SO glad we added the ddp on! A cheap mom's review with pics!! WE'RE BAAACK :)

[butiflfeet]

I would love to try Kona on our next trip but I don't think we can fit it in. Your meal looks really good though!

 

[StephanieCG]

They were very pleased that morning! The fruit was so fresh and appealing in the FL heat. I had curled both of their hair that morning and it went flat within 15 minutes

Crowns, shoes, etc... didn't work out very well for Violette either, by the time we were called I was just pleased that her dress was still on her lol.

I'm sure your DD will love it. We did this on our her 2nd bday so it was something special they will always remember. The picture package they give you is very nice as well.

I see you mentioned 1900 PF. Are you going for dinner? We had a terrible dinner there ...just FYI. I'm not a complainer but I will never ever go there again. The stepsisters were icky and so was the stepmother (don't think they were acting they were just nasty lol)

I will get to that review later on but I wouldn't reccommend 1900 PF to my worst enemy...well, maybe my worst enemy

I had so many people on here tell me not to do it and all I can say is that I wish I would have listened.

Haha your little Vi sounds just like my Emily. She's obsessed with shoes, but not necessarily wearing them. She loves to wear her "cute" (what she calls her dress) but I don't know how that will be in the September heat. We'll be going to Akershus 2 months after her birthday, so that's going to be her little party.
Yeah 1900 was kind of an after thought...I'm on the fence about cancelling it. It's on our last night, and I figured it'd be good to have just in case we didn't get any Cindy interaction at Akershus or Toontown or the Halloween party. DH wants to see Spectro instead, so unless I get an earlier ADR it's getting axed. Did you have horrible waits and gross food? That seems to be the consensus lately?

 

[lilandvisma]

Cinni Pretzel! This was HUGE and we all shared...Was VERY good and would really like to have one right about now

Also got a RB Float...both of which Violette took over and both were SC on the DDP.

Since Lillian didn't hardly eat her Breakfast at Akershush she was pretty hungry before any of us were so she decided to try the Fish N Chips in England (is it?). The line was OK but everything is made to order which I prefer(even though I can't eat fish N chips)

The fish looked thick and like I said, was hot and fresh and though anything deep fried is "greasy" this really didn't appear to be THAT greasy . The fries were the same way. Lily filled up on one piece and gave the other to her dad. We ended up throwing away a few fries but overall the meal was good, the cashier boys were cute ..oops..did I say that? lol. And my DH and DD both said it was good fish! Oh and the shortbread was yummy I actually split that later on with Vi.

 

[lilandvisma]

Haha your little Vi sounds just like my Emily. She's obsessed with shoes, but not necessarily wearing them. She loves to wear her "cute" (what she calls her dress) but I don't know how that will be in the September heat. We'll be going to Akershus 2 months after her birthday, so that's going to be her little party.
Yeah 1900 was kind of an after thought...I'm on the fence about cancelling it. It's on our last night, and I figured it'd be good to have just in case we didn't get any Cindy interaction at Akershus or Toontown or the Halloween party. DH wants to see Spectro instead, so unless I get an earlier ADR it's getting axed. Did you have horrible waits and gross food? That seems to be the consensus lately?

Awww..lol. This is such a fun age isn't it? Vi loves shoes too she just loves to take them off as soon as she puts them on It was HOT that day but we were there early and the dresses went off as soon as we were done with breakfast(theres a nice bathroom to the left of Akershush). I don't know how some kids can make it through an entire day with those things on in the heat and humidity

I'm just going to be flat out honest about 1900 PF dinner. I hated it. DH hated it (and thats a rare occasion when DH hardly eats and doesn't like SOMETHING offered food wise) I couldn't find anything that was edible on the adult buffet and ended up eating a very small piece of cheese pizza off of the kids section. Everything from the salad to the dessert was just flat out gross. And I love dessert. Sure the little tarts, etc looked pretty but that was where it ended. They tasted like nothing. The buffet itself really wasn't that plentiful. Serving dishes were empty and not replenished (we had a 7:05 ressie). The Chef carving the meat(dh attempted to eat some) was very nasty about serving DH. The characters were just flat out in raunchy moods and rushed. I didn't find them as entertaining as I thought I would. Violette reached out to touch drizella and she told me to tell her to not touch her dress, that they are very expensive? Umm..ok. I didn't like that and for some reason I didn't get the impression she was "acting". The stepmother looked to be about 22 years old...which kind of ruined things in a way, esp. for Lily who realized this right away. Cindy and PC were nice...but didn't look like the real deal and as they announced PC Lillians eyes lit up...and then she saw him and said (I'm quoting! lol) "Ewww, that doesn't even look like Prince Charming!!" She was mad. He was no prince charming, thats for sure haha...

