Most Recent Reviews
Review of 1900 Park Fare Character Breakfast
Reviewed by bosslady79 Review Date: 01/23/2013
Rating: (8) Recommended
Had ADR on 12-15. Characters were good, Tigger, pooh, Mary Poppins,the mad hatter, alice and wendy. Food was ok, nothing special.
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noneReview of FastPass+ (Retired)
Reviewed by jenbort Review Date: 01/23/2013
Rating: (10) Recommended
When I bought this I thought I was buying a prepaid Photopass disc & the ability to put my ride photos on it. I found out when I got to the parks though that it had another great perk! Many of the places we dined at took your picture and then someone came to sell you the package. With the Photopass+ you get those free! At $30 each for those packages the photopass+ paid for itself by the end of our trip! I also noticed that when you showed the photographers that card many of them took extra pictures because they knew you would use them. We were even able to add other photopass cards onto our account - like when my daughter did the Jedi Training Academy. My only caution is that the necklace they give you comes apart easily after a few days so make sure to get a picture of the back of your card just in case.
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Necklace falls apart easilyReview of Limited Time Magic - 2013 Celebration
Reviewed by jenbort Review Date: 01/23/2013
Rating: (1) Not Recommended
We arrived January 9th. I couldn't find anything on the blog about what the "magic" was that week so I was excited that it would be a surprise for us. We asked everyone, from the check-in desk to people at all the parks, and no one even knew what I was talking about. As far as I can tell there was no extra magic that week. We were really disappointed.
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—Review of Plaza Restaurant
Reviewed by momof3inMadisonAL Review Date: 01/23/2013
Rating: (7) Recommended
Made a reservation one day before. It was a last minute trip. We didn't want a big meal but really hate the thought of two counter service restaurants in one day. This is a cheap Table Service so not the best buy for those on dining plan.
ADR for 7:15. We almost didn't make it due to Electric parade and street being shut off. It was crowded outside the restaurant because of parade nd wishes.
We were seated near the kitchen (as we were in Sept). Our server was friendly. She checked on us and brought extra condiments without asking. But when it came to check time, it took about 15 mins. Not sure if Tables in Wonderland threw her off or if she was just getting ready to close.
I got the strawberry chicken salad. Although it was good, it wasn't worth the hype and I wouldn't get it again.
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Quick serve food without the crowdsCons:
—Review of Pinocchio Village Haus
Reviewed by momof3inMadisonAL Review Date: 01/23/2013
Rating: (5) Not Recommended
Mixed feeling. I enjoyed the Caprese flatbread and DH enjoyed the meatball sub. However, my picky DS would not eat the flatbread. It used to be a great place to go for pizza. We can't come here anymore. Other kid options are mac&cheese and uncrustable. Dear Disney, please offer regular pizza for kids.
Ate lunch after 1pm on MLK, It was very crowded. Hard to find a table. All 6 of us squeezed around one table. Difficult to even walk through dining room, there were so many people.
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Kids meals, crowdedReviewed by slapps Review Date: 01/27/2013
Rating: (9) Recommended
We have been going to Disney for the past 10 years. WE travel down from up-state New York with our great family friends. We always stay on property and we are now DVC owners. The past stay 12/28/2012 - 01/06/2013 we stayed five nights at Animal Kingdom Kidani village and five days at Old Key West. The biggest problem with the bus transportation at Kidani was the length of the bus rides. This was not due to bad service but, Animal Kingdom Lodge is a long way from everything except Animal Kingdom park. We then stayed at our home resort of Old Key West and once again found the bus service outstanding. We do enjoy just getting on the bus and relaxing as we go to our hotels or other parks. We also really like the boat service we find this a nice change and it can be fun. If you go to Disney during the peak seasons your waits can be a little longer but honestly we did not wait over 20 minutes at any time. I would rather sit and relax rather and not have to fight the traffic myself.
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Just an all around good service.Cons:
not muchReview of Shades of Green
Reviewed by momof3inMadisonAL Review Date: 01/23/2013
Rating: (6) Recommended
Third stay. Booked 4 days out for Long Lost Friends. We usually get 2 rooms in values but only suites available with military or FL discount so SoG was $60 per night cheaper this holiday weekend. Usually Disney rates are cheaper than SoG for our pay grade. We were going to MK for a day so this was preferable to staying off property.
In March we had a large room with a big bathroom - double vanity. This time we had a much smaller bathroom. One sink and not a separate room for toilet. Only towels for 4 but our maid was observant and noticed we had 5. We didn't have plastic cups though. Only two coffee cups and two drink cups. It was such a short trip we didn't bring our own Solo cups for kids to drink out of. I do like that they have Starbucks coffee here but food was so bad in 2008 when we stayed, that I don't want to try again.
Ticket office closed too early and opened too late for us to take advantage of it. (our local ITT office was out of the ticket type that we needed).
Stay in March was furthest from parking, but not quite as far this time. I much prefer to be near garage since we usually drive to parks if not walking to Polynesian to catch monorail. .
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Food, parkingReview of Limited Time Magic - 2013 Celebration
Reviewed by momof3inMadisonAL Review Date: 01/23/2013
Rating: (10) Recommended
I had been waiting for Long Lost Friends week since October 2012, when Disney first teased at the possibility. When I heard rumors that is was going to happen about 5 days ahead of the official announcement, I made resort reservations. Being a pass holder and living within driving distance, I could do this. I held my breath waiting for the official announcement which was made only three days before my visit. I feared that the characters might be some I had already met. Fortunately, I was not disappointed. There were 15 Long Lost characters out for meets and we had never met 11 of them. There were plenty of locals and character hunters in line, but I'm sure many people just can't make a last minute trip. I'll probably try to make future last minute trips for limited time magic but it sure would be nice if Disney gave a schedule a little further out.
On another note, the lines moved quickly and we met all 5 sets within an hour and a half. Only other complaint is that we felt a bit rushed with characters. It was "take a pic and go." I was ok with not getting autographs but felt like they didn't want the kids to interact with the characters at all.
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Only a few days noticeReview of Sleepy Hollow - Liberty Square
Reviewed by disneyhorsefan Review Date: 01/23/2013
Rating: (9) Recommended
My sister and I got lunch here on 1/17. We ordered the waffle with strawberries and whipped cream, it was freshly made and delicious! I would absolutely go back here!
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—Review of Sci-Fi Dine-in Theatre Lunch/Dinner
Reviewed by disneyhorsefan Review Date: 01/23/2013
Rating: (6) Recommended
We dined here for dinner in January. We were seated just a few minutes after our ADR and service was good throughout the meal.
The theming was so fun! My sister and I sat at the back of a car behind another group, which was not as odd or awkward as I thought it might be based on previous reviews. Watching the movie clips was fun! During dinner we saw one whole loop and a few repeats, but that was nice because we missed a few during ordering, settling in, ect.
We were told that we could get milkshakes for our drinks on the dining plan. I had oreo and my sister had the orange creamsicle, they were easily the highlight of the meal-so good!!
For dinner, my sister had the veggie burger and I had the turkey sandwich...both of us thought our meals were only so-so. Not bad, but certainly nothing worth returning for. We enjoyed being able to order fruit salad for dessert since we had the milkshake with dinner-another sweet dessert would have been too much! The fruit was fresh and very good.
I would return here, but would not use the dining plan for dinner. I think it would be worth coming in just for a milkshake and to share an appetizer-we did not order any but they all looked good!
