Day One: It really is a small world after all!
So, I left us off heading to our next destination, It's a small World! This is always a favorite in Disney World and I knew we needed to ride it here! I hadn't told the girls about the IP characters being in the ride, so I was excited to see if and when they would notice.
It's a Small World Sign
It's a Small World Facade
I love the outside of
Disneyland's! Sadly it was being refurb a little. But I tried to still soak it in. This is also about when it really sunk in that most of the lines were outside and not shaded. I made a mental note that we needed to put MORE sunscreen on!
Lizard on Topiary's Nose
I also really like the animal topiaries outside. The girls noticed this lizard on this one.
Topiary
IASW Horse Topiary
And Gwen said this one was missing something.... It's horn... She said it was to be a unicorn.
IASW Duck back up
These ducks were swimming in the water and the CM had to wait till they left before they could let boats go. It was causing a back up for sure. Kind of funny.
The wait wasn't too bad but we were all getting hungry for lunch so I think it felt longer than it really was. But finally we were on our boats!
Morgan & Gwen on IASW
The Happiest Cruise that ever Sailed!
And we were in! I took a TON of photos but my iPhone made most of them blurry since it was a little dark in there and I was snapping so fast.
IASW Sea Serpant
I really liked this guy.
IASW Kids
I really liked the first room which was just these signs but they really set the stage for the ride.
It didn't take long before the girls noticed the different characters. They were pointing and looking everywhere. It was really fun trying to spot them all and I think it was really well done the way they make them. I would love it if they did the same in Disney World.
IASW Dolls
Some of the Mexico Dolls
Donald Duck IASW
We found the 3 Cabellaros!
Ariel IASW
And Ariel! They also added in bits of the IP songs into the standard IASW music. And again done so well! At first I didn't notice it. They had a kid voice singing that clearly was to be Ariel singing. So cute.
Lilo & Stich IASW
Lilo was cute as well.
Woody & Jessie IASW
I also like that they have america in this version. Andy asked after if Disney World had America and I said nope. I have a soft spot for Toy Story. Probably one of my favorite Pixar movies!
We all loved It's a Small World Disneyland version. And def wanted to ride it again to fully make sure we found all of the characters!
After our ride, we decided we def needed to get lunch! We were all hangry!
Gwen
I don't know why I took this picture, but Gwen is pretty cute in it, so behold a cute pic of Gwen on the way to lunch!
Storybook Land
We passed Storybook land on the way, and commented on the fact we def wanted to do that while we were here.
Monstro
The girls have never seen Pinnochio, so they really have no idea who Monster is. They only know that in Disney Infinity there is a building block that looks just like that!
Red Rose Tavern
Finally we made it to our lunch destination! The Red Rose Tavern! I had checked some of the menus before we came and this one had a few things that sounded good.
We walked in and I was bracing for a very busy restaurant. But it wasn't! it seemed like a strange anomaly. We went up and ordered and Andy and the girls went to find a table while I waited for the food.
Gwen went Kids pizza. I didn't get a picture, but they looked like pizza in Disney World. Morgan went with the kids Hamburger and we totally should have ordered her the adult one. She took one look at it and was like no thanks. It was a small hockey puck sized burger that was was over cooked. No picture of that either, but trust me I didn't blame her, it wasn't appetizing looking.
Short Rib Poutine
Luckily, I had ordered this! And Morgan ended up eating some of the short rib meat off of these.
What are those?
Slow-cooked Beef Poutine
Slow-cooked Beef and Gravy over Seasoned Waffle-cut Fries, Pickled Onion and Cheese Curds
These were SOOOOOO good! I could have eaten these all by myself!
And then Andy & I decided to share this as well.
Roasted Cauliflower Sandwich
Enchanted Cauli-Flower Sandwich
Grilled Cauliflower Steak, Spicy Lime Aïoli, Tempura-battered Green Beans, Lettuce, and Tomato on a Toasted Roll, served with Pommes Frites or sliced Apples
We have really grown to love roasted cauliflower and I loved that this was an option in the park. It was ok. Not bad, but we both felt that the cauliflower needed more seasoning. We should have asked for more Spicy Line Aioli but didn't. It hit the spot and we didn't feel gross after our meal so that was good.
I also text the picture to my sister, as her and her husband are vegan.
All in all we really enjoyed the food here and this would def be a regular spot for us if it was in Disney World. We checked out some of the decor before we left.
Belle & Beast Stained Glass
We were sitting near these 3 stained glass windows. So we had discussed which we liked the best.
B&B Mosaic Stained Glass Window
Beast's Castle Stained Glass Window
Live Action Mrs. Potts
I pointed this out to the girls and Gwen got a big kick out of the fact that it was from the live action B&B.
I really liked that they had all of these stations to fill up your water bottles.
Water Bottle Station
Disney World needs these! You would think it would make things easier for the counter service places and they would save on cups? maybe?
We peeked on the Gaston Side as we were leaving.
Gaston with Antlers
Red Rose Tavern Gaston Side
And then headed out. We had a fastness to use and then we were thinking on heading back to the hotel to swim and rest a bit.