The murder mystery train ride dinner was a lot of fun! We had a group of 41, so we took up most of 1 of the 5 train cars. We left at 6:30, the waitresses took our drink and dinner order, then the train pulled out. They had a cracker, cheese, grapes & melon plate on the center of each table for 4. After that we all had a bowl of sweet potato with ginger soup - surprisingly I liked it! The salad course was a choice of fruit cocktail or a basic garden salad with honey mustard dressing. Entree was a choice of prime rib, bacon wrapped chicken breast, or salmon. We had all 3 at our table, and everyone said their meal was very good. Dessert was white chocolate mousse in a chocolate cup.
During the 3-4 hours we were on board the train rode north, then sat for a bit before returning south. It was rocky on the train - a cruise ship is much more stable, lol! The actors took turns presenting each scene in each of the 5 cars - generally 2 actors at a time would be present. The story was an old Italian mafia family, where someone was going to be murdered for stealing money from the father of the family. Other family members were the wimpy son, his nagging wife, the mistress the wife hired to keep him occupied, and younger daughter (sister to the wimpy son), daughter's fiance, and a psychiatrist. The dialogue was funny, and they improvised a bit to play off the audience, which made it extra funny. Near the end we had to fill out our papers saying who we thought was the murderer, what their motive was, and what were the clues that led us to that conclusion. 1 correct person in each car won a prize - and it was a friend at my table. She won a certificate signed by the cast, and a coffee mug. During the quiet moments we had gag gifts for the person retiring, and she had to explain each one to the crowd since there were some spouses and out of town guests present who wouldn't "get it", lol!
As far as I know this is the only murder mystery dinner train in Florida, and it's located in Ft Myers about 3 hours from wdw. I wouldn't recommend it as a trip from wdw, but if you're ever spending time near Ft Myers definitely consider it. I don't know if kids are allowed or not - I didn't see a single one last night.
During the 3-4 hours we were on board the train rode north, then sat for a bit before returning south. It was rocky on the train - a cruise ship is much more stable, lol! The actors took turns presenting each scene in each of the 5 cars - generally 2 actors at a time would be present. The story was an old Italian mafia family, where someone was going to be murdered for stealing money from the father of the family. Other family members were the wimpy son, his nagging wife, the mistress the wife hired to keep him occupied, and younger daughter (sister to the wimpy son), daughter's fiance, and a psychiatrist. The dialogue was funny, and they improvised a bit to play off the audience, which made it extra funny. Near the end we had to fill out our papers saying who we thought was the murderer, what their motive was, and what were the clues that led us to that conclusion. 1 correct person in each car won a prize - and it was a friend at my table. She won a certificate signed by the cast, and a coffee mug. During the quiet moments we had gag gifts for the person retiring, and she had to explain each one to the crowd since there were some spouses and out of town guests present who wouldn't "get it", lol!
As far as I know this is the only murder mystery dinner train in Florida, and it's located in Ft Myers about 3 hours from wdw. I wouldn't recommend it as a trip from wdw, but if you're ever spending time near Ft Myers definitely consider it. I don't know if kids are allowed or not - I didn't see a single one last night.
Hi all, My family and I will be on this cruise, it's our 2nd one. The 1st was a 4 day last October. Cannot wait for this one.
