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[SimonSez]

Does anyone know which gift shop (or kiosk) I can find this Orange Bird at either in MK or Epcot? Trying to avoid going in more stores than necessary. Thanks!

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Want one

 

[sjrec]

Oh no! We’re staying at BW next week for two nights. What’s open for food?

Trattoria al Forno is open, we saw lots of people at the Big River Grille, the pizza window was open, the Bakery.

 

[mdmost]

Does anyone know which gift shop (or kiosk) I can find this Orange Bird at either in MK or Epcot? Trying to avoid going in more stores than necessary. Thanks!

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I believe I saw on Twitter that it was at Mouse Gear in Epcot.

 

[The Iron Giant]

Does anyone know which gift shop (or kiosk) I can find this Orange Bird at either in MK or Epcot? Trying to avoid going in more stores than necessary. Thanks!

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Not sure if it’s the same one, but Disney Food blog reported it was available at a shop in Animal Kingdom.

 

[Heather07438]

Not sure if it’s the same one, but Disney Food blog reported it was available at a shop in Animal Kingdom.
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That’s the alternate version without the sparkly eyes or big feet I kind of like yours better though, the other details like wings and mouth are nicer.

 

[erin1715]

Oh no! We’re staying at BW next week for two nights. What’s open for food?

I feel like for our family, there isn’t a lot. We can’t sit down for a long meal with a toddler so we’re looking for QS food. So while there are some TS restaurants open, that doesn’t help us. We have gotten a full pizza two days in a row from the Boardwalk pizza window and that’s been good enough but I don’t want pizza every day. We’re gonna try some Uber Eats offsite I think tonight.

 

[Turksmom]

You could take the Skyliner to some of the other resorts on the loop. CBR, Riviera, AoA, and Pop would add a little variety to the QS rotation

 

[rlk]

I feel like for our family, there isn’t a lot. We can’t sit down for a long meal with a toddler so we’re looking for QS food. So while there are some TS restaurants open, that doesn’t help us. We have gotten a full pizza two days in a row from the Boardwalk pizza window and that’s been good enough but I don’t want pizza every day. We’re gonna try some Uber Eats offsite I think tonight.

You can get take out from Trattoria Al Forno. Have you tried the Boardwalk Bakery for lunch options or walk to Beach Club for more selections. We just spent 9 nights at Boardwalk Villas and relied on hopping into Epcot for some quick meals.

 

[PanchoX1]

You definitely had better luck than our DHS visits in mid-July. We were able to do the 6 attractions you mentioned over two visits, each from about 9-6ish. We did get on RotR both days, so a total of 4 each day. And totally agree that DHS was the hottest/busiest of all parks during our visit as well.

Odd. We were at DHS mid July and did every ride in the park including Rise of the Resistance (except Rn'R,my kids are currently too short for that one) Some more that once, saw the frozen sing along, the Lightning McQueen show, had a ADR at the brown derby and at Oga's. All in one day. Granted, we were there RD to close. so sorry your luck was not as good.

 

[Makmak]

These are all great suggestions, but when I had a two year old I just wanted to grab something and be able to eat it in my room or somewhere the kid can run around freely without bugging people. To get in the skyliner and/or have to travel to get food is exhausting. (for those without toddlers they can be like insane unpredictable monkeys and so something simple like getting on the skyliner goes like this: start walking to skyliner kid has to go potty, go back to room and take care of that, then start walking to skyliner then kid sees ducks and wants to check them out, then get in skyliner and kid falls asleep/has to go potty/cries that he’s hungry/doesn’t want to wear mask, get to restaurant and he’s tired and won’t eat, all this while lugging a stroller and/or large bag) even if none of this happens, most parents are stressed that it “might” (seeotential insane monkey) so it’s really necessary to have decent easily accessible food options at the resorts. Kudos to those brave parents with toddlers/babies that keep traveling . I look back and can’t believe I did that much work to go to Disney all the time…..and Disney knows people go with small kids and should have options for their needs.

