Originally Posted By teachermom99 Has anyone celebrated a birthday here? How is the food/service? Thanks!
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORWEN: Us Cauldron girls have eaten there LOTS of times, but have never celebrated a birthday there. The food is always pretty good though. I think whenever somebody DOES celebrate a birthday there everybody else gets in on the act to sing to you. ORDDU: One waiter in particular is a close personal friend of ours and simply GORGEOUS!!! We've often gone to the parks with him when he's off duty and can't begin to tell you what a thrill it is to have him with us. But I suppose that's another story for another time... ORWEN: Anyway, I don't think you'll be disappointed if you eat there, teachermom99, duckling! You get to watch old television shows on old TV sets while you're there, you know!!
Originally Posted By NikkiLOVESMickey The only thing that upsets me about Prime Time, my dearest Witches, is that the dessert menu is no longer on ViewMaster!! It was so unique, and now it's gone!
Originally Posted By Mr X That sounds neat. Why'd they drop that? (or a better question would be, why'd they drop that and not come up with something better?...assuming they didn't)
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan >>The only thing that upsets me about Prime Time, my dearest Witches, is that the dessert menu is no longer on ViewMaster!<< Really? Dang, it was there at the end of March when we were there. How odd they'd get rid of that cool feature!
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo They didn't have it when we were there Dec 2006, seems like a hit and miss thing (sadly everything seemed a miss except the food quality when we went - the food was ok). We were really looking forward to Primetime, sadly it was a miss and we enjoyed Whispering Canyon much more. But I have been told we just had a lot of bad luck on our last trip. Hopefully you will have a great time.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan Ah, so maybe the ViewMaster still exists! Whew! FWIW, our experience at Prime Time was the true highlight of our WDW vacation. I intentionally kept myself in the dark about much of it so as to be surprised. We had a server who was totally ON and just great. I can see that making all the difference in the world.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan Next time, Whispering Canyon for us. But don't tell me nuthin' about it, I wanna be surprised! ; )
Originally Posted By mmaus1962 My kids really liked it. I think a lot of it depends upon whether you get a cast member who is really into it. I suppose you could ask at the check in desk for a cast member who enjoys their role. The four times I've been there, the involvement of the cast members has varied. They seemed more into it when my kids were with me than when it was just two adults. We had the ViewMasters for dessert menus all four times. As for the food, it's decent enough. It's good as far as theme park fare goes. (BTW, avoid Sci-Fi Dine Inn for meals at ALL costs. East a leisurely dessert there and enjoy the show. It's one of the best themed eateries in the park.)
Originally Posted By mmaus1962 Oooops. Sorry, that should be Sci-Fi Drive Inn. Or heck, whatever it's called.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo >>>My kids really liked it. I think a lot of it depends upon whether you get a cast member who is really into it. I suppose you could ask at the check in desk for a cast member who enjoys their role.<<< We did, and even tipped the hostess. Oh well. Trippy, I suspect you guys would enjoy Whispering Canyon very much. But with both venues, the experience definately relies on the cast members.
Originally Posted By NikkiLOVESMickey The last three times I visited Prime Time (and the last time was February) the dessert menu was presented on regular old paper menus. I hope the ViewMasters are still around, but I haven't seen them in ages. I saw that someone didn't like Sci Fi, but that's one of our favorite places to eat. We've eaten there at least three times and the meals have been delicious each time.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan We were there at the end of March. Ate at Sci-Fi Drive In for lunch and really enjoyed it. Had a very late dinner at Primetime and it was fantastic. They did have the ViewMasters then, so maybe they were down for a refurb for awhile. ; )
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo When they are on form, Sci Fi, Prime Time and the Brown Derby can boast to be some of the most enjoyable dining experiences in WDW
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORDDU: Here's a tip for you, ducklings. Our Two favorite waiters at Prime Time are Cousin Jason and Cousin Mark. Weekends are your best times to find them--usually Saturdays. ORWEN: Cousin Mark is hysterically funny-- ORDDU: --while Cousin Jason is just dreamy and gorgeous...
Originally Posted By digby7 My family loves all three eateries mentioned! Sci Fi has some great food and is a lot of fun for lunch. It feel so good to get out of the hot sun and into a dark, cool drive-in. We particularly enjoy the Onion Rings and BarBQued Spare ribs! Prime time and Whispering Canyon are both good food and good times. We have been lucky to be at both several times and the cast members were all on! When you go to WC though it does help to know some things to say and do to help prompt the cast. Ask for ketchup or Mountain Dew! I have never experienced my birthdays, since I am shy of the attention, though I have seen others celebrate at PT and WC. Not for the shy. Jacqueline
Originally Posted By digby7 My family loves all three eateries mentioned! Sci Fi has some great food and is a lot of fun for lunch. It feel so good to get out of the hot sun and into a dark, cool drive-in. We particularly enjoy the Onion Rings and BarBQued Spare ribs! Prime time and Whispering Canyon are both good food and good times. We have been lucky to be at both several times and the cast members were all on! When you go to WC though it does help to know some things to say and do to help prompt the cast. Ask for ketchup or Mountain Dew! I have never experienced my birthdays, since I am shy of the attention, though I have seen others celebrate at PT and WC. Not for the shy. Jacqueline
Originally Posted By kennect I don't know this from personal experience but I really feel rather strong about my following statement...The west coast Disney park people are really missing out by not having an equal to the Brown Derby that we have at DHS....We have never had a meal there that wasn't just about perfect....Theme park dining at its highest degree...
Originally Posted By nats 31 I had dinner at prime time 10 years ago on my birthday and it was fun. They even let me keep my elbows on the table while they sang happy birthday. They gave me a cake and had a candle on it that would not blow out. I got a ribbing about that and they said if I couldn't blow out the candle then they would have to take away the cake. A few minutes later they brought the cake back with a new candle. I blew it out and the whole place cheered. The cake was the best part of the meal. The food wasn't that great.
