Day Three: Finally, a Mojito! (And some food, too...)
So, I left off with us heading to lunch! We didn't have much farther to walk after meeting King Louie. We were having lunch at Tusker House! It was a first for us! We have done Boma twice and love it, so we were looking forward to eating here. We had a 1:00 reservation for Tusker House and it was about 12:40 - 12:45. I figured I would check us in even though it was early. Welllll.... They wouldn't let me check in! They told me I could only check in 5 minutes early.
Ohhhh OK..
So, I did the most acceptable next thing, I got in line for a drink! Andy found a place for the girls to sit in the shade as it was HOT out. And then were tired! There were a lot of people in the area and waiting. So, I mentally prepared myself for waiting a bit.
Since Andy was waiting with the girls, I took this pic and text it to Andy to see what he wanted to drink.
He went with the Old Elephant Beer. (the can in the middle). I didn't take a piture of it once poured. (It looked like a beer... ) But it was really good. Good middle of the road beer, if you want to try something different. Not too hoppy and not to bud light watered down...
I was debating on what to get, as they have a number of yummy looking drinks. But decided to get this!
Sugar Cane Mojito
Starr African Rum and Sugar Cane Syrup mixed with fresh Lime Juice, Mint and a splash of Soda Water
This was sooooo good! Light and Refreshing, perfect for the hot temp at the moment. There was a bit of a line at the bar, so, I killed enough time to go and "officially" check in! (so dumb but whatever) Once checked in, a few actual seats had opened up, some we sat down and waited. I think I gave the girls some goldfish crackers while we waited, they were hungry!
I think we waited 15-20 minutes before being called back. Enough time for Andy and I to finish off our drinks and take Gwen to the bathroom while we waited. Finally they called us back. We had a very nice greeter. Andy and him chatted about the hurricane and how he had faired. He didn't work and had gone north to ride it out. He sat us at our table and our waitress arrived shortly after. She told us it was safe to go get food right away and took our drink orders.
I have a very blurry pic of my food @ 1:36. So, we def waited a decent amount of time. But it was ok, I booked the late lunch to give us a good rest out of the heat in the middle of the day, as we were planning on staying all day today.
I ordered this for a second drink with lunch. Since my mojito outside was so good.
This was excellent as well. I did like the first one better, but this was good as well.
This is my blurry picture of my plate of food. It's really blurry, I know... I got some curry dishes, naan, mac n cheese, and samosas. All was good. But I have to say all a little bland. Indian and African food is so flavorful and this was def dialed back a bit to appease the masses. It was good, don't get me wrong but not as good as Boma (in my opinion)
This was Gwen's plate... Sad... But she was happy with her choices. I didn't take a pick of Andy's or Morgan's. The buffet threw me off a bit.
We got our food and got a couple bites before Donald showed up!
Donald sat down in the empty chair next to the family before us.
Donald was the first to sign the girls button! (also, you can see Gwen ate all of her applesauce, ha)
Andy apparently took a picture of me taking a picture of Donald signing the button.
Can you tell Gwen was SOOOO excited to be meeting some characters? She is practically latched around Donald's waste!
I decided I was going to get in on these pics, too!
Immediately after Donald, Goofy was right behind!
Gwen was very interested in Goofy signing the button.
Again, Gwen latched onto Goofy.
And again with me! This one is better, I am not so awkward in it.
As Goofy left he did some sort of chest/fist pump with Andy. And the girls thought it was HILARIOUS!!! He went and meet with a couple other families and then as he was leaving for a break, he did it again passing us. And this was hilarious to the girls.
Goofy also tried to mess with Morgan, but she wasn't quiet feeling it.
We could see Daisy making the rounds as well, so we ate a little bit and waited for her to come around.
Daisy signing the button. (And I can see Gwen has eaten nothing since Donald)
Gwen was super excited to be meeting Daisy. We were trying to remember if we had actually met her any other time. And I think this was the first.
Do you see the girl over Gwen's shoulder.... She had a towel wrapped around her the whole meal. Now it was nice and air conditioned inside but not that bad. But she looked freezing.
I look awkward again. What is up with those ducks?!?
After Daisy, we had some time to go back up and get some more food. Andy and I both got a second plate and I think Morgan got some more of the items she really liked.
By now it was about 2:00. So, about half and hour to see most of the characters! The main area is really beautiful! For sure!
After a bit, we grabbed dessert. But I was so full, I think I pretty much skipped dessert. But we grabbed a handful of thinks to try.
The bad trip reporter that I am.... I have no idea what any of these are. I remember the pink one being my favorite. But really I was too stuffed to really like any of them really.
This was the bread pudding and a BIG hit with Andy and Morgan. they are bread pudding lovers. I personally find it gross. bleh.
Pretty sure I grabbed Gwen more Corn Dogs at this point as well. She wasn't really eating anything.
Finally we spotted Mickey!
The family behind us was clearly just waiting for Mickey to show up. It was good timing for us. We were still eating dessert when he showed up, so no complaints on our end.
Apparently, only my goofy pic came out good. Oh well... At least there is proof I was there... As DH is in none of these pics.
We finished up our desserts and took turns using the restroom before leaving. Our waitress was nice enough to give us to-go cups for Morgan's drink that she didn't touch, ice for our water bottle and another to-go cup for Gwen's corn dogs. It was super nice of her and was great to leave with some cold liquids!
There was a water stand for the folks waiting back outside. I made Andy fill up the rest of the water bottle with the water. Probably weren't to use that much, but hey, it was just water. And it had lemon in it!
While we were in the restaurant, Gwen decided she was def getting her bubble wand today. So, we told her, once we saw a place, she could get one. And as luck would have it, there was a CM right outside with a cart full of them!
So, at 2:43 Gwen was a proud owner of this!
She seriously was so excited for this! We were headed over to Pandora. We hadn't seen any of it yet.
We took the back path over. And this is what the girls did the whole way...
I had made them get out of the stroller. It was hard to push them on the boardwalk area. But they were having fun with the bubbles anyway.
I am going to stop here. Next up we explore Pandora!
Side note they sell the boba balls on 
Pretty much sums up our feelings. I don't mind if I don't ride NRJ again for awhile. In fact I don't see riding it again unless I'm with someone who hasn't ridden it and they talk me into it; just not worth wasting a FP on and definitely not worth standing in line more than 10-15 minutes. I will say it's very pretty though.
