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Review of Boma Flavors of Africa Dinner - Jambo House

Reviewed by WDWAndy Review Date: 11/18/2013

Rating: (10)
Recommended

Amazing meal enjoyed by entire family. Loved the buffet options and ability to try new items without committing to an entire entree. Vegetarians should love this place since there are many meat free options. Of course the beef was awesome as well!! Small desserts allowed us to sample everything. Atmosphere was bustling and energetic. Might not recommend for a quiet romantic meal, but totally fun and entertaining for people of all ages!

Pros:

Food Quality and Variety, Wait Staff

Cons:

None
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Review of Pop Century Resort (Value Resort)

Reviewed by WDWAndy Review Date: 11/18/2013

Rating: (9)
Recommended

Just got home from staying 6 nights at POP. It was wonderful for our 2 young daughters (7&5). They loved the pools and activities they had each afternoon (crafts, bingo etc). The biggest surprise for my wife and I were the food selections at the food court area. Flatbreads, juicy burgers, big salads, curry shrimp, and healthier options were abundant.
The best part for me was the convenient parking. We stayed in the 50's section and parked just outside our building. All sections have this convenient feature.
Check-in for us was easy, we did the pre-check-in option and when we arrived the entire process took less than 10 mins.
Drinks at the pool bar were wonderful, pricey but what to you expect? Kids enjoyed the pools staying open until 12am.
Mousekeeping was amazing the entire trip. Rooms were cleaned very well, towel animals were made for us each day and the rooms were always done by the time we returned from the parks. Left a note asking for more towels and we had a pile of fresh towels that night when we returned and each night after as well. Rented a car so only used bus a few times, but the entire process seemed to be an efficient operation. Nice options at the gift shop as well including diapers, etc.

Pros:

Pool, Improved Food Court, Very Close Parking, Mousekeeping

Cons:

A bit noisy
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Review of Akershus Royal Banquet Hall - Breakfast

Reviewed by chrgrfndan Review Date: 11/18/2013

Rating: (9)
Recommended

This is the 2nd time we've done the Princess Breakfast at Akershus and it's our favorite. I don't know if it's luck or misinformation but everything I read says Cinderella does not appear at this meal. Well we have done the breakfast twice and the lunch once and Cinderella has appeared each time. We are 3 for 3 in meeting her at this restaurant.

The food is good and plentiful. There were 5 of us and everyone went away full. The food while not spectacular is good standard breakfast fare of eggs, bacon, sausage, and potato casserole. Also the breads and pastries at the buffet were excellent.

In addition to Cinderella, we also met Belle, Snow White, Aurora, and Ariel. The girls loved getting their picture taken and showing off the princess gear they were wearing to each princess. I highly recommend this to anyone that loves the Disney Princesses.

Pros:

Great character interaction

Cons:

NONE
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Review of MagicBand

Reviewed by dymondclay Review Date: 11/17/2013

Rating: (9)
Recommended

We visited the World from 10/19-10/26 and stayed at BLT. We received the Magic Bands in the mail prior to the trip. I was able to secure Fastpass+ reservations on MDE before the trip. Other than the limitation of not being able to spread fast passes over multiple parks in one day(you had to pick 3 in one park), we liked the Fastpass+ system. Loved the easy room access, the Magical Express check-in, the dining charges, and the purchase usage. We loved making Fastpass+ reservations or modifying existing reservations on the fly.
We did have an instance where a member of our group lost their Magic Band in the pool at BLT. It was found and turned in before it was noticed missing. By the time our friend realized they had lost it, it was in the lost and found system. It may still be there to this day. Nobody could find out where it went and he was given a replacement. The replacement process was seamless and it worked just fine including charging to the room.

The app on the phone was very slow at times and it was not always clear how to get the results you wanted with the Fastpass+ reservation system. DH (a computer programmer) even accidentally deleted fastpasses when trying to change a fastpass time.
All in all, we really enjoyed the experience.
After our return home, I had "phantom Magic Band" feelings and my wrist felt naked without it.

Pros:

Not carrying key to the world card, easy charging, easy admission, and easy room access.

Cons:

Fastpass+ limited to all fastpasses in one park, and lost and found still working on handling of "found" Magic Bands
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Review of Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party (Magic Kingdom)

Reviewed by Bailey Review Date: 11/17/2013

Rating: (3)
Not Recommended

We had a wonderful vacation at Disney this year with the exception of MVMCP. We attended this event on 11-14-13, the last day of our trip. Crowds are awful. It is our opinion that asking guests without the special bands to leave is simply not working. It seems the only thing it truly keeps them restricted from is riding rides. We noticed many there without bands. I am also handicapped and we were unable to even move thru crowds because walkways were not kept clear. Putting masking tape on the sidewalk to keep the paths clear wasn't helpful. The cast members trying to help just seemed to give up at some point. It was just too much for them to handle effectively. My husband at one point was both verbally and physically assaulted by another guest for doing nothing more than trying to move us thru the crowd. People thought we were trying to steal their spot. While Disney can't control rude behavior of guests we did feel they had a responsibility to at least keep the walkways open for safety reasons at best. We love Disney and will recover from this unpleasant experience to vacation there again but will not buy tickets for special ticketed events again until Disney can figure out a better way to clear the park of those who didn't pay to stay. One last note, we did talk to Guest Relations. Their attitude is pretty much we already have your money stay, don't stay...whatever. We didn't stay. Upon returning to our hotel we spoke with other guests who also chose not to stay. Terrible waste of our money.

