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[livinlife25]

Did you get Disney ready for me? Im leaving in 72ish hours!

 

[medicgirl911]

Now the afternoon tea CAN be a dignified experience but it is all in who you go with.

I hope you pick Puck for your first meal. The only problem is that if you do you might well find that you want to go back for EVERY meal!

Safe trip and looking forward to reading more.

SG

If I went, I could not gurantee that it would be dignified! I did pick WPE for my first meal!!

You're going to leave us hanging??

You are back at Disney!!

Well, I'll miss the updates - hope you got some sleep - sounds like you will be too exhausted to be afraid - hope it was an uneventful flight for you!!

My niece was a surgical nurse in Afghanastan - and she says she's fine, but her dh went thru a lot - (and he was gravely injured when he returned - he's an amazing young man!) But like many of our soldiers - what they experienced, (what anyone experiences in war) is horrific, I truly pray we as a country figure out how to get them the help they deserve for the PTS - this was the very first 4th of July Brad can say he laughed (we all banded together and when my side of the family gets together, shenanigans rule!) -

It still gives me goosebumps!! Glad your dh is with you now - may you enjoy all of Disney!!

I love shenanigans LOL! It sounds like your family has went through a lot as well, and they, as well as all our soldiers have my thoughts and prayers! The flight down was pretty good (umm ok to be honest, I was medicated!! LOL!

loving your report and following you on Twitter (irishtink- twitter name)

Thanks for following Irishtink!!

I'm in! Another rural IL DISer!

I think we are getting Illinois pretty well represented up in here!!!

Medicgirl, if ever anyone deserved a great vacation it sounds as if it is you and yours. Much magic to you all!

SG

THANKS!!!!

Enjoying your reviews!

I love your reviews, I hope I can do a smidgen as well as yours!!

Welcome home! Hope you had a magical trip!

It was FABULOUS!!! I am in LOVE with Saratoga Springs!!!

you can count me in too

YAAAAY!! Glad to have you aboard!

welcome back!

Thanks you!! I wish I was still there!!

Did you get Disney ready for me? Im leaving in 72ish hours!

Its ready and waiting for you girlie!!!

 

[medicgirl911]

Ok folks here we go!!

Now I will say this one may be a bit short, I am T-I-R-E-D!!!! The week has caught up with me! We did have a fabulous trip, I am absolutely in love with Saratoga Springs!!! It is a gorgeous resort, our room was in a perfect location, gorgeous view, I could go on and on, and if anyone wants me to post a few pics of it I certainly will!!!

The only bad parts were the HEAT! Humidity! and the Rain!! Lets just say one day it rained so much in such a short amount of time that I had to walk barefoot out of the MK so I didnt ruin my new tennis shoes!! There wasn't many family pics, because we were all so hot and miserable looking!
Crowd wise, I dont think they were too bad at all, but then again I also do the Tour Guide Mike least crowded park charts and touring info practically like a religion lol! But when Expedition Everest, Splash, Big Thunder had 10 minute standbys til afternoon...well I think that is pretty darn good!
All my info will probably be coming from ALLEARS, if it has a price I will include it...but I didnt pay attention much to prices..I cant even balance my checkbook here at home, so trying to do a cost analysis is not going to be happening here!!! We had free dining so, even more reason not to pay attention!

Ok Ok Ok...enough of my mindless chatter......onto the food!!
We arrived around 1230 to Saratoga Springs, and our room was not ready. I figured this would be the case! I already had a plan in mind...went to DTD!! I had to try some Wolfgang Puck Express! I had been drooling over some of the pictures forever!! When we arrived around 1:15 the line wasn't too bad, but seating was still pretty scarce. The only table that was available was for 8 people but we took it, and did end up letting 3 ladies join us on the other end. We all had flatbread pizzas!
Tim ordered this:
Spicy Chicken - all natural chicken, roasted red and yellow peppers, mozzarella, tomoatoes, leeks, crushed red chilis and fresh cilantro $11.95

He really enjoyed it...thought it could have been a bit more spicy...but then again the guy has an iron stomach so don't trust anything he says about spicy LOL! I didnt try any of it because I was too busy devouring my own food!!

