When I make comments there are often things swimming about in my head that other people don’t know about and so my responses make more sense to me than they do to others.
I am a bit spiky about suggestions about the motives of a middle aged man touring WDW alone. I fully accept @ryan1 was being humorous to match the tone of the whole thread, and that the sense-of-humour failure was mine.
But there was a discussion on the Lines app last week which touched on this issue and it can feel a bit close to the bone.
I go to WDW because it’s just such a wonderful, safe, fun place to be. And I like all the dining options. Talking of which . . .
Oh no! I can’t change my mind again!
This is another example of what I was talking about before — things being in my head that other people don’t know about.
My view of CRT was partly coloured by two things.
First — although we had a window seat, my dining companion took the seat with the view out into the park, leaving me with the seat facing, well, not very much. Call me a spoilt brat if you will, but that made me a little, er, disappointed.
Second — the starter was a salad. A salad! In a castle! I bet they don’t eat salads in real castles! I expected something better than that.
But I think the main course was pretty decent, as was the dessert. And the general look and ambiance was pretty cool.
You may also remember I had a bad experience at CG. This was again coloured by two things.
First — we were seated in the room at the end with the view of the lake. This was a huge disappointment as we were marched past the incredible view of the castle.
Second — my dining companion made a huge fuss about her meal. She’s an aggressive vegan and, well, the whole thing was a huge drama that I could have done without.
CRT is expensive: $80 with tax and tip. But I’m quite romantic at heart in my own way and I like the idea of having lunch here as my final goodbye before I set off home. The food at Skipper’s does look pretty good, but it just doesn’t look like a special place to end on.
And remember that — just like my trip six months ago — this is a one-off, trip-of-a-lifetime. I won’t be back any time soon. Possibly not until my 50th birthday.*
I would have stuck with CM but it just looked like too much of a risk. Plus I’m not sure I want my last memory of WDW to be stuck in a windowless room filled with screaming kids, eating disappointing food.
*my 50th birthday is next year