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And Scrooge McDuck cackling!

If you listen closely, in the background you can hear the sound of a cash register when it activates.

I'm surprised they approved my comment.

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TCD was right, the new menus were up today.
For those that are interested:
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Cinderella's Royal Table
Enchantée by Nicolas Feuillatte Brut, Chouilly - Champagne
This fine French Champagne is a blend of Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Pinot Meunier. Lightly floral, with elegant notes of ripe apple and glazed apricot, layered with almond, piecrust, and honey. Delicate on the palate with a lively mousse and a creamy texture Glass $16.00 Bottle $69.00 Paul Cheneau 'Lady of Spain' Brut Cava, Spain
Glass $10.00 Bottle $45.00 Cuvée Dom Pérignon Brut, Épernay – Champagne
Bottle $320.00 Moët & Chandon Brut Impérial Rosé, Épernay - Champagne
Glass $24.00 Bottle $110.00 Rosa Regale 'Sparkling Red' Brachetto d'Acqui, Piedmont
Glass $13.00 Bottle $55.00 --
Liberty Tree Tavern:
Beer & Cider
Samuel Adams Boston Lager
Full-flavored brew with a robust and rich taste. Samuel Adams only uses the finest hand-selected ingredients to create this perfectly balanced and complex original brew $8.25 Angry Orchard Crisp Apple Hard Cider
Bright, crisp apple flavor, just like biting into a fresh apple (16-oz Can) $8.00 Wine
Iron Horse 'Fairy Tale Celebration Cuvée Brut, Green Valley Sonoma
Ripe apples, pears, and citrus with a toasty finish Glass $15.00 Bottle $65.00 William Hill Chardonnay, North Coast
Aromas and flavors or ripe apples and citrus with hints of spice Glass $9.00 Bottle $39.00 Beaulieu Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley
Aromas and flavors or ripe apples and citrus with hints of spice Glass $11.00 Bottle $49.00 --
Skipper's Canteen
Wines
Iron Horse 'Fairy Tale Celebration Cuvée Brut, Green Valley Sonoma
Ripe apples, pears, and citrus with a toasty finish Glass $15.00 Bottle $65.00 Dr. Loosen 'Dr. L' Rielsing, Mosel
Slightly sweet with peach and citrus characteristics Glass $10.00 Bottle $45.00 Infamous Goose Sauvginon Blanc, Marlborough
Dry and crisp with tart apple and grapefruit tastes Glass $9.00 Bottle $39.00 Franciscan Chardonnay, Napa Valley
Dry, rich, and luscious with apple and pineapple flavors Glass $11.00 Bottle $49.00 King Estate Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley
Strawberry and cherry flavors with a silky texture Glass $14.00 Bottle $59.00 Don Miguel Gascón Malbec, Mendoza
Juicy flavors of cherry, blackberry, and mocha Glass $9.00 Bottle $39.00 Beer
Stella Artois Pale Lager, Belgium
Stella Artois is an authentic, imported blonde Belgian lager beer with a floral hop aroma. Well-balanced fruity malt sweetness, crisp hop bitterness, and a soft dry finish (16-oz Can) $9.00 Blue Moon Belgian White Ale, Colorado
Blue Moon has a zesty orange fruitiness with a spicy wheat aroma. The Valencia orange peel gives a subtle sweetness to the beer (16-oz Can) --   Tony's Town Square Wine
Iron Horse 'Fairy Tale Celebration Cuvée Brut, Green Valley Sonoma
Ripe apples, pears, and citrus with a toasty finish Glass $15.00 Bottle $65.00 William Hill Chardonnay, North Coast
Aromas and flavors or ripe apples and citrus with hints of spice Glass $9.00 Bottle $39.00 Beaulieu Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley
Aromas and flavors or ripe apples and citrus with hints of spice Glass $11.00 Bottle $49.00 Beer & Cider
Samuel Adams Boston Lager
Full-flavored brew with a robust and rich taste. Samuel Adams only uses the finest hand-selected ingredients to create this perfectly balanced and complex original brew $8.25 Angry Orchard Crisp Apple Hard Cider
Bright, crisp apple flavor, just like biting into a fresh apple (16-oz Can) --
And, Be Our Guest
Sparkling, White, Red, and Dessert Wines
Charles de Fère, Jean Louis Blanc de Blancs, France
