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ADRs look great and I think I know you well with the contest and enjoyed doing it! Once, I finish my cruise TR I think I can reveal my ADRs but there are a few up in the air with all the new openings and the ROL in the AK! Better choice with V&A's and QVR for T-Day! I absollutely love that experience, so much more than the main dining room. I use my Disney Rewards Visa points for this and although the wallet takes a hit, it's not as bad as it could of been! Still up in the air, so we'll see!
Not sure when the TR will be finished but probably 5-6 posts left, then I can begin the one for my Fall trip!
Take a look at my TR as I've updated it recently and I love the comments!!!
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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!
And a very happy Golden Birthday to you and 190-something one to your royal twin.
Are you dining in the QVR as one would deem appropriate considering? As I recall, you've celebrated your mutual birthday there previously.
I like to go visit Talking Mickey to celebrate our shared birthday. He certainly is aging well, I must say. You'd NEVER guess he's nearly 90!
So sorry I didn't respond earlier -- very hectic before we left and didn't get a chance to check in. We had a wonderful trip, and V&A's was unbelievably fabulous, as usual. Yes, I did dine there on my birthday once before (six years ago). We've only ever eaten in the main dining room. Can't really justify the price of the other options, and though we love eating, we don't need more details than our servers give us as is. Seven courses is enough, we think (and seven wine pairings more than enough!).
As for your ADR woes, pretty much all of Disney's systems were down on the 24th. The hotel staff (at Bay Lake) said they couldn't check people in, people couldn't get access to their dining credits, it was a mess (luckily we had arrived on the 21st, so it didn't really affect us, except at one point we couldn't pay for something with our magic bands).
So glad you're getting back to V&A in November. Enjoy!
So sorry I didn't respond earlier -- very hectic before we left and didn't get a chance to check in.
Gee, can't imagine why reading boards wasn't a top priority.
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We had a wonderful trip, and V&A's was unbelievably fabulous, as usual. Yes, I did dine there on my birthday once before (six years ago). We've only ever eaten in the main dining room.
Delighted to hear that both your trip and V&A were yet again glorious.
Silly me! I suppose your mentioning celebrating your mutual birthday led me to remember it as having been in QVR.
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Seven courses is enough, we think (and seven wine pairings more than enough!).
Clearly, you are not the gluttons we are, although admittedly oinking out as we do there on ten courses is much easier since we don't get any wine. Even if health issues didn't prevent it, I know I'd not make it through all the pairings for the 7-course much less TEN.
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So glad you're getting back to V&A in November. Enjoy!
We shall, I'm sure. Believe me, when Drew saw that the ADR system was up that Tuesday night, he scrambled to book QVR before someone else got it or, as soon occurred, the system went down again. We were SO grateful we were familiar with booking ADR's and could speedily snag the ones we knew were hot ones.
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Update: ADR Change Bug Strikes (in a very minor way)
After much consideration, we decided to switch Black Friday's Coral Reef lunch for Liberty Tree Tavern. Thing is, I'm thinking we changed the "food witch" of Coral Reef for the "crowd devil" of the MK.
Drew is only marginally a seafood fancier (shrimp or lobster and those rarely) and thus had limited options at CR. I luuuuvvv seafood, the more exotic the better, but even I found little on the menu that appealed other than the same things I had previously. Plus, there's the possibility of a ridiculously long wait for a table. Took nearly an hour last year despite the place being less than 1/4 full, something I've since seen others complain about.
We've talked about eating at LTT every trip but never have. It seemed like a good change as much as I love turkey. Drew thought the pot roast appealing, so eating comfort food instead of our usually exotic fare struck us as a better option.
And then, after we booked a great time (11:00 a.m.), it occurred to me that the MK could easily close by 10:00 as it did on Christmas Day last year. The crowd on Main Street was so ridiculous at about 9:30 that we were very happy indeed to get on the monorail headed to our EP ADR.
