Rezzies done and need advice

[LeslieLou]

Mostly lurker sometimes poster looking for input.
Last visited with my youngest DS 2 years ago and visiting this July with my oldest DS17. He hasn’t been in 4 years and lots on our plan that’s new to us.
FWIW we don’t have park hoppers currently and ETA we are staying at BLT for our entire trip. We won’t open/close parks and will likely tend to the later side of hours.

D1 arrival lunch time. MK
8:20 storybook dining artist point (new)
D2 AK, 5:40pm steakhouse 71 dinner (new),
Epcot AH
D3 HS, 10:10 Topolinos bkfst, 6:40 roundup rodeo dinner (both new)
D4 MK 12:10 Homecomin’ brunch
D5 HS 11:45 Boathouse brunch 5:45 Ogas 6:50 Topolinos dinner (all new)
D6 MK 1:30 Skippers, 8:20 either dessert post party or seats and treats (need to cancel one) 7/3 holiday fireworks
D7 Epcot 10 Garden Grille bkfst 1:05 Space220, 6:40 Space220 (space is new)
D8 depart 9am ish

So! I need to cancel some things and would love any input as most of these restaurants come recommended but are new to us.

What would you keep what would you toss what would you add??

We don’t really want to sit down every day altho I know it will be hot hot hot and we may need the break. Also any input on seats vs post party dessert appreciated. I’m leaning towards post.

 

[mom2rtk]

That’s a lot of travel time. I always recommend trying to eat at or near the park you are attending.

 

[LeslieLou]

That’s a lot of travel time. I always recommend trying to eat at or near the park you are attending.

Thanks for this feedback

We are staying at BLT for our trip for reference in any specific thoughts?
For example with S71 I expected to go back to hotel between parks

 

[kwdw]

Id skipped the Homecoming brunch, and just eat local to MK, monorail resorts that day. Because I would keep Topolino’s breakfast, I would kill the dinner there. Because you are doing Garden Grill breakfast, I would keep the dinner at Space, not the 1 pm. Now, lunch is cheaper at Space, so if you want to keep the 1 pm instead, cancel Garden Grill

 

[Hubalorian]

Space is cheaper for lunch but doesn’t come with Dessert or as many entrees as dinner. So maybe look at the menu and see if it justifies the cost in your opinion

 

[LeslieLou]

Id skipped the Homecoming brunch, and just eat local to MK, monorail resorts that day. Because I would keep Topolino’s breakfast, I would kill the dinner there. Because you are doing Garden Grill breakfast, I would keep the dinner at Space, not the 1 pm. Now, lunch is cheaper at Space, so if you want to keep the 1 pm instead, cancel Garden Grill

Appreciate the trade off discussion here! I love breakfast so will keep that and cxl dinner
I was torn about trying to fit in some DS restaurants and need to let that go I think. It prob won’t be missed.

 

[LeslieLou]

Space is cheaper for lunch but doesn’t come with Dessert or as many entrees as dinner. So maybe look at the menu and see if it justifies the cost in your opinion

Have you eaten at Space? What’s your personal opinion? I looked at the dessert menu and it’s hard for me to know if it’s great. I also wasn’t sure how to know if we’d see the day to night transition if we do go for dinner?

 

[Hubalorian]

Have you eaten at Space? What’s your personal opinion? I looked at the dessert menu and it’s hard for me to know if it’s great. I also wasn’t sure how to know if we’d see the day to night transition if we do go for dinner?

I have not eaten at space yet, I have a reservation in June for Lunch. The additional entrees and dessert wasn’t enough for me to justify the cost. I am just excited for the experience

 

[kwdw]

Have you eaten at Space? What’s your personal opinion? I looked at the dessert menu and it’s hard for me to know if it’s great. I also wasn’t sure how to know if we’d see the day to night transition if we do go for dinner?