Light, bright and fruity, exuding aromas of apple, apricot and a hint of honey Glass $9.00 Bottle $39.00 Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin Brut Yellow Label, Reims
Classical dry Champagne with lightly honeyed flavors of apple blossom and peach Bottle $79.00 Terra d'Oro Moscato, California
Opens with elegant bouquet of honeysuckle, orange blossom, litchi, and nectarine. Sweet finish of apricots and rose petals Glass $9.00 Bottle $39.00 Helfrich Pinot Gris, Alsace
A touch of smoke ties together aromas of ripe apricot, pear and minerals with sweet-tart flavors of peach and apple Glass $9.00 Bottle $39.00 Pierre Sparr Riesling, Alsace
Lemon peel and green apple followed by banana and notes of sweet cherry blossoms with a charismatic mineral finish Glass $9.00 Bottle $39.00 Michel Redde Sancerre, Loire Valley
A crisp and racy Sauvignon Blanc with pure fruit and herb aromas, clean, intense citrus, apple and mineral flavors Glass $14.00 Bottle $59.00 Conundrum, California
Fruit forward flavors of apricot, peach, ripe pear, and apple joined in a creamy and richly textured style which has a lingering finish. Glass $14.00 Bottle $59.00 Flora Springs Chardonnay, Napa Valley
Smooth, rich and vibrant, with layers of ripe pear, fig, melon, vanilla, and hazelnut, finishing long and lively Glass $11.00 Bottle $49.00 Georges Duboeuf Beaujolais-Villages, Burgundy
Silky palate and fruit forward on the nose, full of strawberry, black currant, and cinnamon flavors Glass $9.00 Bottle $39.00 Joseph Drouhin Laforet Pinot Noir, Burgundy
Full of red fruit aromas including raspberry, red currants and wild strawberry Glass $9.00 Bottle $39.00 Roth Pinot Noir, Sonoma Valley
Elegant and fruit forward, hints of rose petals and raspberry on the palate, with a finish of sweet vanilla Glass $16.00 Bottle $69.00 Flowers Pinot Noir, Sonoma Coast
Expressive aromas of dark berry fruit, black tea, and dried cranberry with earthy nuances of oregano, spice, and sweet tobacco Glass $19.00 Bottle $79.00 Cline Cashmere Grenache Blend, Sonoma Valley
Flavorful offering of bing cherry, raspberry, and chocolate notes, with hints of black pepper and plum Glass $9.00 Bottle $39.00 Freemark Abbey Merlot, Napa Valley
Layers of blackberry, black cherry, raspberry, dark plum, dark chocolate and spices such as cinnamon, clove, and vanilla Glass $11.00 Bottle $49.00 Cadaretta Syrah, Walla Walla
Aromas of truffles, and dark fruits, mingle with apricot and applewood. Lush and spicy, with a roundness and softness in layers of texture Glass $17.00 Bottle $75.00 Simi Cabernet Sauvignon, Alexander Valley
Richly extracted black currant and dark cherry flavors extend to a long, polished finish Glass $14.00 Bottle $59.00 Lasseter Family Winery Paysage, Sonoma Valley
Luscious Saint-Émilion style red blend with aromas and flavors of cherries, black raspberry, and chocolate balanced with spice and cedar notes Bottle $75.00 Beers
Stella Artois Cidre, Belgium
Refreshing, crisp, and distinctive European cider made with hand-picked apples $8.00 Kronenbourg 1664, France
A lager with a noble history, characterized by its fine taste, golden hues and delicate bitterness from Strisselspalt, a French aroma hop from Alsace $8.00 Kronenbourg Blanc, France
A wheat beer with underlying tones of coriander and cloves, balanced with flavors of lemon zest and orange peel for a crisp taste $8.00 Hoegaarden Wit, Belgium
With an aroma of orange peel, coriander and spice, its characteristic taste is smooth and light-bodied with a subtle, spiced citrus flavor $6.75 Saison Dupont, Belgium
Refreshing farmhouse ale with flavors of orange, peel, clove, allspice, and citrus with a wonderfully fresh hop bouquet $9.00 Chimay Blue, Belgium
Dark Belgian Strong Ale brewed by Trappist monks. Aromas of spice and dried fruit with light caramel notes. Body is smooth and luscious with hoppy, sourdough flavors. Fresh yeast provides a rosy, floral touch

