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my plane lands a little after 8pm. i'm taking DME to CSR, and i will need to eat something sometime after arrival, as there's no way for me to eat before take off (i'll basically be speeding from work to the airport and running to the gate). will there be any food options available to me at that time? or will i be 'going to bed without supper'? i don't know what the gift shop situation is like at CSR--at BC i stocked up on things like vitamin water and beef jerky and granola bars (and red wine!) in the gift shop. is this possible at CSR? and if so, will the gift shop be open when i arrive? i think the one at BC closed at 11pm, but i may be mistaken. i assume pepper market and the TS dining place (forgetting the name right now) will be closed. i know there's a bar--do they serve food past 10pm?
i think that's the most questions i've ever posed in one post! can you tell my trip is very, very soon???
You have plenty of choices. Pepper Market services until 11pm. Rix, the lounge does have some offerings like sliders and flat bread pizza. Your other option, though I know it is tough not to go right to the bus is to eat something at the airport as you may be very hungry. Depending where you land there are options and the main terminal (after you take the monorail and exit security) has a food court with about 6 options (I know Chik Filla, Nathans, Pizza, Chinese)
You have plenty of choices. Pepper Market services until 11pm. Rix, the lounge does have some offerings like sliders and flat bread pizza. Your other option, though I know it is tough not to go right to the bus is to eat something at the airport as you may be very hungry. Depending where you land there are options and the main terminal (after you take the monorail and exit security) has a food court with about 6 options (I know Chik Filla, Nathans, Pizza, Chinese)
Enjoy
ah...i had no idea pepper market was open that late! that helps, as i'm thinking (hoping!) i'll be there before 11. in case you can't tell, i'm a little leery about taking DME. i'm imagining a three hour tour...
In April, our flight didn't land until 9:00....it was 10:30 ish by the time we got to CSR and by the time we got checked in and everything, found our room, then made it back to El Centro, everything was closed. (I wasn't expecting it to be...food courts at the values are open til midnight and that's what we are used to) We bought a premade sandwich that was not very good. Hopefully you'll get there in time to get some good food at The Pepper Market...we really enjoyed our meals there!
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In April, our flight didn't land until 9:00....it was 10:30 ish by the time we got to CSR and by the time we got checked in and everything, found our room, then made it back to El Centro, everything was closed. (I wasn't expecting it to be...food courts at the values are open til midnight and that's what we are used to) We bought a premade sandwich that was not very good. Hopefully you'll get there in time to get some good food at The Pepper Market...we really enjoyed our meals there!
as it is only me and my backpack, i thought i'd find food before finding my room. though i'm not sure of the layout of CSR and if that even makes sense--this is me referring to my passporter map right now!
plus, if it only took you 90 minutes to get from the airport to CSR, that gives me hope as well.
You should be fine...we had to retrieve our luggage from baggage claim at MCo too...we chose not to have DME take them cause it was so late. If I had realized The Pepper Market closed at 11, I would have eaten right away instead of taking the suitcases to our room first.
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You should be fine...we had to retrieve our luggage from baggage claim at MCo too...we chose not to have DME take them cause it was so late. If I had realized The Pepper Market closed at 11, I would have eaten right away instead of taking the suitcases to our room first.
thanks for the reassurance! and i just noticed your ticker--i guess i'll see you there!
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I think you should be fine. We found DME to be very efficient. Once we got to the DME from our gate, it was only 20 min or so wait before we got on our bus and were off the WDW.
To be on the safe side, I'd pack a snack in your carry on- some bars, nut mix, bags of instant oatmeal? For the just in case. You never know if you'll have flight delays, etc.
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i don't know what the gift shop situation is like at CSR--at BC i stocked up on things like vitamin water and beef jerky and granola bars (and red wine!) in the gift shop. is this possible at CSR? and if so, will the gift shop be open when i arrive? i think the one at BC closed at 11pm, but i may be mistaken. i assume pepper market and the TS dining place (forgetting the name right now) will be closed. i know there's a bar--do they serve food past 10pm? 
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