 

[LSUmiss]

These are all great suggestions, but when I had a two year old I just wanted to grab something and be able to eat it in my room or somewhere the kid can run around freely without bugging people. To get in the skyliner and/or have to travel to get food is exhausting. (for those without toddlers they can be like insane unpredictable monkeys and so something simple like getting on the skyliner goes like this: start walking to skyliner kid has to go potty, go back to room and take care of that, then start walking to skyliner then kid sees ducks and wants to check them out, then get in skyliner and kid falls asleep/has to go potty/cries that he’s hungry/doesn’t want to wear mask, get to restaurant and he’s tired and won’t eat, all this while lugging a stroller and/or large bag) even if none of this happens, most parents are stressed that it “might” (seeotential insane monkey) so it’s really necessary to have decent easily accessible food options at the resorts. Kudos to those brave parents with toddlers/babies that keep traveling . I look back and can’t believe I did that much work to go to Disney all the time…..and Disney knows people go with small kids and should have options for their needs.

I agree with all you said & have been there. Now we do Uber eats after having a similar experience.

 

[kc51570]

These are all great suggestions, but when I had a two year old I just wanted to grab something and be able to eat it in my room or somewhere the kid can run around freely without bugging people. To get in the skyliner and/or have to travel to get food is exhausting. (for those without toddlers they can be like insane unpredictable monkeys and so something simple like getting on the skyliner goes like this: start walking to skyliner kid has to go potty, go back to room and take care of that, then start walking to skyliner then kid sees ducks and wants to check them out, then get in skyliner and kid falls asleep/has to go potty/cries that he’s hungry/doesn’t want to wear mask, get to restaurant and he’s tired and won’t eat, all this while lugging a stroller and/or large bag) even if none of this happens, most parents are stressed that it “might” (seeotential insane monkey) so it’s really necessary to have decent easily accessible food options at the resorts. Kudos to those brave parents with toddlers/babies that keep traveling . I look back and can’t believe I did that much work to go to Disney all the time…..and Disney knows people go with small kids and should have options for their needs.

Boardwalk and Beach club have never had real quick service restaurants. Beach Club is a little better with the marketplace options. If anything the mobile order at two table service restaurants is an improvement over pre-Covid times. If I was relying on quick service for the majority of my meals I definitely wouldn’t stay there. They are both right next to Epcot with plenty of food options though. We also took a ride on the skyliner to check out and eat at the Riviera a couple of times. That’s a ride in itself for a toddler without even entering a park.

 

[DefnotDLav]

Boardwalk and Beach club have never had real quick service restaurants. Beach Club is a little better with the marketplace options. If anything the mobile order at two table service restaurants is an improvement over pre-Covid times. If I was relying on quick service for the majority of my meals I definitely wouldn’t stay there. They are both right next to Epcot with plenty of food options though. We also took a ride on the skyliner to check out and eat at the Riviera a couple of times. That’s a ride in itself for a toddler without even entering a park.

BC is just awful. All Stars have better options.

 

[erin1715]

These are all great suggestions, but when I had a two year old I just wanted to grab something and be able to eat it in my room or somewhere the kid can run around freely without bugging people. To get in the skyliner and/or have to travel to get food is exhausting. (for those without toddlers they can be like insane unpredictable monkeys and so something simple like getting on the skyliner goes like this: start walking to skyliner kid has to go potty, go back to room and take care of that, then start walking to skyliner then kid sees ducks and wants to check them out, then get in skyliner and kid falls asleep/has to go potty/cries that he’s hungry/doesn’t want to wear mask, get to restaurant and he’s tired and won’t eat, all this while lugging a stroller and/or large bag) even if none of this happens, most parents are stressed that it “might” (seeotential insane monkey) so it’s really necessary to have decent easily accessible food options at the resorts. Kudos to those brave parents with toddlers/babies that keep traveling . I look back and can’t believe I did that much work to go to Disney all the time…..and Disney knows people go with small kids and should have options for their needs.

You hit it on the head! Just put my Uber eats order in. I’m happy to give some money to local businesses instead of Disney. I don’t feel like Disney has done enough for their guests lately. So I’m a little disenchanted with them at the moment.

 

[tinkerhon]

Some better, the nausea seems to be gone, but we're still fighting the fever he has as well as the cough. He got tested first thing this morning, as did the rest of us. We should have the results sometime later today . Thanks for asking.

Sending positive vibes !!

 

[tinkerhon]

I agree with all you said & have been there. Now we do Uber eats after having a similar experience.

We couldnt believe how many people were using Uber eats this last trip !! We were at ASM, and thats all we saw !! Well, that and people filling up giant bottles all night with drinks... but, I digress !!!