We have seen way too many 'support' animals in the parks. There is one lady that brings a half dozen poodles in there all the time, and the creepy guy with his dogs has been documented here a few times.
We have a friend that is truly blind and has a service dog, and he gets enraged when the topic of fake service animals is brought up. I believe in dogs or other animals for support (PTSD especially, or for medical reasons like the dogs for disabled or diabetic youth), but pigs? Turkeys? There's a whole lot of crazy there.

SMDH. The only thing I don't like about this is the $150 price tag. It's going to cut in to my party tent cabana budget.

Tappan Zee Bridge is the way to go with a trailer. If you're coming from NH, you may want to look at taking 84 over and down 87 as well, not sure if it's any faster coming from where you are.

Traffic through the Cross Bronx and the GWB is totally unpredictable, best to avoid it if possible.
 

It's the ride vehicles. Indiana Jones at DL has the same jerkiness, but the ride is better

https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2016/11/all-new-epcot-international-festival-of-the-arts-coming-to-walt-disney-world-in-january-2017/
I've been saying they want to stretch Food & Wine full year, just another example of how to do it....

This, to me, is near the absolute bottom of the barrel for money grabbing. In one breath they are complaining about park attendance dropping off and offering all kinds of package discounts to get people to come back to WDW (I have received no less than 4 separate offer codes in the past month), in the next they are offering these stupid party tents that cater to the people that can afford to drop $700 a day for no reason other than they need a place to relax for a few minutes.
A TENT.
Think about that.
Surrounded by planters.
In plain view.
Ridiculous.
I would give you a DVC or passholder lounge where the old arcade used to be; those have been in EPCOT for a long time and I don't think anything has moved into that space since it closed.
A TENT.
SMDH.

Someone needs to dress up like this guy and direct people away.

Someone needs to dress up like this guy and direct people away.

Is it designer, scented soap?

The walls have ears... and they're mouse shaped...

The walls have ears... and they're mouse shaped...

So how long before they have to put up "please don't climb on the rocks" signs?

Nothing listed in the current permit applications regarding FW. Last open permit for the Fort looks like it's from 2008 BUT it is still listed as active.

Didn't see this posted anywhere, but the menu has been revamped as of the past week.
http://www.chipandco.com/skipper-canteen-magic-kingdom-new-menu-244768/#prettyPhoto
 
 

I vote fill it in and put up a Tiki bar!  

The tree rats were especially fat and bold during our last trip over the 4th. They were everywhere, even under the PUP nosing around.
 
I even saw a couple with little placards saying "Will work for stale donuts" and "TCD we're starving"

WDWNT reports today that the Croc float is back in the EWP.

Brennans' was great. I'd totally go back there for more of that Gumbo. And the beignets...
ETA: Found this recipe:
http://www.rbjazzkitchen.com/recipes_gumbo.php
I forgot to mention there is also a LEGO store there. And that calling it 'Downtown Disney DISTRICT' was one of the first things we discovered that weren't used to. Hence the name - so much out there is familiar yet... different.
I have more pics from the two days in the parks, just not from the first night. Phone was dying, and it was late. It was also their Food & Wine Festival while we were there, so I'll touch on that as well.

This game is a lot of fun - it's a trivia game about the outdoors. I saw it at California Adventure in the shop across from Soarin', and promptly looked it up and bought it on Amazon for 2/3 the price while I was standing in the store.
" Education Outdoors Camp Board Game is a game where both children & adults can play & learn fun facts about the great outdoors. The game is designed to grow with the player, starting at level one questions, which are primarily identification of animals. As the players increase in their knowledge about the outdoors, they grow into the higher level questions. A fun & educational game where parents & children can play against each other to get to Camp first."
https://www.amazon.com/Education-Outdoors-311314-Camp-Board/dp/B0010SSBNY/ref=pd_bxgy_21_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=7SXVY95HJ3ZQ7A8WZZP5
There is also a booster card set.
Our kids have loved playing this game and it has four levels of play for all ages on the same cards.
Anyone else have this game?
 
EDIT:
http://www.educationoutdoors.net/camp-boardgame/
 

This game is a lot of fun - it's a trivia game about the outdoors. I saw it at California Adventure in the shop across from Soarin', and promptly looked it up and bought it on Amazon for 2/3 the price while I was standing in the store.
" Education Outdoors Camp Board Game is a game where both children & adults can play & learn fun facts about the great outdoors. The game is designed to grow with the player, starting at level one questions, which are primarily identification of animals. As the players increase in their knowledge about the outdoors, they grow into the higher level questions. A fun & educational game where parents & children can play against each other to get to Camp first."
https://www.amazon.com/Education-Outdoors-311314-Camp-Board/dp/B0010SSBNY/ref=pd_bxgy_21_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=7SXVY95HJ3ZQ7A8WZZP5
There is also a booster card set.
Our kids have loved playing this game and it has four levels of play for all ages on the same cards.
Anyone else have this game?
 
EDIT:
http://www.educationoutdoors.net/camp-boardgame/