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Finally back! A teacher's life in Sept...never ending.
So August 27th we went to DHS. We spent the morning, went back for a rest in the afternoon and returned in the evening for Fantasmic. It was overall a nice relaxing day. Due to the areas of DHS under refurb we weren't rushed on this day and completed everything we wanted to do.
We had booked a Fantasmic lunch package at Mama Melrose because I knew Kirill would not wait well in the normal Fantasmic line. The other bonus was that under the dining plan it was still only 1 credit and we got an appetizer as well. What an awesome decision!
We were sat very quickly once we arrived, having just dashed from Frozen sing-along.
We made our drink choices and then our app choices.
Doug went with the Caesar salad, I chose the Caprese salad and Kirill had apple slices which are listed as a dessert option but we asked and were granted them.
I really enjoyed my salad. I'm a sucker for a Caprese and very few restaurants here make them. I really liked that the basil was shredded so I got a bit with every bite and did not have to slice it myself like I do here. The balsamic was good and I liked the portion size. I cleared my plate!
Doug was not as happy with his salad. I think most people would have liked it but he likes a salad drowning in dressing and this was quite dry. He was a huge fan of the bread and dipping oil though. He emptied the basket. I had a taste and it was good but I didn't want to stuff myself on bread.
For my entree I had the shrimp campanelle. The shrimp were a bit too cooked for my liking as they were on the verge of rubbery. The pasta was good but I found the 4-cheese sauce very salty. Maybe it was me since I don't cook with salt but this was the only time on our trip I really noticed the salt. I ate about 1/2 of this and was done. Next time I will be getting a tomato based sauce. I was kicking myself for not ordering the penne alla vodka right after I tasted the salt.
Kirill had the penne pasta with no sauce for his entree. He insisted I take a picture of it because I was taking pictures of all the food. He then ate every piece and asked for ice cream.
Doug had the pizza de carne. He ate every bite and said it was excellent! Much better than his salad. It looked very good. I love wood burning oven pizzas and this hit the mark for the one bite he allowed me to have.
Here is Kirill's ice cream...melting before our very eyes. He likes soupy ice cream so he was happy.
The dessert sampler for the Fantasmic package. Doug and I were given this as there is no dessert choice. I ate the mango pearls off the cheesecake and he ate both cheesecakes. I got both tiramisus which were awesome! I would have ordered the large tiramisu if I'd had the choice. Doug ate both orange cakes and said they were ok. These are not his style of dessert at all so I was shocked he even tried them. He got a mickey bar later that day.
So after this very heavy lunch, we went back to the resort for a rest and swim. Our plan was to go back and get CS for supper but we were not hungry at all. Not until we went to Fantasmic did we want something around 8:00.
We used 2 CS credits and while not the best value we got:
- hotdog
- chips
- diet coke
- popcorn
- nachos
- strawberry lemonade
We shared it all and passed the time for the show very quickly. Kirill got a bubble maker and was happy. He loves Fantasmic. We had watched it so many times on youtube and to have him sitting on my lap while we finally watched it was such a happy moment. His favorite part is when Maleficent turns into the dragon.
Up next - Magic Kingdom (Be Our Guest breakfast)
So August 27th we went to DHS. We spent the morning, went back for a rest in the afternoon and returned in the evening for Fantasmic. It was overall a nice relaxing day. Due to the areas of DHS under refurb we weren't rushed on this day and completed everything we wanted to do.
We had booked a Fantasmic lunch package at Mama Melrose because I knew Kirill would not wait well in the normal Fantasmic line. The other bonus was that under the dining plan it was still only 1 credit and we got an appetizer as well. What an awesome decision!
We were sat very quickly once we arrived, having just dashed from Frozen sing-along.
We made our drink choices and then our app choices.
Doug went with the Caesar salad, I chose the Caprese salad and Kirill had apple slices which are listed as a dessert option but we asked and were granted them.
I really enjoyed my salad. I'm a sucker for a Caprese and very few restaurants here make them. I really liked that the basil was shredded so I got a bit with every bite and did not have to slice it myself like I do here. The balsamic was good and I liked the portion size. I cleared my plate!
Doug was not as happy with his salad. I think most people would have liked it but he likes a salad drowning in dressing and this was quite dry. He was a huge fan of the bread and dipping oil though. He emptied the basket. I had a taste and it was good but I didn't want to stuff myself on bread.
For my entree I had the shrimp campanelle. The shrimp were a bit too cooked for my liking as they were on the verge of rubbery. The pasta was good but I found the 4-cheese sauce very salty. Maybe it was me since I don't cook with salt but this was the only time on our trip I really noticed the salt. I ate about 1/2 of this and was done. Next time I will be getting a tomato based sauce. I was kicking myself for not ordering the penne alla vodka right after I tasted the salt.
Kirill had the penne pasta with no sauce for his entree. He insisted I take a picture of it because I was taking pictures of all the food. He then ate every piece and asked for ice cream.
Doug had the pizza de carne. He ate every bite and said it was excellent! Much better than his salad. It looked very good. I love wood burning oven pizzas and this hit the mark for the one bite he allowed me to have.
Here is Kirill's ice cream...melting before our very eyes. He likes soupy ice cream so he was happy.
The dessert sampler for the Fantasmic package. Doug and I were given this as there is no dessert choice. I ate the mango pearls off the cheesecake and he ate both cheesecakes. I got both tiramisus which were awesome! I would have ordered the large tiramisu if I'd had the choice. Doug ate both orange cakes and said they were ok. These are not his style of dessert at all so I was shocked he even tried them. He got a mickey bar later that day.
So after this very heavy lunch, we went back to the resort for a rest and swim. Our plan was to go back and get CS for supper but we were not hungry at all. Not until we went to Fantasmic did we want something around 8:00.
We used 2 CS credits and while not the best value we got:
- hotdog
- chips
- diet coke
- popcorn
- nachos
- strawberry lemonade
We shared it all and passed the time for the show very quickly. Kirill got a bubble maker and was happy. He loves Fantasmic. We had watched it so many times on youtube and to have him sitting on my lap while we finally watched it was such a happy moment. His favorite part is when Maleficent turns into the dragon.
Up next - Magic Kingdom (Be Our Guest breakfast)