Just back from POF, BCV and ASMovies

[Rubbertops]

TRIP
DH39, DW38, DD8 & DD4 went from Aug 25 to Sep 01.

LODGING
We stayed at PO French Quarter for 1 night. The resort was really nice. We were in building 3 and I thought it was a good location. I loved the ragtime jazz that they played. I liked everything about the resort and would go back. We took the boat to PO Riverside for lunch but I was glad we picked the FQ to stay. We have previously stayed at the Caribbean Beach (moderate) and preferred the POF.

We then stayed at the Beach Club Villas for 5 nights. We had a studio in a great location (260). The resort was great and there was a lot to do. We spent a lot of time there. We swam in SAB and the villa pool. We did the beach campfire and watched the movies. The kids played with Lilo and Stitch in the lobby in the afternoons and made towel animals. They did a lot of pin trading with the CMs. The kids did the albatross cruise and had fun. The CMs were great. We have previously stayed at the VWL (deluxe villa) and preferred the BCV.

We then stayed at All Star Movies for our last night. It wasn't that good. We stayed in Fantasia. I would have preferred to stay in Toy Story, but we probably won’t go back. We have previously stayed at POP and All Star Music (value) and preferred POP.

CS DINING
POF food court. The food was good. We ate the beignets, but we have had them from Café Du Monde and there is no comparison.

POR food court. We liked this and thought the food was good.

Hurricane Hannah’s was just ok. We ate here 3 times out of convenience but were getting pretty sick of it.

The gelato from the Beach Club Marketplace was great. We ate chocolate, mango, almond and something else. The chocolate was the best.

Boardwalk Bakery. The Panini was good. They were big. They were better toasted. The turkey was better than the ham. But the best things were the desserts. The brownie cheesecake was delicious.

All Star Movies food court. The food was okay. Nothing special. However we could get hot fudge sundaes with choc mint ice cream for 1 snack credit and it was great!

TS DINING
We ordered Room Service from the Beach Club. Since it takes 2 TS credits we just ordered one adult meal and one kid’s meal and split them. The adults had the crab cakes and filet and white chocolate cheesecake. The kids had soup, chicken strips and pirate punch. There was plenty of food and it was excellent.

We ate at Boma and really liked it. I tried all kinds of different things.

We went to the Crystal Palace for dinner. I especially liked the prime rib and the salmon. The kids loved the sundae bar.

The next day we went to Kona for dinner. I thought this was our best meal. I loved the bread. My filet was excellent. Food, service and atmosphere were all good. We ate at 5 o’clock and the place was getting busier and noisier when we left.

Our last TS was at Wolfgang Puck Café. I was looking forward to this meal but was disappointed. We had a nice table at the back overlooking the lake but the restaurant is so noisy! It is also very cold. We went outside during the meal to warm up. I had the quesadilla and the pumpkin ravioli. I didn’t enjoy either of them. I tried my DH’s Asian spring rolls and Mahi Mahi and they were good. The kid’s pasta was better than the kid’s pizza. The only thing I really liked was the crème brulee at the end of my meal.

PIRATE AND PRINCESS PARTY
We went to the party on Aug 28 and thought it was great. We had no waits for rides. We saw the fireworks and the late parade. We seemed to always miss the character meet n greets. The kids loved going to the treasure spots. We got there at 4 and left at 12.

OVERALL
We had a lot of fun this vacation. It was very hot and humid. When you go inside, the a/c is very cold. So you go from one extreme to the other. But it was fine. We spent a lot of time in the pool and very little time in the park.

 

[hockey mom]

Welcome home

We were there from Aug. 27th to Sept. 3rd and stayed the entire time at ASM.
We were in the Mighty Ducks section though and had a pretty good time.

Did you get the "comeback offer" and did you book for next year.?

It was way to hot and humid for my liking.

 

[Rubbertops]

The Mighty Ducks pool looked great.

We did not book for next year.

It was very hot and humid, but it didn't bother me that much. We have been in December when it was cool - and it was kinda nice to be hot in Florida. For a week it was okay.

 

[lordnamis]

Hello Dissers,
Just wondering if there is anything specific you did not like about ASMo, because I leave on the 9th and am heading there for the first time. Have stayed at POP, and ASSp, but first time at Movies. I was thinking of staying in mighty ducks because of the close pool and because I hear that the Music busses are actually closer to mighty ducks than the movies busses.

 

[hockey mom]

We liked the movies but the buses stop at all 3 resorts with movies being the last which frustrated my DH.

You are right though if you are the Mighty Ducks section you are closer to the Music bus stop than the movies. The only reason we would stay at Pop is because of the bus issue. If we had our own car we would not hesitate to stay at Movies again.

 

[Rubbertops]

Maybe I was just lucky at the other resorts, but I had a 30 min wait at the ASMovies to check-in.

I also had an unhappy CM at the food court. She kept me waiting while she was sorting through receipts. She wasn't very friendly.

I called housekeeping to request 4 extra towels (for swimming) and we never got them.

The other resorts, just seemed over all better to me. It could have been one of thoses days I guess.

The kids liked the pool, playground, arcade, toy story icons and sundaes in the food court.

Have a great trip!