Most Recent Reviews
Review of Fishing Excursions
Reviewed by pfdragstrem Review Date: 05/12/2014
Rating: (10) Recommended
My oldest son and I experienced the wonderful fishing at WDW this past April. Our guide Brian put us on many fish and we got spoiled from all of the action. We are definitely going to do this again. We departed out of the Contemporary at around 7:00 am and my son was reeling in a good two pounder by 7:05 am. This action did not stop until both he and I got a double and it was time to catch up with the family at Animal Kingdom.
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—Reviewed by Khoward Review Date: 05/11/2014
Rating: (9) Recommended
My family stayed in two Royal rooms at POR from 4/13/2014 to 4/21/2014 , 8 nights. My husband's and my room was a handicap accessible room with a roll in shower. It was wonderful to be able to get in and out of the shower easily and safely! There was always an abundance of clean towels available too
The Royal rooms are very luxurious and make everything seem just a little more special. My grandchildren loved the lighted headboards!
Our rooms were not too near the lobby so it was somewhat of a walk to get to it. I had an electric scooter(which was great), but the rest of my family had the walk all the time. 🙁
The beds we had were Queen size -two in each room. They were comfortable and cozy. I felt the room could have been a bit bigger. It was a tight squeeze maneuvering the wheelchair around.
The pools at POR were great fun. For anyone interested, there is a handicap lift for anyone who needs it to get in and out of the pool. I love to swim but I wouldn't have been able to get in the pools if not for these lifts.
The only table service restaurant at POR is Boatwright's. It is relatively small, has a small menu, and only serves dinner. The food is good and the wait staff is very attentive. There is one counter service restaurant that serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. It serves snacks, sandwiches, and assorted hot foods, it is usually quite busy so you get bumped and jostled a lot.
The grounds and landscaping at POR are outstandingly beautiful. Staying here is like staying in a fine old southern mansion. If I stay again at a moderate priced resort, I will stay at Riverside once more.
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A lot of walkingReview of Via Napoli Ristorante e Pizzeria
Reviewed by Dfan79 Review Date: 05/11/2014
Rating: (7) Recommended
The atmosphere at Via is pretty nice, thanks to the Muppet-looking pizza ovens and open kitchen. But I don’t understand the long table concept, there’s one long table in the middle of the restaurant that you have to share with strangers if its crowded. Luckily I got a regular one.
I’ve been hearing since it opened how great the pizza is so I figured I’d check it out. Honestly I don’t know what they were talking about. The pizza is just OK, I think Papa Gino’s and Pizza Hut are much better. I did like the Cherry and Vanilla ice cream with italian cookies, it was delicious. Thankfully I had free dining too and didn’t have to fork over $14 to get it.
I like the warped looking glass cups that they gave with the meal. But they must not have many of them. The waiters kept taking every ones cup each time they asked for refill. It felt like at times that everyone in the place was sharing one.
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Bright, NoisyReview of Sunshine Seasons
Reviewed by Dfan79 Review Date: 05/11/2014
Rating: (7) Recommended
I had two totally different experiences when I ate at Sunshine in the past year. Sunshine has plenty to choose from when it comes to their Entrée and Dessert sections.
The first time I went there I had a horrible meal and wasn’t sure I would ever go back. On that day I got the Mongolian Beef Stir Fry. It seemed like it should have been called just Stir Fry though because I hardly got any Beef. It was mostly made up of Noodles and Vegetables. Even the dessert wasn’t good, The Strawberry Shortcake tasted like it was completely frozen.
The second time I visited Sunshine I got the Rotisserie Chicken w/ Cheddar Mash Potatoes, it was really good. The chicken was juicy and seasoned very well and I liked the mash so much that I tried to make it at home. The dessert was much better this time around too, I got the Carrot Cake cupcake. The frosting was really good, but the cake part was a little dry.
The dining area isn’t that great, it just looks like a regular airport food court. But there are plenty of seats to choose from.
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Asian sectionReview of Lotus Blossom Cafe
Reviewed by Dfan79 Review Date: 05/11/2014
Rating: (5) Recommended
The Orange Chicken was surprisingly good. It tasted like the food court I eat at back home. Plus we had the place almost all to ourselves. The servers were really quick and polite.
The rice was awful though, it was so dry. I stuck my fork into it and could pick up the whole thing. It was an open air restaurant, which is a bad thing in September.
The Caramel Ginger Ice Cream was awful. It tasted like plain vanilla with a few weird bits of Ginger every so often. It left an awful ginger taste in the back of my throat.
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Rice, Ice CreamReview of Electric Umbrella
Reviewed by Dfan79 Review Date: 05/11/2014
Rating: (6) Recommended
The food is ok and there's plenty of items and seating to choose from.
The main problem I had with Electric is that it was so boringly ordinary. There were no standout items that are exclusively here except the Macaroni and Cheeseburger. But even that was mostly just a run of the mill burger.
I guess this place is for the picky/young eaters who don't want to have a meal in World Showcase.
Also I didn't like the limited choices for desserts. I opted for the prepackaged Chocolate Chip Cookies because there wasn't much to choose from.
The atmosphere much like the menu is boring. This place badly needs a rethemeing. The interior is mostly just purple and pink. The only thing that jazzes up the place is the different colored huge umbrellas that hang above the tables.
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Limited Menu, AtmosphereReviewed by Dfan79 Review Date: 05/11/2014
Rating: (6) Recommended
I know this sounds strange, but don't get the pizza's at Pizza Planet. Surprisingly the Meatball Subs are the items you should snatch up. For dessert they have the delicious Cappuccino Cupcakes. I was wired all day after eating it, it is moist and just awesome.
The atmosphere is disappointing if you've seen Toy Story. Because it doesn't look a thing like the cool arcade place in the movie. It looks as if they were going to put something else in this space and at the last minute they changed their minds. They just stuck random Toy Story statues on the ceiling and roof and then called it a day.
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AtmosphereReview of ABC Commissary
Reviewed by Dfan79 Review Date: 05/11/2014
Rating: (7) Recommended
I had a real good Chicken Club here, but the highlight of the meal was the specialty cupcake. For some reason Hollywood Studio seems to have the best quick service desserts in all of Disney World. The desserts often change, this time they were giving a Chocolate Cherry Cupcake with the meal, it was so moist.
The only drawback was the atmosphere, it's too plain. It looks like a regular cafeteria, but with palm trees. It does have props and posters of ABC shows, but their mostly from shows I can't stand like "The Middle".
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AtmosphereReviewed by Dfan79 Review Date: 05/11/2014
Rating: (8) Recommended
I thought the Honey Chicken was really good, it looks just like the one at the table service, except it's not on a glass plate. It comes in a orange box like you'd get at a Chinese food restaurant. Banana pudding with a vanilla wafer was a good tasty choice.
The only drawback is the outdoor seating. Because it rains a lot, like on the day I went. It has outdoor roofs over some of the tables, but there's not many. So you might have to pit fight another family if you want one.
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OutdoorsReview of MagicBand
Reviewed by seymourmomof3 Review Date: 05/11/2014
Rating: (10) Recommended
We used the bands for the first time on our recent visit and we loved them. No issues, kids loved going up and using them to get in park and room it was fun for them. No worries about losing key to world cards nice not to have to dig them out each time needed just pop your wrist up. We liked them better!
