Trip Report **COMPLETED** - Should we go, or should we postpone? We made it to WDW!

Hello everyone!!

It has been awhile since I have posted a thread. In fact, the last one I posted was one year ago and it was a pre-trip report for our first Disney cruise that would later be cancelled. We began planning for this trip, not knowing what the future would hold. I have to say, that the months leading up to this trip, I began wondering if it was meant to be. A few months ago, my husband and I both came down with the dreaded virus. It took us a full two weeks to really get over it. I was worried about our son, but he never showed any signs, but of course had to quarantine with us. Then a couple weeks later, they had a break out of the stomach virus at his school. He recovered, then after 3 days back in school, he caught it again! I went back and forth with cancelling because I didn't want him to miss anymore school, but he worked really hard to catch up and his teachers have been very supportive. With that being said, we were all healthy again, so off to WDW we went!! I'm happy to share our trip with you all and hope that you all enjoy. We had a fantastic time!

Dates: Friday, April 23rd - Saturday, May 1st
Where: Disney's Yacht Club Resort
Who: Me (Heather), my DH (Josh) and my DS (Cam)

 

[Drinker Bell]

@joshsprincess921 You will not be disappointed in Trattoria al Forno for dinner. The pizzas are great an they even have a cheese one for kids. They also have other fantastic Italian meal options other than pizza as well. The desserts are great too as is the salad.

 

[joshsprincess921]

We eventually went back up to the room and got ready for dinner before walking over to Boardwalk. Once again, we were seated quickly. We were in an entirely different area of the restaurant than where we had breakfast, so that was nice.

Our server brought out warm bread with an olive oil and olive tapenade. Sooo good and I didn't get a picture. So far things were looking promising.

For our entrees, I got a pizza with a side of olives (because apparently I really love olives).

Cam got the kid's pizza.

Josh got the chicken parm with the shrimp scampi side.

The olives and shrimp scampi were very good, but the entrees were just ok for us. Josh thought his was really bland, but that could be that we are from Louisiana and are used to lots of spice. Lots of food taste bland to us when we travel. Unfortunately, the service was subpar. Our server took our order and that was the last time he stopped by our table (another person from the kitchen delivered our food). It wasn't until we flagged him down as he was zooming by, that we were able to ask him for a refill on our drinks. Eventually, he brought us a carafe of water and that was it until he brought the bill. Cam was sure to remind him that he was supposed to get gelato with his meal. I hate complaining, but we definitely had a better experience with breakfast than with dinner and I get that things get busy, but he was tending to the other tables in the room and it was almost as if he forgot about us sitting over in the corner. Regardless, we still had a nice time at dinner. While Cam enjoyed his gelato, we through around the idea of walking to EPCOT, but we were tired.

We enjoyed our walk back to the resort before calling it a night.

 

[joshsprincess921]

What a lovely vacation you and your family look like you are having. Trattoria al Forno is one of my favorite places to eat although I have never ate there for breakfast the dinners are wonderful. It looks like your days at both Epcot and the Magic Kingdom have been fantastic and the weather has been beautiful. It also looks like you and your family have been able to experience quite a lot. Looking forward to more adventures.

Thanks for following! We did have a fantastic time.

 

[joshsprincess921]

The Plaza is great and the portions are huge. Don't know if you got the milkshakes, but they are wonderful as well. Also see you made a visit to The Orange Bird.

We thought about the milkshakes, but had other desserts on the brain, so had to save room!

 

[joshsprincess921]

@joshsprincess921 You will not be disappointed in Trattoria al Forno for dinner. The pizzas are great an they even have a cheese one for kids. They also have other fantastic Italian meal options other than pizza as well. The desserts are great too as is the salad.

I don't know if I'd rule out trying dinner again, but we really like our breakfast there better than we did dinner.

 

[Drinker Bell]

I don't know if I'd rule out trying dinner again, but we really like our breakfast there better than we did dinner.

