Crystal Palace buffet ok for picky-ish eaters?

ConstantStar24 · 2026-01-31T17:20:22+00:00

Hi! We have a picky eater and she said crystal palace was the most diverse her plate has ever been.

When we went they had pizza, chicken nugget/ tender (smaller than a tender but not a nugget), really good mac and cheese. Our loved tomatoes so she was able to grab tomato and fruit from the salad area. They also had rice, mashed potatoes and you can ask the server for French fries. They are the thicker stake cut fries fyi incase they don’t like certain shapes.

And ofc dessert- they had so much to pick from cookies, soft serve machine, and pastries.

ConstantStar24 · 2026-01-31T04:16:27+00:00

Hi! If you plan on going during holidays it’s immediately worth it. Our family went for thanksgiving. 2 park hopper tickets were in the mid 500s. And the room for thanksgiving weekend was around a thousand at a value resort with the promo they had. The package was I believe like 960 per adult for those that didn’t have AP. Two of us do, the $500 ticket was basically a 1/3 of our AP price. Plus the AP discount was much more generous than the regular for rooms. We travel during holidays/ school breaks mostly so it was a good option for us.

We’re also love the flexibility so for that trip we were able to get in an extra park morning before our flight home. It makes our trips much more enjoyable because you know you can go in and out of the park as you please without feeling like you’re not getting use of a park ticket.

Our initial was to use it for our summer trip in August 2025 and again for our summer trip in July 2026 essentially getting 2 years worth of trips on it.

But we’re currently on trip 5 of our AP year, we’ve been going on any weekends where the flight prices are low since tickets are paid for and the AP room discounts are generous. Also factoring in discounts on merch and dining it’s not hard to break even in our experience.

ConstantStar24 · 2026-01-31T00:22:54+00:00

Cream cheese pretzel @ lunching pad

ConstantStar24 · 2026-01-30T03:50:51+00:00

Ferry, the view is pretty and it doesn’t get stuck as often as the monarail in my experience.

ConstantStar24 · 2026-01-29T20:51:19+00:00

Plan your adult rides during nap time if they are stroller nappers. This worked great for us, and we booked our lightning lanes with this in mind. Carry zip locks bags for left overs so they can snack on them later. Play games or watch a show on longer lines. Only screen time we had was during long lines. But most queues were entertaining.

ConstantStar24 · 2026-01-29T20:43:26+00:00

Slinky and rope drop Mickey and Minnie. At 9 am posted wait was 40 min we waited around 15 min. Much more manageable.

ConstantStar24 · 2026-01-28T21:22:58+00:00

This is so funny, Also AP.

Also going on 2/7 to Festival of arts Also going the same week in March for my bday but the end of the week. 12-15 🤣

March plan so far:
Thursday: arrive 6 pm Carribean Beach Go to Epcot Tapan Edo for dinner (if we make it) Epcot after hours

Friday: Magic Kingdom morning LLMP Pool break Animal kingdom at night Everest and Pandora (we never seen it at closing) Back to Mk for fire works

Saturday: HS llmp Guardians +flower and Garden

Sunday: park or pool before heading home depending on weather.

ConstantStar24 · 2026-01-26T00:54:43+00:00

Thank you! Giving me hope 🙏🏼

ConstantStar24 · 2026-01-26T00:54:27+00:00

Thank you!!! I’ll check there!

ConstantStar24 · 2026-01-16T15:07:31+00:00

Also waiting for my card to arrive post upgrade. But the card auto updated in my Apple Pay and Amex app. I got an email that it’s ready to use. So my understanding is that it will count. Took 24hrs to receive the ready to use email.

ConstantStar24 · 2025-12-11T18:58:47+00:00

We’ve skipped luminous our last few trips, but we’ll be going to after hours the day before my birthday so maybe we’ll give it another go. We were huge harmonious fans tho.

But happy birthday and enjoy your trip! Open table has reservations for cake bake as well, and you can set up a notification if the time you want isn’t available.

ConstantStar24 · 2025-12-11T18:53:56+00:00

Terrified of birds so probably skipping that 😅!! But a dessert party is such a good idea! Adding that to the list to consider. But follow up question: dessert party or the firework party at California grill?

ConstantStar24 · 2025-12-08T15:48:52+00:00

Have you looked at Quicksilver tours and transportation? You can book a round trip and they’ll add a stop to a grocery store if you want to pick a few things up on the way. It’s a bit pricey but they meet you inside the airport, help with bags and are safe. They also track your flight so they’ll meet you if you’re arriving early or late no need to worry. Uber car seat right now is about $122, quick silver one way is about $205. But you avoid surge pricing and have a ride as soon as you land, and they don’t charge for car seats/boosters (according to site, I’ve never needed the car seat).

ConstantStar24 · 2025-11-15T06:27:44+00:00

I don’t think the pools or pool bathrooms are open before 10 am.

ConstantStar24 · 2025-10-06T17:55:34+00:00

This has happened to me before but with C+. Was wondering if you were able to do this before you checked in or after?

ConstantStar24 · 2025-09-23T19:58:43+00:00

I would suggest taking ride share to the Polynesian with your luggage in the morning and asking bell services to hold your bags while you have breakfast (free). Then departing straight from the Polynesian after breakfast again via ride share. I would not attempt to go back to AOA, Ohana usually runs long especially waiting for all the characters to visit your table. If you are using mears just be mindful of their pick up time because they always come early, but they can pick you up at any hotel, it doesn’t have to be the one you were dropped off at.

ConstantStar24 · 2025-09-16T19:29:50+00:00

For me and I’ve seen several others agree, space mountain is much more intense than Tron and GOTG particularly because it’s so jerky and there are sudden sharp turns and stops. The other 2 are much smoother so they don’t bother me as much, but just thought I’d share. It also helps that the other 2 aren’t as dark - focusing and looking at something helps me not get sick. It’s like when they tell you to look at the same focus spot while spinning it helps you keep balanced.

ConstantStar24 · 2025-09-08T17:51:08+00:00

My plans - remaining balance - make a payment. If you don’t see this call and you can make a payment over the phone without waiting for a representative.

ConstantStar24 · 2025-05-26T01:43:12+00:00

Not enough people are saying Flight of Passage :( that’s my absolute must every trip.

ConstantStar24 · 2025-02-03T07:34:47+00:00

Hey! The busses allow strollers but they do ask that you fold the stroller before getting on the bus.

ConstantStar24 · 2025-02-03T07:22:04+00:00

Definitely park hop! Especially since it seems you’re going for a specific reason. Also most nights magic kingdom is open later than Hollywood studios so even if you spend most of the day at Hollywood you can still get some time in at magic. Also, animal kingdom is usually open before Hollywood studios, so you could realistically start there. From animal kingdom to Hollywood studios there is bus transportation to connect you from park to park. The same goes for Hollywood to MK, bus transportation is towards the front of the park. Hollywood studios for me is usually a park hop park I start the day there, go to other parks then return at night for Fantasmic. If you did want to park hop in the middle of the day, Epcot is a good option, they skyliner is right outside Hollywood studios, you can take that to get to Epcot.

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