I'm wondering if we wouldn't do better to try for another breakfast and eat lounge munchies at lunchtime so as not to be too full for V&A that evening. Popping over to WS for a QS lunch somewhere might work even better.
Another first world Disney problem, huh?
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Were you planning on being in MK prior to your 11 am LTT ADR? If so then I think you will be fine. I would go for early on morning, do/see what I could prior to the ADR, enjoy some well needed non exotic comfort food then depending on crowds head out of the park or do a few more attractions. No matter what you decide to do, you & Drew will have a great time.
Were you planning on being in MK prior to your 11 am LTT ADR? If so then I think you will be fine.
Did you speak with Drew this morning? That's pretty much what he said along with reminding me not to anticipate trouble when there may not be any.
Yes, we've talked about using our MVMCP strategy--get the hey away from Main Street as early as possible and stay there until time to head to LTT. It's not as if we'd booked BOG which could be dicey to get to by that time.
I'm resolving to quit worrying. We've enough experience dodging the more crowded areas that I'm sure you and Drew are both right. We'll manage fine.
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LTT sounds good and had lunch there on my last WDW trip in 2014 and enjoyed it there as well as the great theming of the place.
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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!
Did you speak with Drew this morning? That's pretty much what he said along with reminding me not to anticipate trouble when there may not be any.
Yes, we've talked about using our MVMCP strategy--get the hey away from Main Street as early as possible and stay there until time to head to LTT. It's not as if we'd booked BOG which could be dicey to get to by that time.
I'm resolving to quit worrying. We've enough experience dodging the more crowded areas that I'm sure you and Drew are both right. We'll manage fine.
Nope...didn't talk with Drew and to be honest I haven't seen him posting much lately. Glad you are just going to just let things happen and get through it...I think after the crowds you have dealt with in the past you will be just fine. Enjoy
Update: Recent ADR tweaks (Yup, as predicted, the ADR change virus got us again)
SUNDAY, November 20
Dinner--Flying Fish (orig. Trattoria al Forno.)
We didn't have a great experience at TaF last year so quickly looked over the new FF menu upon hearing that FF reopened last week and decided it looked far more enticing. Meets our arrival day criteria of non-park, not at DSpgs and convenient to YC, as well as a new-to-us. Kudos to the IPO for snagging this when MDE wouldn't cooperate at all!
MONDAY, November 21
Breakfast--Crystal Palace
Lunch--Spice Road Table (orig. MM Asia.)
Drew had been meh about this one but given a lack of any more appealing after we switched MM Asia to dinner, looked over the menu and decided SRT sounded better than he'd previously thought. Also new to us.
Dinner--Morimoto Asia Third new for us.
TUESDAY, November 22
Breakfast--Cinderella's Royal Table
Lunch--Les Chefs de France
Dinner--Citricos
WEDNESDAY, November 23
Breakfast--YC CL lounge
Lunch--Tutto Italia
Dinner--1900 Park Fare
THANKSGIVING DAY, November 24
Breakfast--YC CL lounge
Lunch--Via Napoli
Dinner--Monsieur Paul I'm unusually excited about a return to MP. It'll be the most non-traditional Thanksgiving dinner I've ever had for certain!
FRIDAY, November 25
Breakfast--YC CL lounge
Lunch--Liberty Tree Tavern (orig. Coral Reef.)
Another look at the menu indicated we'd both order same as last year at CR, me because nothing else appealed much, Drew because he's not a seafood fan and had extremely limited options. Decided that was no fun especially when his powerchair seats us on the tier furthest from the aquarium. Plus, we've considered LTT several times and never before been there so another new-to-us.
Dinner--Queen Victoria's Room @ V&A
SATURDAY, November 26
Breakfast--Captain's Grille
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You certainly have some good adrs planned and some of these I'll be visiting in October!
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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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Once, I finish my cruise TR I think I can reveal my ADRs but there are a few up in the air with all the new openings and the ROL in the AK! 
I use my Disney Rewards Visa points for this and although the wallet takes a hit, it's not as bad as it could of been! 
Still up in the air, so we'll see! 
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