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Post by joeybTNU » Feb Fri 04, 2011 11:06 pm

Choosing only one for each of the 4 parks, what are your favorite places to eat? Rides? Shows? Side attractions (think Club Cool)? And your favorite EPCOT country to visit.

I'll start:

Magic Kingdom- Space Mountain; Tony's Town Square; Monsters Inc. Laugh Floor; Magic Kingdom Railroad

EPCOT- SOARIN'; Rose and Crown Pub; Illuminations; Club Cool

Hollywood Studios-ride is a toss up between Toy Story Mania and Rock N' Roller Coaster; Sci-Fi Dine In Theatre Restaurant; Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular; and the Green Army Men that run around the park every hour or so.

Animal Kingdom- Expedition Everest; Tusker House; Rafiki's Planet Watch; and of course the animals!

Favorite EPCOT country pavilion would be the United Kingdom. I love the food at the Rose and Crown, love hearing the British Invasion, and I love the street performers, cause they are insanely funny!

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Post by MadEye » Feb Sat 05, 2011 10:02 am

Magic Kingdom - Eat: (tie) Columbia Harbour House/Pecos Bill's; Ride: Space Mountain; Show: Mickey's Philharmagic; Side Attraction: Wishes

EPCOT - Eat - Lotus Blossom Cafe; Ride: (tie) Test Track/Soarin'; Show: American Adventure; Side Attraction: Miyuki

MGM - Eat: 50's Prime Time Cafe; Ride: (tie) Tower of Terror/The Great Movie Ride; Show: Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular; Side Attraction: Fantasmic!

Animal Kingdom - Eat: Pizzafari; Ride: DInosaur; Show: Flights of Wonder; Side Attraction: (tie) Pangani Forest Exploration Trail/Maharaja Jungle Trek
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Post by Amy » Feb Sat 05, 2011 11:38 am

Good topic joeybTNU!! :D

Magic Kingdom - Cosmic Ray's; (tie) Carousel of Progress/Haunted Mansion; Main Street Electrical Parade/Wishes; Main Street Fire Station

EPCOT - (tie) Sunshine Seasons/Via Napoli; (tie) Spaceship Earth/American Adventure; Illuminations; Watching people watch the seagulls outside of The Living Seas

HS - Toluna Turkey Leg Co. (pulled pork bbq sandwich); (tie) Tower of Terror/Toy Story Mania; Fantasmic; Osborne Lights

Animal Kingdom - Flametree BBQ; It's Tough to Be a Bug; Finding Nemo; the animals!
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Post by momeja » Feb Sat 05, 2011 12:25 pm

MK - eat: The Plaza; snack: Aloha Isle (for a Dole Whip Float!); ride: Splash Mountain; show: Wishes; side attraction: Carousel of Progress (does this qualify? that's the question.)

Epcot - eat: Bistro de Paris (this was hard - there are so many good Epcot places to eat); snack: Grand Marnier Slushie or Kaki Gori; ride: Soarin; show: Illuminations; side attraction: the Mitzukoshi Department Store

DHS - eat: Hollywood Brown Derby; snack: raspberry lemonade slushie; ride: Tower of Terror; show: Fantasmic; side attraction: the Animation Gallery

AK - eat: Tusker House CS (no longer around :cry:); snack: creamsicle float; ride: Expedition Everest; show: It's Tough to be a Bug; side attraction: Maharajah Jungle Trek

Fun thread!

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Post by mindflipper » Feb Sat 05, 2011 3:06 pm

MK - eat: Liberty Tree Tavern or The Plaza, ride: Haunted Mansion, POTC, parade: Spectromagic

EPCOT - eat: France (formerly Alfredo's before it closed), ride: Soarin', show: Reflections of China (but I love its predecessor better)

DHS - eat: Prime Time Cafe or the Sci-fi Diner, ride: Tower of Terror

I don't go to AK much, so I'm adding on other parks I've been to more than it:

DLR MK - eat: Blue Bayou, ride: HM, POTC and IJ-TOFE, show: Fantasmic (better than DHS), parade: MSEP when it was there

DLR DCA - didn't eat there either time, ride: Soarin', CA Screamin', show: World of Color (watched on Youtube and love it!)

DLP - eat: Annette's at Disney Village, ride: Phantom Manor, Le Visionarium, and Mont de L'Espace

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Post by joeybTNU » Feb Sat 05, 2011 5:58 pm

Thanks Amy! :D I thought this one out and thought it would be pretty hard to do. But several people were able to figure out their favorites, so thats awesome!

