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FOTLK was....................THE SAME!
Is that good or bad????
Not sure, but it was a nice feeling that with a MAJOR change, some things can remain the same (familiar, heat warming, comfortable) SO take a hint WDW
STOP changing SO MANY THINGS THAT WE LOVE!!!
In the future,IF there is an absolutely need to change something, PLEASE keep in mind that some of us (old farts) like/LOVE things the way they are!
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Narcossee was the final straw in the "Appropriate clothing battle" I SURRENDER!
I can't take it anymore. If Disney isn't going to "enforce" their own policies regarding dress codes, then this is another example of management just "phoning it in" I've not seen the last flip flops, sleeveless Tshirts, ratty looking shorts, ect. at the nicer places like Narcossee, or Sanaa, or California Grill, or Le Cellier... I will not succumb to wearing TRASHY clothing (no matter how "comfortable") I will respect the people who work their A$$ES off working hard in those nice places. I will dress appropriately no matter if it's a hassle or not going back to the resort and changing, ect.
As far as the people who DO wear inappropriate clothing to a nice place, YOU are the people ruining the experience for EVERYONE. There's a great saying that says "A rising tide raises all ships" You people are NOT rising the tide! You can wallow in the muck all you want, I/We won't be joining you!
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Narcossee was the final straw in the "Appropriate clothing battle" I SURRENDER!
I can't take it anymore. If Disney isn't going to "enforce" their own policies regarding dress codes, then this is another example of management just "phoning it in" I've not seen the last flip flops, sleeveless Tshirts, ratty looking shorts, ect. at the nicer places like Narcossee, or Sanaa, or California Grill, or Le Cellier... I will not succumb to wearing TRASHY clothing (no matter how "comfortable") I will respect the people who work their A$$ES off working hard in those nice places. I will dress appropriately no matter if it's a hassle or not going back to the resort and changing, ect.
As far as the people who DO wear inappropriate clothing to a nice place, YOU are the people ruining the experience for EVERYONE. There's a great saying that says "A rising tide raises all ships" You people are NOT rising the tide! You can wallow in the muck all you want, I/We won't be joining you!
I sooo agree with you. However, since we did LeCellier on our Epcot tour day, we were half way in between. See my signature pic for explanation. If I had been doing it on a non-tour day, I would have dressed up. Atleast we weren't in flip flops, Ed took off his hat for dinner and we over tipped the waiter to compensate for our attire.
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Waiting for our next adventure after enjoying our Alaska cruise. Jenn
I agree with you, Chuck, but it's a losing battle. All we can do is to hold up our end and try not to let it get us down. I'm sure you saw more of this on the cruise. It really irks me on the cruise, because dressing for dinner is (or should be) part of the cruise experience.
Speaking of Narcossee, I'm always impressed at the level of comfortability we seem to have with our waiter. MostAll of the time we know what we're going to order months in advance. On the walk to Narcossee from GF we just know we're having filet, and lobster. When we walk in,we are so anticipating that fabulous meal. we sit, and here come the waiter/waitress. The FINAL road block on our way to that dinner. BUT the 4-5 times we've been they they have added so much to the meal. Their personalities, humor, and knowledge make that meal even more special. MAYBE it's the fact we dress nice, maybe it's the way they always are,but whatever it is they make the experience "Magic"
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Chuck totally agree that wait staff is a large part of any meal and can be at times a deciding factor on do we come back or not. As for fellow diners well When I look in the mirror I am looking at the person RESPONSABLE for MY happyness. What others do I have no control over only what I do
A nicely paced day-- full, but you didn't push it and had plenty of down-time. It's vacation! I can't wait to see all the changes in the Harambe area at AK. What a nice dinner at Narcoosee. Room service trays left out-- NOT good!
It was a great day followed by a wonderful evening!
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Signing in to read. I still regret not trying to get a meet up with you guys when I was in Detroit this summer.
Welcome!
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Love your sense of humor!
Thanks Cam!
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Very nice day at AK! Glad you met Heather who is such a sweetheart. Dinner looks perfect.
I was glad to meet her too! Even if it meant riding EE! Dinner was absolute heaven!
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What a great day! How cool you were able to swap your Fastpasses around like that and I'm so glad you got to meet Heather, even if it was a very brief encounter.
Thanks Cheryl. We did a lot of changing it up on the fly. It was great to meet Heather!
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What a wonderfully relaxing day at AK and how great that you got to introduce yourself to Heather! I've never eaten at Narcoossee's but it's on my bucket list of restaurants that I'd like to experience one day!
You must try Narcoossee's! It's become our favorite!
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What a great day at AK! And glad that you were able to change up your FP!
We noticed the room service tray issues at AKL on our trip as well
The tray situation had us angry as well. We did switch up a lot as we went along!
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Great morning at AK and a great meal at Narcoossees!
Thanks! It was great!
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We actually noticed the same about the room service trays. The people across the hall from us got room service everyday and the tray was always there when we left for the day and when we got back. It was very weird if you ask me. I was sure that someone would have picked it up at some point.
Sounds like you had a very nice time at AK and at dinner
Made us wonder about maintenance around the place. It wasn't like there wasn't any mousekeepers around. We saw them every day.
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Love the relaxing slow paced day starting with roller coasters and ending with delicious! That's my kind of trip! I'll have to make my timeline overlap with yours one of these years....
Thanks Maci! That would be awesomeness if we could meet up!
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Glad you got to see Heather! I was hoping for a sighting at EE on one of our AK days but no luck!
