Our original plan for Tuesday night was Ohana. That was one of the reservations that I made back in January. I tried re-booking it for the second week, but had no luck getting a reservation when I first tried. Well, DH was looking over the plans about a week before we left, and he said, "Awww, I really wanted to go to Ohana. Can't you try again to see if you can get it?" So, I tried again, and *tada*
a reservation was suddenly available for that second week.
So then I had a hole in the schedule. Wanting to get the most for my DxDDP dollar, I searched for a TS meal available that night. When I came up with the list, Vanessa was looking over my shoulder (just like she is right now)
, and the first one alphabetically, was 1900 Park Fare. We had not had dinner there before (well, I had - but that was before kids), so she asked what it was like, and when I told her about the characters, her eyes lit up. I don't even know what else was available for dinner that night (I searched all of WDW), because I knew that we had to go to 1900 PF.
We took a bus from BW to MK, but the resort monorail had just broken down, so we ran over to the boat. Those little boats are not designed to hold many people. We were lucky enough to get on the first one, but there were a lot of angry guests left on the dock, worrying that they wouldn't make their reservations. We checked in at the podium and were told that there would be a bit of a wait, so we enjoyed the ambiance of the lobby. DH and I stayed there on our honeymoon, so I bored the kids with stories of enjoying afternoon tea, and how we watched the monorail go by from our balcony as we enjoyed room service breakfasts.
Eventually, our pager went off, and we had the picture taken and were shown to our table. We were seated between a very large group with lots of young adults and a family with a mom, her son, and her daughter. The daughter was celebrating a birthday, and she was wearing the cutest Princess Tiana dress.
The characters were coming, so we stayed put for a few minutes before getting any food. So we met Anastasia, Lady Tremaine, and Drizella (sp?) before getting any dinner.
I was not that impressed with the buffet. I probably should have stuck to my favorite: strawberry soup.
But in the end, I think that I tried a little of everything.
Nothing was really super impressive, but nothing was bad either. With the exception of the strawberry soup, the food was just OK. My daughters did not find much that they liked. Vanessa had the kids' pizza and a pasta dish from the adult buffet that had a meaty marinara sauce. Caroline had a buttered roll and the same pasta dish. She didn't eat much, and I kept encouraging her to go up and get more food.
None of us were hungry for dessert.
After we got our food, we met Cinderella and Prince Charming. At one point, they were on opposite sides of the room, and he ran to her to embrace her. That was cute. And then Drizella came over to Prince Charming, asking for a kiss. He gave her a hug. Drizella was definitely the most interactive character. She asked Vanessa how she liked having a sister, and Vanessa said that she wanted to trade sisters with her. Drizella said, "No way! I don't want to have any sisters!" She also had a noise maker that she walked around blowing on. I said, "You seem to like to toot your own horn." To which she responded, "Why yes, I do. Thank you for noticing."
I said no when they tried to sell us the picture. The background is OK, but there are no characters, and I could have a Photopass photographer in the parks take a much nicer photo without spending $30. The mom at the next table agreed with me when I told the kids that if they wanted the photo, they could come up with the $30.
I loved the character interaction at 1900 Park Fare. It was funny seeing Lady Tremaine reacting when people didn't know her name. It was also fun seeing interactions between the prince and Cinderella or Cinderella and the step sisters. I think that the face characters make this meal worth the cost. The food was nothing to write home about, but the fun makes up for it. (Except that strawberry soup. I looooove the strawberry soup.) The server was very attentive and kept our drinks full.
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