Tri-Circle-D 2,059 Posted May 13, 2016 Report Share Posted May 13, 2016 1 hour ago, BradyBzLyn...Mo said: Interesting and yeah, I agree those are valid complaints. We got the sangria and I don't remember it being less than the last time I got it, although I got it "to go" last time so it was in a different cup. I'd say the amount we got was about right though. Mass producing the "premium" margaritas? Yuck-O. If I'm paying $12-$16 you best be making it from scratch. Having the mixers ready to go is one thing, actually premixing everything in a big jug... Yeah. The funny thing is that he got attacked on Twitter for daring to say something negative about the bar. It seems that the bar has a group of pet Twitter members who, in exchange for perks, attack anyone who dares to say anything critical about the bar. Crazy stuff. TCD Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Travisma 1,317 Posted May 13, 2016 Report Share Posted May 13, 2016 22 hours ago, BradyBzLyn...Mo said: 3 hours ago, BradyBzLyn...Mo said: Interesting and yeah, I agree those are valid complaints. We got the sangria and I don't remember it being less than the last time I got it, although I got it "to go" last time so it was in a different cup. I'd say the amount we got was about right though. Mass producing the "premium" margaritas? Yuck-O. If I'm paying $12-$16 you best be making it from scratch. Having the mixers ready to go is one thing, actually premixing everything in a big jug... And they probably got that big jug premixed from Sams or Costco! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BradyBzLyn...Mo 2,023 Posted May 13, 2016 Report Share Posted May 13, 2016 Yeah. The funny thing is that he got attacked on Twitter for daring to say something negative about the bar. It seems that the bar has a group of pet Twitter members who, in exchange for perks, attack anyone who dares to say anything critical about the bar. Crazy stuff. TCD The Internet - home of all the crazy since 1991 Sent from my SM-N910V using Tapatalk Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Katman1356...Jason 1,140 Posted May 13, 2016 Report Share Posted May 13, 2016 Late but in and read straight through. Looks like you ladies are having fun. I enjoyed being a part of the Facebook race to Disney chit chat. LOL BradyBzLyn...Mo 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Momof6....aka Marty 769 Posted May 14, 2016 Report Share Posted May 14, 2016 Late but in and read straight through. Looks like you ladies are having fun. I enjoyed being a part of the Facebook race to Disney chit chat. LOL Jason, you were inspiring! Once I knew you were rooting for us, I had to win! Katman1356...Jason 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GaDawgFan.....Kelly 799 Posted May 14, 2016 Report Share Posted May 14, 2016 On 5/11/2016 at 10:23 AM, DaveInTN said: Oh that's good. I jumped to a conclusion, because I couldn't imagine that there are enough criminals in Florida to warrant more than one prison. FSU does a pretty good job producing clients. On 5/12/2016 at 5:02 PM, BradyBzLyn...Mo said: Ok I've got a few minutes to jump back in... Thursday morning we woke up and hung out with Carol for a while. She still had some work to wrap up and Gretchen hadn't arrived yet, so Nicole and I decided we'd hop on over to Epcot. That purple thing around my neck is a cooling towel. Let me just say that it saved my melty behind the entire time and I honestly don't think I'd have managed without it - and the 57 gallons of water I drank. If you haven't made it to the Flower and Garden Festival yet, put it on your list. On the way in, we noticed a sign out in front of the Art of Disney that David Doss was there that day. Some of you may know him as the artist that's done lots of great Disney artwork you can buy around WDW, including the "Fun at Fort Wilderness" print. Since I hadn't bought one at the Meadows yet, this seemed like a great opportunity to get one and get it signed as well. We each got one of those prints, and I also bought one I hadn't seen before with all 4 parks in it. Here's a bad picture of it... Of course one of the reasons to come to the Flower & Garden festival is that it's become Food & Wine 2.0. Although really it's more like Food & Wine Lite as there aren't nearly as many food booths, but there are still plenty of things to try. We started out into World Showcase counter clockwise. Because it was high noon-ish and H-O-T, we started with Dragonberry Coolers. We made our way around, checking out our options along the way. We two northern girls agreed that it was just too darned hot for a lot of the heavier dishes, even though there were some that sounded really good. I landed on the Florida Larder Board: Orlando-made Ricotta Cheese, Cahaba Farms Micro Onions, Extra Virgin Olive Oil and Balsamic, Country Pâté and House-made Pickles Yum! The pate was super delicious and the ricotta was insanely creamy. It was a good light starter. More walking... ...all the way around to the American pavilion, where we both decided it was not too hot for barbecue. Beef Brisket Burnt Ends Hash with White Cheddar Fondue and Pickled Jalapeños and the Funky