Most Recent Reviews
Review of Liberty Tree Tavern Lunch
Reviewed by shell65 Review Date: 04/01/2013
Rating: (7) Recommended
We had a reservations and they took us right away. My daughter had a burger and she loved it. I had pot roast and it was very fatty. The waiter was not friendly he was okay. We would try it again.
Pros:
burgers, bread and butter, atmosphereCons:
waiter was distracted and not too friendlyReview of Kona Cafe Breakfast
Reviewed by shell65 Review Date: 04/01/2013
Rating: (10) Recommended
We had a perfect breakfast. The food and atmosphere was wonderful. Jinny was a great waitress.
Pros:
waitress Jinny, Tonga Toast, Coffee,Cons:
—Review of Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique
Reviewed by maze4 Review Date: 04/01/2013
Rating: (9) Recommended
Had scheduled 180days for 10am on 3/18. Had breakfast at Crystal Palace earlier and walked around castle before ressies. Had purchased Cinderella dress from Disney store using discount offer. Had called a week prior to confirm and had some ?s. Asked if could bring hair extension since DD4 had very thin hair was told yes and ordered the courtyard pkg included hair tshirt tutu cinch bag for $89. Arrived on time a grandma was arguing about getting her two granddaughters in without ressies so it took a few minutes to be waited on. I know people might think they can just walk up and expect service but come on this is Disney I called 180Days to get get ressie. They called my DD in and they asked what pkg I requested was told that with courtyard you get a certain hairstyle not to my liking we wanted princess style but wanted the tshirt. So found out I could get princess hair nails makeup and buy tshirt for total of $49. You couldn't get the tutu but had skirts with us to use that matched the t shirt perfectly. I was pleased as I saved money. We had fairy godmother Daisy she said she makes magic happen so she didn't need the extension. She did I was so surprised. My only complaint was there was no where to sit because the lol girls around us had their entire families with them fathers brothers grandmas etc I had to stand the entire time also the photographer was walking around the room taking pics but was missing lots of moments. I even said that I had the photopass+. I did take my own pics though. I did tip as the overall experience was wonderful and my lol girl truly felt like Cinderella. When checking out a nice gentleman told us to go next door to get a photo session. I didn't know what to expect and thought I would need ressies but we walked right in and she posed and took about 10 pics closeups and all the bonus they were put on the photopass+ no charge then you can edit them to add enhancements. Hairstyle lasted 3 days glitter a week after many washings. Will do again
Pros:
total Disney experienceCons:
pricing photographerReview of Planet Hollywood - Closed for Renovation
Reviewed by shell65 Review Date: 04/01/2013
Rating: (10) Recommended
We had a nice meal here. My food was prepared exactly as I asked. The desserts were delicious!
Pros:
great food, great service, lots to look at !Cons:
noisyReview of All Star Movies Resort (Value Resort)
Reviewed by vale2000 Review Date: 04/01/2013
Rating: (10) Recommended
This was our first trip to WDW! It was so much fun!! We were a group of 10 including an infant. We stayed at All Star Movies a whole week (Jan. 26th-Feb.2nd 2013).
We were in three rooms (side by side) in the Herbie Love Bug section. It was very peaceful and we had a beautiful view of the 'foresty' area. The rooms were clean and were the size of a Best Western room. Each room had a mini fridge which was useful for storing all the drinks we accumulated (we were on the quick-dining plan).
From the airport we took the Magical Express. The bus driver was really funny and everyone was cheering as we passed under the "Welcome to WDW" sign!
Most of the bus was headed to All Star Movies and even then we waited no longer than 5 minutes to get to check in. Efficiency is an art at Disney World! We've been to several theme parks in Texas and WDW has the shortest wait times for everything (from food lines to ride lines). We were very impressed!
At the front desk all the females were given flowers and the kids balloons! Every one is so friendly and happy. After unpacking we enjoyed walking around the resort. Our rooms seemed to be the farthest from the food court and it was about a 4min walk.
