Disney Days

Next on our crazy schedule was our honeymoon. We had a blast going back to the most magical place on earth… Walt Disney World! We flew, which I highly recommend, and spent a week at Disney’s All Star Movies Resort. We saw parades, fireworks, and characters galore, and ate some really great food! Other than breakfast, which was always at the food court, we tried restaurants neither of us had ever eaten at.

Friday was T-Rex Café at Downtown Disney. It’s just like Rainforest Café only a prehistoric setting, and had a to-die-for chocolate brownie ice cream dessert called the Chocolate Extinction!

Saturday was the Hollywood Brown Derby at Hollywood Studios. I’ve actually eaten there before with Mom, but we were limited to reservation times because of the fireworks show we were going to see. It wasn’t quite as good as I remembered it being, but they did bring us champagne and strawberries to congratulate us on our marriage!

Sunday was Liberty Tree Tavern at Magic Kingdom. It’s housed in Liberty Tree Square, and has a patriotic feel and awesome down-home food! We had roast turkey and stuffing (what Southerners would call dressing) and apple cobbler, to name a few things. Divine!

Monday was The Crystal Palace in Magic Kingdom. Another one I have eaten at with Mom, David, Justin, and Rhyne, but again not many options for that day because we wanted to see the night parade, and I felt it was good enough that Kyle needed the experience. It was even better than I remembered! It’s buffet character dining with Winnie the Pooh, Piglet, Eeyore, and Tigger. Kyle had his magical moment that night. He made Tigger laugh!

Tuesday we met my friend Traci for lunch at Flame Tree Barbeque in Animal Kingdom, and had a great bbq sandwich and equally great visit with her! Traci and I were good friends on the college program, and I always try to meet up with her when I come to town. Tuesday night we went to the Boardwalk and ate at Big River Grille and Brewing Works. They have awesome hamburgers and the best light beer I’ve ever tasted! Later that night we met up with my friend Rick and his wife Erica for a chat. Enjoyed getting to meet Erica and catch up with Rick, another close friend who I hadn’t seen since we left the college program.

Wednesday we ate lunch at Yak & Yeti at Animal Kingdom, not realizing it was just like Rainforest Café and T-Rex Café but with an Asian flare. It was at the base of Mt. Everest, decorated with Nepalese touches, and had a really cool atmosphere. We got that same chocolate brownie dessert, only this time it was called Chocolate Brownie Sundae for 2. Not near as cool of a name as the other two restaurants have, but equally delicious! Wednesday’s supper was back at the hotel food court. We met up with one of my former college program roommates, Rachel. Always a blast hanging out with her!

Thursday was our last day and only day at Epcot, and we had the best meal of the trip at Teppan Edo in the Japan pavilion. It was hibachi-style cooking, and the food was incredible! By far my favorite meal of the trip! It cost us 2 table service meals on our dining plan to have dinner there, preferred seating for the Candlelight Processional, and preferred viewing for IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth (the fireworks show), but was well worth it! The Candlelight Processional was a truly wonderful and spiritually rewarding way to end our honeymoon! The whole night was just perfect, as was the whole trip! I’m so glad Kyle likes Walt Disney World just as much as I do!