I don't think I knew this but YES to a Dis meetI haven't figured out any plans yet but I know we'll spend quite a bit of time in Epcot. Are you doing the parks? I should probably just get over to your report and read up lol
That's very true, we're always looking for a little bit moreThey never put enough balsamic drizzle on these salads. But it looks delicious.
I'm hoping with the race it isn't too busy......but I'm just so excited! When we were there years ago the kids were very young so we didn't spend much time there at all and barely tried anything. And since we're such fans of F&G this can only be better!
Thank you so much for reading, I really appreciate itI've enjoyed reading your trip report. It's too bad we don't overlap this fall. It was fun to meet you.
I hope in the future we overlap also because we enjoyed meeting you guys, too 
for following along!lol going to do that tonightYes, read my report...
Ya know, the GMR CMs were what I thought about the most on that last day... I felt so bad not only for the true fans of GMR like us, but the amazing folks who have made it their profession to bring us inside the movies every day for years and years
Exactly, who are you to argue?!Steve was quite PO'd about that so he was determined to hit F&W this year. Who am I to argue
That's the magic of these boards... a shared love of one of the things we all love the mostThis comment brought tears to my eyes
I cannot imagine what this park will be like when it's all done. I like Star Wars, but I don't LOVE Star Wars…though DS does LOVE SW so I'm sure we'll be spending LOTS of time here, along with staying at the immersive SW hotel 
I've always loved this part of the ceiling in the GMR and last week I spent many minute staring up at itDon't get me started now!
Steve and I are going to Food and Wine this year!!!
Hi guys! Thought I was gone after that awesome wrap up, right? Yeah so did I, until I noticed for whatever reason all my pictures didn't show upSo just to finish this off correctly here are all the ones that didn't come up if you're bored with nothing to do and want to really, really see them:
That is so nice of you to say and means so much to me
I honestly appreciate you reading and am so glad you enjoyed my reviews. I hope I can continue to entertain!GREAT report
and thanks for following along with me!Yup, I can't even say I like SW. I think the park will be nice, just not what I want it to be. And nothing like what it was. But I also think it'll be crazy popular so, I guess from a business standpoint (Disney's and mine lol) it'll be a good thing................It really is so sad
Mmmmm, not really! I've tried watching the first one a few times and can't get into it. Same with Steve. Ricky recently became a fan so we did some of the SW stuff last week and I didn't mind at all, and I'll be more than happy to do the new stuff for him; I'd do it anyway just because I like seeing everything new Disney does. Now Spaceballs-remember that movie? That I loved
I shall keep those dates in mind! It may work since basketball is over thenGo in April…our dates are April 4-15th, but really, the 7th to 15th at WDW
Whoo! I have to start writing down who I might get to meet in Nov! What exactly are your dates again? I'm behind on your PTR
Sorry! I thought I would too and then either my phone was almost dead, I forgot, or I posted on my business page instead. But I have tons of pics for my TR and it's already begun!
I started thinking about plans for Nov. I know we'll go there because I can't go to Disney and NOT ride TOT, but it's going to be weird without GMR. Also wondering, even though it wasn't the most popular ride, if it'll impact wait times at other rides.............As much as I love SW it's going to break my heart going back to HS in November without the GMR
Another great report
Ugh, I wish! The first weekend in Nov. when we're going is the first and only weekend from Labor Day on that Ricky doesn't have football. Then the weekend after is free - and then basketball through Feb
Your report did what it was supposed to...made me hungry after every post
Awesome! And now I need to catch up on your report
Thank you for following along here with me Have a magical time
I hope you're doing another dining report!We ate at MM again last week and while the meal wasn't spectacular, we enjoyed it. Sanaa breakfast on the other hand is so fantastic, especially given the other (lack of) options there, I recommend it to anyone staying at Kidani.
Oh, now I'm going to have to watch that
Same with us when Steve and I rode in May, and for this reason alone I'm thankful we did have to change our Aug. dates by moving them up. If we stayed with our original dates of the 23-31st we would have missed it and the tears SERIOUSLY would have been flowing!
