In your opinion what is the most overrated thing in WDW?

[Butterstick]

Another vote for 7DMT! So short, such uncomfortable seats.

 

[gillep]

The Monorail
'Ohana
California Grill
Narcoossee's
Anything involving Muppets


I have also never seen The American Adventure, and I have no plans to see it in the near, or distant future.

 

[Kristine316]

I've seen it a few times in the thread already but, character meet and greets to me is the most over rated thing in all of WDW.

I just don't get it.. waiting in long lines to meet a college kid dressed in a costume. I know a picture maybe kind of nice but, its still just a person dressed up in a fancy costume Disney handed to them.. lol Getting an autograph from a character is also another head scratcher.. you aren't actually getting the autograph of the character.. its like just someone pretending and they sign the name of a character who does not actually exist. You could get some random person at the airport to do the same thing and you don't have to wait an hour.. lol

Now I get it for children. They don't necessarily know it isn't real and meeting a princess or whatever is very magical for them.. but adults... no I don't get it. Over rated. However.. I do understand many. many people disagree with me. I guess we all like what we like.. and clearly these characters meet and greets are very popular or else the lines wouldn't be so long for them.

 

[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

I first had Dole Whip at Disney, don't really remember when. I have had them twice at Dole Plantation, in Dec/Jan 2015 and again in Sept 2015. They tasted so much better than Disney's. Honestly, my son and I had them Oct 2015 in the Animal Kingdom and they were not good at all, but at Epcot and MK they were fine.

I'll have to remember to pay attention then come September Thanks for the info!

 

[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

I've seen it a few times in the thread already but, character meet and greets to me is the most over rated thing in all of WDW.

I just don't get it.. waiting in long lines to meet a college kid dressed in a costume. I know a picture maybe kind of nice but, its still just a person dressed up in a fancy costume Disney handed to them.. lol Getting an autograph from a character is also another head scratcher.. you aren't actually getting the autograph of the character.. its like just someone pretending and they sign the name of a character who does not actually exist. You could get some random person at the airport to do the same thing and you don't have to wait an hour.. lol

Now I get it for children. They don't necessarily know it isn't real and meeting a princess or whatever is very magical for them.. but adults... no I don't get it. Over rated. However.. I do understand many. many people disagree with me. I guess we all like what we like.. and clearly these characters meet and greets are very popular or else the lines wouldn't be so long for them.

Not only that Character Dining wouldn't be priced as it is if people didn't book them as much as they do. I know that some people do Character Dining just so they can bypass doing a FP for that specific character so I guess there's that too.

 

[RedK]

This may be heresy, but I just don't get the love for It's a Small World After All, or Peter Pan.

 

[Farro]

Stormalong Bay. We've stayed at Beach/Yacht Club a few times.

People describe the pool as a mini-water park.
Guys, it's not.
It's a nice pool, but people tend to get waaaaay over-excited about it.

 

[Rusty2rules]

It's A Small World hands down for my family and I. Not even close.

 

[TXDisneyFan1]

I never gave my answer... American Adventure.

Incredibly boring, awful song, and I don't want to hear about how great America is for a half hour... especially these days.

I would love to see them tear it down and put another country there instead.

I have never read anything on these boards that I disagree with more than this statement.

 

[Farro]

Poly
It reminds me of the Brady Bunch goes to Hawaii episode.

oh my god, oh my god, oh my god. You just described WHY IT'S SO AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!

Disney kitsch at it's finest!

I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Ron from Michigan]

Tony's in the Magic Kingdom. Terrible Italian food.

 

[scoobygrl79]

I can't believe no one has mentioned Toy Story Midway Mania.

For a while it had the longest wait in all of The World. Requires a first tier fastpass. And what do I get for waiting in line or using a valuable fastpass? An opportunity to frantically pull a little lever as fast as I can, wearing out my right arm. Then, at the end of the ride, I face the disappointment that all of my effort and energy has resulted in nowhere near the high score of the day.

This cracked me up!! And darn it if I don't always feel like my score is like a fraction of what it should be!!! Somebody else accidentally gets credited my targets!! I know this!

 

[Tonyz]

Cinderella's Royal Table without a question. We were so underwhelmed, and all the effort put in just to get in there. Yuck.

The food honestly looks terrible there.

 

[Tonyz]

SDMT.

It's a kiddy coaster. A well themed kiddy coaster, but a kiddy coaster nonetheless.

I just can't wrap my head around the massive waits for the ride, or paying for a special breakfast so you can get a ride or two on it before the crowds arrive.

Not saying it's a bad ride or that I hate it (looking at you IASW), just that I don't see it as the greatest thing since sliced bread, as many, many others do.

So funny how these things work… For me this ride is an instant classic and one of my all-time favorites already!

 

[greg9x]

I read this thread because as I plan out a trip for me and my son, I keep getting reminded of how over hyped things are at Disney.... I've been a few times (and usually have a good time) and get sucked in to the hype from forums like this and rarely has any of it lived up to the hype. I'd say most food options people flip out about aren't all that great... at least there is something of better quality for 1/3rd the price in most mid sized home cities. I usually stick to quick service options for convenience and time.. but the times I have opted for table service it was usually just 'ok' at an inflated price. For years I've wanted to try Yak and Yeti's from all the talk, last year finally did due to a 'lucky' opening during a rain storm. Service was good, but the meal itself felt like a TGIF at twice the price. I know people like a sit down meal... but can't understand being booked up 180 days out for most of them.

Like getting information from boards like this...but have to temper expectations of what others rave about... will always remember a few years ago people getting worked up about a particular restroom having powdered hand soap and how great that was !!!

 

[Tonyz]

I just died a little inside.

I almost feel bad for people who can't enjoy that park.

 

[Tonyz]

Most overrated is easy. It's the value that Disney assumes that they are providing. Their prices prove that they are way too proud of their product.

This might be the only objectively wrong comment in this whole thing.

 

[scoobygrl79]

Illuminations
anything Star Wars or Marvel
club level accommodations
Disney Springs
any baked goods found on premises

Okay, the "any baked goods found on premises" is an excellent contribution!! I'm still waiting to get a pastry of any sort that tastes better than it looks!

 

[Tonyz]

What.

We spent a full day there and didn't even feel like we scratched the surface. The theming of that park is just phenomenal. It felt like the most "alive" of any of the parks to me and my kids.

Granted, there aren't a whole lot of rides (and we were there pre-Avatar), but the rest of the park is just so immersive, we hardly noticed.

You... I like you.

 

[mesaboy2]

Tony's in the Magic Kingdom. Terrible Italian food.

I'm not sure how Tony's can be considered overrated. In my estimation over the years, negative reviews outnumber positive by about 10 to 1.