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I totally forgot that the EMH days changed. Guess I need to look at that. I've been away and out of the loop for far too long this summer!!!!!
Astro Orbitor-- do you guys ever ride it? It makes me totally ill. I hate it.
As far as the monorail--- any idea how long it will be running that way? Also-- are they having dedicated GF-MK boat launches or are they going to hit the Poly then the MK after the GF? It would be very sad to have to get in the boat at the GF and then ride over first thing and see the sad state of the Poly every morning!!
Your ticker has a 3 in it!!! Holy cow!! That's crazy!!!!!!!!!
But awesome--- yay!!!!
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I totally forgot that the EMH days changed. Guess I need to look at that. I've been away and out of the loop for far too long this summer!!!!!
Astro Orbitor-- do you guys ever ride it? It makes me totally ill. I hate it.
As far as the monorail--- any idea how long it will be running that way? Also-- are they having dedicated GF-MK boat launches or are they going to hit the Poly then the MK after the GF? It would be very sad to have to get in the boat at the GF and then ride over first thing and see the sad state of the Poly every morning!!
Your ticker has a 3 in it!!! Holy cow!! That's crazy!!!!!!!!!
But awesome--- yay!!!!
Yes, you better take a look! The one EMH actually changed for the better for me! You know I always avoid EMH parks. But it worked out that I would be in MK on an EMH day unfortunately. Not anymore, they took it away!!
We only rode Astro Orbiter once. It was okay. Not worth the line. So it's fine by me it is closed! I am just shocked there aren't more ride closures.
The limited monorail hours are "through full summer". So IDK exactly what that means. I would count on it for your September trip. I'll let you know if I hear otherwise though. I'm not sure about the boats. They really should have a dedicated boat from each resort during this time, but IDK if they do or not. I guess I can let you know for sure once I'm there.
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Who’s ready to talk about Disney Dining?! I know I am!
Let’s begin with some of our favorite restaurants…
Magic Kingdom ~
When the kids were little we LOVED Crystal Palace! It was our very first WDW ADR and it was on DS12’s 4th Birthday and they made it so special! We have dined there other times since then, including for our 10th Anniversary, and again they made it very special.
If you asked us what our favorite MK restaurant is now, I’m not sure… DH and I really enjoyed our experience at Be Our Guest last summer, but none of us thought the food was the best. Very good, but not the best. DS12 is looking forward to getting back to Tony’s Townsquare this time! And DS15 LOVES Casey’s Corner. He stops in there for mini-corndogs even if we’ve already eaten somewhere else! I also love the waffles with strawberries at Sleepy Hollow.
Some of our favorite snacks at MK are: Again, mini corn-dogs (DS15), Dole Whip Float (me), Vanilla Dole Whip Root Beer Float (DH), and DS12 loves all kinds of snacks there – vanilla Dole Whip, mickey head crispy treat with mini M&M’s, candy apples, cotton candy, popcorn, etc.
As for favorite restaurants at Epcot…. Hmm that’s a tough one. A few years back or so I would have said LeCellier. But, it’s really gone downhill in my opinion. We ate at Chef’s de France last summer and really enjoyed it! San Angel Inn is good. I don’t think the kids really have a favorite restaurant here. We all enjoyed a CS lunch at Liberty Inn in January.
Some of our favorite Epcot snacks are: American Dream Slushy (DS12), Chocolate Ice Cream in a Waffle Cone from Promenade Refreshements (DS15), DH likes getting iced/frozen coffees in WS, and I like the Cream Cheese Pretzel and American Dream Slushy (made with strawberry slushy only, don’t like the raspberry) from the American Pavilion. DS12 also loves the giant donuts at the coffee kiosks around WS. And we all (except for DS12 who doesn’t like caramel) enjoy plenty of caramel/chocolate snacks from Germany!
Our favorite restaurant in DHS has got to be Sci-Fi Dine In. We don’t go every trip, but we go quite often! I used to love the steak salad they had, sadly they took it off the menu. They have the best milkshakes! We also like Mama Melrose.
We also enjoy getting snacks from Min & Bill’s Dockside Diner! We’ve gotten several things from there and the snack cart nearby. Sometimes we make a meal of it! Pretzels, churros, milkshakes, etc.
