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To a new day, we go on.
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Your meal looked wonderful! Too bad that other table was so loud. I suppose that if your party was the original 6, the noise may not have been as noticeable. But with a party of 2, you tend to want a more intimate dining experience and the rowdiness of others can be annoying.
What an incredible meal at Spice Road Table! You've got me thinking we need to try here again. We've never been disappointed with our meals there, but I somehow forget about it.
Your meal looked wonderful! Too bad that other table was so loud. I suppose that if your party was the original 6, the noise may not have been as noticeable. But with a party of 2, you tend to want a more intimate dining experience and the rowdiness of others can be annoying.
You are so right, if it had been the six of us, we definitely wouldn't have noticed the other table!
What an incredible meal at Spice Road Table! You've got me thinking we need to try here again. We've never been disappointed with our meals there, but I somehow forget about it.
I think it is a real hidden gem and one that's easy to overlook.
Thursday 22 September – part eight: “the final boarding call”… over and over and over and over again!
We made our way back around World Showcase from the United Kingdom…
… and dived into Port of Entry to get some air conditioning.
Then we continued through the heat…
… and went into MouseGears, but we were both a bit disappointed with the selection in here, and didn’t get anything.
We took the monorail back to the Ticket and Transportation Center…
… and just made it on to the resort monorail before it departed – thankfully no more powerwalking. Phew!
Oh my goodness, that monorail was a nightmare. It was like a stuck record – literally, as it kept saying “the final boarding call” over and over and over and over again! We were so glad we were getting off at the Poly!
We headed through the Grand Ceremonial House…
… and out here…
I just had to get a pineapple Dole Whip float, although it was pretty much melted by the time we made it back to the bungalow!
Wow, some of the F&WF booths are empty! What a difference it makes mid-week vs weekend.
I noticed they introduced Moana to the theming at the Poly. Not surprised, but still wish everything wasn't tied in to a movie....
The bungalow looks fabulous. I felt the same way last year too though and it looked like no one was staying in them. I wonder if they are being filled all the time?
You would think they would upgrade people to be in them if they aren't full?
I hear good things about the Spice Road but the food has no appeal to me. Maybe some day I will try it but right now I like to many other places and have more I want to try, so it's far down on my list.
I have been there when the temps are 100+ and it is so draining. Just walking takes every little bit out of you.
Nice afternoon touring, despite the heat.
Indeed, what a difference in the F&WF! The CM's look bored.
It sure is nice to have the monorail as an option for transport, and practically straight back to your hotel too. I'm not surprised the dole whip nearly melted as that is a bit of a walk all the way to the bungalows!
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The rest of your meal at SRT looked so good and I think it's a hidden gem, from what I've heard of it! Sanaa is another one. Too bad with the hot temps, but at least you got to enjoy a GM Slush with some PP friends! They are so good and go down far too easily! I think the heat may have kept some of the crowds away from the Festival! Love those Dole Whips too!
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The bungalow looks fabulous. I felt the same way last year too though and it looked like no one was staying in them. I wonder if they are being filled all the time?
I suspect not. I did look at various dates for them at one point just as an experiment and every single set of dates I plugged in, I got availability. Having said that, the weekend we arrive in Disney (24-26 February), they were all full when I last looked.
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You would think they would upgrade people to be in them if they aren't full?
Maybe and maybe not. I know the policy is they won't upgrade DVC reservations, unless there's a problem with the original room - i.e. it springs a leak, that sort of thing.
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I hear good things about the Spice Road but the food has no appeal to me. Maybe some day I will try it but right now I like to many other places and have more I want to try, so it's far down on my list.
I have been there when the temps are 100+ and it is so draining. Just walking takes every little bit out of you.
Nice afternoon touring, despite the heat.
Indeed, what a difference in the F&WF! The CM's look bored.
... either that or hot or tired....
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It sure is nice to have the monorail as an option for transport, and practically straight back to your hotel too. I'm not surprised the dole whip nearly melted as that is a bit of a walk all the way to the bungalows!
It was longer than I thought it was, if that makes sense?
The rest of your meal at SRT looked so good and I think it's a hidden gem, from what I've heard of it! Sanaa is another one. Too bad with the hot temps, but at least you got to enjoy a GM Slush with some PP friends! They are so good and go down far too easily! I think the heat may have kept some of the crowds away from the Festival!
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You've got me thinking we need to try here again. We've never been disappointed with our meals there, but I somehow forget about it. 
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I think the heat may have kept some of the crowds away from the Festival! 
Love those Dole Whips too! 
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