ThatGuyOnce
Earning My Ears
- Joined
- Apr 1, 2015
"It's a little bit cheesy, but it's nicely displayed."
- Frank Zappa
We loved POFQ. The small footprint makes it easy to get to all the amenities, even from the farthest river view room. The pool is meh, but having access to the POR pool makes up for it. I enjoyed the convenience of the small QS restaurant, and the refillable mugs were worth the money—the Powerade came into play several times. The rooms are small but adequate even for a family of four, and the privacy curtain makes it easy enough to change clothes. They delivered an autographed picture of Mickey Mouse for my wife because we were celebrating her birthday. The gift delivery from Disney Floral came exactly as ordered on her birthday, and I had actually forgotten about it by then.
Transportation was never an issue. The bus and boat service was dependable, and we didn't have any problems with the monorail on our short visit. One bus driver had everybody sing happy birthday to my wife.
AK – definitely a half-day park. We went early, did EE twice and Dinosaur once, then back to the hotel for pool time.
HS – pretty much a half-day park, but I could wander around there all day by myself. Fantasmic was awesome, and the dinner package was worth it. You are facing the Frozen fireworks on your way out of the theater. My only complaint was that they didn't pipe in the Frozen music, and had their own house music playing during the fireworks. The Sunset Boulevard rides were awesome as always, and lines short.
Epcot – is Epcot. That's another place that I'd like to explore by myself at my leisure. We hit the "E ticket" rides there and enjoyed them. Skipped Illuminations in favor of getting over to MK.
MK – Isn't that really why we go to Disney World? We got on 7dmt twice. It's not worth a 2 hour wait, but it's fun if you can get in quickly. Do it at least once at night.
Food ranged from underwhelming to very good. The QS at POFQ was adequate for quick meals, and the refillable mugs were worth the money—especially for morning coffee and afternoon Powerade (hydrate, hydrate, hydrate!). Hits and misses:
- Frank Zappa
We loved POFQ. The small footprint makes it easy to get to all the amenities, even from the farthest river view room. The pool is meh, but having access to the POR pool makes up for it. I enjoyed the convenience of the small QS restaurant, and the refillable mugs were worth the money—the Powerade came into play several times. The rooms are small but adequate even for a family of four, and the privacy curtain makes it easy enough to change clothes. They delivered an autographed picture of Mickey Mouse for my wife because we were celebrating her birthday. The gift delivery from Disney Floral came exactly as ordered on her birthday, and I had actually forgotten about it by then.
Transportation was never an issue. The bus and boat service was dependable, and we didn't have any problems with the monorail on our short visit. One bus driver had everybody sing happy birthday to my wife.
AK – definitely a half-day park. We went early, did EE twice and Dinosaur once, then back to the hotel for pool time.
HS – pretty much a half-day park, but I could wander around there all day by myself. Fantasmic was awesome, and the dinner package was worth it. You are facing the Frozen fireworks on your way out of the theater. My only complaint was that they didn't pipe in the Frozen music, and had their own house music playing during the fireworks. The Sunset Boulevard rides were awesome as always, and lines short.
Epcot – is Epcot. That's another place that I'd like to explore by myself at my leisure. We hit the "E ticket" rides there and enjoyed them. Skipped Illuminations in favor of getting over to MK.
MK – Isn't that really why we go to Disney World? We got on 7dmt twice. It's not worth a 2 hour wait, but it's fun if you can get in quickly. Do it at least once at night.
Food ranged from underwhelming to very good. The QS at POFQ was adequate for quick meals, and the refillable mugs were worth the money—especially for morning coffee and afternoon Powerade (hydrate, hydrate, hydrate!). Hits and misses:
- Misses
- BOG breakfast. Underwhelming all the way around. It's a cafeteria/table service hybrid with a fancy veneer. The ballroom and library are loud. The West Wing is pretty cool but too dark for breakfast. The food was not worth $20. I had the eggs florentine; it came with maybe a teaspoon of spinach, the driest ham I've ever had, and a plum tomato cut in half, steamed, with no seasoning. My local diner is much better.
- Via Napoli. The food was tasty but the portions were small for the price. The $15 pepperoni pizza we got at POFQ was more satisfying.
- Hits
- Mama Melrose Fantasmic package. It was pricy, but it was a real restaurant with huge portions. I had the saltimbocca; three of us had the huge NY strip and their eyes were bugging.
- Whispering Canyon Cafe. We had the skillet. The chicken was OK; the corn on the cob, mashed potato, and ribs were terrific. The pulled pork was tasty but just fatty enough that I didn't want too much of it. Another expensive meal, but worth it. I thought I was in big trouble over my choice because it was my wife's birthday and she saw "kids running with sticks." Eventually she started laughing at the shenanigans and absolutely enjoyed the food.
- Kringla Bakeri og Kafe at Epcot was wonderful. School cake, troll horns, and reindeer kisses made for a yummy snack. We're on vacation, and we're going to eat dessert before dinner.