For me I had:
Margherita - tomato-basil garlic sauce, mozzarella and parmesan, Roma tomatoes and fresh basil $9.95

I too really liked this, thought it could have had a bit more italian seasoning to it, but it was very yummy and would order it again in a split second!

Mackenzie just had the plain cheese flatbread, I believe off the kids menu. I didnt get a pic of it. *bad reviewer*
I had the creme brulee for dessert, they both had fruit cups. Mine was perfect! Theirs was fruit..what do you want me to say....seriously..its vacation people! Like I am going to have fruit for dessert!

After eating all that food and waiting still for the magical text to tell us our room was ready we decided to walk around, Kenzie got a hair wrap done, then we happened to walk by this store and the smell of sugar wafted out of the doorway!! Can you guess where??

And I am not kidding about the smell of sugary goodness coming from the doorway! I think I got cavity just walking by!!
Grabbed some pics...

Kenzie got one of those dang plastic tubes that she filled with all that flavored pure sugar... and we didn't actually get anything else! Can you believe it?? we were still tooooo full from lunch!

So we ended up wandering around some more, waiting for our room...they said it would be ready no later that 4:00, they would text me when it was ready. Well at 4:30 we went back because they still hadnt texted us. Turns out our room had been ready since 2:00 and they dont know why it hadn't texted us! I was a bit irriatated because we were so tired from being up since 3am! But it's Disney you can't stay mad for long LOL!

Ok, thats it for tonight!! My bed is seriously calling my name! Tommorow will be Teppan Edo!!!

 

[disneygirlinnj]

Great start so far! The pizza's look yummy and I can't wait to attack Goofy's candy company when I go! hahaha

 

[SlightlyGoofy]

Medicgirl, so glad to see you are back. Selfish of me cause I should be wishing you had even more days there. I am so looking forward to your reviews and so far you do not disappoint.

Do not get me wrong, I enjoy reading the over the top luxury TR's but that is just not how I roll. I always opt for MORE days rather than MORE luxury and besides those fancy places require shoes and combed hair and sometimes I do not feel like doing either.

Did you notice if WGP Express still had the Macadamia Chicken and Butternut Squash Soup? I love the Margaretia Pizza but love the soup even more.

Thank you for doing your first report even though you were plumb tuckered out.

Slightly Goofy, another Hick Chick

 

[Sandy321]

Loved your tweets - I will say you had quite the adventure!! Cant wait to see the report!! (what a way to have an "empty MK Park!"

Glad your home, safe and sound! I think I traveled thru your hometown once upon a trip! Gotta luv IL!!

eta - you really were a tweeter!! I still not sure I understand - do you have to do anything to see the @tweets from others? (I mean TGM tweeted you!!) I know how to tweet - and I feel silly tweeting someone else, because it only shows up on "my" home page - not the person I was tweeting... I think...

 

[Cotta]

Great start to your report! Can't wait to see your review of Teppan Edo! It's on my someday list! I would love to see your pics of SS too! Considering staying here on our next trip and it's one of the least reviewed resorts.

 

[DisneyDadNY]

Looking forward to the rest of the report!

 

[MusicMouse]

I'm jumping in, too! It sounds like you had a great vacation. I can hardly wait to read more reviews (after you catch up a bit on your sleep )!

 

[medicgirl911]

Great start so far! The pizza's look yummy and I can't wait to attack Goofy's candy company when I go! hahaha

Attack Goofys BEFORE you eat at WPE! LOL learn from my mistakes!

Medicgirl, so glad to see you are back. Selfish of me cause I should be wishing you had even more days there. I am so looking forward to your reviews and so far you do not disappoint.

Do not get me wrong, I enjoy reading the over the top luxury TR's but that is just not how I roll. I always opt for MORE days rather than MORE luxury and besides those fancy places require shoes and combed hair and sometimes I do not feel like doing either.

