there apparently was an urgent need to re-visit the Vineland outlet for more shopping. Apparently DW heard there were some items left on the shelves that we hadn’t already purchased
Thank goodness you went back!!!
Anyway, our relaxing morning began with a hearty breakfast at the Intermission food court.
Wow that all looks good!
I had the Breakfast Burger - Angus burger, American cheese, bacon and egg on a plain bagel
Holy smokes!
It proved to be underwhelming since the burger was dry and bland
Oh, man! That's too bad. It sure sounded good.
I really don’t understand why they can’t figure out how to make a decent burger. I generally don't get them at WDW.
Because they make 'em wrong. At least... I
extremely doubt they do this anywhere but at Beaches & Cream, but there they take a 1/3lb (or whatever) of ground beef shaped in a ball and squish it down with a spatula like utensil. Effectively, squishing the juices out of it and drying it out. Also didn't see them put salt and pepper on it first to get that nice crunch on the outside.
I honestly have no recollection of it. Or I just blocked the experience from my mind.
There, there. It'll be alright.
Thankfully for me, we had a time constraint since we had a 1:00 lunch ADR for Homecomin’.
oooohhhh... good idea. When I go in May with my DD and she wants to shop, I can just say "Time to go! We have an ADR for 1pm!"
Then after we leave, I can say "Whoops! Did I say 1pm? I meant 6pm. My bad."
was really looking forward to this meal since I had read so many good reviews.
It even received the prestigious Drooling Homer Award™ so it must be good.
Has to be!
While we were waiting the waitress to take our order,
Wait, you waited the waitress?
the lady at the table next to us was taking a picture of her food. DW and the girls were amazed by this, the fact that other people actually did that.
Surprise! It's a thing!
It's also illegal in Germany. Has to do with copywriting food presentation.
I think up to this point they thought all my trip reporting was some kind of elaborate dad joke.
Have to admit... that'd be a pretty good one.
I wonder if I can come up with something in May... "No,
everyone moons the characters."... hmmm... maybe not that. I
like being able to stay at Disney.
I wanted to start with a cocktail because it’s always 5:00 on vacation.
I chose the RumShine Punch - strawberry RumShine, blackberry brandy, banana liqueur, pineapple juice and house-made grenadine. It was strong, but I enjoyed it.
I'm not a rum fan, but everything else sounds good.
Tish and Katie both had the chicken and waffles, with Katie substituting mac & cheese for mashed potatoes.
Katie is smart.
Ummm... Chicken and
waffles? I see donuts. Is that what it was, or?...
That mac & cheese was awesome. I would have been happy with just that and my rum cocktail.
Good to know!
The fried chicken was very crispy, but as I was eating, I noticed how salty it was. Now, I generally don’t mind a bit of salt. But this was like it had been left in brine for a full day (and FYI, I know what that tastes like because I’ve made that mistake before). I got halfway through that piece and wondered if it was all like that. I had a bite of a different piece and it wasn’t as salty. I tried Katie’s too (because – spoiler – she couldn’t eat it all) and hers wasn’t as salty. So I don’t know what happened there. Was it a stray piece of chicken that got left in the buttermilk/brine too long? No idea, but it put a bit of a damper on my lunch.
Sorry about the too salty chicken. Odd that there'd be
one piece like that and not more.
Anyway, we rolled ourselves out of the place and had hoped to explore Disney Springs a little. Let me just say WOW this placed has changed so much in 4 years.
I had little concept of where any of the older places were, it all looked so different.
I know! I went there and... "Where is everything? Where am
I?"
Our last few days were being spent at MK (better not to take a car)
correct.
I drove over to the Alamo car care center outside MK, dropped off the car, and took their courtesy shuttle back to ASMu. I’ve done this before and it’s very efficient.
Ah! Thanks for that. Been thinking of doing that for a future trip.
considering the party was in August in sweltering heat, it was the more practical choice. And I’m still calling that a costume.
Of course it is!
In 2010 – on my birthday no less – we attended our first party. This was an amazing experience. The crowds were light (and FYI it was in late October),
Birthday in late October has been scientifically proven to be the best time of the year to have one.
We ended the night doing a triple loop on Big Thunder Mountain (as in we just sat on the train and went around three times).
Whoa!
Well, the second parade was slammed with people – the opposite of what I had often heard.
Really! Haven't been for a bit, but did not see that. Then again, last time, I lined up early for both to get a Headless Horseman photo.
That night was simply a frustration.
Sucks. Sorry about that.
1. We meet a character at MNSSHP. Which one?
Stitch?
2. Spoiler – there is a wait for that character. How long do we wait – 1 hour, 1.5 hours, 2 hours, more than 2 hours?
1.5 hours.
3. We watch the 2nd parade. From where do we watch it?
Frontierland.