WDW tips?

[Prudence]

Already scheduled for Wednesday dinner, 6:30 PS. I have to figure out a morning to do Boma for breakfast, though.

[Stan4dSteph]

Okay, here are some more from my trip Jan. 2004. If they're wrong, hopefully I will be corrected:

- I loved the cinnamon-sugar toasted almonds. I got them at an ODV cart near the entrance of Adventureland. Super yummy, and IMO, better than a churro.

- Rock N Roller Coaster was excellent. I would suggest going on either this or ToT first thing in the day when you go to MGM. Get FastPass for the other one you don't ride.

- Keep an eye out for HTHBellCaptain and Flippyshark during your travels!

- At MK you can get a FastPass for Peter Pan. You might want to get that depending on the wait times.

[Matterhorn Fan]

Originally Posted by Stan4dSteph

- I loved the cinnamon-sugar toasted almonds. I got them at an ODV cart near the entrance of Adventureland. Super yummy, and IMO, better than a churro.

Those are also sold at the entrance to World Showcase. WDW churros are yucky--they don't "cook" them on the cart, so they're stale.

Originally Posted by Stan4dSteph

- Rock N Roller Coaster was excellent. I would suggest going on either this or ToT first thing in the day when you go to MGM. Get FastPass for the other one you don't ride.

If you can only fastpass one, use your FP for Coaster. TOT has a nice queue; Coaster does not.

Originally Posted by Stan4dSteph

- Keep an eye out for HTHBellCaptain and Flippyshark during your travels!

. . . and MatterhornFan will be the one with her nose in a Dole Whip.

Originally Posted by CoasterMatt

If they're doing the Hour Early Magic Morning thingy whatever they're calling it now, that's the park to avoid going to that day, for the morning hours anyway.

My understanding is that they're not doing the Early hours anymore. I could be wrong, though.

Originally Posted by mousepod

For now, my nerdiest suggestion is to get to the Wilderness Lodge before dusk and walk the hiking trail to Fort Wilderness (I saw an armadillo and a deer), and make your way to Chip 'n Dale's Campfire Singalong. You get to sing, eat s'mores and watch one or two classic Disney movies projected on an outdoor screen. Never a huge crowd, and always a hoot and a holler.

I may have a new summer project.

Originally Posted by cirquelover

I have heard wonderful things about Jiko and that was even from locals!

Really? All the locals I know can't walk past Boma to get to Jiko.

Originally Posted by Prudence

Friday -- lunch at Chefs de France, dinner at Marrakesh.

I would replace Marrakesh with Alfredo's. Well, actually, I'd replace Biergarten with Alfredo's first, but that's the vegetarian talking. Alfredo's. Mmmmm.

Originally Posted by Not Afraid

Pastry in France

And Norway. And Morocco. And candy in Japan. And Germany. . . .

[Prudence]

Originally Posted by Matterhorn Fan

I would replace Marrakesh with Alfredo's. Well, actually, I'd replace Biergarten with Alfredo's first, but that's the vegetarian talking. Alfredo's. Mmmmm.

The husband spent three of the formative years living in Italy. It has taken him years to be able to eat at Olive Garden, and only because he now considers it American diner food. The potential theatrics resulting from a meal at a restaurant purporting to represent Italy, the birthplace of all that is good in culinary-ness, eliminated that option first thing.