The Chit Chat Chit Chat Thread

[StarWarsGirl]

My last Disneyland meal of the trip. A sourdough burger melt (with bacon) and a chocolate malt.
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Oooh, Carnation Cafe. I had that too.

 

[MinnieM123]

Oooh, Carnation Cafe. I had that too.

From the photo she posted, that looks like a pretty place.

 

[MOXOMUMD]

Pretty sure this photo was taken in a nearby town (called Bucerias).
Nice properties infront of the sea.. soft sea and other stuff :O

It's Whitianga, New Zealand.

 

[StarWarsGirl]

From the photo she posted, that looks like a pretty place.

It is. It's on Main Street; if you get outdoor seating, you can watch the people pass by. Not to mention Oscar, who is the oldest CM and has been there for about 50 years, works there and likes to interact with the guests.

 

[Wrangler-Rick]

Hmmm....a red tractor gal huh???

Did @Wrangler-Rick put you up to this?

No! But thanks for remembering that mine's red!

 

[MySmallWorldof4]

Duck pond finished today
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And still as freindly as ever
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Awww... So cute! I love ducks. We used to have a visiting pair of mallard's at our old house. They loved our pool.

 

[ajrwdwgirl]

I hope you have a safe flight home. Your hubs will be so happy to see you!

I will be happy to see him too.

Spoiler

And more importantly? I will be happy to see my Kapono!

 

[ajrwdwgirl]

Oooh, Carnation Cafe. I had that too.

From the photo she posted, that looks like a pretty place.

Yes the Carnation Cafe is fantastic! I haven't had a bad meal there. As starwarsgirl said Oscar is a legend there and he is a sweet man to meet. I think he only works mornings though, I've never seen him at lunch or dinner.

The chicken is also really good there, but I wanted something a little more gooey.

 

[MySmallWorldof4]

Yes the Carnation Cafe is fantastic! I haven't had a bad meal there. As starwarsgirl said Oscar is a legend there and he is a sweet man to meet. I think he only works mornings though, I've never seen him at lunch or dinner.

The chicken is also really good there, but I wanted something a little more gooey.

Are restaurants better in DL or WDW in your opinion?

 

[donaldtoo]

Not me

Who'd a' thunk...? !!!!!

 

[donaldtoo]

The daughter of a friend of mine is going to WDW with her (school) singing group around Easter. Luckily, they won't be in the MK on Easter. I asked her mother where they were going on Easter, and she told me they're going to Disney Springs. She said, "I don't think the Disney Springs Park would be as crowded as Magic Kingdom." I explained to her that it's a shopping/restaurant/movie theater destination--not a park!

 

[donaldtoo]

I don't like them that much.

 

[donaldtoo]

 

[ajrwdwgirl]

Are restaurants better in DL or WDW in your opinion?

They are both good. Wdw might have a slight edge with table service but dl wins on quick.

 

[Gabe1]

Hope everyone had a great Easter. We went to see a show in Hershey Saturday with family. It was kind of vaudevillish. The show is based in Vegas and he was traveling around the country. He had loads of trained animals from birds to cats. The kids loved it. The adults too. DH also spent part of the weekend building a catio for our cats. Only 2 are fond of it right now.
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Only 2 cats are fond of the catio? Begs the question. How many cats are there?

 

[BAChicagoGal]

I was told by my Dr. to take that medicine. I refuse too, it's too risky, besides at 69 what's ever is going to get me, will get me. Our days are numbered.

You think like me. My diet isn't that bad. I don't smoke or drink, so that's a plus. Sure I should lose some weight, but gotta have some enjoyment in life. I actually don't eat that much. My husband eats twice the food I eat at a meal in 1/2 the time it takes me. He's always waiting for me to get full.

 

[donaldtoo]

By us, I think it is just trying to pay the tax bill on all of that property, when you can only be open maybe half the year. And some years, October is pushing it.

Oh yes, definitely has to be a factor in colder climates.
Maybe that's what still helps keep some of them alive these days...it's a niche market now and they're usually the only drive-in game in town, if not in the area.
There is one close to Houston on our drive there. On a trip to Houston back in late Dec. of '15 we drove buy it at dusk with "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" playing, and it was packed. Drove buy it another time before that (can't remember what movie was playin') and it was still pretty packed.

 

[BAChicagoGal]

I just finished watching Dancing With The Stars. It was Disney Night. I think David and Lindsay will be the next to go. David Ross is doing pretty well, I think.

 

[donaldtoo]

And since we are talking about Up, I still haven't made it past the first, what is it, 10 Minutes. It turns me into a big sobbing mess. As a matter of fact the last time I tried to watch it, I decided no more watching things that I know are going to make me cry. Despite many of my peers telling me I have to watch This is Us, I will never watch it. It sounds like all it does is make you cry buckets. No thank you!

Not familiar with This is Us, but, I loved Up when I first saw it at the theater, and still do after the few times I've seen it on TV. I may have gotten a little misty the first time I saw it (I honestly don't remember ), but, to me anyway, it was actually pretty life-affirming...short version, Carl finally learns to move on, as Ellie would have wanted him too do.

 

[donaldtoo]

There have not been too many Disney movies lately(like past 20 something years) that have not made me cry. I remember watching Inside Out and was fine until a sentimental scene and started crying. I was thinking, "Well thanks Disney, you did it again. "

The only Disney movie in the past 20 years I remember gettin' to me pretty good was Remember the Titans.
Beyond that, the one non-Disney movie that always gets to me is Field of Dreams. And, it's only the part at the end when he asks his dad if he wants to have a catch.