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'Ohanas looks wonderful....I wonder how Claire will like it, she is picky too. But she likes chicken wings, so she should be OK.
WE have had issues before too like you, where a kid says "I'm not hungry" and then of course they are....frustrating!
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Great pics of POR. I Want to stay there so bad. We loved EOS on our last trip. It is definitely on our must eat places. O'Hanas is great but our last two times the service and wait was horrible. I just don't have good luck there. We may try it next trip.
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Photos of POR are great! It's so peaceful walking around that resort! And I love taking the boat to DTD! So relaxing! So glad you chose EoS for lunch! It's one of our favorites as well! It was nice that they had CMs working the line to give everyone an idea of how things worked. When you first look at the line it's a bit overwhelming, but it does move faster than you think.
Yes the line at EOS moves very fast. I think from the time we got in line to the time we got our food, it was about 15 minutes tops.
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Great day! You got some great pictures of POR, it's getting me excited for November!! Sorry the kids didn't like the pool, too bad it was so crowded.
I just love the GF too, it's so beautiful! I remember my jaw dropping the first time I walked into the lobby last year. Even Chris said, "are we still in Disney", lol!
They loved the quiet pool! I think it was because they had almost all to themselves and could do whatever they wanted. I liked it better too because it made it easier to keep an eye on them.
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Sounds like a great non-park day! Looking at the photos from 'Ohana make me hungry! And what a great view for Wishes, lucky!
We were so lucky! As I was approaching our table I couldn't believe it had worked out so perfectly.
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Great pictures from the resorts and DTD. Sounds like a nice non-park day!!
It was a nice, relaxing day!
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What a great day - I love all the resort photos, especially the Port Orleans ones. It looks like an absolutely beautiful day weather wise.
Thanks! Yes I forgot to mention in the update that finally the weather had cleared up and there was no rain.
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Love all the POR pics! EoS is so yummy and OHana looks great too! The view was fantastic!
Ohana and EOS were great! I loved them both!
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'Ohanas looks wonderful....I wonder how Claire will like it, she is picky too. But she likes chicken wings, so she should be OK.
WE have had issues before too like you, where a kid says "I'm not hungry" and then of course they are....frustrating!
My kids love chicken wings but I have to warn that they were a tiny bit on the spicy side. So if Claire doesn't enjoy spicy food, this could be a problem. I've read that they have alternatives for kids that are not in the menu, you have to ask. In my case I asked Abniel if he wanted something different and he said no.
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That cheese danish looks SOOOO amazingly delicious!!! I just L-O-V-E, LOVE cheese danishes. LOL
That resort also looks great. I have to say -- it has the wheels turning. That is a moderate resort, right?
Yes it's a moderate. And it's beautiful and very peaceful.
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What a great day!
Very cool that you got to sit by the windows at O'hana's to see Wishes!
That was the perfect way to end an amazing day.
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Glad you had a great time at DTD and exploring the resorts! Great pics with some great eats today!
Thanks!
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Great updates! I love all your picture! I want to try Ohana,not so sure my two, Asher and Selah, would like it though.
Well if they like meat, the skewers were really good (I didn't get a pic). They have chicken (delish), shrimp, steak, pork.
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Another super day! EoS is one of my favorite CS restaurants, too! We still haven't tried Ohana's for dinner, but I think we need to remedy that soon.
You should try Ohana, it's absolutely delicious and very filling.
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Great pics of POR. I Want to stay there so bad. We loved EOS on our last trip. It is definitely on our must eat places. O'Hanas is great but our last two times the service and wait was horrible. I just don't have good luck there. We may try it next trip.
Sorry you've had bad service there. Our server was super great and we didn't wait that long.
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Thanks for sharing the pics from Ohana! We will be eating for the 1st in November - so I was excited to see all the pics!
Looks like a nice relaxing day. I'll have to try to head to DtD early some morning. I'm always there when it is super crowded in the evenings. I also think I need to stop and check out the Grand Floridian. I've seen it from the monorail and such, but I've never actually been inside. I like the pictures, but something tells me it's more wonderful in person. Adding a stop to our plans next time.
How nice that you got a good view for Wishes after dinner! If my kids weren't so little I'd try to do that, but pushing dinner that late would be a disaster for my 5 PM dinner eaters.
What a lovely day! We loved Ohanas -in fact, I'm off to search for the bread pudding recipe a friend sent -she swears it is exactly like Ohanas.
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What a great non-park day. So happy you enjoyed EoS because that's one of my favorite CS spots. I've never done Ohana for dinner, but I'm going to keep your situation in mind and probably wait until Hope is a little older.
Looks like a nice relaxing day. I'll have to try to head to DtD early some morning. I'm always there when it is super crowded in the evenings. I also think I need to stop and check out the Grand Floridian. I've seen it from the monorail and such, but I've never actually been inside. I like the pictures, but something tells me it's more wonderful in person. Adding a stop to our plans next time.
How nice that you got a good view for Wishes after dinner! If my kids weren't so little I'd try to do that, but pushing dinner that late would be a disaster for my 5 PM dinner eaters.
It's better to visit DTD early in the day. The crowds are much lighter. I like to go in the evenings just to hang out not shop.
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What a lovely day! We loved Ohanas -in fact, I'm off to search for the bread pudding recipe a friend sent -she swears it is exactly like Ohanas.
The bread pudding was so good and the sauce...
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What a great non-park day. So happy you enjoyed EoS because that's one of my favorite CS spots. I've never done Ohana for dinner, but I'm going to keep your situation in mind and probably wait until Hope is a little older.
I think I read somewhere that they have alternatives for kids. The problem is, when I go the next time Abniel will be considered an adult. So that means he has to eat what's on menu. And I can't, for the life of me, get that kid to try new stuff. But you should definitely try one day because the food is really good and there is plenty of it.
What a great non-park day, a little shopping, some pool time and dinner sounded great. I totally understand the laundry thing, I ended up doing three loads on our trip right before we went home, loved going home with clean laundry.
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