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From: Keane on 18 Jun 2010 19:20 On Fri, 18 Jun 2010 14:15:21 -0500, kidagain <> wrote: >On Fri, 18 Jun 2010 08:14:46 -0700 (PDT), Barry ><barry.wallis(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >>On Jun 18, 2:17�am, Keane <ke...(a)keanespics.com> wrote: <snip> >>> On Thu, 17 Jun 2010 18:30:04 -0500, kidagain � <> wrote: >>> >>> >Did they ban you? >>> >Bill >>> >>> They wish. >>> >>> Nope, most of the time, I don't even know what park I'm going to be in >>> on any particular day. � (Unless I have a hard ticket event.) >>> >>> Thus, most of the really popular restaurants are non-events for me. >>> Can't get walk-up seating anymore. >> >>You are completely the opposite of us. We plan our trip around our >>dining. We make our lunch and dinner reservations first and then plan >>our daily activities around them. >> >>- Barry > >That is opposite of how I do it. >It seems to me much more logical (not saying that anything I do is >logical) to plan which park first and then dining around that. > >Bill Well, you can't be the opposite of Barry who does things the opposite of me, and still reserve 6 months ahead. It does not compute. I just don't plan my WDW trips around the parks or the food. I go to WDW (mostly) to relax. There are things I want to do in any particular park, but they're mostly things that can be done any day of the week. So if MK is a better rainy day park than say, AK, I'll go to MK if it's raining. Sometimes, it's just bus roulette. Hey, I'm easy. But that sort of WDW vacationing is not conducive to dining at the more popular places. Besides, last December, from the time I actually had my reservations and knew the dates I'd actually be at the World, I tried to make dinner reservations at Boma. Tried a few times per day until I left for the World. Nope. Nada. Of course, I didn't use the Russo trick of trying with a different number of people in the party... I'll usually do a couple of decent table service places a trip. But also remember, I eat at Casey's. Some of the best food comes out of no-name places that use hardwood smoke and have 'pig' in the name, usually in North Carolina.... Keane -- When stars are born, They possess a gift or two, One of them is this, They have the power to make a wish come true... -- Wishes Visit my site: http://keanespics.com
From: Brian on 18 Jun 2010 19:26 On Fri, 18 Jun 2010 08:14:46 -0700 (PDT), Barry <barry.wallis(a)gmail.com> wrote: >You are completely the opposite of us. We plan our trip around our >dining. We make our lunch and dinner reservations first and then plan >our daily activities around them. > >- Barry It depends what is more important to you. The current system works well for you. however, for the many, probably majority, of people who are more interested in rides, shows and other attractions, this system doesn't work very well. I'm 63 and still am interested in the rides. The last time we went, there was only one reservation we could get that worked for us. So as a result they didn't get our restaurant money but I guess they don't care. Or I should say, that we would have dined at more of the more expensive fine dining restaurants rather than at the cheaper fast food places or elsewhere. One night we went back to Universal to eat at Emeril's and since we were staying where we had a kitchen, sometimes we just ate in the room. But the restaurant situation is a negative to our going back.
From: kidagain on 18 Jun 2010 23:15 On Fri, 18 Jun 2010 15:56:54 -0700 (PDT), Barry <barry.wallis(a)gmail.com> wrote: >On Jun 18, 12:15 pm, kidagain <> wrote: >> On Fri, 18 Jun 2010 08:14:46 -0700 (PDT), Barry >> >> >> >> <barry.wal...(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> >On Jun 18, 2:17 am, Keane <ke...(a)keanespics.com> wrote: >> >> On Thu, 17 Jun 2010 18:30:04 -0500, kidagain <> wrote: >> >> >> >On Thu, 17 Jun 2010 13:33:56 -0500, Keane <ke...(a)keanespics.com> >> >> >wrote: >> >> >> >>On Wed, 16 Jun 2010 13:12:49 -0400, Meerkat1 <stud...(a)invalid.edu> >> >> >>wrote: >> >> >> >>>In article <hvasnq$ab...(a)news.eternal-september.org>, >> >> >>> Ginny Favers <ginnyfav...(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >> >>>> My impression is it's the only truly good place to eat in the Studios >> >> >>>> along with the Brown Derby. >> >> >> >>>> ~Amanda >> >> >> >>>Yes, but I miss the piano player at the BD. >> >> >> >>I miss being able to eat at the BD. >> >> >> >>Keane >> >> >Did they ban you? >> >> >Bill >> >> >> They wish. >> >> >> Nope, most of the time, I don't even know what park I'm going to be in >> >> on any particular day. (Unless I have a hard ticket event.) >> >> >> Thus, most of the really popular restaurants are non-events for me. >> >> Can't get walk-up seating anymore. >> >> >You are completely the opposite of us. We plan our trip around our >> >dining. We make our lunch and dinner reservations first and then plan >> >our daily activities around them. >> >> >- Barry >> >> That is opposite of how I do it. >> It seems to me much more logical (not saying that anything I do is >> logical) to plan which park first and then dining around that. > >I find I can get into whatever park I want on whatever day I want >during my trip. No reservations required. I can't say the same thing >about restaurants. > >- Barry What park to visit on a given day is a scientific endeavor. So many variables to consider. I spend hours going over schedules, hours and such. Actually I just avoid EMH days. Bill
