You mean I DO get to go to WDW in 2014?? - Link to TR in post #523

[rentayenta]

I thought I better get back over here and sort of wrap this thing up since I'll be leaving on the road trip in three more sleeps!

A few updates: Mickey Mail! We got our DME tickets for the ride to Coronado Springs. I realized that I had not registered us for DME for the ride home and now you can do it online!

I plan to place our grocery order with We Go Shop before we leave on the roadtrip. Other than that, no real updates for this trip. It's too far out for any micro planning yet.

So on with the PTR!

Oh no! Our last day has already arrived!

This is always the saddest day of vacation, but again it also can be bittersweet. By this point we are starting to miss that we have no cats in our bed. Often we bring a stuffed kitty along with us to aid in the withdrawal process, but still the stuffed kitty doesn’t make up for the “real kitty” experience. Tesla and DC are constantly getting into entertaining battles on the bed and Milo and Velcro usually find themselves engaged in a love fest. We have other kitties and often times we find ourselves in the #1 apartment with six or more kitties on the bed, so vacation is sometimes a shock when we have the bed to ourselves. But I digress.

The ONLY plan we have on this day is for a dinner reservation at Be Our Guest. I kind of like to keep that last day pretty open. Inevitably Fran has some secret activity that she wanted to do, that I know nothing about and then we have to squeeze it into my jam packed days.

Already we have somewhat rearranged our schedules from what I have posted here, but that's the fun of the actual Trip Report right? No matter how well you plan it, everything goes different.

So, I may post some pictures from a few experiences that I've had in the last week while we wait for the trip to arrive, but other than winging it for the last day, and catching DME at 8AM the following day, that pretty much wraps up the plans for this trip!

3 sleeps until the road trip? Have fun! Hope you're all packed and ready.

 

[dgbg100106]

Three more sleeps! It is here already! Hope you have an amazing time.

 

[dolphingirl47]

I nice empty last day sounds great. I am looking forward to the trip report.

Corinna

 

[Paula Sedley-Burke]

How nice re reservation at BOG sounds interesting re Fran and her secret going ons!

Beware of leaving open days of not much planned. Look what happened to PIO lol...

Hope to see you Stateside!

 

[PrincessInOz]

YAY for Mickey Mail.

Not long to go for the roadtrip and then you'll be heading back to WDW.

Sounds like you have a pretty open last day. I know Fran will probably be more than capable of filling it up; so you're probably safe with leaving it unplanned.

 

[PrincessInOz]

Beware of leaving open days of not much planned. Look what happened to PIO lol...

Don't. remind. me.

 

[scottny]

Nice you saw Kurt Russell.
The food looks so good.
YEAH! You got a pic with Kurt.
OMG!!!! All that seafood. YUM!!
Sounds like a fun tour.
The plans sound great for the WDW trip.
Have a wonderful time on the drive trip.

 

[Leshaface]

Kurt Russell?! Holy cannoli and why didn't you post that pic of you and him on FB?! Or did I just miss it.

Oh yeah, and the food looks alright too, I guess

 

[franandaj]

3 sleeps until the road trip? Have fun! Hope you're all packed and ready.

As you know, I was NOT!

Three more sleeps! It is here already! Hope you have an amazing time.

So far pretty good, although there have been a couple let downs.

I nice empty last day sounds great. I am looking forward to the trip report.

Corinna

You can read all about it when you get back from your trip, oh wait that's the Road Trip.

How nice re reservation at BOG sounds interesting re Fran and her secret going ons!

Beware of leaving open days of not much planned. Look what happened to PIO lol...

Hope to see you Stateside!

Well, they're not so secret going ons, more like she doesn't figure it out until a couple hours before she wants to do it!

see you Stateside!

YAY for Mickey Mail.

Not long to go for the roadtrip and then you'll be heading back to WDW.

Sounds like you have a pretty open last day. I know Fran will probably be more than capable of filling it up; so you're probably safe with leaving it unplanned.

I'm sure she will fill it up!

Don't. remind. me.

Nice you saw Kurt Russell.
The food looks so good.
YEAH! You got a pic with Kurt.
OMG!!!! All that seafood. YUM!!
Sounds like a fun tour.
The plans sound great for the WDW trip.
Have a wonderful time on the drive trip.

Thanks! We are having a pretty good time.

Kurt Russell?! Holy cannoli and why didn't you post that pic of you and him on FB?! Or did I just miss it.

Oh yeah, and the food looks alright too, I guess

I never even thought about posting that on FB! I guess there are people who would make it their profile picture. I have a whole host of new profile pictures and cover pictures. I just have get home because Fran doesn't like me to post on FB during vacation. Something about people coming to the house and robbing us.

If they're my friends, why would they rob me? Unless they are drug addicts and I don't know....

 

[franandaj]

So I thought I would kill a little time with another update. A couple weeks ago I met Cynthia out at the park. We had a blast, rode a couple rides, did some window shopping and sat down for a drink with her family. We pretty much killed the whole afternoon that way!

Here’s the proof that we met up!



A couple days later, I was lucky enough to attend a dinner celebrating the partnership of Disney and Coke-a-Cola. It was called “Have a Coke and a Smile” and everything in the dinner was Coke Inspired.

Our first Hors d’oeuvre was a Sprite Battered Turkey Dog served with a Coney Island Onion Sauce. It was pretty good!



