robinsa88
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- Apr 13, 2010
Originally this was going to be a full trip report, but I question my ability to complete one (well for now anyway) and so instead, I have scaled back to arguably the most important part of the trip…..FOOD!
Well, with 19 nights of Deluxe Dining and Food & Wine can you blame us?!?!
That’s right 19 nights, that’s 57 Meal Credits and 38 Snack Credits EACH! Suffice to say, we never did go hungry…..
Some important details for this one as well are contained in my short but sweet Pre Trip Report:
The cliff notes version is that I (Alyce) am pretty into seafood, savory treats, caramel and anything with a LOT of chilli!
I have an anaphylactic allergy to Bananas! (Which, as an adult, isn’t a huge thing – I know it is in some deserts and it only gets mentioned where I know it will be a problem one restaurant sadly, didn’t take it well, but that’s a story for later!)
DH, Trent is a pretty big eater and will try anything (unless it is full of cucumber, the one and possibly only thing he will not eat!) he loves spice too, but not quite as much as I do.
And 3rd Wheel, Peta is a Gluten Free Vegetarian which did shape our choice of restaurants somewhat, but only proved to be an issue in one restaurant (and I’ll leave you hanging on to figure out which one
).
Trent and I are only occasional drinkers, and Peta has a physical disability and takes medications that cannot be used in conjunction with alcohol, so sorry! No fancy cocktails in our trip report! Mocktails and fancy non-alcohol drinks where possible though!
We also have a guest appearance by our friends Steph and Clint and their children Ellie (17m at the time) and Reuben (3 at the time). We had been very excited to do Disney with them after getting bonus points when we joined DVC – we gladly booked them 4 nights at the Polynesian and later added a 5th night at Animal Kingdom Lodge! They feature in meals from day 2 to 7
Don’t worry – I will figure out how to make those pics smaller before I start with the food posts!
The full line-up is in the next post (contents page) for easy reference, and we have implemented an overall rating system for each meal:
Rating System:
All scores are rated from 1-5 Stars on 3 factors – Experience / Food / Service
Basically 1-2 is below average; 3 is average; and 4-5 is above average, though more detailed guides are below.
For Experience:
1 - indicates us feeling completely underwhelmed with theming and/or experience
2 - indicates that we were a little disappointed with the overall theming or character interaction
3 - indicates that the theming or experience lived up to hype / expectations as did the level of character interaction, if applicable
4 - indicates that we were very happy with the overall theming and had great character interaction
5 - indicates us feeling as though we were completely immersed in the experience; for character meals there must have been a stand-out in character interaction
For Food:
1 - indicates that the food was very disappointing, usually due to an error or the food being cold
2 - indicates that we were disappointed with the food (and will be unlikely to return)
3 - indicates that the food was acceptable, but that we weren’t wowed by the offerings
4 - indicates that we were very happy with food, and there was likely one or two menu items that really stood out
5 – indicates that we loved every aspect of the meal (and are VERY likely to return on the next trip)
For Service:
1 - indicates that the server made significant errors or neglected to serve us properly
2 - indicates that we were disappointed with the interaction with our server and likely had to ask multiple times for things
3 - indicates that the service was acceptable, but nothing above and beyond that
4 - indicates that we were very happy with the service and likely had a friendly interaction with the server, or they went out of their way to help us with something
5 – indicates that we loved the service and that our server brought that ‘Disney Magic’ that we all love so much
Cost analysis:
For those interested in the Dining Plan, I will also tally the amount with and without snacks (which we wouldn’t usually get many of) to determine whether the plan was a good choice for us! Before you ask – we love getting mains and on nights when I wouldn’t feel like dessert I always want a cheese plate, but without the plan we would never always eat 3 courses so if that’s true for you, factor that in too
The plan for us was for it to be convenient, and also so that we could lock in a good exchange rate (Aussie dollar took a dive after we paid for the dining plan in full).
I will do a tally post after each day and at the end! My tally’s do not include regular non-alcoholic drinks as we wouldn’t order these if off the plan, but do include speciality non-alcoholic drinks where applicable
Well, with 19 nights of Deluxe Dining and Food & Wine can you blame us?!?!
