Food looks pretty good at the booths - and different than what they have for F&WF which is nice. How were the strawberries? They look good and big! (though it might have just been that the spring rolls were really small)
La Cava has the best margaritas (though we usually get some combination of the jalapeno, cucumber, and horchata ones - though last time we really enjoyed the dragones top shelf one)
At least they had that one sail-cover thing for the playground, but yeah, some fans would be great!
I forgot to chime in on the strawberries. Aria had the right idea - they were weird. and messy! I didn't even eat them all.
They were big but honestly would have tasted better just fresh lol.
I just love La Cava. Can't wait to enjoy it again next trip!! LOL yes the sail thing didn't do much for me on this day!
Yea a new trip report! I absolutely love the Flower and Garden Festival. It's just beautiful. All the colors are so vibrant and the topiaries are so cool.
I stayed at Shades of Green years ago when it was called The Disney Inn. I remember the rooms being very big. Back then it was just my husband and I and I really didn't appreciate all the extra space.
I didn't know that China had bubble tea. My daughter went to London last year and raved about the stuff. I had never even heard of it. I'll be there in two weeks so it's a must try for me.
They do a nice job, although I think in the future as the girls get older I'd like to do more of the special offerings (same with F&W). I think they may only have the bubble tea during F&G but could be wrong (it was at the booth). They also have it at Skippers. It's definitely a hit for Aria, too! (I also enjoyed it!)
I just have to chime in to say that Belle gown was unbelievably gorgeous! I don't know how you find things like that for your girls, I wish I had "known" you when mine were little!
Thank you so much! I spend WAY too much time on their wardrobes. I find a designer I like though and follow them - this one is from Primafashions and we own about 6 of her dresses - but Belle is definitely the most stunning to date IMO!
Following along - thanks for the great reports! my two year old is severely allergic to dairy, egg, and wheat - so always interesting to read reports with the allergy element
Aw thanks so much!! That'll happen more and more as we travel with Maya and she eats more. So I hope you find my input helpful, although of course we were really just learning at the time. In August and even moreso in December (since Maya was eating) I will delve more into traveling with an allergy kiddo.
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I booked the Tiffins dinner package for our adults only trip next month, looking forward to both ROL and eating there for the first time!
Oh, that brings back memories........
Love that you and Aria did a mommy/daughter trip. Also your eating at the F&G booths is getting me excited for going this year! DH and I ate at a few of the booths when we did F&G in 2015 but I didn't plan to spend enough time there, so I'm planning better this time!
I can't wait to hear all about it, you'll have to do a follow up post on that!! I don't think I've seen the ROL Tiffins menu yet - I am really waiting to make sure that there is something on there for my picky self
(I enjoyed my meal in December but remember really only loving the appetizers, which has me worried for a set meal).
I rarely leave time to eat at the booths too - usually like to have my dining planned out. So it was really nice to include that (and it helped since I didn't know whether flights would be delayed or whatnot, so I deliberately didn't want to plan a TS ADR).
What a fun first day! Aria looks like she's really enjoying her time with just mom!
Thanks!! Yes we have a lot of fun together, still do <3 she is my little sweetie.
Shades is our go-to resort when we are looking for spur of the moment trips. I do wish it felt more "Disney" but it's not enough to keep me away. The room size and proximity to the MK are well worth it. Plus, Landon LOVES their new kiddie pool area. He spent most of our July trip there. (And that Shady Shuttle was a life saver for my 6 month pregnant self when I was trekking back and forth in the dead of summer. The guys working there actually came to recognize me.)
Just looking at your pictures, you can tell how hot it was at Epcot that day. And there's so little shade in the World Showcase...I'm glad you were able to get your favorite drink and sample some of the F&G booths. It must have been really nice not having to worry about which dishes contained dairy!
Agree completely - the rooms are HUGE and so nice to hide a PnP behind that partial wall for extra space. I can totally see staying there again even with 3 littles, which I can't say the same about most Disney rooms/studios (I'd want a 1 bedroom or more on Disney Property). With the DoD I pay the highest price - but for this trip got a really good room rate (89?) so that was awesome. The next trip I paid more like $140 which is still good, but I liked 89 better
Shady Shuttle would have been REALLY nice in December when I was 20 weeks pregnant, but with the big double stroller it just never seemed feasible.
I don't do well with special diets. Of course it wasn't until JUST before the trip we made the decision to switch to Neocate, so I had actually written down the few things I could try that were dairy/soy free and did a lot of research on the restaurants and such. Actually it's why I had a last minute addition of the Star Wars dessert party - just because I could! LOL
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