What new things are you trying this year?

[2kidsForMe]

This summer:

1st stay at AoA
Dinner at Chefs de France
FP for Indiana Jones stunt show (never seen it)
SDMT
Taking a day off from parks just to enjoy our resort
Lunch at Brown Derby
FP for a parade (we usually miss the parades)
Fantasmic Dining Package H&V

 

[lustergirl]

Great Thread:

New things for me:

Seven Dwarfs Mine Train,
The Tequila Bar at EPCOT
Fast Pass Plus
Dinner or Lunch at Coral Reef Cafe
BOG Lunch or Dinner


The list can go on and on, but those are my main ones.

 

[eerst5]

We always like to add some new things too! For this August's trip: Villains Unleashed Party (actually our first party event ever!) Magic Bands & FP+ -- just missed them last year SDMT -- can't wait! Expedition Everest -- actually this is only new for my youngest son who says he feels he can do it this year! Possibly DisneyQuest And we never seem to spend enough time at World Showcase. This is the year we're slowing down and exploring each of the countries. Promised the kids a "candy around the world" game! 1900 Park Fare or Ohana for dinner (haven't decided which one yet!) Beaches & Cream Kitchen Sink Chefs de France Yak & Yeti Last year my DS came up with the idea of ONLY doing new TS restaurants. We had to make ADRs at all completely new places--nothing we had done before. Made us step out of our comfort zone a bit, but we found some new places we really, really enjoyed (and a couple we're going back to!). These included: Teppan Edo Trail's End T-Rex Boma Mama Melrose Tusker House Also did Tomorrowland Dessert Party and ventured off Disney property to Legoland for a day. They tried their first round of pin trading and Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom--both must dos for our trip again this year. It was our first trip at anything but a value resort, moving up to POFQ.

Love the candy around the world game! We'll have to remember that for our Aug trip.

 

[tsme]

We always try to do at least one new thing and/or eat at a new restaurant.
I bought a candy from each country last year as a souviners for our son who thinks he's too cool for Disney & doesn't come with us. It was a hit, except for the shrimp chips from Japan, .

New things for this year:

Horse back riding
Segway Tour
Watch O'Canda & the one in France (name escapes me)
Beaches & Cream
Big River Grill
Flying Fish
Rose & Crown
Sanaa

 

[Cando86]

-Raglan Road, Via Napoli, Be Our Guest - very excited about these restaurants!

-Dole Whip (I mean...Pineapple Soft-Serve) with Coconut Rum!

-7DMT

-Festival of Fantasy

-FP+

-Country Bears Jamboree and Tiki Room (why...I don't know); exploring the activities in Innoventions

-seeing some of the films in World Showcase

Love seeing everyone's ideas for new things to try!

 

[bella2117]

We are trying liberty tree tavern and cape May cafe this year.

 

[ssphillips]

Lots of firsts:

-F&W festival
-MNSSHP
-HBD (w/ Fantasmic pkg)
-7dwarfs ride
-Staying at value resort: POP
-Flying there
-going with friend instead of family
-rock 'n roller coaster
-tower of terror (i think?)
-BOG (speaking in faith, no,ressie yet)

 

[#1DopeyFan]

This September:

SDMT
Flights of Wonder
Narcoossee's
Chefs de France
Akershus (dinner)

 

[fernfritters]

I know there's more to this than what I listed below...

• 1st stay on Disney property (POR)
• 1st Run Disney Race - ToT 10-Miler (incidentally, I haven't been to DHS since ToT opened in 1994)
• LOTS of TS restaurants including: CRT, Kona Cafe, Olivia's Cafe, and Be Our Guest (there's more, but I can't remember all of them!)
• Become an AP
• Start pin collecting
• MDE/FP+/Magic Bands
• AK
• Going to WDW more than once in the same year
• Celebrating a birthday in WDW!

 

[DaisyNY]

We loved Behind the Seeds Tour...We will be seeing Osbourne Holiday of Lights for first time and trying BOG (if I get ressies for dinner...we enjoyed lunch here in March)...

So much to do...always too little time!

 

[Julylady]

Last trip was Splitsville. Next trip will be the Tea Party at the a Grand Floridean

 

[abja09]

For our trip in August we have a few firsts:

WDW -7night DCL -WDW
First stay at BWI for my son
First time renting DVC points for stay at AKL
Cape May Cafe for breakfast
Boma for dinner
50's prime time for lunch

 

[mcconnellfam96]

Our first for this trip:

- Staying at Wilderness Lodge
- Kona Cafe
- Captain's Grille
- Beaches & Cream
- Plaza Restaurant
- Dinner at 1900 Park Fare
- Donald's Breakfast @ Tusker House
- Blizzard Beach
- Typhoon Lagoon
- DisneyQuest
- minigolf (if time allows)
- Seven Dwarfs Mine Train
- 10 night stay!

