Yes, the rest of my family liked Boma, but we all agreed that the food was good. Not great, just good. Also, one person in our group only ate peanut butter and jelly and french fries...that was an expensive pb & j! But we really loved being at Animal Kingdom Lodge, which is where we stayed on our last trip, it brought back a lot of good memories. We will probably be back to Boma, maybe next time for breakfast.
Day 2:
Breakfast: Riverside Mill Food Court
I had a Mickey waffle and coffee in my refillable mug. Why is it that anything in the shape of Mickey just tastes better? The waffle was great and I really got my money's worth out of the mug!
Lunch: Cinderella's Royal Table
We had only been to CRT one other time, before the changes took place so we weren't sure what to expect. However, we had a person with us who had never been to Disney so we thought it would be a neat place to take her to. We checked in and went inside to get our picture with Cinderella. The line for photos was really quite long, but we got the pictures and then waited to be seated. We had about a fifteen minute wait and then we were escorted upstairs. We were seated at a booth right by the window! We saw Snow White, Fairy Godmother, and Mary Poppins upstairs. While we were having our entrees our waiter asked us if we had seen everyone, we said everyone but Mary Poppins. He ran to the back and about 10 minutes later came back with a very rude Mary Poppins. I don't know if she had already been taking off her costume and getting ready to leave, but she had clearly forgotten our table and was not happy to come back. She just said "alright, let's quickly get a picture, I must be on my way." Other than being extremely rushed, the princesses were all very friendly and we got some great pictures. Since we had the last seating they all left about midway through the meal.
The appetizer plate was the same as before. I can't remember the specifics, but there was fresh mozzarella, chicken on a bed of lettuce, fried crab things, and maybe something else. It was pretty good, although not enough to go around in my opinion. For lunch I had the pasta pomodoro which was penne with vegetables. It was pretty good. The others had the turkey sandwich and Major Domo's favorite pie, both of which they liked. Dessert was blueberry buckle cobbler. It was basically a blueberry muffin with a cream cheese filling, lemon sorbet, and raspberry drizzle. This was the hilight of the meal, it was wonderful!
About halfway through lunch a recording came on telling all the children to get ready to wish. They said some stuff that I can't remember and the children were told to hold their wands and swords over a light up star that they had been given and close their eyes and make a wish. It was so cute to see the kids all closing their eyes and wishing, it made me sad I didn't bring my daughter on this trip! During this time my 25 year old sister said "man, I wish I could have a wishing star." No more than 2 seconds later, Fairy Godmother walked by, placed a star in front of her and then continued walking. Talk about magic! I guess you're never too old to be a kid in Disney! I thought this little wishing ceremony really added a lot to the meal and made it extra magical.
Our photo package was brought to the table. It was kind of disappointing that we only got one since we were a party of four. It was myself, my husband, my sister, and my best friend, so basically three households that all wanted the package! My friend ended up with it and it was absolutely beautiful, with a picture of the castle and a nice folder. I did get one of the 4x6's though which was good. I was also given a gift card for anywhere in Disney for the amount of the 20% discount since I had the DDE card.
Overall, I thought CRT was great! Yes, the prices are high, but this just means we won't be doing it every trip. But for a special occasion it was perfect, we will definitely be back. Sorry that was so long, feel free to ask any questions!
Dinner: Pecos Bill's in the Magic Kingdom
After having a late lunch, we just needed a light dinner so we headed over to Pecos Bill's. We were at Extra Magic Hours this evening and when we stopped in here for dinner the place looked abandoned! My husband and I split the chicken wrap with an extra order of fries and it was more than enough. It was very good and filling and the cheese for the fries was yummy. We pretty much eat here every trip, we love it for counter service in the Magic Kingdom.
