Most Recent Reviews
Review of Beach Club Resort (Deluxe Resort)
Reviewed by mom2mybugs Review Date: 08/10/2014
Rating: (9) Recommended
We really loved the amenities at this room. We have 5, so being able to stay in one room was huge--the sofa bed was little but worked for my 15 year old. We loved the pool and spent a couple nights there. Location proximity to Epcot and Studios was great! We ate at both Beaches and Cream and Cape May (char.breakfast) and were very pleased with the quality.
Cons--tons of walking. We had a pool view (no standards available on the discounts) but it was a long walk to the big pool anyway, and a ridiculous distance from parking! The price is steep...you are paying for location and the pool. If that isn't a priority, the theming isn't amazing enough to justify the price. We loved it, but it was a definite splurge.
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pool, fun restaurantsCons:
long walk from parking to lobby and lobby to room, priceReviewed by andreau Review Date: 08/09/2014
Rating: (9) Recommended
Our party of 7 (3 adults and 4 teens) stayed at Old Key West from 7-30 to 8-7 2014. We had a 2 bedroom villa. It is a lovely resort. We are not DVC members but for the large group we had, we found this resort to be the best "bang for the buck." The resort is very spread out, but we had a car on site which we drove from the Chicago area. We used the car to get to and from the parks everyday. Parking was directly in front of our villa. We did take the bus one day and that did seem to take awhile for the bus to come and then the many stops within the resort. It was a bit of a long walk from our building to the pool, check in area, gift shop, etc., but it really didn't bother us.
Our view of the river was beautiful. It was perfect for my mom in her 70's. She is in terrific shape, did the parks like a pro, but enjoyed sitting on the balcony overlooking the river later in the day. The resort is very quiet. The villa itself is quite large. It did look a tiny bit worn, but this did not bother us in the least and certainly didn't take away any of the magic for us. The kids enjoyed the pool. We found the beds to be extremely comfortable and even the pull out queen sofa and the pull out chair were very comfortable for the teens. This was our first time at a Disney villa and we loved having a washer and dryer in the room. In order to save on food, we brought along or bought (offsite) most foods for breakfast and even a good amount for lunch or dinner. We would have an early breakfast in our room, go to the parks, come back for a mid day break to have lunch in our room, nap, swim, etc. Having a full kitchen really saved on the cost of food. The kitchen amenities were great! If possible we would love to stay here again.
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beautiful grounds, peaceful, very spacious villasCons:
—Reviewed by poodlepal Review Date: 08/09/2014
Rating: (9) Recommended
I have stayed at several Disney resorts and this is possibly my favorite. We stayed in a "business" room near the bus stop and restaurants and got the free continental breakfast, so our experience may have been a little easier than others. I recommend upgrading, if you can afford a little extra.
The grounds are beautiful and the staff is extremely helpful. They helped my disabled mother get around and even mad a pre-checked TSA boarding pass for her--without being asked. The bus system was not reliable, but that is not the fault of the Coronado Springs hotel. The hotel itself and the experience staying at it was wonderful. We got Mickey towels, the room was cleaned promptly and the magic bands worked pretty well (sometimes took a couple of tries to line it up, but we always got in the room). The bathroom needed a paint touch up, but if that doesn't bother you, you should have a wonderful time.
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Resort is beautiful, the staff is extremely helpfulCons:
Bathroom door needed to be painted.Review of Sci-Fi Dine-in Theatre Lunch/Dinner
Reviewed by andreau Review Date: 08/08/2014
Rating: (9) Recommended
We ate here during our very recent trip, the first week in August. We had reservations and were seated immediately. The front staff was very friendly. The food was excellent and the milk shakes are divine. Our waitress was extremely friendly and attentive. While it is quite dark inside, we have eaten here before and knew this would be the case. It was actually quite quiet within the restaurant and therefore could enjoy our conversation within our party of 7.
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great food and great atmosphere, super waitressCons:
—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.