I’ve eaten at Space. You can add dessert to lunch for less than the up charge for dinner. But the main entrees are different, too. For example, the filet mignon is only on the dinner menu. I’m glad we did dinner once. Besides the filet, the other choices I would eat are all on the lunch menu, so if I went a second time for the prix fixe menu, I’d do lunch.

For you, because this is a special trip for your son and you have Garden Grill at breakfast, I’d keep the dinner time and splurge a bit. The dining experience of being in space isn’t that well done IMO. But interesting enough to give it a try.

I’ll go back because I love quiet restaurants, but I’ll make a lounge reservation instead.

 

[LeslieLou]

I’ve eaten at Space. You can add dessert to lunch for less than the up charge for dinner. But the main entrees are different, too. For example, the filet mignon is only on the dinner menu. I’m glad we did dinner once. Besides the filet, the other choices I would eat are all on the lunch menu, so if I went a second time for the prix fixe menu, I’d do lunch.

For you, because this is a special trip for your son and you have Garden Grill at breakfast, I’d keep the dinner time and splurge a bit. The dining experience of being in space isn’t that well done IMO. But interesting enough to give it a try.

I’ll go back because I love quiet restaurants, but I’ll make a lounge reservation instead.

Thank you for this insight!

 

[Jacq7414]

Have you eaten at Space? What’s your personal opinion? I looked at the dessert menu and it’s hard for me to know if it’s great. I also wasn’t sure how to know if we’d see the day to night transition if we do go for dinner?

I have and thought the dinner was wildly overpriced. I am pretty sure I got sick from the salmon too. Id never go there again. It wasn’t great for what we paid.

 

[LeslieLou]

I have and thought the dinner was wildly overpriced. I am pretty sure I got sick from the salmon too. Id never go there again. It wasn’t great for what we paid.

We want to try it once but that’s a strong argument for lunch and to avoid the fish
Thank you for sharing your experience

 

[Jacq7414]

We want to try it once but that’s a strong argument for lunch and to avoid the fish
Thank you for sharing your experience

Can you get the lounge reservation? I’d put an alert on that and maybe you’ll get lucky

 

[LeslieLou]

Can you get the lounge reservation? I’d put an alert on that and maybe you’ll get lucky

I will check on this thanks for the recommendation

 

[Disturbia]

Without park hoppers you can’t go to Extra evening extended hours (deluxe guests) unless you have park reservations for that park or are annual passholders (Mon for Epcot; Wed Mk). GOTG is VQ at 6 pm during EETPH.

Edit: for After hours GOTG is standby

https://plandisney.disney.go.com/qu...epcot-june-work-guardians-galaxy-ride-534519/

Tron requires a VQ at 6 pm for MNSSHP and EETPH

https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/guest-services/extended-evening/

I would limit dining to one a day. It takes a huge chunk of time out of your day (signature dining can take 2 hours; Space220 is 2.5+). Also, don’t eat a heavy breakfast before GOTG. It’s swings and rotates while moving at high speeds. I would only do light breakfasts except one day where you do Topolinos (teens would want to ride coasters; we order breakfast from garden grocers; Topolinos is a must do and if you can grab it closer to 12 it can double as lunch) and one heavy dinner.

If you are flying in keep your check in day free of dining. We’ve had multiple flights cancelled and delayed (3/31 didn’t reach resort until 4:30 am - 7.5 hour delay pre cruise).

 

[Disturbia]

At Epcot don’t miss the Flower and Garden booths (our teen loves the festivals esp Food & Wine late Aug-mid Nov)

https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2023-epcot-flower-and-garden-festival-booth-menus-and-food-photos/

 

[LeslieLou]

At Epcot don’t miss the Flower and Garden booths (our teen loves the festivals esp Food & Wine late Aug-mid Nov)

https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2023-epcot-flower-and-garden-festival-booth-menus-and-food-photos/

Have to save room for this!! Good call

 

[LeslieLou]

Without park hoppers you can’t go to Extra evening extended hours (deluxe guests) unless you have park reservations for that park or are annual passholders (Mon for Epcot; Wed Mk). GOTG is VQ at 6 pm during EETPH.

