Breakfast at Disney's Cape May Cafe

By Nick 

I love food, so naturally, I love a buffet. I love characters, and like to “collect” them, meaning I like to get photos with characters in different attire.

So, knowing this, it’s kind of surprising it’s taken me this long to get the Beach Club Breakfast Buffet at the Cape May Cafe, inside the Beach Club in Walt Disney World, and it wasn’t even planned!

My wife, Barbie, and I checked into the Beach Club Villas for one night, October 11th, before going on a 4 night cruise to the Bahamas on the Disney Dream. Upon check in, we learned our Magical Express pick up time to take us to Cape Canaveral wasn’t until 1145 am on the 12th. We discussed what we should do with our morning, and decided to just have a leisurely morning, rather than going to a park. I asked if there were any ADRs available for the Cape May Cafe’s Breakfast Buffet, and there were not. We were told that there likely wouldn’t be a problem getting a table if we came at opening, at 730am.

So, the next morning we approached the podium at about 720am, were given a pager, and within minutes, we were seated in a nice section near the back of The Cafe.

    

Within moments of being seated, our server, Adrienne, came over and took our beverage order. She was as delightful and friendly a Cast Member as we have had the pleasure to interact with.

We were directed to the buffet, where we were told by Adrienne that the most popular items were, not surprisingly, the Mickey Waffles, Chorizo and Four Cheese Scrambled Eggs, and french toast with banana caramel sauce.

I tried a bit of all of the above mentioned, along with a few other selections. The eggs were indeed delicious, as was the french toast. And you really can’t go wrong with Mickey waffles, which went really well with a strawberry sauce and whipped cream. The sausage was very good, the bac0n, well, it is typical Disney buffet bacon.

I also had a bagel with smoked salmon and pastrami style smoked salmon, which was very tasty. There is also Capers, Onions, Lemons, Tomatoes to add to this if you are so inclined.

Other cold offerings include Sliced Salami, Capicola, a selection of cheeses, hard-boiled Eggs, Low-fat Cottage Cheese, Apple Sauce, Healthy Grain Fruit Salad, Diced Pineapple, Diced Cantaloupe, Diced Watermelon, Orange Slices, Grapefruit, Strawberries, Apple Walnut Spinach Salad, Low-fat Strawberry Yogurt and Low-fat Vanilla Honey Yogurt, Macerated Fresh Mixed Berries, House made Granola and assorted cereals.

Along with the hot items I mention above, there are Scrambled Eggs, Frittata, Stewed Roma Tomatoes, Breakfast Potatoes Hand-carved Glazed Ham, Seasonal Vegetables, Hollandaise Sauce, Creamy Cheddar Grits, Biscuits with Home-style Sausage Gravy, Hot Oatmeal and Hot Apple Quinoa Cereal.

Of course, what would a character buffet be without characters?

Donald, Goofy, and Minnie Mouse, ready for a swim in the nearby Stormalong Bay, make their rounds while you dine.

 

As the morning went on, the Cape May Cafe did fill up, so while we are lucky to have gotten a table easily, if this is a character buffet you would like to visit, I highly advise you make Advanced Dining Reservations (ADRs) at 6 months out.

Nick is co-writer and editor of the Disney Musings Blog as well as co-host of The Disney Exchange Podcast.

Cinderella’s Dining at Cítricos

By Nick

I didn’t have any idea I’d be going to Cinderella’s Dining at Cítricos – Breakfast and Brunch with The Disney Princesses until just a few days before our wonderful breakfast at my favorite resort, Disney’s Grand Floridian.

The breakfast, usually held in Cinderella Castle, has been relocated to Citricos while Cinderella’s Royal Table undergoes refurbishment.

We attended this grand affair with our friends Kandi and John, and their children Jazzlyn and Grayson.

Barbie, me, Jazzlyn, Cinderella, Kandi, Grayson, and John

I’m very glad we went, not only for the experience, which starts with a photo with Cinderella herself, and continues into the lovely dining room of Citricos, where we also got to meet Belle, Snow White, Jasmine, and Ariel…

…but also for the food, because we were all very pleasantly surprised by the selection!

To start, we were brought coffees, teas, sodas, and our specialty beverages of choice, which were Mimosas, along with a basket of freshly baked multi-grain croissants, blueberry muffins and apple pastries.