Then we got our drinks. It was a Pemberton French Wine Royale. Evidently this cocktail was modeled after a French cocktail of the early 20th century. What they did was reduce the wine to a syrup and then blended it with Coke. I don’t remember if they mixed any other liquor in with it.



Another Hors d’oeuvre was Spicy Mellow Yellow Grilled Shrimp. This was pretty good too. I grabbed one of these every time they passed by.



The last one was Clam Belly Roll with a Simply Limeade Aoli. One of these was enough for me.



On our way into the dining room they had some displays of various Coke/Disney advertising. These were a sampling of bottles that had been used in the park.



An ad for Adventure Thru Inner Space



Various pieces that they would talk about later, unfortunately I won’t be able to give you any facts. I didn’t take notes!



This was for Coke’s 100th Birthday.



A promo picture of Walt drinking Coke (not sure if he really liked it).



The Menu (back side)



Front Side



Our Starter was a Cherry Coke glazed Wild Boar Baby Back Rib with Barq’s Root Beer Spiced Popcorn, it was served with a Barley Wallbanger. Now this was an awesome course. The Ribs were just perfect, the Popcorn was really flavorful and the little lollypop was actually sort of savory and a nice compliment to both things on the plate.

The cocktail was pretty strong. It was made with Rye, Galliano, Orange Juice, Lemon Juice and finished off with Chimay Ale. This was based on a drink made popular in the 1920s.



Next we were served Mean Joe Green’s Salad, it had a bunch of olives that I gave all to Fran. I don’t like Olives. It was served with a Highball that was made with Coca Cola. So far the drinks were starting to knock me out!



The Second Course was Lobster Nachos, these were really good. The sauce was made with Seagram’s Ginger Ale and Crème Fraiche. They switched us to wine, so I was much more in my element.



Then it was time for a Palate Cleanser, Coke and Pop Rocks!



The next course was awesome and here’s where I hit my food wall, we had to take part of this one home. Coca-Cola Marinated Rib Eye, Garlic Mashed Potato Fritter, Cola Caramelized Carrots. YUM-MY!





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[franandaj]

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Then they handed out a booklet and started to talk about how Coke and Disney sort of “grew up” together. Even though Coke started in the 1890s, they really didn’t get their act together until about the time that Walt came to California, they were still fairly young in their marketing and strategies when the park opened in the 50s and both grew with each other’s help.



The booklet had some pictures of famous people drinking Coke and many were at Disneyland.









Coke got in on this Video Release advertising





And some more Vintage Shots.











Then we were served Dessert. Gold Peak Tea Fried Dough (Funnel Cake), Bubble Gum Spun Sugar (Cotton Candy), Chocolate Fuze Banana Ice Cream.



And we got to take home one of these as a souvenir.



All in all it was a fun and whimsical night!

 

[jedijill]

You got to go to the Coke dinner....Awesome!

It looks really good and a fun event!

Jill in CO

 

[ACDSNY]

Awesome event. I was cracking up over the coke and pop rocks and drooling over the steak.

 

[Paula Sedley-Burke]

Omg what a great event! I just adore Coke I love the idea of lobster nachos! Oh yum! Thank you for the photos I enjoyed them. Over here we do a nice recipe of baked ham in coke at Christmas time. It adds a smashing glaze to the ham joint really reduces to a sticky marinade.

Hope you are enjoying your RT!

 

[PrincessInOz]

Awesome picture of you and Cynthia.


What a fantastic dinner and what a fantastic world of Disney and Coke. I wonder how much Coke paid for the advertising?

Thanks for sharing.

 

[dgbg100106]

Very nice dinner, That steak looks huge, no wonder you could not eat it all, that was a lot of food and fun!

Glad you had a good time!

 

[Paula Sedley-Burke]

Very nice dinner, That steak looks huge, no wonder you could not eat it all, that was a lot of food and fun! Glad you had a good time!

Oh my that steak! Our idea of steak can hide under a garnish... It's odd because it's not like our cattle is hobbit sized lol.... I have almost been in tears because I couldn't eat the whole slab of meat in your wonderful country... When will I see a slice of protein like that again....dragging and screaming out of Outback....

 

[Leshaface]

DH is the same way about me posting pics on FB while on vacation as well. Which is why I made the DIS FB. But I just get too excited and sometimes do it anyway!

What a cool dinner! Incorporating the Coke brand into every meal. That steak...looks perfectly cooked, juicy and delicious!

What fun, thanks for sharing!

 

[Pinkocto]

What a fun meal! I love seeing all the vintage advertising and old photos.

Great shot of you and Cynthia!

 

[eandesmom]

I am so glad you posted a picture! I have a ton (and the photopass ones too!) but want to use them in my TR once I get there. I need to get you the PP pics though, there are some really cute ones

We had so much fun!!!!!!!!!! It was a great afternoon and the perfect combo of rides, some great chill & chat time, yummy food and drinks and an amazing atmosphere. Thank you so much for taking time out of your day, it was just wonderful all around.

OMG I am drooling over that dinner, it looks incredible from start to finish and WOW that's a lot of food, and drink!

Harvey Wallbanger. Man, that takes me back to my early cocktail waitress days when the occasional person would order them. They are wicked strong!

I'd have needed a cab home.

What a fun update and really neat event.