Most Recent Reviews
Reviewed by maze4 Review Date: 10/06/2017
Rating: (9) Recommended
We are DVC members and stayed 2 connecting studios 9/21-25 requested Tokeleu 3rd floor received ground floor #1913,1914. We arrived early rooms not ready so went to Epcot. Recieved email around 4pm rooms ready. Arrived back at resort after 9pm Luggage was there but not carry ons left at Bell Services. Room #1914 had an odor which once thought it was cigarette smoke so since my ds girlfriend has asthma we both went to front desk to alert them of situation. We were there approx 1 hour discussing options which were to have housekeeping come clean and they tried to find another room but since the hurricane alot of people were rescheduling their plans so all of DW was booked. They said that something would be avaiable the next day, while this discussion was going on another manager came over and asked room # and stated the the two rooms above ours were complaining the same smell. Head of housekeeping came as well as manager and we all came to conclusion that it was more of a mildew smell not smoke. They still cleaned and said they would shampoo carpets the next day. The manager said since we were not giving them a hard time and being reasonable they would like to compensate us. I explained that we used DVC points and they offered to refund those. That would have been great except our points would end up expiring since we have a Dec UY. so instead they comped us 1 night for each room monetary. Which ended up being over $500. They put it on our room credit which we used for F & W credits. This was truly amazing of them and not expected. The next day we came back with a puddle of water in the bathroom coming from the vent which we alerted front desk since we think that is where the smell was coming from and they quickly came and cleaned the area. We had no additional issues and the smell of the resort is very flowery so always had a nice smell. We loved using the monorail and boats and hardly had any waits. We used the walking path to TTC which only took 5 minutes and then you only had to use security checklines once. This is our home resort and look forward to returning. Only complaint We would goto quiet pools after returning from parks and the pool bar was always closed. This would be at 10pm I wish they would stayed open later. No issues with bugs, noise, boat horns etc. Loved it....
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Location, monorail, boat, quietnessCons:
pool bars not open lateReview of Pandora -- the World of Avatar
Reviewed by Jellybean Review Date: 10/06/2017
Rating: (10) Recommended
Overall it was a great ride one of the best we experienced at Disney. If the line-ups weren't so long I would do it over and over again. Unfortunately, we were unable to get fast passes. We had to wait 90 - 120 minutes first thing in the morning. We did it twice and both times in the morning. On our last day the plan was to do it at night as well, but my 9 year old was feeling tired. We did get to see Pandora at night, which is beautiful I might add.
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In my opinion this was by far the best ride at disney for me. I'm not a fan of roller coasters, but this was just enough trill for me and my family.Cons:
Size limitations should be posted. I had a young girl sitting next to me crying because her father was either to large/tall to fit on the bike. Her mother stayed with her, but it was sad to see someone crying at Disney.Review of Restaurantosaurus
Reviewed by feenie20 Review Date: 10/09/2017
Rating: (8) Recommended
While this location offers mostly typical theme park fare, it is spacious, the lines move quickly, and the food is fresh and hot.
We had a vegetarian in our party, and she really liked the vegetarian burger that was offered.
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convenience/vegetarian offeringCons:
—Review of Biergarten - Lunch/Dinner
Reviewed by maze4 Review Date: 10/06/2017
Rating: (6) Recommended
We ate her 9/22 party of 6 checked in about 10 min early and was seated with another couple. They were young and celebrating anniversary and I don't think knew that they would be sitting with another family so they kept to themselves and we respected their privacy. Our waitress came and got our drink orders and we went to stand in the long line at buffet. I have eaten here before and it was ok but my ds girlfriend was with us and has never ate here so she wanted to try it. Again the food was ok it took forever to get through the line and heaven forbid if you forgot anything because you would have to get in line again. This was the worse line I have ever had to wait in to get food. I was shocked at how the flow was moving. The entertainment was ok but didn't last long and they took a break. I remember the show lasting longer and they playing more songs. They played wedding songs not tradional German songs that they played int he past. Of course the kids enjoyed it and danced in the front. Our waitress never came around to refill drinks and other waitresses took our plates away. The price isn't worth it for us and this will probably be our last time going here for awhile. We are DVC & AP members so come to DW freqently and still have many restaurants to try yet.
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Buffet, entertainmentCons:
long lines for food, unattentive waitressReview of Chefs de France - Lunch/Dinner
Reviewed by maze4 Review Date: 10/06/2017
Rating: (9) Recommended
Ate her 9/23 spent the day at HS then walked over to Epcot which is about a 15 min walk. It had started to sprinkle a little as we checked in and was taken immediately. The restaurant was empty at 4:30. Our waiter came quickly and we ordered drinks. My ds girlfriend has nut allergy which we told waiter. We were also celebrating anniversary and ms son bday. This was our 2nd time eating here and really love the atmosphere. It is pretty and romantic. We ordered steaks and seafood. We also ordered french onion soup, lobster bisque and bacon salads first. Everything was delicious. Chef came out and talked to girlfriend about allergy and gave her all food options available. She chose steak but didn't want green beans so they gave her extra scalloped potatoes which is what I wish I did. They were tasty. They came and sang happy bd to my son and we all ordered desserts. It was a joyful meal and will always keep this in mind when returning. We are DVC & AP members so visit frequently and want to try places haven't eaten yet. Kudos to the waitstaff as sometimes they get a bad rap and not being nice and we have never encountered this here....
