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Re: I'm Not Helping!

Post by EeyoresButterfly » Sun Jan 02, 2011 10:13 pm

We did some reservations in advance, but made some at the concierge while we were down there (and yes, it was between New Year's and Christmas). We were able to get a day of reservation at Boma. Yak and Yeti on the 30th was literally a walk in. However, we knew that it might be hard to get reservations due to the crowds and went in with that in mind and several back up plans that included quick service. The only thing we were not able to do was the Keys to the Kingdom Tour. I wanted to wait until I had the money in my bank account and by then it was too late (still a month ahead of time.) I did check mulitple times while were there in case somebody cancelled. We ended up doing the Backstage Safari and UnDISCOVERED Future World instead. Those were neat for both of us since there was a lot of stuff I hadn't known about either park since htey weren't my "home" park.


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Re: I'm Not Helping!

Post by shilohmm » Thu Jan 06, 2011 1:45 pm

Zazu wrote: "Ah, now if you'd like a really good burger, I can get you a table at The Wave, and I'll ask them to set aside some of their wonderful Bison Burgers from the lunch menu so you can order them for dinner!"

<glare> "You're not helping!"
I think needing to make reservations 180 days out is nuts, but even I know better than to delay making reservations ANYWHERE for the week or so around Christmas and New Years. Yeesh!

For what it's worth, I though you were very helpful. :thumbup: How come The Wave is so often available? All the reviews I've seen were positive, yet it doesn't seem a very popular venue. :drown



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Re: I'm Not Helping!

Post by Lasolimu » Thu Jan 06, 2011 2:18 pm

shilohmm wrote:How come The Wave is so often available? All the reviews I've seen were positive, yet it doesn't seem a very popular venue. :drown
My guess is that it may not be well known to the tourists so they go to the places they hear about. I had never heard of The Wave before so it's a possibility.


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Re: I'm Not Helping!

Post by kurtisnelson » Thu Jan 06, 2011 7:09 pm

shilohmm wrote:For what it's worth, I though you were very helpful. :thumbup: How come The Wave is so often available? All the reviews I've seen were positive, yet it doesn't seem a very popular venue. :drown
The current iteration is positive. Let's just say that it's not the most profitable joint around.


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Re: I'm Not Helping!

Post by fugarwe » Fri Jan 07, 2011 12:57 am

Since we are talking restaurants and reservations here. When we've visited the parks it's always been counter service for us. I stopped in a few of the table service places and looked at the menu prices and was kind of shocked. Now, I'm a "frugal" kind of guy, and with three princesses and the head princess to feed that's five people.

When I'm in a small town I always ask the folks that live there where to eat. Or look for the place with the squad cars out front. That either means they have good food or a pretty waitress. But I digress. As CMs, what places are worth the reservation and the price? We ate at Joe's Crab Shack one night and still dropped 100 bucks, so perhaps I'm expecting too much.



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Re: I'm Not Helping!

Post by *pixie* » Fri Jan 07, 2011 3:37 pm

well if $100 isn't in your budget for dinner then your best bet would be Golden Corral, Denny's, Cracker Barrel and Bob Evans...all are centrally located around WDW



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Re: I'm Not Helping!

Post by PatchOBlack » Fri Jan 07, 2011 5:03 pm

fugarwe wrote:But I digress.
Heck, going off-topic is one of our favorite pass-times here!

Now, about those cute waitresses.... :cat1:



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Re: I'm Not Helping!

Post by Big Wallaby » Fri Jan 07, 2011 8:49 pm

What? A cute waitress at Bob Evans? Where?

Of course, if you've met Little Wallaby, you know I need not look :D:


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Re: I'm Not Helping!

Post by Whazzup » Fri Jan 07, 2011 9:42 pm

Big Wallaby wrote:What? A cute waitress at Bob Evans? Where?

Of course, if you've met Little Wallaby, you know I need not look :D:
Nice save, BW. ;)



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Re: I'm Not Helping!

Post by Big Wallaby » Fri Jan 07, 2011 10:59 pm

Whazzup wrote:Nice save, BW. ;)
Ah, she knows that I do look, but she also knows that there is really no interest behind it. If I call some lady hot (or if Little Wallaby calls some guy hot) we do it in much the same appreciation we might have for a beautiful horse, orca, kangaroo or other creature. Acknowledgment of beauty, nothing else.

And for those who might get offended at me comparing a person's beauty to that of a horse, the word I had there at first was dog, but I figured someone might take my statement out of context and go off the deep end. Guess they still might. It's on them now.

So yeah. Horse. Or deer. Or other animal known for being beautiful.

Otherwise, if you hear me call something "cute", it's usually not a compliment.


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