Trip Report JenniferS was live! 9/6/17 - 9/16/17

This will be my fourth live trip report in a year, and after NYC last week, I thought Hubby had reached his limit, but he says, "No, go ahead, do a live trip report. It lets me control the tv while you talk to your friends." (As we meet more of my WDWDisney friends, he uses finger quotes around "friends" less and less.)

So, here we go, another live trip report. I really don't have the will to do a post trip report, so it's "live" or nothing. Once I'm out of the bubble, I'm out.

Introductions.
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That would be me, Jennifer, on the left. Big Disney fan, big Blue Jays fan, big Hubby fan. Ace, in the middle - although he will always be BJ Birdie to me. Hubby, Mike, on the right. Although Mike is the one who first introduced me to Disney in 1991, it's not really his thing. He goes with me most years to make me happy. And also for the food.

As with our past three trips, we will be spending 11 days, 10 nights at Coronado Springs Resort. We booked a BounceBack offer before checking out last year, before knowing how much construction would be going on. Oh well, it is what it is. And what it is, is my favourite resort in my Happy Place; so it's all good.

We have a Preferred King room booked, which means Casitas 1, 2, or 3. Nonetheless, I think I will be sending in a room preference fax tomorrow asking for a refurbed King room in either 7A or 8A. I'll be happy either way. I am ridiculously easy to please whilst in WDW.

Yes, I am one of those Free Dining parasites. By booking the BB offer last year, we are actually getting the full DDP for free, instead of having to upgrade from QDP. I put great thought and effort into our ADR's. Mike is a big guy and eats a lot. The heat and humidity really kills my appetite, so Mike eats at least half of my meals too. (I've recently packed on 20 pounds, so that may be a good thing.)

Next up, our somewhat loosey goosey itinerary.
 
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JenniferS

JenniferS

When you're the leader, you don't have to follow.
Original Poster
NYwdwfan said:
Good luck to you guys - keep us posted if you can.
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PUSH said:
But in all seriousness, stay safe you two! Assuming wifi and power stays on, you can always kill time by keeping us posted. But stay safe! And good luck.
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Thanks guys. I'm sure we'll be fine.

Wifi and hydro would be good though.
 
ajrwdwgirl

ajrwdwgirl

Premium Member
JenniferS said:
Battening down the hatches:

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4:37, in the car, headed back to the resort. Another pretty gorgeous day. We have dodged the weather for three days straight, but our luck is due to run out. Mike was willing to do NRJ again, but the posted wait was 50 minutes. My back is shot (I'm sure it's related to my hip), so I said no.

Mike insists that y'all know - he was willing, I declined. :rolleyes:

Off FoP and in the gift shop by 4:19, so even with technical difficulties - still less than 90 minutes.
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Thanks for posting the prep pictures. It took my husband a minute to recognize the magic band scanners. Stay safe you two!
 
JenniferS

JenniferS

When you're the leader, you don't have to follow.
Original Poster
NYwdwfan said:
Hey @JenniferS - how was n'Ohana? Curious what the food substitutions were with the drop in price.
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N'Ohana?! :hilarious::hilarious: I've been calling it 'Ohana Light, but n'Ohana is brilliant!

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Salad was more or less the same, except you had to
assemble it. Bread was also the same, but it was already cut into quarters.
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Noodles were the same. No potstickers :( or chicken wings.
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It was bedlam in there. People were allowing their children to run amok, so I didn't even attempt to take buffet pics. At one point, a CM was going table to table to see if the 1 1/2 (maybe 2) year old she had in tow belonged to them. That was not the only toddler that had been turned loose.

I did not go to the carving station, but that is where Mike got the turkey and beef pictured here.
I swear, if he ate one shrimp, he ate fifty!
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Dessert was not the bread pudding. That was disappointing, but unlike other boorish guests tonight, I did not complain to all and sundry and demand to see a manager.

Oh look, I found some things to eat just fine. :rolleyes:
The cake on the left was wonderful! Rice Krispie squares are always good, and the S'mores cups' guts were really good - I just don't like crust.
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Really lousy shots from the dessert table.
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Our server's name was Peter, and he normally works at the luau. Like everyone else tonight, he was absolutely doing his best. There was the weirdest vibe tonight. I'm sure it was pent up trepidation about what is to come, but seriously people, more than half of you tonight were badly behaved. Eat, and be thankful that there is food to eat and people to serve you.

I'm kind of ticked, can you tell?!?

Mike, again ate too much. So much in fact, that for the first time in four days, he actually slowed down over the speed bump in the parking lot. Usually he says - screw it, it's a rental. Today, not so much.
 
fractal

fractal

Well-Known Member
JenniferS said:
N'Ohana?! :hilarious::hilarious: I've been calling it 'Ohana Light, but n'Ohana is brilliant!

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Salad was more or less the same, except you had to
assemble it. Bread was also the same, but it was already cut into quarters.
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Noodles were the same. No potstickers :( or chicken wings.
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It was bedlam in there. People were allowing their children to run amok, so I didn't even attempt to take buffet pics. At one point, a CM was going table to table to see if the 1 1/2 (maybe 2) year old she had in tow belonged to them. That was not the only toddler that had been turned loose.

I did not go to the carving station, but that is where Mike got the turkey and beef pictured here.
I swear, if he ate one shrimp, he ate fifty!
View attachment 228130

Dessert was not the bread pudding. That was disappointing, but unlike other boorish guests tonight, I did not complain to all and sundry and demand to see a manager.

Oh look, I found some things to eat just fine. :rolleyes:
The cake on the left was wonderful! Rice Krispie squares are always good, and the S'mores cups' guts were really good - I just don't like crust.
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Really lousy shots from the dessert table.
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Our server's name was Peter, and he normally works at the luau. Like everyone else tonight, he was absolutely doing his best. There was the weirdest vibe tonight. I'm sure it was pent up trepidation about what is to come, but seriously people, more than half of you tonight were badly behaved. Eat, and be thankful that there is food to eat and people to serve you.

I'm kind of ticked, can you tell?!?

Mike, again ate too much. So much in fact, that for the first time in four days, he actually slowed down over the speed bump in the parking lot. Usually he says - screw it, it's a rental. Today, not so much.
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"Eat, and be thankful that there is food to eat and people to serve you"


and at $20 a pop! Sometimes people just really suck.
 

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