The Trip That Almost Wasn't - December '09 (We are BACK!!!! TR to start soon)

[Trentmom]

Here is the list I have so far that is on the dining plan. Nothing is set in stone and I am open to suggestions and anything you have to say about my selections. Most of these I haven't been to before so reviews would be nice. Thanks!

Counter Service:
Everything POP
Riverside Mill Food Court (for Chris)
Columbia Harbour House
Cosmic Ray's Starlight Cafe
The Launching Pad
Pinocchio Village Haus
Electric Umbrella
Liberty Inn
Backlot Express
Toy Story Pizza Planet



Table Service:
The Wave (kinda iffy on this one....)
California Grill (also kinda iffy on this one since 2 TS credits each to eat here)
Grand Floridian Cafe
Narcoossee's (also iffy here since 2 TS credits)
Kona Cafe (breakfast and dinner)
Boatwright's Dining Hall
Beaches & Cream soda Shop (we might do this OOP since all I want is the Kitchen Sink....and if we do that then I can use this day's TS credit towards one of the 2 TS credit places)
Liberty Tree Tavern (this is a MUST do for us for dinner. Possibly schedule this for the night we are going to MVMCP)
Le Cellier (this is also a MUST since we've been unable to get a table here the last two years)
Sci-Fi Dine-In Theater (another must for Chris)
Yak & Yeti (this might be OOP IF we go to AK since Becca can get us a discount here)
Planet Hollywood (this is on the probably not list but still gotta put it since through our package we get a meal coupon)

So there you have it folks. Please help me! We are only at the parks 4 out of the 8 days we are there. One day we will be visiting my grandparents, another day we plan on going to Kennedy Space Center and another day we want to go to the ICE exhibit at the Gaylord Palms Resort. So at least 2 of those days we won't be anywhere near Disney. We could probably be back for dinner on those days. So hard to plan everything w/o park times. Ugh!

Looks like a lot of good places

Have been to hardly any of them

Liberty Tree Tavern is a great one of course. Just miss the characters there

Sci Fi is fun for sure

Why does Chris want to eat at Riverside Mill Food court? Do they have something good there? Do tell

Love Beaches and Cream...so good. Good idea to pay oop for that one

 

[Leger13]

I think that is a good idea

That way u can fuly enjoy yourself at your grandparents and at Kennedy's Space Center.

DO not have to worry about rushing back to make an adr in time

Thanks girl. I didn't think about that aspect of it but that is another great point! I like it! Good thinking!

 

[Leger13]

Looks like a lot of good places

Have been to hardly any of them

Liberty Tree Tavern is a great one of course. Just miss the characters there

Sci Fi is fun for sure

Why does Chris want to eat at Riverside Mill Food court? Do they have something good there? Do tell

Love Beaches and Cream...so good. Good idea to pay oop for that one

Yeah most of them are new for us too. Really looking fwd to it!

Oh the pot roast there is to die for and the Beignets of course!!!!

Thanks

 

[cherbear]

I think that is a good idea

That way u can fuly enjoy yourself at your grandparents and at Kennedy's Space Center.

DO not have to worry about rushing back to make an adr in time

Thanks girl. I didn't think about that aspect of it but that is another great point! I like it! Good thinking!

yeah both are good points!

 

[Leger13]

December 4th: Check in - POP food court for lunch - Narcoosee's for dinner (1 CS credit, 2 TS credits)
December 5th: Visit G'Mama and G'papa - hit POFQ food court for dinner (use 1 CS credit)
December 6th: ICE exhibit (if open) - Resort food court lunch - Beaches & Cream for dinner (OOP & 1 CS Credit)
December 7th: MGM - CS meal lunch - Sci-Fi dinner (1 CS credit, 1 TS Credit)
December 8th: Kennedy Space Center - MVMCP - LTT Dinner (1 TS Credit)
December 9th: AK & EPCOT - Electric Umbrella Lunch - Le Cellier Dinner (1 CS Credit, 1 TS Credit)
December 10th: MK & MGM - CS lunch - Kona Dinner (1 CS Credit, 1 TS Credit)
December 11th: MK & EPCOT - CS lunch - California Grill Dinner (1 CS Credit, 2 TS Credit)

So as it works out it looks like with this plan I will have one CS credit extra for each of us. Does anyone remember if we can combine that with another CS credit to equal a TS credit?? If so maybe I can double up on my TS meals one day. Hmmmmmmmmmm

 

[Leger13]

Nix Narcoossee's. Seafood = BLECH!! (for us anyways) so we'll insert the Spirit of Aloha Dinner Show here instead.

