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Wow, that's sounds like a frustrating flight home but at least you got the $100 flight credit for your next Disney trip! We've been delayed at Orlando trying to get home to NJ and I know at that point that you just want to get home. Thanks for sharing your trip adventures with us.
The delay was a bit aggravating but at least I got home without my flight being cancelled! The credit came in handy for my just completed trip. Glad you enjoyed this TR as I enjoy sharing these. A bit long from start to finish at just over a year, but tough to find the time to do updates with work etc.
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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!
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Well this is the end of my TR and will basically be a bit of a summary but nothing extensive.
I enjoyed this trip so much and especially how “Firsts” factors into this trip. There were so many of them.
It was the first time I stayed at a non- Disney World resort in all my trips here. I enjoyed the B Resort so much. My room was quite spacious and comfortable. The proximity to Disney Springs was a definite bonus. The Disney Springs bus system worked well for me with them running every thirty minutes and you knew when they’d show up by the schedule and were generally on time. You lose a few amenities staying here rather than at a Disney resort, but most of them I was fine without. The ones I miss were the 60 day window for FP+ reservations and EMHs. The latter I like for the late nights at the MK.
I enjoyed my first visit to the Kennedy Space Center and glad I finally did it. You certainly need a whole day there and I covered everything. The highlight was certainly the Space Shuttle Atlantis as amazing seeing up close in person.
Another first was my first ever experience at the Epcot Food & Wine Festival. I just can’t believe in all my trips to Disney, I never did this and now I’m hooked. October is a great time to visit Disney. I did the festival all out with so much sampling with my two days at the festival. I probably sampled twenty different food offerings and several beverages as well. Some were better than others but enjoyed everything overall. The two seminars I did were quite fun as well.
My first experience in the new Disney Springs was a lot of fun as well. I felt lost when I arrived there as I was trying to get my bearings and figure out where I was as I didn’t recognize much. Especially, in the former Pleasure Island area as that’s where you arrive by one of the Disney buses. I enjoyed the changes here and looking forward to trying many of the new eateries here, but it will take several trips as there are so many new ones and still more to come.
There were also quite a few eateries and meal experiences I tried for the first time on this trip. Not one of them was disappointing.
I loved the California Grill Brunch as even though it was quite expensive, I enjoyed it so much from the variety of food offerings, service and the sights from the 15th floor of the Contemporary Resort. The food was done and prepared so well and so enjoyable.
I tried two new Disney Springs restaurants. The first being Frontera Cocina by chef Rick Bayless. Food was very good and had the best shrimp cocktail ever. I loved Morimoto as the look of the inside of this eatery is just stunning. My meal was great and even better as I had two things prepared for me tableside.
I also enjoyed Tiffin’s in the AK and is a great new offering which I enjoyed so much from the cuisine to the fantastic themeing inside. The Nomad Lounge next door accompanies it quite well with some very interesting concoctions.
The last new restaurant I tried was a pleasant surprise as the reviews have been very mixed on this restaurant. I had a very good meal at Hollywood Studios Mama Melrose’s Ristorante Italiano and very happy that I not only tried it but enjoyed it so much.
Another first for me was the Star Wars Dessert Party which I enjoyed a lot and was worth the money I spent on this as I wasn’t sure it’d be worth it. Lots of good food and beverage offerings. The best part of it was the VIP viewing area for the spectacular Star Wars Fireworks Show. Just a well done show.
As far as attractions, I love the new Soarin’ Around The World and enjoy this much more than the previous version. Just done so well and glad I got to experience it four times on this trip.
There may be a few things I’m leaving out but I think this covers the bulk of it.
Even though this wasn’t a first, I had an exceptional meal and experience at Victoria & Albert’s Queen Victoria’s Room. I covered it well from start to finish with my photos. Even though, so pricey I’m happy I could alleviate some of the cost with my Disney Rewards dollars.
This puts another TR in the books and glad I could share it with everyone here and seems like you all enjoyed it very much. I always appreciate your comments, which makes my TRs even better.
I hope to get my most recent trip to Disney going soon, which also covers Universal Orlando and Sea World as well soon. I will be using Flikr this time around and just need to become familiar with it. It shouldn’t be too much of a problem as many of you seem to like it.
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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!
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You really did have a lot of new experiences this trip! You are so right about October - it's a great time of the year to visit, even if you did manage to find the crowds on a weekend for Food and Wine. Yikes, I shudder to think from our memories of an overcrowded Epcot at that time of year!
Thanks ever so much for sharing it with us. I loved reading it and can't wait to get going on the next one.
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!
You really did have a lot of new experiences this trip! You are so right about October - it's a great time of the year to visit, even if you did manage to find the crowds on a weekend for Food and Wine. Yikes, I shudder to think from our memories of an overcrowded Epcot at that time of year!
Thanks ever so much for sharing it with us. I loved reading it and can't wait to get going on the next one.
It was a great trip and glad I enjoyed so many new experiences. Love October here as temps starting moderate a bit. The crowds on Epcot on that Saturday were beyond ridiculous! Glad I was only there for Chefs de France!
Glad you liked my TR and I've enjoyed sharing it so much! I hope the next TR won't be far behind but just need to get familiar with Flikr as well as upload the photos there first. Looking forward to another TR!
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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!
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Thanks for sharing so many firsts with us. I enjoyed reading your TR and can't wait for the next one.
Glad you enjoyed it and looking forward to sharing another TR!
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Great finish Dave! Thanks for taking us along for the ride!
Glad you enjoyed my TR so much!
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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!
Great wrap up Dave! Lots of new experiences. I’m glad you enjoyed the food and wine fest. We love it and going in October. Although we are finally going to go mid November so I can finally see the Christmas decorations.
Great wrap up Dave! Lots of new experiences. I’m glad you enjoyed the food and wine fest. We love it and going in October. Although we are finally going to go mid November so I can finally see the Christmas decorations.
Glad you enjoyed my TR, even with this long journey from start to finish was just over a year! I'm glad I got to experience the festival for the first time as I enjoyed it so much.
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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!
Great wrap up of a magical trip Dave! Thank you for sharing your adventure with us once again.
Glad you enjoyed it so much as I love sharing these as well! I'm hoping to get my most recent TR going this weekend, but we'll see!
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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!
Not a magical finish to the end of your trip, but thank goodness your flight wasn't canceled. Great wrap up! Thanks for sharing your adventures with us!
Not a magical finish to the end of your trip, but thank goodness your flight wasn't canceled. Great wrap up! Thanks for sharing your adventures with us!
Glad you enjoyed my TR so much as I had such a great adventure! The flight delay of 4+ hours was not fun but at least I got a $100 credit to use within a year which I did use on my most recent trip to Florida! It worked out well!
I love doing these TRs so much and I think I get better at these not only with each TR but each post and the details provided! I can't believe I have 91K+ views on this TR and boggles my mind! My others aren't even close to this! Must be doing something right to grab everyone's interest and hope this continues!
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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!
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Glad I was only there for Chefs de France! 
Waiting for our next adventure after enjoying our Alaska cruise. 
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Thanks for taking us along for the ride! 
It worked out well! 
I can't believe I have 91K+ views on this TR and boggles my mind! 
My others aren't even close to this! 
Must be doing something right to grab everyone's interest and hope this continues! 
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