Did you notice if WGP Express still had the Macadamia Chicken and Butternut Squash Soup? I love the Margaretia Pizza but love the soup even more.

Thank you for doing your first report even though you were plumb tuckered out.

Slightly Goofy, another Hick Chick

I do drool over those luxury dining experience reviews as well, but thats not how I roll either! To be honest, it was about 93 degrees not factoring the heat index...I did not look at any soup offerings LOL!!

Loved your tweets - I will say you had quite the adventure!! Cant wait to see the report!! (what a way to have an "empty MK Park!"

Glad your home, safe and sound! I think I traveled thru your hometown once upon a trip! Gotta luv IL!!

eta - you really were a tweeter!! I still not sure I understand - do you have to do anything to see the @tweets from others? (I mean TGM tweeted you!!) I know how to tweet - and I feel silly tweeting someone else, because it only shows up on "my" home page - not the person I was tweeting... I think...

It was a really great trip!! I did not realize til nearly the end of my vacation how to check @messages from other people, there was a whole bunch, I felt bad that I had ignored everyone!! On the twitter home page there is a button on hte right hand side that says@your name, thats hows you see the messages people have wrote or responded to you! And when you tweet someone else, it shows up on their page too!

Great start to your report! Can't wait to see your review of Teppan Edo! It's on my someday list! I would love to see your pics of SS too! Considering staying here on our next trip and it's one of the least reviewed resorts.

definetly add Teppan Edo, the food was pretty good and it was a lot of fun! My daughter thought it was awesome!
I will gladly post some of my SSR pics...it was GORGEOUS!!

Looking forward to the rest of the report!

Thanks!!! It was fun to see your tweets as well!!

I'm jumping in, too! It sounds like you had a great vacation. I can hardly wait to read more reviews (after you catch up a bit on your sleep )!

Thanks for joining in!! The whole go-go-go is finally catching up to me! I am exhausted!!

 

[TigerKat]

I'd love to see pics of SSR, we're staying there for the first time next month!

 

[medicgirl911]

Ok at this point I had started this review about midnight...fell asleep with my head on the computer desk...woke up, went to bed, started again this morning and half way typed up on here and IE "encountered a problem" and had to close, I tried to copy it before it shut down but it didnt work!! ARRRGGGGHHHH! And no, thats not pirate speak! LOL
So this is going to be a bit shortened from my previous version!
Teppan Edo was great, Dining companions not so much! Next to me was a French family of 4..they spoke very little english, so we didn't really get much converstaion from them at all. Next to Tim, was the weirdest most disgusting couple I had ever met. They were probably a few years older than us. They had obviously been having quite a few drinks around the world. They had on anniversary buttons so I asked them how long the had been married. They said 3 months. Ok, Whatever. They were ummmm extremely touchy-feely with each other and were basically making out! I am not talking some quick pecks...full tongue action folks! At dinner!!! At the table!!!! I am not a prude..but we are sitting 3 feet away from you! Kenzie is gawking at them...I am kicking her under the table trying to tell her to stop looking...Tim is getting pissed and keeps clearing his throat in an attempt to get their attention....I was hoping for a glass of cold water to throw at them... Thank goodness when the chef had come out because that finally distracted them!!
Ok onto the food....(but I promise you will hear more about them later!)

Ok so my little town hickness was kind of worried about this ressie because it seemed so exotic to me, but even I have to say it seems pretty Americanized! Anyone would be fine to eat here if I even enjoyed it lol! The chef cooking part was a lot of fun!
Tim and Kenzie both love sushi...you know me, I don't do fish/seafood, so I convinced them to order (out of pocket) this for an appetizer..
Crispy Suklyaki Beef Roll - grilled in front of you. 4 pieces $7.50

