Most Recent Reviews
Review of La Hacienda de San Angel
Reviewed by xxjess10 Review Date: 08/21/2014
Rating: (8) Recommended
We really enjoy Mexican food, and this new restaurant did not disappoint. As our wonderful server put it, it is more like traditional Mexican food than it is tex-mex or "American" Mexican cuisine. We decided to be adventurous and begin our meal with a tequila shot, which our waiter helped us pick out (none of us are knowledgeable in the slightest about tequila). One of our party then proceeded to order the traditional margarita, which she was quite pleased with. For our meal, the four of us split the two large entrees (the ones meant for two people), and most of what we got was pleasantly devoured. One of our party members thought that the steak was not the best he'd had, but this is after eating at Le Cellier days prior, and how could you compare? The desserts were very tasty, and the corn ice cream was definitely worth a try!
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food, drinks, service, atmosphereCons:
—Review of My Disney Experience
Reviewed by xxjess10 Review Date: 08/21/2014
Rating: (8) Recommended
The ease of access that Disney provides for you is excellent. I find myself looking up the wait times for rides even when I'm not in the parks - it's just fun to marvel at some of them! I love how the app now keeps track of the fastpasses that you make throughout the day, although I found sometimes it was late in notifying me that a fastpass had been cancelled. I also think it'd be really helpful if the app included a system of keeping track of your dining credits if you are on a Disney dining plan, as we tended to horde receipts throughout the trip. Another thing we wished for was a bus locator - sometimes it was really disheartening to just wait and wait for buses, especially when all you want to do is get to the parks! Other than that, it was very user-friendly and helpful.
Pros:
Wait times, keep track of your fastpasses, full of infoCons:
Didn't update fastpasses always right on timeReview of FastPass+ (Retired)
Reviewed by xxjess10 Review Date: 08/21/2014
Rating: (8) Recommended
We were really impressed with the new system. As a family that LOVES to plan ahead and has been to WDW many times, we knew exactly what we wanted to do and had already picked our fastpasses out well in advance of the actual date to create them. On said date, we were a little disappointed to find that you can really only pick one major attraction to Fastpass, but we found that once we were in the park it didn't matter! With the time that we saved running from ride to ride to make new Fastpasses, we were able to spend more time running to rides to ride them instead. We did find, however, that after using our three fastpasses it was tedious to find a kiosk to make another one. There aren't many of these in the parks, and there was almost always a line. I know it is a work in progress, and I'm excited to see what Disney will come up with regarding this new system.
Pros:
Planning ahead of time,, no more wasting time getting fastpassesCons:
Can't make new fastpasses from My Disney Experience, can't choose 3 major ridesReview of MagicBand
Reviewed by xxjess10 Review Date: 08/21/2014
Rating: (9) Recommended
We thought the MagicBands were a great new product! Being able to customize them and receive them in advance really helped get us excited for the trip (as if we needed any help!) Because it is almost always on your wrist, we did not have much trouble keeping track of all of our party's bands. They are easily deactivated/reactivated from the My Disney Experience app, which does remove some of the stress of losing it should it happen. Although none of us needed it, I really liked how the band can be adjusted to become smaller for the little ones - Disney does think of everything.
Pros:
Convenient, not easily lostCons:
Sweaty, odd shapeReview of Boardwalk Villas (Disney Vacation Club)
Reviewed by xxjess10 Review Date: 08/21/2014
Rating: (9) Recommended
We LOVE the Boardwalk! After staying in the Inn for many years, we decided to try a villa as non-DVC members. It did not disappoint! We quickly got used to the kitchen that we used to house our breakfast and snacks, and we constantly used the washer/dryer that is in the villa. Our villa provided us with a viewing of Fantasmic and the Frozen fireworks, which we watched almost every night! We liked the DVC pool that was just a short walk from our room, although we prefer the Inn's quiet pool. The Boardwalk in general just helped us feel at home, from the "movies on the beach", to the delicious treats at the bakery, and more. We are sure to come back.
