Most Recent Reviews
Review of MagicBand
Reviewed by CinderellaGirl Review Date: 01/26/2015
Rating: (10) Recommended
LOVE the magic bands! You can choose what color you want, and they are delivered to your house in a really cool Incredibles box! It's so convenient having everything in the band, as opposed to having to fiddle around with room key cards, tickets, and fastpasses. Everything is right there on your wrist!
Pros:
Convenience, water proofCons:
None!Review of Mama Melrose's Lunch/Dinner
Reviewed by CinderellaGirl Review Date: 01/27/2015
Rating: (9) Recommended
My boyfriend and I ate here for the first time in January 2015. We arrived about 20 minutes before our reservation time, and were seated in about 10 minutes. I ordered the Penne alla Vodka, and it was delicious! Very flavorful, and the pasta was cooked perfectly. My boyfriend ordered the Chicken Campanelle, which he also enjoyed. I tried it, and it was very good! Our server was great, very attentive. The only odd thing about the experience was that there was a large party seated next to us, and they split the party up between two tables, even though they had 5 children with them and had a reservation. The party was quite disgruntled over this, and I can't say that I blame them. Our experience, however, was great, and I would definitely return!
Pros:
Great food and serviceCons:
None!Reviewed by BUBBLES36 Review Date: 01/27/2015
Rating: (8) Recommended
We stayed at Saratoga Springs 1/2-10/2015. We found the resort to be clean, quiet, large, very spread out. We were in the "Carousel" area of the resort, which is about as far away from the restaurants as you can get. It was nice because we were usually the 2nd bus stop when coming back from the parks. But I think if we stayed there again I would request to be in the "Springs" area if possible. We really don't spend much time in our room when at Disney, just need a place to shower and sleep, and Saratoga certainly was sufficient for that. There were 2 adults and 2- 19 yr olds in our room, we had a deluxe studio.
Pros:
Clean, quiet, points paid were very reasonable.Cons:
Very large resort, we were very far from the Concierge building/ restaurantsReviewed by CinderellaGirl Review Date: 01/27/2015
Rating: (10) Recommended
This is my favorite counter service restaurant in all of WDW! The pizza is very good, as is the side caesar salad. The theming is great, however, the restaurant can get crowded and loud, and so I prefer to eat outside under the awning. The one downside is that it often closes long before the park closes. One night during our stay, the park closed at 7pm and Pizza Planet closed at 5:30. We had planned on eating dinner here that night, and were disappointed when we arrived around 5:40 that it was already closed. For this reason, you may want to plan on eating lunch here, rather than dinner.
Pros:
Food, atmosphereCons:
Closes early, can get noisy and crowdedReviewed by gr Review Date: 01/28/2015
Rating: (1) Not Recommended
When you see New York Strip on a menu you expect a nice piece of steak. 3 Adults ordered this in our party and were surprised to get a piece of roast beef 1/4 thick X 3" X 7"...I can honestly say my "Beef"was barely warm next to the equivelant of 2 ice cream scoops of cold mashed potatoes and 26 cold long string beans. My meat was so tough that the butter knife they provided would not cut through the gristle. The 3 year old child received a bowl of Macaroni and Cheese which was hot and a glass of milk for $27.99. The service was average considering gratuity is already part of the bill and there is no incentive to be better. I'm disappointed in quality of the food that is offered in the Disney Parks considering the premium price that is charged.
Pros:
children get to meet princessesCons:
Really poor food for the money!Review of T-Rex
Reviewed by BUBBLES36 Review Date: 01/27/2015
Rating: (9) Recommended
We were at T-Rex Jan. 2015. This was our 2nd or 3rd time dining here. Each time we come the food has been very good, which is why we keep coming back. This time one had the Gigantosaurus Burger, which was absolutely enormous, and very good. My DD had Paleo Shrimp, again, plenty of food, we got 2 meals out of it, and I had the Omnivore's Delight, which was delicious, and I've been dreaming about it ever since. I would definitely get it next time we go to T-Rex.
This restaurant is very noisy, so if you are looking for a quiet meal, this is not the place for you! If you have little kids that are afraid of loud places, don't come. If you have kids that love dinosaurs and watching fish in the beautiful fish tanks, they will love it here.
Pros:
Great food!Cons:
noisyReviewed by lamystreaux Review Date: 01/28/2015
Rating: (10) Recommended
This was our first DVC stay and wow was it a great one! I remember several years back monorailing by the Grand Floridian thinking "Wow, we will never stay here. . .it is way too nice and expensive" and now we are owners at the villas. Beautiful room and resort. We did not have the best view (2nd floor, room 1220, overlooking the wedding pavilion), but beyond that, it was magical. Great amenities, even the pullout bed was comfy according to my sister. So excited for future stays here and at other DVC properties!
Pros:
cleanliness, beauty, service, locationCons:
noneReviewed by Disneyhenry Review Date: 01/28/2015
Rating: (3) Not Recommended
Did the online check in, still took almost 30 minutes to check in. From the room I called and asked where to catch the bus to the MK and was told at a bus stop, really? Must think I am stupid so I asked where the closest stop was and the reply was just come to where we checked in, the next day I found a stop one house over for ours, much closer. The bathroom floor needs a good scrubbing same with the walls.
I don't feel like I am on Disney Property, the food choices are very slim at the counter service, I guess I got spoiled to WL counter service .
Staying here mades me think twice about buying into DVC
I gave it 3 because the rooms are spacious otherwise it would have been a 2
Pros:
Spacious rooms boat to DtdCons:
Out dated bathroom, to large, counters serviceReview of 50's Prime Time Cafe Lunch/Dinner
Reviewed by lamystreaux Review Date: 01/28/2015
Rating: (10) Recommended
Our second time here and it was very enjoyable. We had a great waitress who really played the part. The table enjoyed the onion rings as an app, the fried chicken plate, and a mom's favorites plate. All enjoyed their food! Great home cooking!
Pros:
atmosphere, foodCons:
noneReview of Pizzafari
Reviewed by lamystreaux Review Date: 01/28/2015
Rating: (9) Recommended
Food was really good, especially for the price. Mom really enjoyed the big garden salad with chicken while the rest of us enjoyed the pizzas and side salads.
