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We ate everything but the F&G Flowers! Updated 5.8.10...
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Jenn, yes I am late to the party - but I'm here now. Great reviews so far, I love that you start your trip with some offsite places.
Bring on the deluxe Looking forward to seeing a poolside lemonade - or two 
Bring on the deluxe
Looking forward to seeing a poolside lemonade - or two 
chocolateMinnie
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Just got through those pictures and what I wouldn't do to sack Dr Atkins and eat a box of those cupcakes right now. Keep 'em coming please.
martinolichfamily
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Just found your live report! Great reviews! 
Waiting to read more....bring on the DxDP!!
We are going in July w/the DxDP for the first time.
Waiting to read more....bring on the DxDP!!
We are going in July w/the DxDP for the first time.
slk537
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Hi everyone! I have a lot of photos to upload tonight but we have about 10 minutes before we have to leave for dinner so I decided to stop in. Busy day - we moved from POFQ to AKV-Kidani and are very happily settled in.
POFQ is truly a gorgeous resort with so much detail - and we had the BEST location! Building 5, second floor, corner room. We could step around the corner and see Sassagoula Float and Floodworks, the hot tub, etc. Walk, skip and jump to everything.
Not so here, but we don't care
AKV-K feels more like home and we are excited to spend our time here. Plus we now have that DVC DLX on our room keys and we broke them in for lunch today.
So to come:
Dinner last night at Joe's Crab Shack
Wishes Fireworks Dessert Party
Yak and Yeti lunch today
And dinner and whatever else we snack on tonight!
One very sad moment for me today - we got our refillable mugs and I was pleased to see that Johari Treasures has light pomegranate lemonade. Unfortunately, it has replaced my addiction: Coke Zero.
We haven't hit Super-T yet so we have a few things to pick up...among them will be a case of my beloved.
Back later with photos!!!
POFQ is truly a gorgeous resort with so much detail - and we had the BEST location! Building 5, second floor, corner room. We could step around the corner and see Sassagoula Float and Floodworks, the hot tub, etc. Walk, skip and jump to everything.
Not so here, but we don't care
AKV-K feels more like home and we are excited to spend our time here. Plus we now have that DVC DLX on our room keys and we broke them in for lunch today.
So to come:
Dinner last night at Joe's Crab Shack
Wishes Fireworks Dessert Party
Yak and Yeti lunch today
And dinner and whatever else we snack on tonight!
One very sad moment for me today - we got our refillable mugs and I was pleased to see that Johari Treasures has light pomegranate lemonade. Unfortunately, it has replaced my addiction: Coke Zero.
We haven't hit Super-T yet so we have a few things to pick up...among them will be a case of my beloved.
Back later with photos!!!
RachaelRol
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Subbin! I want to do a live trippie too!
slk537
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HA! No - but we were there verrrrry late!
Do it! They are a lot of fun!!
slk537
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I'm downloading photos as I type and it's taking longer than I thought. I have two different cameras here so I have two different downloads to process.
It was a very late night last night so I'm going to get my photos uploaded and then get the reviews up tomorrow so I can curl up, watch POC - Black Pearl with my boys (DS has an appt at the Pirate's League tomorrow so we're getting him in the mood) and get some sleep.
Dinner tonight was at The Wave and was, quite possibly, the best meal we've had in a LONG time!!! Lots of photos coming tomorrow morning.
Night all!
It was a very late night last night so I'm going to get my photos uploaded and then get the reviews up tomorrow so I can curl up, watch POC - Black Pearl with my boys (DS has an appt at the Pirate's League tomorrow so we're getting him in the mood) and get some sleep.
Dinner tonight was at The Wave and was, quite possibly, the best meal we've had in a LONG time!!! Lots of photos coming tomorrow morning.
Night all!
wdwfanatic316
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Wow, great reviews! 
I can't wait to hear about the Wave! 
I can't wait to hear about the Wave!
slk537
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Hi all! Today was GORGEOUS out and we did the MK all day. I had no idea how busy we'd be this trip, but the cooler weather makes it so much better to keep going!
Sunday night...
We had reservations for the Wishes Dessert Party and decided to have dinner at Joe's. It was rainy and stormy and we weren't really in the mood to be out and about, but we're at WDW for crying out loud, so out we went.
Last May Joe's was awesome - we had a great experience sitting outside while DS played on the playground, the weather was gorgeous and the food was great. This night was obviously not a patio kind of night, but the food wasn't as good as we remember either.
DS went with a cherry coke and the child's pizza with fries on the side. Also featured is the elusive Orange Puffle that I lucked into finding at DHS earlier in the day (at the Camera shop, of all places).
