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Best of luck to your dad for his surgery and many wishes for a speedy recovery for him, too. Enjoy the time with your family, try to relax and we'll be here when you get back!
Glad you had a nice afternoon doing the things that you both enjoy so much! Loved seeing your list of counter service restaurants. I can't believe that they still don't have the dining packages up on the DL website yet! Praying for your dad.
Here's my two cents on the DCA counter service options that we tried...
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Ø Boardwalk Pizza & Pasta in Paradise Pier – pizza, pasta, salads; five cheese ravioli [DVC discount]. I got excited about five cheese ravioli because I love ravioli.
We only stopped here for drinks, but I really wanted to get back for pasta because this place smelled wonderful! And it seemed like it would be a good lunch choice because it was really uncrowded even at noon. Shortest line I've ever seen at any Disney CS restaurant at a meal time. Maybe because it's in the far corner of the park?
Ø Flo’s V8 Café in Cars Land – French toast for breakfast [DVC discount]. Sounds like a great start to the day.
We had dinner here and the ribs were fabulous! Plus you need to go in here just to check out the theming!
Ø Ghirardelli Soda Fountain and Ice Cream Shop in Pacific Wharf – ice cream. I’m loving how many ice cream places these two parks have.
You can't go wrong with Ghiradelli! Between the two parks and Haagen-Dazs in Downtown Disney, you could have ice cream from a different place every day of your trip!
Ø Pacific Wharf Café in Pacific Wharf – croissant for breakfast; salads and sandwiches for lunch [DVC discount]. Croissants are delicious.
I highly recommend Flo's V8 Cafe for breakfast! The food was good, but the view of Radiator Springs Racers was awesome. I got some great photos from our table. It was also fun to watch the cars race by.
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I gotta go get a snack or maybe early lunch. I'm having a "chezp moment" reading these lists of CS options. So many things sound absolutely yumlicious!
You ARE doing food reviews, I dearly hope!
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for a speedy recovery for Dad. And continued that you finally get your ressies!
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I thought the QS options at DLR were much better than the TS ones. It seemed to me the variety of choices was so much better than at WDW. Seeing it all in your lists for both parks confirms this for me. I'd like to eat at Carthay Circle but beyond that I'd be very happy eating QS at DLR.
Sending pixies for your dad to come through his surgery in his usual indomitable style!
The CS options at DLR really do sound very appealing, and as you say, much better than WDW. for the pixies. He is really hoping this clears up his abdominal pain.
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I had a bad feeling that it would be the same story with those dining packages. Sorry I was right.
I'll keep at it, but I'm beginning to have this feeling that it may be pretty close to 30 days before I can make them. We are 41 days out right now.
Best of luck to your dad for his surgery and many wishes for a speedy recovery for him, too. Enjoy the time with your family, try to relax and we'll be here when you get back!
Thanks!
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Glad you had a nice afternoon doing the things that you both enjoy so much! Loved seeing your list of counter service restaurants. I can't believe that they still don't have the dining packages up on the DL website yet! Praying for your dad.
I think if we ever plan another DLR, I'll prepare myself to be more laid back about the planning.
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Here's my two cents on the DCA counter service options that we tried...
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Loved seeing your list of counter service restaurants. I can't believe that they still don't have the dining packages up on the DL website yet!
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reading these lists of CS options. So many things sound absolutely yumlicious! 
for the pixies. He is really hoping this clears up his abdominal pain. 
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