Trip Report We are GROOT!

Hello friends! Well it has finally arrived and the five of us are packed up and headed to Disney World for a mega trip. We are on the road now and stopping in Columbia, South Carolina for the night. (Max we also have 2 Toyotas)We left a little later than we wanted to because our 2 cats, sensing our departure, escaped outside.

The cast is the same as usual, my crazy Disney family, my husband, Den, my oldest son Hunter, 18, middle child Camden, 11, Brinley, 7 and me, Deighton! Hunter graduated from highschool on June 2 and is doing a year at community College to get his prerequisites out of the way. Our extended trip is his graduation present. (His choice! Who am I to say no.) Plenty of details to come! Happy Thursday everyone! Woohoo!!

 

[littleroo]

We headed over to Star Wars land thinking we were going to ride Smugglers Run but decided against it because the wait time was 75. We will wait for the boys.

So off to the Muppets we went!

 

[littleroo]

Next up MMRR! Posted time 70 minutes. Don't buy it!

 

[littleroo]

40 minutes max. So much fun!

 

[littleroo]

Well the boys met up with us because they wanted fed, of course!! Today, everyone is going to be all over the place because the three guys are doing Hollywood Studios extended hours from 10 to 1 am tonight.

 

[littleroo]

We just completed another fantastic meal at Brown Derby. A rating for sure! We had a tomato and mozzarella salad as an appetizer but it came out with our food...

C and B had fries, chicken tenders and mac n cheese. Hunter had chicken dumplings

Den had lamb shank

I had the pork chop. It was so good that I picked it up and finished eating it with my hands. This freaked out the kids and embarrassed them pretty bad. Cam exclaimed, "where is my mother"?
The kids got dessert and they are so happy!

Oh Brin and the giant grape!

 

[amjt660]

40 minutes max.

Thanks for telling me @littleroo !!



Max

 

[littleroo]

Thanks for telling me @littleroo !!



Max

Again, there is something wrong with you!

 

[littleroo]

When we left Brown Derby, Donald and Daisy Duck were watering and fertilizing the flowers.

Then we jumped on a boat back to Boardwalk. Perfect timing!

Let me back track a second, Brin and I went to the bathroom when we were leaving Brown Derby and she was amazed by the phones! (I am old)!

There was this cool picture hanging in the bathroom. My picture taking ability doesn't do it justice but check it out next time you are in the Brown Derby bathroom

 

[littleroo]

Everyone is still sleeping so just me and mini me are heading back to HS. The rest will join us for a 715 reservation at Mama Melrose.

 

[littleroo]

Cam's only mission! 5 minute wait. Nope 15 minutes. Fine by me! I will take all the air conditioning I can get!

 

[littleroo]

The only child wanted a charcuterie board and a pretzel. Awe shucks!

The hefe is yummo!

When Cam smiles with his teeth it means that he is really happy!

 

[donaldtoo]

Not to interrupt @littleroo's report, but I was just looking at a weekly rental in Austin for a concert. It's the Wednesday after Austin City Limits is over, so I thought hotels and rentals would come down in price - am I missing something because they haven't? Thanks in advance for any tips!

See my PM.

 

[donaldtoo]

Good Morning! It is going to be another hot one! And that is where I left off nap time. Den and I decided just to let Brin sleep, no matter how long it was. Well... it was 3 hours!! The boys were getting restless so we told them just to go and do whatever they wanted. They headed to Epcot. (Bless them). It was 95 degrees at this point and 101 degrees with the humidity. HOT!! And no thanks! So again, Brin woke up and got the royal treatment!

I told Den, I am not going far in this heat. We took an elevator ride and ended up at Flying Fish which was so worth it! Finally! A+! We were seated at the bar because we had no reservation. No problem!

We never would have ended up here if Cam was with us because all he does is pick at food, waste food and eat every one else's food (mostly mine). We started with the pork belly appetizer, for Den and I, lobster bisque, for Brin. For dinner Den had the Oak Crest Romaine with Octopus, Brin had chicken, corn and carrots with blueberry vinaigrette on the side. Everything was delicious! Portions were perfect for us!View attachment 723663View attachment 723664
Cool silverware! I want it!View attachment 723665
Pork Belly! The best I have ever had! And we smoke our own.View attachment 723666
Brin with her lobster bisque. Happy girl

They’re predicting 104 for us on Friday, with a “real feel” of 114 (not kidding)…!!!!!

That silverware is awesome, and it looks like it grips good, too…!!!

Pork belly…Mmmmmm…!!!

 

[donaldtoo]

I forgot to mention my meal! Scallops cooked perfectly!View attachment 723667
I am sorry my pictures are blurry and I am definitely not patient enough to be a photographer. View attachment 723668
Octopus and Romaine View attachment 723669
Brin's chicken. Again thank you Flying Fish. Namely Austin and a shout out to the new proprietor Amber. Yesterday was her first day! Great meal!

Glad to hear the meal was great…!!!

And, oh my, I could eat plate after plate of seared scallops…!!!!!

 

[donaldtoo]

I'm not a fan of ToT (the drops kill me) but I should definitely go through the queue again - every time I see a photo that y'all take, I see something new! So fun that the boys are able to go to Epcot on their own and that you get more time alone with the princess. And that view!!! Having fun tagging along!

Great queue, indeed, and I also like the ride.
DWifey, however, rode it once. Once. Never again…!!!!!

 

[donaldtoo]

Well the boys met up with us because they wanted fed, of course!! Today, everyone is going to be all over the place because the three guys are doing Hollywood Studios extended hours from 10 to 1 am tonight. View attachment 723751View attachment 723752View attachment 723753

Feed those boys, already…!!!!!

Oh, how we fondly remember EMH…!!!!!
On our week-long family trips in ‘01, ‘04, ‘07, ‘12, and ‘13, we never went back to the resort during the day (keep in mind, one of those trips was in June, and the others in July)…commandos we were…!!!!!
OK, so we did go back one day on our oldest DDs sweet 16 in ‘07, as I had concierge put some surprises for her in our suite…!!!

 

[donaldtoo]

We just completed another fantastic meal at Brown Derby. A rating for sure! We had a tomato and mozzarella salad as an appetizer but it came out with our food... View attachment 723754
C and B had fries, chicken tenders and mac n cheese. Hunter had chicken dumplingsView attachment 723755
Den had lamb shankView attachment 723756
I had the pork chop. It was so good that I picked it up and finished eating it with my hands. This freaked out the kids and embarrassed them pretty bad. Cam exclaimed, "where is my mother"?
The kids got dessert and they are so happy!View attachment 723757View attachment 723758View attachment 723759
Oh Brin and the giant grape!View attachment 723760

That looked like an amazing meal…I just ate an hour ago, and now I’m hungry again…!!!!!

 

[littleroo]

@donaldtoo there is never enough scallops or pork belly! Yes we are definitely foodies! Brown Derby is a must do every trip! Sorry to make you hungry

 

[littleroo]

I don't know what it is about HS and Oga Cantina but we have problems every trip. I don't want to be negative or recreate my anger but I am done with Oga! We had dinner at Mamma Melrose's and it is off the list, too. In both places the staff seemed poorly trained. Anywho...here are some other pictures

 

[littleroo]

And more Star Wars land