 

[Leger13]

or maybe we'll do a couple of TS breakfasts....hmmmmmm. Decisions decisions!! Would like to go to Kona for breakfast one morning.

 

[Leger13]

Okay, so I played a little bit more and this is what I came up with

December 4th: Check in - POP food court for lunch - Jiko for dinner (1 CS credit, 2 TS credits)
December 5th: Visit G'Mama and G'papa - hit POFQ food court for dinner (use 1 CS credit)
December 6th: Kona Breakfast - ICE exhibit (if open) - Resort food court lunch - Beaches & Cream for dinner (OOP, 1 CS Credit, 1 TS Credit)
December 7th: MGM - CS meal lunch - Sci-Fi dinner (1 CS credit, 1 TS Credit)
December 8th: Kennedy Space Center - MVMCP - LTT Dinner (1 TS Credit)
December 9th: AK & EPCOT - Electric Umbrella Lunch - Le Cellier Dinner (1 CS Credit, 1 TS Credit)
December 10th: MK & MGM - CS lunch - Kona Dinner (1 CS Credit, 1 TS Credit)
December 11th: MK & EPCOT - CS lunch - Grand Floridian Cafe (1 CS Credit, 1 TS Credit)

Sharky, I put Breakfast on the 6th at Kona if you guys think you'd still want to go to that. But it would have to actually be breakfast time since we will need to be at ICE at a decent time to get back for lunch. If it would be pushing it for you guys just let me know. No biggie

 

[Trentmom]

Thanks girl. I didn't think about that aspect of it but that is another great point! I like it! Good thinking!

anytime girl

Yeah most of them are new for us too. Really looking fwd to it!

Oh the pot roast there is to die for and the Beignets of course!!!!

Thanks

Oh that is right. I forgot you had mentioned Beignets before...sounds yummy

 

[Trentmom]

Your plans look great.....both of them

minus narcosses of course...I am with you..Blech on seafood

I am working on my itinerary right now

Not sure if we could get to a regular time breakfast at Konas

If not, we can still meet at actual resort or see if can stalk u at the park a couple days, if can make that work

Let me do mine and then I can compare mine to yours

 

[Leger13]

anytime girl





Oh that is right. I forgot you had mentioned Beignets before...sounds yummy

Yes they are delicious!! You can get a dozen for pretty cheap too. Chris was shocked at how cheap they were. You should go there and try them this year. Or maybe we can go together. It all depends on your schedule.

Your plans look great.....both of them

minus narcosses of course...I am with you..Blech on seafood

I am working on my itinerary right now

Not sure if we could get to a regular time breakfast at Konas

If not, we can still meet at actual resort or see if can stalk u at the park a couple days, if can make that work

Let me do mine and then I can compare mine to yours

Thanks girl. Yeah, once I saw that it was seafood I nixed that real fast (sorry Marsha). That kind of food is just not for us. I would have one grumpy hubby on my hands if I tried to make him eat there

Let me know what your itinerary looks like once you get it done. I'm sure mine will change but I just wanted to have a rough draft so I can get my ADR's on the 100 day mark. Don't want to miss out on anything this trip. I'm sure there will be plenty of time for us to stalk one another. We always go to DTD more than once while we're there so I bet we run into you guys there a lot too. That's where me and Cheri had most of our run ins in '07 and '08

 

[cherbear]

actually Carla I feel like we met up more in MGM (DHS ) than anything.

and yes, beignets are cheap.

