Trip Report **COMPLETED** Snack and Back: Our Halloween Trip

Hello everyone!
I am back again from the World and I took a few more photos than last time well knowing I would actually write a TR

Who?
Back to just my Mom (Mary) and I (Megan)

Where?
Back at the Contemporary. We were originally staying at BLT (not on points) but when the pass holder discount came out it was cheaper to stay theme park view at the Contemporary. No lie. It was nuts.

When?
October 3-6, 2019

Why?
We planned this trip well before our other trips with the idea of it being our Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party trip

The Title?
If you followed me on Instagram you may know otherwise you will find out at the end

October 3, 2019
We got up at 3:30 am
We stayed at a hotel across the street from the airport so we saved ourselves some time aka more sleep

We took a shuttle over to the airport and made it just around the time the Southwest Counter opened.
We made it through check in and security in less than 10 minutes.
Then we grabbed some bagels for a quick breakfast.

After our breakfast we headed to our gate

For once we boarded our plane on time and left on time

Our flight went by very fast. I think it was 2 hours and 10 minutes and soon enough we were at MCO!
Fonorail time! We were standing so super awkward photos

New airport picture?

Next up: more travel

 

[Doc Disney]

Following!

Thanks for following !

Woo hoo! You had me at snacks!

I do love snacks

 

[Doc Disney]

I'm here for the snacks...I mean TR!

And ...also for the snacks

That mans face on the fonorail... if looks could kill!

eta: I'm in!

LOL I never saw his face until you pointed it out

 

[Doc Disney]

Y'all are rocking those mouse ears! Here for the fun!

We had them on for approximately one minute

Lol as I scrolled through your first post, I thought “She has to be from Buffalo. That’s our airport, right?!” Kinda weird that I recognized the airport Anyway, looking forward to the rest of your TR!

Woohoo! Another Buffalonian

 

[Doc Disney]

Sorry for the delay - my sister had surgery so I was away with my Mom to help her and Max out
Day 1 continued
After Spaceship Earth we headed toward Food and Wine. We never seem to actually make it around the festival so I figured with our later arrival this day we could essentially start right there and spend our afternoon until our room was ready.
Our first stop was Flavors from Fire
We shared the The Steakhouse Blended Burger: Blended Beef and Mushroom Slider with Brie Cheese Fondue, Arugula, and a Truffle and Blue Cheese Potato Chip on a Brioche Bun

It was pretty yummy!!!
Then we headed to our old favorite - Active Eats. The festival food we eat every time we go: Loaded Macaroni & Cheese with Pepper Bacon, Cheddar and Leeks

It was so yummy !!!
Next up was the chocolate studio.
We got the Liquid Nitro Chocolate-Almond Truffle with Warm Whiskey-Caramel

And the Pumpkin Spice Chai Tea Frozen Cocktail with Caramel Vodka

I would love to have some of that chai tea right now Both things were delicious !
I should mention that it was super hot at this point. In any other circumstance we would have turned around and gone home but we didn't have a room to go to
So...we moved on to the Wine and Dine Studio for another old favorite of mine
Trio of Artisan Cheese

We were walking along towards France when we remembered that Pooh was back in the UK and he had a short wait so we hopped in line.

Then another PP picture on the way to France

Next up: more Epcot

 

[Swissmiss]

I just saw someone on IG who was there and their Halloween decorations looked so cute !

I have to admit, I’m really torn about it - I love their Halloween decorations, but it is a 4 hour train ride or a 5.5 hour drive. And my daughter would rather go to the last day of her horseback riding (day) camp, which means I would need to try and figure out which of her friends might have stayed in town for the school holidays, which is not likely to be many...

 

[Doc Disney]

Day 1 continued
In France we stopped for a Grand Marnier Slushie

I sent this picture to work and they were laughing at the guy behind me who looks like he is also drinking this drink

Since we had this nice table in France I had my Mom stay there while I grabbed our next festival items
Pão de Queijo: Brazilian Cheese Bread (from Brazil obviously)

I tried to like this but I really didn't. It just doesn't have a ton of flavor.
Also we got the Belgian Waffle with Berry Compote and Whipped Cream (from Belgium obviously). My Mom really like it. I'm not a big waffle person so I only had a bite.

We ended up making a dining reservation for later in the evening while sitting there so we figured we should try only one more booth and save room for later.
We landed on Italy and tried the Ravioli Carbonara: Parmesan and Pecorino Ravioli, Egg Yolk, Cream, and Bacon

It was just OK....we agreed it was our least favorite thing that we tried.
Anyway...our room was surprisingly already ready so we headed to our last FP before heading out.
Frozen!

And one more PP picture on the way out

Next up: back to the hotel

 

[Doc Disney]

I have to admit, I’m really torn about it - I love their Halloween decorations, but it is a 4 hour train ride or a 5.5 hour drive. And my daughter would rather go to the last day of her horseback riding (day) camp, which means I would need to try and figure out which of her friends might have stayed in town for the school holidays, which is not likely to be many...