He enjoyed this, ate all of it and went back to playing with his menu
DH and I were going to share a crab steampot so I offered to share my entree as well. I hate cracking crab - I love the taste of the meat, but the cracking gives me the heebie jeebies, so DH has to do it. If we both ordered steampots, dinner would last hours so we share. I had wanted the shrimp alfredo and was going to ask for it cajun (love that at Red Lobster!) but he doesn't really like that so I asked him to pick between coconut shrimp and popcorn shrimp. He picked popcorn. And ate maybe 3 of them.
Sigh. Should have gone with the alfredo.
They were very good, just not what I was in the mood for. It came with a teeny tiny cup of cocktail sauce and some mediocre coleslaw. I asked for more cocktail sauce and the server brought me two completely filled containers the size of the coleslaw. I do like sauce but this was a little more than I needed. All in all, wish I got something else, but it was okay.
DH got the combination steampot with the garlic seasoning. It comes with snow, Alaskan king and dungeness. He doesn't really care for Dungeness, so he got extra snow.
It was all very tasty (I did enjoy some) but despite how big the pot was, there wasn't a lot of meat in it. DH liked it too, but in the end it just wasn't the experience we had last time.
Lastly, DS wanted to get the Create a Crab dessert and we let him (yes, two hours before the dessert party...
) This was a crab shaped rice krispie bar with whipped cream, M&M eyes and three sauces - strawberry, chocolate and caramel. He had fun with it and did eat almost all of it.
Very cute - $1.99
Our server seemed to think we were in no hurry (take your time, I'm here all night, no rush on this, etc) and the T-shirts they wear are very awkward to explain to an 8 year old (not exactly family friendly - lots of entendres) but it was still a nice evening.
And we still had getting sugared up at the MK!
Sunday night...
We had reservations for the Wishes Dessert Party and decided to have dinner at Joe's. It was rainy and stormy and we weren't really in the mood to be out and about, but we're at WDW for crying out loud, so out we went.
Last May Joe's was awesome - we had a great experience sitting outside while DS played on the playground, the weather was gorgeous and the food was great. This night was obviously not a patio kind of night, but the food wasn't as good as we remember either.
DS went with a cherry coke and the child's pizza with fries on the side. Also featured is the elusive Orange Puffle that I lucked into finding at DHS earlier in the day (at the Camera shop, of all places).
He enjoyed this, ate all of it and went back to playing with his menu
DH and I were going to share a crab steampot so I offered to share my entree as well. I hate cracking crab - I love the taste of the meat, but the cracking gives me the heebie jeebies, so DH has to do it. If we both ordered steampots, dinner would last hours so we share. I had wanted the shrimp alfredo and was going to ask for it cajun (love that at Red Lobster!) but he doesn't really like that so I asked him to pick between coconut shrimp and popcorn shrimp. He picked popcorn. And ate maybe 3 of them.
Sigh. Should have gone with the alfredo.
They were very good, just not what I was in the mood for. It came with a teeny tiny cup of cocktail sauce and some mediocre coleslaw. I asked for more cocktail sauce and the server brought me two completely filled containers the size of the coleslaw.
I do like sauce but this was a little more than I needed. All in all, wish I got something else, but it was okay.DH got the combination steampot with the garlic seasoning. It comes with snow, Alaskan king and dungeness. He doesn't really care for Dungeness, so he got extra snow.
It was all very tasty (I did enjoy some) but despite how big the pot was, there wasn't a lot of meat in it. DH liked it too, but in the end it just wasn't the experience we had last time.
Lastly, DS wanted to get the Create a Crab dessert and we let him (yes, two hours before the dessert party...
) This was a crab shaped rice krispie bar with whipped cream, M&M eyes and three sauces - strawberry, chocolate and caramel. He had fun with it and did eat almost all of it.
Very cute - $1.99
Our server seemed to think we were in no hurry (take your time, I'm here all night, no rush on this, etc) and the T-shirts they wear are very awkward to explain to an 8 year old (not exactly family friendly - lots of entendres) but it was still a nice evening.
And we still had getting sugared up at the MK!
slk537
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Wishes Dessert Party
We did this for MNSSHP last October and it was very nice - I like most of the desserts and love the drinks and LOVE having a seat to wait and a great view of the fireworks. This night was perfect with the cool temps and the coverage from the rain. I don't believe there were any special desserts with any themes, but I took a few photos before my camera battery died. (Yes, the cable I needed had been in the car all day so we couldn't charge it. Argh).
