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[StarWarsGirl]

Unpopular opinion: Via Napoli's pizza is extremely overpriced for okay pizza

 

[StarWarsGirl]

Just now I couldn’t get my MagicBand to unlock the door. It always takes me a few tries.
Use my phone? No thanks. You still have to hold it against the reader.
A key card? One touch and instant access.
Retro is the way to go!

My MB worked perfectly.

*Hides under rock*

 

[FutureCEO]

So this storm is a big bust for us........2 inches so far maybe. The news reported 8 inches near me though.

 

[ajrwdwgirl]

Ok making wings with my homemade bbq sauce and possibly tacos or quesadillas. And a veggie tray.

We will be air frying wings with homemade flame tree BBQ and I'm making homemade pizza rolls. I don't know what else, we do have a fondue mix in the fridge so maybe that too.

Did you ever get an air fryer? Or am I thinking of someone else that was contemplating getting one.

 

[ajrwdwgirl]

Unpopular opinion: Via Napoli's pizza is extremely overpriced for okay pizza

Via Napoli is okay, I like the pizza at Naples in Downtown Disney better at Disneyland. Its owned by the same company but Naples just seems better. It seems I usually get a surly waiter at Via Napoli and not at Naples so maybe the friendliness makes the Naples one better.

 

[Goofyernmost]

I had a Pyrex pan shatter once and I remember all the glass all over. It was a mess, plus I had a fully cooked lasagna in the pan when it shattered. I had to throw away the lasagna because of all the glass, that was super disappointing. I had to order pizza that night instead. It shattered because I put the hot Pyrex baking dish on a cookie sheet, I didn't have any free counter space so I popped it on the sheet. I heard a long crack then a pop and saw flying glass.

As for the pot roast sandwich, I'm pretty plain normally just mayo (Hellmann's), salt and pepper and maybe a slice of cheese. If I have a good gravy, which is rare because I can't seem to ever make decent gravy I might put a little of that on there.

I had a Pyrex 4 cup measure do that to me once. I think I put it down, accidentally on a stove that was still hot. Glass everywhere and at the time I was barefoot. What a mess.

 

[FutureCEO]

Via Napoli is okay, I like the pizza at Naples in Downtown Disney better at Disneyland. Its owned by the same company but Naples just seems better. It seems I usually get a surly waiter at Via Napoli and not at Naples so maybe the friendliness makes the Naples one better.

Unpopular opinion: Via Napoli's pizza is extremely overpriced for okay pizza

But sexy Italians

 

[93boomer]

We will be air frying wings with homemade flame tree BBQ and I'm making homemade pizza rolls. I don't know what else, we do have a fondue mix in the fridge so maybe that too.

Did you ever get an air fryer? Or am I thinking of someone else that was contemplating getting one.

Sounds yummy!!
No, not yet. We keep going back and forth if we really need one.

 

[StarWarsGirl]

Via Napoli is okay, I like the pizza at Naples in Downtown Disney better at Disneyland. Its owned by the same company but Naples just seems better. It seems I usually get a surly waiter at Via Napoli and not at Naples so maybe the friendliness makes the Naples one better.

Well, right now they have Americans working at Via Napoli, which I think helps. Definitely felt rushed tonight.

I usually order their lasagna, but they currently don't have it, and I wasn't hungry enough for a full entree, so I agreed to share. But B and I were late, so my parents had already ordered, and they got pepperoni, which is a problem for my stomach because pepperoni is pork and it upsets my stomach. Plus part of the crust was charred. So I had once slice and picked the pepporoni off, and a glass of sangria.

Then I went to Norway and got a Troll Horn to go, which I'm going to eat in a bit, and I got Tostadas de Pollo from Mexico, which were really good (and also chicken). Fyi, that would be a good small plate for two people; it was perfect for me since I'm not eating as much as usual.

 

[StarWarsGirl]

But sexy Italians

None of those! Americans for the most part.

 

[StarWarsGirl]

The Front Desk has plastic “key” cards like there used to be before the introduction of Magic Bands.
Everything old is “new” again.

