VACamm
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It has been officially 32 days since I have been back from my September 2016 Walt Disney World Vacation, and I've been feeling the pressure (literally lol ) from a few of my fellow Disboarders to start my trip report... you know who you are!!! 
I know, I've been very sloooow 
with beginning my TR, and I appreciate the nudge to start writing. So with that, I will begin by saying......... 
and 
for stopping by! 
If you would like to read about the planning that went into this trip, the link to my Pre Trip Report is here: Lets Go To Disney Again & Other Annoying Hashtags !
This vacation was a total blast and we literally had so much fun. The weather was fantastic, and we only had to use our ponchos 1 time... on Kali River Rapids! It did rain a little bit every day, but it wasn't anything major so we used our umbrellas or went inside of a coffee shop, ride, or show!
Well, 1 night it did rain pretty steady for a couple of hours, which in turn forced us to change our plans, but we just used umbrellas. This was pretty major considering that we went during Hurricane Season! We ate way too much food, met a billion characters, took over 200 Photopass pictures, rode basically everything, and even had relaxing pool time almost every single afternoon! 
While preparing for this vacation, I was diagnosed with a Gluten Allergy on top of my already existing Dairy Sensitivity.
Having been to WDW 15 previous times, the AMAZING FOOD in all of the fabulous Disney restaurants literally is one of main draws for our family vacations year after year. WE LOVE THE FOOD and we LOVE DISNEY DESSERTS! Just thinking about not being able to do a Cupcake Crawl around Magic Kingdom was very devastating and depressing to me. 
For months prior to our vacation, I scoured the internet for blogs and trip reports with any information about peoples experiences with Disney Dining with a Gluten Allergy. **Just to let you know, my trip report is going to contain a TON of Disney restaurant reviews, information, and suggestions on doing WDW with a GF diet! Trust me when I say it was a FABULOUS experience and I did not suffer for 1 second because I had delicious desserts with every meal!! 
In case you didn't have time to read my Pre Trip Report, here are the specifics:
Who:
Me... I'm Aimee and this is my husband Kevin! I have been to WDW 16 times, and my husband has been 5 times.
This photo was actually taken 2 weekends ago in Savannah, GA while we were there celebrating our 6 year wedding anniversary. Awwwwww..
My 13 year old son Ethan who is a MAJOR lover of all things Disney. He's in 8th grade and really appreciates the Classic Walt park attractions.
And last but not least, my father Rob who is a regular on most of our WDW vacations.
When did we go? September 3 - 10
Where did we stay? Caribbean Beach Resort
Dining Plan? Of COURSE! We always have the Disney Dining Plan... hence the title for this trip report! We LOVE eating at Walt Disney World! We had 10 Disney Dining Reservations for 7 nights... and I ate Gluten Free the entire time! Be prepared... I will be talking a LOT about food in this report.
Tickets and Parks? We had 6 day park hopper passes and visited all 4 major parks and also Disney Springs.
Transportation... we flew American Airlines and were picked up by the Magical Express.
What to expect in this trip report:
1. Lot of photos!
2. Lots of talking about FOOD and Disney restaurants!
3. Our review of Caribbean Beach Resort... *Sneak Preview*... we did not like it. You'll have to keep reading to find out why!
4. Photos of our Disney merchandise purchases... we LOVE Dis Merch!
5. Tales of our 2nd attempt at Drinking Around The World... did we make it?
6. Our temptation to book the Bounce Back for 2017.
Thank you so much for joining me and reading along! I hope that you find our vacation exciting enough to stick around. If you have any questions about our trip, about restaurant choices, about Caribbean Beach Resort, or even if you just want to say HI, please follow along and leave me a comment!
Updated to add: My husband Kevin has decided to join in the fun! He's been silently stalking / reading this trip report and he thinks it would be fun to contribute with his thoughts and also he wants to post a bunch of our pictures. His posts are going to be in BLUE font. This is going to be super fun!
