Mom & Son Take on The Land (with Dad)! Food Pic Laden Report - Completed 8/16

[GoofySon'sMom]

Our next day, Tuesday the 27th ended up being way more laid back than we had planned. DH got home late from the game so we decided not to go to DL at 7am for the early morning. Instead we heading back over to DCA about 9:15 and got in line for the TSMM rope drop. We all made it onto the ride this time! Again, one of our favorites.

After riding, we wandered back to DL as we had an 11:30 reservation at Blue Bayou. We checked in just after 11 and were seated just before 11:30 at a waterside table. As much as I loved the atmosphere, we were disappointed with our meal.

DS and I shared the Monte Cristo

DH had the chicken

I thought the Monte Cristo was very greasy. I only ate a quarter and DS only two. I did enjoy the potatos and veggies though. And I thought DH's chicken was very good. Overall though, I don't think I would go back.

After lunch we went to the HM ... loved these -

For some reason, DH went back to the room. I cannot remember why. I am guessing to bring back stuff we bought but I really cannot remember. DS and I waited for him at the entrance of DCA. Since DS didn't really eat much lunch, he had some ice cream

Then off to Grizzly River. I didn't really want to get wet plus I had all of the stuff including the prized fedora so I stayed off ...

Once was enough for DH, but DS ran back thru the single rider line!

This ended up being his favorite ride, especially at night.

After the ride, I needed a snack ... we were close by so we stopped in at Whitewater Snacks for some nachos and a Mickey pretzel. Very tasty and a nice relaxing break

We were then off to stake out a bench for the Pixar Play Parade ...

 

[GoofySon'sMom]

While waiting we saw these guys -

And DS got yet another snack ... fish and chips

Time for the parade! I have to say this is one of my favorite parades! I love all of the Pixar characters so this was perfect for me. DS took the photos while I took video -

Continued ...

 

[GoofySon'sMom]

We definitely got wet but once the surprise of that wore off, we really enjoyed this parade. We were able to catch it again later in the week while eating our WoC picnics so we stayed dry!

 

[GoofySon'sMom]

I am not sure what we did after the Parade ... I am thinking Muppetvision and probably Monsters, Inc. May have spent some more time in the Animation Building as well.

Dinner tonight was supposed to be at Napa Rose. We decided to cancel as none of use felt like going back to the room to get dressed. And the food had been somewhat of a disappoint to us ... not bad, just not spectacular. Now I am sure Napa Rose may have been spectacular but we just didn't want to spend that much money to walk away going 'eh, it was ok'. I thought I would regret our decision but I still haven't so I think I'm good!

Instead we ended up at Tortilla Joes. I am sorry the pics are dark ... with the flash was much worse!

Loved the balloon guy -

DH had sangria and I a peach margarita (which was VERY tasty!)

We started with Jo’s Favorites (A large platter with beef or chicken flautas, tequila-BBQ ribs, spicy mango-mustard shrimp and a carnitas tostada)

Everything here was pretty tasty ... especially the tostada!

For my meal I had Nachos with shredded beef

There were delicious but waaaaaaaaaaay too much food. I didn't even put a dent in the plate. Loved every messy bite though!

DS had the Tortilla Soup (Made fresh daily with chicken broth, tender chicken
and garden-fresh vegetables. Topped with tortilla strips and queso fresco)

And an ala carte enchilada and something else. The picture came out way too dark.

DH had an ala carte enchilada and tamale

We all enjoyed our meal here. Granted, not Napa Rose but it worked for us.

Tomorrow our non-Disney day trip to Hollywood & Santa Monica Pier!

 

[DizNee Luver]

Agreed, I could have spent hours there!



You have never seen Crush! Oh my gosh, we go every trip to WDW at least once. I just love him.

Didn't know about the 4 leaf clover. Bummer.

Those paint tubes were the only ones we saw. Where were the others?

We saw them up past the Farmer's Market & heading up around the bridge to Ariel's Grotto/Paradise Pier.

 

[DizNee Luver]

Isn't the Aladdin show fantastic?! I'm really disappointed because we didn't make it to it this trip...sure hope it sticks around....otherwise I'll be kicking myself!!

Love the House of Blues....we should have gone back instead of doing the Rainforest Cafe....the food would have been better & the prices would have been WAY better!!

I was so glad I got the opportunity to meet you....just wish we could have spent some time together in the parks.....think we would have had fun!!

The Blue Bayou seems to be hit & miss on quality & service. It's pretty spendy & to not be satisfied stings a bit!! I have always found the Monte Cristo to be very good at the Cafe Orleans. They are rich & we always share this meal. No way anyone could eat the whole thing.....woof....that would make for one big gut ache!!

Love the pics from the parade....yet another thing we didn't get to this trip. Heavy sigh....so many things missed......

Can't wait to see more!!

 

[kate_wdw]

The Pixar Play Parade is adorable! I'd love to see it someday.

 

[kaoden39]

The food all looks so good and is making me hungry. I love all the Pixar characters. White Water Snacks is one of my favorite places to eat. What is it about boys our sons ages and fedoras? Mine got one too.

 

[GoofySon'sMom]

The Pixar Play Parade is adorable! I'd love to see it someday.

I absolutely loved it! We saw it twice and I video'd it. Already watched parts of it at home!

Isn't the Aladdin show fantastic?! I'm really disappointed because we didn't make it to it this trip...sure hope it sticks around....otherwise I'll be kicking myself!!