It was quite yummy and had a lot of flavor...I am thinking probably soy sauce.
Here is what we had ordered:
Me: Nihonbashi - sirloin steak and chicken breast $28.95
Tim:Asakusa - sirloin steak and large shrimp $29.95
Kenzie: Nihonbashi - sirloin steak and chicken breast $28.95

Here are some pics of the chef cooking things up!

ugh look at all those mushrooms lol! When I had ordered I had asked for mine not to be served with mushrooms, the chef confirmed that when cooking, and then she served them too me anyway! LOL It wasn't a big deal because they were large, and I could easily pick them out, but when she noticed I had, she remembered and aplogized, but it wasn't a big deal.
Infamous Onion Volcano

(my serving) notice the picked out mushrooms LOL I was suprised how much I liked the zucchini, I don't eat it at home, but I was feeling adventerous and tried some...It was good!!
Also you are served a bowl of plain white rice....and I do mean plain...I kept dipping the rice into one of the sauces and it tuned it into fantastic rice!!! *bad reviewer* I didn't get pics of Tims food with the shrimp and I don't remember what the sauces were! I thought, oh I don't need to write it down..I won't forget! (just like I wouldn't forget the chefs name either!)
On to the deserts!.....wait...we didn't have any! Were we too full?? yeah right!
Here's what happened!
Ok.... hope you have strong stomachs!
So you know disgusting couple that Tim was sitting next to....well it got worse!! Towards the tail end of eating, the lady had a coughing sneezing fit! No biggie right??
She coughed up pieces of noodles that shot out onto the grill right in front of where Tim was sitting!!! She had snot coming out of her nose that she wiped on her arm just like a little kid would!!!!!!!!!!! The arm that was right next to Tim! I could even see it from where I was!! Tim left nearly half of his plate of food and just came and stood behind Kenzies and my chair!! She didn't even get up to go to the bathroom to wash her hands/arm or anything, and if I can see snot on your arm from 3 feet away..honey, you have to know it's there!!

Even I was grossed out!!! Needless to say Tim was really past his limit with those two and just wanted to get the heck outta there! So no deserts for us!!
We finished up around 930 and walked out of a nearly empty EPCOT, that part was lovely!!
Next up will be Columbia Harbor House and Crystal Palace!!

 

[disneygirlinnj]

ewww! that couple was vile! I'm so sorry you had to deal with them. Glad you liked Teppan Edo other than that, we try to go every year even though we have hibachi places by us too. It's just fun and pretty good food!

 

[DLo]

I don't even know how to respond re:scary women at teppan edo. wow. I am not sure I could have sat there with out saying something !

 

[milmore104]

That is really gross! I hate it when people "make out" in front of kids. No way could I have sat there.

Last year we were swimming and a couple in the pool were lets say getting a little too close. I walked over to them and asked them to please go to their room for that as there were kids swimming in the pool.
I'm all for being "lovey" w/ my hubby. But not in that manner in front of my kids.

 

[Cotta]

The food at Teppan Edo looks great! The experience not so much...

 

[maiziezoe]

Another Illinoisan checking in!!

I also have a Kenzie... (McKenzie). She will be 13 on Thursday.

So sorry you were seated near that couple. Gross.

Great reviews so far!

 

[iluvpluto27]

Really enjoying your reviews so far, though that couple at Teppan Edo sound disgusting!

 

[SlightlyGoofy]

Ugh for that couple. IMO folks who make out extensively in public are trying to make up for what they are not able to do in private. I have been known to take video tape of such people and show it to them. (dd's friends who were visiting our house) I am sorry that happened. A server should have noticed the couple and moved them to a different place, far away from others. The food looks like a carb dieter's dream. No 'shrooms' for me either.

I fear that you went to the wrong WGP. The best one is down by the movie theater and not at the Marketplace. It has more TS type food.

How was the bus service at SSR? I have heard horror stories about it. The only thing that I would like about being there is being able to hop the bus and go over to WGP for my meals.

Great review. When reading TR it is always best to take the advice from one who thinks similarly to yourself although I enjoy the others too because they show me things that I might not otherwise think of doing.

SG