A Spring Adventure: Wilderness, Flowers, and the Force (with Cam and Luke) PTR Updated 5/22 - Page 28 - PassPorter - A Community of Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Disney Cruise Line, and General Travel Forums
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Finally all caught up. Love the story of how you and Luke got together...pretty timely because we're watching the Muppet Movie - the original one, right now.
I'm so excited to see your pictures of the F&G festival - well, all your pictures to be honest. Thanks for the detailed idea of the Fp+ selection process. The whole thing has me a bit worried even though I look back through our previous notes and realized we really only used a handful of FP despite going in July.
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The plans look awesome. Can't wait to see the pics you post of the gardens when you get back.
I hope not disappoint with the photos I take.
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The butterfly house sounds really awesome!
It does as I've always like butterflies and can't wait to see so many in one place.
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Finally all caught up. Love the story of how you and Luke got together...pretty timely because we're watching the Muppet Movie - the original one, right now.
I'm so excited to see your pictures of the F&G festival - well, all your pictures to be honest. Thanks for the detailed idea of the Fp+ selection process. The whole thing has me a bit worried even though I look back through our previous notes and realized we really only used a handful of FP despite going in July.
How cool that you all are watching the original Muppet Movie. So far we're pleased with the FP+ system, but then all we've done are the selections so far.
Last year was the first year that food was added to the festival and is my final must do for the F&GF. Though the Flower & Garden Festival Outdoor Kitchens are not as extensive as those of the Food & Wine Festival, we are ready for some feasting. There are only 11 kiosks that surround the World Showcase pavilions. After looking over the food lists several times on allears.net, these are some of my wish list items.
Florida Fresh (near the Germany pavilion): Shrimp and stone ground grits with Andouille sausage, sweet corn, tomatoes, and cilantro; Hurricane Class 5 White Sangria featuring Simply Lemonade, Florida Orange Groves.
Hanami (near Japan pavilion): Temaki hand roll with sliced Panko fried chicken, curry sauce, rice and pickled julienne carrots wrapped in Nori.
Jardin de Fiestas (near Mexico pavilion): I’m torn between two food items here, but it’s quite possible Luke will order one and I’ll order the other. Tacos al pastor, corn tortilla filled with achiote-marinated pork, garnished with grilled diced pineapple onions and cilantro. OR Quesadilla de hongos con queso, flour tortilla filled with mushrooms and cheese. For a drink, I like the Franbuesa (raspberry) margarita on the rocks.
Fleur de Lys (near France pavilion): Confit de canard, pulled duck confit with garlic and parsley potatoes; Kir Imperial, sparkling wine, Chambord and black raspberry liquor.
Lotus House (near China pavilion): Again there are two options I like here. Spring pancake with grilled chicken and green apple or vegetable spring rolls.
Pineapple Promenade (near Canada pavilion): Pineapple soft serve; Once Upon a Vine’s The Lost Slipper Sauvignon Blanc.
Primavera Kitchen (near Italy pavilion): Three cheese manicotti, egg past with ricotta, mozzarella, parmesan, tomato sauce and béchamel; Placido Pinot Grigio.
Taste of Marrakesh (near Morocco pavilion): Baghrir, a Moroccan pancake with honey, almonds, and argan oil; Desert Rose, a sparkling wine with pomegranate liqeur.
Urban Farm Eats: Nothing here interests me, but if Luke picks something, I might have a bite.
The Smokehouse (near the American pavilion): Pulled pork slider with cole slaw; “Piggylicious” bacon cupcake with maple frosting and pretzel crunch.
Buttercup Cottage (near United Kingdom pavilion): This is another kitchen where several items are very appealing to me. Freshly baked potato and cheddar cheese biscuit with smoked salmon tartare or pork and apple sausage roll with house-made piccalilli; Irony Horse Fairytale Cuvee.
And last Intermission Café (inside the Festival Center): Southwest chicken wrap.
Thank goodness, we have two days to experience all this fun outdoor kitchens for lunch and snacks because that list is quite lengthy now that I’ve typed it up.
That is a lot to nibble on in just two days! So many items sound really good this year. It's a good thing you've got the two of you so you can share everything.
Everything sounds delicious! I hope you get to try everything on your list.
I'm glad we've got two different days to make a dent in the list.
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Everything sounds so yummy! Have you ever tried any of the Once Upon A Vine wines? Have wondered how they are?
I have not. We had planned to try some at one of the food booths at the F&WF, but we missed it both days. It wasn't until we got back home that we realized we'd skipped it. So this will be a chance to make up for that.
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That is a lot to nibble on in just two days! So many items sound really good this year. It's a good thing you've got the two of you so you can share everything.
We do plan to share, and it would be fun if we could manage all of this. But if we don't we'll still be happy to have tried some of them.
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The more we read in your TR the higher our excitement level grows for the F&GF. Like you, I am really interested in the increased options for pictures of butterflies and hummingbirds and then the list of food booths is adding to the excitement.
Yum, yum, yum!! That is going to be so much fun...and now I'm hungry...
I get hungry every time I look back over the offerings. Can't wait to eat some of them.
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The more we read in your TR the higher our excitement level grows for the F&GF. Like you, I am really interested in the increased options for pictures of butterflies and hummingbirds and then the list of food booths is adding to the excitement.
I figured you were interesting in photographing the F&GF! Hope you all enjoy it all!
Wow can't believe I got that far behind but i am caught up. I love the story of you and Luke it is so cute.
My first trip to WDW was during the F&GF and it was so much joy for us. I can't wait to see all of your pictures and hope we do get to see some of them.
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