Most Recent Reviews
Review of Restaurant Marrakesh - Lunch/Dinner
Reviewed by debsil4 Review Date: 05/06/2013
Rating: (8) Recommended
I ate here with a group of 4 moms and and 6 teens and we all enjoyed our meals. The kids were a bit taken aback by some of the dishes; but once tried, they were very happy. Our waiter was very patient and allowed the teens to make substitutions if desired.
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Good food, ability to substituteCons:
NoiseReview of Pop Century Resort (Value Resort)
Reviewed by debsil4 Review Date: 05/06/2013
Rating: (5) Recommended
My DD 17 & I stayed here for Cheerleading Worlds. It is like all the other value hotels. I was disappointed that a lightbulb over the vanity area stayed burnt out all 6 days of our stay. I stayed here years ago when it first opened; but it is beginning to look worn.
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Food courtReview of All Star Movies Resort (Value Resort)
Reviewed by tiggermom44 Review Date: 05/05/2013
Rating: (10) Recommended
We stayed at the All Star Movies Resort for the second time April 29th -May 2nd. It was a short trip for myself, dd5 and a friend of ours who had never stayed on site.
I did the online check in which I really encourage you to do. We did it 2 years ago and it worked out great then and didn't disappoint this time either. We used the special luggage tag for our checked baggage this time. I was nervous but gave it a try anyway. We arrived at 11:30 at the resort. Check in was super quick-5 mins total with no wait in line. Our room was ready and when we opened the door our checked luggage was in it waiting for us! The staff was courteous and efficient.
We stayed in the Toy Story building # 9 room 9830. It was very quite with no noise whatsoever but close enough to the pool, food court and main building that it was worth the extra # for a preferred room. There was a small fridge-just a warning-there were no controls on it so we could not adjust the temp to make things colder and our stuff was cool not cold-no freezer with it.
The A/C would not adjust to below 68 degrees and is motion sensitive so our room was warmer at the end of the day than what we wanted and cooler at night which was good. We got a Mickey Mouse towel creation on the bed but nothing after that.
Mousekeeping was great and when we requested a bedrail and extra towels for swimming it was brought to us within 10 minutes. There is also a clothesline in the shower which was a surprise so bring a few clothes pins to hang your swim suits.
Food court was never crowded and we always found seating by the T.V/kid area no matter what time of day we were there. Food choices were great-with fruits and veggies available as well as yogurt and cold cereal with juices and milk-get the refillable mug-its a great value and any counter service in the parks will give you free ice water to put in it-bring packets of lemonade or ice tea to add to it if you prefer.
Bus service was great and rarely crowded. The longest we waited was 10 mins. At times we were the only 3 on the bus! At the Magic Kingdom, the longest wait time was 33 mins and at Epcot, we didn't wait at all for anything longer than 5 mins!..
Over all...will stay here again --Disney great job!
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—Review of Grand Floridian Resort (Deluxe Resort)
Reviewed by Mom2maddie Review Date: 05/03/2013
Rating: (9) Recommended
Stayed in Conch Key Bldg top fl dormer room for 5 nts recently. Nice room (garden view) and could see lagoon and elec water pageant at night! Boat to MK and monorail to Epcot can't be beat. Only downside was lengthy walk for bus drop at HS and then very long wait for bus at night!
Housekeeping was best we've ever had and turndown is nice! My daughter wrote our maid a thank you note and we left her a nice tip because she was so good! Service in hotel and restaurants and pool bars was good as well. Would stay here again if I get the chance and will try for the new DVC that is being built.
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Bus to/from HSReview of Carousel Inn & Suites
Reviewed by LuvsDsnyTrips Review Date: 05/02/2013
Rating: (2) Not Recommended
Room had hair on the bedding....on the floor
Management was called and they took care of all but, it was so dirty ....that we never recovered
Cannot recommend
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Location and location onlyCons:
DirtyReview of Raglan Road
Reviewed by ADisneyGinger Review Date: 05/02/2013
Rating: (9) Recommended
DH and I ate here on April 25, with a 7 pm reservation. We loved the entertainment and atmosphere - the band was incredible, and the dancing was fun to watch. We sang along with songs whenever we were invited/instructed to do so, and had a great time. Bread service comes with a Guiness reduction, which was so good, I looked up the recipe and made it at home the first day we got back from our trip. I think we cleaned up the whole portion that we were given. I had fish and chips, which were pretty normal (although the fish kept falling out of its breading), and DH had the heavenly ham, which was a giant portion, and really did taste quite heavenly. I had a few bites, and would whole-heartedly recommend it. It comes with two sauces on the plate - the sweet raisin sauce is a bit jarring with the ham (and I usually love sweet things), but the cheesy sauce is to die for. For dessert, we ordered the bread pudding. The couple next to us had a different server and were given bread pudding for free to celebrate their anniversary. We were also celebrating our anniversary (and had on our buttons), but our server still charged us for the dessert. A little disappointing because of the inconsistency, but the bread pudding was spectacular. One of the best desserts of the trip.
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Entertainment, Bread Pudding, Guiness ReductionCons:
ServiceReview of Gaston's Tavern
Reviewed by LuvsDsnyTrips Review Date: 05/02/2013
Rating: (9) Recommended
Food and servings were good
Seating is hard to find
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The cinnamon rollsCons:
SeatingReview of Be Our Guest -Counter Service Lunch
Reviewed by LuvsDsnyTrips Review Date: 05/02/2013
Rating: (10) Recommended
This place is so "elegant"
The set up here with how they serve your food is cool
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The beautiful roomsCons:
NoneReview of Backlot Express
Reviewed by ADisneyGinger Review Date: 05/02/2013
Rating: (5) Recommended
DH and I ate a late dinner here on April 24. Most of the other counter-service options in DHS were closed when we were ready for dinner (7:30-ish), and so our choices were very limited. We got a turkey sandwich and chicken nuggets, as well as the limited-time-magic Worms and Dirt cupcake. I asked for no fries with my nuggets so I could get a price break, so I paid a few dollars less, but my entree still came with fries. The nuggest and sandwich were both very ho-hum, especially for what was being charged. The cupcake was wonderful, but since it is a limited time magic cupcake, it won't be available any more, so I didn't factor that into my rating. In my opinion, DHS really needs to work on its counter-service options, especially later in the evening.
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Bland foodReview of Be Our Guest Dinner
Reviewed by ADisneyGinger Review Date: 05/02/2013
Rating: (9) Recommended
DH and I had 7:20 dinner reservations at Be Our Guest on April 23. We arrived a little after 7, and there was a huge line/cluster of people waiting for the check-in CMs (two of them). It seemed like many people thought they could just walk up and get in, and had long conversations with the CMs before they were turned away. Others walked down the bridge just to be turned back and get into the line slightly more frustrated. There wasn't any signage explaining where to go, and a lot of chaos/confusion was the result.
Once we were finally called to be seated, I got to carry "Lumiere's brother" to light our way to our seat in the ballroom - we had a great view of the ballroom and into the Library where the Beast was greeting guests. Tables are, however, very close together, so any sort of romantic ambience is hard to accomplish. DH got the steak, and I got the shrimp/scallops in puff pastry. We were both incredibly pleased with our choices. We each got a cupcake for dessert (chocolate for me, strawberry for him), and then got to try the grey stuff since it was our anniversary! It really is delicious.
Food comes out very, very quickly - the table next to us received their entrees 1 minute after they had started their appetizers, so the meal may feel a little rushed if you let it. We took our time and enjoyed the experience, especially meeting the Beast at the end. Overall, a fantastic place to eat if you can get reservations.