For an appetizer, I had the charcuterie, while Barbie asked if it was okay to order 2 items, the charcuterie and the chicken noodle soup, and our wonderful server said “Yes!” Both were very good.

During the meal, wishing wands and swords were brought to the table for Jazzlyn and Grayson to use in the Magical Wishing Ceremony, where, with a little Disney magic “your prince’s or princess’ wish can come true!”

For entrées, both John and I ordered the steak, but instead of the slow-poached egg, we asked if we could substitute scrambled eggs, and were told that was not a problem. I ordered the steak medium rare, and it was more to the medium side, while John asked for his well done, and it was VERY well done, but still good. In the future, I will have to remember to ask for rare, as apparently, steak prep errs to the side of caution.

Barbie had the grilled ham and biscuits.

Kandi had the scrambled egg whites with hot ten-grain cereal, Greek yogurt topped with granola, a whole-grain croissant and fresh fruit.

Jazzlyn had Mickey waffles with sausage and bacon.

Desserts were a trio of a piece of cake they called crème brûlée, chocolate-raspberry cake, and a vanilla bean cream puff, the standout being, perhaps not surprisingly the chocolate cake.

The experience is not inexpensive, being $50 plus tip, but as far as character meals go, we felt it was absolutely one of the better experiences, and the food was a notch above a buffet.

Reservations for Cinderella’s Dining at Cítricos—Breakfast and Brunch with the Disney Princesses can be made by visiting DisneyWorld.com, or calling 407-WDW-DINE.

This article was originally posted on the Disney Musings blog, which Nick co-writes and edits.

Primer trailder de Cenicienta

Primer trailer de la nueva pelicula de Disney: Cinderella

Atracciones en mantenimiento 2014-2015

Para poder planificar nuestro viaje siempre es util saber que atracciones estaran en mantenimiento durante nuestra estadia, les dejo aca una lista de las proximas reparaciones, ojo que a veces un juego entra en mantenimiento sin estar programado porque simplemente ese dia no funcionaba como deberia

Harmony Barber Shop

Feb 02, 2015 to Mar 30, 2015

Under the Sea – Journey of the Little Mermaid

Feb 02, 2015 to Mar 06, 2015

Liberty Square Riverboat

Jan 23, 2015 to Jan 27, 2015

Kali Rapids

Jan 20, 2015 to Feb 04, 2015

Cinderella’s Royal Table

Jan 05, 2015 to Mar 06, 2015

Blizzard Beach

Jan 04, 2015 to Mar 14, 2015

Splash Mountain

Jan 04, 2015 to Jan 30, 2015

Haunted Mansion

Dec 01, 2014 to Dec 19, 2014

The Magic Carpets of Aladdin

Nov 10, 2014 to Nov 21, 2014

Typhoon Lagoon

Oct 26, 2014 to Jan 03, 2015

Rafiki’s Planet Watch

Oct 07, 2014 to Nov 10, 2014

Walt Disney World Railroad

Sep 29, 2014 to Nov 07, 2014

Pangani Forest Exploration Trail

Sep 03, 2014 to Nov 25, 2014

Disney’s Wilderness Lodge Resort

Sep 03, 2014 to Nov 27, 2014

Wilderness Lodge Silver Creek Springs feature pool closed for refurbishment

Intermission Food Court

Aug 01, 2014 to Dec 20, 2014

Barefoot Pool Bar

Jul 26, 2014 to Mar 31, 2015

Disney’s Polynesian Resort Barefoot Pool Bar closed for refurbishment

Disney’s Polynesian Resort

Jul 26, 2014 to Mar 31, 2015

Disney’s Polynesian Resort Nanea Volcano pool closed for refurbishment

Trader Jack’s

Jun 16, 2014 to Dec 31, 2014

Disney’s Polynesian Resort Trader Jacks closed for refurbishment

The Braised Pork at Be Our Guest

By Nick, co-writer and editor of the Disney Musings Blog

The Braised Pork, from the Be Our Guest restaurant’s lunch menu in Fantasyland at the Magic Kingdom, is slow-cooked pork with vegetables and bacon served with mashed potatoes and green beans jardiniere. It’s also been added to the dinner menu, but I’ve only ever had the lunch portion. It’s amazing. How amazing?