That’s right 19 nights, that’s 57 Meal Credits and 38 Snack Credits EACH! Suffice to say, we never did go hungry…..
Some important details for this one as well are contained in my short but sweet Pre Trip Report:
The cliff notes version is that I (Alyce) am pretty into seafood, savory treats, caramel and anything with a LOT of chilli!
I have an anaphylactic allergy to Bananas! (Which, as an adult, isn’t a huge thing – I know it is in some deserts and it only gets mentioned where I know it will be a problem one restaurant sadly, didn’t take it well, but that’s a story for later!)
DH, Trent is a pretty big eater and will try anything (unless it is full of cucumber, the one and possibly only thing he will not eat!) he loves spice too, but not quite as much as I do.
And 3rd Wheel, Peta is a Gluten Free Vegetarian which did shape our choice of restaurants somewhat, but only proved to be an issue in one restaurant (and I’ll leave you hanging on to figure out which one
).
Trent and I are only occasional drinkers, and Peta has a physical disability and takes medications that cannot be used in conjunction with alcohol, so sorry! No fancy cocktails in our trip report! Mocktails and fancy non-alcohol drinks where possible though!
We also have a guest appearance by our friends Steph and Clint and their children Ellie (17m at the time) and Reuben (3 at the time). We had been very excited to do Disney with them after getting bonus points when we joined DVC – we gladly booked them 4 nights at the Polynesian and later added a 5th night at Animal Kingdom Lodge! They feature in meals from day 2 to 7
Don’t worry – I will figure out how to make those pics smaller before I start with the food posts!
The full line-up is in the next post (contents page) for easy reference, and we have implemented an overall rating system for each meal:
Rating System:
All scores are rated from 1-5 Stars on 3 factors – Experience / Food / Service
Basically 1-2 is below average; 3 is average; and 4-5 is above average, though more detailed guides are below.
For Experience:
1 - indicates us feeling completely underwhelmed with theming and/or experience
2 - indicates that we were a little disappointed with the overall theming or character interaction
3 - indicates that the theming or experience lived up to hype / expectations as did the level of character interaction, if applicable
4 - indicates that we were very happy with the overall theming and had great character interaction
5 - indicates us feeling as though we were completely immersed in the experience; for character meals there must have been a stand-out in character interaction
For Food:
1 - indicates that the food was very disappointing, usually due to an error or the food being cold
2 - indicates that we were disappointed with the food (and will be unlikely to return)
3 - indicates that the food was acceptable, but that we weren’t wowed by the offerings
4 - indicates that we were very happy with food, and there was likely one or two menu items that really stood out
5 – indicates that we loved every aspect of the meal (and are VERY likely to return on the next trip)
For Service:
1 - indicates that the server made significant errors or neglected to serve us properly
2 - indicates that we were disappointed with the interaction with our server and likely had to ask multiple times for things
3 - indicates that the service was acceptable, but nothing above and beyond that
4 - indicates that we were very happy with the service and likely had a friendly interaction with the server, or they went out of their way to help us with something
5 – indicates that we loved the service and that our server brought that ‘Disney Magic’ that we all love so much
Cost analysis:
For those interested in the Dining Plan, I will also tally the amount with and without snacks (which we wouldn’t usually get many of) to determine whether the plan was a good choice for us! Before you ask – we love getting mains and on nights when I wouldn’t feel like dessert I always want a cheese plate, but without the plan we would never always eat 3 courses so if that’s true for you, factor that in too
The plan for us was for it to be convenient, and also so that we could lock in a good exchange rate (Aussie dollar took a dive after we paid for the dining plan in full).
I will do a tally post after each day and at the end! My tally’s do not include regular non-alcoholic drinks as we wouldn’t order these if off the plan, but do include speciality non-alcoholic drinks where applicable
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and with every one running around like crazy it seemed like too much effort to ask for another. We ate some of it anyway, and the flavours were ok – standard fare.
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