Liberty Tree Tavern and Easter Evening

[kristisomer]

Liberty Tree Tavern and Easter Evening Con'tSo after lunch we head to the pool for some swimming and that was followed by a 2 hour nap for everyone. And it was then that I noticed Kyan?s Cinderella doll has become missing. So we call the guest lost and found and it has not turned up so it?s gone. Luckily Kyan wasn?t too upset. So we head back to the MK after naps to make it to our reservations at Liberty Tree Tavern. Well we had 10 minutes to make it there and we was running late as we enter the parks. So Troy told me to take Trey and he will follow with Kyan in the strollers. Well we take off through the stores to bypass the crowds on Main St. Big mistake Trey and I get out at the end and we wait and wait and no Troy and Ky. So we go back in and try to find them in the stores but there are no where. So we go back out and wait near Casey?s Corner and wait and wait. I finally go back in a store and ask if they have a phone I could you and luckily the cast member was kind enough to let me use her personal cell phone to call my husband who was at the restaurant all ready checked-in and waiting for us. ***Lesson learned always carry your cell phone and not in the bag that?s in the stroller. ***
So we get there and Troy goes come on our table is ready and they think you was in the bathroom. So we go in and are seated. The first meal consists of a salad with a vinegarette dressing on it and rolls. Followed by turkey and ham, stuffing, mashed potatoes, homemade from scratch gravy, green beans, and mac and cheese. The kids ate turkey, rolls, and mac and cheese. Troy and I ate well except for the green beans they were not cooked long enough for my taste. A little hard. Dessert was apple cobbler with tons of vanilla ice cream pilled on top. Troy and the kids just ate ice cream so I pigged out on the cobbler. It was so good and served warm. Yum!
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During the meal we was visited by Goofy, Minnie, Pluto, Chip and Dale all dressed in old fashion style clothes. Goofy however was making quite a scene though. He walked up to the counter behind me and started banging on the counter very loud trying to get everyone?s attention.
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The total for dinner came to $104.33
After supper we start hitting all the rides. First up we was getting ready to use fast passes for Peter Pan that we had earlier but as we were back tracking back to the bathroom ( because Ky decided she had to go once we started in the line, look for this to become a habit) We get stopped by members of the dream team. So I am like breathe, Kristi, breathe. And Trey just starts talking there ears off and then decides he wants to trade pins with her. He ends up trading for a Frozone and Kyan ends up trading for last years Tink pin that was gave out for the million dreams. So they ask if we would like to have fast passes for Peter Pan and Trey being honest and all goes. ?Now we will have 2 fast passes? I thought oh great we won?t get them now but they did go ahead and just laughed and said well now you get to go twice. So then they ask about Trey?s favorite character and I thought maybe we will get lucky if he keeps talking but no, no private meet and greet with Cpt Jack. We tried though. So we finally go on our way. We ride Pan, Small World,
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Tea Cups, Mickey?s PhilharMagic and then yep, Dream #2. We get asked to be the Family Band for that show. The kids and Troy got to play music instruments and we was announced special before we got to play then we received a certificate. They actually sounded good and had a little rhythm not just a mixed noise.
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After we exit from the show we get to catch some of Wishes and I was impressed with the pictures I thought they turned out good.
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Then we go to Toontown and ride Goofy?s Barnstormer twice rode with Pooh ,Monsters Inc where Troy got asked to stand up and dance and refused. After that we helped Buzz out and then went to ride Dumbo. We get all the way through the 20 minutes line and it breaks. Needless to say no Dumbo. So we head to the Carousel and Snow White and the Carpets for two spins with the spitting camels. Then we call it a night. I would say a pretty good Easter with 2 mini dreams. Total food costs for the day: $228.47 Total dining plan costs per day $95.96
Saving= $132.51
Here is the view as we was leaving
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Stay tuned for Trey's first ride on ***** and another dream.
For the next portion of Kristi's trip report, click <A href="http://www.disneymouselinks.com/Forums/Topic82333-5-1.aspx">here

[34Angels]

Wow, 2 in one day! Who cares if they were little, it's still pretty sweet!

