So, I thought I would give my two cents about the Disney attractions or restaurants that are either underrated or extremely overrated.  The opinions expressed below do not reflect the opinions of all contributors of this blog, only mine.  My husband and I have definitely had some heated discussions about this…

1. Overrated: Mickey’s Toontown Fair.  You want to meet Minnie, Mickey, Donald, and Goofy?  Don’t go here.  In my humble opinion your time would be better spent elsewhere.  Now I see the arguments now, “I have kids who have to meet Mickey, I have no choice.”  Well you do.  First of all, you have to wait in separate lines to see the characters at Toontown.  I much prefer the character pavilion at Epcot.  You get in one line and in an orderly fashion you get to meet all the characters in one shot.  You’re in and out.  Or consider a character breakfast.  Pick the breakfast with the characters your kids most want to meet and get that out of the way at breakfast.  Now that I’ve saved you 2+ hours of life you’ll have otherwise never gotten back, you can go ride Space Mountain again.
2. Underrated: Cosmic Ray’s Starlight Cafe.  I didn’t think it was that bad!  It was crowded — extremely crowded, but the food wasn’t horrible as I’ve previously read by other Disney enthusiasts.  In fact, the Greek salad I had there was the best on property.  Also, considering how busy they were, we got our food FAST.  They definitely have their work flow down pat.  And the entertainment, aka Sonny Eclipse, was cute…although I did think maybe they could have used that area for extra seating.
3. Overrated: All the restaurants in World Showcase.  I’m sorry…maybe it is because I live in Atlanta and the restaurants here are fabulous or because I’ve visited many other countries, but the food at World Showcase just is ok.  I think the only restaurant that deserves mention is Tokyo Dining at Japan. The sushi bar is truly an authentic experience.  I also enjoy a brat at the counter service restaurant in Germany.  Literally every other place I’ve eaten has just been mediocre.  Mexico – come on – EVERYONE has eaten decent Mexican food.  Don’t waste your money.  Although they do get an A+ for atmosphere.  Chefs De France?  I was tres disappointed.  The French onion was good but really, Ruby Tuesday also makes a “good” French onion.  The German buffet was ok– not great, but ok.  I also enjoy the pastries at the counter service restaurant in France, but I’ve had better baked goods at Publix.  Granted, I haven’t tried all the restaurants and I do have it on my list to try Morocco and Le Cellier.  I just can’t bring myself to try the Chinese restaurant or Italian. Call me a food snob, I just call it how I see it.
4. Overrated: Boardwalk Resort.  Why is this resort so expensive?  It is definitely well appointed and nicely themed but I just wasn’t overly impressed and would opt to stay at another resort of the same class.   Boardwalk itself, is eh.  There is a couple of clubs, A Disney store, a restraunt or two but no counter service.  Where do I fill my mug at?  The pool is cool with the amusement park theme…I don’t know.  I just think it’s eh.  I think it’s the fact that there is no counter service.  It really bothers me!
5. Underrated: Goofy Candy Company Sweet and Sour Character candy.  I actually don’t know if these are underrated but I friggin’ love this candy!  I buy them the instant we get to the parks and eat them until I’m sick.  They are like sweet tarts but they crumble easily and are just delicious!  I wish I could buy them at home.  Boo.

What do you think?  What areas of Disney do you think are overrated or underrated?  Feel free to disagree with any of my assessments, I love a great debate!