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    • An Afternoon at Hollywood Studios–The Incredibles at Pixar Place, Baseline Tap House

      Posted at 12:00 pm by taryngirl, on April 12, 2019

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      Because we were near the front of Epcot, we opted for the bus to take us to Hollywood Studios vs. walking to the back of Epcot and getting on the boat to DHS.  So we waited, and waited, and waited.  A bus finally came!  It was also raining at this point.  BUT…we were headed to ride Slinky Dog!

      Here you can see the Disney Skyliner system that is under construction.  It is scheduled to open this fall!

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      Once inside we headed directly to Slinky Dog Dash to use our FP+.    From there, we stood in line for 20-30 minutes so I could do Toy Story Midway Mania!  On the way out of Toy Story Land, we stopped to check out The Incredibles at Pixar Place.  This is set to be in place on Pixar Place until September 30th.  There’s a dance party, character meet and greets including Edna Mode, and some special treats for purchase.  They also have a really awesome “Wall of Disney!” IMG_4244IMG_4249IMG_4246IMG_4245IMG_4226 2

      You can see they do have some items that are snacks on the Dining Plan.

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      Chrissy was getting hungry, so we made our way to Baseline Tap House.  Neither of us had ever been here!

      (The currently closed ride.)

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      They have a limited food menu here.  But all options that pair nicely with beer!

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      Chrissy ordered a beer flight.  And I ordered the Black Cherry Soda, which apparently I forgot to take a picture of!IMG_4255IMG_4256IMG_4257

      This was all REALLY GOOD!  And I would definitely come here for a quick snack and drink.  The outdoor seating is really nice and the atmosphere cozy.

      There was one more show for the Frozen Sing Along, and we decided to hit it on the way out!  We were almost in the front row and the show was less than half full.  Our favorite actor was there so that definitely made it fun!

      Posted in Dining Review, Disney, Hollywood Studios, Snacks, Uncategorized | 0 Comments | Tagged Baseline Tap House, Disney, Hollywood Studios, Pixar Place, Snacks, The Incredibles

    • Epcot Morning Touring

      Posted at 3:51 pm by taryngirl, on November 16, 2018

      I’m SO SORRY for the delay in getting up my next blog post!  Once back to school hit, so did SOCCER SEASON!  I’m slowly reclaiming my life back…

      Continuing on with my trip report from August…

      Today was Epcot day.  We were at a very convenient location to walk to the Transportation and Ticket Center, and hop directly on the monorail to Epcot.

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      Here you can see where they are building the new Guardians of the Galaxy indoor roller coaster.  When facing Spaceship Earth, this is on the left hand side.

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      A perk of having an Annual Pass, is there is a separate Annual Pass line which usually moves much faster.  We always arrive here by 8:30 a.m.

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      It was another gorgeous day…but HOT!

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      We were doing our usual AM Touring Plan:

      • Ride Soarin’
      • Ride Living with the Land
      • Ride Finding Nemo
      • Zip through the Living Seas
      • Ride FP+ Journey Into Imagination with Figment
      • Ride Gran Fiesta Tour
      • Ride FP+ Frozen Ever After

      We always rope drop Soarin’ and save our Tier 1 Fastpass for Test Track or Frozen Ever After.  We headed directly towards the Land Pavilion.  I personally do not ride Soarin’!  I can make it about half way before I have to close my eyes.  It messes with my head… While everyone else rides, I usually check out Sunshine Seasons.  I love the variety for breakfast, lunch and dinner.  Look at these GORGEOUS cupcakes that were available this day!

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      My plan was to get breakfast while I was waiting.  I went with the Breakfast Platter, which included scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage, breakfast potatoes, and cinnamon French toast bread pudding.  I don’t like Disney bacon, and LOVE Disney sausage, so asked to sub and they happily did.

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      I love this!  Every single thing is so good.  Especially the French toast bread pudding.  I grabbed Kinsey a croissant, which is her usual!

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      After riding Living With the Land, we headed over to the Seas Pavilion.  I have never in my life waited in a line for the Seas with Nemo ride.  The queue is soooooooo long.  Here’s a view from our walk over there.

       

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      The Nemo ride ends inside The Living Seas Pavilion.  Here you can wander around (as time permits!) and check out all kinds of cool creatures.