Buddha Hefeweizen. The hash was great - the brisket was juicy and not dried out, smoky but not too smoky. The cheese sauce sounds weird for this, but the pickled jalapenos balanced it out really nicely and it was nice and creamy without being overpowering. As a Hefeweizen fan, the FBH was terrific - I need to see if I can track it down locally. And we're walking again... I'm sad to report that we didn't really eat/drink all that much in our stroll. It was our first full day in FL and the heat was taking it's toll. Just that sunny stretch between the Coolpost and China was brutal. So we decided we needed a break from the heat and where better to get one that La Cava del Tequila! Along the way, the orchids around the Mexico pavillion were in full bloom. Can I just say air conditioning is awesome! :) We pulled up a table, ordered a couple of Mexican sangrias and ordered up the dip trio. If you haven't tried this here, do it. The chips are warm, the guacamole is super fresh and the queso dip is ridiculously creamy and amazing. They should just serve it with a spoon. You get a pretty hefty portion of the queso and guac and they'll keep refilling the chip basket if needed. It's actually a hefty snack, plenty for 4+ people, and if I remember right, it wasn't more than $10. With our bellies full of chips and dip, and our body temps back down to normal, we decided we were pretty much done for the afternoon and headed back to the Fort. Gretchen had arrived and setup while we were gone so we got to say hello. Carol and Gretchen were heading out to MK to meet Marty and Sarah and kindly dropped us off at the cabin pool. A dip in the pool was lovely, but unfortunately we both had pretty bad headaches - and hadn't had nearly enough to drink to justify them. LOL We headed back to the site to try taking a quick nap, but that, motrin and allergy meds still weren't cutting it. It may have been partly the heat, although we were both being good about drinking plenty of water, but then we both remembered we hadn't had a drop of caffeine that day, and both of us are regular coffee drinkers at home. *insert dummy slap here* A couple of bottles of Diet Pepsi and we were feeling just fine, but it was getting later and we decided to just hang out at the site. And I made a note to make sure to make coffee in the morning. Flower and Garden under unappreciated. La Cava is always the answer. I've always liked you, but Pepsi???? 13 hours ago, Tri-Circle-D said: Great update, Mo! I apologize, but I am laughing about your complaints about the "heat." It's still spring-time here in Florida, and I thought the weather in April was really nice. The real heat and humidity have yet to arrive! I really like that David Doss piece you got. That man has a real knack for creating unique views of Disney World. I didn't know about the chips and dips at the tequila bar. I need to check on that sometime. GDF's boyfriend recently slammed that tequila bar on his site. But, everything looks good to me. TCD The chips and dip have been well documented in probably every GDF TR. Where have you been? Although, I only get the trio when Elena is with me. I'm not a guac fan. Apparently their version is a bit spicy and super delicious if you're into that. 8 hours ago, Tri-Circle-D said: Yeah. The funny thing is that he got attacked on Twitter for daring to say something negative about the bar. It seems that the bar has a group of pet Twitter members who, in exchange for perks, attack anyone who dares to say anything critical about the bar. Crazy stuff. TCD The power of Margarita Mondays. Wow. I can see them doing that during Food and Wine, but it's a bummer if that's happening all the time. I wonder if you can request it made from scratch. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Momof6....aka Marty 769 Posted May 15, 2016 Report Share Posted May 15, 2016 Continuing on, Sarah and I were up early on Friday. We had a full day of park hopping planned. Our first park was Disney's Hollywood Studios. They let us through the turnstiles and part way down the street, then held us there for about ten minutes. At that point, they let us walk behind a line of cast members to Toy Story Mania. We were 7th in line and actually in the first car to enter the ride that day! I didn't do too well. But Sarah did great! Next, we headed for Rockin' Roller Coaster. I think I took this picture in the line. Right before the ride took off, Sarah told me to exhale as the ride accelerated. That explains this awful ride photo. Next, Sarah wanted to meet Kylo Ren. First, we met one of these. Then we met Kylo. Can you tell I wasn't into it? I think the picture without me is better. We found someone's costume! I wanted to get a picture of Sarah near the Little Mermaid sign, as we were DisneyBounding as Ariel that day. But Captain Phasma interrupted our photo session. We needed a picture of her hairbow. It was starting to get hot, so we went to get Frozen! I love this sing along. I always love singing (ask the Womenz), and the narrators are hilarious. This guy is amazing! Other pictures from the show. On our way out of the park, we got some PhotoPass pictures. Next up - Animal Kingdom! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk BradyBzLyn...Mo 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mommy rainbo.....Bo 41 Posted May 15, 2016 Report Share Posted May 15, 2016 The WWW looks great so far. I was so cranky the week after. I couldn't figure out why, but I kept thinking I could have been with the women'z. Soon ladies. Soon I will join you. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GaDawgFan.....Kelly 799 Posted May 15, 2016 Report Share Posted May 15, 2016 Is Kylo the Disney Visa character meet? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Momof6....aka Marty 769 Posted May 15, 2016 Report Share Posted May 15, 2016 Is Kylo the Disney Visa character meet? No. It was just a regular meet and greet. It is in the Star Wars Launch Bay. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Momof6....aka Marty 769 Posted May 15, 2016 Report Share Posted May 15, 2016 The WWW looks great so far. I was so cranky the week after. I couldn't figure out why, but I kept thinking I could have been with the women'z. Soon ladies. Soon I will join you. It is so great! You must join us!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tri-Circle-D 2,059 Posted May 16, 2016 Report Share Posted May 16, 2016 On 5/14/2016 at 11:01 PM, GaDawgFan.....Kelly said: The chips and dip have been well documented in probably every GDF TR. Where have you been? Although, I only get the trio when Elena is with me. I'm not a guac fan. Apparently their version is a bit spicy and super delicious if you're into that. I am not sure that you mentioned that they are $10 and come with free refills. That is what caught my eye! And are you getting soft? You made a crack about a football team located in Florida, and you chose FSU? 15 hours ago, Momof6....aka Marty said: It was starting to get hot, so we went to get Frozen! I love this sing along. I always love singing (ask the Womenz), and the narrators are hilarious. This guy is amazing! That guy is Ben- who formerly played Six Bits at the HDDR for a number of years. He is well known to the Fiends, and has apparently attracted the attention of a much larger fan base since becoming a Royal Historian. TCD Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GaDawgFan.....Kelly 799 Posted May 16, 2016 Report Share Posted May 16, 2016 That guy is Ben- who formerly played Six Bits at the HDDR for a number of years. He is well known to the Fiends, and has apparently attracted the attention of a much larger fan base since becoming a Royal Historian. TCD Well... We were talking near Tallahassee and arrests. But you're right. I should have picked on the Gators. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Momof6....aka Marty 769 Posted May 16, 2016 Report Share Posted May 16, 2016 That guy is Ben- who formerly played Six Bits at the HDDR for a number of years. He is well known to the Fiends, and has apparently attracted the attention of a much larger fan base since becoming a Royal Historian. TCD I thought that was the famous Six Bits! He is amazing! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Momof6....aka Marty 769 Posted May 16, 2016 Report Share Posted May 16, 2016 That guy is Ben- who formerly played Six Bits at the HDDR for a number of years. He is well known to the Fiends, and has apparently attracted the attention of a much larger fan base since becoming a Royal Historian. TCD I thought that was the famous Six Bits! He is amazing! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Momof6....aka Marty 769 Posted May 16, 2016 Report Share Posted May 16, 2016 Sarah and I had done most of what we wanted at DHS. Getting there at rope drop allowed us to ride some very popular idea with minimal waits. Next, we were headed to Animal Kingdom. We knew we would be getting there around midday, so we had booked our FastPasses there. I am not exactly sure where this first picture was taken. These are taken at the shrine on the way to Expedition Everest. This is from the EE queue. And here is our ride photo. This was my third time riding EE and my first time to see the Yeti! Our next FP+ was for Finding Nemo, the Musical. We had some time before the show and were getting hungry, so we started thinking about lunch. We got in line for the Yak and Yeti quick serve, but nothing on the menu looked like what we wanted, do we wandered on. Then we found The Smiling Crocodile. The menu was limited, but looked good to us! I got the chicken. Sarah got the Grits. Both items were delicious! We are at the tables behind Flame Tree Barbecue. Side note: Before the trip, I had gotten us both collapsible water bottles from Wal-Mart for $2 each. The first day, I carried mine and we shared it. I refilled it throughout the day with cups of ice water from various quick serve locations. I was surprised that the shape of the ice was so varied throughout the Magic Kingdom. Some fit nicely through the opening in my container. Some was way too big. Anyway, the second day, my container broke. After that, we just drank from the cups at the quick serves. Overall, this meant we had less water, which is why I came home dehydrated. I mention this here because the