Mickey_Man
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WDW is probably the only place in the world where DW & I would ever do this, but on Tuesday morning we decided that breakfast would be a Rice Krispie Mickey with ears dipped in chocolate (Mickey_Man fav!) and a Boardwalk Bakery Chocolate and Vanilla Pretzel (Mickey_Chic choice - not so good) We did this on our walk from BCV to DHS. We decided to start the park tour by heading right to Toy Story Midway Mania. I still cannot get over how awesome that Mr. Potato Head audio-anamatronic is! The line was much more tolerable this time, and we grabbed fast passes too so we could ride again later. While we were happy to be able to ride TSMM two times, it made it so that we had to stand in line at Rock & Roller Coaster. It was a HOT day, and that line was pretty tough. Even tougher was getting on the coaster when your safety harness doesn't come all the way down!! 
DW survived, but she was a little beat up after the ride.
The biggest Disney secret ever was revealed to us during this trip. Did you know....................................Wall-E is a Yankees fan??!??
We decided to grab lunch at Pizza Planet. I know it gets mediocre or worse reviews on the the boards, but we had never been there and we went in knowing that good pizza in Walt Disney World is not possible. I have to say, it wasn't that bad! Is it New Haven pizza? No, obviously not. However, it is more than edible, and they had a decent salad offering there too. It was a perfect little snack-type lunch to get us through the early afternoon. We went upstairs and ate and because we went pretty early in the day, the place was not crowded at all. Here are some food photos:
The salad has chicken, chick peas, fresh torn basil, tomatoes, and other chopped veggies. It was really good! The pizza was a bit oily so I gave it a mopping with the napkins before I ate it. It was pretty decent, and dipping the pizza crust in the salad dressing was yummy! The pizza came with a small side salad which was a great addition. In summary, don't hate on Pizza Planet!
We decided to stick around for the parade even though it began raining in the afternoon. We grabbed a great bench seat on Hollywood Blvd just as the rain was tapering, and it gave us the best spot we've ever had at a DHS (or MGM) parade. Clearly, however, we got the "rainy day" version of the parade. The whole thing was over and past us in less than 4 minutes!!! There was no stopping and dancing or jumping, and no crowd interaction at all! We never made it back for another performance, but the costumes were great, the character count was high, and the colors were vibrant. Here are some pictures:
We had a later Kona dinner set up, but given the rain that had come and was starting up again, we left DHS and headed back to BCV. WARNING: Rant ahead!!! We waited in line at the dock and arguably the worst atrocity in WDW was occuring. Why the heck do people have to feed the ducks cheez-its and popcorn? And worse - when they were done with that and they saw the turtles coming over, they went and started throwing chocolate in the water? These animals do not feed on this stuff. It is bad for them - you are hurting the wildlife doing this. Humans shouldn't be eating cheez-its as it is -why give this garbage to the innocent ducks!!
And why can't the parents parent and control their children. And why the heck are you wasting chocolate!!!!! DW was so upset she actually said something to the kids. The parents' reaction? They gave the kids another bag of cheez-its!! Take away their passes and send them to Busch Gardens!!! They don't even deserve Universal with that behavior!!!
OK - rant over. Darn that Charles Minz.........but I digress. Welcome back Oswald!!!
Ok - seriously now. Back to the trip report. We took the boat back to DHS, and given the draw of the Marketplace at the Beach Club, we knew we were going for a snack. It had been a few hours since lunch, so we decided a sandwich and a sweet was the perfect panacea for mid afternoon hunger. Not to mention we are piggish in WDW and they have awesome cannoli at the Marketplace. Who would have seen that coming?? We ordered the Turkey and Mozzarella sandwich on sourdough and a toasted coconut cannoli. They WILL NOT change the bread for these sandwiches - they are pre-made and already have all the toppings on it. We were okay with the sourdough (since we are piggish on vacation) and the basil mayo spread was worth every calorie. I am not a coconut fan - I avoid the coconut texture at all costs. I don't mind the flavor as much - Malibu Rum is a good thing. These toasted cannoli are AWESOME. The flavor, the topping, the whole package is just outstanding. I'd offer you a photo, but I am pretty sure at least part of the cannoli disappeared before I could get the camera out!
After a mid-afternoon nap, we took our time getting ready before heading out to Kona Cafe. I LOVE this restaurant - every meal is just great. Is this the finest dining? Nope. Nothing fancy at all. Just really good and interesting food with something for everyone. Plus, I love getting drinks out of pineapples!
the Lapu Lapu
We started with the Kona Salad and the Potstickers. Good as usual.
For dinner, I ordered the Tuna while DW had the Scallops and Shrimp. Great meals!! YUM!!
We had the Lava Cake for dessert, and it was surprisingly the worst part of the meal. Not bad, just not memorable.