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      fullsizeoutput_153cAfter we explored The Seas, we headed to our next FP+ at Journey into Imagination with Figment.  The ride was down, so we headed to the DVC Lounge for a quick drink and snack.  We checked again and the ride was up!

      From there we headed back to the countries.  Mexico was our first stop.  We wanted to check out the new Kidcot Fun Stops since they had recently changed.

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      Now you get a Ziploc bag, and collect cards and stickers to put in the

      m.  The cards have some facts on them.

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      You can find these stops at each country.  Just look for a table with a cast member to collect a card from each country.

      From Mexico, we headed to Norway to use our FP+ at Frozen Ever After.  A FP+ here is a must if you want to ride!

      Next was China…one of my favorite pavilions!  I love the shop here.

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      Next stop…Germany!  My favorite snack place is here!

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      I present to you…Karamell-Kuche!  I can never decide because there are so many delicious goodies here!

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      This was also our favorite Kidcot Stop!  He was super interactive and even sang to her.

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      Next stop was Japan.  This is my #1 favorite country to visit!  I love the store here, and the overall vibe.  Kinsey also loves this because they have a huge Kawaii display set up…which she loves!

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      (They also have an entire display of Gudetama, which she found awhile ago somewhere on YouTube.).  It means Lazy Egg, and for some reason she loves it!

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      Our next stop was Morocco, which is where I grabbed lunch.  Tangierine Cafe is the quick service location in this country.  There isn’t much seating inside, but there are some extra tables outside.

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      If you are on the Disney Dining Plan or Quick Service Plan, this is a great value for your credit.  I love the Chicken Shawarma Platter.  It’s served with a side of Hummus, Tabouleh, and Tangierine Couscous Salad with fresh Moroccan Bread.  It’s super filling and delicious!

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      From there, we decided to hop on the Friendship boat to take us back to the opposite side of the World Showcase, so we could head back to the resort for our afternoon break.

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      Of course we had to stop and get a picture at one of the famous “Walls of Disney!”

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      Up next, continuing our Evening Touring in Epcot.

       

       

       

       

      Posted in Dining Review, Disney, Epcot, Karamell-Kuche, Kidcot Fun Stop, Quick Service, Snacks, Sunshine Seasons, Tangierine Cafe, The Living Seas, Touring Plan, Uncategorized, Vacation, Walt Disney World Resort, World Showcase | 0 Comments | Tagged Breakfast, Cupcakes, Disney, Epcot, Karamell-Kuche, Kidcot Fun Stop, Snacks, Sunshine Seasons, Tangierine Cafe, The Living Seas, Touring Plan, World Showcase

    • Magic Kingdom Morning Touring, Gaston’s Tavern and Pinocchio Village Haus

      Posted at 12:22 pm by taryngirl, on September 12, 2018

      Our morning started with breakfast at Captain Cook’s.  This is my favorite breakfast in all of Disney!  MICKEY WAFFLES!  And, I always get the kid’s meal that comes with 2 sides and a drink.  My total for everything pictured was $6.70.  My daughter had a plain croissant, which she destroyed before I could get a good picture!

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      Check out her cute shirt:

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      A fellow travel agent at my agency made this for me!

      We met my cousin at the monorail at 8:15 a.m. and made our way to MAGIC KINGDOM!  We generally do the same touring plan when we visit Magic Kingdom.  It only varies based on our FP+ times.  Posted hours were 9 a.m.-11 p.m.  We arrived sometime after 8:30 a.m.  Because we went through bag check prior to getting on monorail, we didn’t have to go through it again.  The gates were already open because they now allow you onto Main Street prior to the official opening time.  Super smart on their part…more people shopping before park opens, time to get coffee and then stand in hub waiting for rope drop, less of a stampede trying to get to the first attraction.

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      Since we had some time before the official “rope drop,” we had some PhotoPass pictures taken near the hub.

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      She spent a lot of time with us!  One of the best Photopass experiences I have had.  Because I’m an Annual Passholder, Memory Maker is FREE!  So we take advantage of as many of these shots as we can, as long as there is not a long line.

