![]() The menu is self described as offering the bold and flavorful cuisine of Asia, South America, and Africa. Room–said to be a once-secret meeting place for the Society of Explorers and Adventurers–and given menus that had me drooling and utterly unable to choose. The waiting area sets the stage with displayed awards and an array of art that looks like Renoir and the love child of Picasso and Frida Kahlo were put in charge of decor and had a blast with it. ![]() According to Disney’s own description, and our fully committed waitress, “he same skippers who guided your steamer down the Nile, Amazon and Congo Rivers have opened the doors and kitchens of their tropical headquarters to fellow adventurers and famished families like your own!” So you’re hanging out with your Jungle Cruise skippers and should expect a campy good time. But the place has a fun storyline that makes for a good time. Nothing as over the top as, say, the ketchup loving cast at Whispering Canyon. To start, quite a lot of kitchy fun if you’re into that sort of thing. So what did this spot have to offer, other than the longest restaurant name I’ve seen in recent memory? Yesterday I found myself spending the rare full morning and early afternoon in the park with my husband, so we decided to take advantage and finally try out the new-to-us Jungle Navigation Co. It’s more often hot dogs at The Lunching Pad (which, don’t get me wrong, are tasty enough in a pinch) or popcorn or, when I’m feeling a little indulgent, a Nutella (sorry “chocolate-hazelnut spread”) and fruit covered waffle at Sleepy Hollow. As such, I don’t often have the luxury of a proper meal in the park. I tend to be at the Magic Kingdom either alone with two small children or actually alone – but with a limited amount of time to kill before picking up those same two small children from school.
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