Here is a little disclaimer first off: You may have visited this wondrous place previously and have had an absolutely different experience than ours. We still have not decided if it was just the group of people we were with, the Magic Time Machine itself, or the combination. We will have to return on our own to answer that question.
Back to our evening...
It all began when we walked into the older looking building and realized that it seemed as if we had just waltzed into someone's house... an individual that decided to decorate the entire place while they enjoyed some illegal substances. And for some reason, it made everyone begin behaving as if they had also had some fun with these substances. The hostess began walking the 14 of us to our table which happened to be located at the back of this time machine... which consisted of us walking through quite the maze of craziness to get there. We landed at a large table placed up against the psychedelic background of Charlie Brown and his friends along with a large pumpkin that held the booth next to us. This is when we realized we had entered a completely alternate universe.
Belle (from Beauty and the Beast, of course) walks out to greet us and inform us that she will be our server that evening. I was seriously disappointed because I had my heart set on Captain Jack Sparrow... but I knew it wasn't my birthday so Belle would have to do. She explains the menu to us which consists of the Roman Orgy Feast. (We're not quite sure how the name of this meal is supposed to tie in with this wondrous place being the #1 children's restaurant, but whatever.) It's quite the medieval meal where it comes with a whole lot of meat, fruits, and sides all family-style. It's what the birthday boy wants so we all agree.
Belle explains that she will now take us to the salad car (which is indeed a salad bar inside of a car). She walks us through the entire crazy maze a DIFFERENT way and this is where her un-princess like ways begin. She complains that it took us about ten years to get there and walks away telling us she will see us next week. Not really sure where she is getting her Disney Princess research, but she may need to re-look. We get our salads and I am way convinced I'll never make it back to our seat on my own so I wait for others to follow them. Some of us had ordered potion drinks which were delivered to us in different fun colors with bubbles and smoke galore coming out of them. Our feast is delivered shortly after which included a song/chant from Belle, the Mad Hatter, Gilligan, and Lilo. Belle begins handing out ribs, brisket, an ENTIRE chicken, potatoes, corn on the cob, and a ridiculous amount of fruit. The boys are in absolute heaven. For some reason, 2 of the guys decide that no silverware is allowed for their medieval meal and eat the entire thing with their hands. (I'm telling you, the place made you instantly act WEIRD). Dinner included trying to figure out who was going to eat all that food, a visit from a balloon lady which made Curtis the best/craziest looking balloon hat ever, a visit from Gilligan who did not care at all about his character or pretending to act like him and spontaneous silent moments where the whole group found themselves dancing to the music.
After dinner is of course... BIRTHDAY CAKE. Luckily Katie and I had come prepared for this and brought our own delicious cake from the Swiss Pastry Shop. (Who even knows what would have been served from that place.) Curtis had told everyone in the entire place it was his 23rd bday (just a decade short) so the Mad Hatter, Belle, and Lilo returned to deliver the birthday cake adorned with candles that made the shape of a roman numeral 23. Cake time included the same 2 boys that used no silverware for dinner decided to not even use hands for cake, Belle explaining she could blow her diet for some cake as well, and more spontaneous dancing among the group.
The evening was winding down as Belle delivered checks and take-home boxes to everyone. The inappropriate princess stood around explaining that we should all feel free to write as many zeroes on the check as we feel led to... which led to her grand exit consisting of a COMPLETE un-princesslike inappropriate attempt at a joke about a particular piece of fruit that was in a take-home box. (I will not repeat this comment here due to wanting to remain a family-friendly page. Let's just say, this comment would definitely get her kicked out of the castle.) We took this moment to hurry and say our good-byes and attempt at getting the heck out of there. We happen to walk by Captain Jack Sparrow where I request a picture with him and more inappropriateness occurs... but at least you know to expect that from him.
We then escape the alternate universe. And all that to say, of course the rest of my weekend was uneventful.
2 comments:
ok we are DEFINATELY going back there!!!! love you and love all the pictures!
Okay, that is hilarious! What a wild experience. I'm thinking my next trip up there we need to re-visit.
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