      Now it was time to get serious…the opening show in front of the castle was starting soon, so we had to get into position.  We were heading to Peter Pan to ride standby so we stayed to the left of the castle.  We hit these rides standby:

      • Peter Pan
      • Pooh
      • Little Mermaid

      It was SO HOT, so we took a quick snack break.  My cousin headed to Starbucks for coffee, and Kinsey and I headed to Gaston’s Tavern for some LeFou’s Brew!  Gaston’s is a cute little tavern taken right out of the movie.  It has a good variety of snacks and drinks.

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      I wanted to point out the water station they had set up inside.

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      This was a fabulous site, because we were so hot and thirsty!  They don’t want you filling up your own personal water bottles.  You must use the cups provided for sanitary reasons.  I love this idea and heard it was located at other quick service locations as well!

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      Sorry for the quality of this picture.  This is a refrigerated case and the hot, humid air from outside, coming in the front doors caused some foggy glass!  These are the Macarons and the Chocolate Croissants.

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      And here she is in all of her glory…the LeFou’s Brew!  This is one of my must-have snacks, especially when the weather is warm!  It’s frozen apple juice with toasted marshmallow and topped with passion fruit-mango foam.  So refreshing!

      After our quick snack, we headed to  It’s a Small World.

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      Our original plan was to go to Haunted Mansion and/or Pirates of the Caribbean, but the wait times were 20 minutes or more.  We never stand in line for anything longer than 20 minutes!  Instead, we headed to Big Thunder Mountain Railroad to use our Fastpass+.

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      We had a FastPass for Seven Dwarfs Mine Train coming up from 12:45-1:45 p.m.  But prior to that we hit Mickey’s Philharmagic and then went to lunch at Pinocchio Village Haus, a quick service restaurant with tons of indoor seating.  Here’s a snapshot of the current menu (September 2018) taken directly from Disney’s website.

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      You can see they offer something other than the typical hot dog, hamburger, chicken options.

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      My daughter ordered the Cheese Flatbread kid’s meal that came with a drink and 2 sides.  She loved this and ate the entire thing.

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      I ordered the Caprese Flatbread.  This was delicious and a nice, light change!

      After lunch we rode Seven Dwarfs Mine Train with our FastPass+.  We headed back to the resort for our afternoon break!

       

       

       

       

       

      Posted in Disney, Uncategorized, Vacation, Walt Disney World Resort | 0 Comments | Tagged Breakfast, Captain Cook's, Disney, Gaston's Tavern, Magic Kingdom, PhotoPass, Pinocchio Village Haus, Quick Service, Snacks

    • Disney’s Contemporary Resort – Contempo Cafe and BVG Shopping

      Posted at 8:02 pm by taryngirl, on September 3, 2018

      Continuing on with our first day…our plan was to hit Disney’s Hollywood Studios this evening.  We had a Fastpass+ for Toy Story Midway Mania.  However, right about 5:30 p.m. or so, it started thunderstorming.  (Usual occurrence pretty much all summer through Octoberish!)  We were prepared and had ponchos.  Butttttt, neither of us were really feeling it.  We were tired from getting up so early to debark the cruise and the long travel day.  But it was too early for us to go to bed.  So we decided to hop on the monorail and head over to one of my Top 3 Quick Service locations!

      From the Polynesian, we hopped on the monorail and got off at the third stop, which is the Contemporary Resort.  Check out these clouds!  (Incidentally, this is the bridge to Bay Lake Tower, which is where we own our Disney Vacation Club, and where we stay later on in the trip.)

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      CONTEMPO CAFE DINNER MENU:

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      So ordering here works the same as Captain Cook’s.  When you walk in, you will first see the menu boards pictured above.  Keep going into the order area and you will see the AMAZING DESSERT CASE!  These hands down are the best resort quick service desserts that I’ve ever experienced!  I seriously drool just deciding what I want.

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      My daughter chose the cookie sandwich:

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      She enjoyed this and couldn’t eat the whole thing.  It was so rich!  We took half back to the room for later.

      And I chose the Peanut Butter Pie:

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      This was DIVINE!  First of all, it’s huge.  So it can definitely be shared!  I couldn’t eat the whole thing, so I took half back to the room.  You can see it has some vanilla pudding on the bottom.  (This was so good, I came back for another on our last day!)

      As you continue in the register area, you will see the cold cases.  I didn’t get pics of these because my arms were full!  Drinks, salads, sandwiches, etc. were located there.

      Once you get to the registers, that is where you order your food.  They will give you a number to put on your table, and once ready someone will bring you your food.