I know, I've been very sloooow with beginning my TR, and I appreciate the nudge to start writing. So with that, I will begin by saying......... and for stopping by! If you would like to read about the planning that went into this trip, the link to my Pre Trip Report is here: Lets Go To Disney Again & Other Annoying Hashtags !
This vacation was a total blast and we literally had so much fun. The weather was fantastic, and we only had to use our ponchos 1 time... on Kali River Rapids! It did rain a little bit every day, but it wasn't anything major so we used our umbrellas or went inside of a coffee shop, ride, or show!
Well, 1 night it did rain pretty steady for a couple of hours, which in turn forced us to change our plans, but we just used umbrellas. This was pretty major considering that we went during Hurricane Season! We ate way too much food, met a billion characters, took over 200 Photopass pictures, rode basically everything, and even had relaxing pool time almost every single afternoon! While preparing for this vacation, I was diagnosed with a Gluten Allergy on top of my already existing Dairy Sensitivity.
Having been to WDW 15 previous times, the AMAZING FOOD in all of the fabulous Disney restaurants literally is one of main draws for our family vacations year after year. WE LOVE THE FOOD and we LOVE DISNEY DESSERTS! Just thinking about not being able to do a Cupcake Crawl around Magic Kingdom was very devastating and depressing to me. For months prior to our vacation, I scoured the internet for blogs and trip reports with any information about peoples experiences with Disney Dining with a Gluten Allergy. **Just to let you know, my trip report is going to contain a TON of Disney restaurant reviews, information, and suggestions on doing WDW with a GF diet! Trust me when I say it was a FABULOUS experience and I did not suffer for 1 second because I had delicious desserts with every meal!! In case you didn't have time to read my Pre Trip Report, here are the specifics:
Who:
Me... I'm Aimee and this is my husband Kevin! I have been to WDW 16 times, and my husband has been 5 times.
This photo was actually taken 2 weekends ago in Savannah, GA while we were there celebrating our 6 year wedding anniversary. Awwwwww..
My 13 year old son Ethan who is a MAJOR lover of all things Disney. He's in 8th grade and really appreciates the Classic Walt park attractions.
And last but not least, my father Rob who is a regular on most of our WDW vacations.
When did we go? September 3 - 10
Where did we stay? Caribbean Beach Resort
Dining Plan? Of COURSE! We always have the Disney Dining Plan... hence the title for this trip report! We LOVE eating at Walt Disney World! We had 10 Disney Dining Reservations for 7 nights... and I ate Gluten Free the entire time! Be prepared... I will be talking a LOT about food in this report.
Tickets and Parks? We had 6 day park hopper passes and visited all 4 major parks and also Disney Springs.
Transportation... we flew American Airlines and were picked up by the Magical Express.
What to expect in this trip report:
1. Lot of photos!
2. Lots of talking about FOOD and Disney restaurants!
3. Our review of Caribbean Beach Resort... *Sneak Preview*... we did not like it. You'll have to keep reading to find out why!
4. Photos of our Disney merchandise purchases... we LOVE Dis Merch!
5. Tales of our 2nd attempt at Drinking Around The World... did we make it?
6. Our temptation to book the Bounce Back for 2017.
Thank you so much for joining me and reading along! I hope that you find our vacation exciting enough to stick around. If you have any questions about our trip, about restaurant choices, about Caribbean Beach Resort, or even if you just want to say HI, please follow along and leave me a comment!
Updated to add: My husband Kevin has decided to join in the fun! He's been silently stalking / reading this trip report and he thinks it would be fun to contribute with his thoughts and also he wants to post a bunch of our pictures. His posts are going to be in BLUE font. This is going to be super fun!
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I can wait... 
I really like them but I found WOW cookies now (not DF 
) and they're my fave!!
I don't have any food allergies but I love food so I'm in. Can't wait to hear all about your trip.
I stayed at CBR years ago and I really remembered liking it too! This trip... not so much. I think we may have just had a bad experience. It won't stop us from going to WDW though! 
