We all ended up meeting around 5PM and after a group shot, we headed upstairs for some refreshing libations!
I love this picture! We're all dressed so nicely and not in our usual park gear!
I ended up going with the Blushing Bride which I believe had rum, some kind of cream liqueur and either cranberry or grenadine to mimick the blood. It was very good, a little sweet and not too strong, if I had the chance again, I would have ordered the one with the fog and tree branches pictured in Liesa's TR.
I really enjoyed this drink but I forgot to take the stirrer!
I believe that Kari and a few others had the Roasted Tomato Bisque en Croute, Summer Zucchini, Basil. The soup was not as creamy as most of them would have liked, but the presentation was interesting.
I thought it was really great - it's actually good that it wasn't so creamy as the pastry was really buttery and it would have been too rich paired with creamy soup IMO.
Then we came to the point where I am almost always regretting how much I ate of the previous courses. I was starting to get full. We decided to split the Lobster Thermidor.
This was delicious! Sometimes lobster can be tough when it's out of the shell, but this was really well done and I loved that there was a mashed potato filling.
They were serving a special dessert Mansion Ice Box cake. It was only available in the dining room. It was raspberry based and pretty tasty!
OMG loved this dessert. In fact this meal ranks as one of the best Disney meals I've ever had. Everything about all these flavors were completely up my alley. I'd just love to have this menu again, although the likelyhood of them having the exact same items on the menu in the future would be rare!
Aww what a cute pic!
Then we went on HM where they had the overlay. I wished I’d gotten a picture of the Gingerbread house, but just never ended up doing it. Everyone else wanted to go on Splash, but I don’t do water rides because of IBS (Liesa’s term), So instead I got the seafood boil which was a special offering at the time. Su-Lynn came with me since she didn’t want to get wet either.
Getting wet is no bueno. I don't like the feeling of wearing wet clothes!
We met them at the end of the ride, and here they are on the ride.
I just realized that Splash DL and WDW are different? Is the seating different? I never go on Splash so I never paid attention!
Some were still a bit peckish so we got some Churros. Some got the traditional Churros while others got the special “Groom” Churro which was coated with chocolate. The Bride Churro was available in New Orleans Square and was coated with vanilla.
I got the bride churro but should have stuck with regular churro because I'm a churro purist at heart.
Someone grabbed me a bacon wrapped asparagus skewer.
This was tasty!
And I got my favorite raspberry dole whip swirl.
OMG this past weekend in MK, at Aloha Isle they had an amazing Cherry and Pistachio swirl over iced hot chocolate. It was the most amazing thing ever. If you like that Cherry - almond - frangipane flavor combo, you'd love this. It was huge and I finished the whole thing and I rarely can finish a dole whip float myself. If they have it in Feb, you should try it!
The rest of us hopped over to DCA, we rode Racers and evidently lost the race, but me, Su-Lynn and Steve Spoke no evil, heard no evil and saw no evil.
I love that we did that.
No clue what the rest of those crazies were doing!
Vogue-ing?
Next up we rode Guardians. Su-Lynn rode against her better judgement and I think she regretted that choice.
100% REGRET
I'm still traumatized.
Liesa had an early flight to catch so she was the first one to bow out, but not before we did an obligatory Chunkydump.
Every Epic Trip now has to have one (or a few) chunkydump!