I have never had the breakfast there, but from the photos you posted it looked great. The experience I had with dinner there our waiter was fantastic. I suppose it is just who you get and maybe even how busy it is at the time. I also like spice , but I am not from the Louisiana south so it is not like that. I am from New York City and I actually thought the Lasagna was really good. The dessert that I got was Tiramisu which I love and it was really tasty.

 

[Drinker Bell]

We thought about the milkshakes, but had other desserts on the brain, so had to save room!

The Milkshakes are pretty much a meal in themselves. They are very filling.

 

[lostpro9het]

I know how @lostpro9het raves about Il Mulino at the Swan and Dolphin and saw they had an reservation open. I grabbed it, but then cancelled because I worried that we would be under dressed.

If there is one thing Disney has taught us about the dress code:

 

[joshsprincess921]

I have never had the breakfast there, but from the photos you posted it looked great. The experience I had with dinner there our waiter was fantastic. I suppose it is just who you get and maybe even how busy it is at the time. I also like spice , but I am not from the Louisiana south so it is not like that. I am from New York City and I actually thought the Lasagna was really good. The dessert that I got was Tiramisu which I love and it was really tasty.

I actually almost got the lasagna. You should give breakfast a try. I think you'd like it.

 

[joshsprincess921]

If there is one thing Disney has taught us about the dress code:

I know, I know. I wish I had stuck with it.

 

[maxntina]

Such a great vacation with yummy food and great rides!
Your family is lovely!

 

[Drinker Bell]

I actually almost got the lasagna. You should give breakfast a try. I think you'd like it.

I will definitely do that the next time we go.

 

[joshsprincess921]

Such a great vacation with yummy food and great rides!
Your family is lovely!

Thank you so much!

 

[joshsprincess921]

Friday, April 30th

It was our last full day and last park day and also my last day to have a chance at Rise of the Resistance. I set my alarm and woke Josh for his assistance. He pulled up the World Clock on his phone and we counted down to the second and DID NOT get a boarding group. We'd have one more chance at 1:00pm. I got ready and ordered some breakfast from Ale and Compass.

Cam spent some time on the balcony playing his Switch.

We picked up our breakfast and joined him.

Once we were ready, we took the walking path to Hollywood Studios. We rope dropped Slinky Dog! I knew Cam was going to love it.

My Mom told Cam to send her a picture of him on Slinky. Only one problem here, you can't really see Cam because Josh was having so much fun.

We went to Midway Mania next.

Cam was mad that he lost, so I pointed out that his accuracy was better than mine and that made him happy.

Then finished up the Toy Story Land rides with a couple spins on Aliens!

 

[joshsprincess921]

Josh didn't want anything from Ale and Compass so he was starting to get hungry. We put in an order from Woody's Lunchbox and didn't wait very long before it was ready.

Josh had the Totchos which he absolutely loved and Cam and I split the pop tart. It was devine!

It was 9:30 and we had done everything there was to do in Toy Story Land with no wait at all. By the time we were leaving, the line for Midway Mania stretched out way past the entrance to Toy Story Land.

What should we do after eating? Ride Tower of Terror of course! No worries because this was the longest line we waited in the entire week. We waited a full hour. This is one of Josh's favorites and Cam had the courage to go on so we said, why not.

Cam didn't cry or anything, but when it was over he said never again! LOL!

Stopped to take some PP on Sunset.

Rockin' Roller Coaster was up to an hour wait as well and we wouldn't have had time to do it before lunch plus Cam hadn't gotten brave enough for that was yet, so we meandered on. We stopped to watch the little Mickey cartoon. I thought the chairs were cute.

 

[joshsprincess921]

We walked around the corner and checked in for lunch at Sci-Fi.

Cam said at one point that the movies were inappropriate for him. He said this is horror movies. That he saw someone getting killed and another person with razor teeth. Just as he said that, Tom and Jerry came on and he got happy about that.

