Day 2, Part 2: More FArts Food
We last left off riding Guardians. On the way out we stopped for the photopass picture at the ride.
We then headed over to Creations to do some more shopping.
Now, I had packed relatively well for the predicted weather, I had sweaters and a puffy coat. The day before we flew down the coldest it was expected to be while we were there was in the 50s, so not bad and definitely doable with just sweaters, I doubted I would even need the coat most days. BUT, once we arrived the weather completely changed to be in the 30s while we were there! EEK! That’s a massive difference in low temps, and I didn’t have quite the warm enough outfits needed for that, especially since we were going to After Hours in Hollywood Studios that evening and would be out and about when it hit those low 40s and upper 30s.
So while in Creations I was on the lookout for a thicker sweater and a winter hat. I fortunately brought gloves since I remembered last time I was there in January and it was chilly in the morning and evenings the only thing I wish I had were gloves, but that trip the low was only 48, so not bad compared to this trip! But now I realized I needed some extra layers and a hat to keep me warm!
They had sold out of hats at Creations by the time we looked (they did restock later in the week), but I did find a super thick spirit jersey that I ended up purchasing since it looked super warm (spoiler alert, it was too warm!)
I also picked up the festival Lug bag, it screams 1980s so I obviously love it (what can I say, I’m an 80s baby ). I also picked up some monorail potholders, an ornament, and mom got a pair of sunglasses.
This time we did mobile check-out since the regular check-out line was nuts!
By the time we wrapped up at Creations, it was 10:50 so we headed to our first food booth of the day which was already open, Opening Bites!
There was no one in line yet, although there weren’t really any lines all day at the food booths, one bright side to the icky weather.
Here we picked up the Soft Shell Crab Slider, the Enchanted Rose, and the beer flight. Once we had our food we took it to one of the new seating areas nearby.
I will admit, I really didn’t want to try the soft shell crab, that thing just looked so creepy and gross, but my mom raved about how good it was, so I took a bite. I am SO glad I did, it was so good! I still can’t get over the look of it, but it did taste amazing.
The enchanted rose was also delicious, and I liked two of the three beers in the flight.
One funny thing happened while eating. So we were at one of those built in tables in that new seating area in the middle where the fountain used to be, and there were maybe 6 other tables around ours, but for some reason while eating a bunch of people came up to the table we were at to eat their food. It got so crowded we were shoulder to shoulder, meanwhile all the tables around us were empty! People are so weird, and yes, the queuing instinct applies to tables as well apparently.
While eating my phone rings, and it’s a 407 number so I assume it’s Disney, and sure enough it is! Apparently we forgot to take the room occupied sign off our door that morning and they wanted to know if we wanted our room cleaned. I told them we did, and didn’t think much more of it….but this would come back to haunt us later!
After we finished eating, we swung by the art booths that were set up by the Encanto stage. Here I ended up buying a large print of the Mexico pavilion with the three caballeros.
While browsing the art, one of the festival performers started, so after making the purchase we stopped by the stage to watch him. It was Don Black and he was a saxophonist, and he was amazing!
We all laughed when he played Let it Go and got to the “cold never bothered me anyway” part since it was FRIGID this morning, only 40 degrees! Funny enough, that song seemed to be played everywhere this trip, we kept hearing it wherever we went.
The rain had stopped at this point at least, so while we were cold, we weren’t wet and cold.
Next up: That’s Not How You Hold a Lion
