We left the wonderful character meet in a rush to the 50s Prime Time Café. We had eaten here on our last trip and really enjoyed it. My kids had referred to our waitress as insane if that gives you any indication what type of place this is. We rushed because we just might be late and we did not want to make Mama mad. Thankfully it was very close by and we were just on time. We were greeted with a smile and told that we would be seated shortly. We indeed had a very short wait; maybe 5-7 minutes.
We were seated and given the menus and noticed that nothing had changed. This year our waiter was Uncle Dale. He was quite a character this evening was looking like a lot of fun. Uncle Dale came back to take our orders and go over the
DDP. He said we could order a shake for our beverage; he went on to give us all the flavors in a very speedy way. He then announced very loudly that his favorite was the PB&J shake. My kids and hubby looked like YUK! No way. I happen to absolutely love PB so I said, OK Uncle Dale since you insist it is the best Ill try it. He kinda whispered and said if I didnt like it we could arrange a swap with another flavor. It was different but very good. If you like PB you must try this
it is very good and different. Not an overwhelming PB taste more of a subtle PB&J flavor but it is very rich and I couldnt even come close to drinking all of it.
Let me say if you are a person who enjoys food; it is extremely hard to count calories on the DDP. Obviously, we have absolutely no willpower in our family so we all ordered a shake. My DH had a chocolate malt, DS had a root beer float and DD ordered a plain chocolate. We then ordered our appetizers. DD had chicken noodle soup, DS and DH had the shrimp cocktail and I had the fried herb cheese. I would say we all enjoyed our appys very much - I had the herbed cheese last year and it is very good so if you are unsure of what to get when eating here I highly recommend this one. There is enough to share and it comes with some fruit and bread. Uncle Dale was great and he came around often and always had something entertaining to say. He had a lot to say about alcoholic beverages and how he had this or wanted that. He was a hoot! He did notice my DSs birthday badge and they had a great time going back and forth with one another. Uncle Dale had came up with his own name for Justin
he was now known as Spanky! DS thought that was hysterical as did DD. Uncle Dale was very prompt and accurate with all of our orders as well as those sitting in our section.
I must tell ya our dining neighbors were definitely on the dull side. They did not interact with Uncle Dale at all. It really does take some of the fun out of the evening so if you are going to dine here or one of the other interactive eateries have fun
lighten up and go with the flow. There is probably no one who will report back to your family and friends that you were acting wild and crazy and having fun while dining at WDW.
Our dinner arrived quickly. Everything was very good and arrived hot. DD had the kids grilled chicken which came with mashed potatoes and corn (because she doesnt eat green beans).
DS had the meatloaf with mashed potatoes and green beans, DH had chicken cordon blue (or something similar) sitting atop some sort of potato and carrot hash (I think it was called a vegetable hash) and I had the roast beef with mashed potatoes and julienne vegetables. We all enjoyed our food very much. DS did not care for all of the gravy. He commented that he did not know it would be like that! I would say he liked his least of all.
Uncle Dale came and took our dessert order. I was completely stuffed and ordered the kid sized build your own sundae along with DD. DS and DH ordered a hot fudge sundae. Before our desserts arrived Uncle Dale came out with a b-day cupcake for DS. He had him stand in the middle of the room while we all sang to him. Uncle Dale sang very, very loud and very, very off key my kids thought that was a riot.
DS got a real kick out of it he doesnt mind being the center of attention.
Then our desserts arrived and, Yes! they were good.
We once again enjoyed our meal at the 50s and had a great time because of outstanding and hard working CMs. So Thanks Uncle Dale for a fun and memorable evening. BTW, I did see someone in the adjoining room being fed their green beans. So remember, eat your veggies and no elbows on the table!
As we rolled ourselves out the door of the 50s PTC we headed to get in line for Fantasmic. It was a large crowd but not uncontrollable. We found some very good seats but we had a 30 minute or so wait. I did not think that was bad at all. On the way into the amphitheater I saw the new CM from MI. Poor guy was still sweating buckets! Once we got seated we started to notice a lot of cloud cover. Then we began to feel an occasional drip. The announcement kept being played that in the event of rain the performance would be canceled. I am thinking, Oh no! This is our only night to see this. Please, no rain. It really was like a wide spread sprinkle just every once and a while you would feel a drop or two. The time came and the show started! YIPPEE!!! It was of course, fantastic but it did start to rain
getting a bit more consistent and a bit heavier but the show went on.
