When Jon and Brandy left the park ahead of you, did they go to Geyser Point? Have you studied any of the tips on how to score high on the Buzz Lightyear ride (and TSMM)? Extra special that you were the first riders in the brand new carriage! Interesting that you bought cokes at the food trucks -- I guess you were too far from the nearest mug refill station? It seems that Steakhouse 71 was underwhelming. I was a big fan of The Wave, and sorry to see it go. Too bad it got replaced by a steakhouse with apparently mediocre steak!
Have you done any Jeep tours or similar on your Utah trips? I'm looking for something like that in the Escalante National Monument area, in case you or your readers know of any good ones. I'll be going in May, and it's been a few years since my last Utah trip. What are some of your favorite experiences in Utah? Have you also been to Alaska?
Jon and Brandy did go back to the resort and I think visited Geyser Point for a bit, but may also have taken a nap, or likely both. They enjoy a mid-day resort break, and we often do it too, but we had other adventures to do today.
Our take on Steakhouse 71 is it is still very much still the Wave, with a bit of a change of decor. It is a fine place to eat, but not an exceptional steak house.
We have not done any Jeep tours in Utah, but we definitely would recommend doing one. Southern Utah is beautiful and seeing it from an off road perspective is nice. We love the town of Kanab, which is a little bit south of Escalante but the whole area is very nice to visit. We have some experience with the company behind Forever Adventure Tours, but haven't used them personally. They are who we'd start with, but I think most of their tours are further south near Kanab. Good luck though and have a great time!
We have never been to Alaska or Hawaii, so we are checking one off this spring. We'd love to see Alaska sometime too, but so far our only experience with it is from TV shows like Alaska State Troopers and Air Alaska. It looks like a cool (pun intended) place.
For future reference, there is a bus that goes between the fort and wilderness lodge.
Love your trip reports. They are so much fun!
Yeah, we have ridden the bis from WL to Fort Wilderness direct before, and I even believe the bus we rode had FW as the next stop after WL, but in this case I think what we did was faster than waiting for a bus that was going straight to WL, if they were even running one directly.
Thanks so much for following along and joining in. We sure have fun on the trips, and enjoy writing about them too.
I am shocked that you have never ridden Buzz Lightyear in WDW. It is a must do for me.
Yeah, it is just one ride that we have never made it on in Florida, but we had a good time.
We love visiting the Fort. It is like being somewhere else, and so relaxing.
Yes! Fort Wilderness is part of what we love about WL's neighborhood, and we still love going over there even if it isn't as easy as it used to be.
That is a really good price for Disney. It sounds like a really nice experience.
The carriage ride was very nice, and a comparatively good deal for Disney. I can't believe we never got to do it before. We had tried, but they were all reserved in the past. This time it just worked out perfectly.
They were running a bus between the Settlement depot and WL when we stayed there in September. It was really nice to have that option, especially since they weren't running the blue flag boats.
Yes, this buses are nice, and we do appreciate them, but we didn't want to wait any longer for a bus.
The skirt is adorable. Was Marshall jealous?
The steak should be amazing if they are going to call it a steakhouse. This looks like an overall disappointing meal.
I hate when they mess up a classic dessert.
Allie loved her skirt, and Marshall was content to have his shield that he bought at the same store. He let her have her enjoyment of it.
We felt the same way about Steakhouse 71. We really wanted to have it be a nice steakhouse, and it was a fine restaurant, but for us did not live up to the hype, particularly on the steak side. We'll take Yachtsman or LeCellier over it any day, but that's ok.
The desserts were just a little odd. We are not anti-chocolate, but everything was chocolatey, even things you wouldn't expect, like creme brûlée... Oh well, Marshall loved his.
Cool stuff! Good photography! I'm really impressed by Wilderness Lodge- now THAT is a well-themed hotel! One of the ones that's out of my price range, but it looks amazing, especially in that main lobby. Wow!
Thanks! We love WL, and particularly appreciate that it is one of the least expensive Disney Deluxe resorts. We also always went for the least expensive view option, which can save quite a bit too. When we couldn't afford WL, we found Port Orleans to have a similar quiet rural feel. It is an amazing lobby, and we just love walking into it every time.