Most Recent Reviews
Review of Be Our Guest -Counter Service Lunch
Reviewed by Jason V Review Date: 09/29/2018
Rating: (10) Recommended
Best quick service option in Disneyworld. I think the breakfast selection is better than lunch.
Pros:
Can make a reservation. Very unique themeing. Interactive way to order. Food comes to you by "magic"Cons:
Books out very early, often 180 days out. Can be pricey if you don't have dining plan. Beast doesn't come out for lunch, only dinner.Review of Be Our Guest - Counter Service Breakfast
Reviewed by Jason V Review Date: 09/29/2018
Rating: (10) Recommended
This is the best quest service by far! Can be a little pricey if you don't have the dining plan, but if you do this is worth it by far. Great atmosphere and good unique food selections.
Pros:
Can make reservation for a quick service meal. One of the best themed restaurants.Cons:
Beast character doesn't come out for quick service. Often books out 180 days in advance so hard to get reservation unless you book very early.Reviewed by Jason V Review Date: 09/29/2018
Rating: (9) Recommended
Stayed here over thanksgiving holiday and was able to get a room that accommodated 4 adults and 1 kid. Was able to split the cost of that 1 room with my in-laws which made it really affordable. Really calm and laid back atmosphere. You can fish, rent bikes, take boat rides. There is really 2 resorts in 1, you can walk to the French Quarter which has very different themeing and also very cool. I think French Quarter is more a party atmosphere, but Riverside has a more calm vibe.
Pros:
Very calm atmosphere, can rent bikes, can fish, can take boat rides, great value for what you get.Cons:
May have to walk far from hotel to bus stopReviewed by Jason V Review Date: 09/29/2018
Rating: (3) Not Recommended
I stayed here with DVC rented points. The staff was rude (never had that before at Disney hotel). We didn't know if you want your room serviced daily or fresh towels you have to pay extra. We had a safari view and saw very few animals. Had to wait in line 2 hours at check out for magical express and still didn't get to give them our bags and had to take them ourselves.
Come check the hotel out, the atmosphere is great, restaurants are great. But not worth the price. Most expensive stay I've had at Disney with the worst hotel experience.
Pros:
the atmosphere is great, restaurants are greatCons:
Expensive with bad/rude staff, can't have room serviced daily and fresh towels without paying extra, wasn't able to use magical express for bags leaving despite waiting in line for 2 hoursReview of All Star Sports Resort (Value Resort)
Reviewed by Jason V Review Date: 09/29/2018
Rating: (10) Recommended
This is not the best Disney hotel, but it is for the price that's why I give it 10/10. If you want to stay on property and stay for a budget this is the place to go.
This is essentially the same as all the All Star hotels, just themed sports.
You get the same service you get with any Disney hotel, I actually have gotten some of the best service here.
The is the best of all the All Star because if you take the bus and they got to multiple stops this is the first hotel, so you will get on or off the bus first.
It is often busy and when there are big sport events all the teams often stay here.
Very large pool, the quick service food is good, the store is good.
Pros:
For buses it's first stop for all the All-Star, best prices with same Disney service for an Disney owned hotelCons:
Often busy, teams will stay hereReview of Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge Concierge
Reviewed by Jason V Review Date: 09/29/2018
Rating: (3) Not Recommended
I had stayed here with DVC rented points and wasn't aware of all the DVC rules, such as you only get towers ever so many days, if you want them daily you have to pay per towel... The hotel itself to visit is great, the theme and atmosphere is awesome and great restaurants. But to stay here, I DO NOT THINK IT IS WORTH THE MONEY. If you are going to spend a majority of your time in the hotel, then maybe splurge. But my family has stayed at the All-Start resorts many times and had better staff service and overall experience that here at a fraction of the cost.
The pool here isn't that much better. The location is basically where All-Star resorts are.
When we stayed here we had issues with our tickets that I knew how to resolve and the desk staff argued with me on the solution to finally admit I was right and do what I suggested to start with. When we checked out, I waited 2 hours for check my bags with magical express and we still didn't get them checked the line was so long and service was so slow.
