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[Jookiba]

Let me start with the good stuff-the wonderful pixie dust the kids and I had going all day today (up til dinner that is). Before we left to hop on the bus I send DD to the coke machine with $2-I thought that was enough to get a pop. I was .50 short-but the wonderful man Juan was stocking the machines at the time and told DD "don't worry about it".

As luck would have it we passed Juan as he rode in the elevator down with us. I fished out .50 and begged him to take it-he was so happy and kept denying it. He was joking and kidding around with DS-and then hands HIM a pop.....for FREE!! That just made us -we get tickled over little stuff like that!

We headed to Animal Kingdom and boy was that place nuts! Got a fastpass for E:E with a return time of 7:00PM. That really created a dilemma for us as our ADR @ LeCellier was at 8:20. After we did everything we wanted to do, we headed over to Dinosaur. We had previously got Dinosaur FP's as well (since everything was an hour or more wait) but were a half hour early. The CM at Dinosaur heard me and the kids talking about our situation (we were trying to find a party of 3 who we could give the E:E FP's to-I told the kids there was NO way I was missing that ADR). I was also asking the kids if they just wanted to skip Dinosaur (we would give away those FP's as well) and do it on Sunday when we go back. Pixie dusting #2 happened after the CM called us over and says "I hear you have a dilemma with your dining reservations and your fastpasses, right? Well, since you're being nice and trying to spread the magic X 2 by giving away your fastpasses, here are TWO front of the line passes-one for Dinosaur for right now, and the other for E:E afterwards, so you can get out in plenty of time to make it to Epcot". We were so grateful and thankful to her that she would go out of her way to help us like that!! We handed over our E:E FP's (which she promised to give away) as well as the Dinosaur ones & headed right in!

After our adventures were over we headed over to Epcot. We had about 2 hours to kill before dinner so we walked around & got a snack to tide us over. I got one of those school breads-it was as big as my hand with the fingers extended! It was pretty good. DS got dirt pudding; DD an apple strudel.

Which brings us to dinner. Service, great. Environment, great. Breadsticks, great. DD and DS both got the prime rib which was excellent. I got the filet mignon and it looked great-however the very top layer was burnt to a crisp (I ordered med. rare).....but not enough that I would send it back since A) I'm a nurse and will eat anything, and B) the layer was small enough to cut off without taking a large amount of the meat with it. It tasted terribly "gamey"-like deer meat to me. The potatoes had an awful, sour-milk taste. The kids ended up splitting their potatoes with me. Dessert was spot-on-DS got the chocolate on chocolate whiskey cake, DD the Smores, and myself the creme brulee. I had been planning on the choc cake but had to have something bland to settle my stomach. I wouldn't have made it back to Pop Century without doing that.

If you're wondering whether or not I discussed the bad meal with anyone, yes I did. Things in Disney are changing though-while I like to believe most people are honest there are bad apples out there that will moan, groan, and complain for a free meal EVEN if it's lying. The server heard my complaints but NEVER asked me if I wanted to speak to a manager or wanted something else. Perhaps Disney is so tired of "making things right" that they're starting to slack in that perspective. I certainly hope that's not the case though.

With that I am going to peruse on here for a little bit, enjoy my Mudslide from the food court, and then hit the hay. Tomorrow we have an early date with Stitch and Co. at the Polynesian.....and it's supposed to be a wonderful 74 degrees!! WOOHOO!!

Till tomorrow, friends!

[TMWIlson7196]

Im glad your having a great time. I hope it gets warmer.

[Nimros]

Ahh - you made me cry already.

Anyway, I've been thinking about you all day today (and yesterday) and hoping you all brought some warm clothing. Hold on - it'll warm up by tomorrow, I'm sure.

Hope your dinner tonight was fab - can't wait to hear about it!!

[FanOfMickey]

Sorry about the bad meal at LeCellier Sounds like the rest of the day was magical! I hope the rest of your trip is as magical and no more bad meals!!

[Nimros]

Oh, don't you just love that Magic - even the little magical things that can just make your day all that more merrier? Love that Juan! And getting front-of-the-line FPs!!! Just goes to show you what goes around comes around - you three deserve lots of Pixie Dust!

Sorry Le Cellier didn't live up to what you expected. Now I'm going to think twice about going there this fall...

Can't wait for tomorrow's adventures!

[stefffe]

yipeeeee!!!!! im so glad you guys made it !!!!! we dumped our ressies at Lecellier in august.... so maybe that was for the best too.....

cant wait until tomorrows post!!!!


HUGS!!!!!!

[mcc0313]

Glad you had a fabulous day.....I agree it is those little sprinkles of pixie dust that just can make a good trip so great.

Sorry about your meal at Le Cellier....glad the kids enjoyed thier meal but I knew how much you were looking forward to yours.

Glad you are getting some warmer weather.....and you have your breakfast with Lilo and Stitch....can't wait to hear all about it.

Have a great day tommorrow and enjoy your mudslide....

[mom to 3 princesses and 1 prince]

We were a bit disappointed in LC when we were there in September. I've only been there 2x but the second was not as good as the first. Oh well, trying again in April. Keep up the report. Oh, and mudslide - yum!

[tkd lisa]

Sorry about the meal. Le Cellier is definitely becoming a hit or miss place.

And yes, the warmer temps are COMING! Hang in there, and enjoy this weekend.

[Colexis Mom]

Sorry about the bad meal Glad you're having a great time

[NanaTink]

I'm sorry about the LeCellier meal! It's one of my faves. We've never been disappointed there. It's on our sched. for our upcoming trip.....after the way I raved about it....
Glad it's warming up for you! Keep it that way for us!

[kmurburg]

Glad to hear you've been sprinkled with some pixie dust! Those front of the line fast passes are awesome! And Juan sounds like a delightful CM too! Sorry Le Cellier was a let down for you - that's a shame when you're looking forward to something and it doesn't live up to your expectations. Hope you enjoyed the mudslide and that today is a great (and warm!) day!

[SouthernBelle]

How wonderful of Juan and the CM at Dinosaur to spread a little pixie dust your way, it truly is the small things in life that make is magical.

to hear about your meal at Le Cellier, Grumpy and I have eaten there twice and had an excellent meal each time.....

Hurry back, love these live updates

[Minnie Lor]

I'm sorry that LeCellier didn't live up to your expectations. We've always had an excellent meal there. They did recently change chef's. The previous chef went to Jiko's.

Originally Posted by Nimros

Sorry Le Cellier didn't live up to what you expected. Now I'm going to think twice about going there this fall...

Any restaurant can have an off night or even an off meal. I'm sure it's hard for a restaurant that runs at 99% capacity to be spot on 100% of the time.

I try to remember that LeCellier is a wonderful theme park restaurant.

[MickeyMAC]

So glad your getting some pixie dust sprinkled around. Sorry your meal was not as good as could be. Hope you have a wonderful day today and that it's a lot warmer.