the menu, but tasty At this point our waitress spilled a little of my drink on me. Not much at all really, and I wasn't upset in the least, but she chose to remove the appetizer from our bill because of it. I was shocked and told her she didn't have to do it, and she said that if I had been nasty about it she wouldn't have 