The table from the vantage point of the waiting line:
A first plate - tiramisu, chocolate cheesecake, vanilla cheesecake, banana tart, truffle:
A second plate - watermelon, truffle, pistachio creme brule, brownie, mango shooter, cannoli, white chocolate truffle, choc strawberry:
DH has a plate full of watermelon, plain and chocolate covered strawberries, chocolate chip cookies, brownie and "some cupcakes that were gross"
I wasn't crazy about the brownies, but everything else I tried was very good. Second plates had fruit tart, another creme brule and more fruit. We drank raspberry lemonade and water.
Would we do this again? Probably. My dad and his wife are planning a trip to WDW in December and we've already decided we're booking this for them (if they have it) along with Behind the Seeds. The view is SO worth it!!
We did this for MNSSHP last October and it was very nice - I like most of the desserts and love the drinks and LOVE having a seat to wait and a great view of the fireworks. This night was perfect with the cool temps and the coverage from the rain. I don't believe there were any special desserts with any themes, but I took a few photos before my camera battery died. (Yes, the cable I needed had been in the car all day so we couldn't charge it. Argh).
The table from the vantage point of the waiting line:
A first plate - tiramisu, chocolate cheesecake, vanilla cheesecake, banana tart, truffle:
A second plate - watermelon, truffle, pistachio creme brule, brownie, mango shooter, cannoli, white chocolate truffle, choc strawberry:
DH has a plate full of watermelon, plain and chocolate covered strawberries, chocolate chip cookies, brownie and "some cupcakes that were gross"
I wasn't crazy about the brownies, but everything else I tried was very good. Second plates had fruit tart, another creme brule and more fruit. We drank raspberry lemonade and water.
Would we do this again? Probably. My dad and his wife are planning a trip to WDW in December and we've already decided we're booking this for them (if they have it) along with Behind the Seeds. The view is SO worth it!!
slk537
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And now we being with the DDX portion of our trip. So far, I say WOW.
Just WOW.
We switched to Kidani yesterday, got our cards and headed over to DAK. We were able to do Everest and then had lunch at Yak and Yeti which was completely new to us.
I took a photo of the menu at the Y&Y CS:
And Y&Y restaurant:
We were seated downstairs and started with cherry coke (DS), coke (DH) and diet coke with lime (me). Our server was very nice and attentive and explained the plan for us. DS opted for the chicken bites (chicken nuggets) and chose carrots and applesauce as his sides. This was very CS type looking to me, but he liked it
DH loves chicken wings, so this was his starter:
These were very interesting and good - like a sweet and sour chicken breaded nugget, but on a wing bone.
I was in the mood for the pork eggrolls:
I really liked these and so did DH - the wrapper was a little thicker than I'm used to and a little doughier (???) but crispy. The sauce was sweet with chilies in it and the filling was really good. We shared, but left a lot of the third one with regret, knowing we had entrees coming.
DH ordered the ribs, as he loves BBQ of all kinds. He felt they were good - well cooked and just fine, but he's more of a Texas or Kansas City BBQ guy, not so much Asian. I liked the rice once I added soy sauce and the veggies were cold and served with a cold vinaigrette (as opposed to stir fried, which I expected). They were crunchy and well flavored and most of all: I ate elusive VEGETABLES at a WDW restaurant!!!
This day, I won the entree envy contest hands down. I was in the mood for the mandarin chicken salad, but DH and I both agreed it sounded like something I could get at Panera at home. So even though I wasn't in the mood, I ordered the Kobe burger. You can choose to have it served with asian slaw or some sort of fungus (gick) topping.
I opted for slaw.
First of all, this was TEN ounces. Huge! The fries are DH's favorites so he had most of them while I ate some of his rice and veggies. The aioli was both on the bread and on the side. I love sauce, but I didn't really add more. I also took off some of the slaw (lots on it).
So what did I think?
The bread was super soft and fresh and the aioli and slaw were superfluous. The meat was perfectly salted, perfectly medium rare and the best hamburger meat I have had in my entire life, ever. If I didn't know it was Kobe, I would have thought it was ground tenderloin. It was divine!!!!!!!!!!! I had to wrap my half in a napkin "diaper" to soak up all the juice (let's call it juice okay? I like "juice" and "marbling" better than "fat"). DH ate the other half and agreed with me. Delicious!! We decided that a thick slice of American cheese, some bacon, and regular mayo would make this illegally good.
DS wasn't hungry anymore so he got the chocolate pudding to go. She put it in a to go cup for him - it was basic pudding covered with marshmallows, not the snack pack type I was expecting after his lunch. We took it with us, but opted to dump it, since we had a lot more DAK to cover.
