Dining Reservations for 2012

Well, the dining reservations are made! I woke up at 645 Monday morning to prepare for the 7am rush to make reservations. (If you are staying on Disney grounds and have dining plan you may make reservations 180 days before your trip at 7am)

Like I said before, we are going with our friends the byrds on this vacation. So Saturday night we sat down and discussed our game plan. We worked out which parks we would be going on what days and what we wanted to eat.

We decided to make 2 different reservations for each day. Reservations must be cancelled 24 hours before. We wanted to be able to have options.


So here is what we decided on.

(Reservation Option #1)
Epcot first day Princess Dinner at Askerus. With 3 girls going we decided to get this one over with. This was the kids choice.

day 2: Breakfast at Chef Mickey's. Todd likes to start the vacation with this. He says it "pumps him up" so that was his choice.

Day 3. Hollywood Brown Derby (FYI: this is 2 table credits now) My choice

Day 4: Coral Reef. This was the groups choice. We all want to relive the Full House episode.

Day 5: Yak & Yeti. Darla and I thought this sounded fun. So we decided to try it.

Day 6: we will eat at The Rainforest Cafe per request of Gavin who heard how cool the animals were when they came alive via Madyson.

(Reservation Options #2)
Kept Askerus as the option. Kids priority. I would have liked to do Le Cellier (also now 2 table credits) but the girls begged. So they win. and Ill fill my belly with Rice Cream.

Day 2: The Crystal Palace for Lunch. We have a 1 year old going with us who loves Winnie The Pooh (secretly Todd does too) so we chose this an option.

Day 3: Sci Fi Drive In. Love their onion rings and milkshakes. I am the only one who has eaten here, so the rest of the group would have a new experience.

Day 4: La Hacinda (Mexico) at Epcot. LOVEEEE this place. 

Day 5: Rainforest Cafe (same reason as before)

Day 6: Dinner with Chef Mickey.


So a few favorites, a few new things....I am excited. Now...to decide what everyone is going to wear!!

Dining plans!!

We get to make our dining plans on Jan. 9th! I am so excited bc that is the 180 day countdown to the trip! Sadly though I discovered that Hollywood Brown Derby (my favorite in Hollywood Studios) and Le Cellier Steakhouse (in Epcot) are now 2 dining credits each =( Which means we have to readjust our dining plans!

Ill post more Monday once everything is booked!

40 Years!

October 1st was the 40th celebration of Walt Disney World! 40 years!!! I remember my first trip to Disney! It was the summer of 1992. My mom, dad, brother and myself went. We had a great time...but it was HOT. My biggest memory of that trip was riding Space Mountain for the first time. I was on the very front seat and I was scared to death! But when you have a brother that is 11 years older than you...you find yourself doing alot of things you normally wouldn't!

Over the next 12 years I went to Disney with friends, and with our school choir, and with my brother (same one) sister-in-law and nieces...and my boyfriend at the time.

But NOTHING compares to going to Disney as a mom. I am not sure what it is but seeing your kids experience the magic of Disney is such a special moment. To me it should be in the baby books!

First time to walk...First words...First Trip To Disney.

I shared a few post ago that this summer we are going with our dear friends, The Byrds. We are so excited bc this is their first family trip to Disney and Dad, son, and daughter's first trip ever!

I am so excited for them to get their "My First Trip" Buttons! And ofcourse, Madyson and I will be sporting our "BIRTHDAY BUTTONS!"

what's your favorite memory of your first time at Disney?

I love getting questions!

I love social media! like L.O.V.E. it. This morning I woke up on and had a facebook alert from a mom that tagged me in her post...here is the question

"Ok Sarah Scott Broadus and any other Veteran Disney Moms... I'm having trouble deciding on which character breakfast to do: Chef Mickey's, Princess Storybook, or Crystal Palace. We had Chef Mickey's booked, but lately I have been reading that the food is subpar and it is noisy and overcrowded. I have heard GREAT things about the atmosphere at the Princess Storybook, but is it too similar to the Cinderella banquet dinner (we are doing that)?"

 Here is my opinion. We LOVE princess storybook dinner. it is our usually "Kick off vacation" meal. The food is sophisticated and makes for a great evening.

HOWEVER, Chef Mickey's is the place for kids. My girls actually prefer Chef Mickey's over any other breakfast at Disney. 

Each time we have been we have met Mickey, Minnie, Goofy, Donald, and Pluto. However...I would love to see Daisy thrown into the mix. (Don't you ever wonder why she isn't always with Donald? I wonder if the have spats?)

The restaurant is noisy. But its wonderful, joyful excitement! And as a Disney mom, im not sure how many character meals I have had that weren't noisy?

If you have any questions please email them to thebroadusbunch@gmail.com or send me a tweet! @SarahBroadus

Planning is underway!!!

Oh my! Oh my! I am so excited to be planning ANOTHER Disney family vacation! It makes the year go by so fast when you know next summer you will be in the Happiest Place on Earth!

If you remember, our first family Disney vacation was just the 4 of us (09), Our Second, we brought along the grandparents for a real family experience (10), This year we took a break, to buy a house! and now we are planning our next vacation with FRIENDS! (12) I am so excited to be in planning mode!!

The best part about going with friends (who 3/4 have never been) is I get the pleasure of making sure they experience Disney at its best...and THEY HAVE A SON! So I get to incorporate some "less princessey" things! (Not that there is anything wrong with Princesses...But after our wonderful experience on the last trip with Cinderella's Royal Table...I'm holding on to that memory for a while!

To give you some details we know.
We will be there in July again. This just worked out this way bc our friend Chris started a new job this year and gets his vacation time during July.

We are staying at the All-Star Music again! This also just happened to be the value resort we all decided on! I do love me some Value Resorts!

We are going to be doing some new dining this time around (Crystal Palace, Le Cellier...) As well as some old favorites (Chef Mickeys!)

299 days to go! Have any of you ever done Disney with your friends????

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its been too long!

This was our first summer not at Disney in 2 years. (Mainly because we are buying a house, 2 cars and going snow skiing at Christmas) And let me tell you-WE ALL MISSED IT! So much...that we have decided to plan for next summer. This time: Disney with our Friends! Our wonderful friends "The Byrds" have never been to Disney as a family-in fact...Chris the dad-has never been at all! I am so excited to be able to go on this vacation with them!!