Pros:

decorations

Cons:

crowds
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Review of Wild Africa Trek - Animal Kingdom

Reviewed by pednurse13 Review Date: 11/17/2013

Rating: (10)
Recommended

My 11-yr-old daughter & I did the Wild Africa Trek on Oct 23, 2013. It was awesome! There were only 10 of us on the tour. Being able to see the animals so closely during the walking portion & going across the rope bridges over the crocs was amazing. Having the chance to really slow down & stop & watch the animals in their habitats was beyond anything my animal-loving daughter hoped to experience. The food we had while sitting in the hut on the savannah, relaxing & watching the animals was delicious---and even my picky eater daughter tried all of the foods, and enjoyed some she was sure she wouldn't like. This experience was worth every penny. I would love a chance to do it again. There is a difference from earlier reviews: they no longer send you a CD of photos---you are given a card at the end of the tour with an access code to a website so you can see & download the photos 24-48 hrs after the tour. The photos the guides took were amazing and a wonderful addition to the photos my daughter & I took. We were able to take our own cameras as they had straps to tether them to the harnesses (everything has to be tethered or it doesn't go with you----they provide lockers for the things you aren't allowed to take on the tour, including cell phones). We were also given metal reusable water bottles with the Wild Africa Trek logo printed on them that were ours to keep after the tour. We also received a pin at the end to commemorate the tour. After the walking portion of our tour, they provided pre-packaged, chilled wet washcloths to help cool off---an added bonus in warm weather, although I would have preferred they be unscented (they were lemon-grass scented) as my daughter was bothered by the aroma. All in all, an awesome tour that I would recommend to everyone, even those who worry about the rope bridges (I was concerned about crossing them, but once I got part way across the first one, I was able to enjoy it and it provided an awesome view of the animals).

Pros:

Time to view animals, information provided by animal experts, food, photos, overall experience

Cons:

none
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Review of Tony's Town Square Lunch/Dinner

Reviewed by mcassidy1 Review Date: 11/16/2013

Rating: (7)
Recommended

Our party of 8 dined here for dinner on 11/8/13 prior to MVMCP. We checked in 15 minutes early and were seated at our 5:55 ADR time. I was a little apprehensive to eat here based on some reviews I've read but our server Linda made our experience a very positive one. While the food is not the best on Disney property, her attention offset any misgivings I may have had. She was very attentive and sodas and requests were presented quickly. The food was OK. 6 of our party had the Chicken Parm while I had the New York Strip w/ 1 finicky eater getting pasta w/ butter. One of our party raved about the Pistachio Crème Bruelle dessert. Based on this experience I would eat here again in the future.

Pros:

Service

Cons:

food quality
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Review of FastPass+

Reviewed by cmusschoot Review Date: 11/15/2013

Rating: (8)
Recommended

I like the magic band and the ease with which we were able to reserve fast pass times. We never had an issue with our reservations not being there. I guess we were lucky.

I do not like the limit of 3 fast passes per day, and only at one theme park, this makes it more difficult for families wanting to park hop.

Pros:

Reserving attractions far in advance as to aviod rushing at rope drop to fast pass machines

Cons:

remembering fast pass times 🙂
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Review of MagicBand

Reviewed by cmusschoot Review Date: 11/15/2013

Rating: (10)
Recommended

We were issued Magic Bands for our last stay at the Boardwalk hotel Nov. 8-11.

I had customized them on line weeks prior and they were delivered to my house about a month before our trip.

We used the bands to check-in for Magical Express and it was great.

At the hotel the system was down, but we were issued Key to the World cards while we were waiting for our room to be ready and for the system to assign us a room. These cards were not needed as we had purchased our tickets through the "sports" discount - Wine and Dine run, so we had paper cards as well .

We went right to Magic Kingdom from there and had no issues with the band itself.

Pros:

Ease of entering each themepark, ease of payment at vendors and shops

Cons:

none
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Review of Disney Transportation Boat, Monorail, Bus, & Skyliner

Reviewed by SharW Review Date: 11/14/2013

Rating: (6)
Recommended

While easy to use, you can wait a long time and buses can be very overcrowded. Needs to be better coordination of buses going to early opening parks. Waiting for bus at the Beach Club to go to Animal Kingdom on early opening day. Saw 4 Magic Kingdom buses (for a park that wasn't even open yet) come and go. Waited for over 30 minutes for bus. Employee at bus stop logging arriving and leaving times said that if the bus leaving the Yacht Club was full, they would have to bypass the Beach Club and the people at the Beach Club would just have to wait and hope the next bus wasn't full. When the bus finally arrives, they tried to pile everyone on that have been waiting (by the time the bus arrived, there must have been 25-30 people waiting) - bus was packed. Husband, grandson and I had to stand (which I don't mind). Bus driver was going extremely fast and had to slam on brakes for a stop light. Needless to say, everyone was sent flying. Luckily the couple sitting in front of my grandson caught him and kept him from falling. Everyone that was standing was pushed forward creating a very dangerous situation.

Pros:

Easy to use

Cons:

can wait a long time and can be overcrowded
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