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Post by theBIGyowski » Feb Mon 07, 2011 10:15 am

Magic Kingdom
Ride: Space Mountain
Eat: Pecos Bill (for good, quick food)
Side: People watching in Adventureland while I eat my Dole Whip

Epcot
Ride: Soarin'
Eat: San Angel Inn (for atmosphere)...Sunshine Seasons (for good, quick food)
Side: drinking a good beer while sitting behind Rose & Crown by the water
Country: United Kingdom...while sipping on another good beer...and listening to British Invasion

Hollywood Studios
Ride: Tower of Terror
Eat: 50's Prime Time Cafe
Side: Walking around the streets of New York

Animal Kingdom
Ride: Expedition Everest (although I am still mad the Yeti doesn't move)
Eat: Yak & Yeti
Side: Appreciating the details of Asia as I sip on a beer from Asia
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Post by Amy » Feb Mon 07, 2011 2:47 pm

I see an underlying theme to your favorites BIG! ;)

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Post by theBIGyowski » Feb Mon 07, 2011 3:15 pm

Amy wrote:I see an underlying theme to your favorites BIG! ;)
well...the Dole Whip has no rum in it :wink:
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Post by Amy » Feb Mon 07, 2011 3:18 pm

theBIGyowski wrote:
Amy wrote:I see an underlying theme to your favorites BIG! ;)
well...the Dole Whip has no rum in it :wink:
Not unless you bring your own!

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Post by Polynesian Princess » Feb Mon 07, 2011 7:01 pm

Magic Kingdom
Ride: Space Mountain
Eat: Table - Liberty Tree Tavern, Counter - Cosmic Ray's Starlight Eclipse (gotta love Sonny Eclipse!), Snack - Aloha Isle
Side: Magic Carpets of Aladdin

Epcot
Ride: Test Track
Eat: Table - Restaurant Marrakesh (but I haven't tried enough to be certain), Counter - the old one at Mexico, hoping to love the new one just as much!, Snack - Boulangerie Patisserie
Side: Journey Into Imagination
Country: Morocco

Hollywood Studios
Ride: Tower of Terror
Eat: No where :lol:
Side: Riding Tower of Terror when it's dark and stormy - makes it seem even more real

Animal Kingdom
Ride: Expedition Everest
Eat: Yak & Yeti
Side: Strolling around looking at the animals
Can't wait to take my twin boys on their first trip to Walt Disney World! Planning on heading there sometime Feb-May 2014!

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Post by jlpeaches255 » Feb Mon 07, 2011 7:33 pm

Magic Kingdom
Ride: Pirates of the Caribbean
Eat: Cosmic Ray's
Side: Walk down Main Street

Epcot
Ride: Soarin
Eat: La Catina De San Angel (new counter service in Mexico)
Side: Illuminations
Country: Morocco

Hollywood Studios
Ride: Tower of Terror
Eat: The Hollywood Brown Derby
Side: Fantasmic!

Animal Kingdom
Ride: Expedition Everest
Eat: Flame Tree BBQ
Side: Tie:DeVine/Maharajah Jungle Trek

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Post by Amy » Feb Mon 07, 2011 8:51 pm

Polynesian Princess wrote:...Hollywood Studios
Eat: No where :lol:
If you like pulled pork BBQ, you should try the Toluca Turkey Leg Co. down by the Tower of Terror and Rock n Roller Coaster. The sandwiches are really very good!!

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Post by Polynesian Princess » Feb Mon 07, 2011 9:40 pm

Amy wrote:
Polynesian Princess wrote:...Hollywood Studios
Eat: No where :lol:
If you like pulled pork BBQ, you should try the Toluca Turkey Leg Co. down by the Tower of Terror and Rock n Roller Coaster. The sandwiches are really very good!!
I'll definitely give it a chance if we eat there this trip! I think we're never at Hollywood Studios long enough to eat since we just run back and forth between Tot and RnRC until we're worn out and then hop somewhere else. :lol: I've had some average counter service there, but nothing other than the boring burgers or pizza. We got a turkey leg there last time and it just wasn't as good as the one from the Magic Kingdom (though I'm sure that just depends on some luck and how long they've been cooking). And of course there was the horrible meal we had at Mama Melrose's... :lol:
Can't wait to take my twin boys on their first trip to Walt Disney World! Planning on heading there sometime Feb-May 2014!

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Post by joeybTNU » Feb Tue 08, 2011 4:14 am

Polynesian Princess wrote:
Amy wrote:
Polynesian Princess wrote:...Hollywood Studios
Eat: No where :lol:
If you like pulled pork BBQ, you should try the Toluca Turkey Leg Co. down by the Tower of Terror and Rock n Roller Coaster. The sandwiches are really very good!!
I'll definitely give it a chance if we eat there this trip! I think we're never at Hollywood Studios long enough to eat since we just run back and forth between Tot and RnRC until we're worn out and then hop somewhere else. :lol: I've had some average counter service there, but nothing other than the boring burgers or pizza. We got a turkey leg there last time and it just wasn't as good as the one from the Magic Kingdom (though I'm sure that just depends on some luck and how long they've been cooking). And of course there was the horrible meal we had at Mama Melrose's... :lol:
Try Sci-Fi Dine-In Theatre restaurant or %0's Prime Time Cafe. Food's alright, but the atmosphere is what sets those apart from others in the park.

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