We visited the Hoop de Doo back in 2005, when our son was 10. Now we were in 2 minds as to whether he would enjoy himself - but he said he did.

We did have a time finding the place as although we were staying on Disney property, we decided to drive - not the wisest of options as we drove round MK car park before eventually finding a small car park by a bus stop, in the woods so to speak. We did wonder if we would find the car still there when we got back, if we got back. A bus turned up and took us to Fort Wilderness. We had booked the 2nd sitting of the evening and had to collect our tickets at the office.

I remember having to sit around for sometime until we were let in. As I had booked so early we were seated downstairs right near the front, where we were able to appreciate the ambience totally.

On the table was a bucket (literally) of dressed salad. We had tin plates to eat off and jam jars for glasses. There were two small loaves on the table, a little like brioche, very sweet. Our server was Betty, and I felt very sorry for her, she was elderly and had shaky hands. I thought she should have been at home putting her feet up. The free drinks were beer, wine and sangria and of course soft drinks. I ordered a sangria and Ian a beer. The sangria was so strong so I passed it to Ian, who drank that along with his beer and ended up with a pitcher of beer too! The entertainment started with the "troupe" arriving at the hall. They were all very talented and we had a real laugh. The next course was a bucket of ribs and a bucket of chicken, along with a bowl of corn and a bowl of beans. The chicken was delicious, and the ribs a little chewy but the sauce excellent. The pudding was strawberry shortcake, we had 2 bowls on the table but only managed to finish one.

At the end they gave out "instruments" to play and Jack ended up wtih the washboard! He was a little shy and didn't want his birthday mentioned. All in all we had a fabulous evening and came out on a real high. It finsihed at 9pm. We caught the bus back to the car park and I had to drive as Ian had too much to drink!