Aww well there is always next year right?

 

[susan lees]

Looking forward to hearing all about your trip

 

[Doc Disney]

Day 1 continued
Two monorails later we were back at the Contemporary

The weird thing about our room was that the beds faced the opposite than normal. This meant we couldn't see the MK from our beds which is totally first world problems but a bit of a bummer.
Anyway...we were still super hot so we headed down to the pool.

We jumped back and forth between the regular and the quiet pool. The quiet pool has the best views of the water

After our pool time we decided to walk to the MK. What's a first day without a MK trip?
We did not have a ton of time because the park was closing early for MNSSHP, but we knew we could make the most of it. We had about an hour
We stopped first for a PP picture

Oh hey Max

The crowd levels were very low this day so I wasn't super surprised when I was able to pick up a Space Mountain FP

Next up: more MK

 

[Doc Disney]

Looking forward to hearing all about your trip

Thanks

 

[Doc Disney]

Day 1 continued
Next up we headed to the Peoplemover

I was able to pick up a FP for the teacups so we squeaked in there just before 6.

After our ride we walked through the Emporium and headed back to the Contemporary

Next up: more randomness

 

[Doc Disney]

Day 1 continued
I love that the Contemporary surprises everyone with this plate of chocolates. It's so cute!

We got dressed for dinner and took some photos on our balcony

Thankfully we did not have far to go for dinner. We were headed to California Grill! Again - low crowds. I picked up a 7:00 dinner reservation at like 1 pm
We headed to to check in and the line for the elevator was insane! There was a party of 20 or so waiting to go up and the elevator was moving slow. So, we took some photos with pirates while we waited.

Our table was ready well before we could make it up the elevator but the check in desk assured us they were aware. Apparently they were having trouble with the elevator for several days.

Next up: more CG

 

[Doc Disney]

Day 1 continued

Dinner Views

We were pretty exhausted by this point since we had been up since 3:30 am. We debated about getting a cocktail since we were so sleepy but couldn't pass up a blueberry lemon drop martini

I swear I took pictures of the bread and our appetizer (Sonoma Goat Cheese Ravioli) but apparently I didn't so here are some old photos...

For entrees I got the Oak Fired Filet of Beef with Aged Gouda Macaroni and Cheese, Grilled Sweet Onions, Sautéed Ice Spinach, Steak Sauce

Next up: more CG

 

[Doc Disney]

Day 1 continued
Yum....it was super delicious. The Mac and cheese side did not disappoint either

My Mom got the pepperoni pizza

Yum! Everything was great! And I am pleased to announce no CG stomachache the next day like we sometimes get
After dinner we headed downstairs to see if we could see our balcony lights - if you look closely they are there!

Then some balcony views before an early bed.

Next up: Day 2

 

[Rista1313]

My favorite! It does look like you are sharing lol

Really? This was one of my favorite things! Goes to show you everyone has different tastes

 

[Oh bother!]

Just catching up I last few days, great trip report as always.... I’m now craving mac and cheese though!

 

[Doc Disney]

My favorite! It does look like you are sharing lol


Really? This was one of my favorite things! Goes to show you everyone has different tastes

Are you referring to the ravioli ? If so I think it was the bacon that got to me

Just catching up I last few days, great trip report as always.... I’m now craving mac and cheese though!

Thank you! I know I want some Mac and cheese too

 

[Doc Disney]

Day 2 October 4, 2019
We got up around 6:40 am. Partly because we went to bed early and also partly because I needed to make some FPs for our December trip We have a split stay in December so I was only able to make some of them. Also, my sister forgot she needed to buy Max a ticket or renew his AP so that held up some of my morning .
We were talking about what to do and I ended up finding a last minute Plaza reservation for breakfast in 25 minutes so we took it. The perk of being able to walk to the MK is knowing you can make something in 25 minutes

Our reservation was actually at 8 am and the Plaza did not open until 8 am so we waited around until they opened

A light for you....

We pretty much had the whole place to ourselves.

Next up: more Plaza

 

[Rista1313]

Are you referring to the ravioli ? If so I think it was the bacon that got to me

Sharing referred to the Gran Marnier drink, and my liking referred to the ravioli.

Bacon? One gets tired of bacon?

 

[Doc Disney]

Day 2 continued

Food wise my Mom ordered the Mickey waffles (it comes with bacon, sausage, banana pastry and fruit)

And I ordered an omelet with bacon and cheese with breakfast potatoes and a biscuit

Yum! Everything was great!
After this we decided to see what the wait time looked like for 7DMT. The crowd levels were pretty low and even though the park opened at 7 (EMH until 8) the wait time was only listed as 35 minutes so we hopped in line.

In the end we waited less than 30 minutes !
Woohoo!

I actually thought we were going to miss our Space Mountain FP but we ended up making it just at the end of our 15 minute grace window!
Ride number 2 (this trip)

After Space Mountain we stopped for a PP picture at our favorite spot.

Next up: more MK