Recent content by LAM378

I will forever miss the wall of key cubbyholes that used to be behind the check in desk. Reminded me of my childhood. I like the way this is coming along, though.

Perhaps! Can’t imagine what they’d do with it, though. Nothing makes as much money as a bar, even an underperforming bar. They slayed it with Trader Sam’s and Beak and Barrel, but I feel like they missed the mark in the middle there with ER. Go full-on BATB or don’t. If it were up to me, I...

While this is no doubt a whole different animal, I just question the redundancy. Enchanted Rose is not a lobby bar like the birdcage will be, but it’s … a bar right off the lobby. The birdcage will bring GF’s bar count to 5, which seems like a lot. What does Y&B have, 3? The birdcage bar will...

Sadly, you’re correct, and I’m sure the powers that be were thinking hard about that when they decided on the birdcage bar.

Some gossip I got from a couple of chatty front desk CMs at GF yesterday. Take it for what it’s worth. CMs are being told the lobby work will wrap up around Easter. It’s slow going because they’re trying to limit the noisiest work to between 12 noon and 6 p.m. Whatever is going on with the...

It’s not bad for a gift shop. I thought the old decor was fine. I hope this isn’t a sign of things to come for the whole lobby, because I won’t be loving it on a large scale.

No doubt. There is no way these resorts are anywhere near full. There’s more elbow room everywhere than there has been in years. It’s like an off season trip from a decade ago (when May and September were actual off seasons). I remember when I came the last week of June 2022 the parks and...

I do remember that, but I’ve not noticed a portion reduction anywhere else I’ve eaten on property, so this stood out. Buffets are one thing, but portions haven’t seemed significantly smaller at table service restaurants where you order an entree, and QS seems the same as ever. Picture a single...

Breakfast was equally awful. The service was dismal and the portions were laughably tiny once again, and we had the same issue with asking for refills and not receiving them. The food was fine, just no luck getting it. The server and helper kept coming back to top off the POG juice but it was...

Been here since last Friday and while wait times for rides are not low, the parks and resorts are overall MUCH less crowded than they’ve been on any of my trips since Covid (October ‘21, June ‘22, and April ‘23). There’s a marked difference everywhere. Low to no waits for QS (walk up, not...

I have zero experience with the other hotels you’re considering, but I stayed one night at the Drury last week and would happily stay there again. Still very new, and clean as a whistle. The free breakfast and evening kickback were crowded but offered tons of options (and I didn’t feel the hotel...

Exactly. Book twice for 4. You’ll need two separate MDE accounts to accomplish this. I log in under my account on one device, and my sister’s account on another device. Then when you check in at the podium, ask to be seated at one table. I’ve had like a 95% success rate of being seated together...

I’ve had dinner at Ohana at least 10 times in the past decade. Even chose it for my wedding night dinner in 2021. The menu has never returned to pre-2020 levels of greatness, but still always pretty damn good and a must-do for us. Last night, however, was a different story. The food was as...

I get this. My trip is 6/22 to 6/29 and if it wasn’t going to open, like, *now*, then I’m a little relieved to hear about the 6/28 opening date.

YC is my forever favorite and go-to resort, but I stayed at BW last July. We had daily rainstorms, and the thing I missed the most about YC was everything being under one roof. At BW you have to trek out to the boardwalk for everything; YC is more compact, and it’s a quick indoor walk to the...