PlutoTheDog89
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Sep 19, 2011
We're going back to Disney (as of now like 80% going) for Christmas week. We used to go every Christmas from 09-18, but skipped in 2019 to do California (and DL) and of course last year we didn't go anywhere.
So now we're going back. Our biggest takeaway from COVID is that there's A LOT of places we wanna see, and a lot of things we wanna do - so I think our annual disney trip may become a bi-annual or even go every 2-3 years type of thing. So we'd like to get in as many new spots as possible, but we're having trouble narrowing it down.
Staying at Beach Club from 12/24 - 1/1. We get in on 12/24 a little later than usual—probably 5-6pm if we take ME (shoutout Southwest for not having a direct morning flight!), so I'd like to keep 12/24 pretty easy. Thinking either Ale and Compass or Il Mulino for dinner. I'd love to go to Disney Springs for dinner, but don't wanna chance having to set our bags down and be stressed about making an ADR on time. Anyway, here's what we're looking at:
Homecomin' - been there, love it, we'd like to go again (even after being to Kentucky and Tennessee and trying the real good stuff)
Narcoossee's - Our family favorite. It's a Christmas dinner tradition, so we're definitely doing it this year.
Topolino Terrace (dinner) - menu looks great, reviews are all solid. Considering it for this trip.
Topolino Terrace (breakfast) - Love the options. Reviews are solid. Wondering if a second trip to Topolino is worth it. We always do ONE breakfast per trip.
Frontera Cocina - wouldn't usually think of Mexican on a Disney trip but the food looks real good.
The Wave - Went there once a while ago. Gonna depend on the refurbishment but this feels solid for NYE. We usually do Yachtsman to avoid the traffic and issue of getting around property on NYE, but we're over Yachtsman and The Wave feels solid. We don't do a park on NYE, we usually eat, then hang by the pool at BC or Boardwalk, then watch fireworks from the boat dock.
Wine Bar George - Our family isn't usually "tapas" style eaters, but the food looks so good.
Three Bridges - Sister wants to try it. Food looks solid.
Ale & Compass/Il Mulino - one or the other. Gravitating toward A&C since I can get Il Mulino any day I want in NYC.
Morimoto's - Always wanted to try it.
We also need to work Polite Pig in there somewhere, and Chicken Guy would be a nice way to save some cash, since it seems like a solid value.
So a few things stand out:
There's A LOT of Disney Springs restaurants on our list. We try to stay away from DS on the weekends, especially during holiday trips. It gets WAAAYY too crowded. So that's not leaving us with a ton of wiggle room.
Like I said, we have 8 nights. Gonna prob do Narcoossee's on 12/25, and Wave on 12/31. Also gonna do Homecomin' at one point, so that's in there. Polite Pig is another definite, so that's 4 dinners to play with. I'd like to do another QS here or there (love Geyser Point) to keep costs down, although looking at menus, QS is around the same price as some lower-priced Table Services!
Any thoughts of opinions? Which 4 (+ Topolino Breakfast) would you keep?
So now we're going back. Our biggest takeaway from COVID is that there's A LOT of places we wanna see, and a lot of things we wanna do - so I think our annual disney trip may become a bi-annual or even go every 2-3 years type of thing. So we'd like to get in as many new spots as possible, but we're having trouble narrowing it down.
Staying at Beach Club from 12/24 - 1/1. We get in on 12/24 a little later than usual—probably 5-6pm if we take ME (shoutout Southwest for not having a direct morning flight!), so I'd like to keep 12/24 pretty easy. Thinking either Ale and Compass or Il Mulino for dinner. I'd love to go to Disney Springs for dinner, but don't wanna chance having to set our bags down and be stressed about making an ADR on time. Anyway, here's what we're looking at:
Homecomin' - been there, love it, we'd like to go again (even after being to Kentucky and Tennessee and trying the real good stuff)
Narcoossee's - Our family favorite. It's a Christmas dinner tradition, so we're definitely doing it this year.
Topolino Terrace (dinner) - menu looks great, reviews are all solid. Considering it for this trip.
Topolino Terrace (breakfast) - Love the options. Reviews are solid. Wondering if a second trip to Topolino is worth it. We always do ONE breakfast per trip.
Frontera Cocina - wouldn't usually think of Mexican on a Disney trip but the food looks real good.
The Wave - Went there once a while ago. Gonna depend on the refurbishment but this feels solid for NYE. We usually do Yachtsman to avoid the traffic and issue of getting around property on NYE, but we're over Yachtsman and The Wave feels solid. We don't do a park on NYE, we usually eat, then hang by the pool at BC or Boardwalk, then watch fireworks from the boat dock.
Wine Bar George - Our family isn't usually "tapas" style eaters, but the food looks so good.
Three Bridges - Sister wants to try it. Food looks solid.
Ale & Compass/Il Mulino - one or the other. Gravitating toward A&C since I can get Il Mulino any day I want in NYC.
Morimoto's - Always wanted to try it.
We also need to work Polite Pig in there somewhere, and Chicken Guy would be a nice way to save some cash, since it seems like a solid value.
So a few things stand out:
There's A LOT of Disney Springs restaurants on our list. We try to stay away from DS on the weekends, especially during holiday trips. It gets WAAAYY too crowded. So that's not leaving us with a ton of wiggle room.
Like I said, we have 8 nights. Gonna prob do Narcoossee's on 12/25, and Wave on 12/31. Also gonna do Homecomin' at one point, so that's in there. Polite Pig is another definite, so that's 4 dinners to play with. I'd like to do another QS here or there (love Geyser Point) to keep costs down, although looking at menus, QS is around the same price as some lower-priced Table Services!
Any thoughts of opinions? Which 4 (+ Topolino Breakfast) would you keep?