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We did Biergarten a few years ago and really enjoyed it. There are so many great choices on the buffet and all very good! And the entertainment is such a fun part of the experience! The only thing that deters some people, though we don't mind it, is the seating. It is set up like a beer garden with large tables that seat 8. So they seat two or three groups together. Both times we were there we were seated next to a friendly group and we enjoyed chatting with them about where they were from, how many times they'd been to WDW, where they were staying, etc.
We stayed at the Boardwalk last year and decided to tryTrattoria because of all the good reviews. It did not disappoint! We all loved our meal and the service was outstanding. We also ate breakfast there one morning and enjoyed that as well. Can't wait to go back this year!
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Plans look great so far and your boys will have such a great time!
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October 6, 2017-Enjoying an amazing dinner at Victoria & Albert's with PP's Dot and Drew
My TR from my most recent trip is now underway. Includes: Universal Studios Florida, Disney World and Sea World Orlando Trifecta TR -Updated December 10th! TR is now COMPLETED!
110 days to go! Woohoo! (still crossing fingers a bit that I don't have to cancel)
Plans, plans, plans ....
DAY 1 (Mon SEP 12) ... arrival day, just plan on relaxing at the pool and checking out the resort before heading out to our Tier 1 dinner at H.D.D.R (hope grumpy likes it ... I'll keep the all-you-can-drink-beer coming, should make him smile!) Haven't figured out the best way to return to CBR after eating - any ideas? DAY 2 (Tue SEP 13) ... get up at our own pace this morning (although I am sure I will be up early taking photos of the resort while everyone still snores), eat breakfast or lunch at the resort, relax and swim before heading out to MNSSHP. Still undecided on what we will wear. DAY 3 (Wed SEP 14) ... get up when we do and head to Epcot for the day. Eat dinner at Biergarten DAY 4 (Thu SEP 15) ... sleep in a bit, then mini golf at Winter Summerland and a few hours at Blizzard Beach. Back to the resort to freshen up and then head to Disney Springs (just had to delete "Downtown Disney") and dinner at T-Rex. My only sad thing about this is I will miss taking the boat from POR. DAY 5 (Fri SEP 16) ... up early for a prior-to-park-opening breakfast reservation at Tusker House. Then spend the day at AK hoping for ROL package to be included with breakfast (hope hope hope). DAY 6 (Sat SEP 17) ... HS day ... or half day .... not much left to do. More relaxing time at CBR DAY 7 (Sun SEP 18) ... up early for a prior-to-park-opening breakfast reservation at Crystal Palace. Enjoy the day at MK, leaving for dinner at O'Hana's and then back to the resort for a swim. DAY 8 (Mon SEP 19) ... wake up and get going at our own pace (seriously this is too relaxed for me, but I promised DH a more relaxed vacation and being as he pays I figure I better keep him happy ... next life I will look for a suitor who loves Disney as much as me!) and off to Epcot for the day. Plan is to walk over to The Boardwalk for dinner time of 6:00 at Trattoria al Forno and check out some early night action before making our way back through Epcot to catch a bus back to CBR. Hope that will give us enough time to see some fun stuff. DAY 9 (Tues SEP 20) ... wake whenever (seriously getting tired of these lazy bums already!) and head to MK. Dinner at Whispering Canyon Cafe DAY 10 (Wed SEP 21) ... again wake up to no alarm, head to Typhoon Lagoon, back to resort to change, dinner at 1900 PF (although seriously thinking of changing this) and evening at MK DAY 11 (Thu SEP 22) ... don't even want to discuss this day
So that is our Cole's Notes version of our plans!
Next up: How will we get there? We drove in 2012 .... what now?
October 6, 2017-Enjoying an amazing dinner at Victoria & Albert's with PP's Dot and Drew
My TR from my most recent trip is now underway. Includes: Universal Studios Florida, Disney World and Sea World Orlando Trifecta TR -Updated December 10th! TR is now COMPLETED!
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Day 1 - As far as how to get back after HDDR - if it is the late show which I think you said it was in an earlier post - bus. Not much if anything will be running. You can keep looking for an earlier HDDR time closer to the date - people cancel/change ADRs all the time. Personally I like the late show.
Day 4 - As for the boat ride from POR to DS...you can always do that even though you are not staying there. Same with the pasta bar - it's open to everyone not just those staying at POR.
Day 8 - Might be faster & give you more time to enjoy the Boardwalk activities if you just boat over to DHS & catch a bus from there or catch a bus to any park from the Boardwalk & then from there to CBR. Guessing the first option would be faster though. Try the Surry bikes - they are a blast.
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When we did a late dinner last year at Boma we chose to take a taxi back to the resort. It was so much quicker than the other option which was a bus to DTD and then another bus back to BW. I can't recall how much it was, (under $20, I know) but to us it was money well spent.
Plans look great! We are not a "rope drop" kind of family either. My family doesn't like the "commando" touring so a more relaxed touring style works well for us. We still book FP+ and ADRs but the rest of the time is unscheduled. We do a lot of QS meals so we don't have a bunch of ADRs on our trips.
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We have had to fantastic stays at CBR, so I really hope it works out well for you all, too. 
I sometimes get restless and push them to get going.
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