server pictured above gave us a few cups of ice water, which was great because AK was viciously hot that day. Once we had eaten and hydrated, we went to watch Finding Nemo. Having the FP+ did save us standing in line. However, there was not special seating for FP+. We did get good seats though, and enjoyed the show. . Then we headed for DinoLand. Oh my giddy aunt, was it hot. But I had never ridden Dinosaur before, so that was our third FP+. We had some ice cream. And took more pictures. And had our picture taken. And hopped to EPCOT, which is where we will pick things up in our next update. BradyBzLyn...Mo 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BradyBzLyn...Mo 2,023 Posted May 16, 2016 Report Share Posted May 16, 2016 More awesome photos, Marty! If Fort Fiends ever does any advertising, we should use this one... I'll jump in on Friday when I get a little time to post pics, but I'll say that Nicole and I were sitting at the bus stop near 1600 fully intending to head over to Animal Kingdom, and as we sat there melting and having already chugged a bottle of water a piece, we realized that wasn't going to happen -- so we headed to MK instead. Kudos to you and Sarah for braving the heat!! Momof6....aka Marty 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Momof6....aka Marty 769 Posted May 19, 2016 Report Share Posted May 19, 2016 Next, Sarah and I hopped to EPCOT. After riding Spaceship Earth, we headed for the World Showcase. I thought about getting some food or drinks at the kiosks set up for F&G, but I really just wanted more water. Thank goodness for the quick service restaurants and those cups of ice water. I finally got to see American Adventure. I definitely want the kids to see that! More wandering in the World Showcase. Duck! More topiaries. We had dinner at Coral Reef. I had the chicken. Sarah had the Mahi Mahi. The food was fine. Nothing amazing. But the view! Did you know Disney offers scuba classes? We will pick it up after dinner in the next update. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mouseketab.....Carol 1,261 Posted May 19, 2016 Report Share Posted May 19, 2016 3 hours ago, Momof6....aka Marty said: Next, Sarah and I hopped to EPCOT. Did you know Disney offers scuba classes? It's actually called DiveQuest. It's not a class, you have to have your dive certification. We got it for my oldest son for his graduation.He had gotten his diver certification the year before, and had gone on a couple of dives in Gulf Shores. Many divers say they see lots more fish during DiveQuest than any real water dive. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fladogfan aka Gretchen 259 Posted May 19, 2016 Report Share Posted May 19, 2016 9 hours ago, Momof6....aka Marty said: Next, Sarah and I hopped to EPCOT. Disney sure knows how to make their topiaries look real ! Duck! More topiaries. These are two of my favorites. I had the chicken. Sarah had the Mahi Mahi. The food was fine. Nothing amazing. But the view! Food looks good. I agree about the view, good choice and you got the 'window' seat! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Momof6....aka Marty 769 Posted May 19, 2016 Report Share Posted May 19, 2016 It's actually called DiveQuest. It's not a class, you have to have your dive certification. We got it for my oldest son for his graduation.He had gotten his diver certification the year before, and had gone on a couple of dives in Gulf Shores. Many divers say they see lots more fish during DiveQuest than any real water dive. Thank you for the correct information. I made the classic blunder of believing what a cast member told me. LOL! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Momof6....aka Marty 769 Posted May 19, 2016 Report Share Posted May 19, 2016 Food looks good. I agree about the view, good choice and you got the 'window' seat! The hostess was going to seat is one row back, but Sarah sweetly asked if we could sit by the window. That may explain our bad service - I had asked for a glass of wine but never did get it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Momof6....aka Marty 769 Posted May 19, 2016 Report Share Posted May 19, 2016 After dinner at Coral Reef, we decided to ride The Seas with Nemo and Friends. On the way there. After the ride, we looked around a bit in that area. Then we made our way to our Character Spot FP+. On the way, I took more Spaceship Earth photos. Our PhotoPass photos of the meet and greet. Would you believe more Spaceship Earth pictures? Would you believe we hopped again? Where to next? Stay tuned for the next update! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ependydad...Doug 176 Posted May 19, 2016 Report Share Posted May 19, 2016 1 hour ago, Momof6....aka Marty said: I literally laughed out loud. Thank you for that. :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fladogfan aka Gretchen 259 Posted May 19, 2016 Report Share Posted May 19, 2016 Sarah should have gotten her photo in front of this creature, they have the same taste in jewelry wendinator and Helmsey......Todd 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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