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My latest attempt to get my butt back on the boards and I'm lucky enough to find a Cam and Luke PTR to get me started
And ironically my mother and I just spent the afternoon together and saw Cinderella and both LOVED it.
So excited for your stay at the Poly and will be looking forward to pictures from all over with the new changes. Your dining choices sound delish too! And I haven't been to the F&GF in years because it would be a choice between taking the boys out of school for a week or going during spring break. Although, now that Tyler will be starting high school we might have to brave the crowds (because I don't know if I can get Craig back in the summer) and at least we'd have the F&GF to look forward to and now with the food booths too!
DL might also be a choice for us in summer 2016 so I'm looking forward to that trip of yours already too!
back! The food booths have been such a great addition to the F&GF. I've actually been telling Luke all the pictures I want to take at the Poly, which makes me think I might need to make a list prior to the trip. Luke and I both have dreamed of visiting DL since we were kids, so we can't wait.
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Great things to be excited about! One of these days we'll make it back to F&GF- we went at the tail end when it lasted until Memorial Day years ago. We might just miss it next year.
We used to see a few of the topiaries left over in early June back when it lasted later in May. I'm just happy it's last weekend is also the first SWW, so we get both.
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I so miss going to WDW during the F&GF! Love your list! Hopefully we can get back there next year!
May is quickly becoming one of our favorite times to visit WDW, great weather and fun events.
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I always take a few tips from your PTRs! I like how you schedule your days with later starts as the trip progresses...that makes perfect sense as we begin to tire! I will take that into consideration when it comes time to schedule our fast passes! My family has also decided that we need to end each trip at Magic Kingdom. We usually schedule an ADR in or near MK to finish off the trip. This summer it will be at the Plaza Restaurant before catching DME back to the airport. I'm hoping to schedule a future trip in April to take advantage of Flower and Garden Festival. We went once in 2009 and loved it at that time of year!
Hope the late start plan works for you all, too. We just wear down more quickly as the trip goes on.
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Those are great reasons go get excited to go to F&GS.
My mom and I are planning a trip in 2017. DH isn't sure he wants to go, so maybe it will be a mother daughter trip
I think the F&GF would make a great mother/daughter trip.
With all the excitement about the F&GF, I'm excited to see all your pictures of the topiaries (especially Frozen topiaries) and all of the new gardens. I know they will be awesome.
I can't wait to take all those pictures.
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Driving away on your own has got to be the worst feeling in the world! It's one thing when you have to catch a plane & have to go but is another to make the long trek to your reality home & force yourself to leave.
I'm still not sure about this Disneyland trip of yours! Lol It's not a traditional Cam & Luke fall trip!!
We've never driven away from WDW as when we drove in December we headed home from the port. I'll have to report how it feels. DL will definitely be a different version of the Cam and Luke fall trip.
All caught up, enjoying past and future memories as I read about your plans. The Poly sounds like a great location for this trip, and your plans look perfect.
7 things that excite me about our second trip to the Flower & Garden Festival:
1. Finally there will be Chip and Dale topiaries at the main entrance display. my chipmunks.
2. Illuminated topiaries will be so cool at night.
3. The new Frozen topiaries look incredible in all the photos I’ve seen so far.
4. New mini gardens have been added, including a Shakespeare garden (If I were still teaching, I’m sure I’d find a new lesson here.), pepper garden (We peppers.), and a health garden.
5. A Garden Rocks concert with Herman’s Hermits starring Peter Noone.
6. Merchandise exclusive to the festival at the Festival Center and kiosks in the World Showcase. Specifically, I’ll be checking out the limited edition F&GF Dooney & Bourke bags (These are really cute in black on white with Mickey riding an old-time bicycle.), an AP exclusive t-shirt, F&GF pin, garden stepping stones, and shopping bags.
7. Taking many photographs of flowers, topiaries, and butterflies.
NEXT: F&GF Food Booths (This would make 8 things I’m excited about, but it needs a whole post for itself. )
I'd LOVE, LOVE, LOVE some photos of the Shakespeare garden to update my Shakespeare power point. Things like this help bring "real life" to an "old, dead white guy" for my students I used a picture of the Globe taken by a darling PP'r (Thanks again Cheryl!) and my students ate it up because it made him come alive in a new way.
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I'd LOVE, LOVE, LOVE some photos of the Shakespeare garden to update my Shakespeare power point. Things like this help bring "real life" to an "old, dead white guy" for my students I used a picture of the Globe taken by a darling PP'r (Thanks again Cheryl!) and my students ate it up because it made him come alive in a new way.
If I remember correctly what I've read, the flowers in the Shakespearean garden are reference to a number of his plays. So I'll take lots of pictures here.
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Great idea to create a list of things you wanna see. Or new things to do.
