Most Recent Reviews
Review of MagicBand
Reviewed by ears2you Review Date: 08/05/2014
Rating: (3) Not Recommended
terrible for FP entry--looks like it works fine for all the "groups" that file past you in the hundreds. no wonder that the rides are constantly broken. will NEVER go again during summer. not impressed with the service of this item-I think WDW is using it in a way they are not admitting as it in no way made FP easy for us. all the other perks are kind-of so-what to us-we can manage our tickets, credit cards and hotel keys. We are not "new" to Disney, we always stay on property and this is or 23rd trip.......
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hotel entryCons:
numerous FP glitches just like the rides!Review of Cape May Cafe - Character Breakfast
Reviewed by bart Review Date: 08/04/2014
Rating: (3) Recommended
Other than crab meat being difficult to remove from shell the place is great
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love the placeCons:
crab meat doeant come out of shell like other restay=urants you have to crack every shell or use a scissorReview of Top of the World - Member Lounge
Reviewed by mzznlink Review Date: 08/03/2014
Rating: (7) Recommended
Can't beat the view but they need a larger selection of snacks and more wait staff to cut down on the wait. We had a table by the window which was Geary for the high up fireworks, but the crowd that lined the rail at the last minute blocked views of the castle.
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View (kinda)Cons:
Selection/StaffingReview of Crystal Palace Breakfast
Reviewed by mzznlink Review Date: 08/03/2014
Rating: (9) Recommended
We make it a point to have an early breakfast here every trip. This allows us to enter the park early and have pictures taken in front of the castle with no one behind us.
The selection is good and service has always been good also.
After trying the breakfast at Hollywood & Vine, this may drop to our second favorite breakfast.
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SelectionCons:
NoneReview of Cinderella's Royal Table Dinner
Reviewed by mzznlink Review Date: 08/03/2014
Rating: (8) Recommended
This was our granddaughter's first trip to WDW, although my son's family lives 30 minutes from DL, she knows Mickey!
Anyway, my son and his wife planned a night out for just the 2 of them, dinner at the Coral Reef. We decided to take our granddaughter to the Castle for dinner, in the Cinderella dress we had gotten her.
She hammed it up with Cinderella, melting hearts of everyone watching.
Dinner was nice; fillets, mashed potatoes, & veggies. dessert sampling was good. Our granddaughter stuffed herself with rolls and cheese.
Some may say that a 1-year old won't remember any of it, I know my wife and I will!
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PriceReview of Caribbean Beach Resort (Moderate Resort)
Reviewed by patti1009 Review Date: 08/03/2014
Rating: (6) Recommended
We've stayed at several value, moderate, and deluxe Disney resorts and the only one we liked less than Caribbean Beach was All-Stars Sports. Our check-in July 4th was easy and we were put in an unrenovated Aruba room. It had a very noisy a/c, and when I called to complain they immediately moved us to a renovated room in Jamaica. So we got to see both the old and new rooms. We really liked the renovated room and the service was excellent throughout the resort. We could see 3 different fireworks shows on the 4th from the beach of the Jamaica area.
The entire resort is visually lovely, especially the rooms area across the lake, everything else is clustered together - pool, bar, food court (we didn't eat there), restaurant (where we had a very good meal). It makes for an uncomfortably congested feeling, especially during the busy holiday period. We are smokers and try to be sensitive to others - unfortunately they put the smoking area right where everyone coming and going walks. If it bothered us, I can imagine how non-smokers and their children feel.
Of the moderates, we liked Coronado Springs much more because although it is equally large and visually lovely, the food outlets and main pool are spread apart more so it feels less crowded. And we'd rather stay at Pop Century or Art of Animation again for their lower price, great theming, and food courts.
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Landscaping, room renovationCons:
Food, Bar, Pool too clustered togetherReview of Frozen Summer Fun Premium Package
Reviewed by mv9393 Review Date: 08/02/2014
Rating: (8) Recommended
We participated in the premium package on July 26th and to me it was worth it. 2 adults and 2 children (4 and 6) we all loved it. For whatever your time is worth that to me was the biggest savings. Think about showing up for a Disney parade 5 minutes before it starts and having prime seating, or instead of waiting an hour plus for a sing along and instead showing up 10 minutes prior and be seated in row 2. Or the best part showing up to a firework display and having prime seating. Also at night the drinks (I recommend the Grog) are unlimited and plenty of desserts for the kids to enjoy.
Did we spend quite a bit for it? YES. But we saved at least 2 hours plus of wait time that we spent going on rides instead of waiting in line or for a parade. Then the night party and receiving all the beverages and adult beverages....to me it was well worth it!!
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No wait time unlimited drinksCons:
None reallyReview of 'Ohana Best Friends Character Breakfast
Reviewed by Marcie P Review Date: 08/01/2014
Rating: (10) Recommended
This was, by far, the best Breakfast at Disney World. We ate here on Sunday, July 20, 2014 -- a group of 8 adults celebrating three birthdays. It was an all u can eat breakfast, but the food is brought to the table. No standing in buffet lines that are often crawling with unsupervised children touching everything on the bar. The food was excellent. The waiters could not have been any nicer. I would recommend this Breakfast to anyone.
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Great food and serviceCons:
noneReview of Caribbean Beach Resort (Moderate Resort)
Reviewed by Marcie P Review Date: 08/01/2014
Rating: (8) Recommended
Stayed at Caribbean Beach July 19-26, 2014. There were 8 people in our party, with three rooms. Check-in went fairly smoothly. Rooms were not ready when we got there, so we took our carry-ons to bell services so we could head out to the parks. Also gave phone numbers to CMs at desk so they could let us know when rooms would be ready. Only one of the three rooms got a text that their room was ready. When we called to inquire about the other two rooms, they said they were ready(as if we should have known). Getting luggage and grocery order from Bell Services was a bit tricky. It took three phone calls to get all of our bags and grocery order to our rooms.
The addition of queen beds and the pull down bed was a good thing. Disney should have thought about this years' ago.
As far as some of the other posts concerning swimming in the lake at the resort--do your research before getting to the resort. It clearly states that swimming is not permitted in any of the resort lakes. And as far as the food at the resort, go out and explore your options.
We were on the Counter Service Dining Plan, and found a variety of foods in the parks and resorts. One of the best options is Wolfgang Puck Express in Downtown Disney.
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Nice moderate resortCons:
on-going constructionReview of Biergarten - Lunch/Dinner
Reviewed by andreau Review Date: 08/08/2014
Rating: (8) Recommended
This is our third time eating at the Biergarten and we really enjoyed it. There was a mix-up at check in, in which our buzzer went off, we turned it in, they lead us to the table and then told us that our buzzer didn't go off after we were seated (even though it did). It turned out that when we turned in our buzzer, other families' buzzers went off too and the wrong seating person took ours by mistake. The staff went out of their way to apologize and the manager even came out as well. We were a party of 7 (4 teenagers, 3 adults), so we did not share a table with other families. The food was good (not outstanding, but still enjoyable). We did really like the desserts. Our waitress, Luisa, was FANTASTIC!!! She really made the experience quite good. She was friendly, outgoing, and made sure our drinks were filled. My mom (in her 70's) loved talking to her in German and she really made us feel welcome. We left, leaving a package under the table, and noticed as we walked to the next pavilion. I ran back and sure enough Luisa was waiting for us holding it in our hand. She was so sweet.
We came in knowing that the atmosphere would be loud, and it was. However, we were prepared for this and really enjoyed the show.
