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How Do You Get the Hippos Out of the Trees?
When we left off, we had just gotten off the monorail at the Poly with hopes of getting into Trader Sam's.
It was 3:05, meaning they had just opened 5 minutes ago.
Luck was on our side today and we were able to walk right in without waiting!
Every other time we've come, my drink choice was dictated by which souvenir cup I wanted because I have a problem. However, I had been seeing on facebook that basically all the cups had been out for months and our server confirmed that was true. While I was sad not to get some new cups I wanted, it also meant I could expand my drink choice to those without souvenir cups lol.
They did have the Pearls in stock, which was one we'd never collected because the drink isn't something I like lol so I may or may not have convinced Mike that that's what he wanted.
His is the Polynesian Pearl (RumChata Cream Liqueur, Grand Marnier, and Cinnamon with Tropical Juices. The Pearl is yours to keep!) and I got Rosita's Margarita (Casamigos Reposado Tequila, Bols Orange Curaçao, fresh Lime Juice, Falernum, and Organic Agave Nectar).
I loved my drink and Mike liked his too. I tried it and I was definitely correct that it wasn't something i liked but I was glad he did!
The atmosphere at Trader Sam's is so much fun and the bartenders were telling people if you don't want an interactive experience, go upstairs to Tambu lounge.
There are special effects which go off when people order different drinks. My favorite is for the HippopotoMai-Tai, which is my usual go-to drink. There's hippos up in the trees and they yell "How do you get the hippos out of the trees?" and everyone yells the answer- two shots of rum!
I tried to video some of them but I was a little tipsy at this point and most of them didn't come out lol
I think I took a picture of this light because it reminded me of the ones in Navi River Journey?
We were having a great time but it was definitely time to get some food in our bellies to soak up some alcohol and luckily we had a 3:45 reservation at Ohana so we settled our tab and headed upstairs.
We were seated about 10 minutes after our reservation time and brought the delicious Ohana Pineapple-Coconut bread.
It was tasty as always and our stomachs really wanted the food but I only ate a small piece to save room for the rest of the food!
A few minutes later, the salad came.
Described by Disney as mixed greens salad with a Lilikoi dressing, it was good but nothing to write home about. I enjoyed the previous salad version much more but we weren't really here for the salad.
The appetizer platter is my favorite part of Ohana actually and that was up next!
Again, per Disney, pork dumplings tossed in a garlic-ginger sauce, honey-coriander chicken wings, teriyaki noodles and stir-fried vegetables. I find all of these things delicious but the wings and noodles are my favorites (and the two things we asked for more of). The skewers of steak, chicken and shrimp followed, which I failed to take any pictures of as I was too busy eating my weight in shrimp. Mike did the same except with steak and we eventually had to admit defeat.
The real star of the show is dessert though!
The famous Ohana bread pudding, served a la mode topped with caramel sauce and bananas.
I dream of this and would like to have some every day, even if I would weigh 400 pounds. We finished the entire thing and briefly contemplated asking for a second but decided we wouldn't be able to walk if we did lol.
After our meal, we apparently headed back downstairs before going back upstairs to go back on the monorail? I'd love to tell you I knew why butttt I have no clue. I wouldn't be surprised if it was because I saw the photopass photographer from upstairs though!
Next time: back to the Magic Kingdom for Villains After Hours!
When we left off, we had just gotten off the monorail at the Poly with hopes of getting into Trader Sam's.
It was 3:05, meaning they had just opened 5 minutes ago.
Luck was on our side today and we were able to walk right in without waiting!
Every other time we've come, my drink choice was dictated by which souvenir cup I wanted because I have a problem. However, I had been seeing on facebook that basically all the cups had been out for months and our server confirmed that was true. While I was sad not to get some new cups I wanted, it also meant I could expand my drink choice to those without souvenir cups lol.
They did have the Pearls in stock, which was one we'd never collected because the drink isn't something I like lol so I may or may not have convinced Mike that that's what he wanted.
His is the Polynesian Pearl (RumChata Cream Liqueur, Grand Marnier, and Cinnamon with Tropical Juices. The Pearl is yours to keep!) and I got Rosita's Margarita (Casamigos Reposado Tequila, Bols Orange Curaçao, fresh Lime Juice, Falernum, and Organic Agave Nectar).
I loved my drink and Mike liked his too. I tried it and I was definitely correct that it wasn't something i liked but I was glad he did!
The atmosphere at Trader Sam's is so much fun and the bartenders were telling people if you don't want an interactive experience, go upstairs to Tambu lounge.
There are special effects which go off when people order different drinks. My favorite is for the HippopotoMai-Tai, which is my usual go-to drink. There's hippos up in the trees and they yell "How do you get the hippos out of the trees?" and everyone yells the answer- two shots of rum!
I tried to video some of them but I was a little tipsy at this point and most of them didn't come out lol
I think I took a picture of this light because it reminded me of the ones in Navi River Journey?
We were having a great time but it was definitely time to get some food in our bellies to soak up some alcohol and luckily we had a 3:45 reservation at Ohana so we settled our tab and headed upstairs.
We were seated about 10 minutes after our reservation time and brought the delicious Ohana Pineapple-Coconut bread.
It was tasty as always and our stomachs really wanted the food but I only ate a small piece to save room for the rest of the food!
A few minutes later, the salad came.
Described by Disney as mixed greens salad with a Lilikoi dressing, it was good but nothing to write home about. I enjoyed the previous salad version much more but we weren't really here for the salad.
The appetizer platter is my favorite part of Ohana actually and that was up next!
Again, per Disney, pork dumplings tossed in a garlic-ginger sauce, honey-coriander chicken wings, teriyaki noodles and stir-fried vegetables. I find all of these things delicious but the wings and noodles are my favorites (and the two things we asked for more of
). The skewers of steak, chicken and shrimp followed, which I failed to take any pictures of as I was too busy eating my weight in shrimp. Mike did the same except with steak and we eventually had to admit defeat.The real star of the show is dessert though!
The famous Ohana bread pudding, served a la mode topped with caramel sauce and bananas.
I dream of this and would like to have some every day, even if I would weigh 400 pounds. We finished the entire thing and briefly contemplated asking for a second but decided we wouldn't be able to walk if we did lol.After our meal, we apparently headed back downstairs before going back upstairs to go back on the monorail? I'd love to tell you I knew why butttt I have no clue. I wouldn't be surprised if it was because I saw the photopass photographer from upstairs though!
Next time: back to the Magic Kingdom for Villains After Hours!
We six mugs and would definitely like to add to our collection. I hope they aren't gone forever.