 

[cherbear]

Louisiana has the best seafood...maybe you will like it if you try it here

 

[jewels1916]

Hi! I haven't commented in like, forever, but I was just catching up. Did you change your dates, and I missed it? For some reason I thought that we were not going to be there on the same dates...oh well! Your itinerary looks great! I am trying to figure out all my ADRs too. How much longer do we have to wait for park hours??? Will they be posting them in September?

 

[Leger13]

actually Carla I feel like we met up more in MGM (DHS ) than anything.

and yes, beignets are cheap.

yeah, you're probably right there now that I think about it.

Louisiana has the best seafood...maybe you will like it if you try it here

hmmmm I dunno about all that

Hi! I haven't commented in like, forever, but I was just catching up. Did you change your dates, and I missed it? For some reason I thought that we were not going to be there on the same dates...oh well! Your itinerary looks great! I am trying to figure out all my ADRs too. How much longer do we have to wait for park hours??? Will they be posting them in September?

Hey girl! Glad to see ya. I actually just recently changed the dates. Like it's new news this week. What are your dates again? I can't remember right off the top of my head. That stinks if I'm going to miss you now but I couldn't help having to change our week of going down there. Way too many things have happened that makes the week right after Thanksgiving awful for us. So the way I have it now is going to work out much smoother thank goodness.

And yes, the park hours for December should come out next month. Your 100 day mark is coming up fast though isn't it?? Like next week or the week after? Have you figured out your restaurants yet?

 

[Trentmom]

Yes they are delicious!! You can get a dozen for pretty cheap too. Chris was shocked at how cheap they were. You should go there and try them this year. Or maybe we can go together. It all depends on your schedule.



Thanks girl. Yeah, once I saw that it was seafood I nixed that real fast (sorry Marsha). That kind of food is just not for us. I would have one grumpy hubby on my hands if I tried to make him eat there

Let me know what your itinerary looks like once you get it done. I'm sure mine will change but I just wanted to have a rough draft so I can get my ADR's on the 100 day mark. Don't want to miss out on anything this trip. I'm sure there will be plenty of time for us to stalk one another. We always go to DTD more than once while we're there so I bet we run into you guys there a lot too. That's where me and Cheri had most of our run ins in '07 and '08

we will be at DTD a few times I am sure. Trent favorite thing is the Mr Potato head place and now legos

I am confused.

are we able to make dining reseravtion at 100 days?

I thought it was 90 + 10.....so it would still be 90 days away....but we could book 10 days out

I am so confused now

 

[jewels1916]

We are there pretty much the exact same dates. December 5th-12th.

 

[Leger13]

we will be at DTD a few times I am sure. Trent favorite thing is the Mr Potato head place and now legos

I am confused.

are we able to make dining reseravtion at 100 days?

I thought it was 90 + 10.....so it would still be 90 days away....but we could book 10 days out

I am so confused now

Well, 90 + 10 = 100 doesn't it??

We are there pretty much the exact same dates. December 5th-12th.

Sweetness! It actually works out better now. What do ya think of setting up a DIS meet?

 

[lovebuzzandwoody]

Oops, I fell behind... but I'm caught up now!

Just throwing this out there... have you been to Sci-fi? I can't remember. We weren't impressed. The food was awful. The movies and the atmosphere are fun, though it didn't make up for the food. If we went again it would only be for dessert or milkshakes and fries or something like that.

But maybe you've been and ate something you liked? It's not like we sampled the whole menu. If you want I can look back at my TR and see what we ate... then you can AVOID it!

 

[cherbear]

Oops, I fell behind... but I'm caught up now!

Just throwing this out there... have you been to Sci-fi? I can't remember. We weren't impressed. The food was awful. The movies and the atmosphere are fun, though it didn't make up for the food. If we went again it would only be for dessert or milkshakes and fries or something like that.

But maybe you've been and ate something you liked? It's not like we sampled the whole menu. If you want I can look back at my TR and see what we ate... then you can AVOID it!

sshh...Carla is a huge fan of Sci-Fi...

I hear their burgers are good...and had I realized we could have just asked for a burger even though it wasn't listed on the menu, I SO would have. My ribs were not good. The Marsha's Martian (alcoholic drink) was HEAVEN though...