Value Resorts and Inside Staterooms? Bah Humbug! 30 days of Disney fun! 02/10 Day 30

Karin, you know that you love doing these reports!:goodvibes Go ahead start another one. ;)
Showed my DH the Butterfinger cupcake & he's ready to eat. :rotfl:
 
Happy Valentine's Day!!

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Haha, does this mean this thread has been bare since Valentine's Day?? Oh dear!
 

Karin, you know that you love doing these reports!:goodvibes Go ahead start another one. ;)
Showed my DH the Butterfinger cupcake & he's ready to eat. :rotfl:

Yes, I actually do! That's why I have three VERY active ones, only this one got a little neglected! :lmao:

Haha, does this mean this thread has been bare since Valentine's Day?? Oh dear!

:rolleyes1 Looks like it! :lmao:

But this is going to change!
 
Day 12, August 25

Helping Kim Possible, packing and a farewell dinner with a view - Part 1

Our late night the day before was really haunting us this morning.
We just could not get out of bed! So we slept in and had some breakfast out of the fridge before we left our villa.

We wanted to go to the Yacht Club Resort for some photos and to pick up some souvenirs from the shop.

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We walked around the resort, walked over to the Beach Club for some more shopping and photo taking before we walked into Epcot via the International Gateway. Once we had entered we saw a Kim Possible stand and walked right over to pick up a ticket for an assignment.

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We had a little time to kill before we could pick up our assignment, so we decided to slowly walk around World Showcase. The gardens in Canada drew us in, and we even stayed to watch the movie. When we left we were both thirsty and

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Tom got himself a Moosehead Beer, while I stuck with my Diet Coke.

Our next stop was MouseGear, where we spent quite a bit of time until it was time for our Kim Possible adventure in Mexico.
These Kim Possible adventures are lots of fun for kids and adults alike. We saw a lot of adult groups walk around with Kimmuncators!

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Our mission took us all around the Mexican Pavillion and even inside.

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We had so much fun following the clues that we nearly missed our reservation at Le Chefs de France.

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So once we had successfully ended our adventure we speed walked over to France.

We were just a little late when we signed in and were seated immediately on one of the little tables 2 tops one row away from the windows, but that was fine with us.
Our waiter came around quickly and asked for drinks and we both ordered Diet Cokes. When he brought our drinks, he also brought out some

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Baguette and Butter.
We were paying out of pocket for this meal, so we decided to share a starter,

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the Les Tarts des Chefs (original flatbreads) a la Flamme Alsacienne - Alsace specialty - creme fraiche, onion and bacon.

While we were waiting for it, Chef Remy came by all the tables

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and we got a real good laugh out of it, when while he was touring the restaurant, Marie, the cat, was looking in on him.

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Shortly after that our starter which was really nice and reminded us of the ones we had had in France, was served.

Then it was time for entrees.

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Tom chose the Steak haché Angus, champignons et Bearnaise, salade ou frites, 1/2 lb. Angus hamburger with confit onions, mushroom duxelle, tomatoes, and Bearnaise on a brioche and french fries.

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I wanted to try the Crepe Basquaise - large crepe filled with smoked chicken strips, peppers and onions and grilled.

While both dishes were not bad, they were not the best either. We decided against a dessert and thought about picking something up from the French Bakery, but nothing really appealed to us, so we left without picking anything up.

We left the park, walked back to our car and drove back home to Old Key West.
 
Yummy Chef's meal, your starter looks yumma :)

How cute is Remy, we loved him when we met with him last year. Too funny that Marie also spotted him :teeth:
 
The last 2 times I went to Chef's , I was dissappointed. The first time everything was hot and Delish but after that just not as good !! How long does The Kim game take approx???
 
Yummy Chef's meal, your starter looks yumma :)

How cute is Remy, we loved him when we met with him last year. Too funny that Marie also spotted him :teeth:

The starter was really good, my main course not so much. Tom liked his, but it was just average.
We just wanted to try one to make up our minds about Chefs! ;) We are sure that it does not come close to real French food.
Remy was fun and it really was different from the one in Paris. In Paris Remy comes out, they "park" the car in the middle of the restaurant and everyone storms over to get close.
At WS they move him from table to table and you get your "own personal" time with him! ;) :lmao:

The last 2 times I went to Chef's , I was dissappointed. The first time everything was hot and Delish but after that just not as good !! How long does The Kim game take approx???

Rosie, the starter was really good, but my main was a disappointment and Tom's was just so so!
We definitely won't hurry back! :sad2:
Kim possible takes between 20 minutes and half an hour, but you can do several adventures with the same Kimmunicator (the little phone they give you!) It depends on how much time you spend to look around while doing your assignments.
We hope to do some more in the summer! It's fun, even for "older" kids like us! :laughing: :thumbsup2

MMMM! Chefs looks great.

It did look nice, but we were still disappointed - left without having dessert - and that means a lot in my book! :rotfl2:
 
Day 12, August 25

Helping Kim Possible, packing and a farewell dinner with a view - Part 2

We left the park, walked back to our car and drove home to Old Key West.