      We weren’t super hungry, so opted for the kid’s chicken nugget meal.  We chose apples and fries for our sides, and a bottle of water for our drink.

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      Disney chicken nuggets are some of our favorites!  This was good and hit the spot followed by our dessert.

      From here we headed to the two shops located on this same floor.

      B.V.G is one of my favorites anywhere!  They always have a great selection, as well as a variety of goodies to choose from.

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      Up Next…Day 2!

       

       

       

      Posted in Contempo Cafe, Contemporary Resort, Dining Review, Disney, Quick Service, Uncategorized | 0 Comments | Tagged Contempo Cafe, Contemporary Resort, Dessert, Disney, Foodie, Menu Picture, Merchandise, Shop, Snacks

    • March Disney World AEP Trip {Day 5}! Part 1–Animal Kingdom

      Posted at 8:40 am by taryngirl, on July 18, 2018

      Sadly my departure day was here.  BUT!  I always get the latest direct flight home on Southwest.  So I had some time to hit the parks until the afternoon.  I started off with my usual breakfast at French Quarter, Sassagoula Floatworks and Food Factory:

       

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      Mickey Waffles with Sausage!  This is by far, my favorite Quick Service breakfast!

      After breakfast, I headed to Animal Kingdom.  I went straight to Pandora to meet up with my roommates.  I spent some time taking pics!

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      Pongu Pongu–a popular drink stand:

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      Satu’li Canteen entrance:

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      Inside Windtraders Shop:

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      This land is so amazing!

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      From there we headed over to Africa because we had a Fastpass+ for Kilimanjaro Safaris.  This was taken on the bridge heading into Africa.  It is just so amazing to me, how different each of the parks are!

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      I rarely have the opportunity to “check out” every kiosk, etc., so I made sure to do that this time!  This is Tamu Tamu Refreshments.  I never knew they had Dole Whips here!  AND you can get it with rum!

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      I also got to look around the Harambe Market.  It was just before opening time at 11 a.m., and there were a few people in line waiting already!  I personally have never eaten anything from here yet.  This area is really neat though!

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      This is one of the “famous” walls throughout Disney World.  See if you can find it next time you are there!

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      One of my favorite places for a quick snack is Zuri’s Sweets Shop!  I can always find a sweet treat here.

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      The Harambe Fruit Market is another great place to grab a snack.  You can see the Corn on the Cob counts as a Snack on the Disney Dining Plan (the purple and white logo DDP).  The corn is not listed on the official menu online, but it was there in March!

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      All of the items with the DDP symbol count as a snack credit on the Disney Dining Plan!

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      It was finally time for our Fastpass+!  So we headed over to the Safari entrance.  We were so lucky to see Augustus!  The cute baby hippo!

       

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      Lots of animals were out today!

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      Kusafiri Coffee Shop & Bakery menu (March 2018):

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      You can also see more snacks as noted with the DDP symbol.  From here we went to see the Festival of the Lion King.  This is a DO NOT MISS show!  It’s really fun to watch and action packed.  I unfortunately didn’t take any pictures.

      We wanted to eat lunch at Satu’li Canteen back in Pandora, so we started to make our way there.  Did you know there’s a path that can lead you there directly from the Festival of the Lion King?  If you pull up the map on My Disney Experience you will see it.  It was a really nice walk with not a lot of people!  This ice cream cart was on the way.  Note the DDP symbol for snacks!

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      Looking from a spot on the path over towards Harambe.

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      I had a Fastpass+ for Na’vi River Journey.  It’s a really neat boat ride.  It’s a little bit short, but the details are amazing!  It’s very slow, no drops, a little bit dark inside, but perfect for anyone no matter the age or size.  Here’s a short video I took!

       

      Up next….Satu’li Canteen and Mobile Ordering!

       

       

       

       

       

      Posted in AEP, Animal Kingdom, Uncategorized, Walt Disney World Resort | 0 Comments | Tagged AEP, Africa, Avatar, Disney Dining Plan, Harambe, Harambe Market, Kilimanjaro Safari, Kusafiri, Na'vi River Journey, Pandora, Pongu Pongu, Sassagoula Floatworks and Food Factory, Snacks, Tamu Tamu, The World of Avatar, Windtraders Shop, Zuri's Sweets Shop

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