Most Recent Reviews
Reviewed by Melanie D Review Date: 10/01/2018
Rating: (10) Recommended
I loved this resort. It's so beautiful and the food choices are amazing.
Pros:
Covered walkways so you won't get wet walking to your room from the bus or restaurants. Lots of food choices for adventurous eaters.Cons:
It's really large.Review of Blizzard Beach
Reviewed by KBG Review Date: 10/01/2018
Rating: (10) Recommended
Had a Blast
Pros:
Took 7 and 5 year old girls , first time- Now they always want to go back. Our day not crowded, played on everything small wait times!Cons:
Non!Reviewed by Amy Denise Review Date: 10/01/2018
Rating: (8) Recommended
I had never considered staying here but a short planned trip made this the best choice for our time & price. I am SO glad it worked out this way as it was a wonderful respite from the hustle & bustle of the rest of our days. The atmosphere was so laid back, the architecture a pleasure to explore & the staff was so friendly. I've learned with Disney to never be afraid to try someplace new because with Disney it is never \"just a hotel.\"
Pros:
very relaxed & much quieter than most due to the layoutCons:
very spread out so with young children, ask for a close by room instead of the rooms farther out along the edges of the resortReview of Pandora -- the World of Avatar
Reviewed by Anonymous Review Date: 10/01/2018
Rating: (1) Recommended
Loved it!!
Pros:
Okay so it was a long wait - almost 2 hours , with a 10 year old! But the line was interactive and the ride so thrilling that you -almost- forgot how long it took!!Cons:
The long tutorial- if it really was a con!Review of Tony's Town Square Lunch/Dinner
Reviewed by Anonymous Review Date: 10/01/2018
Rating: (3) Not Recommended
We have eaten there plenty before, but this time everything was so salty, couldn’t eat it. Waiter said they changed the marina recipe & people were complaining. Manager came over, comped the bill & apologized. Hopefully they work out these kinks soon
Pros:
Cute spotCons:
CrowdedReviewed by Rockster Review Date: 10/01/2018
Rating: (9) Recommended
Well, I am a DVC member and have stayed at all the DVC Resorts except for Copper Creek. We live in Illinois but have made more than 30 trips to WDW since 2003 when we bought into DVC. All the resorts have their pluses and minuses. Our home resort is Saratoga Springs, so we have stayed there more than any other place. We have taken friends with us, kids with us, grandkids with us - stayed in every kind of room from a deluxe Studio to the 3-bedroom tree house villas. So, there is something for everyone. We have never had a bad experience in any SSR room nor have we had any bad experience in any of our trips to WDW over all the years we have been going down. In fact, my wife and I are going again this November to celebrate our 50th wedding anniversary and staying at Saratoga Springs. We always look forward to our trips - usually in the early Spring for either the Epcot Flower & Garden Show or the Epcot Festival of the Arts - and then every Fall for the Epcot Food and Wine Festival. We love SSR which is close to Disney Springs because Disney Springs has so much to offer as it has grown tremendously, adding fabulous new restaurants and shops.
Bottom Line - After 15 years of multiple yearly trips, we can hardly imagine taking a vacation anywhere else. Every trip has new experiences and they have all been very positive.
Pros:
Close to Disney Springs. Rooms are nice with nice views out the windows. Multiple interesting pools spread around the property. Decent restaurants on the property. Disney buses that take you to the parks go only between SSR and the parks. DVC members get free parking.Cons:
Largest of the DVC resorts so there is a lot of walking to get to Disney Springs unless you are staying at the Congress area which is closest to DS. There are multiple bus stops on the property - 5 to be exact. So, it takes a while to get through all the stops picking up passengers before the bus heads to your park of choice. Same for returning and dropping off passengers at all the stops.Reviewed by survivoramy Review Date: 10/01/2018
Rating: (5) Not Recommended
Used to love this resort but construction is making me change my mind. We liked it for the change of pace. Super relaxing and quiet pool was always quiet. Feature pool had a fun slide. But no with adding so many new rooms in a tower- I feel like it will lose the quiet feel.
Pros:
Used to be a quieter moderateCons:
ConstructionReview of Blizzard Beach
Reviewed by survivoramy Review Date: 10/01/2018
Rating: (9) Recommended
Great place to cool off! Even if a ski resort would never have been in FL to start with - the theme is great! We love all the rides. Before Typhoon Lagoon got a new family ride, the family ride at BB outweighed what TL offered. I will say I was a bit scared on chairlift when my kids were younger but we never had a single issue. We usually only rode it once per visit and then climbed stairs. The walk across icebergs and the zip line were always ont he must do list when they were younger as well.
Pros:
Theme is great, slides are all funCons:
Waits can be long on busy days for the best slidesReviewed by survivoramy Review Date: 10/01/2018
Rating: (9) Recommended
What a beautiful job they do for F&G at EPCOT. We have been to many of the events and always love when they add new topiaries. The CARS ones are a favorite. We have also loved the fairy houses and all the other characters. The kids areas were great when mine were little. They like the little interactive make and take craft stations.
Pros:
So beautiful. They are always rotating in fresh designs and bring back old favorites.Cons:
Some times we look for a certain favorite but it isn't in rotation.Review of Outdoor Kitchens
Reviewed by survivoramy Review Date: 10/01/2018
Rating: (9) Recommended
We had to try the non-alchohol slushes when we were last there for this event. The Violet lemonade one was the must have from my oldest and promptly was posted on her Instagram. I wasn't in love with it though so I got a Cucumber Melon one at another stand and even she agreed that she liked it much better (that went on her Instagram as well.) There were many others to try and all kinds of food offerings. My kids are under 21 so we did not try any of the alcoholic offerings. Everything is small portions and it does add up to try a bit of this and that.
