WDWKOOK said:Well, HOWDY andback! This is exciting news and I bet your girls are very excited, but what about poor DS? What's he getting out of this deal?
I shall inscribe your royal trip details into the Lodgers' Log, but I'm not using permanent posting ink
Does anyone have any recent reviews, pic or experiences with the cub's den? I can't seem to find anything current at all
Those photos are amazing! Don't think I stopped smiling all the way through...brought back many happy memories!Thank you so much!
My daughter and I are going to sit down and plan out our food options next week for our trip to WL in February. Since we've never been to this resort, I need a little information in order to plan out our dining reservations.
Could someone tell me about the Roaring Fork? What is it like? The more detail the better.
We will have four adults and two children ages 5 & 3.
Thanks.
It looks like we can get some decent food there for any meal.
Thanks, GrandCalifornian. This is exactly what I wanted to know. We are going to be doing the DDP for the first time on this trip and your information really helps me a lot. We are not much for lots of sweets and desserts, so knowing that hash browns is a snack has me totally won over.
Just check the Disney booking site by plugging in your dates and selecting Woods View. Then, just subtract the amount you paid from the quoted price to get the difference in price to upgrade. (Don't forget to subtract any discount you used when booking from the Woods View quoted price online). That would be much faster than calling, but you can also call the WDTC and get the same info.
There is also Cub's Den info./photos on the first page HERE and a link to AllEars reviews.Does anyone have any recent reviews, pic or experiences with the cub's den? I can't seem to find anything current at all
Thanks for posting your CD experience
Thank you for posting about your RF experienceSince you asked (and even asked for more detail the better) I will gladly write about Roaring Fork. Are you ready, because here it goes...
Roaring Fork is WL's quick service snack bar / restaurant. It is located near the pool, down a long ramp from the main lobby in the North wing of the resort. It is also the mug fill station for the refillable mugs that you get with room packages or you can purchase for $15.99 that entitles you to free soda, tea, and hot beverage refills for the entire length of your stay.
On the Disney Dining plan, the meals here are Quick Service and for lunch and dinner they include a dessert. There are also a lot of dining plan snack options available here, from drinks to desserts to even hash browns at breakfast.
For made to order food, there are two service counters where you wait in line and order one of the items available at that station. At breakfast, one station has typical bacon, sausage, pancakes, and biscuit breakfast plates, while the other has Mickey waffles topped with strawberry, chocolate, or bananas. For lunch and dinner, one station has burgers, fries, chicken, and another daily special. The other has different items, like sandwiches or even spaghetti and meatballs depending on the day. There is a dessert cabinet with pastrys, cookies, and the biggest and best chocolate brownies that we saw anywhere on property. They could easily be split between multiple people, or even over multiple meals. (I liked having the leftovers with breakfast). Once you collect the food that you want, there are cashier stations where you pay for everything you wound up with.
Then there is an adjacent dining area with tables and chairs where you cna eat your meals if you choose not to take them to the tables outside by the pool or up to your room. This area can get pretty crowded during busy times, but is a nice place to sit and eat.
While the concept is similar to quick service at other Disney Resorts, I found the quality to be better at Roaring Fork. This time I had the bacon cheeseburger at the Poly, Coronado Springs, and RF, and by far preferred the one at RF. It just tasted better, came with fresh hot fries as a side, and had lots of good dessert options. There are also daily specials, ranging from cheesesteaks to various flavors of flatbread sandwiches which often looked interesting.
During our 10 day stay we had a dinner and two lunches at RF, and we had at least four breakfasts from there. At breakfast we would often share either a breakfast platter or waffles, and usually would take them up to the room. I would have been perfectly happy having many more meals there, since it is so convenient and I really enjoyed the food.
RF is definitely not a fancy sit down dining experience, but it is a great compliment to scheduled ADRs since you can always stop by and eat something whenever you are in the resort, and you have lots of options as far as how much you want to eat. During our trip they were open from 6 AM to midnight, with hot food from 7AM to 11 PM.
Kook - unfortunately I haven't kept up on the thread like I wanted to the past month. But with December bearing down, I'm trying to get back in gear and get my priorities straight.
Were you able to find out the status of rooftop Wishes viewing while you were there? I didn't see any responses to that. I need to lock down my anniversary plans for the DW.
I posted either here or to my TR that as of last month they weren't doing Flag Family or rooftop Wishes viewing due to the ongoing roof construction as seen here:
I don't know what the status is this month. If you're still booked club level, you can email the IPO and ask them when it's a little closer to your arrival.
That's a good idea, especially since the rooftop viewing (and possibly Flag Family) technically aren't 'Disney sanctioned activities' since technically there are some ADA 'issues.' To be safe, I would assume that you won't be able to do it. In fact, I even removed the rooftop viewing from the first page months ago. Let us know what Plans B & C end-up being - a fireworks cruise perhaps or CA Grill?
