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That's the way the crowds were that day, but I didn't go for the festival, but lunch before I headed home!
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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!
OMG - I have never ever seen crowds like that in EPCOT. Leaving MK after Wishes, Yes but never at EPCOT even on a Saturday night during the last weekend of F&W. I would have run for the hills!
OMG - I have never ever seen crowds like that in EPCOT. Leaving MK after Wishes, Yes but never at EPCOT even on a Saturday night during the last weekend of F&W. I would have run for the hills!
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I was also there that day and could not believe the crowds! Glad I just went for lunch and not the Festival!
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OMG - I have never ever seen crowds like that in EPCOT. Leaving MK after Wishes, Yes but never at EPCOT even on a Saturday night during the last weekend of F&W. I would have run for the hills!
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even leaving after wishes, it's like...organized chaos. this was just wall to wall, ear to ear people trying to eat small plates of food. also there was alcohol. so yeah. we got out!
sorry for the long pause and also for the fact that this update is going to be short. i have to wake up in 6 hours and drive far and i'm still not asleep so yeah...this week has been crazy.
anyway.
i'm going to keep copy/pasting these into each post so i remember where i am:
Day 2 Table of Contents
1. a short summary of the boring stuff--a morning in future world.
2. off to a not-great start at food and wine fest (aka: food and wine fest on a saturday.) 3. lunch plan b. I AM HERE
4. wilderness lodge and actual wildlife.
5. my husband becomes a small child in the magic kingdom.
6. that time the bartender actually got so angry she started throwing things.
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3. lunch plan b.
I last left you halfway through lunch plan b. you will recall that the plan was to go to the boardwalk and have a corn dog and a margarita. but then my husband was like 'let's go to big river grille and have a beer and a real sit down lunch'. and i was like 'ok!' and we got there and it was empty and the hostess was super nice and the server was super nice and we ordered a beer and all was good. and then i opened the menu...
seriously? i was in the hospital a lot this year. i only got to actually eat there a couple of times (because i was in for abdominal surgery so i couldn't really eat) but i need to say this: the menu at the hospital is more appealing than the menu at big river grill. and the food is better.
i settled upon a grilled chicken sandwich, which i think we can agree is THE MOST BORING THING EVER, because the server promised me some chipotle mayo. and i was like: ok. i'll try the $15 grilled chicken sandwich.
and then it came out. and i swear to you--it was a grilled chicken TENDER on a bun the size of a softball. it was laughable. and $15.
so i did the reasonable thing and got really mad at my husband for making me go there.
he got mad back, and i was like 'why didn't you just let me have my damn $4 corn dog?' and he was like GO THEN. go have your corndog.
and i did. and it was good. and it was $4 and exactly what i wanted.
he found me later as i was sitting on a bench taking a photo of said corn dog and waiting for my dole whip with rum to melt enough to drink from a straw. he was like 'you'd BETTER be taking a picture of that or else i'm going to ram it up your...' and then he used a very non disney word. and i smiled and ate my corn dog and shared my dole whip with him--and then he ran off to get his own dole whip. and we walked back to the car at the swan and drove over to wilderness lodge to check in.
4. wilderness lodge and actual wildlife.
at this point i still had not received my 'your room is ready' text, but it was pretty early--around 1pm. so we dropped our bags off with bell services (i didn't want to have to hike out to the car again) and took a little tour of the resort. doug had never seen WL before (shocking, right?) so i showed him around the lobby which was still stunning even though it was under construction. and then we found the pool and grabbed a seat at the pool bar and ordered a drink. the bartender was overwhelmed but very nice. yay pool bartender! i had my first jai alai of the trip (an ipa from a tampa-based brewery that i love) and doug had a cider. after the first sip my phone buzzed, informing me that our room was ready. perfect timing!
doug gathered our things from bell services and we made our way to our room in the villas. and i have to say: as soon as i walked in i was sad that we were only there for a night.
it was the best room ever.
i'll tell you why...in the next installment! (sorry. i'm not purposefully leaving you in suspense. i just really do have to sleep now.)
Oh my goodness, that's classic about the non-Disney word - so brilliantly told! We've never been to the Big River Grille and, frankly given your description, I doubt we ever will...
Sorry you didn't care for the offerings. To each his own, I guess. We love to eat at Big River Grille on our BWV arrival day. Have done it twice now and had great meals.
Too funny about your journey to get to that desired corn dog. I admit I would have reacted similarly. Never eaten at Big River Grille - I can definitely scratch that off of any list.
Looks good at the WL and no surprise as once you get comfortable at the bar, your room was ready! I'm not a big fan of Big River Grille either with just so-so food and service to match in my experiences there.
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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!
Oh my goodness, that's classic about the non-Disney word - so brilliantly told! We've never been to the Big River Grille and, frankly given your description, I doubt we ever will...
i've been there before. go for the beer. do not go for the food. (though now that there's a better bar option on the boardwalk, don't even go to for the beer. more on that soon!)
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Sorry you didn't care for the offerings. To each his own, I guess. We love to eat at Big River Grille on our BWV arrival day. Have done it twice now and had great meals.
my mom likes it there. she said she had a good burger. which is nice. if one wants a burger. i'm an admitted food snob, so take what i say with a grain of salt.
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That was definitely the long way to go to get your corn dog!. Glad it was worth it!! I am happy to hear that you made it to WL.
right? totally the long way! and literally too, as i had to walk BACK toward epcot to get it. oh well. it was worth it in the end.
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That Epcot crowd is HUGE! I would have left, too. Crowds that large make me claustrophobic. 
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We've never been to the Big River Grille and, frankly given your description, I doubt we ever will...
To each his own, I guess. We love to eat at Big River Grille on our BWV arrival day. Have done it twice now and had great meals. 
. Glad it was worth it!! I am happy to hear that you made it to WL.
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