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Wednesday, September 9, 2009

The Best Restrooms in Disney World


Disney World has more restrooms than I can even count. Some of the bathrooms are scary. They are so over used the cast members just can’t keep up. I’ll let you find those. I’ve had the misfortune of using them. Disney also has some really nice restrooms that go far beyond your typical public restroom.


If you need to “go” and you want to “go” in style, where should you “go?” Meander over to the nearest deluxe resort. Most of them have great restrooms. They tend to have features that the others don’t. For instance – many of them have actual towels. Imagine that, an actual towel!


Another great thing about the public restrooms in the deluxe resorts is the fact that they tend to be slow. They don’t have a huge amount of traffic flowing through them. I don’t think I need to explain why this is a benefit.


Something that I am not sure if they still do is to pay a guy to hang out in the bathroom. I remember about ten years ago I used the restroom at the Wilderness Lodge. They had a guy in there with colognes and other toiletries. He’d had you a towel after you washed your hands too. Then you’d tip him or feel like a total tightwad. I don’t remember seeing one of these cast members in any of the restrooms on my last visit.


I always felt bad for that guy. He must have heard some awful things. I’m guess that his other senses would have been assaulted as well. Imagine having to sit in a restroom for eight hours. How does it get worse than that?

Monday, February 9, 2009

It’s Good…Let’s Ruin It!


In 1995 I ate at Artist Point. It was one of the best meals I’d ever eaten at Walt Disney World. The portions were good, the menu had a lot of options, and nothing I or my family ordered was bad. It really stood out as a fine dining experience.

Fast forward 13 years. I brought my wife to Artist Point. I know a lot can change in 13 years but I wasn’t expecting what we ran into.

First – the atmosphere. The atmosphere in Artist Point is nice. It has tall windows all over the place, a huge ceiling with a large chandelier, and some western artwork.

Second – the service. The service was decent. Our server was nice but he didn’t really do anything that would put him in the great category.

Third – the food. Totally forgettable. I wish I was kidding. I can’t remember what I had. It was so ordinary and cookie cutter that I forgot. I can tell you what I had 13 years ago (quail) because it was that good. This time nothing stood out. It was just an average dining experience at a fine dining price. If there was a corner that could be cut, Disney cut it. The berry cobbler is the biggest example. In 95 it was the size of a dinner plate with tons of berries and ice cream. It was so awe inspiring I took a photo of which I put into this post. It’s been reduced to the size of an ice cream bowl with less of everything, but double the price. Now that’s what I call progress!

Thank you Disney World for taking a fond memory and giving it a swirly. Maybe you could come over my house and replace my TV with a 13 inch black and white tube TV. Or grab my PS3 and replace it with a Sega Dreamcast.

If I go back, I’m guessing the berry cobbler will be an English muffin with raspberry jam on it. Oh stupid me…I should have kept my mouth shut…I can only imagine a Disney stooge reading this and thinking “Wow! Why didn’t I think of that?!? Someone get Food Services on the phone. Papa’s getting a bonus this year!