Day 2 - Part 2
We headed back into the park at just gone midday. The rain had eased off a little and we both felt refreshed after our showers. Our first port of call was to see if Phantom Manor had opened yet, and we were pleased to find that it had! We made this our next ride, which we both really enjoyed. It ended up being one of Grant's favourite rides, and I've always loved it because it seems so quintessentially DLP.
Once we got out it was getting on for our reservation at Blue Lagoon, so we headed over to Adventureland. We arrived a few minutes early, but were seated quickly at a raised table towards the back of the restaurant. At first I was a bit disappointed not to be sat by the water, however our position ended up being quite nice. It really felt like a Caribbean night.
My priority was getting a cocktail. I could see several people around us drinking wine and cocktails, however when I ordered mine the waitresses snidely commented, "A cocktail with lunch?" and scoffed at me. I was quite offended, but let it slide. Unfortunately she continued to be rude and standoffish, muttering as she bustled around and being generally unwelcoming. We were very glad when halfway through the meal she disappeared and we got a new server, who was really lovely.
Despite our waitresses attitude, eventually we got our cocktails! I had a Blue Glowtini and Grant had a Havana Mai Tai.
Our starters were both lovely, Grant had the prawn cocktail and I had the crab. I don't usually eat crab (despite being a real shellfish fan) but I decided to be adventurous - It was delicious!
For mains Grant had the perch and I had the chicken columbo, I'd had it last year and it was lovely. It was just as good this time, and Grant said he enjoyed his perch too.
For dessert I had my favourite - crème brûlée, which was dramatically set alight at the table. Grant had the chocolate cake, which was also delicious. We were enjoying them too much to take proper photos, but here is one I managed to catch of the flames.
For the food and atmosphere, it was our favourite meal of the trip. Our best overall meal was at Inventions, but more on that on day 3!
It felt appropriate to have a ride on Pirates of The Caribbean after our meal, not to mention that we didn't feel up to anything rougher with our full stomachs! We then went and got some FPs for Big Thunder Mountain like we'd agreed earlier. We had half and hour or so to kill before they were valid so we did Indiana Jones. It's my favourite coaster in the main park and Grant agreed that, for the track alone, it's the best ride.
Since we'd practically walked onto Indiana Jones we still had time to kill. We went to explore Adventure Isle, and stole a few photos of the work in progress on the ship. I can't wait to see the end result!
Soon enough it was time to use our Big Thunder Mountain fastpasses, and were relieved that the weather had improved - there was even sunshine!
Our next stop was Star Tours, since Grant had been so excited to ride it. The queue was none existent and soon enough we were sat in the simulator. It was good, but it's a shame that there are no English subtitles. Both of us also found that the film and movements were a little off as we came out feeling quite green, despite having never suffered from motion sickness before. We enjoyed doing it once, but we didn't go back.
Since we both felt a bit fragile we decided to just walk around for a while taking everything in. We got some photos of the castle in the sun and a few shots of the ride times to show my parents when we got back - they were amazed!
Grant was curious about Studios so we decided to make our way out and park hop, hoping the short walk would clear our heads!
Next up - taking on Studios!
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