At least you're moving faster than I did
Um all I've gots to say is yum, yum, and yum!!!! Love me some banana bread!
While I've loathed MGM (still ain't changing that name) for a few years now, it is sad when you think about how much its changed. Of course change is sometimes good, but I remember that old studio vibe when it first opened and it seems to have ebbed so much from the original intent.
Welcome to the last minute ADR club, its not so bad here
Blasphemy
peaking of Epcot festivals, you guys are the first to know since you're the cool kids who read my stuff - Steve and I are going to Food and Wine this year!!!
Awesome report!!!!!!!!
True. And I'm sure you're not moving fast tonightAt least you're moving faster than I did
But 
You hit it right on the head
Welcome to the last minute ADR club, its not so bad here
LOL I don't know about that, I'm pretty damn excited
Tried to find all the obnoxious emojis I could. I think I may be more excited than you
Thank you
means a lot coming from the queen of dining reports!Well I'm glad you're finally commenting
And thank you for reading along!I guess @kastoney and I are going to have to have a showdown and see who can win you over to their preferred dining location
I think this is the best idea! But whatever you decide I hope you have a great time and enjoy all your meals. And I hope you choose Citricos
I'm so excited we're going in Nov., and one of the best parts if not the best is that Kari @kastoney will be there the same time
so everyone else going those days better watch out!
Thank you, I'm so glad you liked it enough to follow along again! See you over there
Dining Report for our August Trip is up! Link in my signature below
My daughter and I are planning a Liberty Tree Tavern lunch and I was wondering if you know how much the Patriots Platter is. The salad looked like something I would like though.Liberty Tree Tavern LunchI'm back, and I promise this update includes FOOD! After our somewhat slow-paced morning we boarded the boat to MK. This is probably Steve's favorite part of staying at the Wilderness Lodge and I think it's pretty awesome, too. We got to MK about 10:15 and I noticed something that had been added after our Nov. trip but I hadn't thought about yesterday - the passholder entrance! What a breeze, and we pretty much used those entrances for the rest of our stay. As soon as we hit Main St. we saw the trolley and it was the perfect timing as they had just pulled to a stop and were loading up with guests so we jumped on for our first ever ride!
We took a ride right down the middle of Main Street, U.S.A. and it was de-liteful. I loved all the people looking at us in awe, like, "how did they get to ride in there?" "Because I'm ME, guys, that's why"
The horse-drawn trolley goes from in front of the train station, around the HUB and passes the castle, and then comes to a stop. I explained to our driver that I have a fellow TA who visits Tri-Circle D Ranch very often as she's an avid horse lover and that Zilly is her favorite, and Zilly happened to be pulling the trolley that day so I wanted a picture with him:
Why do I look so awkward and uncomfortable?? And why are my legs so damn white lol? Like any of you are focusing on me, how beautiful is Zilly? I love the silver Mickey head over his nose and on his hindquarters, and their were 2 more on his eye patches.
We continued on to do our first FP which was 7DMT, Steve's request since we didn't do it in Nov. and then rode Astro Orbiter; my 2nd time and Steve's 1st. The little boy belonging to the family in front of us was full on french kissing the railing while we were waiting
I can't believe in all my trips I never knew exactly where it was! But that's the fun right, always finding something new.
We did a couple more rides and then it was time for our lunch reservation and I was seriously looking forward to this. The last time we'd eaten at Liberty Tree Tavern was in 2012 or 2013, we really liked it, and I'd been wanting to return. We had a lunch reservation back in Nov. but then they changed the menu about 2 weeks before our trip and took off just about everything we would have ordered so I cancelled. But THEN, like 5 days before THIS trip, they put all that good stuff back on the menu! Originally we had no lunch ADR but while we were getting ready in the morning Steve asked what we were doing for lunch, and when I told him "?" he informed me he needed a TS meal. So we booked a 12:30 ADR around 8:15 that morning.
