Most Recent Reviews
Review of All Star Sports Resort (Value Resort)
Reviewed by 3dogknight Review Date: 03/25/2016
Rating: (9) Recommended
all star sports is a great value. You have everything there you need for a great vacation. I would stay here again. you have a pool, good food variety, friendly staff. and use of all the Disney amenities that the more pricey resorts offer
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stayed at the ALL Star Sports resort March 12 through the 19th.Friendly staff , clean room with a small refrigerator.you can view the epcot fireworks from this resort at night. food court has many selections for all meals. Get the refillable drink cupCons:
would be nice to have a fan in the roomReview of Teen Activities
Reviewed by lauriemacneil Review Date: 03/25/2016
Rating: (10) Recommended
My 15 year old son couldn't say enough about the wonderful time that he had at Vibe on the Wonder! The counselors were fun, there were lots of other teens to hang out with, and the activities were lots of fun. They often had little treats for them, too!
He really enjoyed the "Wild Side Teen Adventure" at Castaway Cay. It was a great way to meet other teens and was a whole lot of fun. They went biking, snorkeling, went on a really fast boat ride to another island and had a little dance party on the boat in the middle of the beautiful Caribbean Sea!
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lots of teens to hang out with and lots to doCons:
noneReview of Overall Cruise Experience Summary
Reviewed by lauriemacneil Review Date: 03/25/2016
Rating: (10) Recommended
My 15 year old son and I took a 4-night cruise on the Wonder from Miami, stopping at Castaway Cay, Nassau, and Key West. It was WONDER-ful! The food was fantastic in all restaurants and was very good at the quick service outlets, room service and buffet. I had a difficult time deciding which adult activities to participate in because there was so much to choose from, but everything was great fun. My son had an amazing time at Vibe and met lots of other teenagers. I really only saw him at dinner (because I made him), as there was so much for the teens to do. He said that it was the best vacation of his life! He HIGHLY recommends the "Wild Side Teen Adventure" at Castaway Cay.
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service, food, entertainment, spaCons:
noneReview of Theme Park Photo Pass
Reviewed by mawdryn Review Date: 06/28/2015
Rating: (7) Not Recommended
I have used Memory Maker twice now. Last March (2014), my husband and I used it. There were photographers everywhere, and we had over 300 photos for a 6 night, 7 day trip, The quality of the pictures was very good, and we had a lot of magic shots.
We used it again this past June with our 15 year old, twin daughters, for our 5 night, 6 day trip. We had just over 200 pictures. I found there were less photographers in the parks. We had to ask for the magic shots, and the quality of photos wasn't nearly as good.
We asked for an Olaf magic shot in Epcot before we went over the bridge into Canada. The photographer said sure and had us pose. When we looked at the pictures a few days later, Olaf wasn't in the shots...
The photographer in Germany was excellent. I wish I would have gotten his name. Same with the photographer behind Spaceship Earth by the fountain. He was excellent! These were our best pictures by far.
There really should be a few photopass photographers during the character meals. I feel they would be especially useful here.
I don't know that I would purchase MM again. I felt the $159 price tag just wasn't worth it this time.
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Magic Shots, Videos and an Abundance of PhotosCons:
Lacking PhotographersReview of Crystal Palace Breakfast
Reviewed by JJPrice Review Date: 03/25/2016
Rating: (7) Recommended
We have gone to Crystal Palace on every trip. This year we decided to have breakfast there. It was very good, nice selection, tasty food. However, it was very expensive, especially for those of us travelling from Canada. When all was said and done with the tip and exchange rate, this breakfast cost us $180 for 3 Adults (incl. 10 year old) and 1 Child. As good as it was...$180 for breakfast is hardly worth it. On the positive, with our 8am reservation we got into the park early and walked right onto 7 Dwarves Mine after breakfast, got a great pic in front of the castle without crowds, and got pictures of my daughter with Pooh and Friends to add to our collection over the years.
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Selection, FoodCons:
CostReview of Boatwright's Dining Hall Dinner
Reviewed by JJPrice Review Date: 03/25/2016
Rating: (3) Not Recommended
We have stayed at Port Orleans a few times and never tried Boatrights. After reading such great reviews, we decided to give it a try. We had 8:40 reservations, on our arrival day. We weren't as hungry as we thought we would be, so we ordered a few appetizers. The food was pretty bad, my husband ordered the Colonel's Pieces and it was inedible, in fact the waitress noticed he wasn't eating it and took it off our bill. I had a salad, which lacked flavour and french onion soup that was extremely salty (and I like salty food). The kids meals were nothing special either, but at least they were edible. It was a really disappointing meal.
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FoodReview of Raglan Road
Reviewed by JJPrice Review Date: 03/25/2016
Rating: (10) Recommended
The food here was fantastic! We ordered salads and a few appetizers for our dinner and it was all delicious. The kid's meals were great, it was nice to see the kids enjoy real food for dinner, they had chicken breast and steak with mashed potatoes and loved it. Such a nice change from the chicken nuggets and mac and cheese they had been consuming most of the week. It's a lively place, with a fun atmosphere. Great Irish Dancers too!
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Food, Dancing, AtmosphereCons:
NoneReview of Walt Disney World's Magical Express
Reviewed by ninjat Review Date: 03/28/2016
Rating: (9) Recommended
I love the magic express service and would always recommend it out of all the times I have used it I have only had one bad experience. We were on the bus the last pick up was at the Poly, the driver had the door closed and was leaving and a Poly employee came up knocking on the door telling the driver he had to wait for another group, they had just got back from the parks and still had to get there bags from bell services. Well this took forever and by the time we actually got them on and loaded there were people in danger of missing their flights due to the extremely long security lines at the airport. The driver should have never been told to wait it was entirely the fault of the Poly cast member.
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Don't have to rent a carCons:
Delays caused by other guestsReview of Wolfgang Puck Express Marketplace
Reviewed by JJPrice Review Date: 03/25/2016
Rating: (10) Recommended
This is one of our favourite places to eat. We had chicken meatball pizza, spaghetti and meatballs, and ravioli for 4 people. It was more than enough to share. The food was great and reasonably priced. Lots of seating available, it was a nice night, we ate outside.
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Food QualityCons:
NoneReviewed by fluffy30 Review Date: 03/29/2016
Rating: (3) Not Recommended
Was looking forward to our three night stay here (Mar 19-22) following a week at Saratoga Springs but was sadly disappointed. We stayed in building 7 which was the furthest from the lobby, pool, food court and bus stop, but it was still only a 5-7 min. walk to the main areas.
Liked the small size and the room was fine although the bathroom is very compact. Parking was close to each of the buildings. That's about it for pros to this resort. The food was terrible both at breakfast and the one dinner we had. Service was so slow and ordering chaotic. Had to go to different windows to order food then get a pager from each one and pay at the cashier. Our sandwiches got cold while waiting 10 min. for our kids burgers. The drink refill area was dirty and the straw dispenser just filthy. The pool area was very crowded and the kids found the slide too small. They did enjoy the water play area. I thought the children's activity leaders to be a bit snippy with the kids and the greeter at the door to the lobby was rude. He actually scolded my six year old for asking for a plastic coin. He seemed much more interested in engaging with the adult guests. This was the 15th Disney resort we have stayed at (I'm trying to get to them all) and my least favourite so far. We did go over to Riverside and enjoyed pizza for lunch one day and checked out the pool. We may try there next time. I think French Quarter may be better suited to couples and adults but for families it really misses the mark.
