Polynesian Luau

[ForestMice]

PLEASE HELP!!! I have Ressies for the Poly Luau the night before we leave...but.....my friends have told me that it isn't that great...that the food isn't that good and sometimes you get seats where you can't see the stage...Should I cancel this???? What else would be fun for our last night?? We have done the Hoop de Doo...we liked that..my girls are 10 and 6...we are staying at the Poly!! Only 8 more days!!!! Wahoo!

 

[Mrs. Snowgod]

DH & I have been twice, and the 2 experiences were like night and day.

1st time was in '97, celebrating my parents anniversary with 6 of us - parents, dh & me, and DS13 & DD16. We sat at the later showing and it was dark (which IMO adds to the mystique). We liked the food very much that time. We loved the whole experience.

So much so that we tried to repeat the fun on our '00 trip for our 25th anniversary (just DH & I), in fact that WAS our anniversary dinner. It was awful. Because it was early (first mistake), there were mostly family groups with many children. Mind you, I'm not bashing children, it was just not like the first time because the later seating was at 9:00 and logic dictates that it was an older crowd. I remember thinking it reminded me of a school cafeteria.

2nd mistake - seating for 2. With six, we were at a section of table at the back that was for 6 or 8, but we had it to ourselves and felt a sense of privacy. With just the 2 of us, we were sandwiched between other groups, and directly next to us was a family with a 1-year old and a 4-year old who were NOT enjoying themselves. The parents were whining at the waitress, who we could tell was losing her patience with them, and the little boy was coughing open-mouthed in our direction (including on the food) throughout the meal. It was his birthday (they call people with celebrations up on stage, so that is how I knew), and I could have said something but chose not to.

Instead, we snuck out before the show was over, and just rode the monorail and made jokes about the whole thing. It was a waste of close to $100, and we were convinced that the colds we came down with at the end of our trip was due to that. But, it made memories for us, and I can see that much of the negative was circumstantial.

We hear rumors that the Luau may not be around much longer. In fact I think it may be down to just one seating, not sure. If you thought it looks appealing, and since you are not shooting for a romantic couple's dinner , you may very well like it. Many do!

Good luck with your decision and have fun.

 

[ForestMice]

But I'm still not sure what to do! I'm thinking that there is something out there that would be tons more fun for our last night there...I just need some help picking something...I only have 8 more days!!

 

[PieInYourEye]

I would skip the Luau. My BF and I did the evening show about a month ago. Although it was something I'd always wanted to do, we were both disappointed. The show was fun. The food was certainly not worth it and the service was worse! Our server kept chatting with the table next to us and my view was mostly of her butt. Most of the night she acted as though we were not invited. LOL We were a couple sandwiched between to parties of 4. She would walk away without even listening to our request for another drink. After so many years of wanting to do it, saving up to do it, wanting so badly to feel the magic... I couldn't have been much more disappointed. But, that's just my experience.

ps. the deserts were great.

 

[LBYC-19]

I wrote up a pretty detailed report if you want to go back to the April threads. We went with my sister and her family, kids ages from 9-17 boys and girls, all had a blast. After reading so much negativity about the luau, we were pleasantly surprised-server couldn't have been more attentive, we had an excellent table (we booked a year out) and an overall positive experience; one which we would repeat-one of the highlights of the trip. The food was delicious, as was the entertainment. At the end of the show we even saw the MK fireworks, it was beautiful.

 

[Emilys_Dad]

We went to the luau and I thought it was OK, but I don't think I'd go again. My daughter was 4 when we went, she enjoyed it.

If it's your last night there and you haven't seen Fantasmic!, go see it! We went on our last night there and it was a great way to end the trip. Your girls will love it.

Good luck.

Kevin

 

[monte]

My husband & I did the luau last week and although we enjoyed it we would not go again. First of all the food is good, but for two people we felt there was too much wasted food. They start you off with salad, bread & pineapple, which wasn't too bad. Then they bring out chicken, ribs, chinese veggies, rice, then two differant types of cake for dessert! It was too much, then they tell you it's all you can eat! I'm glad we went, the dancers were excellent and we sat in between two large parties, which we didn't mind, but we felt it was too wastefull and will skip it next time. Good luck.