Our server was terrible. No refills came and she just had a icky attitude. The wait to get in was around 25 mintues which was borderline OK/too long IMHO. The photographers didn't like it when I told them NO pictures, that the kids just wanted to eat and boy were they pushy!

Bottom line it was the worst Disney meal we had PERIOD. The food and service at All star sports hotel looked and tasted like a 5 star restaurant would serve compared to PF.The Food, the service, the characters. It was actually the most expensive meal we had as well...just realized that. IMO...try to get a TS ressie somewhere else. While we were down there all sorts of places popped up on the online system as people cancelled, etc. I actually had a ressie earlier that day for Ohana BF that I snagged the night before but had to cancel cause the girls didn't get up early enough. DH and I still talk about how we wish we would have cancelled this dinner to this day. Live and learn I guess, but never again!

 

[lilandvisma]

So DH and I ended up going here for our dinner since DD Lillian had fish and chips earlier this day. After reading all of the great reviews about SS on here I was pretty excited. Dh got the asian combo meal with two entrees and two sides. He ended up getting "double" noodles and the beef and sweet and sour chicken (which BTW was dark meat, unbreaded)
Heres his meal...

As you can see, it isn't nearly as much as some make it out to be. The portions were very small IMO and I'm a very light eater. It is all slopped together on one plate which for me was a turn off. It tasted like typical mall food in both of our opinions. Nothing special believe me! The beef was "chewy" he said and the s&s chicken was not good according to him (i wouldn't touch it!)

That being said his dessert (which I picked out) Strawberry Shortcake!! YUMMM that was just excellent, creamy and light. We all wanted to dig into this! We all did, and agreed that it was very, very GOOD!

I wanted something cold this day and decided upon a sandwhich. I wanted the turkey Foccia(can't spell) but then when I questioned if I could get it with NO mayo the lady said no. Well I backed up and said I can't eat mayo so nevermind. I then watched another man come up and request the same thing, no mayo. NO again. Okay..lol. Soo..I get in line again and ask which sandwhich doesn't have mayo on it...or fatty meat, etc. By now I'm pretty much thinking I'm SOL. The lady then asks why I can't have mayo and I tell her my stomach just can't handle it...she then proceeds to go talk with the "chef" who comes out and bluntly asks me "what do you need done, what you want done?" I just need NO mayo on my sandwhich lol, not very hard. Well in the mean time a couple behind me is wanting the same thing so they step up and say that is what they would like to order as well. I don't know what the heck the big deal was. A lot of ppl. don't do mayo obviously so they should offer it w/o IMO. He then hands the counter lady a plain turkey sandwhich and I ask for it to be made the same way, just with NO MAYO. LOL. watching these two were pretty comical I guess looking back on it all (they didn't seem to speak much English). I finally got my sandwhich and though it was fresh, it was just nothing special, ya know? Not worth the trouble I had to go through to get it! The Chocolate cake on the other hand...YUMMMM again. It was rich, sweet, fluffy and the frosting was thick and creamy MMmmMM !

Sunshine seasons was OK, but in Epcot there are SOO many other BETTER places to eat. If we were all starving and beat out and couldn't make it over to the other side of Epcot and just happened to be inside that building we would go again, but not go out of our way to get there. Nothing special. (except the desserts, I would go there strictly for dessert lol)

I rate SS a 3.

 

[jockey]

Really enjoying your reviews

 

[lilandvisma]

I'm glad you guys are liking the reviews

This is my first time so I appreciate the feedback!

So, next up we have Crystal Palace Lunch! I personally have nothing but GOOD things to say about this Lunch. We all LOVED it! We didn't really eat breakfast this day and were really hungry by the time our 1:00 ressie came around. I checked in and was called in within 5 minutes! As soon as we were seated Ms. Violette refused to get into the highchair..all I can say is that Thank Goodness for Eeyore! He noticed her throwing her little fit and came right over she was in AWE and just giddy...I said see, eeyore says you better sit in your seat and BAM...she sat right down He was just wonderful with her!

I'm going to update with pictures just as soon as I get Vi to bed!

 

[karen l]

Great reviews. Can't wait for the rest!

