The next day we skipped breakfast because we were still digesting our early Thanksgiving dinner from the previous night! We headed to Hollywood Studios. Now it WAS starwars weekend and we WERE expecting to see a crowd but we thought we'd be okay since we're not really star wars fans and didn't have any intention of doing anything star wars related. NOT! It was PACKED!!! The park opened at 9:00 officially. We entered the gate at 8:50 (They were letting people in early.) and went straight to Toy Story ride. ALREADY A 50 MINUTE WAIT???!!! The park wasn't even opened yet officially! And our fast pass we got right then and there wasn't good until 12:30! So much for the star wars fans going to the new star tours ride first off... Anyway Wheezy and Woody went to rockin rollercoaster and I took Jesse to playland and then went to the Phineas and Ferb line an hour early. This was the premiere day for Phineas and Ferb meet and greet and they came out at 10:30. I was in line for it at 9:40 because our lunch ressies were at 11:00 and I wanted time to get there. It was packed! I know this has nothing to do with a dining review but I am so proud that we were the 4th family EVER to meet Phineas and Ferb at HS!
Okay, back to the food. After meeting our characters we ran to 50's Prime Time. We've never been here. When we checked in they were telling "walk ins" that there was at least a 2 hour wait. Glad we had ressies! I love the atmosphere here. The furniture was 50's style. They wore 50's clothing. Our waitress was Aunt Deborah. She was hilarious. She put the napkins/silverware on the table and made my kids set it! No special considerations for Jesse who is only 4. Our "aunt" made her do napkins and patiently explained how to do it several times until it finally "clicked". Then she explained the house rules and warned us she'd make us put our nose in the corner if we didn't follow them. We had 3 "strikes" before we were put in the corner...
For drinks I had a strawberry smoothie, Woody had a coke with vanilla added, Jesse had a cherry coke with cherries, and Wheezy had a vanilla shake. For dinner Jesse had mashed potatoes with chicken nuggets, Woody and I had "mother's sampler platter", and Wheezy had dad's meatloaf. For dessert I had the boston cream mouse, Wheezy had the cheesecake, Jesse made her own sundae, and Woody had apple cobbler. Jesse also had chicken noodle soup for an appetizer.
Jesse's meal:
Wheezy's meal:
Woody and Hamm's dinner (same pic since we ate same meal):
Food was terrific! Smoothie made me feel better about Main Street Bakery let down. The fried chicken was just like grandma used to make. The pot roast was to die for! The meatloaf was just ok. I'm not a big fan of meatloaf but I wanted to try the other 2 meats! If I had to choose 1 main course I'd go for the pot roast. It was heavenly! I loved the veggies too. there were greens (hidden under meat) and green beans that were very good. Jesse's soup was fabulous. I know since I ate a lot of it. too many veggies for her taste. Her nuggets looked a bit gross to me but she loved them. She hated the mashed potatoes since they had skins on them. After we finished our plates we got "clean plate club" stickers. she was very sad she didn't get one so we all chipped in and finished up for her so she could get one. Then on to dessert! Woody loved the apple cobbler. Jesse loved making her own sundae. I loved my boston cream pie mousse...until Wheezy took it! He tried the cheesecake for the first time and decided he hated cheesecake. That's okay, I like cheesecake so it was an OK trade. I loved the cheesecake! Fresh mint was on it and everything!
Now unfortunately our "aunt" caught Wheezy with his elbows on the table 3 times and he had to put his nose in the corner.... She even put a napkin inbetween his nose and the corner to make sure his nose really was on the wall! She had the entire restraunt tell him, "shame, shame shame!" in unison as he sat in the corner. That was worth the price of admission right there! I didn't upload that picture but I'll have to find it later...Its priceless!
We give 50's prime time a "U" on the U.F.O. rating system! We will run back to 50's Prime Time the next time we go! You should go too! Run, don't walk, to the opening of 50's Prime Time, especially if you don't have ressies. You'll have a LONG wait but it will be well worth it!
The rest of the day was a bust at HS. It was so busy that between the hours of 9:00 and 2:00 all we did was Toy Story (and we had a fast pass for that!), rockin roller coaster, meet Phineas and Ferb, and the playland for Honey I shrunk the Kids. Other than that and lunch we did nothing. Way too crowded. We couldn't even find a photopass man since the streets were blocked off for parades. It was a nightmare!