It's newer so maybe that's why some think it's nicer. RP is a lot closer to the parks, specifically IOA.I’m staying at Sapphire Falls next week and I keep hearing it’s nicer than Royal Pacific. So why isn’t it included with the express passes if it’s just as nice or nicer?
Because (1) even though it's nice, it's less expensive, and (2) the whole value of express pass is that they are limited so it's unlikely more hotels will get them.I’m staying at Sapphire Falls next week and I keep hearing it’s nicer than Royal Pacific. So why isn’t it included with the express passes if it’s just as nice or nicer?
Is it any better at Disney at the moment? Staffing is the biggest hurdle I have been hearing.
I'd rather have a table than be holding a tray of food and looking for a table, especially if people at the tables are just holding tables and not eating. Having a take out option in the app would be useful though. But, I assume people would take advantage and use that to skirt the table wait.
Thank you for sharing. I sure hope they get this figured out soon, we will be there in 5 weeks. I also wanted to ask if you stayed on-site? I’m wondering how the food options are doing at the hotels as far as wait times.
Just so I understand, are you guys saying that the lines for the refills at the Coke freestyle machines are really long? We're going for one day next Monday and I've only gone before during lighter crowd times. When I've been there before there's usually no wait for those machines.
Thank you for sharing. I sure hope they get this figured out soon, we will be there in 5 weeks. I also wanted to ask if you stayed on-site? I’m wondering how the food options are doing at the hotels as far as wait times.
Wow, that's crazy. I guess we'll have to bring our own water bottles. Are there at least available cold water fountains to refill water bottles?We were there the first week in June, and the lines for ANY food option - refill machines, kiosks that will refill the cup for you, any kiosk that sells food were incredibly long. If you could find a machine open chances are it would be out of ice.
It took me as long to get a refill on one of our cups as it did for my kids to ride Simpsons.
There are water fountains near just about every restroom. There were a few in some queue lines I noticed as we went through as well. The lines were def long this past two weeks but hopefully with the new hiring, it'll be better soon!Wow, that's crazy. I guess we'll have to bring our own water bottles. Are there at least available cold water fountains to refill water bottles?
That sucks about the refillable cups - we're big fans. The ice is always a challenge, though. At many machines, you have to shove the ice out of the way just to get your cup in the receiver.
So the waits aren’t so bad at the freestyle machines?We have been at UOR since Saturday. We have NEVER had to shove ice out of the way, that's for sure! We filled our cups probably 15 times and maybe twice there was ice available. Rarely have to wait more than maybe a minute for our turn to fill it, though.
FWIW, almost all hotels have limited or no housekeeping still. At WDW, they are doing every other day trash and towel service but it often ends up being every 3-4 day trash or towel service. I much prefer full service as well, but it is what it is in the current environment. At first it was due to covid precautions, but now I think its due to staff shortages. I don't think I'd hold that one against RPR or the price you paid since its the same everywhere.Overall, I wasn’t impressed by this resort for the price I payed. The rooms were small, the pool was just ok, we didn’t care for the food offerings(ate at Jakes, Bula Bar, and Tuk Tuk Mkt.), and there was no in-room housekeeping services at this time. I made our beds, took out the trash, cleaned the sink, etc. I’m not complaining, per se, but I probably overpaid for this resort and I work really hard throughout the year to have a week off from housekeeping.
We have been at UOR since Saturday. We have NEVER had to shove ice out of the way, that's for sure! We filled our cups probably 15 times and maybe twice there was ice available. Rarely have to wait more than maybe a minute for our turn to fill it, though.
We were there June 9-16. The freestyle machines had some lines, but they were usually not too long. The later in the day, the less likely there would be ice though.So the waits aren’t so bad at the freestyle machines?