On the way back there we stopped at Port Orleans Riverside to spend some of our left over snack credits. We got three bottles of Dasani water, 2 Magic Cookie Bars and a Grapes Cup.

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Back at our resort we sat out on the balcony for a while, snacking on the grapes, then I went to do the rest of the packing since we were going to start a back to back cruise on the Disney Wonder the next day.

It took me about an hour until I had packed everything we no longer needed and then we enjoyed some more time just relaxing in the villa, sipping Coke and watching a little TV.
But before we knew it, it was time to get ready again for our “Dinner with a view” at the California Grill.

We drove over to the Contemporary Resort, dropped the car off at Valet Parking and since we were early we strolled through the shops on the 4th floor before checking in on the second floor.
They were giving us the usual spiel, they were running behind and we would be seated about 20 minutes late. Buzzer in hand we were led upstairs in the elevator.
We talked to the CMs who are working the upstairs reception and they told us that we could walk outside onto the viewing platform. So, since they were running behind anyway, we walked outside and took a few photos.

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We spent quite some time outside and when we finally came back in we found some chairs to sit down and wait. It took about 45 minutes from check in downstairs to being seated.
 
Day 12, August 25

Helping Kim Possible, packing and a farewell dinner with a view - Part 3

It took about 45 minutes from check in downstairs to being seated. They finally had a table ready for us in the very front of the room. We were seated at a four top and our server was quick to introduce himself. He loved to talk, unfortunately he was really hard to understand.
We ordered Diet Cokes, Tom had a Whiskey Sour

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and I ordered a Strawberry Daiquiri.

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While we were waiting for our drinks and still studying the menu, the server brought out the warm, Sourdough Bread

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and Butter with Sea Salt.

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To celebrate the start of our back to back cruise we decided to share a starter!
So we chose to try one of sushi’s of the California Grill and ordered the Tempura Bonsai Roll, Tuna, Avocado, Chive, Jicama, Sweet Onion Sauce, and Wasabi Cream, which was really good.

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For his main course Tom had the Serrano Ham-wrapped Grouper, Seafood Sausage, Marble Potatoes, Corn, Edamame and Tomato Beurre Blance, which he enjoyed very much.

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I went with an old favourite of mine, the Grilled Pork Tenderloin - with Goat Cheese Polenta, Button Mushrooms, Zinfandel Glaze, and Sage.

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Even though they plate it differently every time, this still is a wonderful dish.

After we had finished our main courses it was time to step outside and watch the fireworks. We always watch from the observation deck that is behind the restaurant and like always there were far less people there. We found a good spot to watch and take a few photos and enjoyed the fireworks and music a lot.

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After the fireworks we went back to our table, ordered our desserts and watched the restaurant empty out quite a bit.
Tom ordered an Espresso

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and the Bananas and Caramel - Crispy baked phyllo squares layered with banana, caramel, mascarpone mousse, and caramelized banana.

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Even though this was very nice and tasty, it was a really rich dessert.

Again, I ended up ordering an old favourite, the Valrhona Chocolate Cake - Warm chocolate cake w/molten center, cherry ice cream, sweet whipped cream and cherry compote.

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I love the dessert, but was not able to finish it. Once we had finished our meal, we paid the bill by spending the last of our table service credits and paid for the rest using our Tables In Wonderland card.

We took the elevator down, walked over to Valet Parking and picked up our car to drive back home to our Old Key West Villa.
Once back we sat in the living room for a little while, had a relaxed drink and discussed the next morning.

Then it was time for one more good night’s sleep at Old Key West, before we were heading out to the WONDERful Disney WONDER!
 
Hi Karin :wave:

It looks like you had fun on your KP adventure.

I liked Chef's but I think I liked seeing Remy the best. How funny was it that Marie was looking at him through the window? :laughing:

I can't wait to hear about your cruises.
 
Hi Karin :wave:

It looks like you had fun on your KP adventure.

I liked Chef's but I think I liked seeing Remy the best. How funny was it that Marie was looking at him through the window? :laughing:

I can't wait to hear about your cruises.

We LOVE the KP adventures - you should try them sometimes! ;) :laughing:

It was such a fun sight having Marie peek in the window when Remy was visiting tables and the CM that was pushing him was so fun, once he realized why everyone was laughing and looking and pointing to the window, he covered up Remy "to save him" :rotfl2:

Cruise reports are next - and lots of it! ;)

Have you made your reservations yet? I am still keeping my fingers crossed for you, so you'll get exactly what you want! :thumbsup2
 
Yummy CG meal, such an amazing restaurant can't wait to eat there again this year :)
 
Hey Karin! Your California Grill update made me think of something...We have an ADR for 9:30 on a night when Wishes is at 10. Being able to see Wishes while we eat is one of the main reasons we chose this place. Do you think we will be seated before Wishes begins if we check in at or a little before 9:30?? TIA. :goodvibes
 
You were right!!! Pods CAN'T say no to me!! :rotfl: Timmy and I are going to WDW in 2 weeks!!! :dance3::dance3::yay::yay::woohoo::woohoo::banana::banana:
 














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