We had an safari view and barely saw animals out of our room.
Pros:
Good restaurants and atmosphere but you can get those from visiting, you don't have to stay here and pay the high cost.Cons:
Services wasn't good it actually seemed to be the worst service we ever had, they won't clean your room or give you new towels daily without paying extra for it. Doesn't seem like there is much extra value to pay for based on the price.Review of Theme Park Photo Pass
Reviewed by Jason V Review Date: 09/29/2018
Rating: (7) Recommended
Photopass is very convenient. You get really great shots all over the place. There are often Photopass photographers available that most people don't know exists. I think Disney has done a great job having so many options for Photopass photographers that are very under utilized.
All the character spots are lite up so well and camera phones are so good now that you can probably get similar pictures of those with you phone as with the Photopass photographer, but some do have some "magic" shots you cannot get with your phone. The non-character Photopass photographer spots are you would be hard pressed to get as good a photo they do.
You can also get all the ride photos on Photopass. They even have great Photopass photographers at the waterparks.
The website lets you do cool editing of the photos.
Pros:
Great tool, can get unique photos, hassle free, free to have photos stored until you want to buy themCons:
If you are not familiar with what to do, Photopass can often be overlooked and under utilized. Some of what Photopass offers you could do yourself.Review of Pandora -- the World of Avatar
Reviewed by Jason V Review Date: 09/29/2018
Rating: (8) Recommended
For the "new lands" (Pandora and Toy Story) I think Pandora did it the best. Even though I haven't actually seen Avatar and I've seen Toy Story (all of them) many times I really prefer Pandora because visually it is just so amazing and different than anything Disney has ever done. But my main con is it so different, it almost feels like it doesn't fit in to Disneyworld or Animal Kingdom in general. Everything is so unique, the atmosphere, the food, the shopping and the rides.
I would say it is much better to come at night, visually everything they have done is way better to experience when it's dark.
Of the rides, I think the Flight of Passage is the best Disneyworld ride there is. The River Journey is just a much more updated It's a Small World, but instead of countries it's all the fauna of the Pandora world. My family has done the River Journey once in the 5+ times we've been to Pandora and don't really see the need to do it again anytime soon.
Pros:
Super unique, best at night, Flight of Passage (best ride in the whole of Disneyworld)Cons:
Can be very busy, very long line rides if you don't have fastpass, River Journey not that amazing of a rideReview of Fort Wilderness Campground
Reviewed by Anonymous Review Date: 09/29/2018
Rating: (9) Recommended
We love this park. I love the campsites on the left side of the main road heading toward the lake. They are very clean. Right side not so much. Whole different vibe that I did not like. Convenience to stores, busses just perfect. We love riding our bikes around. Have only rented a golf cart once and so happened we got a lemon as cart would not hold a charge. Love the restaurants and food. It is a campground so people need to be aware there are snakes, armadillo and alligators around. I always say, if it’s the Deep South and there is water and and swampiness then expect alligators. Staff is very accommodating. And magic happens here as well. Campfire time is lovely. Love to sit on the beach at night and watch fireworks, water parade, etc. I could live here.?. I have stayed here and never gone to the parks and loved it. Love to ride the boats over and catch the monorail around. Love to ride my bike over to The wilderness Lodge and sit in front of the fire with a cup of coffee. Love to see the deer on that trail. Saw a bobcat once and love the Osceola turkeys that roam. Last time we were there they roosted in the trees over our camper one night. Just a marvelous place.
Pros:
Still the cheapest place to stay on Disney premises if you’ve already invested in a camper.Cons:
Don’t like Disney’s new rule of charging for parking. Don’t like this trend of feeling I am being nickeled and dimed to death.Review of MagicBand
Reviewed by Pixiedust1 Review Date: 09/29/2018
Rating: (8) Recommended
We love our magic bands 1 and 2. It makes things so easy to just head out to the parks. Almost too easy! Wish we had these for our every day lives!