Everyone's favorite past time away from the parks was the pool. It is beautiful, it was never crowded and there is a nearby bar area for the adults. My favorite memory from the trip is all of us hanging out around the pool just talking. The weather was perfect! We visited the pool 4 times during out stay.
Bus transportation: we didn't rent a car and used Disney transportation for everything. The longest we waited was 8 mins and it wasn't at the resort it was at Downtown Disney. Our family travelled together except for in the afternoons when my Dad would leave the parks for a nap, he said it took less than 10 minutes to and from the parks to the rooms. He'd meet back with us at the parks at night. We never had a problem even though we had strollers and backpacks. I loved the busses because it meant that we didn't have to worry about maps and parking, etc.
The food court is large and we always found tables for all 10 of us to eat together. The food was great! We ate here every morning and several nights. Try the Orzo soup it is delicious!
I loved the gift shop, they even helped me locate a store that sold Disney comic books (Downtown Disney). My whole family got bitten by the pin trading bug and the resort would have pin trading times (around 5:30pm). Addictive! The arcade was very cool. The first game when you enter: it's a wall of lights and the objective is to hit the lights as they blink, the more you hit the higher the score. We got very competitive, it was so much fun!!
I recommend this resort to all Disney lovers. We are already planning our next trip back.
Pros:
location, value, cast membersCons:
noneReview of Character Breakfast
Reviewed by canadamomof3 Review Date: 04/01/2013
Rating: (9) Recommended
The character breakfast was fun. We had ours at Parrot Cay and the kids really liked seeing all the characters. The bad part was that the movement of the characters through the dining room was not well organized so we had to wait a long time to see all the characters (and our server finally had to flag down Pluto because he had somehow skipped over us). My 3 year old daughter dressed up as Minnie Mouse for the breakfast and as we were leaving, Minnie stepped beside her and held her hand all the way down the hall - my daughter was in complete shock and awe and talked about it for months afterwards.
Pros:
Made a magical memory for my daughterCons:
Disorganized charactersReview of Pirates in the Caribbean Party
Reviewed by canadamomof3 Review Date: 04/01/2013
Rating: (9) Recommended
We loved the pirate theme at dinner - the kids got to sword fight with the head server. We wish we had done some of the cool pictures with backdrops that night. The deck party was chilly (repositional cruise LA to Vancouver in May) so the kids just wanted to cuddle up with us on deck after a few minutes of dancing.
Pros:
Great pirate themes at rotational diningCons:
Chilly- deck party was okayReview of Sail Away Party
Reviewed by canadamomof3 Review Date: 04/01/2013
Rating: (9) Recommended
It was a great way to start the cruise - lots of energy and music. Staff handed out sticks with blue or red tassles for the kids to wave and servers came around with drinks (virgin or alcoholic - at a cost - the "Bon Voyage" is really good!)
Pros:
So much fun - great energyCons:
—Review of Kid's Activities
Reviewed by canadamomof3 Review Date: 04/01/2013
Rating: (9) Recommended
My kids (ages 3,4, and 6) loved going to the kids clubs - they had a blast! My older 2 chicken out of the performance for the parents on stage with Mickey and Minnie at the end of the cruise, but my daughter was right into it. The only con was the bad phones on board - there were a couple times that they called us (my daughter had been potty trained for a few months but had an accident once and once my autistic son was getting a bit overstimulated and wanted to be picked up) and the phones never rang or indicated a message - we didn't get the messages until 1-2 hours later when we checked the stateroom messages.
Pros:
Kids didn't want to leave!Cons:
Bad phone connection for communicationReviewed by canadamomof3 Review Date: 04/01/2013
Rating: (8) Recommended
We had room 2000 and 2002 after reading reviews about the larger sizes and window seats in these rooms. The window seat and huge porthole window was great. Since it was at the end of the hallway, there was little noise from other rooms. There was quite a bit of motion in the room due to its location at the front of the ship and I was motion sick one day, but that's not too bad considering that 4 members of our family are very prone to motion sickness but I was the only one who got sick (and it was on a day that they closed all the pools due to 2 foot waves in the pools)
