Mugs are one of the most common kinds of souvenirs you can get from anywhere. Some people will say they are a waste of your money and that you should spend your souvenir money on something you can’t get anywhere else. I tend to disagree.
During our last trip to Disney we spent quite a bit of time in the Boardwalk area. We stayed at the Boardwalk Villas, so it was very convenient to have lots of things close by. Some people may not realize how much there is to do, but Disney’s Boardwalk has a lot going on during the day and at night.
The Boardwalk has some very good dining experiences. The Boardwalk Bakery has delicious baked goods and Big River Grille has pretty good burgers, but the Flying Fish Cafe is probably the most popular table service restaurant on the Boardwalk. People love the food and the ambiance. Well, it’s about to get a makeover.
According to Andrea Finger, Director of Communications for Disney, the Special Olympics Flame of Hope was carried through Epcot yesterday for the Unified Relay Across America. This is a first time event and hundreds of cast members as well as guests cheered and encouraged the volunteers carrying the torch.
After the torch made its way through Epcot it made its way to Disney’s Boardwalk Inn where the ceremonial lighting took place.
The stop in Disney World was one of many that will be happening over the 46 days of the course as the torch gets passed. The torch will be passed through all 50 states and will end in Los Angeles at the opening ceremonies for the 2015 Special Olympics World Games.
Disney is one of the sponsors for the Special Olympics World games and ESPN will be covering the highlights. This is a nine-day event and the Opening Ceremony will be on July 25.
Thanks for reading!
*Liz*
Source: Disney Parks Blog
Today is National Margarita Day and Rachel Brent, Food and Beverage Marketing Communications Coordinator, has posted a list of some of her favorite spots for margaritas on Disney Parks Blog.
In Hollywood Studios, at the Hollywood Brown Derby Lounge, she suggests the ‘Citizens Take Flight’ tasting. This includes three margaritas: Bucky Greenhorn’s Derby Margarita, Melivan Macheezmo’s Mango Margarita, and Ready Freddy Fiddlesticks Pomegranate Margarita.
After, she heads over to the World Showcase in Epcot to La Hacienda de San Angel for an Orange Mango Fire Margarita. This margarita consists of premium silver agave tequila, ginger liqueur, orange juice, mango puree, fresh lime juice, and Tabasco sauce. This is served on the rocks with a Tajin chili powder rim.
She also mentions a few good spots at different areas outside the parks. If you are on the BoardWalk you can stop by BoardWalk Joe’s Marvelous Margaritas, at Coronado Springs the Rix Lounge has some handcrafted margaritas that guests can sample, and you can try the Moonshine Margarita at Whispering Canyon Cafe at the Wilderness Lodge.
For the full post on Disney Parks Blog, click here.
We finally have a room booked! Initially we had been trying to get a room at the Beach Club, but it is a very popular resort and there were a lot of people waiting in the queue with us for rooms. So, because we were afraid of things booking up, we decided to switch our request to the Boardwalk Villas and we are so excited! The resort looks so nice, the kids are not afraid of the clown slide, and we are still within walking distance to Epcot for Food and Wine Festival! We just received our info packet (no flash drive or magnet though), so it feels real! Now comes the fun part…planning our dining and activities!
Usually, once the room has been booked the first thing we start to plan are our dining reservations. I had a planning session with one of our friends we are traveling with and we started making lists. These lists included any dining, attraction, or extra activities that we may want to experience while in Disney. It really does help to make lists and plan things out. Especially for a place as big as Disney World.
For our next planning session we will probably concentrate on the dining reservation list, since those are the next reservations we can make. We don’t do the dining plan (it never seems to make financial sense for us), but because of the dining plan popular restaurants, like Be Our Guest (BOG), tend to book up really fast. So, since we can book at 180 days out, we will probably try to get reservations for the more popular places early. It’s kind of a pain, but that’s what the dining plan has done to dining in Disney World.
Here is what we have planned so far:
This list is no where near complete. There are so many dining options all over Disney! It’s fun to look at all the restaurants, read reviews, and look at pictures. Tripadvisor is great for seeing a lot of pictures of the different restaurants.
Since we are within walking distance to the Boardwalk and Epcot, there are so many dining options available. We are so excited to be in planning mode! After all, planning is half the fun!
Thanks for reading!
Liz ⁰o⁰
