RHMH
FTW Texas
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- Jun 5, 2011
We just got on Magical Express. Next stop Animal Kingdom Lodge and lunch at the Mara.
Glad your on the ME... Wish we were sitting on the bus also.
We just got on Magical Express. Next stop Animal Kingdom Lodge and lunch at the Mara.
Glad your on the ME... Wish we were sitting on the bus also.
I picked up the package. Thanks for the Texas treats.
We just got back home late Saturday night. Spent Sunday unpacking, and catching up on laundry, and mail. We had a good road trip in both directions; no major issues with traffic back ups on I 95. As far as weather, we had the usual late afternoon downpours, but the sun did shine for the majority of our vacation so we were very happy. We did see the Brazillian tour groups everywhere, but they were not an issue for us, in fact, there was one instance when we got on to a standing room only bus, and some young Brazillians jumped up and offered us their seats, so they scored some big politeness points with us! We had no problems in the parks, and were were able to enjoy all of the major attractions with little to no wait. We were able to dine at BOG for lunch and dinner. We were seated in the big ballroom right by the large windows to watch the snow fall. We really enjoyed our meals at dinner, and we got to try the Grey Stuff, and we had fun with the Beast. We all tried different sandwiches at lunch, and we all agreed that they were nothing very special. The french onion soup paled in comparison to the potato leek soup that we enjoyed had at dinner; the broth had no flavor or seasonings at all, and none of us liked it. For the first time, we tried the dinner buffet at Trails End, and we all agreed it was THE best Disney buffet we've ever had. We arrived at 5pm, and the food was hot and fresh, and everything we ate was fabulous, as was the service. Breakfast at Kona Cafe was good, and we enjoyed our meal at 'Ohana, but the service was lacking. We stayed at CSR, and enjoyed some good meals at CSR's Pepper Market; the staff there was exceptionally friendly. About halfway through our stay, a ginormous convention checked in to CSR, and this had a big impact on our mornings. We could not get a quick breakfast, or coffee at Cafe Rix because the line extended out into the lobby, and wrapped around the fountain....all conventioneers. Had we waited in this line we would have missed EMH's and rope drop at the parks. To make matters worse, the small coffee bar take out window beside Pepper Market was closed during this convention. Because of this situation, we were forced to grab breakfast in the parks; something we do not like to do, because we have our park time planned out. We were able to work around this situation, but we did politely voice our concerns to one of the CM's at CSR. We felt as though they could have easily set up some sort of coffee/breakfast station in the convention center and we also felt that it was somewhat unfair to the rest of the CSR guests. The CSR CM was rather defensive, and we walked away with the feeling that this resort does not give equal priority to all of it's guests. Conventions are where the money is...enough said. All in all, this was the only negative of our vacation. We had a wonderful time, but we will never stay at CSR again.
We returned yesterday after a fabulous trip.
We were there for the month but unfortunately it felt like a couple of weeks. It is never long enough!
Now this was our first trip in July. The week of the fourth was insane!! I'm not a fan of returning that week again. The fireworks were amazing. We saw them on the 3rd at MK. We didn't even stay at EP on the 4th b/c of all the people. I have never seen so many people there before.
The weeks after that improved. I never knew what the Brazilian tour groups were. Well now I know I have never seen so many teenagers before. My DS16 didn't mind them so much lol. It's just so weird to me that they are on these trips. Are they school trips??? It's winter down there right now isn't it?
We did get to eat lunch at BOG. We only waited for about 15-20 min. And there were 9 of us!! But like capegirl said the food was nothing special. I didn't even finish my sandwich. it was cool looking inside though.
We also ate at Trails End for the first time. All I can say is its a hidden gem! The food was delicious!! I asked the server why this place wasn't packed???
We also tried Ohana for dinner this trip and it was also a huge hit. It is now DS16's new favorite!!! He has a few favorites. Unfortunately they are expensive favorites. Lol
We had 2 birthday celebrations this trip. My mom and my niece. We celebrated my mom's b-day at Rose&Crown. We ordered a specialty Tinkerbell cake. It was beautiful and she was so surprised!! My sister posted a pic of it on the Coming to you live from Disney World thread. It's in the Dining reviews forum If you wanna check it out.
My niece's b-day was at CRT w/ a visit to BBB before hand. I was looking forward to this more than anything since I had never been here before. It's kinda hard when you have 2 boys. Her birthday was an excuse to get us all there finally!! Yay
She had a specialty Cinderella cake. It was a great lunch!!
We had dinner at Garden Grill our last night in Disney. It is a family favorite. Great food and great time with characters!!
We also ate at Sci-Fi and Flying Fish. Both were excellent and must dos for us each trip.
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The time has come to depart your home town and to travel to the most Magical Place on earth.
Safe travels and may be sprinkled on you and your families.
Have A Great Disney Vacation
~Arriving July 30~
lmoores- July 30- August 3 @ Poly
duels23- July 30- August 4 @ POR
Disney's Fab 4- July 30- August 6 @ POP
Thanks so much for doing that Bob. We r having so much fun. Lunch at 50's was lots of fun. We had a fun meal. Got to do most things so far today. We are at Hollywood and plan to leave soon for Epcot.
Killing time at DTD before heading to the airport!! Sad is not the word :'(
Had a great trip, have forgotten how much the rain was annoying me a few days ago! Does feel like we've been here a long time but does not make me want to leave :-(
Have fun everyone who is still here or still has to arrive. Will feedback once I'm back in bonnie Scotland! Boo!!!!
Mo x
No problem Ms. Angalee - Glad your time at HS was fun and everything was enjoyable at 50's. Be sure to ride Test Track, the neon blue colors of the first part of the ride is really neat.
We are at Epcot having a great time. We just had dinner and now we are just enjoying some rides before heading back to the hotel. Kids are getting tired. Didn't ride test track. Got here and the line was too long, but hopefully later in the week.
back home Angalee!!! we all know you and your Family had a Magical Time at Disney.