Just returned from a wonderful trip, 11 nights at WL, nature view room #5002. We love the WL, from the lobby to the boat ride to MK to the ever so friendly & helpful CM! Wanted to give a brief overview of our experience from this trip (as everyone on this thread is always so helpful).
FOOD: Roaring Fork - we ate here only once for bkfst (not a fan of the bagel sandwich, it was better back in the day when it was a croissant) and once for a late lunch - DD13 hamburger was dried out & the pulled pork was just OK. Geyser Point - we did not eat here nearly enough this trip - only once ☹. DD13 had the Fish & Chips & they were flaky & crispy & WAY better then UK in Epcot, DH had the bison burger, which was excellent as always & I had the portobello salad with steak - very tasty! Storybook dining @ Artist Point: I will say we were a fan of the original Artist Point & am sad to see it go. The food now was just ok - did not like the apps or the desserts. DH had the pork, which he liked, DD13 had the prime rib, not too much fat which was nice & I had the gnocchi, which was tasty but very heavy. The character interaction was GREAT!! LOVE the Snow Queen. BUT I must say - our nice quite lobby is no longer. The amount of people that are now in the lobby because of this new dining, for us, is a lot. I get that there are new experiences & new restaurants, but what always brought us back to the WL was the quite lobby. Oh well, guess we will have to live with it....
TRANSPORTATION: Never had to wait for a bus or boat more than 5 minutes, except one morning to go to Epcot & the bus was shared with Fort Wilderness. After that, we took our truck to Epcot. They had more of the bigger boats running this trip than in the past trips, we noticed.
MOUSEKEEPING: Everything was always clean in our room & on our floor.
LAUNDRY: They really need to update the facilities, twice it was closed for repairs & we were given a card to use the Villa's facilities, but there are only 4 machines.
CAST MEMBERS: All were so friendly, helpful & cheerful. This is why we love the Lodge!
Hope this helps! Looking forward to our next vacation!!!