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Great update! Kona looks awesome. We went to breakfast there once, but I just showed DH the pictures from your dinner and he was drooling. I want that Kona cone. Might have to change some of my adr's.
Sounds like a great time at DTD!! Glad you enjoyed WPE, it was on my "list" for last trip, but it just never happened... Sounds like a great meal at Kona also!
Another great day with some great eats! Love the pictures!
A wonderful day! And some very yummy food!
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Originally Posted by debrabrown
Kona looks yummy! Good for you to try something new.
The food was awesome, as was the atmosphere! Great dining experience!
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Originally Posted by lissybri
Great update! Kona looks awesome. We went to breakfast there once, but I just showed DH the pictures from your dinner and he was drooling. I want that Kona cone. Might have to change some of my adr's.
I wondered if it would be enough food, but it was more than enough (even for big eaters like us!) The Kona' cone was , and the fondue was out of this world good!
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Originally Posted by B.M.
Sounds like a great time at DTD!! Glad you enjoyed WPE, it was on my "list" for last trip, but it just never happened... Sounds like a great meal at Kona also!
oh my gosh. The Kona cone looks yummy!!! Love the pictures of DTD. I can't wait to be there myself. Thanks for sharing everything. I can't wait to see more and read more too!!
After dinner, we looked around Poly. It is a gorgeous resort! We checked out the gift shops,
& we also found a PP photographer to get a family picture in the lobby. I’ll post my PP photos soon. It won’t be hard deciding which ones to buy, as we have grand a total of………27 photos! I was very lucky to get that many! I took this picture
as Peter and I had been talking about our next trip & he had brought up the idea of doing a Disney Cruise sometime. I also snapped this picture of a picture near the elevators.
I thought it was so cute!
We got back on the monorail (which I love riding!)
and soon we were back at Epcot. We ran (or maybe in our case walked quickly) over to Soarin', just in time to use our FPs. A family favorite!! After our ride, I called Mom to check in on things back home.
We picked up a few more pins, before heading over to China to watch Illuminations! Awesome!!
We made our way to the bus stop, through the crowd. I snapped a few pictures as we left the park for the last time for this trip.
The line was very long for the bus to CBR, as well as most of the other resorts that night.
After getting back to the room, the boys headed to the arcade for their nightly ritual, Peter fell asleep watching TV, and I took a bubble bath & journaled. The boys got back to the room by 11:30, showered, & were soon calling it a night.
Memories from Day 5-
Weather- Started with rain, stopping by lunchtime. Warm, partly cloudy/sunny day. 70 degrees
Best Thing- Kona' dinner
Worst Thing- a.m. rain
Most Magical- Dinner at Kona' & watching Illuminations together
1st time:
WPE, DTD, Kona',Monorail for all 4 of us
Kona looks so delicious! This is still on our list to try.
Maybe next trip!
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Originally Posted by Russi01
oh my gosh. The Kona cone looks yummy!!! Love the pictures of DTD. I can't wait to be there myself. Thanks for sharing everything. I can't wait to see more and read more too!!
The Kona' cone was huge! I forgot to tell about the fondue-bittersweet chocolate for dipping fresh pineapple, strawberries, kiwi, homemade peanut brittle, & 2 coconut bon-bons.....it was soooooooooo good!
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Thanks for the review of Kona. I was considering that as one of our places to try when we go back.
Dinner at Kona sounds great!! I've only been there for breakfast, but that is one of our favorites for sure! Just FYI--you don't have to return to use your FP during the window--anytime after the window opens up is fine!
My official guess is you made it to opening at MK making a stop at Main Street Bakery and you did it alone- leaving the boys behind! That's my guess to the picture.
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