The MURPHYS are LIVE from the Animal Kingdom Lodge & Yacht Club 5/30-6/8

[TigrLvsPooh]

We love Il Mulino! Planning on dinner there the night before the marathon in January. Would love to hear your review!

We use to eat there all the time back when it was Palio. I remember the strolling musicians and the lobster tortellini fondly. I like Il Mulino a lot too. The atmosphere is upscale, definitely a place adults could go to escape the kid vibe but also a place families can go and feel comfortable. The food is very authentic Italian. When we sat down we were given an assortment of breads with olive oil and also a little anti-pasta platter with prosciutto, eggplant, garlic concoction. We had the calamari appetizer and I had the caprese salad. The mozzarella was very fresh. For my entree I had the chicken parm which was huge and delicious! Nic had the pepperoni pizza, Connor ordered off the kids menu the chicken fettuccine alfredo and it was huge, plenty of food for him. DH had the seafood risotto, also great. Everything was really delicious, and they accept Tables in Wonderland. Reservations aren't necessary, so that works great for us. Since we come down to WDW so often most times I don't have a lot of advance notice to plan our meals, so we like the freedom of doing walkups.

We had a nice leisurely stroll around the Boardwalk, we stopped to watch the magician and the juggler, also got some ice cream. I've been testing out my new camera and took a ton of pics. They are uploading now.

 

[TigrLvsPooh]

Experimenting around with night pics

From our balcony:

 

[Mrs Doubtfire]

Great night time pictures. I love the atmosphere of the Boardwalk and it is so pretty at night. The YC is on my 'to do' list, maybe one day..........

 

[crazyfordisney2000]

Sounds like an awesome birthday trip so far! Your view ROCKS!

 

[wdwfan]

Beautiful night pics!!

 

[isaboo]

That night photo of Storm Along Bay is beautiful! We stayed there last summer and loved it. My 7-year-old twins want to stay at Art of Animation this August so that's where our reservations are. I think I'm going to find myself wishing I were back at Yacht Club!

 

[abk96]

Love the photos of the BW!!!

Did you get a chance to take advantage of the 4th FP? If so, were you able to get it using the phone ap?

 

[TigrLvsPooh]

Love the photos of the BW!!! Did you get a chance to take advantage of the 4th FP? If so, were you able to get it using the phone ap?

We used about 7 FP at mk. Just got them at the kiosk.

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[johnsonet]

Here's the new beer\wine cart:

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We used about 7 FP at mk. Just got them at the kiosk.

That's awesome news

I can hardly wait to hear how you like Harambe Nights.

Have fun and I LOVE your view

 

[TigrLvsPooh]

We really enjoyed the Star Wars breakfast this morning at Sci-fi!
We ate way way too much, and the character interaction was great!!!!! I took a gazillion pics

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[Music City Mama]

Awesome! We're doing the breakfast next Wednesday.

 

[TigrLvsPooh]

Another fun afternoon spent at SAB!! Now DH and I are headed to the Epcot Wind Down. Will be interesting to see how this goes. Sent from my iPhone using DISBoards

 

[Disneytam]

Another fun afternoon spent at SAB!! Now DH and I are headed to the Epcot Wind Down. Will be interesting to see how this goes. Sent from my iPhone using DISBoards

Great, I can't wait to see how this goes. Which one are you trying? I really wish they would extend this into Sept.

 

[TigrLvsPooh]

Just back from Epcot!

We walked over early so we could watch Illuminations and then headed to Rose & Crown. There was a man standing at the door with a list of names and wristbands. Same kind they use at SAB. Once inside we were told we could sit at one of the tables on the right or stand at one of the tall tables on the left. We chose to sit. We were given our flight of 4 beers each. Strongbow, Guinness, Harp, and Bass. Shortly after the beer arrived we were given our food. While eating we actually started talking to the people at the table next to us and it turned out they were also from Indiana! So that was really nice because otherwise we would have been bored with just the two of us. Oh, also there was a couple next to us on the other side who was celebrating their 56th wedding anniversary! They were really cute.

All in all it was a good experience, we enjoyed ourselves, but for $85 I would have liked a bit more food to make it feel worthwhile.

I took a bunch of pictures and will post soon!

Tomorrow is SWW and Mark Hamill! I'm prepared for anarchy!!!

 

[TigrLvsPooh]

Some highlights from the Sci-fi breakfast this morning:

 

[TigrLvsPooh]

Oh! I almost forgot to tell you guys about Connor's birthday cake today!!!

 

[WDWKOOK]

Thanks for the After Hours review. I read another review that was similar to yours regarding the value of it. The cake is so cute. Was Connor surprised? How far in advance did you order it? Did you order it as a package with all the other items in your photo?

Good luck today with Luke and all the crowds. You might need a spa treatment afterwards

 

[wdwfan]

Great pics! Sounds like you're having a wonderful time! Love your trip reports! Can't wait to get to the Yacht Club myself in August.

Is the club level crowded? Just wondering. When I check for August, it has been sold out, the whole resort is sold out for the summer it looks like.

 

[Cotillard]

That Sci-Fi breakfast looks really cool!

 

[abk96]

Connor!

The cake looks so nice and I bet it tasted even better.

Enjoy your Star Wars filled day today! Then later you might need a drink, or two.