We checked in about 5 minutes early and were told it would be just a few minutes. I'd forgotten what it looks like inside:
They also have a table set up with coloring sheets and crayons for the kids. Today however there were about 5 adults coloring and I SO wanted to join them! Actually I wanted to take a stack of the coloring sheets and shove them in my purse, but alas my purse was too small. Otherwise I totally would have taken them and colored on the plane home
About 10 minutes later they called the DeVizio family from the territory of NY ( I love this, too) and we were brought to the Jefferson room. Our table was right under a picture of Thomas Jefferson so I quickly looked around the room to see if they also had pictures of his many illegitimate children but as usual, they get no respect. Seriously I was wondering if the other rooms were named after Presidents or signers of the Declaration and I meant to go look after our meal but then I forgot.
I wish I'd gotten our servers name because she was great; her and Steve kept going back and forth annoying each other in a playful way.
Here's the family style menu, I think it's the same as the dinner menu and it's also the one they started serving in place of the regular lunch menu back in Nov:
Steve and I both opted to order from the A La Carte menu which had been recently added back:
But first, we drink! Steve got a Sam Adams and I got a Mimosa. It was good, just a little too pulpy for me. You can see the pulp on the glass. It didn't make it bad but I prefer no pulp anyway:
I got the Colony Salad: Grilled Chicken, Washington Apples, Sweet Pecans, Applewood-smoked Cheddar, and Dried Cranberries tossed with Field Greens in a Honey Shallot Vinaigrette:
This is a perfect salad. The chicken was grilled just how I like it, which means not charred too much. The dressing has a light, sweet taste and there wasn't too much or too little of it. I managed to eat about 2/3 of this!
Steve ordered Our Tavern Keeper's Favorite: Pot Roast served with Mashed Potatoes and Garden Vegetables:
Steve is a huge pot roast fan and he wasn't disappointed in the least with this. Loved the corn also and said the potatoes were out of this world. I think that means overall this was a hit for him!
I had really wanted to order the Sweet Corn Fritters as an appetizer but I knew I needed to get dessert and I didn't think I could handle app-meal-dessert. And I didn't want to give up the salad because you know, I always eat healthy
In the immortal words of Sally Fields, let me just say "YES! YES! YES!" This dessert is pretty much perfect. I love those big huge chocolate chip cookies covered in ice cream that you get in some restaurants and this kind of reminded me of that only better because the cake is delicious and you get TOFFEE. GOOEY TOFFEE. Inside and then those crumbled pieces of what I assume are Heath bars or some Disney equivalent. Steve tried literally 2 bites and I at the rest. All of it. Yes I did.
I enjoyed this meal so much I'm currently debating eating here again next month. I want to, but there are so many places I want to eat I hate to repeat so soon. On the other hand after our tour on the 19th we'll be starving so eating at MK will be ideal. I'm currently planning to try getting into the Plaza but..............I don't know...................
Sufficiently stuffed and feeling happy but gross we left there and used our Splash FP. We had used our 2nd FP for Big Thunder earlier so tried to get a 4th; no mountains were available until 6:00 and later and we had plans to be elsewhere so instead we shopped a bit. I found a HM tank top in Momento Mori that I loved but they didn't have my size so I asked the nice CM there if they had it anywhere in the park. He said they only sell HM merch there. I felt like riding the Liberty Belle but as we approached I realized it was closed for Tiana's Ice Cream Social, so we headed out. We went through the Emporium looking for the aforementioned tank, a CM there checked on the app and told me they had my size at Momento MoriNo tank for me! We decided to head back to the room for a bit before our evening park switch so we took the boat once more. I snapped some pictures of the WL cabins being worked on; in this one you can see pretty well the outdoor stone fireplace on each cabin:
I haven't seen projected prices for staying in the cabins anywhere; I assume $$$ but I'd probably like to try one day. We got back to our room about 3:10 and had a small window of time to chill and change before heading to AK and our dinner at Tiffins!
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