Quick Trip, Quick Fix, Quick Service! -Final Thoughts QSDP/Complete 8/25

[onelilspark]

My AP was about to expire...

I was having withdrawal symptoms...

I was dreaming (and drooling) thinking about my corn dog nuggets...

Oh what's a girl to do!!


...plan a short weekend getaway to WDW of course!

Welcome everyone to my "quick" everything trip! I just returned late last night from 3 action-and food-packed days at the 'World. Come with me as I explore the World at a dizzying speed!!

First...the cast!

There's me:

I'm 24 and while I'm pretty picky, I'll try most anything once. I'm a huge fan of pastas and breads. I'm Dr. Atkin's worst nightmare!!

And my little brother:

He's 21 and I'm pretty sure he's still growing...he eats a lot! He doesn't really dislike any foods either. Typical boy I suppose!

And the guest stars (featured on earlier episodes):

My Mom & Dad. My Dad's got a thing for cheese & pretzels. And coffee. My Mom doesn't like things that are too sweet.

The rest of the family lives in FL, I live in Rochester, NY...when they visit, they bring coats...even in the summer

On this trip, since my brother and I were staying on property, we added the Quick Service Dining Plan to our package. We both have AP's, but since I booked through the AP website, I was able to add it.

Here's where we'll be reviewing (and I'll add links as I review them!)

Starring Rolls
Chefs de France
Sunshine Seasons & drinks in the World Showcase
Columbia Harbor House
Siestas Bar
Pepper Market
Casey's
Rix Cafe
Yak & Yeti CS
Goofy's Candy Shop
Final Thoughts on the QSDP

Come along and join me as I eat around the world at a breakneck speed!!

Trip Report

[onelilspark]

My flight out of Rochester Saturday morning was at 7am. By the time I got checked in and over to Hollywood Studios, it was close to 11:30 (really not too shabby considering my flight landed at 9:30 and my room was ready, so we checked in!) But the only Table Service meal I had planned was at 2:30. I was hungry, but not starving. However, it was hot and I didn't want to give myself a headache...what to do...what to do...

Use a snack!!

We were passing Starring Rolls, so we ducked in and checked out all the delicious offerings









My brother wasn't really hungry, but if you place food in front of him, the boy will eat it...so I persuaded him to split something with me.

We settled on a cinnamon roll:


Yum! It was much larger than the picture suggests, and perfect for a snack to hold us over for lunch.

It's well known that HS is lacking in the CS department, but I must say, these sandwiches looked excellent:


And I'm keeping it in my back pocket for an option for lunch in October! The only thing about Starring Rolls is that all the seating is outside. This weekend was hot! (It was August after all!) So it would have been quite lovely to eaten that roll in some A/C, but the umbrellas and shade were alright.

Overall, a pleasant start to our QSDP!

[Pooh&OurHunny]

Great start, can't wait to read more.

[KatMark]

Wonderful start...I'm here for the duration.

[butiflfeet]

Those pastries look so yummy! Thanks for sharing your pics! I'll be back for more

[TigerKat]

Great start, I'm in!!!!!

[DisneyFaeriePrincess]

Ok I am definitely not going to be able to read this while hungry. It all looks delicious so far!! I'm excited to see what you have to say about the quick service dp, it's what we have for our trip.

[Shenanigoat]

Let the drooling commence in 3... 2... 1

Those sandwiches look huge and delish! I haven't been in Starring Rolls in years, because the giant line of guests baking in the sun always turns me off. It could also be because I'm always running past like mad to score a new TSM fastpass when my window opens and dont' have the time for lines.

[catne]

Pictures are making me hungry, and lunch is an hour off! But nice review start...loved those pics of Starring Rolls sandwiches (and they ARE quite good...we've had them several times. Also like that you have so many fresh bakery choices for dessert there instead of the usual choose from just two counter service pre-packaged desserts.


Glad to see you're going to review Yak & Yeti counter service...that's one place we're considering for September.

[onelilspark]

Originally Posted by Pooh&OurHunny

Great start, can't wait to read more.

Thanks for joining along!

Originally Posted by KatMark

Wonderful start...I'm here for the duration.

Hope you're hungry then

Originally Posted by butiflfeet

Those pastries look so yummy! Thanks for sharing your pics! I'll be back for more

I think I could have eaten one of everything in there...but then I wouldn't have had lunch!!

Originally Posted by TigerKat

Great start, I'm in!!!!!

Welcome!!

