Dining Review - 1900 Park Fare

Good morning and a Happy Sunday to you! You might be saying "Hey! Where's Sunday with Friends?!" I promise, that feature will be back soon. But in the meantime, I wanted to share my recent experience at 1900 Park Fare.

On my most recent jaunt to Walt Disney World, my friend Ellen and I headed over to the Grand Floridian for breakfast at 1900 Park Fare. Ellen had never been, and my last trip there was YEARS ago, so on Thursday morning we took the short walk from the Polynesian to the Grand Floridian.

(In a future post, I'll share with you about staying at the Polynesian. Thank you, Ellen, for letting me bunk with you!)

Our reservation was at 9:15AM and when we arrived, the restaurant was about 1/2 full. You check in, and then cast member photographers take your pictures against a pretty backdrop / feature wall at the entrance area. They scanned the picture onto Ellen's Magic Band and we were on our way.

They seated us and then our waitress took our drink orders, and said to go enjoy the buffet. There were quite a few choices, and varied! There was an omelet station, with omelets made to order. There was also lots of fruit and cereals, breads and rolls, and of course breakfast staples like eggs, bacon, sausage and the like. They also had a kid's buffet (at their height!) with Mickey waffles, eggs and bacon. A entree option I hadn't seen before was the Lobster Eggs Benedict, which I chose. It was quite good! Not as good as the Eggs Benedict on Disney Cruise Line, but it was still delicious.

1900 Park Fare is a character meal, and at this breakfast we had Tigger, Pooh, the Mad Hatter, Mary Poppins and Alice. (At dinner, you have Cinderella, Lady Tremaine, the Prince and the Step Sisters.) I like character meals because if you like character pictures and autographs, it's a great way to get them without having to stand in lines. We still ended up waiting quite a bit for the characters (we must have caught them just before they went on a break) and so we were done with our meal by the time they were making their way around to us. This was a slight disappointment but ended up working out just fine. The characters came around in quick succession, and we took pictures and video. If you follow me on Periscope, you saw some of those videos a few weeks ago!

(In the picture below, the flower lei is from the Polynesian, not the breakfast at Park Fare. Just so you're not confused!)

The price was $26.99 each, but Ellen had the Tables in Wonderland dining card (more on that later!) so it saved us 20%.

I would give the breakfast food at 1900 Park Fare a grade of B to a B+. It was good, but nothing spectacular. However, I feel that at these character meals, you're paying more for the experience vs the food. That being said, the food was good, and the service from the cast members was good, as well. 

It was a very good breakfast, and a nice way to start our day. Other than the blip with the timing of the characters, we had a nice meal and a good time together.

I hope you all have a great Sunday! Have a magical day!

The Villas at Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa

During our Agent Education program, we were able to tour the brand-new Villa rooms at Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa.

And holy smoke, people.....they were AMAZING.  There were a lot of gasps and "WOW!" exclamations from me and my fellow travel agents.

These rooms are available for Disney's Vacation Club members, as well as the general public.  There are studio, one bedroom and two bedroom villas available, as well as a majestic Grand Villa.  These rooms have been VERY popular, and are booking quickly.  As you see the pictures, I bet you'll guess why!

We entered the Villas through a separate entrance, which is close to the entrance for the main lobby at the Grand Floridian.  The Villas have their own lobby, and their own concierges, who are available to assist guests.  The lobby sets the tone for the Villas; very serene, beautiful and classically elegant.

The centerpiece of the lobby is a GORGEOUS fountain, depicting the penguins from Mary Poppins.

We were then able to tour both the Studio, as well as the One Bedroom Suite.

As you enter the Studio is a sink area with a microwave and small refrigerator.

In the Studio, you have a bed, a sofa that can be made into a bed, and also another small bed that pulls down from what looks like a cupboard underneath the TV!  This room can sleep up to 5.

There is also a desk and some seating.

One of the SUPER COOL features of this studio is that it has 2 BATHROOMS.  Yes, people....TWO.  Incredible.

Ya see that little thing in the bottom right corner of the mirror?

Yep, that's a TV in the bathroom mirror.

Swanky, huh?!

After touring the Studio, it was off to see the 1 Bedroom Suite....and goodness, this did NOT disappoint.

This suite sleeps up to 5, with a king-sized bed, a queen sized sleeper and pull-down bed, similar to what's available in the Studio room.

You walk into the kitchen area - this is the seating area in the large and spacious kitchen.

The decor is just incredible - so stunning!!

As you leave the kitchen area, you walk right into the living room area.

I mean, COME ON.

Off the living room is the entrance to the bedroom - with it's own gorgeous bathroom and walk-in closet.

The shower in this villa is HUGE!

In the One Bedroom, Two Bedroom and Grand Villas, there is laundry available to you, right in your room!  This is SUCH a great option, and so convenient!

I hope you enjoyed this tour of the Villas at Disney's Grand Floridian Resort and Spa.  I CANNOT wait until I am able to stay here - incredible!

Have a magical day!