In episode 101, Lindsay and Curtis review Super Geeker, Jeff McCartney’s December 2 week trip including AKV , Grand Floridian and lots of food talk.

Resort Summary Details
AKL:JH “standard view” 11/30-12/5 – upgraded to Savanah
AKL:JH “standard view” DVC Studio 12/6 – upgraded to Savanah
AKL:KV “standard view” DVC 1-bed 12/7-12/8 – given standard view
Grand Floridian “standard view” – Pine Key building 12/9-10 – view of lake and Polynesian
Village
Highlights
Upgraded at the JH to a savannah view room
First room was 2 doors from the lobby
Spa Day at Senses
Watching the fireworks from the Grand Floridian docks
New drinks page in the standard book – whisky flights and tequila flights
Lessons Learned
Submit room upgrade requests early for Standard View rooms!!!
Restaurant Summary New Experiences
The Boathouse – Disney Springs
Hangar Bar – Disney Springs
Monsieur Paul – Epcot
Rose and Crown – Pub Side – Epcot
Sanaa – AKL:KV
Plaza Restaurant – Magic Kingdom
Be Our Guest – Magic Kingdom – Breakfast
Old Favorites
Le Cellier, Chefs du France, Tokyo Dining, Biergarten, Jiko, Boma, Citricos, Flying Fish, Cape May,
Hollywood and Vine
Highlights
Le Cellier – Bison Ribeye
La Cava – Mexico – Blood Orange Margarita – sugar and tamarind rim
The Boathouse – great new England setting with awesome seafood & steaks; didn’t try – but
wanted to – the Amphicars
Hangar Bar – 2 items from the Adventurer’s Club & talking with cast members
Hollywood and Vine had a holiday overlay – Daisy & friends, not Disney Jr.
Rose Room in Be Our Guest – reminiscent of the Haunted Mansion
Highlights from the McCartney-Ferris Disney Trip – December 2015
Lessons Learned
Richness of the food at Monsieur Paul
Spices at Sanaa
Be Our Guest breakfast pre-prepared; arrives fast, but tastes like it was under a heat lamp for a bit
Tables in Wonderland prices much higher $100 to $150 – but still got our money’s worth. Best
value was leveraging the free valet – saved $25/pop
Parks Summary New Experiences
Star Wars Launch Bay & Stormtroopers wandering the area outside
Dance Party at Hollywood Studios
Light Projections on the Castle
Disney Springs
Frozen Sing Along
Lessons Learned
Parks are becoming more crowded during the first 2 weeks of December – Leverage the extra
magic hours for best experience
Monorail from the TTC was down most mornings forcing everyone onto the ferry – take the bus
if possible!
The floating mountain of Pandora is now becoming visible from some aspects around the park
The amphitheater for the AK nighttime show is massive – rivals Fantasia
Changes are here for the Annual Passholders – depending on WHEN you renewed – mine was
not upgraded but Barry’s was.
Line for Launch Bay was for the 10 min retrospective movie; if you don’t care about that, go in
through the gift shop

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