DS love love loves sorbet so he went with the sorbet sampler. We liked the lemon and mango, the other not so much. DS ended up eating most of the lemon.
I had to try the wontons - they intrigue me very much. I ate very little of this, but what I had I really liked. Very unique!!
All in all, I was expecting to like this a bit but I was surprised how much I enjoyed it. I booked it for the atmosphere and to try something new and I'm glad I did!
Just WOW.
We switched to Kidani yesterday, got our cards and headed over to DAK. We were able to do Everest and then had lunch at Yak and Yeti which was completely new to us.
I took a photo of the menu at the Y&Y CS:
And Y&Y restaurant:
We were seated downstairs and started with cherry coke (DS), coke (DH) and diet coke with lime (me). Our server was very nice and attentive and explained the plan for us. DS opted for the chicken bites (chicken nuggets) and chose carrots and applesauce as his sides. This was very CS type looking to me, but he liked it
DH loves chicken wings, so this was his starter:
These were very interesting and good - like a sweet and sour chicken breaded nugget, but on a wing bone.
I was in the mood for the pork eggrolls:
I really liked these and so did DH - the wrapper was a little thicker than I'm used to and a little doughier (???) but crispy. The sauce was sweet with chilies in it and the filling was really good. We shared, but left a lot of the third one with regret, knowing we had entrees coming.
DH ordered the ribs, as he loves BBQ of all kinds. He felt they were good - well cooked and just fine, but he's more of a Texas or Kansas City BBQ guy, not so much Asian. I liked the rice once I added soy sauce and the veggies were cold and served with a cold vinaigrette (as opposed to stir fried, which I expected). They were crunchy and well flavored and most of all: I ate elusive VEGETABLES at a WDW restaurant!!!
This day, I won the entree envy contest hands down. I was in the mood for the mandarin chicken salad, but DH and I both agreed it sounded like something I could get at Panera at home. So even though I wasn't in the mood, I ordered the Kobe burger. You can choose to have it served with asian slaw or some sort of fungus (gick) topping.
I opted for slaw.
First of all, this was TEN ounces. Huge! The fries are DH's favorites so he had most of them while I ate some of his rice and veggies. The aioli was both on the bread and on the side. I love sauce, but I didn't really add more. I also took off some of the slaw (lots on it).
So what did I think?
The bread was super soft and fresh and the aioli and slaw were superfluous. The meat was perfectly salted, perfectly medium rare and the best hamburger meat I have had in my entire life, ever. If I didn't know it was Kobe, I would have thought it was ground tenderloin. It was divine!!!!!!!!!!! I had to wrap my half in a napkin "diaper" to soak up all the juice (let's call it juice okay? I like "juice" and "marbling" better than "fat"). DH ate the other half and agreed with me. Delicious!! We decided that a thick slice of American cheese, some bacon, and regular mayo would make this illegally good.
DS wasn't hungry anymore so he got the chocolate pudding to go. She put it in a to go cup for him - it was basic pudding covered with marshmallows, not the snack pack type I was expecting after his lunch. We took it with us, but opted to dump it, since we had a lot more DAK to cover.
DS love love loves sorbet so he went with the sorbet sampler. We liked the lemon and mango, the other not so much. DS ended up eating most of the lemon.
I had to try the wontons - they intrigue me very much. I ate very little of this, but what I had I really liked. Very unique!!
All in all, I was expecting to like this a bit but I was surprised how much I enjoyed it. I booked it for the atmosphere and to try something new and I'm glad I did!
slk537
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The Wave
We ate here last May and the boys loved it - I thought it was very good, but was not as impressed. I booked it this trip for them. We ventured out into the pouring rain (the day had been gorgeous, the night became rainy again) and got to the Contemporary on time. I took a look at the menu and just wasn't in the mood for anything. If the parking hadn't taken so long, I would have tried to talk DH and DS into trying something else.
We waited for our table and I told DH - "I'm so not in the mood for any of the entrees. You know what that means? Either tonight will be a total bust, or the best meal of the trip."
Wow. Best meal of trip so far!!!!
We started with drinks - I just wanted water so I ordered the large vanilla milkshake for DS, who loved them. The picture is whited out - so imagine a white shake with a mound of white whipped cream.
DH wanted the cheese pizza and our server (who was outstanding) let him pick anything else with it. He went with carrots and celery (and ranch).
We were also served some multi grain bread with butter and Hawaiian sea salt:
DH picked the black bean chili with pork tenderloin and a jalapeno corn muffin. He absolutely loved it and I tasted it - it was very, very good. Hearty and a little spicy and a larger bowl with the bread would make a great cold night meal.