Sounded like a nice relaxing day at AK and around the resort and a wonderful dinner at Narcoossee's!
I was wondering if she was working. We looked for her last year on the Jungle Cruise but no luck then.
Looked like a great day at AK!! Your dinner at Narcoossee's looked delicious
It was wonderful!
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I felt it was the same, too, but that made me very happy as this is a show that I love as it is.
FOTLK has to be my absolute favorite! Love that they left it as is.
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Great morning at AK! I'm glad it was easy enough to change your FP+ selections to get to the park earlier. Very cool that you got to meet Heather too!
Dinner at Narcossee's looked delicious!
Hope the room service trays get picked up soon, that's just gross.
Thanks! It was a great day all around (minus the tray situation)
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I agree with you Chuck! I know things have to change to keep people coming back but us "old timers" have our fan favorites that we don't want touched
It just seemed like there was a lot being changed all at the same time this trip.
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I sooo agree with you. However, since we did LeCellier on our Epcot tour day, we were half way in between. See my signature pic for explanation. If I had been doing it on a non-tour day, I would have dressed up. Atleast we weren't in flip flops, Ed took off his hat for dinner and we over tipped the waiter to compensate for our attire.
We tend to always go back to our room mid afternoon for a dip in the pool/hot tub and then dress for dinner. It's just become our habit.
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I agree with you, Chuck, but it's a losing battle. All we can do is to hold up our end and try not to let it get us down. I'm sure you saw more of this on the cruise. It really irks me on the cruise, because dressing for dinner is (or should be) part of the cruise experience.
We did see a bit of it on the cruise. But we didn't go overboard (sorry about the pun) dressing for dinner ourselves. A nice pair of capris and a nice blouse or a sundress for me and I think Chuck wore a nice shirt and jeans or dress shorts. We were never in tanks or flip flops though. I think we seem to be presentable. But you are right - it's not all that far to go back to your room and get dressed for dinner on a cruise.
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Wait staff can make or break a meal! Glad there are so good at Narcossee
They sure can. We have always had good luck with servers at Narcoossee's.
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Chuck totally agree that wait staff is a large part of any meal and can be at times a deciding factor on do we come back or not. As for fellow diners well When I look in the mirror I am looking at the person RESPONSABLE for MY happyness. What others do I have no control over only what I do
You are so right Mike!
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Glad you had such a great service experience for your dinner! It really does add to the Magic!
Today was a lazy day! Up around 9 am for me and around 10 am for Chuck. Tea on the balcony with the animals and some fb/pp time online while Chuck watched the Lions game (they were playing in London so the game was very early!) I went to the gift shop and got some doughnuts for breakfast. Then we went walking around the resort looking at all the neat things around there. The proverbs and tchotchkes around the resort are pretty cool! (I think I posted most of those pics in the last update - oops)
Pretty soon, it was time for our lunch ADR at Sanaa! We had a wonderful time and our server, Dan, was outstanding! He was playful yet informative. He liked his job and you could tell because he was good at it. He even brought some Disney magic for me at the end of our meal by sneaking in a light up Tink clip with our bill!
Sangria
Bread service
Tandoori chicken sandwich
Vindaloo chicken and Diablo shrimp (I think)
Dan and Chuck!
"Hey - what ya eatin'?"
Tink clip
After stuffing ourselves and meandering back to the room and noticed that the dirty dish tray was FINALLY gone! Chuck had said that if it wasn't he would be taking it down and handing it over to the staff at the desk. We got ready to head over to the pool and had our usual pool/hot tub/cocktail combo. Then afterward we got dressed and headed out to DTD for some retail therapy! I got an Alex and Ani Animal Kingdom bracelet and Chuck got an Oakley backpack and a stainless steel Curl water bottle. After a while, we decided we were getting hungry and headed into Splitsville to see if they were taking walk ins. They were! We were actually the only table our waiter had. There was a company party going on (wouldn't that be cool!) - I think it was Energizer. They had almost the entire top floor rented out and were providing bowling, alcohol, eats, pool tables, darts, etc. And they had recognition going on so every so often someone would come on over the microphone and give some long winded speech about how lucky they were to have their job. Anyway, we had our "personal" server - Kenny. He liked to chit chat and checked on us often. Like I said, this section was closing and we were his last and only table. I had a Juicy Lucy, which was basically a very cheesy double burger. Very good but I always thought a Juicy Lucy had the cheese on the INSIDE. It was still one of the best burgers I've had in Disney! I washed it down with a really good margarita! Chuck had a Hurricane (drink) and a Dragon Roll. He said his sushi was even better than the one he had at California Grill! Yeah - it was that good! We found about 3 other things that we each wanted to try on the menu and immediately started thinking about when we could squeeze in another visit. Alas, it won't be until next year.
I don't have THIS size Duffy!
Drinks!
We made our way back to the busses and ultimately back to Kidani. Chuck hit the hay but I stayed up and went over some receipts and notes while watching some tv. Then, I too went to bed. Our lazy day today was due to the fact that Typhoon Lagoon was closed for refurb. We had originally planned to do TL on Sat and then AK on Sunday but we decided to forgo TL and just do AK on Sat - which left Sunday open. I think it worked out perfectly! A little bit of time to relax and go slow!
Up next - our first F&WF (where we actually ate something) and another PP meet!
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It really does add to the Magic!
Dinner looks perfect.
Dinner was absolute heaven! 
How cool you were able to swap your Fastpasses around like that and I'm so glad you got to meet Heather, even if it was a very brief encounter. 
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