[TeacherCat]

Another dream coming up? OMG!!!! I was reading your post the DHa nd he was laughing...I too would have had to remind myself to breath.....:D
YOur saving on the meal plan is amazing!

Cat

[kristisomer]

Oh it gets better Cat, there is actually tears and screaming on the second to last day. Just a little spoiler.

[34Angels]

Can I make a request for the last trip report? I cannot grasp the whole dining thing. Can you do a side by side for me the last day. Like how much food would have cost,how much the dining plan was and how much you actually spent? I just can't seem to put it all together.:unsure:

[kristisomer]

You mean you want a total food if we purchased, how much the dining plan was and the actual savings. Right
Each day it only cost us $96.95 for the dining plan. But I will give you total saving and all.

[Esmerelda]

Wow K that sounds fantastic!!! I'm glad you had such a great time!!! :) (except for the Dumbo fiasco) I bet the kids were thrilled to be in the music show!!
I loved your pics. The fireworks ones came out great! Did you use the fancy little "fireworks" option?! Does the castle change colors or did you use 2 different settings that it looked different?? They are great!! Did you use a flash on that one?

[kristisomer]

I can't remember if I used the firework or night snap shot, but I did use the flash. I was switching back and forth between the two settings. These are honestly the best firework shots I have ever gotten.
The castle changes colors at nights. One time it went blue with white polka dots and I couldn't get the camera out quick enough and then it never happened again. :(
So if anyone sees that one snap a shot for me please.

[kiwigirl]

Photos turned out really well. yay for dreams,
Do you know of any character meals where they aren't dressed up in outfits, I kind of wanted to see them in their normal dress but everywhere seems to have them dressed up in costume. Not that I will say no to seeing Mickey dressed up though.
Kirsten

[time for pink]

Wow your pictures of the castle and the fireworks turned out great. What type of camera do you have? I took pictures with my camera at night in the dark but they did not turn out. I was only able to get decent pictures of the floats in the SpectroMagic parade that had a ton of lights on them. For our next trip I want to either go to Liberty Tree Tavern or Chef Mickey's so that we are able to see Minnie Mouse. I see that you were at both places on this trip which restaurant did you prefer better? I am thinking of Chef Mickey's just because we would also see Donald Duck.

[kristisomer]

Chef Mickey's by far was the better. The food was good at LTT but the characters seemed restricted and not as jolly and free at Chef's. Maybe it was the atmosphere at LTT too that made it feel that way. Chef Mickey's was better with the variety of food because it's buffet.
My camera is a Canon S5 Powershot. It has a ton of settings on the thing.

[34Angels]

Okay, Jake wants to know if you used a tripod for the firework pics (we have the same camera pretty much). I just showed him those pics and he says they're awesome. We'll have to practice on the 4th of July to figure out the settings.

[Esmerelda]

I'm worried that mine will be bad too.l Kristi they came out so good!!! We have the Canon SD1000 (I think) and it has the fireworks setting. If I take pics with no flash they are always blurry. I guess I'll have to see if keeping the flash on works or not.....I sure hope they are as good as K's!!!

[kristisomer]

no tripod, just me trying to hold really still, it seemed like forever though. And i did get some blurry ones but you have to hold for a few seconds after you take the picture.

[34Angels]

Thanks, I'll let him know!

[Tink]

Awesome Pics K - and Alex says thanks! He loved the pics.
Okay - I know that D has already asked for this - so can you do me a favor? Instead of breaking out your meal costs in a trip report, can you email it to me? It is a great thing to put on our website. Kind of similar to our trip costs for last year - what we would have paid and what we saved because of the AP. People love info like that.
Leanne

[kristisomer]

ok not a problem, I have all of our receipts also.

[Tink]

thanks so much! I know others will like seeing that! Can't wait to put it up on our site.
Leanne