My DD loves this because of her love affair with the Mouse. Every time Mickey came on stage or did something dramatic she would yell & cheer.
I was a little disappointed with the ending - when the boats come around. Only 2 boats came around one with Belle and another with Snow White. The finale (all the characters) happened on the rocks. It was still very good and we enjoyed it immensely but I did miss the boat with Steamboat Willie. DS loves the B&W Mickey so he was a bit disappointed also. After the show I asked a CM about that and was told the boats were being refurbished and would be out for a week or so.
By the end of the show the rain was coming down rather hard. We had not used our ponchos yet so we opened them up to wear. It was a surprise to all of us when DH opened his and it had a huge Gator on the front! GASP!
We are all GA Bulldog fans at our house so this is a terrible thing. I mean really terrible. I had no idea when I purchased them that one was a NCAA poncho! He wore it with a smile
even though he was secretly steaming mad. We all put on our ponchos and we soon decided that it was way too humid to wear those. I really think I would rather be dripping wet with rain than wearing my own personal sauna. Oh my gosh! How do people stand it? Too humid for me. My only concern was protecting my camera. Soon we were on the bus heading back to POP.
Side note: My idea for a perfect WDW would be if they could air-condition the outdoors and monorails went everywhere. Someday
It had really been a long day and once again we are ready for bed but I had other plans. Laundry!!! I really had no other choice because we were running out of shorts. We did not pack enough clothes because of having to change some days twice because it is so blasted hit and humid. I had planned and packed supplies just in case we needed to do it and it really isnt too bad. I only did 3 loads
enough to get us by!
Doing laundry in any public place is just a hoot
dont cha think? I am blessed to have my own washer and dryer at home so this isnt something I experience on a regular basis. It was a very popular place to be
perhaps because of the rain. I did notice that people are very possessive of their washer/dryer. Another thing I noticed is a lot of men do the laundry at WDW. This one guy had washed his sons things and did not check the pockets. You guessed it
the kid had left what appeared to be a half box of Kleenex in there and it was everywhere. Needless to say I avoided his washers like the plague. Major mess!!!
I did meet and talk to a few really nice folks while there and it really didnt take to long. Here is a few of my tips for laundry. I pre measured some laundry detergent into small snack sized ziploc bags and brought along several dryer sheets and then I store all of these in a larger Ziploc. This eliminated paying the high resort prices for laundry detergent and it is very convenient and it doesnt add much weight to your suitcase. I also brought along a stain stick and each time we changed clothes we would pretreat any spills or stains and this worked great. I found a collapsible laundry hamper for just a couple dollars and it fit perfect in the suitcase. We used this as our hamper and when I did the clothes I used it to carry the laundry back and forth to the room. Next trip I will bring 2 of these because they are not really large enough for a weeks worth of laundry for a family of 4. I did see some other folks using their suitcase to carry laundry to and fro which I thought was a very clever idea also.
When I arrived back in the room the kiddos were already in the bed. DD was sleeping looking like an angel. I was definitely ready for some magical dreams myself.
Tomorrow it is back to AK for DD to ride EE
but will she come through?
Also, dinner at my favorite non-character place
LeCellier
yum! TTFN
, then DD has been sick with strep throat and the stomach bug, then I got sick with a terrible cold turned sinus infection, I have also developed a ganglion cyst in my wrist that is really giving me fits. (any advice on this?) My work has been really crazy (I work at a church so Christmas is a busy time), the holidays and just plain ol' exhasution. We are running here and there. I really truly hope you all are not mad at me. I feel so badly that I am so slow. 
first!?
An update! Thanks for another great installment. I had to laugh at your Justin's reaction to the birthday song. My oldest DS is a Justin too, and also loves being the center of attention - I don't think anything embarrasses that child.
Thanks for sharing!
Can you tell you were missed?!
you are still with me. 
How did it even happen!? Where was her "real" leg? All these questions come to mind! 
