I agree about having a harder time with the magic. We have been 3 times in the past 7 years and just returned from a Dec 6-14th trip. The CMs who were the kindest and friendliest were those that were cleaning up the parks and housekeepinmidg. We stayed at CBR, and although we had a car, we did use the buses on occasion. My parents waited 50 minutes one morning for a bus to Epcot and one afternoon it took us 45 minutes to get a bus back from MK. The new pool at CBR was nice, but the rooms had a decidedly mildewy odor that smelled a bit better after room deodorizer, but the smell came back.
We are done with the dining plan. The tips wrecked it for us. Some servers assumed we wanted the tip on the room charge without asking. We were a party of 6 so the tip was guaranteed and service often felt rushed. We literally had dessert menus tossed on the table at Coral Reef after we had waited 50 minutes after our ADR to be seated.
DS smelled like garbage after Fantasmic last week. I don't know if they emptied the dumpsters early or what happened. Disappointed that fast passes were gone by 1pm for the new Toy Story Ride and it seemed like many of the attractions were packing it up by 5pm. That is no manpower for the Honey I shrunk the kids playground, but the beer vendors were out for Osborne lights.
I know I will get flamed, because people will say I should have researched more, I have, or I didn't have enough Pixie dust, but I think that the overall service is slipping. I will return, but still feeling a bit disappointed.
We are done with the dining plan. The tips wrecked it for us. Some servers assumed we wanted the tip on the room charge without asking. We were a party of 6 so the tip was guaranteed and service often felt rushed. We literally had dessert menus tossed on the table at Coral Reef after we had waited 50 minutes after our ADR to be seated.
DS smelled like garbage after Fantasmic last week. I don't know if they emptied the dumpsters early or what happened. Disappointed that fast passes were gone by 1pm for the new Toy Story Ride and it seemed like many of the attractions were packing it up by 5pm. That is no manpower for the Honey I shrunk the kids playground, but the beer vendors were out for Osborne lights.
I know I will get flamed, because people will say I should have researched more, I have, or I didn't have enough Pixie dust, but I think that the overall service is slipping. I will return, but still feeling a bit disappointed.