Actually most of our favorite WDW restaurants aren’t in the parks! Some of our favorites are: Kona Café, Ohana, ESPN, Big River Grille, T-Rex, CBR food court, POR food court, and Wolfgang Puck Express.
Up Next: Our VERY long list of WDW restaurants we have been to! And, where we will be eating this time!
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Last edited by Momof2Disneyboys; 07-30-2014 at 11:37 AM..
Oh man! You just made me so hungry! Not to mention, making me want to rethink all my ADRs!!! lol I have several new ones, so I need to leave it alone, but will be missing a lot of our faves like MM & Sci Fi!
I'm hungry now! I love the picture of your DS celebrating his 4th birthday at Crystal Palace. He looks so adorable. We've eaten at CP many times and love that place, too. One thing we don't do a whole lot is snack at Disney (we don't really do that at home either). But, after reading the snacks your family enjoys, I think I might start snacking more.
Well you just made me tear up. I know everyone is talking about how hungry they are after reading the update but seeing that pic of DS12 on his Bday made me realize just how old they are now -- and how big they've all gotten since we met. I called MC in and said look at this! And she said omg---- he was adorable. Seeing the latest pic of him at T Rex made it all the more shocking.
Okay so now that I got that out of the way-----
How do you eat your corn dogs?? hahahahaha. I see ketchup and mustard. Do you dip into one only or both or are you a purist????? I like ketchup and mustard but I think I've only eaten three corn dogs in my life? Hate the dog part, love the corn part!
And I remember you got the grey stuff. Was it delicious???
And the pineapple with chocolate and caramel-- was it dry or really messy??
Just curious.
fun update!
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Oh man! You just made me so hungry! Not to mention, making me want to rethink all my ADRs!!! lol I have several new ones, so I need to leave it alone, but will be missing a lot of our faves like MM & Sci Fi!
I am always rethinking my ADR's too!!
Where are you dining this time?
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It's just as well we're about to have dinner soon, as reading this has made me hungry!
I know, I'm starving now! I need to hurry dinner along!
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Ok I am hungry now Loved reading about all your favorites. Can't wait to see what you have chosen for your trip.
Glad you enjoyed the update!
I am having trouble finding new places we want to try anymore. I used to always do about half repeats and half new ADR's each trip. Now I'm lucky if I can squeeze in 1-2 new ones per trip! We just have so many favorites that we enjoy repeating!
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I'm hungry now! I love the picture of your DS celebrating his 4th birthday at Crystal Palace. He looks so adorable. We've eaten at CP many times and love that place, too. One thing we don't do a whole lot is snack at Disney (we don't really do that at home either). But, after reading the snacks your family enjoys, I think I might start snacking more.
I remember that day like it was yesterday!!
We snack a WDW a lot, as you can tell!! So many good things to try. We don't usually do that at home much, so it is a nice treat!
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Well you just made me tear up. I know everyone is talking about how hungry they are after reading the update but seeing that pic of DS12 on his Bday made me realize just how old they are now -- and how big they've all gotten since we met. I called MC in and said look at this! And she said omg---- he was adorable. Seeing the latest pic of him at T Rex made it all the more shocking.
Okay so now that I got that out of the way-----
How do you eat your corn dogs?? hahahahaha. I see ketchup and mustard. Do you dip into one only or both or are you a purist????? I like ketchup and mustard but I think I've only eaten three corn dogs in my life? Hate the dog part, love the corn part!
And I remember you got the grey stuff. Was it delicious???
And the pineapple with chocolate and caramel-- was it dry or really messy??
Just curious.
fun update!
I know, I miss that cute little face. He is still cute of course - but you know what I mean!! I just can't believe how much they are growing up. Unbelievable. Sigh.
Okay, let's see... How do I eat my corndogs??? Um, I don't!! Yuck! I don't eat them at all. Just the kids get them at Casey's. And they eat them straight up!! That is ketchup and cheese sauce. Ketchup for every else's fries and cheese sauce for my fries!
Yes, the grey stuff was delicious!!
The pineapple was a bit messy. It was juicy. It was so good!!
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Yum - I'm starving now!!!!
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You know I always avoid EMH parks. But it worked out that I would be in MK on an EMH day unfortunately. Not anymore, they took it away!! 
I also love the waffles with strawberries at Sleepy Hollow. 
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