Things to Contemplate on a Solo Trip
Thanks for the suggestions everyone! I was in
Disneyland 2.5 weeks ago and spent 7 hours one night (with @lesleywake) and then one 15-hour solo day there, park hopping between DCA and DL. I had the best time but it was exhausting. I will take it easier on this trip considering I am at WDW a lot more than DLR. But I know I'm one of those people who likes to be "go Go GO!" at Disney all the time so I would feel out of place of sorts if I'm not doing something productive at Disney, am I just strange? Haha. I think I just have a serious case of FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out). But really this only happens when I'm at Disney!
Here's what I'm contemplating (images are from other websites like Disney Parks Blog and Disney Food Blog)
1) HEA After Fireworks dessert party. I like the idea of having the desserts after, so I can eat at a more leisurely pace. I am thinking of doing this on Sunday June 10. The fireworks are at 9:15pm every day and the park closes at 10 on Sunday, so I won't really be using up nighttime park hours. If I go on Saturday June 9th, the park closes at 11pm, so then I'd feel rushed to finish dessert quickly so I could do more rides. Is it just me being strange again? LOL.
2) Disney Springs - definitely will spend an afternoon, maybe two, here and do some fun shopping! I really want to go to the Disney Style store and to Trend-D and Marketplace Co Op, which are my favorite stores! I want to also have a drink and maybe a snack someplace. I was thinking of trying the frozen wine slushie at either Amorettes or do a wine tasting at Wine Bar George plus an appetizer. Maybe I will have some Poutine as well! The picture above is from the Disney Parks Blog and the Selbach Oster is one of our favorite rieslings!
3) Table Service as a solo diner - this is my first time as a solo diner at Disney. It is not a big deal to me, as I used to dine by myself all the time when I wasn't working a full time job and Steve was so I'd often go out and eat by myself. This is my first solo meal at Disney though! The only place I've booked so far is Mama Melrose and their only available time was on Saturday at 3pm. An odd time to eat, but I'll make it work, haha. I'm looking forward to trying the strip steak with mac and cheese which everyone raves about, and it's the only dish which really appeals to me there. Everything else sounds like a typical Italian neighborhood restaurant which you find everywhere in NYC so to me it's not terribly unique in terms of food, but the steak and mac and cheese sounds like a nice twist on a steak. What other restaurants do you like dining at solo? I think I'll skip the character meals until September otherwise it'll just be selfies of me with heads of characters, haha. Part of me wants to do something nice and fancy like Monsieur Paul - has anyone been for dinner? I went for lunch for one of the Food and Wine events and we sat in a group setting so it was a different format, but the food was amazing!
4) Some snack items I'd like to try. I feel like instead of meals I'll have better luck snacking. I wish there were more savory snacks, there's only so much ice cream I can eat, and i think I'll get my sweet fix from Dole whips. But anyhoo...
Cheshire Cat Tail - MK
Has anyone had one of these? I see them popping up in blogs all the time but I haven't actually heard and honest review of it. I looks so nice and flaky but I tend to be disappointed when I eat things that look flaky and crisp and it turns out either soggy or not as I would have envisioned it. It also looks really big, and I don't want to have 2 bites and hate it.
Sweet Chili Shrimp Baked Mac and Cheese - AK
I've always been curious about this. I'm not sure I'll have a chance to eat this since every time I'm in AK I tend to have Satuli Cantee for a quick service meal, but if I can, I'll see if I can get this as the idea of baked mac n cheese with the sweet chili shrimp seems tasty and unique. I also like how it's a savory snack as I'm definitely more of a salty snack person than sweet.
The Incredibles Pretzel Mask - MK
Part of the Incredibles Summer they are having in Tomorrowland, I think this is the only thing that appeals to me. They also have other things like crepes with fruit and chocolate, but I think I'd prefer a nutella waffle from Sleepy Hollow over that.
5) New Concerts and Shows
Epcot - Looks like Guardians of the Galaxy has a live show featuring a band playing hits from Awesome Mixes 1 and 2. Should be a riot and I hope to catch it either Saturday or Sunday. It opens that weekend for the first time. Should be fun to watch with a drink in hand
In
AK there's that new
Up! A Great Bird Adventure show featuring Russel and Dug and I guess the birds from the show before it. Also at AK there is Donald's Dino Bash so that should be a lot of fun. I think among these things I should be able to keep myself busy
Also has anyone stayed at Saratoga Springs before? I've only been there once, and that was when we went to the DVC tour and ended up purchasing DVC. We did not tour a Saratoga Springs studio though, as all their "models" were of the Poly, and Copper Creek, and Aulani. I don't really know much about it, except that it's really close to Disney Springs!
Here's a picture I found online of the deluxe studio. Excited to stay here for the first time!
Hope everyone had a great long weekend, if you had the day off, that is.