I have been watching the Disney Food Blogs site all winter, looking for specifics and pictures for the 2015 Flower & Garden Festival food booths. As soon as I saw in March that the writers had been to the F&GF, I was ready to read their reviews of each booth. The bonus is they take great pictures of everything they eat. Maybe I should get them to give me some tips on food photography. Of course, I pulled out my trusty notebook to record my favorites. Remember: Luke and I will have three days in Epcot, so we can spread our favorites out over those three visits rather than trying to sample it all in one day.
1. Botanas Botanico: Cachapas with Farmer’s Cheese; White Corn Arepa with Braised Beef and Chayote Slaw; Monte Paschoal Natural Brut White Sparkling Wine
2. Urban Farm Eats: Kale Salad with Dried Cherries, Almonds, and Goat Cheese with White Balsamic Vinaigrette
3. Pineapple Promenade: Pineapple Dog – Spicy hot dog with Pineapple Chutney and Sriracha Mayo
4. Fleur de Lys: Gnocchi Parisien a la Provencal – Dumplings with veggies and mushrooms; Ice Pop – French Iced Tea, Grand Marnier Peach Raspberry Liqueur and Vodka (Luke, not me); Kir Imperial – Sparkling Wine, Chambord and Black Raspberry Liquor (Cam)
5. Taste of Marrakesh: Harissa Chicken Kebab with Couscous Salad; Desert Rose – Sparkling Wine with Pomegranate Liqueur
6. Hanami: ??? Nothing really appeals to us here, but we’ll check once again when we are there.
7. The Smokehouse: Barbecues and Brews: Beef Brisket Burnt Ends with White Cheddar Fondue and Pickled Jalapenos; Smoked Debreziner Sausage with Housemade Kraut and Mustard
8. Primavera Kitchen: Fior di Latte, Prosciutto e Pane di Casa – Pinwheel of Mozzarella, Prosciutto, Ciabatta bread; Cheese Manicotti – Egg past stuffed with ricotta, mozzarella, parmesan, tomato sauce, and béchamel; Prosecco
9. Lotus House: Kung Pao Chicken Bun; Vegetable Spring Roll
10. Jardin de Fiestas: Tacos al pastor – Corn tortilla filled with achiote – marinated pork, garnished with grilled diced pineapple, onions, and cilantro and salsa verde; Flan de queso con chocolate Abuelita – Mexican chocolate custard with whipped cream and cinnamon; Blueberry Pomegranate Margarita on the Rocks
11. Florida Fresh: Key Lime Sparkling Wine
12. Intermission Café: See #6 Hanami.
A lot of the tapas dishes, Luke and I will share, though a few he has selected for their hot factor will not be shared as I’m not into hot as much as he is.
Sidenote:
We are leaving early tomorrow morning for Glasgow to help June and John in finishing up the boxing of Dad’s basement. I’m really hoping that the five of us can manage to complete the job tomorrow, but we are packing a change of clothes in case we need to stay and work on Thursday. The sale is on April 18th so we are quickly running out of time. With this coming weekend being Easter, we don’t plan to work. For June’s peace of mind, getting done this week would be a blessing. Because we’ll be gone, my next update probably won’t be up until Friday.
NEXT: What I’m most excited about for at Animal Kingdom
Some nice offerings at the booths. Some of them I'd definitely dive into. Unfortunately, I didn't have much chance to experience these on my Spring trip last year as the one day I had a lot of time in Epcot was when I had dinner at Victoria & Albert's, which was an early dinner and being a big tag and meal, even with the pace. I had to save my stomach for that! Hopefully, my next trip to WDW, I can experience some of this as so many of the booths seem so appetizing! Good luck with everything the rest of the week and hope all goes well!
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October 6, 2017-Enjoying an amazing dinner at Victoria & Albert's with PP's Dot and Drew
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Wonder if the pineapple chutney and siracha mayo is the same as on the pork sliders at F&WF? And sparkling key lime wine?! Yum!! The non-sparkling key lime made my top 10 list if I'm remembering right!
Wonder if the pineapple chutney and siracha mayo is the same as on the pork sliders at F&WF? And sparkling key lime wine?! Yum!! The non-sparkling key lime made my top 10 list if I'm remembering right!
Good luck with packing up this weekend.
Sparkling Key Lime Wine sounds like a winner! I'm sure I can get that in Key West on my first Port stop in under two weeks time!
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October 6, 2017-Enjoying an amazing dinner at Victoria & Albert's with PP's Dot and Drew
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Nice choices from the booths - I loved the fruishi (I think was the name of it) from Hanami, but it's definitely an acquired taste, so I can understand if that doesn't appeal....
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And I haven't been to the F&GF in years because it would be a choice between taking the boys out of school for a week or going during spring break. Although, now that Tyler will be starting high school we might have to brave the crowds (because I don't know if I can get Craig back in the summer) and at least we'd have the F&GF to look forward to and now with the food booths too! 
back! The food booths have been such a great addition to the F&GF. I've actually been telling Luke all the pictures I want to take at the Poly, which makes me think I might need to make a list prior to the trip. 
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DL will definitely be a different version of the Cam and Luke fall trip. 
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