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Food, atmosphereCons:
noneReview of Flame Tree Barbecue
Reviewed by Jellybean Review Date: 10/06/2017
Rating: (7) Recommended
We ordered the chicken and ribs combo. The chicken was fine, but my husband wasn't overly impressed with the ribs. I've had better meals at that price point.
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Filling mealCons:
—Review of 'Ohana Best Friends Character Breakfast
Reviewed by maze4 Review Date: 10/06/2017
Rating: (6) Recommended
We arrived at our home resort Poly on 9/21. We had ressies at 9:55am at Ohana since our flight didn't arrive until 745am. We went to check in and dropped our bags at Bell svcs and went upstairs to check in. There was a line wrapped all around the top floor almost to Kona Cafe to get in line to get a pic of Stitch. I have read on line that he no longer goes around at breakfast. You stand in line get a pic then check in for meal. We waited over 30 min. Then you felt rushed. He did sign autograph books as I also read that Disney was doing away with that and giving you a signed card. Didn't see that anywhere. After getting pic we went to be seated. It was our luck that the characters had just finished being in our area and was starting over again at the other side of the restaurant. Our waiter came and stared to bring food. He never asked what we wanted to drink. My husband asked twice for a bloody mary and did finally get it but we were just about done eating. The juice they serve is sweet and my kids didn't like it but I know others do. They would have preferred water or soft drinks which wasn't offered. The food was ok. The pineapple bread was sweet and no one liked except for myself. The biscuits were hard like they had been under a heat lamp too long and the eggs were runny. Family liked the ham, sausage and fruit. They brought out cupcakes for anniversary and ds bday. We did this since our flight was so early in am and we wanted to eat before going over to Epcot for the day. Also my daughter wanted to get Lilo autograph. We had been done eating and waited for the characters to come and finally after about an hour they all came at once and wanted to get a group pic instead of individual. I wasn't happy with that at all. My dd9 did get a pic with Lilo and as long as she was happy I was ok. This will probably be a one and done with us. We are DVC & AP members and visit frequently and like so many other places for the quality of food. Visit here if you need to see Lilo because she isn't found anywhere else. *** My husband LOVED LOVED his Bloody Mary and oderes these drinks everywhere and he said this was the BEST ever!!!! He ordered it extra spicy.
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Meeting Lilo, stitchCons:
Waiting in line for StitchReview of Tiffins
Reviewed by Jellybean Review Date: 10/06/2017
Rating: (8) Recommended
My husband and I started with the Tom Kha Soup. While it was delicious it only came with two shrimp. I would have preferred some mushrooms as well. I would love to get this recipe and give it my own flare. My daughter had the kids Grilled Beef. The portion was very tiny and it was burnt even though we asked for medium-well. We ordered the Wagyu Striploin and House-smoked Brisket. This was cooked beautifully. We shared this dish. We told the server about the overcooked kids meals and told them not to bother making a new one. They did come with a fresh plate despite our request which we turned away because she had already eaten some of our steak. Instead of just crediting the meal they offered us a fast past for Everest. I guess they can't give one's for Pandora. Given that it was late we didn't want to walk all the way over to Asia and I'm a little scared of roller coasters to begin with. We ended up giving away our fast past, so someone else benefited from our kids poorly cooked meal. I've had better fine dining before, so my rating reflects that.
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Great location near PandoraCons:
Portion sizes versus qualityReviewed by mbelerique19 Review Date: 10/09/2017
Rating: (10) Recommended
We ate dinner the first night we arrived here. We stayed at Pop Century and made a special trip to POFQ since we have stayed there in the past. The jambalaya was so flavorful and delicious. It was not overly spicy or loaded up with rice. It has several pieces of sausage in it and went great with the cornbread that accompanied it.
My mother had the combo rib plate and loved how tender the meat was and how fresh her sides were.
My husband didn't stretch out of his comfort zone so he ordered the pizza which was also great.
We made a second special trip here just to have the beignets. Literally the best food there! I know for certain that on future trips to Disneyworld we will definitely be back.
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Great food, great environment!Cons:
NoneReview of Crystal Palace Lunch/Dinner
Reviewed by maze4 Review Date: 10/06/2017
Rating: (9) Recommended
Are here 9/24 late lunch early dinner 2:30pm ressies. We were at MK for MNNSHP and made ressies early so we could get back to POLY change and return for party. We checked in and waited about 20 min which was not built into my plans so my OCD was on overload. We haven't eaten here for breakfast many times and love it but wanted to try it for dinner so that we could enjoy the party without being hungry. We finally got seated and waiter was very nice and we explained our plans so he was very attentive. The food was all so good. everyone was hungry and ate plenty. It is the typical buffet so like most places on property had the same food options. We are ok with that and found plenty to eat. We ate fast maybe too fast because not all the characters had came around. I had told the rest of our party to go ahead back to resort to get ready as my dd9 was waiting to get Tigger. Our waiter came over to ask who we were still waiting for and I told him so he went to get him. However, on his way over another family kidnapped Tigger and took him to their very large table and he then got side tracked and visited the other half of the restaurant. If this was our first time being there I would have been upset but my daughter has all the autographs and she wanted to get back to resort to change as well. We enjoyed this meal and would do this again if need be. We did get actual autographs not the signed cards that people are posting on line about.
