Star Wars 10K/Cosmic Ray’s
The 2:45AM came early. We got up and got dressed. I think we both were really phoning this race in. Neither of us were well trained. We even didn’t take our standard prerace photos in the room! We were downstairs a little before 3:30am and were shocked to not see a bus there waiting for boarding. Usually - the first bus takes off at 3:30am to head to the start line. Nope - this time the bus showed up at 3:30 and then stopped at Kidani and we didn’t make it to the start line area until after 4AM. By that point, all the characters had super long lines so we skipped that. We both visited the porta potties as it was still early enough that they were clean. I won’t use a gross port-a-potty! When the corrals opened, we headed into our corrals and people watched and waited. We started not long after 5:30AM and went on our way. My husband and I do not run together as we would murder each other if we tried.
This is a dining review so here’s the food box at the end:
Probably one of the most meh boxes outside of the oreos and the fake cheese/chips. The thought of eating anything that resembled apple pie after finishing 6.2 miles just sounded nasty. I miss the cliff bars that used to be in there! I also spilled some of the fake cheese on the bus so opps. I fail! The wet nap in the box did clean it up well!
After getting back to the room and cleaned up, I felt like a human again. We left Animal Kingdom Lodge a little after 9:30AM (I think there was some bus lateness involved but meh) arriving at 10AM.
Aren’t we cute?
We had Fastpasses set up for the Mine Train between 9:30AM and 10:30AM so that is directly where we headed. Afterwards, we both were starving and probably going to bite someone’s head off if we didn’t eat soon. I remembered Cosmic Ray’s actually opens at 10:30AM and it wasn’t long after that time. We hadn’t eaten here in a long time but they had changed the set up so that you can order all the food at the same bay which was nice as that three bay set up always used to annoy me.
I went with the pulled pork sandwich. I was pleasantly surprised with how good this was, especially once I added all the crispy onions on top. I had the sandwich gone in no time! If I had any complaint, it would be that it needed more bbq sauce but I like to drown my bbq.
Pulled Pork Sandwich
My husband changed his mind a few times in line but decided on the chicken nuggets. They are an easy win as Disney hamburgers at fast food tend to suck. He was a little jealous of my pork once he saw how much I enjoyed it but he’ll remember that if there is a next time he has to pick between the two. The nuggets were a hit for him!
Chicken Nuggets
You now have to buy your plastic cheese at Cosmic Ray’s. It actually is a larger and warmed version of the cheese that you get in the RunDisney boxes. It’s better when warm and its perfect for fresh french fries. My husband was also happy with it for the chicken nuggets.
Fake Cheese & Way Too Much Ketchup
After lunch, we headed straight to Space Mountain as that is what you do after you eat.