 

[sjrec]

These are all great suggestions, but when I had a two year old I just wanted to grab something and be able to eat it in my room or somewhere the kid can run around freely without bugging people. To get in the skyliner and/or have to travel to get food is exhausting. (for those without toddlers they can be like insane unpredictable monkeys and so something simple like getting on the skyliner goes like this: start walking to skyliner kid has to go potty, go back to room and take care of that, then start walking to skyliner then kid sees ducks and wants to check them out, then get in skyliner and kid falls asleep/has to go potty/cries that he’s hungry/doesn’t want to wear mask, get to restaurant and he’s tired and won’t eat, all this while lugging a stroller and/or large bag) even if none of this happens, most parents are stressed that it “might” (seeotential insane monkey) so it’s really necessary to have decent easily accessible food options at the resorts. Kudos to those brave parents with toddlers/babies that keep traveling . I look back and can’t believe I did that much work to go to Disney all the time…..and Disney knows people go with small kids and should have options for their needs.

You can also mobile order from the Ale & Compass. You can also eat at Martha’s Vineyard. We saw families there in the dinner hours. Your little one won’t be the only toddler.

 

[tinkerhon]

I believe I saw on Twitter that it was at Mouse Gear in Epcot.

Need this !!! Went crazy this trip trying to find the Orange Bird plastic cup w straw--- saw it first night at World Of Disney--- didnt buy it, and didnt see it again--- until our last night --- the store at ASM had them !!! Only 2 left

 

[stiirfry]

Hello again! I don't know if anybody is asking for these posts but I love sharing (too much) information at times.
We just got back from AK and it was a lot of fun! It was VERY busy though. This is the busiest we've seen yet honestly. Many parts were so busy it was tough to walk without being bonked by a constant onslaught of umbrellas.
We arrived around 9:15 ish. We tried for rope drop but honestly, my sister and I don't do mornings. We got some coffee at Joffrey's then we found Expedition Everest which had a 40-minute wait, but single rider had a 20-minute wait which was great. We did that and walked around a bit. We found the Dinosaur ride which had a 20-minute wait and honestly that ride was really cool. One of my favorites so far lol

We stumbled across Yak and Yeti which is where I had a 11:30 lunch reservation. It was 11:05 and I just asked the CM instead of checking in on the app and they got us in immediately We got the ahi tuna nachos which were AMAZING. Honestly highlight of the trip so far. We also both got Yak Attacks which was...a bit of a mistake lol Should've got one and shared it..But ya gotta see it through. Also, Yak and Yeti felt pretty distanced between tables and wasn't even busy until around 12

We weren't quite sure what else to do afterward so decided to tough it out and stand in line for Flight of Passage due to rave reviews. It was also raining quite a bit at this point (~12:45 pm). The wait time said 150 minutes we were on by 2:20. I'm not sure if we got unlucky with our seats but the 3D effects didn't work as well for us and the ride was just alright.

Oh, and if you're reading these posts to help decide how social distancing/masks rules are in the parks... inside the FOP outdoor queue there were a few CMs asking people to put them on but gosh I'd say maybe only 20 percent of people in the queue would keep them on after out of sight of the CM. The crowds are a lot, and basically, nobody wears masks outside however inside shops/indoor queues I'd say most people do wear them even without a CM telling them to put them on. Also, I'd add pictures, but I believe I need 10 posts before I can do that.. Am I allowed to post an Imgur album link or would that be bypassing the required posts/link to an external site?

After FOP we got Simba dole whips (can't quite remember the name) which were great.

Then we decided to leave before our 5:20 Tusker House reservation (I modified it for a few days from now and then canceled) just because it was a bit hard to navigate around the park with so many people and because we felt there wasn't much else to do for us. It was also raining quite a bit, we had ponchos but it was just awkward to navigate around others and their umbrellas. Overall I liked AK but it did feel a bit more geared towards a family-friendly atmosphere (not a bad thing! I'm accepting that it wasn't catered toward 2 twenty-somethings who want to drink like Epcot lol hope no one takes that the wrong way!!) so we're heading over to Disney Springs later tonight

 

[loves to dive]

You can also mobile order from the Ale & Compass. You can also eat at Martha’s Vineyard. We saw families there in the dinner hours. Your little one won’t be the only toddler.

Dolphin has a pretty nice little ice cream/sandwich shop and a decent grab and go. Picabu is not bad there either.