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I really thought this event would have been more special and have had some sort of ambiance. Its basically the same loud crazy environment as the Starlight Cafe, just with table clothes and a fake candle. No "party" whatsoever, so music, no nothing really...
I was actually surprised at how many kids were in attendance. Yes, I know it is Disney, but it is on the higher end of the price spectrum. I thought the ambiance was more geared towards couples, a bit more romantic or sophisticated. Kids were running rampant all over and putting their hands on food that they shouldn't be touching. The dessert was like 3 day old miniature cupcakes and other mediocre items. The ice cream stand the CM put in 2 scoops and I watched a dad (while CM watched) allow two small kids waste half the toppings and stick bare hands on all the cherries. The kids were frustrated cause the toppings "wouldn't stay in top."
The CM really had no clue. As I checked in a CM came up to the one I was speaking to and complaining that another CM didn't seat guest and was telling them to sit where they want so they were freaking out cause they had the less expensive ticket option (plaza view) and these guests went to the tables that were more expensive that didn't get moved to the plaza. And those tables were sold out (I kept checking). I saw CM talking bad about each other and pretty much talking about guests when they left to go to the dessert bar.
The dessert bar is just laid out in a buffet style arrangements and kids were just running grabbing or putting back whatever. When I returned from the restroom I noticed the CM put a new table out that had some fruit, cheese, and crackers. I was waiting to get some and my daughter asked why I was gone so long... well cause kids were playing... building cheese castles or pyramids with massive amounts of cheese on their plates while others were waiting. Other kids were grabbing the cheese with their hands. Some kids who didn't have the skills to barely use forks, parents were holding up the line thinking it's cute for their kids to use the tongs while other guests waited.
Really, the atmosphere was like the dreaded Golden Corral.
My daughter did like the Wishes fireworks. We haven't watched them from inside MK in a few years. The plaza viewing isn't that special. Yes, it's a great view, but you can get the same view by arriving early enough to pick your spot in front of the plaza viewing area.
We actually only went there for the dessert party. My daughter had school yesterday so we drove there after school, got in a few rides, dessert party, a few more rides, then left with the insane crowd that took forever to get to our car.
Every time I called, I was asked what we were celebrating. I told them every time it was my daughter's birthday. Not one person told her happy birthday or at check-in for the dessert party, they didn't ask us what we were celebrating. We went ON her actual birth DATE, so that was disappointing. Not a huge deal, but Disney CM have done better in the past.
Crowds were very heavy. I am told they will be worse Saturday. I am taking a few teens on Saturday anyways. We will NOT attend the dessert party ever again nor would I ever recommend it. For the price, it is so not worth it.
Also, all three bathrooms I used at Disney were a total mess. They were not Disney clean at all. More like McDonald's at a random highway exit. The floors were nasty like they cleaned with nasty hair, dirty water in addition to the tissue spread everywhere. Even the one inside the dessert party event area.
I am curious, do folks use the Disney Dining Plan credits for the Dessert Party? I have never used the dining plan.
Now I am headed to work (got home after midnight because it took so long to get out the park).
I really thought this event would have been more special and have had some sort of ambiance. Its basically the same loud crazy environment as the Starlight Cafe, just with table clothes and a fake candle. No "party" whatsoever, so music, no nothing really...
I was actually surprised at how many kids were in attendance. Yes, I know it is Disney, but it is on the higher end of the price spectrum. I thought the ambiance was more geared towards couples, a bit more romantic or sophisticated. Kids were running rampant all over and putting their hands on food that they shouldn't be touching. The dessert was like 3 day old miniature cupcakes and other mediocre items. The ice cream stand the CM put in 2 scoops and I watched a dad (while CM watched) allow two small kids waste half the toppings and stick bare hands on all the cherries. The kids were frustrated cause the toppings "wouldn't stay in top."
The CM really had no clue. As I checked in a CM came up to the one I was speaking to and complaining that another CM didn't seat guest and was telling them to sit where they want so they were freaking out cause they had the less expensive ticket option (plaza view) and these guests went to the tables that were more expensive that didn't get moved to the plaza. And those tables were sold out (I kept checking). I saw CM talking bad about each other and pretty much talking about guests when they left to go to the dessert bar.
The dessert bar is just laid out in a buffet style arrangements and kids were just running grabbing or putting back whatever. When I returned from the restroom I noticed the CM put a new table out that had some fruit, cheese, and crackers. I was waiting to get some and my daughter asked why I was gone so long... well cause kids were playing... building cheese castles or pyramids with massive amounts of cheese on their plates while others were waiting. Other kids were grabbing the cheese with their hands. Some kids who didn't have the skills to barely use forks, parents were holding up the line thinking it's cute for their kids to use the tongs while other guests waited.
Really, the atmosphere was like the dreaded Golden Corral.
My daughter did like the Wishes fireworks. We haven't watched them from inside MK in a few years. The plaza viewing isn't that special. Yes, it's a great view, but you can get the same view by arriving early enough to pick your spot in front of the plaza viewing area.
We actually only went there for the dessert party. My daughter had school yesterday so we drove there after school, got in a few rides, dessert party, a few more rides, then left with the insane crowd that took forever to get to our car.
Every time I called, I was asked what we were celebrating. I told them every time it was my daughter's birthday. Not one person told her happy birthday or at check-in for the dessert party, they didn't ask us what we were celebrating. We went ON her actual birth DATE, so that was disappointing. Not a huge deal, but Disney CM have done better in the past.
Crowds were very heavy. I am told they will be worse Saturday. I am taking a few teens on Saturday anyways. We will NOT attend the dessert party ever again nor would I ever recommend it. For the price, it is so not worth it.
Also, all three bathrooms I used at Disney were a total mess. They were not Disney clean at all. More like McDonald's at a random highway exit. The floors were nasty like they cleaned with nasty hair, dirty water in addition to the tissue spread everywhere. Even the one inside the dessert party event area.
I am curious, do folks use the Disney Dining Plan credits for the Dessert Party? I have never used the dining plan.
Now I am headed to work (got home after midnight because it took so long to get out the park).
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I know they will be everywhere at WDW lol! 