 

[CrabbyPatty]

I'm really enjoying your review - great job! We also have reservations at Kona and Akershus so it was fun to get your take on them. I had made reservations for 1900 Park Faire but after reading some comments, I cancelled them. The more and more I read about that "experience", I'm glad I did.

 

[dd50]

Great reviews.

 

[gardengirl628]

I am definitely going to hit Sunshine Seasons for dessert. Those both look deeeelicious! thanks for your reviews. Looking forward to more!

 

[StephanieCG]

Loving your reviews so far...Crystal Palace sounds great. I didn't get an adr to that one yet, but I might try to squeeze it on an MK day because Emmy has only recently gotten into Pooh and Co. (I think she just likes to say the word Poo ) That's good that you little Vi did well with the costumed characters, it's like a giant stuffed animal.
Thanks for the advice on 1900 PF...I may cancel it. It seems like all the reviews that I've read that are good are from people with older kids (or no kids) who get there at the opening.
Keep it coming and looking forward to the pics!

 

[Disney_Mama]

Great reviews so far. Looking forward to the rest.

 

[mi*vida*loca]

Great reviews! We also LOVED Akershus breakfast!

 

[dancemomnj]

Loving your reviews! Your girls are adorable!

 

[lilandvisma]

Both my dd and I had gotten pretty sick I think from this crummy Michigan weather (one day its 40 the next its 90 GRRR)

Onto Crystal Palace

We had 1:10 lunch ressies I believe, checked in about 10 minutes early and we were all starving We were called in pretty quickly, maybe in about 5 minutes which was a shock to me since the porch here was jam packed with people...

As I mentioned before my violette was hungry and not in the greatest of moods. She flat out wasn't going to get in her high chair and then eeyore came right over and she sat right down and it was so awesome to see him interact with her Buckled her booty in and went off to get the food for her. The kids section was AWESOME. The Chicken strips they had were very high quality, I even ate them and I NEVER eat breaded chicken. They were hot fresh and juicy and went great with the bbq sauce they had there. They also had pizza, corn, brocolli. I brought Vi back her plate and she went to town. All looked very fresh. No complaints from her as you can see below

After Vi got her plate Lillian and I went up to get ours. The inside of the CP is beautiful and the buffet is so clean and kept up. The staff here really work to keep things fresh and plentiful from what I witnessed. All were friendly as well. There were sooo many different types of cold salads that I literally took a little bit of each to try them all out. My favorite was the black bean/chicken/corn one. That was pretty good actually. However, I'm not a seafood eater and didn't realize that one of the ones on my plate cosisted of this and about died when I went to take a bite of it but oh well, I can say I tried something new I guess..BTW that seafood salad thingie is in the upper right of the plate...

I went back up for another plate of food that I knew I would actually eat and WOW the selection was just crazy! I didn't know what to get...I ended up getting some mashed potatoes, green beans with carrots, flank steak which was YUMMY and the chef cooked mine since I have to have mine "done", some of those very tastey chicken strips, grapes and their cornbread mushy stuff i can't remember what the exact name was but it was VERY good as well. I was actually surprised the most at the flank steak as it was really tender and juicy, no fat running through it whatsoever.

Hubby had basically the same as me as well as pork which he said was "OK" but we both agreed on the flank steak, cornbread and chicken was great! Lillian had pizza, corn and mashed potatoes I believe?? We all enjoyed the food there. Our waitress was great, one of the best we had while at the world. She was constantly bringing refills for the girls and us, we didn't have to ask once and she was very friendly.

During our meal Pooh and friends visited us which was delightful! They also had a parade for the kids to march in and Lillian loved it. It was so cute to watch them go around the tables and to see their faces all lit up!

The characters here were by far the most interactive and the ones who spent the most time with our girls. They were just sooo good with the kids, all of them. They even bent down to my daughter in the high chair which I thought was very nice.

Pooh with the girls! Even Lily was just in awe.

And Eeyore finally made his way back after his first round so we could get a pic, vi LOVED him but was a total MESS from her dessert.

