Your Dining Traditions?

[Zawadi]

We like to have a bit of Oktoberfest (Biergarten) on our last night.

This year our trip will run into October as well

[Jennifer_and_Chris]

First thing we do after check in is eat at the resort or rush to our dinner ressies - usually Ohana's. (Ironically, this year is the first year we won't be eating at Ohana for sake of trying new places!)

We MUST have Tonga Toast from Captain Cook's at least 1 morning. (we eat breakfast in our room because our ydd is severly allergic to eggs and we don't chance it - so dh and I sneak out early one morning while my parents watch the kids to get our TONGA TOAST!!!)

I must have Ghiardelli sundae. DH must have chocolate banana at AK. DD's must have mickey ear ice cream bars.

We pick up earl of Sandwich on our way home for the car ride and to preserve as much WDW magic as possible.

I could go on an on but, I'll stop while my thighs are ahead! haahaaaaa

[Jennifer_and_Chris]

I forgot to add... Food and Wine Festival "grazing" has been a must since we started going to it! this will be our 4th year.

[WDWCrazyKaren]

I love our dining traditions!
The first full day of the parks, we must have breakfast at Chef Mickey's. Started when the kids were little, and now even though we sometimes go without kids, we still have to uphold that tradition.

We will eat Ohana's for breakfast a few days later. We also try and get at least one dinner at Teppan Edo.

Concourse Steakhouse also used to be a must do-but alas, no more.

We're going to try a few new places this next trip too.

Then again, we don't really care-we're in Disney!

[MagicalGuest]

For snacks, we must have ice cream at least once at Mrs. Potts at MK. We all get something different, but my fav is the root beer float. DS loves the brownie sundae.

[phlo8810]

Our traditions are as follows
the first nigh we get there flying fish cafe. We don't go to the parks the first night so it's nice to hang on the boards.
First morning chef mickeys. Kids love it.
Last night California grill. Great ending to an always great vacation.
We users to do fultons crab house at least once a trip but since they are off the dining plan we don't go there anymore.(please get on the dining plan again!!!!!)

[PinkTink]

1. Each member of our family gets to choose at least 1 restaurant to eat at. That's always fun because it's just whatever you want the most - not a family vote.

2. We attempt to always try a new restaurant each trip. We're hitting the jackpot with the one coming up as 3 of our 4 ressies are new to us and one is an old favorite - but at lunch instead of dinner.

3. We try to always make time to "eat around the world" at least once each trip. Definitely the best way to do it is during the F&W - otherwise we just eat at fewer places and split things.

I would also be very sad if I didn't get a Mickey Mouse ice cream bar and a chocolate mousse from France.

[crltkcagle]

WE always eat at Ohana's our first night!

[azcavalier]

We also always ask each family member to pick one restaurant to eat at. So, this means that we always eat at:

Chef Mickey's Breakfast
OHana
Coral Reef*
Le Cellier*
Teppan Edo*

I have added *'s, however, because in 15 days we break with tradition.

This trip, it's a family reunion, and we'll be there with 14 people (7 kids). So, my DW, the planner, decided that we would go with more buffets and family style restaurants to make dining easier (and more relaxing). So we're bypassing those sit-down faves for some restaurants we haven't tried for a while, like the Hoop-Dee-Do Musical Review and Garden Grill. We are going to do Akershus, because 6 of the 7 kids are little girls, so we've got to do a Princess meal. Also, the FIL requested the Sci-Fi Dine In, so that bumped another tradition.

While we'll have a blast, i'll be looking forward to renewing the traditions next year.

[PinKy]

We always arrive around lunchtime and have lunch at Cosmic Rays.

Our last night dining we have CA Grille.

[yjgirl32]

We have only been to Disney 2 times so far and the only thing my family asks is that we try someplace new and we eat at Coral Reef. My ds7 loves it there and hopes to someday swim in the tank. Great ?

[ShanPooh]

We must have at least once piece of Flan, Creme Brulee and Cheese stuffed pretzel from animal kingdom!!

DH would love to do a Creme Brulee tour of the World

DH gets the citrus swirl
DS gets a churro
I get a Dole Whip float (half pineapple juice/half sprite)
and DD happily goes along with everyone else!

[Pocahontas]

1 - We always eat at least one dinner at 'Ohana's (2 times if we're at WDW for 7 days or more).

2 - We always eat one dinner at the resort that we are staying.

[LandFan]

1) We always eat at AKL (BOMA, Jiko or now Sanaa) during the trip as we LOVE the resort and the restaurants.

2) We like to try new restaurants.

3) We always eat at Le Cellier during our trip (however, if it is 2 credits and we are on the ddp in the future, we may not - we might switch to JIKO or Narcoosee's as I see them as better uses of our 2 credits)

[LandFan]

Oh, I forgot, I ALWAYS have to get a couple of mango pies at the CS window of Yak & Yeti so I can eat them during the week. They are my favorite things ever.

We always eat at FlameTree BBQ too...