Eeekkk! I'm so totally in! Omgeee, the platinum plan
, I had no idea it went away tho. I got as far as where all you ate ( and stayed) and you had me hooked!
I know, I know... I am a great salesman for things no one else can have. However, I think my final recommendation on the platinum plan would be to scale it back and do the DDxP or however it's abbreviated. We just had so much... err... way too ENORMOUSLY much food.
I've never been to Universal but I'm a big HP fan, so I'm going back to read now!
Oh, get thee over to the Universal ASAP lady! It's a foodie paradise at a fraction of the price. (Although I've only been to Universal about 1/10 as many times as WDW)
Really enjoying your trip report so far! Can't wait to hear about Victoria and Alberts!
Thank you! V&A coming up next!!!
I'd be disappointed if I felt I'd waste precious Disney hours.
Well I heard some cast members talking when we told them they were doing Yuletide Fantasy and the one who'd done it was pretty lukewarm on it, so that was the first red flag. And apparently Yuletide Fantasy is run by the Disney Institute or something like that and none of the others are. Maybe backstage magic, but I think that's it. I think the others are all guest services functions and those CMs just blew away the guides on Yuletide Fantasy.
I keep debating going back to Le Cellier; the filet looks so good! But even positive reports seem to say dessert is just "ok"
Oh man that lunch was so so incredible. I can't wait to take the rest of my family! And try poutine! Really, I feel that one should be so full after her scrumptious dinner that she must pace herself and have dessert a few hours later... so in that regard the dining plan is not really my thing. But I would absolutely recommend Le Cellier but I would grab dessert somewhere else in Epcot or at the Boardwalk.
WHAT!!!! Food is definitely important, yes, but ONE attraction? I think that's against the rules!!
I know! I couldn't believe it myself. THat's the danger of the AP I think... I never believed it or thought it would be the case with us but I'm actually okay now with relaxed trips where we aren't rushing to the attractions. It was also INCREDIBLY busy at the parks when we were there so we were sort of in a "get in, get stuff done, get out ASAP" mode.
I may have told you this but I first tried La Fin in Canada in Epcot and now it's always in our fridge
I may have to start stocking it at my house too! It's so funny that it's basically our go-to beer at WDW but I've never once bought it at home. I have bought the Shoferhofer (I know that's not spelled properly but I'm too lazy to google right now) and it just wasn't the same without the Germany pavilion!!
V&A! DH and I had our 11th anniversary dinner there. We never seem to do justice to the "milestone" years. Anyway, 4 yrs later we dream about going back. It's why I started cooking with purpose. I'm not at that level, of course, but I'm MUCH better. I really loved dressing up (we never do) but I could have totally used some jammies on the way back to the resort!
Really 11 is more important than 10... I mean you made it an entire extra year! We are big into "celebrating nothing" and not making much of "occasions" so I totally get where you are coming from. Maybe we'll get back around to V&A's in another 5 years so I'll hope that for you as well. And I'll join you in dreaming until then...
Funny how I was telling R that I usually pick up a few ideas to try making at home from all of the Epcot festivals. We do a breakfast potato hash with bacon that came from F&W, a watermelon salad inspired by Flower & Garden, and so on so I totally get where you are coming from with your inspiration!
It was fun to dress up for V&A but we never found a photopass photographer that night so our lone photo is a little blurry. Oh well, we dress up a fair amount in real life and it was a special treat, photo or no.
Joining in! I'm also in Hotlanta, and the funny thing is that on the platinum plan, I would have chosen the restaurants you chose!
May the platinum plan RIP. I never go to to try it, so I'll live vicariously.
First of all, love the username! Vino tinto is my favorite but V&A's got me on the other vino too... Glad to hear you like the restaurant picks! I don't think we would change any of them even if one experience didn't really live up to my expectations...
I know, I know...
What the? Did I miss something? Is WL building their own version of the bungalows????
YES! They aren't out over the water but WL is building like 30 waterfront cabins. Apparently they are
not going to stay these pastel colors (thank goodness) but WL is construction mayhem right now. Funny enough it did not bother us in the slightest and it was kinda cool to see what they were working on. Right now they have one whole side of WL's "U" shaped building completely closed and turning them into DVC villas. Not gonna lie it was pretty awesome staying at a half full resort. BRING ON THE POOL CHAIRS!