This is all so subjective, so rather silly I guess.. but my final grades…
Incedi-Rooms - Walked in with a negative mindset but really liked them. Pictures had me feeling some sort of way that I didn’t feel in person, which was nice. Bathroom steals the show - best deluxe resort bathroom hands down, IMO. Angled couch felt odd in the pictures but was very functional as a desk/table. Love the rug under the beds just to break up the flooring surfaces (and helps hide dust/dirt). Hope the grey flooring tiles hold up - those look a little cheap but I think may be the modern style they were going for. The bed frames and middle table are all connected as one unit - when someone in one bed moved you could feel it in the other bed, which was odd. Hope the TV wall stays as-is and without the mask theme in the renderings (I was wondering if that could be something that didn’t come in on time and is to be added later?). A
New Lounge - Nice/fresh new look. A lot of new serving space. Big new Nespresso machine and a filtered water machine (I know they’re trying to be anti-plastic, but wish they’d put out some big to go cups for water). Two fridges allows for space for various things (drinks, yogurts, uncrustables, etc). CR has always been susceptible to crowding at peak times (like most CLs), could use some more tables. Ultimately I’m just really glad that Disney put some money into new CR and Poly lounges with the renovations - will keep those spaces fresh/functional for years to come. A
CMs - I have always had the same feeling about CR the way I often see people talk about the CMs at BWI and GF around here (two places where I don’t have that much experience). Saw some familiar faces and new ones too. There was a lot going on around the resort, punch list things being taken care of, people still learning how best to run/operate CL, but really friendly and helpful CMs were almost always present. A+
Food - Has never been CR’s strongest attribute and that continues. Passable, but it’s not going to rival the depth of places like BWI and AKL. Wouldn’t mind them adding a little more substantial offerings and more variety. Just an example - AM fruit was a “fruit salad” in little dishes, tiny chopped up various fruit pieces in their own juice. Other places have just plain bowls of strawberries, blueberries, etc - that’s more of what I’d rather see than fruit salad. Will be interested to see how offerings evolve as they fine tune things. Maybe when things settle down with all the restaurant changes. B-
First Trip Since Reopening and Not Having to Mobile Order Quick Service Breakfast - A+
Seeing some New and Old DISFriends - A+!
Not related, but we had a great time on 10/1 and the weekend. I frankly thought crowds were surprisingly low relatively speaking, other than some of the shopping, which I wanted nothing to do with. I heard some people didn’t enjoy their 10/1 experience so I guess it’s a YMMV situation or we just got lucky with timing. Of course staying at Poly and CR bring transportation and viewing advantages/options other than always being in the park, so maybe that is influencing my perspective. I’m working on embracing change with all the new entertainment.
Bit of a wait until the next round of CLs reopen. Great to have some open now and back to dissecting offerings!
Happy to answer any questions.
I was wondering if you think there will be a lightning lane perk for people who stay club level. Any rumblings?