Or if your phone doesn't work and you're too lazy to call guest services.

 

[StarWarsGirl]

Just now I couldn’t get my MagicBand to unlock the door. It always takes me a few tries.
Use my phone? No thanks. You still have to hold it against the reader.
A key card? One touch and instant access.
Retro is the way to go!

I have become so lazy. I have Google Pay on my phone. It's a chore to pull out my wallet anymore. I like tapping my phone to pay. When it's not accepted, it's such an inconvenience. What? You mean I must take a wallet out with a card? Ugh.

 

[StarWarsGirl]

Apparently my work had 55+ callouts today because of the snow storm and well, that's what happens when you work someplace that sells milk and TP

FTFY

 

[ajrwdwgirl]

Sounds yummy!!
No, not yet. We keep going back and forth if we really need one.

You need one. I was resistant and hubs wanted one (even though he only cooks 5% of the time). Now I use it multiple times a week.

 

[StarWarsGirl]

Way to go !!!! Let's all storm Customer Relations and demand they reinstate the clock radios in each room, too.

I don't miss the clock. Now there's an extra outlet available. I have a clock at home, but since I wear my Fitbit to bed, I usually look at it for the time.

*Runs and hides*

 

[StarWarsGirl]

Ok so y’all know I’ve been to WDW 8,000 times yet I saw something today that I NEVER noticed before.

Probably because I never sat in the front row of MuppetVision 3D.

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Woody: “That’s both cute and creepy.”

How were the crowds at DHS? Both AK and Epcot were basically empty.

 

[Tuvalu]

How were the crowds at DHS? Both AK and Epcot were basically empty.

Very crowded today. We waited an hour for MMRR. Couldn’t get a BG at 7am or 1 pm.

MK yesterday was very light. The difference in the two parks was remarkable.

 

[donaldtoo]

Well, to be fair, Bisetti's is slightly more expensive than Olive Garden, but it's totally worth that little bit extra. One Summer, I had gotten word that my dad was delclining, and he wanted me to come help him get his affairs in better order, meet his lawyer, etc. I went for the first couple of weeks by myself and then my husband joined me for one week and we left the kids with my inlaws. We didn't rent a car, so we were at the mercy of friends and family to drive us places. We went back home on my brother's birthday and he drove us to the airport and we told him we'd celebrate his birthday on the way and asked him where he'd like to eat. My brother is a BIG boy and when it comes to food, he's all about the quantity rather than the quality. We had made a few suggestions, one of them being Bisetti's....he'd never been there. Instead, he chose this massive "Italian" buffet, kind of like Golden Corral, but much larger, and only "Italian" food. He said it was SO good and they had such variety, there was something for everyone! I will not ever be eating there again. The pizza was like eating wall paper paste....no flavor and just a chewy, dry texture. Everything was mass-produced cafeteria food. It was terrible. He LOVED it, and I guess that's what matters, since it was his birthday. But Olive Garden is several steps up from that and Bisetti's might as well be on a different planet!

Sounds kinda’ like a Cicis buffet...their pizza is just like pizza-flavored bread. The “pizza-flavored” bread from my two elementary schools in No Cal was better...!!!!! We’ve only been there twice...once when we helped some neighbors (they moved away at least 15+ years ago) out with some stuff and they treated us. Went back about a year later on a whim just to see if things had changed...nope, still not even as good as my elementary school cafeteria “pizza”...at least they were consistent...!!!!!!!
And yes, Maggiano’s is definitely a step up from Olive Garden, and Reale’s is just sooooooo darn good beyond Maggiano’s, and even though it’s a little more expensive, as well, it’s definitely worth it...!!!!!!!!

 

[StarWarsGirl]

Very crowded today. We waited an hour for MMRR. Couldn’t get a BG at 7am or 1 pm.

MK yesterday was very light. The difference in the two parks was remarkable.

Yesterday DHS was not as bad. We got a boarding group at 7 am and MMRR was 40 minutes midday. We waited 20 minutes end of the day. I suppose that's where everyone was today because we walked onto Frozen after dinner and FoP was 20 minutes.

 

[Gabe1]