The Promise of Spring: F&GF 4.0 UPDATED: 5/11 - Page 7 - PassPorter - A Community of Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Disney Cruise Line, and General Travel Forums
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Sorry to hear about your frozen shoulder, but glad that the therapy is working for you!
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I'm really hoping tomorrow is my last day of O/T as my shoulder is moving so well now.
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I love you are going for F&GF again. We keep missing that. We were to be there next week but sadly had to push our trip to November.
I'm excited to see your pics of the festival though.
Sorry about your shoulder. I was having problems with my right one a few yrs ago and Pilates fixed me up good in the shoulder dept!! Have you tried Pilates? I think it would be good for you, low impact and lots of stretching.
I'm excited to read more planning for you guys!!
Sorry you're missing out on a spring trip, but now I'm wondering if you all might be there in November when we will be there. Actually, we don't have specific dates yet, but by April we'll have settled on those. I've never tried Pilates, but I think my church's recreation program might offer a class. Now I need to check on that.
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I always love your introductions even with all the TR's you've done over the years! I'm sorry you've been experiencing Frozen shoulder, I've had it in both shoulders over the past five years and I know how painful it can be. My right shoulder was cured with acupuncture after six months of that procedure and then I got it in the left shoulder which I had to go to PT for and it helped it after about 6 weeks. I was religious in doing my exercises at home and thank goodness it healed. It comes back now and then but doesn't last more than a week most times.
My O/T therapists mentioned that I could get it in the other shoulder and that it can come back. So I'm going to keep up with the stretches she has given me.
Ugh...I had a frozen shoulder a couple years ago. It took about 6 weeks of PT and a lot of time, but it's completely back to normal. Glad you're recuperating so quickly!
I didn't realize how common frozen shoulder must be. So glad to know that you are back to normal.
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I loved both Kidani and Jambo House! I hope you get your request of an upper floor.
Sorry about your shoulder.
Animal Kingdom Lodge is just so beautiful, and I love having the animals close by.
As we’ve gotten older, food has become just as important as attractions for us. But after our October trip when we had several ADRs canceled due to Hurricane Matthew or family engagements, Luke and I thought we would make fewer dining reservations for 2017 spring trip. Having fewer ADRs meant more flexibility with our park time plus savings for the budget in October, so why not cut back. So on the morning of October 29 when I could finally make ADRs, there were only five restaurants on our list: Morimoto Asia and Sanaa, our two must dos along with Be Our Guest, Sci-Fi Dine-In Theater, and Rose & Crown. Our list would stay that way until November 7, and I blame this addition on reading a trip report and seeing someone’s photo on Facebook. Because we love Southern home cooking, Chef Art Smith’s Homecoming looked like a place we shouldn’t pass up. Think biscuits and fried chicken!
At that point we still only had six reservations. Then back in January (the 24th to be exact) Luke e-mailed me a link to the new menu at Planet Hollywood Observatory. He was hoping the filet mignon would entice me to make another ADR. Love this guy! Actually, I think it will be fun to try out this refurbed restaurant, especially since it has been over ten years since we last ate here. Okay, if you are counting, we are now up to 7 ADRs.
Those 7 stood until February 9 when we learned that Rivers of Light dining packages were now available and that the long-awaited show would begin showing on the 17th. For our first experience of the show, Luke and I decided to get guaranteed seating as well as try out a new restaurant, Tiffins. Add ADR #8. While I was on the Disney site, I thought I’d just check on Boma, just to see what might be available. We typically eat here whenever we stay at Jambo House, but hadn’t really thought about it when I made the original ADRS. Guess what, there was a dinner opening, so add ADR #9. I had also just read Cheryl’s TR where she met Ann and Carly at The Boathouse, and wondered if there was anywhere we could fit it in. I checked our flights home and asked Luke if he thought we could make lunch there before our DME pick up. Add ADR #10.
So much for fewer ADRS. We have left our first Epcot day completely open to afford us plenty of opportunities at the F&GF food booths.
Recapping with dates and times:
Thursday, April 27 – Morimoto Asia @ 8:00 PM
Friday, April 28 – Be Our Guest @ 7:25 PM
Saturday, April 29 – Flower & Garden Festival food booths
Sunday, April 30 – Sci-Fi Dine-In @ 6:10 PM
Monday, May 1 – Tiffins with Rivers of Light Dining Package @ 5:10 PM
Tuesday, May 2 – Rose & Crown Pub @ 7:45 PM (This meal will be with friends – more on that later.)
Wednesday, May 3 – Planet Hollywood Observatory @ 7:45 PM
Thursday, May 4 – Boma @ 7:40 PM
Friday, May 5 – Sanna @ 7:10 PM
Saturday, May 6 – Chef Art Smith’s Homecoming
Sunday, May 7 – The Boathouse
In conclusion, we won’t be coming home with empty bellies. But hopefully, all the walking will keep the weight off.
Our trip in May is short on ADRs too. So far only 5 (one each day we are there). Also - your ADRs look very yummy. We are trying Art Smith's Homecoming in May - so can't wait to hear your thoughts on it! And I am hoping you like Boathouse - I really enjoy it and I would definitely go back!! Happy eating!!!
LOL!!! I love the list of ever growing ADR's. We always start of with a small one as well.............but then, we all know how that goes.
Great choices and time slots!!
Loved your growing ADR list - too cute with Luke's suggestions. I think the times that you have chosen will lend itself to ample time to get stuff accomplished before easing into your night.
Love all the plans so far. So many similar to choices we will be making when we go back, sadly not till 2019 as we are going to Aulani again next year.
(Another one with a previously frozen shoulder problem - steroid injections and gentle exercise/stretching got rid of it, but I was told it could recur in the other shoulder too!)
Plans look great so far, laughing at the ADR increase though - we are going QSDP this year, (we normally go table service as we get free dining at the time we book, but this year we are going for a different resort for a change), and AT THE MOMENT are relishing the idea of having a bit more freedom around the parks, without having to be anywhere specific to dine. However, in my head I'm taking bets as to how long it will be before DH starts to realise this means that unless we pay out of pocket, there will be no free Trail's End dinner, no free Hollywood Brown Derby, Mama Melrose's Fantasmic Dining package, 50's Prime Time Café, Crystal Palace, Be our Guest dinner, Yak & Yeti dinner, etc. etc.! I give him until, ooh, about August? Hahaha!
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Your dining plans sound wonderful!! If it's any consolation, we do the same thing!! We always wind up booking way more anyway so I don't know why we fight it!!
Your dining plans look great! I'm looking forward to hearing what you think of some of the new restaurants. I'm hoping to add a couple of them to my October trip.
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