Pros:
Size of villa, kitchenette, laundry facilities in room, proximity to DHS and EpcotCons:
Only one toilet/showerReview of Disney Dream Overall Experience
Reviewed by florsaucedo1696 Review Date: 08/20/2014
Rating: (8) Recommended
We just got back from a 7 night cruise on Fantasy. I have to say when I book another cruise I will be booking on Magic or Wonder. Fantasy is a nice ship very clean very friendly staff. However Fantasy is very crowded the pools are overcrowded. When we have sailed with Magic and Wonder my kids enjoyed the pools and had a very hard time getting them out. On Fantasy my kids were disgusted from how dirty and small they were they didn't even go in at all. They have the Mickey pool and Goofy pool way too close together which makes it very crowded in the area, everyone seems to be in one small area.
There was 4 of us on the trip. They charged me $366.00 for the week. Yes it was $366.00 which for what we pay for the trip wouldn't that be included in the price? I thought it was a litte much for being a single mother that was just trying to take the kids on an unforgettable trip. I understand a tip is a good thing for their extra time and efforts but that was alot of money since we already pay to have the room cleaned and a good service for dinner.
Other than that we loved it and will keep sailing thru disney but on Magic and Wonder.
On Magic and Wonder i feel its more intimate and personal.
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CLEAN/NICE STAFF/GREAT FOODCons:
Crowded Pools/Overcrowded ship/overpriced tipsReview of Pop Century Resort (Value Resort)
Reviewed by rambin Review Date: 08/20/2014
Rating: (6) Recommended
We, my husband and 14 year old daughter, and I stayed at Pop from August 1st-August 8th. We go to the parks from opening to close so I thought for the value you could not beat the hotel. The room was very small. We struggled getting ready in the mornings due to the small space. The room was fairly clean but not up to Disney standards in my opinion. I requested a room close to transportation and a lake view. We were able to check in early on the first day but neither request were granted. I would pay the extra for a Preferred Room next time. We had good experineces Dining at the POP. The food court has many selections. We ate here 1 time for dinner and 2 times for breakfast. The pools are great! This resort met our needs as far as a place to sleep and take a shower. I would probably not stay here again. The bus service was great and we rarely waited more than 10 minutes for a bus. All in all, I would pay a little more and stay at a moderate resort or AOA.
Pros:
Price, ThemeCons:
SmallReview of All Star Movies Resort (Value Resort)
Reviewed by Andifonly Review Date: 08/19/2014
Rating: (4) Recommended
My family of 4 stayed here last year on our very first trip to Walt Disney World. The theming was cute, the kids (ages 3&5 at the time) really liked the giant toy story characters. We were in the mighty ducks building which was kind of disappointing since the girls had no idea what it was. However our room was clean, staff was friendly, the pools were great, and they loved the activities by the main pool held every evening. The food court got a little boring by the end of our 8 day stay, but the food itself was decent. We will be returning to disney next year with two more children in tow, and plan to try out a moderate resort this time, however we would definitely stay here again.
Pros:
Cute theming, plenty to doCons:
—Review of Kringla Bakeri og Cafe
Reviewed by LISAE Review Date: 08/18/2014
Rating: (10) Recommended
Fantastic value on the dining plan. Sandwich with either fruit cup or side salad plus dessert plus drink as one counter service credit makes it brilliant value and there is plenty of food to split between two people.
We ate here twice and enjoyed the Norwegian club sandwich and the jarlsberg apple sandwich both were delicious.
Had the fruit cups for side orders each time. The Voss water was unusually good.
We enjoyed almond pretzel, cheesecake and troll horns for dessert and all of these were amazing. The desserts were worthy of a table service restaurant.
Pros:
fantastic fresh food and great value on the dining planCons:
—Review of Boulangerie Patisserie les Halles
Reviewed by LISAE Review Date: 08/18/2014
Rating: (10) Recommended
Bought pastries and cakes from here, all fresh and fantastic.
