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Melissa! It's cool we share a birthday, though different years. I love reading your TR! I always have a good laugh! Hurry back with your "FINAL" plans.
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I think your plans look great!! We loved the Sci-Fi...hope you guys like it too =)
and I hope you get your "back seat"...hehe
the milk shakes there are soooooo good...enjoy =)
So the fasting begins tomorrow in preparation for our upcoming Disney World trip. So much good food and such little room to put it all in, especially when you're on the Dining Plan. Anyway, so Melissa and I were just enjoying our light dinner and I jokingly commented that I should go through the pre-trip report and subject all of Disney's finest table and counter services that we will be visiting to a "Yum" level. Melissa found this to be hilarious which is why she is holding a fork to my back and making me dish out these dining Yum level ratings (the pun was totally intended). So here it goes (with fork to back), my Predictive Yum Level ratings for our upcoming Disney World Dining. Some of these places we have already eaten at in the past. These yum levels will be shown in red. Predictive Yum levels for places that are a first for us will still be shown black.
The ratings are on a scale of 1 to 5 yums, with 5 yums being the yummiest of the yum.
Raglan Road ~ DTD -
- GUINNESS, GUINNESS, GUINNESS, GUINNESS. My grandfather was from Dublin and I think I have a little of this amazing brew flowing through my veins. I just reluctantly inherited my late uncle's (Patrick Fitzgerald) Guinness glass so my love for the rich black pint has just grown much stronger.
Roaring Forks ~ WL -
- I've yet to eat at Roaring Forks but my tummy and I agree, some of the sandwiches look very nice! Example: Smoked Turkey and Brie on Honey-Oatmeal Bread with Tarragon Mayo spread and Mizuna Lettuce
Flame Tree BBQ ~ AK -
- I'm from the Carolina's and I know BBQ! This place has got some good BBQ and great views to boot.
SciFi Dine in ~ MGM -
- I don't know about the food here...yet. But the drinks look good. It's the only place you can currently drink in a car and not get arrested.
Cinderella's Royal Table ~ MK -
- I think this one will be more of a magical destination than a dining pleasure. The closest we'll ever get to the penthouse high above.
Alfredo di Roma ~ Epcot -
- Alfredo's looks pretty yummy and I hope I do not get attached...I also hope they are not cleaning out the back for the fridge!
Boulangerie Patisserie ~ Epcot -
- This establishment is very very yummy...as long as no one spills their champagne on you (Melissa)!!!
Whispering Canyon Cafe ~ WL -
- I'm a little nervous about this place. Kind of like the trick bar stool at the Adventurers Club...I know I'll fall into some sort of trap.
'Ohana ~ Poly -
- 'Ohana receives four due to its amazing pineapple bread and Stitch's Hooch-Juice!
Le Cellier ~ Epcot -
- This place makes me salivate like Pavlov's Dogs...enough said!
Earl of Sandwich ~ DTD -
- That's right, The Earl gets the same level as Le Cellier and for good reason. The sandwiches are the bomb! Yes you have to fight for a table and then put up with table vultures...but it is worth it. Like Joey Tribbiani, I'd take a bullet for The Florentine.
So there it is...my Predictive Yum levels. Now I'm going to go have a pint, see you next time!
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Coming up: July 2010 - Animal Kingdom Lodge for Mel's 30th Birthday!!!!!
Last edited by Brit_Invader; 06-25-2007 at 09:20 PM..
OHhhh the yum level rating.... He's lost it folks!
And I have to point out this little tidbit of info... I went back and read over some of last summer's TR and noticed that Joey Tribbiani was mentioned....then I noticed he was mentioned in the Christmas TR......and yes folks, he has made another appearance in this TR. Now, Andy rags on me for watching Friends so much, but he seems to be the one bringing in all the Friends' references
Hey there guys...your plans sound great!!!!!!!!!! Oh, btw.....don't worry aboout WCC!!!! I am sure it will get a five on the yummo scale!!!!! *LOL* Seriously, if you love good BBQ you have to get the all you care to eat skillet!!!!! Yummo!!!!!Me and the DH are trying Le Cellier for the first time this August and your recviews are getting me excited about it. And I totally agree that you have to get into training mode for the DDP......so much food to eat and nor so much space to put it!!!! *LOL*
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Excellent start, guys! Love Melissa and Andy TR's. I'm subscribing.
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Fabulous updates - and keep the Friends analogies coming. I had my own 'Ross'moment on our last trip, when I put on a fake British accent (my accent is British, I just don't sound so much like the Queen).
I've made a mental note of your ADRs and we'll be looking out for you.
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Melissa! It's cool we share a birthday, though different years. I love reading your TR! I always have a good laugh! Hurry back with your "FINAL" plans.
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