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Ok.......thinking our paths are about to cross.....we went to Epcot that afternoon for F&W!
That couple......WOW, to be able to live at Disney for half the year!!! Jealous? YES!!!!!!
We didn't spend much time in WS today, aside from China and Japan. But we probably passed by you at some point!
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Another tasty update. And that must have been fun to hear about living at Fort Wilderness for 6 months at a time.
They were really the greatest couple, and it was fun getting to know them!
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Another fantastic meal! As much as I love Disney, I'm not sure I'd want to live in an RV for 6 months. A resort maybe, lol!
Ha! I was listening to the WDW Today podcast a couple of months ago, and they were saying they knew someone who had stayed at a resort for 2 months! How on earth does anyone have this kind of money?!
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After relaxing in the room for a bit, we started getting ready for our dinner ADR at Flying Fish. I was excited because this restaurant has been on my “to do” list for a long time! I had a headache, so I popped some Tylenol before we walked out the door. When we walked outside, it was raining lightly, but not too bad.
We were seated right away, and we had an absolutely phenomenal meal! We had the crab cake appetizer, which was amazing. My other favorite crab cake on property is at HBD, and this one was every bit as good.
I had the potato wrapped snapper and David had the NY Strip. We ordered a half-bottle of Mer du Soleil Silver Chardonnay. Our server (whose name I neglected to write down) was very generous with us. He poured a glass for each of us BEFORE filling our carafe, then said, “It’s our little secret” with a sly grin. So we got almost the whole bottle for the price of a half-bottle!
Potato-Wrapped Snapper
NY Strip
We finished dinner around 7:20 and it was raining more steadily, so we donned our ponchos and headed toward Epcot. I still wasn’t feeling too stellar. I think several days of rich food and wine was catching up to me. I was feeling a little nauseated and needed to stop and sit still for a moment. While I rested, David went to the Desserts and Champagne booth to get our passports stamped. We had gone to this booth on the very first day, but didn’t have passports at the time. He also bought another glass of the Moet & Chandon Ice Imperial sparkling wine. He sipped while I sat and tried to recover. After a few minutes of rest, I was feeling better and we moved on.
We had tickets to the Disney Food Blog IllumiNations Dessert Party, which was supposed to take place on the Rose & Crown patio. But because it had been raining for much of the afternoon, Disney required that the event be moved inside. We had been getting email updates throughout the day, and the last email told us to report to The Odyssey for the party and that we would then be escorted to a reserved viewing area for the fireworks.
David was very excited about this -- “We actually get to go in there? What the heck is inside?” I remembered going there once in the early 1990s when it was still a CS restaurant, but he had never been inside. They checked our names against the guest list and gave us wristbands that we’d need for access to the fireworks viewing area.
I was still really full from dinner -- and I worried that this would be the case when we made our ADRs, but we really wanted to try Flying Fish, and this was the only day we could fit it in our schedule. There was an amazing dessert buffet -- cheesecake brownies, school bread, zebra domes, butterfinger cupcakes, popcorn, Mickey bars, and more! I had heard so much about zebra domes and I was excited to try one. It was ok, but not the mind-blowing experience I had come to expect.
Cheesecake Brownies from Boardwalk Bakery
From upper left: School Bread from Kringla Bakery in Norway, Carrot Cake Cookies from the Writer’s Stop in DHS, and BabyCakes NYC Cupcakes
Love me some school bread!
Butterfinger Cupcakes from Starring Rolls in DHS
Zebra Domes Aplenty!
Despite the fact that we had arrived, as instructed, at 7:45, all of the tables were already full. I guess lots of people came early to get out of the rain. We found a place where we could use a ledge as a table. I snapped a photo; it’s dark, but here you can see the inside of The Odyssey!
Several minutes later, a woman walked up to us and said, “I have a table, but I’m all by myself. Would you come join me so I don’t feel so awkward?” I thought this was (a) incredibly nice and (b) incredibly brave! We happily joined her and had a nice conversation. Her name was Michelle. She was originally from Rhode Island but now lives in Georgia. In the meantime, David and I each polished off a Mickey bar and some other snacks. I know David had a school bread, and I think I tried a cheesecake brownie. By this point in our trip, my lack of hunger was completely unrelated to whether or not I would keep putting food in my mouth!
At 8:45pm, a CM came and led us to a reserved viewing area near Mexico. Another guest was kind enough to offer me a viewing spot along the railing when she saw my big camera. At first, I declined, but she offered again a few minutes later, so I took her up on it because I desperately wanted to try to get some good photos. I knelt down for the whole show so she could still have a good view, and it was very helpful to have the railing to steady my camera because I had forgotten my portable tripod. The show was, as always, beautiful. When it was over, we bid farewell to Michelle, said goodbye and thank you to AJ for hosting, and headed back to the villa for the night.
Some of those white streaks were launched from a spot literally right in front of us!
We had talked earlier in the day about maybe heading over to Jellyrolls, but we were too tired, so we just went back to our room. David started a load of laundry, we called home to talk to the kids, then called it a night. This was our last night at BC, but we decided to pack up in the morning.
Day 6 Recap:
The weather today was...cloudy in the morning, hot in the afternoon, and rainy in the evening.
The best thing today was...the Italian Regional Lunch.
The worst thing today was...the heat.
The funniest thing today was...trying to drink the Tipsy Ducks in Love.
Today we tried...Flying Fish Cafe
and the result was...we loved it and can't wait to go back!
The most magical moment today was...the Disney Food Blog IllumiNations viewing.
Total F&WF Booth Count To Date: 17
Up next: How many more F&WF booths can we knock out?
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I LOVE Flying Fish! My favorite server there is Nick, but they're all really good. Glad you liked it! I never knew that the dessert party had specialties from around the resort. That's great! I don't know how you kept eating, after the fabulous lunch and dinner! Your Illuminations photos are outstanding!
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Your meal at the Flying Fish looked delicious - I was excited before about going back there (three weeks tomorrow - can you tell I'm excited? ) but even more so...
Cool to finally see inside the Odyssey, although sadly it didn't look that exciting! And how lovely of Michelle to do that - as you say, incredibly nice and incredibly brave.
Great shots of Illuminations - and without a tripod! Glad Michele offered to share her table - probably made for a more pleasant evening for her as well.
The two of you really seem to be doing F&W up right!
Looks so good. Still trying to decide if Flying Fish has enough for the non-seafood eater.
I'm a vegetarian-- no meat, no fish-- and Flying Fish tops my list of favorite restaurants. Their salads are amazing, and they will put together an incredible veggie platter for you. There is always also a vegetarian pasta dish on the menu. Give it a try!
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so we donned our ponchos and headed toward Epcot. I still wasn’t feeling too stellar. I think several days of rich food and wine was catching up to me. I was feeling a little nauseated and needed to stop and sit still for a moment. While I rested, David went to the Desserts and Champagne booth to get our passports stamped. We had gone to this booth on the very first day, but didn’t have passports at the time. He also bought another glass of the Moet & Chandon Ice Imperial sparkling wine. He sipped while I sat and tried to recover. After a few minutes of rest, I was feeling better and we moved on.
All sounds so tasty! And you got some really fantastic photos today from China, Japan & Illuminations.
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