Love the House of Blues....we should have gone back instead of doing the Rainforest Cafe....the food would have been better & the prices would have been WAY better!!

I was so glad I got the opportunity to meet you....just wish we could have spent some time together in the parks.....think we would have had fun!!

The Blue Bayou seems to be hit & miss on quality & service. It's pretty spendy & to not be satisfied stings a bit!! I have always found the Monte Cristo to be very good at the Cafe Orleans. They are rich & we always share this meal. No way anyone could eat the whole thing.....woof....that would make for one big gut ache!!

Love the pics from the parade....yet another thing we didn't get to this trip. Heavy sigh....so many things missed......

Can't wait to see more!!

Yes, Aladdin was really terrific. I love the Lion King in WDW but this was even a step up from that.

We didn't have the Monte Cristo at Cafe Orleans because we knew we were going to have it at Blue Bayou. In retrospect, I wish I had tried one there. Oh well, what can you do? As you said, you can't see/do/eat it all!

The food all looks so good and is making me hungry. I love all the Pixar characters. White Water Snacks is one of my favorite places to eat. What is it about boys our sons ages and fedoras? Mine got one too.

No idea. I didn't even realized he wanted one until we were there. Now I see several of his friends with them as well. Interesting that it seems to be an all over the country phase/fad!

 

[Minnie Sue Oz]

Looking forward to the next exciting episode!!!!

 

[GoofySon'sMom]

Wednesday, July 28th was a non-Disney day for us. We had breakfast scheduled for Storytellers but cancelled the night before as we just wanted to sleep in a bit. We rented a car from Alamo and headed up to Hollywood!

As much as I envy the California weather, I do not like the traffic! Oh my! GPS told us the trip should have taken 27 minutes and it took an hour and a half!

But we ultimately made it to the Walk of Fame! I took pics of the Disney related stars that we saw -

And Donald's "feet"

And of course we had lunch at

DS had chicken & dumplings in a bread bowl

DH had chili in a bread bowl

I had a tuna sandwich. Why I am not really sure but it was darn tasty!

I didn't know this store/restaurant even existed so I was very happy!

 

[GoofySon'sMom]

From there we went up to the Griffith Observatory ... very steep winding road up but what a reward when we got there! Beautiful!

Then we were off to the infamous Pinks! I didn't expect it to be as "divey" as it was! We waited in line close to an hour!

DELICIOUS! Especially the fries! But oh so messy!

From there we went to the Santa Monica Pier -

On our way home, we had to find an In And Out Burger. With the traffic, I don't think we found one til well after 8! But we did end up finally finding one ...

For me, it just didn't live up to the hype. It was good, but not what I expected. And I think Pink's fries spoiled us!

All in all a very busy but very fun day. Tomorrow it is back to DL for early morning hour!

 

[DizNee Luver]

We should of followed along with you.....our Hollywood day was on Saturday & we did a ton of the same things.....lol We started at Krispy Kreme, drove by Pink's just to get pics, drove to Burbank to get pics of the Walt Disney Studios, ate lunch at Bob's Big Boy, drove back to Hollywood to get pics on the Walk of Fame, the Kodak, Mann's & have ice cream at the Soda Fountain. We're both so touristy.....lol We've never been up to Observatory but really do need to make this a must do. Quite a view from up there!! Did you have ice cream at the soda fountain or just lunch?? The food looked very good!! The sundae's were divine!!

Can't wait to read & see more!!

 

[GoofySon'sMom]

Just lunch. It was probably 11am. We knew we were ultimately heading to Pinks and didn't want to get too full!

 

[kaoden39]

Oh my!! The food from Pink's look extraordinary. Yummo!! Scotty loves hotdogs!!

 

[Orbitron]

Thanks for sharing this great trip report with all the wonderful photos. I love it and can't wait for more to come. Now I look even more forward to our next vacation at Disneyland, we will be there in the end of September.

 

[GoofySon'sMom]

Oh my!! The food from Pink's look extraordinary. Yummo!! Scotty loves hotdogs!!

You know what? The hot dogs were good, but not the greatest I have ever had. I think the attraction is all the weird combos. Heck, I had pastrami on mine! Now the fries --- oh my! They were the best I have ever had. I am glad I got to go for the experience, not sure I would stand in the long line again!

Thanks for sharing this great trip report with all the wonderful photos. I love it and can't wait for more to come. Now I look even more forward to our next vacation at Disneyland, we will be there in the end of September.

Thank you for the kind words! Enjoy your trip!

 

[GoofySon'sMom]

Thursday, July 29th we were up early & made it to DL about 7:15. I wanted to take some pics so I told DH & DS to go on ahead and ride the Matterhorn (DS's choice)

We met up at the Matterhorn and went over to Buzz. This is truly one of my favorite rides. We rode it 5 or 6 times before they had enough and told me we had to move on!

Sadly we passed this -

On to the teacups for the boys ... no spinning for me!

 

[GoofySon'sMom]

We next headed up to It's a Small World which is definitely a favorite of mine. Absolutely love the addition of the characters in the ride!

Next we were off to breakfast with Minnie & friends!

 

[GoofySon'sMom]

I think Minnie's is probably my favorite character breakfast of all that I have been to including WDW. I didn't take any pictures of the food or buffet though. We had a blast with the characters -

I made an autograph book so each character had a page. Captain Hook looked thru to find the villians. Baloo wrote a note that he never had his own page before. Max loved the one of Goofy. Somehow I messed up and didn't make a page for Rafiki ... boy was he unhappy with me! It was so much fun!