So excited!!

 

[JustPeachy2014]

I'm probably just doing a quick, one day trip to MK this summer (with my second trip day at the new Harry Potter stuff). I'm hoping to snag an Anna and Elsa FP and a 7DMT one as well. If I can't, I'll skip the ridiculous Frozen wait and wait in the regular line for the Mine Train.

 

[sb682]

We are doing a lot of repeats, as we've been several times in the last year and a half, but this time we are sending DS to Club Disney at Poly for a few hours while DH and I have dinner and drinks at Tambu Lounge. Also looking forward to seeing July 4th fireworks from Poly beach or TTC for the first time!

 

[MouseOfGold]

Staying at AoA for the first time. And this is the first time we will be staying at a value resort.

H&V character breakfast
F! Pkg @ Mama Melrose's
O'Hana breakfast
Beaches & Cream

Osborne Lights

 

[SoarinSC]

Staying at AoA for the first time too Also doing breakfast at Kona Cafe for the first time...and Tonga Toast! And of course, 7DMT!

 

[FINFAN]

new for us is:
Attending MNSSHP!!!!!!!
The Fantasyland expansion
Redone Star Tours and Test Track
going over Labor Day(FINALLY free of school calendars!) and trying to cram everything into 3 days!we are used to 3 times that

staying off-site after 1 night on...this will be interesting as it also make this the 1st time driving to parks instead of WDW transportation.
first time a family member is a FL AP holder..DD is the lucky duck

and I hope, I HOPE it is my "first of many" times to see the Wicked Step-Sisters. Hopefully at MNSSHP I can finally see them.

 

[Tomh]

We always like to add some new things too! For this August's trip:

Villains Unleashed Party (actually our first party event ever!)
Magic Bands & FP+ -- just missed them last year
SDMT -- can't wait!
Expedition Everest -- actually this is only new for my youngest son who says he feels he can do it this year!
Possibly DisneyQuest
And we never seem to spend enough time at World Showcase. This is the year we're slowing down and exploring each of the countries. Promised the kids a "candy around the world" game!

1900 Park Fare or Ohana for dinner (haven't decided which one yet!)
Beaches & Cream Kitchen Sink
Chefs de France
Yak & Yeti



Last year my DS came up with the idea of ONLY doing new TS restaurants. We had to make ADRs at all completely new places--nothing we had done before. Made us step out of our comfort zone a bit, but we found some new places we really, really enjoyed (and a couple we're going back to!). These included:

Teppan Edo
Trail's End
T-Rex
Boma
Mama Melrose
Tusker House

Also did Tomorrowland Dessert Party and ventured off Disney property to Legoland for a day. They tried their first round of pin trading and Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom--both must dos for our trip again this year. It was our first trip at anything but a value resort, moving up to POFQ.

I see some awesome stuff here. World showcase is a favorite place for DW and I, as well as DD19 (so sorry she won't be with us this summer). Candy around the world is great. I have a wonderful friend at work whom loves chocolate. Last year DW and I decided to do chocolates around the world for her. Mostly, we bought little sample sized chocolates, but picked several at each country!

Expedition Everest, I've never done it. I am thinking seriously about it for this year.

We've done the breakfast at 1900 Park Fare, it was good, though I thought perhaps just a touch below breakfast at Crystal Palace. Ohana . . .. well, you can't go wrong with supper there!!!

T-Rex . . . food is very much like Rainforest Cafe' just a bit different decor. It isn't gourmet, but if you are ok with chain restaurant food, you will be plenty happy with it. We've never been disappointed, and the atmosphere is amazing!

Mama Melrose . . . how could I have forgotten, we will be trying that for the first time this year as well!

 

[Tomh]

I know there's more to this than what I listed below...

• 1st stay on Disney property (POR)
• 1st Run Disney Race - ToT 10-Miler (incidentally, I haven't been to DHS since ToT opened in 1994)
• LOTS of TS restaurants including: CRT, Kona Cafe, Olivia's Cafe, and Be Our Guest (there's more, but I can't remember all of them!)
• Become an AP
• Start pin collecting
• MDE/FP+/Magic Bands
• AK
• Going to WDW more than once in the same year
• Celebrating a birthday in WDW!

I LOVE Port Orleans Riverside. The only two resorts I have stayed at on property are the Villas at Wilderness Lodge, and POR. While the two bedroom Villa was amazing, I honestly like POR a bit better as a resort, especially the Alligator Bayou section.