We went to MK after dinner, and enjoyed a night seeing all of our old favorites - Small World
dance3: ), Carousel of Progress, Space Mountain, Tea Cups (NOT! 
). Snow White and Winnie the Pooh - love the part with Toad handing over the deed! Unfortunately, weather was an issue again, and we did not see Wishes. We knew we'd be back, especially when we switched over to WL. So, not an early night, but not a late night either.
Up Next: Animal Kingdom, ESPN Club, Biergarten, and a DIS-MEET @ THE ADVENTURER'S CLUB!!! KUNGALOOSH!
DW survived, but she was a little beat up after the ride. The biggest Disney secret ever was revealed to us during this trip. Did you know....................................Wall-E is a Yankees fan??!??
We decided to grab lunch at Pizza Planet. I know it gets mediocre or worse reviews on the the boards, but we had never been there and we went in knowing that good pizza in Walt Disney World is not possible. I have to say, it wasn't that bad! Is it New Haven pizza? No, obviously not. However, it is more than edible, and they had a decent salad offering there too. It was a perfect little snack-type lunch to get us through the early afternoon. We went upstairs and ate and because we went pretty early in the day, the place was not crowded at all. Here are some food photos:
The salad has chicken, chick peas, fresh torn basil, tomatoes, and other chopped veggies. It was really good! The pizza was a bit oily so I gave it a mopping with the napkins before I ate it. It was pretty decent, and dipping the pizza crust in the salad dressing was yummy! The pizza came with a small side salad which was a great addition. In summary, don't hate on Pizza Planet!
We decided to stick around for the parade even though it began raining in the afternoon. We grabbed a great bench seat on Hollywood Blvd just as the rain was tapering, and it gave us the best spot we've ever had at a DHS (or MGM) parade. Clearly, however, we got the "rainy day" version of the parade. The whole thing was over and past us in less than 4 minutes!!! There was no stopping and dancing or jumping, and no crowd interaction at all! We never made it back for another performance, but the costumes were great, the character count was high, and the colors were vibrant. Here are some pictures:
We had a later Kona dinner set up, but given the rain that had come and was starting up again, we left DHS and headed back to BCV. WARNING: Rant ahead!!! We waited in line at the dock and arguably the worst atrocity in WDW was occuring. Why the heck do people have to feed the ducks cheez-its and popcorn? And worse - when they were done with that and they saw the turtles coming over, they went and started throwing chocolate in the water? These animals do not feed on this stuff. It is bad for them - you are hurting the wildlife doing this. Humans shouldn't be eating cheez-its as it is -why give this garbage to the innocent ducks!!
And why can't the parents parent and control their children. And why the heck are you wasting chocolate!!!!! DW was so upset she actually said something to the kids. The parents' reaction? They gave the kids another bag of cheez-its!! Take away their passes and send them to Busch Gardens!!! They don't even deserve Universal with that behavior!!!OK - rant over. Darn that Charles Minz.........but I digress. Welcome back Oswald!!!
Ok - seriously now. Back to the trip report. We took the boat back to DHS, and given the draw of the Marketplace at the Beach Club, we knew we were going for a snack. It had been a few hours since lunch, so we decided a sandwich and a sweet was the perfect panacea for mid afternoon hunger. Not to mention we are piggish in WDW and they have awesome cannoli at the Marketplace. Who would have seen that coming?? We ordered the Turkey and Mozzarella sandwich on sourdough and a toasted coconut cannoli. They WILL NOT change the bread for these sandwiches - they are pre-made and already have all the toppings on it. We were okay with the sourdough (since we are piggish on vacation) and the basil mayo spread was worth every calorie. I am not a coconut fan - I avoid the coconut texture at all costs. I don't mind the flavor as much - Malibu Rum is a good thing. These toasted cannoli are AWESOME. The flavor, the topping, the whole package is just outstanding. I'd offer you a photo, but I am pretty sure at least part of the cannoli disappeared before I could get the camera out!
After a mid-afternoon nap, we took our time getting ready before heading out to Kona Cafe. I LOVE this restaurant - every meal is just great. Is this the finest dining? Nope. Nothing fancy at all. Just really good and interesting food with something for everyone. Plus, I love getting drinks out of pineapples!
the Lapu Lapu
We started with the Kona Salad and the Potstickers. Good as usual.
For dinner, I ordered the Tuna while DW had the Scallops and Shrimp. Great meals!! YUM!!
We had the Lava Cake for dessert, and it was surprisingly the worst part of the meal. Not bad, just not memorable.
