[margaretmattson]

Originally Posted by nhkim

A couple folks mentioned going over for lunch. Any particular restaurant recommendations?

Go to Disney Springs. Jaleo, Boathouse, Art Smith's Homecoming, Morimoto Asia, Raglan Road, Gideon's cookies, and many more. At night, they have a wonderful drone light show. IMO, it is the best area to dine in Disney.

During your first visit, buy individual items from the walk up counters. It is the same food served in the sit down restaurants,but gives you an opportunity to sample several dishes.

[Nana2Teddy]

Originally Posted by margaretmattson

Go to Disney Springs. Jaleo, Boat House, Art Smith's Homecoming, Giddeons cookies, and many more. At night, they have a wonderful drone light show. IMO, it is the best area to dine in Disney.

Some of these places require a reservation that’s difficult to get. Definitely Art Smith’s Homecoming is a tough one. I think the drone show was a limited run that ended months ago.

[Nana2Teddy]

Originally Posted by Bill14564

My Disney CC through Chase has a $49 fee. At 2% back, $2,500 worth of purchases pays for the card. We easily make money on this card.

Our Costco VISA card has a better rewards structure than that with no annual fee. We use it for everything. I guess our big annual rewards check is paying for our two Disney passes and more. I just hadn’t thought of it that way, lol.

[margaretmattson]

Originally Posted by Nana2Teddy

Some of these places require a reservation
that’s difficult to
get. Definitely
Art Smith’s
Homecoming is
a tough one. I
think the drone
show was a
limited run that ended months ago.

Thanks. I updated my post to explain that there are walk up counters. Also, if you do not have a reservation, there is available seating in the bars. We have gone to some of the restaurants without a reservation and was able to be seated. Wait time was 30-40 minutes. Lunch is much easier than dinner.

A neighbor said the drone show will be returning. Not certain if she meant Disney Springs.

[buzzk]

We aren’t Florida residents but still have annual passes and come down from NC every month. We have a new house under contract in TV but will probably keep our incredi-pass and not get a lower pass because we don’t want any blackout dates. We love going to the parks and it really comes down to how much you enjoy Disney and most importantly how often you would use it.

[Bill14564]

Originally Posted by Nana2Teddy

Our Costco VISA card has a better rewards structure than that with no annual fee. We use it for everything. I guess our big annual rewards check is paying for our two Disney passes and more. I just hadn’t thought of it that way, lol.

There are pros and cons to both cards. The percentages look better for the Costco card but the fine print may make a difference. If I ever decide to buy a Costco membership I might consider it.

[Eg_cruz]

Originally Posted by Michael G.

Do you feel it's still affordable even with our residence discounts?

https://archive.li/FEiBx

No family of 5 $1300 a day….no

[Jtown]

Originally Posted by Michael G.

Do you feel it's still affordable even with our residence discounts?

https://archive.li/FEiBx

Well, if you had gone before COVID ,it was wonderful in my opinion. We have gone back twice after COVID and it’s lost all the magic charm in our opinion. It appears it’s only about charging more and giving less. Rides were down (several) people were upset about all the additional charges in place to get on rides you have already paid for! But if you have never been to Disney this could be a magical experience if you can’t compare it to anything else. Good luck and hope you have a fantastic time .

[Nana2Teddy]

Originally Posted by margaretmattson

Thanks. I updated my post to explain that there are walk up counters. Also, if you do not have a reservation, there is available seating in the bars. We have gone to some of the restaurants without a reservation and was able to be seated. Wait time was 30-40 minutes. Lunch is much easier than dinner.

A neighbor said the drone show will be returning. Not certain if she meant Disney Springs.

Margaret, thank you for this info. I didn’t know about the walk-up counters, and I do hope the drone show returns because we didn’t make it to the first run of it.

For dining reservations that are tougher to get I use a couple of iPhone apps. We do usually aim for lunch rather than dinner though.