I picked the citrus avocado salad. I love light vinaigrettes and I absolutely love avocado so this was right up my alley. I will definitely be trying to make something like this at home!
DH and I both opted for the same entree, with the same substitute...
Filet mignon, potato and onion au gratin and spinach salad substituted for summer ratatouille.
This was just absolutely wonderful. The salad was excellent, the au gratin was creamy and flavorful and not greasy and the filet was a perfect medium rare. We used our table knives to cut them and they were tender, delicious and obviously very quality beef. DS shared with me and was equally pleased.
SUCH a great meal!!!
For dessert, DH ordered (surprise!) sorbets:
These were very refreshing and good.
I ordered the creamy indulgence:
From left - raspberry cheesecake (dryish - okay), something passion fruit (EWWW!!!) and something chocolate with a fruit taste (okay). I left most of my dessert, but I didn't care because everything else was so very, very good.
Would we go back? Oh HECK yeah!
We ate here last May and the boys loved it - I thought it was very good, but was not as impressed. I booked it this trip for them. We ventured out into the pouring rain (the day had been gorgeous, the night became rainy again) and got to the Contemporary on time. I took a look at the menu and just wasn't in the mood for anything. If the parking hadn't taken so long, I would have tried to talk DH and DS into trying something else.
We waited for our table and I told DH - "I'm so not in the mood for any of the entrees. You know what that means? Either tonight will be a total bust, or the best meal of the trip."
Wow. Best meal of trip so far!!!!
We started with drinks - I just wanted water so I ordered the large vanilla milkshake for DS, who loved them. The picture is whited out - so imagine a white shake with a mound of white whipped cream.
DH wanted the cheese pizza and our server (who was outstanding) let him pick anything else with it. He went with carrots and celery (and ranch).
We were also served some multi grain bread with butter and Hawaiian sea salt:
DH picked the black bean chili with pork tenderloin and a jalapeno corn muffin. He absolutely loved it and I tasted it - it was very, very good. Hearty and a little spicy and a larger bowl with the bread would make a great cold night meal.
I picked the citrus avocado salad. I love light vinaigrettes and I absolutely love avocado so this was right up my alley. I will definitely be trying to make something like this at home!
DH and I both opted for the same entree, with the same substitute...
Filet mignon, potato and onion au gratin and spinach salad substituted for summer ratatouille.
This was just absolutely wonderful. The salad was excellent, the au gratin was creamy and flavorful and not greasy and the filet was a perfect medium rare. We used our table knives to cut them and they were tender, delicious and obviously very quality beef. DS shared with me and was equally pleased.
SUCH a great meal!!!
For dessert, DH ordered (surprise!) sorbets:
These were very refreshing and good.
I ordered the creamy indulgence:
From left - raspberry cheesecake (dryish - okay), something passion fruit (EWWW!!!) and something chocolate with a fruit taste (okay). I left most of my dessert, but I didn't care because everything else was so very, very good.
Would we go back? Oh HECK yeah!
martinolichfamily
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Glad ya'll had pretty weather! That always helps at WDW! 
I love Joe's too!!
Dessert party looks great!! May have to keep my eye out for that if its still around in July...DH isnt too keen on the sweets though...but DD, DS & I certainly can be!
Good reviews on Y & Y too! The desserts looked good there too!
Can't wait to read more...loving that it's live!
Have a great rest of the day!
I love Joe's too!!
Dessert party looks great!! May have to keep my eye out for that if its still around in July...DH isnt too keen on the sweets though...but DD, DS & I certainly can be!
Good reviews on Y & Y too! The desserts looked good there too!
Can't wait to read more...loving that it's live!
Have a great rest of the day!
slk537
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- May 23, 2004
So - going to do a few wrap ups here:
Saturday 4.17.10:
Best: fried pickles at BBBBQ and olives at Macaroni Grill
Most disappointing: pasta at Macaroni Grill
Sunday 4.18.10
Best: Salads at Sweet Tomatoes
Most disappointing: Joe's Crab Shack
Monday 4.20.10
Best: Entree at The Wave
Most disappointing: none!
Saturday 4.17.10:
Best: fried pickles at BBBBQ and olives at Macaroni Grill
Most disappointing: pasta at Macaroni Grill
Sunday 4.18.10
Best: Salads at Sweet Tomatoes
Most disappointing: Joe's Crab Shack
Monday 4.20.10
Best: Entree at The Wave
Most disappointing: none!
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