HauntedTTA
Earning My Ears
- Joined
- May 26, 2020
Back yesterday after 6 days and nights at Coronado Springs.
My first time staying at Coronado Springs and it is a fun little resort and much more enjoyable than our 2018 stay at Pop Century. I really enjoyed the theming (terrific background music) and the room was nice. The food, however, is terrible just like the food courts always have been at the resorts.
I'm a former cast member so I notice the little things and I saw a ton of cast members chilling on their phones in the view of guests. That was a huge no no 10 years ago and assumed it still would be.
Food:
California Grill was fantastic (you have to pay a premium of course) with their timing the food for post fireworks and had world class service. The food was fine.
Sanaa was solid as usual but I do miss the 2 meat option with rice. We had the misfortune of sitting away from the windows.
Homecomin was overrated. I liked the potatoes and the chicken biscuits were good, but I was expecting much more from the fried chicken. Our poor waiter was given us and two tables of 10 plus at the same time so we had no shot at refills or anything.
Maya Grill was just awful. I really enjoyed the live entertainment that was solid, but the food was waaaay overpriced by Disney standards and wasn't very good either. $9 chips and salsa? Come on Disney.
Oga's Cantina was fantastic with really cool food, drinks, and great service.
It was my first time on RotR and on MMRR and I thought both were solid attractions that deserve praise. Disney in general though is sorely missing line eaters like The Great Movie Ride and the current way they have guests queueing for rides are going to lead to some heat stroke deaths. It's just not tenable.
Cast members in general seemed miserable and really not in great moods at all. The professionals at Oga's, RotR, and California Grill really saved the day Cast Member wise but there were plenty of "Six Flags level" cast members.
I hadn't been to Epcot (former Innoventions CP) since it became a walled city and that is just ridiculous and ugly. I did enjoy riding SSE and I still hope every time I do ride it that it won't be the last time I'm riding an edutainment attraction.
Overall I feel that my time as a Disneyphile is over. I'm no longer interested in paying the prices that they're charging for getting something that is now no better than any other well done amusement park. Also Disney doesn't need me as evidenced by the end of Future World and those long attractions that were keeping guests from buying souvenirs.
One minor annoyance of note is that you can't find popcorn at the resorts. I think there would be a market there for those of us wanting to relax in our rooms and enjoy some overpriced popcorn. Especially since we can't get microwaves.
I'm sure I'll be back, but it'll probably be a decade before I go.
My first time staying at Coronado Springs and it is a fun little resort and much more enjoyable than our 2018 stay at Pop Century. I really enjoyed the theming (terrific background music) and the room was nice. The food, however, is terrible just like the food courts always have been at the resorts.
I'm a former cast member so I notice the little things and I saw a ton of cast members chilling on their phones in the view of guests. That was a huge no no 10 years ago and assumed it still would be.
Food:
California Grill was fantastic (you have to pay a premium of course) with their timing the food for post fireworks and had world class service. The food was fine.
Sanaa was solid as usual but I do miss the 2 meat option with rice. We had the misfortune of sitting away from the windows.
Homecomin was overrated. I liked the potatoes and the chicken biscuits were good, but I was expecting much more from the fried chicken. Our poor waiter was given us and two tables of 10 plus at the same time so we had no shot at refills or anything.
Maya Grill was just awful. I really enjoyed the live entertainment that was solid, but the food was waaaay overpriced by Disney standards and wasn't very good either. $9 chips and salsa? Come on Disney.
Oga's Cantina was fantastic with really cool food, drinks, and great service.
It was my first time on RotR and on MMRR and I thought both were solid attractions that deserve praise. Disney in general though is sorely missing line eaters like The Great Movie Ride and the current way they have guests queueing for rides are going to lead to some heat stroke deaths. It's just not tenable.
Cast members in general seemed miserable and really not in great moods at all. The professionals at Oga's, RotR, and California Grill really saved the day Cast Member wise but there were plenty of "Six Flags level" cast members.
I hadn't been to Epcot (former Innoventions CP) since it became a walled city and that is just ridiculous and ugly. I did enjoy riding SSE and I still hope every time I do ride it that it won't be the last time I'm riding an edutainment attraction.
Overall I feel that my time as a Disneyphile is over. I'm no longer interested in paying the prices that they're charging for getting something that is now no better than any other well done amusement park. Also Disney doesn't need me as evidenced by the end of Future World and those long attractions that were keeping guests from buying souvenirs.
One minor annoyance of note is that you can't find popcorn at the resorts. I think there would be a market there for those of us wanting to relax in our rooms and enjoy some overpriced popcorn. Especially since we can't get microwaves.
I'm sure I'll be back, but it'll probably be a decade before I go.