From: kidagain on 18 Jun 2010 23:30 On Fri, 18 Jun 2010 18:20:25 -0500, Keane <keane(a)keanespics.com> wrote: >On Fri, 18 Jun 2010 14:15:21 -0500, kidagain <> wrote: > >>On Fri, 18 Jun 2010 08:14:46 -0700 (PDT), Barry >><barry.wallis(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> >>>On Jun 18, 2:17 am, Keane <ke...(a)keanespics.com> wrote: > ><snip> > >>>> On Thu, 17 Jun 2010 18:30:04 -0500, kidagain <> wrote: >>>> >>>> >Did they ban you? >>>> >Bill >>>> >>>> They wish. >>>> >>>> Nope, most of the time, I don't even know what park I'm going to be in >>>> on any particular day. (Unless I have a hard ticket event.) >>>> >>>> Thus, most of the really popular restaurants are non-events for me. >>>> Can't get walk-up seating anymore. >>> >>>You are completely the opposite of us. We plan our trip around our >>>dining. We make our lunch and dinner reservations first and then plan >>>our daily activities around them. >>> >>>- Barry >> >>That is opposite of how I do it. >>It seems to me much more logical (not saying that anything I do is >>logical) to plan which park first and then dining around that. >> >>Bill > >Well, you can't be the opposite of Barry who does things the opposite >of me, and still reserve 6 months ahead. It does not compute. Ignore logic and almost anything will compute. > >I just don't plan my WDW trips around the parks or the food. I go to >WDW (mostly) to relax. There are things I want to do in any >particular park, but they're mostly things that can be done any day of >the week. So if MK is a better rainy day park than say, AK, I'll go >to MK if it's raining. Sometimes, it's just bus roulette. Hey, I'm >easy. But that sort of WDW vacationing is not conducive to dining at >the more popular places. I would love to do that but I am a compulsive planner. But I can change in midstream if necessary. > >Besides, last December, from the time I actually had my reservations >and knew the dates I'd actually be at the World, I tried to make >dinner reservations at Boma. Tried a few times per day until I >left for the World. Nope. Nada. Of course, I didn't use the Russo >trick of trying with a different number of people in the party... > >I'll usually do a couple of decent table service places a trip. But >also remember, I eat at Casey's. Some of the best food comes >out of no-name places that use hardwood smoke and have 'pig' in the >name, usually in North Carolina.... Pig is good. North Carolina is too far north for good BBQ. Venture down to Tenn (Memphis) or Mississippi for the real thing. Bill > >Keane
From: Barry Wallis on 18 Jun 2010 23:37
On 6/18/2010 8:15 PM, kidagain wrote: > On Fri, 18 Jun 2010 15:56:54 -0700 (PDT), Barry > <barry.wallis(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> On Jun 18, 12:15 pm, kidagain<> wrote: >>> On Fri, 18 Jun 2010 08:14:46 -0700 (PDT), Barry >>> >>> >>> >>> <barry.wal...(a)gmail.com> wrote: >>>> On Jun 18, 2:17 am, Keane<ke...(a)keanespics.com> wrote: >>>>> On Thu, 17 Jun 2010 18:30:04 -0500, kidagain<> wrote: >>> >>>>>> On Thu, 17 Jun 2010 13:33:56 -0500, Keane<ke...(a)keanespics.com> >>>>>> wrote: >>> >>>>>>> On Wed, 16 Jun 2010 13:12:49 -0400, Meerkat1<stud...(a)invalid.edu> >>>>>>> wrote: >>> >>>>>>>> In article<hvasnq$ab...(a)news.eternal-september.org>, >>>>>>>> Ginny Favers<ginnyfav...(a)gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>>>>>>> My impression is it's the only truly good place to eat in the Studios >>>>>>>>> along with the Brown Derby. >>> >>>>>>>>> ~Amanda >>> >>>>>>>> Yes, but I miss the piano player at the BD. >>> >>>>>>> I miss being able to eat at the BD. >>> >>>>>>> Keane >>>>>> Did they ban you? >>>>>> Bill >>> >>>>> They wish. >>> >>>>> Nope, most of the time, I don't even know what park I'm going to be in >>>>> on any particular day. (Unless I have a hard ticket event.) >>> >>>>> Thus, most of the really popular restaurants are non-events for me. >>>>> Can't get walk-up seating anymore. >>> >>>> You are completely the opposite of us. We plan our trip around our >>>> dining. We make our lunch and dinner reservations first and then plan >>>> our daily activities around them. >>> >>>> - Barry >>> >>> That is opposite of how I do it. >>> It seems to me much more logical (not saying that anything I do is >>> logical) to plan which park first and then dining around that. >> >> I find I can get into whatever park I want on whatever day I want >> during my trip. No reservations required. I can't say the same thing >> about restaurants. >> >> - Barry > > What park to visit on a given day is a scientific endeavor. So many > variables to consider. I spend hours going over schedules, hours and > such. > > Actually I just avoid EMH days. LOL! You had me going for a moment. -- - Barry as TDC Sorcerer - Magical Manager of the Mysteriously Missing Main Street Magic Shop - Curator: The Disney Extinct Attractions Graveyard - <http://www.flickr.com/groups/disney_graveyard/> - Flickr photostream: http://www.flickr.com/photos/barrywallis/ - Photo albums: http://picasaweb.google.com/barry.wallis |