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Your plans are looking good! We are hitting T Rex on our trip in September and we are so excited about it. DD loves dinosaurs and I think she will love this place! Can't wait for more plans!
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Keeping fingers crossed for free dining for all of us too. Congrats on getting all the ADRs you wanted. You have some great picks there, especially lunch at MM, dinner at CM and dinner at GG. We have done just about all of them except the seafood buffett at CMC., hope you enjoy them all. What time is your ADR at T-Rex, we will be there at 3pm.
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I think the odds are that they'll offer the free dining again.... I hope so, because you've got some great plans there!
Me too! I'm going to have a really rough time canceling some of these meals if we have to!
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You have some great picks! On our last trip we did CM our first night for dinner and it was the perfect meal to kick start our vacation.
Thanks! When we do plan a meal at CM it's usually at the beginning of a trip, it is a great way to get some Disney magic without going to a park!
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Your plans are looking good! We are hitting T Rex on our trip in September and we are so excited about it. DD loves dinosaurs and I think she will love this place! Can't wait for more plans!
I'm looking forward to hearing your review of T Rex in your TR! We are lucky enough to have a Rainforest Cafe in our local mall, the girls love it and we eat there often. When they heard that there was a similar restaurant in Disney with a Dinosaur theme they were all over it!
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Great adrs! I'll also be trying Crystal Palace and T Rex on my upcoming trip.
Thanks, Mayra! I guess we have similar dining tastes
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Keeping fingers crossed for free dining for all of us too. Congrats on getting all the ADRs you wanted. You have some great picks there, especially lunch at MM, dinner at CM and dinner at GG. We have done just about all of them except the seafood buffett at CMC., hope you enjoy them all. What time is your ADR at T-Rex, we will be there at 3pm.
Well, then I'll keep my fingers extra crossed for you guys too! Our ADR is at 2pm, I'm sure we'll still be there when you get there at 3 We'll have to say hello!
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Great ADRs!
Thanks, Marnie!
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Congrats on the ADR's they sound great. getting free dining extended
Oh, and I realized that I didn't leave you with a countdown/quote after my last update
154 days to go!
You know the thing about good food? It brings folks together from all walks of life. It warms them right up and it puts little smiles on their faces. ~ James, Tiana's Daddy
Great ADR's and I'm happy you got all you wanted, even with the drama in the morning that day.
I had to laugh at the CMC comment from your hubs. When we stayed at BC last year ( for that one night) we had planned to eat at B&C until Arnaud walked by CMC and read the menu......he was like " Did you know they have a seafood buffet???" Of course I knew jerky but I hate seafood buffets..............well we went and boy did that one prove me wrong! The whole time we were eating he kept asking why I have never booked this one before...............so now it's on Arnaud's must do list, along with Ohana . I'm fine with that too because it really was good!!!!
November is my favorite time to go, have you been in November before? Hope you have a great trip! We are so excited about POR!!
We have been in November before and love that time of year also! This year, our school district closed schools on Tuesday (for Teacher inservice), Thursday and Friday (for NJ Convention). But DH was unable to get off work that week so we decided to go the next week during parent/teacher conferences when they have 1/2 days on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Keeping my fingers crossed for free dining (for your and me) also!
Great ADR's! We are trying Crystal Palace for dinner also (have been for lunch and breakfast) and trying Tusker House for breakfast. We ate at Coral Reef for lunch last year....Just a hint for Coral Reef, we arrived about 15 minutes early for our ADR and asked if we could be seated at a table next to the tank. They said they would try and when we sat down, we were right next to it! The Chocolate Wave for dessert was wonderful!
Great ADR's and I'm happy you got all you wanted, even with the drama in the morning that day.
I had to laugh at the CMC comment from your hubs. When we stayed at BC last year ( for that one night) we had planned to eat at B&C until Arnaud walked by CMC and read the menu......he was like " Did you know they have a seafood buffet???" Of course I knew jerky but I hate seafood buffets..............well we went and boy did that one prove me wrong! The whole time we were eating he kept asking why I have never booked this one before...............so now it's on Arnaud's must do list, along with Ohana . I'm fine with that too because it really was good!!!!
Love that quote from P&TF
I'm like you, not too fond of seafood buffets either. It was actully your review of CMC that made me decide to give it a chance and let Chris in on the menu
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Great ADR choices! and for free dining!
Thanks, Cam!
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We have been in November before and love that time of year also! This year, our school district closed schools on Tuesday (for Teacher inservice), Thursday and Friday (for NJ Convention). But DH was unable to get off work that week so we decided to go the next week during parent/teacher conferences when they have 1/2 days on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Keeping my fingers crossed for free dining (for your and me) also!
Great ADR's! We are trying Crystal Palace for dinner also (have been for lunch and breakfast) and trying Tusker House for breakfast. We ate at Coral Reef for lunch last year....Just a hint for Coral Reef, we arrived about 15 minutes early for our ADR and asked if we could be seated at a table next to the tank. They said they would try and when we sat down, we were right next to it! The Chocolate Wave for dessert was wonderful!
Thanks! I hope we get a seat by the tanks. Our reservation is for right when the restaurant opens, so hopefully it won't be a problem. I was showing Kaeli and Abby the kids menu and Kaeli said that if we sit by the tank she won't be ordering the fish. She doesn't want to make the other fish feel bad if they see it on her plate
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I'm all caught up now. I hope you have a great trip.
That is my most Disney song When it comes on my iPod I have to play it a few times coz it's just not long enough. Ray is my fave character from the film too Great ADRs, I can make mine on June 2nd so I'm excited.
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) we had planned to eat at B&C until Arnaud walked by CMC and read the menu......he was like " Did you know they have a seafood buffet???" Of course I knew jerky but I hate seafood buffets..............well we went and boy did that one prove me wrong! The whole time we were eating he kept asking why I have never booked this one before...............so now it's on Arnaud's must do list, along with Ohana . I'm fine with that too because it really was good!!!!
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