Be Our Guest restaurant for lunch

One thing I have been wanting to do for a very long time is eat at the Be Our Guest restaurant in the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World.

Reservations for dinner are booked years in advance, I feel like, so we knew that was out of the question. Ean and I actually made the last minute decision to go to the Magic Kingdom early on the day we were traveling back home from our honeymoon. Since we drove and we have annual passes, we figured this would be a really great way to end the trip. So we got up, packed all our things in the car, and hopped onto a bus for the Magic Kingdom. We waited in line for awhile before the restaurant opened, and then waited to go in. Once we finally stepped foot into the doorway, it was like stepping into the movie. It was a dream come true for me and Ean both as Beauty and the Beast is one of our favorite Disney movies.

The decor of the restaurant is unlike anything I could have ever imagined. It was absolutely beautiful. There were three dining rooms that we could eat in. We ate in the main one.

This cute little fireplace was in the room where you order food!

The main dining room was breathtaking!

It was 'snowing' outside the windows!

Ordering the food was really neat cause they had a bunch of touch screen menus in this one room and all you had to choose was exactly what you wanted, pay for it, go find a seat, and they brought it out to you. It was incredible actually. I still don't know how they were able to find us cause we could sit anywhere we wanted. All we had to do was leave the receipt on the table. (It was some sort of Disney magic, no doubt.)

Ean and I waiting to order!

Ean ordered a turkey sandwich with fries and I had a veggie quiche with the salad. Both were SO good (well, I'm taking Ean's word for the sandwich... I don't eat turkey!!) We also had a 'grey stuff' cupcake which was incredible. We should have gotten two!

I was just blown away at how incredible the restaurant was. The food was perfect, the decor was perfect- everything about our experience was perfect, and I'd do it again in a heartbeat!

A Cheshire cupcake from Cheshire Cafe

Was this cupcake worth almost $5?

You better believe it.

I have been wanting to get a vanilla Cheshire cupcake from Cheshire Cafe for awhile. I've probably visited Disney three or four times and wanted one, but always left without having the pleasure of delving my taste buds into such deliciousness. Finally on this last trip I went on in mid-January, I was able to get the dessert of my dreams.

It was so sweet and filled with gobs of rich icing; I was literally in heaven with every bite. I actually couldn't eat it all, despite the fact that I was very hungry when I bought it. It was almost too sweet to handle. Almost. I had to allow Ean to take a few bites because this beauty was not going to waste.

Am I going to get one of these again next time I visit?

Absolutely.

Walt Disney World's Port Orleans Riverside

I have now stayed at the Port Orleans Riverside resort twice, once this summer for our family vacation, and once in December for mine and Ean's honeymoon.

In the summer, we stayed in the royal rooms. The royal rooms have the same New Orleans feel as the rest of the resort, but they have pictures of Disney princesses and princes scattered throughout the room. They also feature a really neat light-up headboard attached to each bed.

View of the beds with the cute Mickey shaped towels

The grouping of princess photos on the wall next to the beds. You can't really see Cinderella, oops!

A "moving" picture of Tiana (that's why it looks kinda weird)

Allie modeling in the bathroom area

Another angle of the beds and the door.

The corner of the room with the window and table.

Princes Eugene, Naveen, Phillip, and 'The Prince'

Princes Adam, Aladdin, Eric, and Charming

Everything about the royal rooms was amazing. We've only ever stayed in the deluxe resorts when visiting Disney, so a moderate resort was something different. Honestly, to me, you can't even tell a difference. Especially with the royal rooms.

Since the royal rooms are a bit pricy, Ean and I opted to stay in a regular king sized room for our honeymoon in December. It was still pricy (what isn't in Disney...) but it was totally worth it. We loved the New Orleans feel and the subtle Disney touches. You could tell it is a Disney resort, but it doesn't look like a Disney movie exploded all over it. It was so cozy feeling.

I only took photos on my phone this time, so the quality is bad.

This pulled out into a little full-sized bed.

Cute wooden table by the window.

The bathroom was real cute with a fish shower curtain!

Loved this cute little pillow with Louis on it.

Mickey Mouse towels, always

We always get a shot with our cute suitcases.

One of my favorite parts of this hotel was the Riverside Mill Food Court. The pricing there was decent and they had a very big selection of very good food. We probably ate there at least once a day when we went in December, as well as several times in the summer.

If we can afford it, I'd love to stay here again. Like I said, I've stayed in many of the deluxe resorts, and I like this one just as much! It's in a really good location, busses to all the parks ran frequently, we never had to wait long for a bus back to the resort from the parks, the decor of both this hotel and the French Quarter are absolutely beautiful, and the price wasn't too bad at all.