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There are other changes as well.
Why? Well, the world has changed. And change with it, we must. The lyrics to "We Go On" for IllumiNations say it best:
We go on to the joy and through the tears
We go on to discover new frontiers
Moving on with the current of the years.
We go on
Moving forward now as one
Moving on with a spirit born to run
Ever on with each rising sun.
To a new day, we go on.
It's time to move on and move forward.
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But eventually, we must move on and move forward. It is the right thing to do.
So we are retiring this newsletter, as we simply cannot keep up with it. Many thanks to Mouse Fan Travel who supported it all these years, to All Ears and MousePlanet who helped us with news, to our many article contributors, and -- most importantly -- to Sara Varney who edited our newsletter so wonderfully for years and years.
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Great pics of town square and photo pass! I had to look twice at the PP pics of you in front of the tree - for a moment the ornament behind your head make it look like you are wearing a turban or little hat.
Friday 28 December – part three: is that a donkey I see?
I grabbed some photos around New Orleans Square…
… then we headed to the Plaza Inn to check in for our breakfast with Minnie and friends.
It seemed to take forever to check in, and when we did, they told us that if we wanted indoor seating, it would be a 20-30 minute wait. Ok, so during that time, we’d be standing outside, freezing anywhere, so heck, we may as well go outside. The guy who seated us made sure that we had a table right by a heater, and actually it wasn’t too bad, especially by the time we’d both had a couple of cups of tea.
The first character we saw was as we were being escorted to our table, Captain Hook, and of course, Mark couldn’t resist persecuting him, by saying “Tic Toc” to him a few times…
As we couldn’t see anymore characters, I went up to the buffet first. Honestly, the food in here has gone downhill, with literally only scrambled eggs, hash browns (which were potatoes, not the hash browns we know ), bacon, sausage, and made to order omelettes as the only hot items. Alongside those were cereals, some fresh fruit, French toast, and Mickey waffles, and that was about it. We weren’t impressed with the dining side of this.
As I said to Mark, I think the point is that Disney World and Disneyland character meals are both very different. In Disney World, you get a lot less characters, on average four or five, but the food quality is much better, while in Disneyland, you get many more characters, but the food quality is pretty poor. It’s a shame they can’t get a better balance….
When I got back to the table, Mark was waiting with Max, who had waited for me, bless him.
The photo of me wasn’t the greatest…
While Mark went to get some food, Minnie came to see us, and the guy at the next table was kind enough to grab a photo. Minnie was very good, and came back to both our table, and theirs, as there were people missing the first time around, and I was very impressed with that.
Next, the Fairy Godmother arrived, and she was just the sweetest Fairy Godmother ever. While we were talking, I asked her where my donkey was, and she said she thought he was out getting some food. She said she’d be sure that he came over to see us…
I think she was as good as her word, as when Eeyore headed out to our section, he came straight over to us. However, that could’ve also had something to do with the fact that Mark was beckoning him over.
Again, the table next to us very kindly took a photo of the three of us together.
We could’ve stayed put, as we still hadn’t seen Tigger, Pooh and Rafiki, but we’d had plenty to eat, seen the most important character and we were getting cold, so we decided to head out…
Breakfast with Minnie and Friends:
Food 7 7
Atmosphere 9 9
Value for money 8 8½
Average score: 8.08
We wandered down Main Street, getting some photos:
We found this cute little performance, which was coming to the end, as we were about to leave the park. It looked quite neat.
Friday 28 December – part three: is that a donkey I see?
I grabbed some photos around New Orleans Square…
… then we headed to the Plaza Inn to check in for our breakfast with Minnie and friends.
It seemed to take forever to check in, and when we did, they told us that if we wanted indoor seating, it would be a 20-30 minute wait. Ok, so during that time, we’d be standing outside, freezing anywhere, so heck, we may as well go outside. The guy who seated us made sure that we had a table right by a heater, and actually it wasn’t too bad, especially by the time we’d both had a couple of cups of tea.
The first character we saw was as we were being escorted to our table, Captain Hook, and of course, Mark couldn’t resist persecuting him, by saying “Tic Toc” to him a few times…
As we couldn’t see anymore characters, I went up to the buffet first. Honestly, the food in here has gone downhill, with literally only scrambled eggs, hash browns (which were potatoes, not the hash browns we know ), bacon, sausage, and made to order omelettes as the only hot items. Alongside those were cereals, some fresh fruit, French toast, and Mickey waffles, and that was about it. We weren’t impressed with the dining side of this.
As I said to Mark, I think the point is that Disney World and Disneyland character meals are both very different. In Disney World, you get a lot less characters, on average four or five, but the food quality is much better, while in Disneyland, you get many more characters, but the food quality is pretty poor. It’s a shame they can’t get a better balance….
When I got back to the table, Mark was waiting with Max, who had waited for me, bless him.
The photo of me wasn’t the greatest…
While Mark went to get some food, Minnie came to see us, and the guy at the next table was kind enough to grab a photo. Minnie was very good, and came back to both our table, and theirs, as there were people missing the first time around, and I was very impressed with that.
Next, the Fairy Godmother arrived, and she was just the sweetest Fairy Godmother ever. While we were talking, I asked her where my donkey was, and she said she thought he was out getting some food. She said she’d be sure that he came over to see us…
I think she was as good as her word, as when Eeyore headed out to our section, he came straight over to us. However, that could’ve also had something to do with the fact that Mark was beckoning him over.
Again, the table next to us very kindly took a photo of the three of us together.
We could’ve stayed put, as we still hadn’t seen Tigger, Pooh and Rafiki, but we’d had plenty to eat, seen the most important character and we were getting cold, so we decided to head out…
Breakfast with Minnie and Friends:
Food 7 7
Atmosphere 9 9
Value for money 8 8½
Average score: 8.08
We wandered down Main Street, getting some photos:
We found this cute little performance, which was coming to the end, as we were about to leave the park. It looked quite neat.
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Hooray for some Eeyore hugs! Too bad breakfast was subpar. I guess you need to see it as paying for character interaction that just has some breakfast thrown in as an extra perk!
New Orleans Square is such a cute little area. And it looks especially nice at Christmas!
What a bummer about the food at Minnie's breakfast. The characters looked like lots of fun though. Especially our favorite little donkey!
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Hooray for some Eeyore hugs! Too bad breakfast was subpar. I guess you need to see it as paying for character interaction that just has some breakfast thrown in as an extra perk!
That's pretty much how I've come to view character meals at Disneyland now.
I love how they have so many more characters at DL for the meals. That sure would be a hit for us. But the selection sounds pretty lame. I don't get why the 2 parks do things so differently in matters like this.
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I love how they have so many more characters at DL for the meals. That sure would be a hit for us. But the selection sounds pretty lame. I don't get why the 2 parks do things so differently in matters like this.
All caught up again! I love the photopass photos of you two, especially the one with McQueen I'm glad you got to have some great meals with friends - well except for Plaza, but at least you got in some good character time. I Hook! He's one of my favorite villains - dastardly AND debonair
All caught up again! I love the photopass photos of you two, especially the one with McQueen I'm glad you got to have some great meals with friends - well except for Plaza, but at least you got in some good character time. I Hook! He's one of my favorite villains - dastardly AND debonair
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), bacon, sausage, and made to order omelettes as the only hot items. Alongside those were cereals, some fresh fruit, French toast, and Mickey waffles, and that was about it. We weren’t impressed with the dining side of this. 
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