Edit: for After hours GOTG is standby

https://plandisney.disney.go.com/qu...epcot-june-work-guardians-galaxy-ride-534519/

Tron requires a VQ at 6 pm for MNSSHP and EETPH

https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/guest-services/extended-evening/

I would limit dining to one a day. It takes a huge chunk of time out of your day (signature dining can take 2 hours; Space220 is 2.5+). Also, don’t eat a heavy breakfast before GOTG. It’s swings and rotates while moving at high speeds. I would only do light breakfasts except one day where you do Topolinos (teens would want to ride coasters; we order breakfast from garden grocers; Topolinos is a must do and if you can grab it closer to 12 it can double as lunch) and one heavy dinner.

If you are flying in keep your check in day free of dining. We’ve had multiple flights cancelled and delayed (3/31 didn’t reach resort until 4:30 am - 7.5 hour delay pre cruise).

The Epcot event is a ticketed event- that’s currently the only day I plan to change parks

Thank you for the feedback on Topolinos and also GOTG- that and Tron will be new to us. I did cancel space dinner and kept lunch. Debating even that honestly.

Good call on flights- I hope it goes well and we do have a direct but will consider cancelling and just grab something that’s available once we land if we want to do it. I’m not sure how I feel about the menu for Storybook Dining anyway…I think I’d rather grab flying fish or citricos day of as I think about it more

 

[Disturbia]

The Epcot event is a ticketed event- that’s currently the only day I plan to change parks

Thank you for the feedback on Topolinos and also GOTG- that and Tron will be new to us. I did cancel space dinner and kept lunch. Debating even that honestly.

Good call on flights- I hope it goes well and we do have a direct but will consider cancelling and just grab something that’s available once we land if we want to do it. I’m not sure how I feel about the menu for Storybook Dining anyway…I think I’d rather grab flying fish or citricos day of as I think about it more

We did like Storybook dining but chose to skip it due to the extra chunk of time it took to get there and eat (cab; waited 40 mins to be seated and then dining itself was 1.5 hr+). The mushroom soup had an earthen flavor and tasted the same as the soup at CRT. The prime rib was ok and similar to Hollywood & Vine (Hollywood Brown Derby upped their game at HS). At Storybook dining there was an incident of someone just walking in (mentally disturbed) and he was escorted past our table with several security guards (was unsettling and scary for young kids).

Traveling to dining gets old fast and it’s so stressful with Genie+ to plan esp. at HS. We ended up cancelling our last 2 days of dinners (incl Topolinos).

After having some mediocre experiences last year (overly salted steak and crab cakes, extremely slow service), STK71 was surprisingly good this Jan. Our teen loves the layered chocolate cake (made in house; no nuts).

 

[LeslieLou]

We did like Storybook dining but chose to skip it due to the extra chunk of time it took to get there and eat (cab; waited 40 mins to be seated and then dining itself was 1.5 hr+). The mushroom soup had an earthen flavor and tasted the same as the soup at CRT. The prime rib was ok and similar to Hollywood & Vine (Hollywood Brown Derby upped their game at HS). At Storybook dining there was an incident of someone just walking in (mentally disturbed) and he was escorted past our table with several security guards (was unsettling and scary for young kids).

Traveling to dining gets old fast and it’s so stressful with Genie+ to plan esp. at HS. We ended up cancelling our last 2 days of dinners (incl Topolinos).

After having some mediocre experiences last year (overly salted steak and crab cakes, extremely slow service), STK71 was surprisingly good this Jan. Our teen loves the layered chocolate cake (made in house; no nuts).

Appreciate your Storybook experience. I feel pretty strongly that I’m going to cancel. Especially since it’s arrival day and extra hours at MK late.

I think myDS17 will live stk71 so I’m really hoping we have a good experience!! Since we’re staying at blt it will be easy to return if so. Chocolate cake is on my list!