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So our first planned meal of the trip was breakfast at Whispering Canyon Cafe. The service was absolutely brilliant and the menu was really varied. We ordered various things off the menu as well as a mimosa flight each. The omelette and the mimosa flight were the favourites around the table (especially the blood orange mimosa!). The Carnivore skillet was delicious although it's probably better suited as a lunch dish than breakfast. 10/10 though and we would definitely return! It wasn't a cheap breakfast (hold that thought as we did return to ihop on our trip!) at around $50 a head but that would have been a lot cheaper had we not been drinking, and honestly we found it to be worth every penny.
A couple of weeks ago, we put together a draft plan to present to Lou's family ahead of our trip in October.
All of the exact days etc are still subject to change as we don't know park opening hours or dates that the Halloween events at Universal and Disney are on, but it's a rough guide of how we plan to fit 5 of the Disney parks and the 2 main Universal parks into just a week!
Here's an example of one of the days (featuring our absolute favourite - Jellyrolls!).
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Read moreThis was the view from our hotel room at the Holiday Inn at Disney Springs. It's a Disney Partner Hotel and we absolutely loved it. It had everything we wanted from a hotel and we're planning on going back next year.
There's countless affordable restaurants just outside of Disney if you look for them - you really don't have to break the bank as long as you don't have your heart set on eating onsite. We've got lots to recommend but one that was probably at most a 15 minute walk from our hotel was ihop! I (Cathy) decided it's where I wanted to go for my birthday breakfast and I wasn't disappointed! It was quick, tasty and actually really cheap too. It's not the most fancy place you'll find to eat at, but we were really happy with it.
If you're booking a Disney holiday through the official website or if you book a package through a travel agent, you're most likely going to have the Memory Maker included. If you book each part of your holiday separately, this will be something that you can purchase at an extra cost.
Is it worth it?
If you are travelling solo or as a pair, absolutely yes. With your Memory Maker, you will have all of your ride photos automatically linked to your Walt Disney World app via your ticket or magic band, just by scanning them as you enter the ride. There are also countless PhotoPass spots around the parks where there are cast members there specifically to capture your magical moments, for example shots in front of the castle etc. If you're doing your holiday on a budget, you could absolutely ask people to take these photos for you on your phones or cameras to save the extra cost, however we probably wouldn't be without it now. Over our 2 week holiday, we ended up with hundreds of photos which we treasure now and the ease of not having to worry about getting pictures together was invaluable to us.
If there's one thing Walt Disney World are absolutely amazing at, it's helping to celebrate your special day! Whether it's your engagement, birthday, anniversary, anything - they will help make your day extra special.You can get celebration pins from guest services (which we did on Cathy's birthday - Cathy wore a 'my birthday' pin and Lou wore an 'I'm celebrating Cathy's Birthday' pin.
They just do it in such a magical way too - every time we scanned our magic bands for rides, the cast member would say 'Happy Birthday Cathy!' and when walking around the parks we were greeted by so many cast members. It was just amazing - Disney just make you feel so special on those magical days!
Also there is of course no guarantee but you might just get sprinkled with a little bit of pixie dust - when buying a pretzel in the Germany pavilion, the cast members noticed it was Cathy's birthday and talked in German to eachother (not knowing of course that Cathy is German and could understand the conversation!) pointing out that it was her birthday and agreeing to give her the pretzel for free. When we say this made Cathy's birthday it's not an understatement! Little touches like that just make your day even more special (who knew that was even possible when you're already spending your special day in a Disney park?!)
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