Speaking of dessert, they had AWESOME dessert. The variety was just incredible. I honestly didn't know where to start. They had plump juicy strawberries, variety of melons, tons of fruit and yogurts, bread pudding, Boston Cream Pie which was HUGE and soo melt in your mouth delicious! Variety of cookies, I want to say they had apple crisp I believe dh had it, make your own sundaes, and my precious beloved coconut flan.
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I cannot describe the way this tasted. It was just sooo creamy and silky with a hint of coconut. This was the best thing i put in my mouth while at disney world. period. I ate two pieces of this and would have ate more if I could have

Overall I would give CP a 5,5,5 for lunch. EVERYTHING was perfect as far as I'm conerned.GO there for lunch if you can! We had a great time and have very fond memories of this place. It's definitly going to be on our ressie list next trip

 

[lilandvisma]

So Later on in the day the kiddos got kind of hungry and hubby and I were still pretty stuffed from the buffet at crystal palace so after DD and DH rode the teacups we took them over to Cosmic Rays. Since they weren't starving I got them a chicken nugget with double fries and water for a kids CS. There were no complaints but the chicken nuggets were white meat from what I could tell and the fries were good, hot and fresh Served it's purpose! It was quite busy but nothing crazy and we went during dinner rush. We did sit outside though, the inside was too crowded for our liking. The service was accurate and they simply did their jobs.

This same day we used snack credits for pineapple dole bars which were SOOOO flipping good and such a treat in the FL heat. Poor Vi was drenched in sweat before she got hers... Careful though, they melt fast! lol

We also got a couple of smoothies, the OJ one was excellent and made with REAL orange juice. I LOVED THESE but found myself fighting with the girls over it

 

[lilandvisma]

Ok, we got back to the hotel and were starving!! I figured what the heck, lets go down and try the food here. Well, I was pleasantly surprised with our dinner. Minus the messes the brazillian tour groups left behind just as we were coming in to sit down the place seemed to be kept up pretty well. Clean and a little corner with TV for the kids to do activities while waiting for food. I had to go through two different lines to get our food but I didn't mind it. Sort of how Sunshine seasons is set up. I got dh the chicken with alfredo which was hot, fresh and served as a BIG portion. He got a Coke and chocolate cake. He really enjoyed his dinner, the chicken was breast and the cake was good, very rich but good, nothing great. I gave DD's my adult credit and let them have the spaghetti with meatballs which was HUGE as well, both came with a breadstick. They both loved it and they had a big NesQuick chocolate milk for a drink (which my violette decided to spill all over the place LOL...ah fond memories) and Lily picked out the key lime pie which she enjoyed. I ended up getting a kids turkey sandwhich was was actually good for me since I was still stuffed from lunch earlier and I saved the grapes and cookie for later. I only took two bites but it was fresh and high quality turkey breast. I didn't take any pictures due to our SPILL that evening but if you are staying at Sports don't hesitate to go here. They were all friendly (cashiers, cooks, etc) there was ample seating and the food was good. A good deal for CS as well for adults.

 

[faindrops27]

OP, I am loving your reviews. But, have a question. At Kona. Your steak came with rice. Or did you ask for rice, instead of mashed potatoes. All the times. I have ordered this. It has come with mash potatoes??

 

[lilandvisma]

I was so excited to go here from reading all of the good reviews! We didn't eat breakfast the morning we headed out for downtown disney so by the time we walked over to pucks we were quite hungry. We actually had lunch ressies for planet hollywood but couldn't wait another hour for it so we arrived at pucks around 2. There wasn't a crowd, no line, no wait. Went straight up and ordered and MMMM our food was brought out fast! I ordered the bbq chicken pizza with a BIG FAT HUGE chocolate chip cookie and a water. It was sooooo sooooo very good and so BIG, I LOVED it..spicy and full of flavor! I wish we could order this at home. It was a little bit crispy on the bottom and the rest was just YUMMMMMY. I was NOT sharing with DH lol.

DH had the chicken sandwhich...can't remember the exact name but it was spicy and had peppers?? sorry !

It came with real chips sprinkled with what I think was a cheese? He had the Key lime pie dessert and a coke. He enjoyed his as well, but didn't know it was going to be spicy lol of course I find this comical since the menu clearly stated it was

DD got the kids cheese pizza which was HUGE and fruit for side and a sprite for a drink. The fruit was all fresh and juicy. DD's pizza WAS AWESOME and she loved it, dh ate what she left behind which wasn't much lol.

The desserts, sorry bout the fruit, vi got a hold of it before I could take the pic

They were all great. The cookie was perfect and the key lime pie was the best I had while in Disney by far. The food and service was as good as it can get. This really didn't feel like counter service at all and is an excellent way to get a TS meal at a CS price

I will be back !!! I would rate WPE at almost a 5 YUMMMMY YUM YUM!