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Sunday 1 May – part twelve: Eeyore trashes the restaurant!
When I got back to the table at the Inventions dinner buffet, we seemed to have acquired a very clean looking dog. As Mark said, he’d obviously not been rolling in the mud!
Not long afterwards, Mrs. Mouse, otherwise known as Minnie, made her appearance…
Then the best part of the evening arrived in the shape of my beloved donkey boy. I did tell him I wasn’t very impressed that he’d managed to miss out seeing me earlier in the parade, and my goodness, he was apologetic. I got kisses, hugs, and he even nuzzled me, which was very well done, as that’s exactly what donkeys do. I showed him my necklace, which is Eeyore, and my T-shirt, and he pointed out the necklace, although was a little bit more careful with the T-shirt, given where the pattern of him was. I would guess Disney don’t want to deal with sexual harassment suits created by Eeyore!
As you can see, we got lots of photos, and at one point, I think Eeyore went to thank Mark for taking the photos, and he managed to send the chair at the table opposite us flying! Thank goodness there was no-one seated there at the time, as Eeyore was effectively trashing the restaurant!
Finally, he left us after a truly wonderful interaction that we both truly enjoyed – yes, even Mark!
Now it was time to go up and sample some of the various entrée dishes on offer, and as I said, there was plenty for me to have, so I was happy:
However, I made sure to leave plenty of room for dessert, as the dessert table was pretty expansive, much more so than I remembered from our last visit here. Some of the items I tried included coconut tart, lemon meringue pie, pineapple and ginger cake, and the two liquid concoctions had some serious alcohol in them! All the desserts I tried were really good, although again, the labelling was a challenge, with quite a few things not labelled, which meant I shied away from them, just in case they contained anything I’m allergic to, as I had no way of knowing.
It was probably around this point that I happened to check the Disneyland Paris app, and I discovered that Phantom Manor was once again temporarily interrupted (those mischievous ghosts again I guess… ) so I quickly texted Sara to check they hadn’t got stuck on it again. They made it round fine, but apparently it did stop a couple of times. We had another look about an hour and a half later, and it was still down, so it’s not a well ride right now.
The last character up was Goofy, who disagreed that Mark was Grumpy, as his T-shirt suggested, and I told Goofy I agreed and that, if anything, Mark was more Goofy than Grumpy – I mean, look at the hat he bought earlier! I rest my case…
In the photos with me, Goofy insisted on grabbing my hand in some of these shots, and to me, it looked like he was trying to eat it! Thank goodness he wasn’t a strong Goofy, as I have had some who have almost broken my shoulder, their grasp is so firm!
Inventions
Appetiser 8½ 9
Entrée 9 8½
Dessert 9 8½
Service 8½ 8½
Atmosphere 9½ 9
Value for money 8½ 9
Average score: 8.79
We headed back to the room, having seen the others leave the park a bit earlier. Literally, Mark had glanced down and seen them going, so we’d texted to say that and to let us know when and if they’d be returning for the fireworks at 10:00pm, as that was the plan, provided the girls weren’t too exhausted.
About 9:30pm, we were still waiting to hear from them, and I asked Mark if he wanted to go and see Disney Dreams anyway, regardless of what they were doing, and he agreed. We started to get ready, only to get a text from Sara, saying they were walking up to our hotel, so we headed downstairs to meet up with them.
It was a beautiful night, and still remarkably light for this late…
What a great meal! Your food looked yummy, and you had such fun with the characters! Did you notice that the one photo of Mark and Goofy, Mark looks like he has a halo!
Great dinner, and how wonderful to spend so much time with your donkey!
I was surprised to hear they had shots on the dessert buffet. You'd never be able to do that in the US, but I don't think alcohol restrictions are nearly as strict in France.
What a great meal! Your food looked yummy, and you had such fun with the characters! Did you notice that the one photo of Mark and Goofy, Mark looks like he has a halo!
Great dinner, and how wonderful to spend so much time with your donkey!
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I was surprised to hear they had shots on the dessert buffet. You'd never be able to do that in the US, but I don't think alcohol restrictions are nearly as strict in France.
They're not at all. You can drink alcohol freely in the Disneyland Park. I don't think they ever put a restriction on it when Disneyland Paris first opened. Drinking alcohol with meals is very much part of life in France. As my parents had French heritage, I was brought up drinking wine at an early age. I had my first hangover at the age of three!
Your photos with the characters are fantastic! They truly were having a great time with you guys, which is awesome! That donkey is so sweet.
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I got kisses, hugs, and he even nuzzled me, which was very well done, as that’s exactly what donkeys do. 
I would guess Disney don’t want to deal with sexual harassment suits created by Eeyore! 
Thank goodness there was no-one seated there at the time, as Eeyore was effectively trashing the restaurant! 
All the desserts I tried were really good, although again, the labelling was a challenge, with quite a few things not labelled, which meant I shied away from them, just in case they contained anything I’m allergic to, as I had no way of knowing. 
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