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Okay it's almost time for our vacation and now I'm having second thoughts about our ADR's. I'm trying to find a way to squeeze in Yak & Yeti.
Here are our plans so far:
7/4 arrival day- we don't have any adr's for this day since we want to be able to just swim & relax
7/5 we have the DXDDP this first day;
1900 Park Fare for breakfast with my DSis and her family
Flying Fish dinner by ourselves (first signature restaurant ever and we are taking our boys
7/6 we have the basice DDP the rest of the trip
Playhouse Disney breakfast
50's Primetime dinner
7/7 Crystal Palace breakfast
Chef Mickey's dinner with Dsis
7/8 TH lunch with reserved seating for Nemo
Wishes Dessert Party
7/9 Tutto Italia dinner
7/10 'Ohana breakfast (our favorite)
7/11 Mama Melrose with Fantasmic Pkg.
7/12 T-Rex lunch (never been and DS4 is dying to go there)
7/13 Sci-Fi dinner
7/14 Garden Grill dinner
7/15 LTT lunch
The Plaza dinner
7/16 departure day with Boma breakfast
Okay here is my dilemna: We have 14 TS credits in total. As it stands now, we would have to either pay OOP for some or cancel some (the above plan uses 16 TS credits, I know TRex will be OOP). The other problem is that I really, really want to try Yak&Yeti. My question is should I cancel Flying Fish and book 2 restaurants in its place or should I cancel something else to fit in Flying Fish. Also, I am thinking of either cancelling LTT lunch or The Plaza dinner on 7/15 (which would you cancel?)
Sorry if I confuse anyone. I just would really like to hear your opinions. Thanks.
I wouldn't cancel FFC! I would cancel The Plaza or just pay OOP (it's not a good value on the DDP anyway). Or just eat CS at Y&Y from the takeout window!
If you want to eat from the Yak and Yeti you could grab CS from the outside Local Cafe. We LOVE Y&Y and have found that what we can get outside is just as good as what we get inside... for me it's the sweet and sour pork and DH and I split the egg rolls.
I wouldn't cancel FFC! I would cancel The Plaza or just pay OOP (it's not a good value on the DDP anyway). Or just eat CS at Y&Y from the takeout window!
I think I will cancel The Plaza. I would get Y&Y CS but I really want the friend wonton dessert and I don't think they have them there, lol. I know, I'm a pig.
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Cancel the Plaza
I think I'm going to cancel The Plaza. Either that, or LTT.
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I agree to cancel The Plaza... KEEP Flying Fish
If you want to eat from the Yak and Yeti you could grab CS from the outside Local Cafe. We LOVE Y&Y and have found that what we can get outside is just as good as what we get inside... for me it's the sweet and sour pork and DH and I split the egg rolls.
Do you know if they sell the fried wonton dessert there?
I am kinda having the same problem but giving up TWO ADR's for FFC. Do you have two different reservations? How were you able to do the DxDP for one day and then DDP for the rest. This may be something that we would like to do on our holiday trip. Wouldn't you have to use all of your DxDP credits by midnight of your second day??
Cancel Plaza dinner...but I have to add, y & y wasn't any better than our local asian places. I dunno that it's worth shuffling things around for.
I was underwhelmed by Yak & Yeti myself and was thinking exactly the same thing. I could miss out on Y&Y and feel okay. Flying Fish, on the other hand, NO WAY! I'd go there every time!
I do, however, understand the need to sample a food you saw here or posted elsewhere. I do that all the time. The quest for... <insert item here> The fried wonton dessert does sound yummy!
Everyone gets a real app. (even the kids on the kid plan get one from the adult menu)
Lettuce cups Lettuce cups lettuce cups. The wantons were good but I still want those lettuce cups.
Better use of the plan over plaza.
Plaza offers standard foods Yak and yeti has some interesting things
The kids menu has more then pizza and nuggets big plus for my kids. They were excited for egg rolls and lo mein (they got one of each and shared).
I know it's not all authentic but it was good. The kids loved the rice (I gave them mine so I can't tell you how it was)
I don't think canceling FF would help unless you went that day since you only have the deluxe for that day. IE you would have to fill FF with 2 that day. Or move things all around. Pain.
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Do NOT Cancel FF!!! It's amazing.
Cancel Plaza but keep LLT ~ that's an excellent lunch. Exactly what day are you going to be at AK to put Y&Y on? Or are you deciding dining first and then working parks around it?
As far as Y&Y goes, we were there in Dec. I will go again just because of the limitations of sit down restaurants in the AK....but that is the only reason. It was just ok. We have an Asian restaurant near our home that is far superior. I* had the wontons for dessert (was one of my motivators for eating there) and I fear you will be dissapointed as I was. In my trip report there is a review and pictures of our meal there if your interested. The link is here by my signature.
Hope you enjoy wantever you choose.
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I would cancel The Plaza or just pay OOP (it's not a good value on the DDP anyway). Or just eat CS at Y&Y from the takeout window! 
I could miss out on Y&Y and feel okay. Flying Fish, on the other hand, NO WAY! I'd go there every time!
The fried wonton dessert does sound yummy! 
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