rentayenta
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Great shots Alison!
Unfortunately we have not been impressed which is why you find us raving about Steakhouse 55 where the former chef from Club 33 now dazzles us with his creations.
I got my Chicken Chile Verde cone, which is very tasty and as long as I don’t eat the cone, it’s on my eating program!
We were seated at a table in the middle of the room, and I was astonished that at 7:30 there were only three other tables occupied.
She ate everything, but she did agree that it didn’t have that WOW! Factor.
The rest of the stuff on the plate was just weird. I tried both the yellow stuff (I think that was the corn flan) and the green stuff and they were just slimy and strange tasting.
By this time Fantasmic had started. It was about 9:15 and we had the entire restaurant to ourselves.
After all that food and wine, what did I do? Went on Big Thunder Mountain of Course!
Yeah, it got in the way from March until Mid June. Fran always feels guilty when we're not working, but I have to convince her that we need some fun. What good is life if we can't enjoy it?
If your plane lands at 1:00PM, with picking up your luggage, and getting the rental car, it should take you about 40 minutes to get here at that time of day, so probably between 2:30 and 3:00PM. I can give you the Nickel tour and make us something for dinner.
Well, it was a good idea, anyway.It was my first time using it and while it conveniently could be carried in a nice little bag, it was probably my last time using it, as I had to fight with it to get it set up.
Awesome view! Great picture.I couldn’t resist taking a picture of the Castle with the Partners statue right in front as we had such a perfect view.
Cool! I'm glad it worked out better this time.This time I was able to catch the Light Show on Mack
Ok, that just cracked me up.Anna and Elsa caught a cold
Fran has been getting over her cold. The arthritis drugs seem to be working
Last Monday we met Jenny and her kids at the apartment, and they saw the progress on the place. Everything should be ready for when they arrive to move in at the end of the month.
We were hoping to hold out for Southwest to release their flight information for the last half of March, but I started to get nervous
Jenny insisted that we get Margaritas! Who am I to argue?
Soon we began chugging our margaritas.
A toothpick holder. C’mon, who are we kidding? We all know it’s a shot glass.
The fabulous Friend chicken!
So jealous!!!
This is awesome!
There's no way I could do that. First, being at Disneyland and NOT eating is just hard. But there's no way, I would have been very faint by early afternoon!
Did she like it? I would try this.
This looks amazing! And that's really cool that you're able to partake in Disney food while still maintaining your diet
saw this on Bret's TR and loved it! It's reusable right?? I need one.
Wow, i'd think that would be the busiest time!
I just read it! Good grief
This looks delish!
Sorry that dinner was just okay.
Woah. I bet this was kind of nice though!
How does one skip a cheese course But more for you
I always get so excited when I see honeycomb on the cheese menu like stupid, excited
Haven't you used a tripod before for shots? I could have sworn you've set one up either at DLR or WDW
I love this song! I just recently got to rewatch Wreck it Ralph over our road trip (I packed it for DS with the intent that it was mainly me that was going to watch it ) and the song got stuck in my head.
Love when you catch them looking directly at you.
That photo is absolutely stunning.
What a pain that the tripod was so difficult to set up.
I think you are right. I just heard a short section of the soundtrack from Paint the Night and there was definitely Beauty and the Beast in there.
I really hope that I get to see Paint the Night. With it being off season in September, I am worried that this will only be shown on weekends.
It was difficult to set up that tripod that night where it did took a while to get the legs extended and then we had trouble folding it back up.
Your pictures from Paint the Night turned out really good. I did say that using lower ISO will affect the shots with the performers that are not on the float as well as on Main Street. The float shots are not that bright and this is good not to use high ISO and still have fast shutter speed. The characters on the floats turned out really well and clear. I had a fun time watching the parade with you and Fran that night and glad that the tips helped you during your shooting of PtN.
I also videotaped the show from that night and here is my video of Paint the Night 7/5/15 at 11pm.
even caused a fraud alert with the credit card company!
I know you have a life in the Central Valley, but you really need to come back down here!
That's how I've been losing my weight. Small breakfast, don't eat until dinner. Not healthy, but it's working for me.
Great shots Alison of the castle and PTN parade. I guess the Frozen float was frozen in place that day and didn't thaw out in time for the parade.
I had previously read that article about Club 33...it was very interesting, but I don't really understand how things got so out of hand such that Disney had to change the rules for everyone. It a shame when someone abuses the system to that extent, but I don't understand how Disney couldn't just ban the person. It's a private club after all, and abuse of privileges seems like a perfectly valid reason to drop a membership.
It seemed like you weren't all that impressed with the meal, but it looked pretty good to me! Of course I would just be excited to be there! I would definitely have no problem finding stuff off that menu, but I am an adventurous eater that will try anything as long as its not raw.
Paint the Night looks like a great parade. How far in advance did you have to stake a spot to try and get a decent view of it? We are only two days away from booking our (hopefully) DVC stay at VGC next February - 1-bedrooms still available - cross fingers! - and this is probably the first piece of lots of advice I will be asking from you! I am hoping they will still be running the parade in February. I noticed LAST February both Fantasmic and WoC were down at that time, and of the two, I would be seriously bummed if we don't get to see WoC. I also really hope to get to see PtN and the new fireworks show. Your pictures really make me want to see it. I miss Spectromagic at WDW, MSEP just doesn't cut it for me.
Alison, all the shots are great and you are getting better all the time.
Club 33 was always on my bucket list, but with the tightened rules, I guess that will not happen! Oh well, I will live.
I glad to hear that you are enjoying SH55, do you think the Restaurant Manager is hearing and seeing the decline? Do you think they will do a better job with the chef and the menu?
Just catching up. Love the photos if the light parade. I just adored the Beauty and the Beast float. Nice you meet up with Brett and you are no stranger to the gates of DL at the moment.
I love that souvernir mug! Those cones treats look delightful. I thought when you said going for cones an ice cream would be on the menu. How neat to have a savoury option.
Shame about menu changes at Club 33. But good you gave it another try. Always hard to know what to do with somewhere that is ok but doesn't set the sky alight. We have have had that dissapointment at places too.
I hope all is well with Fran at the moment and you of course.
Great shots Alison!
Well, that stinks. I wonder if Disney has noticed.
Love it! I think the Dinoco cups are kinda cool, actually.
Surely they would notice that! I wonder if Steakhouse 55 was full at the same time.
Well, it's not like there was a 50/50 Burger on the menu.
And people wonder why I don't trust "gourmet" meals. If I can't identify it, I ain't eating it.
Excellent choice!
Dinner looked great, I'm sorry you didn't enjoy it more!
Have fun with all your Dismeets over the next few weeks! You deserve it! Hope Fran is feeling better.
Haven't been on here a lot recently so just catching up and I am loving your DL updates! we are going for our second time in October and I cannot wait. I just wanted to say I love this picture in particular
Thank you for sharing with us you're making me even more excited for our upcoming trip
Caught up again.
Your meal at 33 looks amazing. Sorry that some of the courses did not have the wow factor. Boo! I can't believe how empty the restaurant was.
Outstanding pictures of the parade. Just lovely. That parade really looks amazing! Wow...just Wow!
So, I have nailed down two weeks next May to do the crash California road tour starting in San Francisco and ending in San Diego. There will obviously be several nights in DL - I am hoping for 3 total. We are traveling with another couple so its all about negotiation, but if my estimates are correct we should be there around May 16-18, 2016! Very excited!!!!!!!
Any suggestions you have for touring California would be appreciated. We are visiting San Fran, Napa, Yosemite, Caramel and the Pacific highway, DL, and San Diego.