We went to MK after dinner, and enjoyed a night seeing all of our old favorites - Small World
dance3: ), Carousel of Progress, Space Mountain, Tea Cups (NOT! ). Snow White and Winnie the Pooh - love the part with Toad handing over the deed! Unfortunately, weather was an issue again, and we did not see Wishes. We knew we'd be back, especially when we switched over to WL. So, not an early night, but not a late night either. Up Next: Animal Kingdom, ESPN Club, Biergarten, and a DIS-MEET @ THE ADVENTURER'S CLUB!!! KUNGALOOSH!
)----would you recommend Boma for us, even with picky eaters? I am just trying to get more reviews and feedback on it so i can convince our group to try it. 
Check out this picture!
Anyway, we wandered into World Showcase and decided to do something we've never done before - we took a boat across the water! We thought we might go to Tangerine Cafe, but after doing the walk-by it was much too hot and we were getting much too cranky to settle on this place. We called the dining line back and got an immediate ressie for Tokyo Dining. We figured we'd give it a shot, and at least it was a sitdown restaurant. What an awesome choice by us!!
The servers came over as a pair, and let us know that both would be helping us today. They had heated moist towels rolled for us to clean up with, and it is amazing how refreshing that can be! It was like hitting the reset button for us - we were now ready to settle in and have a great meal. We definitely did just that!
), and then hopped on a bus back to the WL. I hoped that perhaps with it being after 1 o'clock our room could be ready. I was told,"Just a few more minutes". DW & I decided to sit in the lobby and enjoy the atmosphere because not only would our room be ready shortly, but also this is a beautiful resort and hanging out in the lobby is oen of the draws for staying here. We had fun doing this, but after about 30 minutes thought we should try again for our room. After all, many families had come in during our time and they were all heading off to their rooms. This is when it all turned south.
Did he just say that? I asked if there was a possibility of upgrading to a conceirge room, and I made it clear that we would pay for an upgrade. He was disgusted with me, huffing and mumbling under his breath, and after punching some numbers in his calculator, he told me it would cost me "roughly $190 to upgrade". I said,"190 for three nights, or 190 per night?" His reply - "I said $190 to upgrade!" I replied,"Yes, and I asked you if that was per night or for all three nights?" He said,"Ughhh - wait here." He then turned his back to me as he picked up the phone and called the mystery woman. I say this because this supposed manager never actually showed her face. He mumbled on the phone - clearly attempting to make it so I couldn't hear him - and then hung up. He turned back to me and said,"We can offer you a room now, but it is a handicapped room." Apparently the upgrade was no longer being discussed (for the record - I found out from a different CM that it would have been $140 per night to upgrade). I said that I didn't want to take a handicapped room if it was going to take it from someone who needed it, and he said,"Look - I am trying to give you a room, ok?" I said that I didn't appreciate his attitude, and he said "Ugghh - wait here!" (he was clearly in love with making a sound and then telling me to "wait here", as if he really wanted me "here") Anyway, Drew came back and said that he had a regular room ready for me, to which I thanked him. He said that my room - with two queen beds - was ready. I told him that we were waiting for a king sized bed, and he told me that it wouldn't be ready until 5pm. When I reminded him that check in was either 3 or 4pm - clearly not 5pm- he said that "our room" wouldn't be ready until 5 because of a maintenance need. I told him that I wanted a different room if "our room" was broken and he told me that he had already released the other room he had for us. I told him that the other room wasn't what we wanted anyway, and when I asked to talk to a manager he said - wait for it ---- "Uggh, wait here!" (I am not kidding!!) He called mystery woman and loudly proclaimed "Mr. Bruenn is still here and wants a king sized room". The solution - another offer of a handicapped room, but this one overlooks the loading docks of the hotel. I said this was fine provided I wasn't causing any problems for someone who actually needs a handicapped room and Drew assured me I wasn't. I think Drew would have kicked his own handicapped grandmother out of a room at this point as he was really annoyed with me. However, I wanted a room at this point as he was now wasting a big part of my vacation day. He then told me,"Your room needs to be cleaned. Come back in 30 minutes" Are you $#%@#%##@ kidding me?? I asked the woman sitting next to him,"Excuse me - do you have the hidden Mickeys scavenger hunt for the WL? Apparently my room won't be ready for another half hour". She kindly handed it to me and I went and amused DW with the search. We weren't that into it because we were so annoyed, but it got us through the next 30 minutes. I went back exactly 30 minutes later, and we were given a room on the 6th floor. Our view? Yes, if you looked down you saw loading docks. Look up at night? You'd see Wishes!! That's right, our room was a MK view (sort of -the trees were way too thick). We were in the main building so at times we could hear the lobby noise -especially Whispering Canyon Cafe- but it didn't bother us at all. In fact, we liked the hustle bustle of the place. Settling into our room at 4pm instead of earlier was not our original plan, but it was okay. We had plans of dinner at Artist Point that night!