Originally Posted by DisneyFaeriePrincess

Ok I am definitely not going to be able to read this while hungry. It all looks delicious so far!! I'm excited to see what you have to say about the quick service dp, it's what we have for our trip.

Since your trip is fast approaching (how exciting!) and I'm not going to get to my final thoughts before then, I'll sum it up for you: Loved the QSDP. How's that?? Seriously, we ate really well and it's still a lot of food!! The only thing is that since you're eating QS the whole time, you need to watch that you're not just having fried foods the whole time, but with how much Disney offers, there's so much there now for QS that you're not eating burgers and chicken nuggets the entire time! (Though you could...if you really wanted to!) Oh, and I had my iTouch with me. If you have that or the iPhone, there's a 99 cent app you can get that has all the menus at WDW. Really convenient. We'd sit down and check out the menus of the places close to us. It might not be 100% accurate, but it at least gives you an idea of what you can get at each place.

Originally Posted by Shenanigoat

Let the drooling commence in 3... 2... 1

Those sandwiches look huge and delish! I haven't been in Starring Rolls in years, because the giant line of guests baking in the sun always turns me off. It could also be because I'm always running past like mad to score a new TSM fastpass when my window opens and dont' have the time for lines.

Haha, we were there at 11:30am and there was no one else in the place. It might have been because it was 190 degrees outside (according to my brother...fact) so no one wanted to sit outside? But I'd definitely keep it in mind instead of running out of the park for lunch!

Originally Posted by catne

Pictures are making me hungry, and lunch is an hour off! But nice review start...loved those pics of Starring Rolls sandwiches (and they ARE quite good...we've had them several times. Also like that you have so many fresh bakery choices for dessert there instead of the usual choose from just two counter service pre-packaged desserts.


Glad to see you're going to review Yak & Yeti counter service...that's one place we're considering for September.

Oooo, good point on the desserts! I hadn't even thought about that!!

And since Y&Y is further down on my list of places, here's my review of it from February. We had different things on it this time, but it'll give you an idea!

Thanks for following along everyone!!!

[stace1214]

My absolute most favorite thing on my most recent trip was the cinnamon bun from Staring Rolls. Yum! My mouth is watering just thinking about it! Can't wait to read more!!

[DisneyFaeriePrincess]

Originally Posted by onelilspark

Since your trip is fast approaching (how exciting!) and I'm not going to get to my final thoughts before then, I'll sum it up for you: Loved the QSDP. How's that?? Seriously, we ate really well and it's still a lot of food!! The only thing is that since you're eating QS the whole time, you need to watch that you're not just having fried foods the whole time, but with how much Disney offers, there's so much there now for QS that you're not eating burgers and chicken nuggets the entire time! (Though you could...if you really wanted to!) Oh, and I had my iTouch with me. If you have that or the iPhone, there's a 99 cent app you can get that has all the menus at WDW. Really convenient. We'd sit down and check out the menus of the places close to us. It might not be 100% accurate, but it at least gives you an idea of what you can get at each place.

Haha, I figured you wouldn't be done by the time I left but thank for that lovely summary!! Good to know!! I pretty much looked at the menus on allears and kinda figured out what we'd want to eat but of course that could change. I don't have an iphone but to be honest I've been there so many times I know which restaurants I like and pretty much what they're menu is!! I know, it's horrible!!

[supersuperwendy]

subscribing!

We are doing nothing but CS in 11 days...so tell me more!

[Halloweenqueen]

Count me in!

[onelilspark]

Originally Posted by stace1214

My absolute most favorite thing on my most recent trip was the cinnamon bun from Staring Rolls. Yum! My mouth is watering just thinking about it! Can't wait to read more!!

Welcome aboard!

Originally Posted by DisneyFaeriePrincess

Haha, I figured you wouldn't be done by the time I left but thank for that lovely summary!! Good to know!! I pretty much looked at the menus on allears and kinda figured out what we'd want to eat but of course that could change. I don't have an iphone but to be honest I've been there so many times I know which restaurants I like and pretty much what they're menu is!! I know, it's horrible!!

I knew most of the menus, it was helpful to hand the iPod to my brother and go, "I'm thinking of eating here, what do you think?" And he could say yay or nay.

Originally Posted by supersuperwendy

subscribing!

We are doing nothing but CS in 11 days...so tell me more!

Welcome!

Originally Posted by Halloweenqueen

Count me in!

Hiya!

Onward: Next up...Chefs de France, our only sit down meal!