On our first lunch here in October of 2013, I wound up having to split it with Barbie because she loved it so much. On our trip in January of this year, it was on the top of must haves for both of us. And on our upcoming trip next month, we already have it ordered via FastPass+!

  

Have you eaten at Be Our Guest? What was your favorite food?

This article was originally posted on the Disney Musings Blog.

Flamingo Crossing

En el 2006 Disney anunciaba un area nueva de entretenimiento, hoteles, restaurants y tiendas, ubicada al oeste de su territorio, despues de varios anos en los que se ve fueron preparando el terreno se anuncio que esta semana 2 hoteles de Marriott empezaran su constrsuccion, asi que se espera que pronto el proyecto, que alivianara un poco el Downtown Disney, se haga realidad, les dejo aqui unas fotos, planos y concept art del proyecto que no se ustedes pero yo espero con ansias! 

Cartel

Ubicacion, muy cerquita de la us192

asi se ve el proyecto

Concept art

Concept Art

Terreno

Favorite Food Friday: Breakfast at The Grand Floridian Cafe

By Nick

On our trip to Walt Disney World this January, we tried to eat at several restaurants we hadn’t previously visited at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort. We hit Narcoossee’s, Citricos, and Gasparilla Island Grill.

On our last day, I decided we needed to try the Grand Floridian Cafe for breakfast. We’d passed this restaurant just about every day of our trip, but had never stopped for one reason or another.

Open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, the Grand Floridian Cafe is located off the main lobby of the GF, and offers beautiful views of the courtyard pool and rose garden.

 

 

Barbie wasn’t in the mood for a large breakfast, so only ordered a bagel with cream cheese with a side of bacon.

I had the Citrus Pancakes which are roasted pecan and sundried cranberry pancakes served with house made orange butter and a choice of bacon or sausage. I had bacon.

I’m not going to lie. These were maybe my favorite pancakes. Ever. The flavors were excellent. The citrus, cranberry and nuts reminded me of a cranberry muffin, but sweeter and less flaky.  My stomach is growling as I write this. The bacon was not the typical “Disney bacon” (thin and not very flavorful) that you find at a buffet, but rather a really nice smokey bacon. -growl-growl-

I look forward to returning for more pancakes, and to try other meals at the Grand Floridian Cafe in the future.

This article was originally posted on the Disney Musings Blog which Nick co-writes and edits.

Niveles de ocupacion para el 2015

Siempre me preguntan cuando es el mejor momento para ir a Disney, obviamente depende mucho de cada familia si tiene vacaciones en determinada epoca, o el precio de los pasajes y estadia que varian dependiendo de las temporadas turisticas, siempre es aconsejable ir en lo posible cuando hay poca cantidad de gente porque se hacen menos filas y se disfruta mas, tambien el clima es un factor importante, por ejemplo en julio hace mucho calor, mucha humedad y como todo USA esta de vacaciones las filas son un infierno! les dejo aca un calendario con los niveles de ocupacion de los parques en el 2015 asi pueden ir planeando sus vacaciones!

Nuevo corto animado de Frozen!!

Walt Disney Animation Studios anuncio el nuevo corto “Frozen Fiebre,”  que le da la bienvenida de nuevo a la pantalla grande a Anna, Elsa, Kristoff y, por supuesto a Olaf.

Dirigida por Jennifer Lee y Chris Buck, y producida por Peter Del Vecho, con una nueva canción original de Robert Lopez y Kristen Anderson-Lopez, “Fiebre Frozen” reune al equipo original, ganador del Oscar ®  de “Frozen “.

El anuncio fue hecho por primera vez dentro de la cadena de televisión ABC en el especial “La historia de Frozen: Cómo hacer un clasico animado”, que salió al aire el 2 de septiembre El especial también contó con el debut televisivo mundial de una escena de la nueva aventura de acción de la comedia de Walt Disney Animation Studios , “Big 6 héroe”, así como un adelanto de la próxima temporada de la serie de ABC “Once Upon a Time”.

En “Fever Frozen”, es el cumpleaños de Ana y Elsa y Kristoff están decididos a darle la mejor celebración nunca, pero los poderes de hielo de Elsa puede poner algo más que el partido en riesgo.

Los debuts cortos primavera 2015.

Edicion Limitada de MagicBands: Mansion Embrujada

Nueva Magicband limited edition de la Mansion Embrujada!