Cam was really into finding Hidden Mickeys and was so proud of finding this one on the car.

I ordered the seasonal burger which had pimento cheese, fried green tomato and bacon. I loved it! Josh got the regular cheeseburger with a milk shake and of course, Cam got the kid's cheeseburger. We all really enjoyed our meal and the A/C felt so good!

 

[Drinker Bell]

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We walked around the corner and checked in for lunch at Sci-Fi.
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Cam said at one point that the movies were inappropriate for him. He said this is horror movies. That he saw someone getting killed and another person with razor teeth. Just as he said that, Tom and Jerry came on and he got happy about that.
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Cam was really into finding Hidden Mickeys and was so proud of finding this one on the car.
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I ordered the seasonal burger which had pimento cheese, fried green tomato and bacon. I loved it! Josh got the regular cheeseburger with a milk shake and of course, Cam got the kid's cheeseburger. We all really enjoyed our meal and the A/C felt so good!
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Not to say I didn't like the atmosphere of the Sci Fi restaurant , but your family seems to be having the opposite reactions to dining then I did when I was there. I did not like the Sci Fi meal. I ordered the Buffalo Chicken Salad and it really wasn't that great in my opinion. I also had ate at the 50's Prime Time and enjoyed the much better(both atmosphere and the food. What you ordered however looked really good.

 

[joshsprincess921]

Not to say I didn't like the atmosphere of the Sci Fi restaurant , but your family seems to be having the opposite reactions to dining then I did when I was there. I did not like the Sci Fi meal. I ordered the Buffalo Chicken Salad and it really wasn't that great in my opinion. I also had ate at the 50's Prime Time and enjoyed the much better(both atmosphere and the food. What you ordered however looked really good.

Both times that I've dined there I got a burger, so I can't vouch for anything else on the menu. That seasonal burger was really good. I do want to try 50's next time. That's the only TS in HS that I haven't tried yet.

 

[joshsprincess921]

I kept an eye on the time because 1:00pm was quickly approaching. We finished up and set off to find a quiet place to hang out and try to grab a boarding group when it was time. Someone on YouTube said to get away from lots of people so I was willing to try anything at this point. We went down the alley way next to the Muppets. There was another guy at the table next to us waiting to do the same thing and two other family's down the alley as well. I gave Josh my phone and he pulled up the World Clock on his. It was time!

We cheered!

Then I felt bad because the guy next to us didn't get in. But I was so happy! Now I could walk into Galaxy's Edge with a little more pep in my step! YAY!

I was blown away! It is truly spectacular! I was just soaking it all in. Can you tell what side Cam is on?

My brother thought he was upset, but he said he's a storm trooper.

 

[joshsprincess921]

Before long, Cam's appointment at the Droid Depot was up. They were only letting on parent in per child, so I opted to sit out. I told Josh to take pictures and I was going to go hang out. I picked up a blue milk and found me a cool corner.

Found me a corner and hung out with this guy a bit.

I got a text from Josh with a package that you can get that includes a personality chip for your droid and a carrier bag. You can also just build the droid without the personality chip and they give you a box with handles that your droid fits in.

This was the only picture he took of the process LOL

And the finished product!

They both said they loved making it together and that the cast member was super helpful and friendly. Once with had droid in tote, we headed to Smugglers Run. We waited about 30 minutes. Josh and I were pilots and Cam was a gunner. Let's just say, it was fun, but I'm glad I had stuff to do to keep me occupied because I was feeling it. It was a fun ride for sure and I was excited that I got to take us to light speed. Just glad it wasn't any longer than it is.

Still had some time before our boarding group was up so we went to visit the Muppets.

It's been a long time since I've seen it and we enjoyed it. Cam's been watching the Muppets since we've been back. We also went and rode Mickey and Minnie's again. While in line we got the text saying our boarding group for Rise had been called. We rode and went back to Galaxy's Edge.