Our Make A Wish trips to Disney were full of so much spectacular magic, fun, and family bonding.
It brought us our son back from his moody depths.
It kept ME off my computer/phone/internet/everything for a whole week without any signs of withdrawal.
We arrived home with tale upon tale of the amazing things that happened.
Then there was that one night.
See, at Disney we have a habit that isn’t the best.
We forget about food.
Yeah, I know. Weird, right?
We’re just so busy doing all of the things, that we forget to shove food down our gullets.
So on this one night we were at the Magic Kingdom and someone pointed out that they were hungry. Erik and I realized that the last time we’d eaten had probably been at breakfast back at the Village at about, oh, 8AM. We were staring down 6PM at this point.
Oops.
We were basically in the middle of the park at that point, trying to decide where to head. Two kids were staring at maps to see where we should go, when se spotted Casey’s.
Me? I’m not a big hot dog person. I essentially only like one brand of hot dog, and that’s it.
BUT…it was there. It was easy, and I figured a chili dog wouldn’t be horrible. We WERE dining at Disney, after all…
Right?
So, in we all traipsed, making a quick study of the menu and ordering our dogs and some drinks. We find a table in the bustling restaurant and hunker down to eat.
One bite in I realized that just because we’re at Disney doesn’t mean it’s good.
Slowly as we all ate, I realized I was not the only one wearing a “color me disappointed” face. We were all sort of dissatisfied with the hot dogs. They tasted like those pink dogs you’d get at a gas station. Utterly flavorless and dull. The chili didn’t even liven up mine.
We all just kind of stared at each other, and started chuckling.
Then Denver thought he’d salvage his dinner in some way. He asked for some cash to go get one of those brownies on the menu. Because it’s BROWNIES.
Can’t screw that up.
Right?
Plus, Denver LOVES him some brownies.
We continued chatting as he made his way through the line. Sipped our drinks and waited.
When he returned to the table, he had a sort of shell-shocked wide-eyed look about him.
Confused, I asked him what was wrong. Were they out of his brownies?
He held out his hand to reveal the amazing, spectacular brownie he’d gotten…
A Cosmic Brownie…in the wrapper.
I mean…
WHAT?
We all busted out laughing. I mean, seriously.
He ate his brownie, we went about our fun, still laughing about how horrible our dinner was…but at least our bellies had food in them again.
To this day, nearly 5 years later, all you have to say in this house is “The Worst Meal Ever” and we laugh and go on about it. It’s that familiar joke families bond with.
So while the food was NOT great and I never recommend Casey’s to people that ask for Disney suggestions…
The MEMORY is the greatest. It still bonds us in laughter and love.
That is the magic of Disney, folks.
Truly.
Really?? How much did Disney charge for a Little Debbie snack cake? LOL
LOL. I’m not sure you want to know Jillian…more than it would cost for a box of Cosmic Brownies at the grocery store. It was a little over $2 almost six years ago. I just pulled up the current menu and it’s up to $4.29!! Yikes!
crikey!!
YIKES! But a fun story to read.
I’ve been on a cosmic brownie kick and have been going through a box (at least) a week. At $1.50 for six of them at Walmart, I won’t be complaining. I certainly won’t be going to Disney to buy one!
But don’t you know that EVERYTHING is better at Disney?
LOL.
Sorry, I agree. For $5 I definitely expect a LOT more than a cosmic brownie!!!
I want to go back to disney. I wonder if with older kids they would thinks it’s fun or annoying? I did remember good food while there but you had to be picky about the restaurants! 🙂 I’m glad it went so well, even with icky food!
I’ll let you in a secret…the older your kids are, the BETTER the trips are. They can go off on their own and you can have adult time…and then get back together for family time. It’s much more laid back and fun. Also, the kids remember a lot more about the trips. Our first trip, my girls were 8-9 and even at that age they don’t remember a whole lot. They remember a lot more from our trip last year when they were 11-12. My oldest kid didn’t go until he was 16, and he was convinced he’d HATE it, but it totally changed his life and he loved it. It is definitely NOT just for little kids that like princesses and characters. Especially now that they are gearing up for the 50th anniversary and adding all sorts of really cool rides in the next couple of years (and don’t forget Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge opening this year. It promises to be the BEST)