Pre-Trip Sept 1 thru 13 2016

Hello all, Michael and Mario married couple together 21 years married 4
First time at Coronado Springs, cannot wait for this long awaited hotel upgrade first and last time I will stay here, back to Pop for us, horrible maid service and front desk did not really care, had to keep calling for soaps, bed was not made half the time, they knocked a bag of trick or treat candy off the table and did not pick it up, keep knocking the halloween decorations off the window sills, several days without clean towels
All Stars and Pop Century have been great for the past 20 years but once we tried this place for lunch last year we were hooked

Anyone else going to be home the same time as us?

Sept 01 arriving early non park day tradition
Hotel hopping for lunch and dinner with the step sisters at the Grand Floridian fantastic time the girls did not disappoint, funny as always

Sept 02 Magic Kingdom
Cinderella castle breakfast they changed the healthy choice breakfast to a salad, sub par quality, previously was a large tray with separate compartments for each item, now a mixed salad, pass this one up by all means
Chef Mickey Brunch brunch was actually good, not much different then the other meals offered but pretty good
Tickets for the Halloween Party picking up Sorcerer's of the Magic Kingdom Party card

Sept 03 Epcot
Norway princess breakfast great selection of cheeses and buffet items, hot food was just okay
Boardwalk for lobster rolls they no longer make the lobster rolls, big disappointment
Chefs de France dinner fantastic wait staff, some of the best food on property, alot of drama outside, they found a snake hanging out around the fountain
Hunting for Agent P lunchbox and the Doofenslurper drink found my lunch box but they discontinued the drink everywhere

Sept 04 Animal Kingdom
Donald's breakfast a must do every trip, great buffet selection as well as great staff, characters rush through too quickly, they put us in a small room with about 40 japanese tourists who were overly needy in terms of attention, could be why the characters rushed through
Sanaa for lunch big disappointment, better naan bread here in queens, food not so good, requested a window seat but got seated in the middle of the restaurant, main and only reason going was to watch the animals which were not visible from most of the tables
Restaurantosaurus dinner - love the black bean veggie burger love this place and the food is always great, hung out here for about and hour and half during a really bad rain storm
Hunting for the light up Lotus popcorn bucket found them finally after all day searching

Sept 05 Studios
Disney Junior breakfast great character interaction, had them come by several times, food better than other breakfast buffets
Backlot Express lunch cannot go wrong here with the salads and sandwiches
Hollywood Brown Derby dinner great waiter, brought us a free champagne toast for our anniversary, spent alot of time talking with us, food was amazing
Hunting for BB8 and Chewbacca mugs found both at a booth outside the Star Wars stage

Sept 06 Universal uber round trip
Sept 07 Universal uber round trip
Sept 08 Universal uber round trip

Sept 09 Epcot
Chip n Dale breakfast not very good, characters were fantastic, but the food sub par
Boardwalk for lobster rolls again no lobster rolls, discontinued
Cape May dinner buffet seafood buffet, hot and tasty, clean and comfortable place to eat, while waiting in the lobby, Captain Hook paid a surprise visit

Sept 10 Animal Kingdom
Hotel breakfast
Street food in Africa for lunch
Yak and Yeti dinner great wait staff, would recommend for a more quiet place to eat and relax, sat near the windows downstairs and peacefully people watched during our meal

Sept 11 Magic Kingdom
Be Our Guest breakfast skip Gaston's breakfast feast, several people around us left the food uneaten completely, I had it and ate it but regretted it afterwards, wished I would have gotten something else
Harbor house for lunch best counter meals on property, salmon and tuna sandwiches while sitting peacefully upstairs charging phones and batteries
Tickets again for the Halloween party

Sept 12 Studios
Hotel breakfast
Starring rolls lunch great portions and good spot to relax and people watch
Minnie's Halloween dinner best dining experience of our trip, unusual foods and characters in halloween costumes, could not believe how much fun we had here this trip

Sept 13 non park day and heading back home to NYC
 
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jrogue

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Chefs de France dinner
Ooooh I love that dinner :inlove::inlove: missed it this year, will have to go back!

Sounds like you have a nice plan put together :) and NICE! Three days at Universal! Will you be heading to and from there from WDW? Lucky that you get to go to the Halloween party twice! I remember the first time I did it I wished I could buy tickets for a second night.
 

michaelnyc

Active Member
Original Poster
Ooooh I love that dinner :inlove::inlove: missed it this year, will have to go back!

Sounds like you have a nice plan put together :) and NICE! Three days at Universal! Will you be heading to and from there from WDW? Lucky that you get to go to the Halloween party twice! I remember the first time I did it I wished I could buy tickets for a second night.
Planning on using Uber for the three days, went last year for one day and loved it, first time in over 20 years we were unfaithful to Disney
 

jrogue

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Planning on using Uber for the three days, went last year for one day and loved it, first time in over 20 years we were unfaithful to Disney
Haha, well Universal does have a lot to offer! My family usually goes for a day each trip as well :)
 

Ciara

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I have been thinking about upgrading from POP to Coronado... I'm eager to read your thoughts/comparison. And hope you have a GREAT trip, your plans sound awesome!
 

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