Be Our Guest
After the delightfully creepy Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party we arrived back to the hotel rather late, but you don’t sleep in on Disney Vacation, especially when you have breakfast reservations at Be Our Guest in the Magic Kingdom.
Due to a late bus, the monorail
being closed, and the security checks being backed up, we were almost an hour
late for the reservation. However a friendly cast member from our home
state of Pennsylvania just smiled and said that she made us on time. I don’t
know if the restaurant allows for late comers or if the cast member snuck us
in. Either way, we were extremely grateful.
Now for an honest review of the
food; it was good, but overpriced, which is true of a lot of theme park food,
but it was especially true in this case. That being said, my open face
ham sandwich was very good as were the assorted pastries. Mel had a sausage
platter that she enjoyed as well.
But if I’m being perfectly honest,
while the food was good, the ambience was phenomenal. If you even just sort of
enjoy Beauty and the Beast you’ll find yourself amazed at the details. As
a huge fan of the movie, I was very impressed. We dined in the ball room,
which aside from two extra chandeliers and the tables, looked exactly as it did
in the movie. There was even snow falling outside the windows and doors that
led to the balcony. Even though you couldn’t go out, you could see the fountain
where Bell and Beast talked. It was all very magical.
The other two dining rooms were the
West Wing and the Library. The West Wing was dimly lit save when the lightening
illuminated the room. The rose was safely secured in its bell jar while
the petals coated the bottom. A portrait of the Beast in his human and cursed
form is etched with large, brutal looking claw marks.
The Library, sadly did not contain
even fake books, but it made up for that with lovely pictures and tapestries
and a gorgeous, revolving statue of Bell and the Beast dancing, reminiscent of
a music box. The seats even looked like comfy versions of antique chairs.
While we were sipping LeFu’s Brew the famous iced
apple juice topped with marshmallow cream, it began to rain hard enough that we
purchased rain ponchos before riding It’s a Small World. Other adventures
included visiting the Enchanted Tikki Room and attempting to ride
The Carousel of Progress.
I say attempt because the ride was
having difficulty rotating properly. The first scene played two or three times
before they were able revolve unto the next scene, which also played a few
times. The problems were not just technical; people were getting up and trying
to leave the theater, which is very dangerous when the entire room moves.
Because of this, the ride was shut
down completely. We were offered Fast Passes to a large number rides, but that
wasn’t good enough for one lady, who yelled at the cast member for running out
Fast Passes and having to wait for the cast member to walk a few feet to
get more. While no one is perfect, I thought the cast members were very kind
and professional. Aside from Disney being a place of magic and happiness, the
cast members human begins and should be
treated with respect, after all, they are making a living, dealing with a
demanding public. Your vacation is their job, so let’s all be kind to
each other.
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