Full disclosure- I’m having a hard day. I’m a hospital worker. My spirits were so lifted to see a new video I could watch on lunch. Thank you, AJ and DFB Team, for all you do. ❤️
We went to Ohana last December. We loved the food especially the appetizers and dessert. We lucked out and got a fireworks view. My daughter(22 yo) declared it the most magical meal she’d ever had.
I've wanted to eat at 'Ohana for decades and just a couple weeks ago my wish came true! My daughter got a last minute reservation and surprised me with a birthday dinner! It was amazing...loved everything! My only disappointment was that it felt very rushed especially because I am a slow eater. I understand they have a lot of people seat...just wish I could have relaxed a little more.
I just went to Ohana today was an incredible experience. Haven't been to Disney in 20ish year this channel has been a huge life savor. Those noodles and the bread pudding 😍😍 amazing meal and loved the setting/view
We got a reservation the day before our anniversary and we loved it!! So happy we were able to experience it but we did have slow service so I would say that is accurate!
My Aunt and I went to Ohana for breakfast in 2018. It was my first time in Disney and I wanted to see Stitch. We had been staying off property so we drove to Ohana first thing just before the parks opened. Not only did we get a big meal with characters for $50 (which is hard to find at Disney) but we got to pass security because they had it at the hotel AND we left our car there and didn’t have to pay parking, which is $20 on it own. It was a great little hack that made breakfast there sooooo worth it.
I love the ‘Ohana noodles! There is something about the sauce and noodle ratio that is a secret. Tried to make these at home several times, close but not as good as simple heaven served at the restaurant.
We too have the Ohana first night tradition, except we then go to Magic Kingdom to try to catch the fireworks and ride a few rides before close. Last visit, the fireworks started just as we tapped in. It was so amazing. Everyone got a little teary as we walked into the park.
Our tradition was to always go to Ohana on the last night of our holiday. Yummy food- such a special restaurant at night when the fireworks are about to begin. Haven’t been for a few years, but all I can remember is it being delicious
Everytime my family and I go to Disney, the first day we always go to Magic Kingdom and have Ohanas for dinner. It’s always my favorite! I’m going the last week of May with my boyfriend and his family and we’re going to Ohanas! It’s my favorite restaurant and I haven’t had it in 4 years! I cannot wait!!🥰
It took me months of checking reservations daily to get dinner at 'Ohana but the food was the highlight of my first Disneyworld vacation! 1000% worth it everyone!
Went to DW during the week of Christmas 2021. Was resort hopping at Grand Floridian, took a chance and landed a reservation for Ohana for that afternoon. LUCKY US and SOOOO WORTH the price. I still hurt from eating so much
We ate there on the dining plan about a dozen years ago. So the cost was already built into our trip. I remember everyone in our party of 10 or 11 really enjoyed it.
Hi AJ, love your vids! My wife and I have a set-in-stone tradition to start our Disney vacations. We stay in the Boardwalk Villas; on our first morning, we walk into Epcot at the International Gateway, head over to Les Halles at the French pavillion and have a heavenly breakfast. A breakfast sandwich for my wife and a baguette for me - avec cafe, s'il vous plait! We sit outside under a (hopefully) blue sky and just soak it in. Wonderful!
Calling someone cousin feels so distant Dx I live in Hawaii and have never heard anyone call someone else cousin/cuz unless they are their cousins. People usually call each other sis, brah, or auntie and uncle. Sis and brah are usually used when calling out to a stranger. Auntie and uncle is basically anyone that’s significantly older than you even if they’re a stranger.
DVC Ray here...When I read these reviews and they say fatty steak as a negative I immediately know to disregard lol...seriously O'hana is a great meal and a great experience. We have had dinner about a dozen times, and breakfast several times and it is consistently good. It's a must-do every time we stay at the Poly.
Soooo you kinda just admitted you’re not open to any criticism towards the restaurant? I mean this in no offense, but you sound like the kinda person to immediately ignore the person that says “too much ip in the park” or “the parks are to expensive now” lol
DVC Ray here...Sure I'm open to criticism but I've always had great experiences at O'hana and unlike many on these threads, I"ve been there enough to evaluate it fairly.
@@NinthShinigami I'm very positive about Disney overall. WDW, DL, DVC resorts, as well as off-site DVC resorts have brought my family and I great pleasure for over 15 years when we purchased our 1st of 3 DVC ownerships. We've also frequented many other amusement parks/resorts, but for us nothing else compares.
@@dvcray4826 first of all, how come no “DVC Ray here”? (I actually love that you do that lol) and second I’ve been to Disney for 13 years of my so far 16 year life. I used to think nothing could compare. I always preferred Universal as a kid, but always knew Disney was the untouchable golden standard. Now, it’s honestly hurt me to see how the parks are today. For me at least, Universal actually does compare nowadays, as does Busch Gardens. Im glad that for 15 years you and your family have been able to have fun and enjoy yourselves. I hope for you and your family’s sakes it stays that way. Unfortunately for me and my fam… everything’s starting to compare. Still love the parks tho. Just wish they could do what they were doing when I was younger, and even before I was born.
@@NinthShinigamiI appreciate your opinions. Universal is awesome and I love Bush Gardens Williamsburg, Knoebels, Hersheypark, etc. I think Disney is going through an awkward period. For younger fans like yourself, I think you will see a return to your memories of the past down the road..hang in there.....great comments.
Nice video summary of OHana. We've been many times, hope they haven't ruined it with post pandemic changes. Our tradition, since we always stayed at Riverside, was to hang at the pool to unwind after driving from NJ, then take the boat to Disney Springs for dinner, relax with margaritas at Dockside Margaritas, then begin park madness the next day. The first day usually seemed like the best as there wasn't much rushing around to do things at the parks. Not sure when we'll go back, too many negative changes since re-opening, and waiting for more normal times.
I love 'Ohana!!! Always try the waitlist, we went in April, during spring break, and were able to get in twice on the waitlist. The first time less than 1 minute before I got the text our table was ready, second time was a Saturday at 5pm, when it was pouring and everyone left the parks. We waited 15 mins max for a table!
❤❤❤Thanks for this like really your giving me and my daughter some hope we can get in there during our spring break mother daughter trip. Everyone keeps saying it’s not gonna happen even if we are there before the restaurant opens😢
Yeah, she was talking about the noods coming to her house. Too much lingo on this channel, in general. REALLY REALLY sick of hearing kids referred to as kiddos. I've been tracking it, the kids to kiddos ratio is about 1 : 25. Between "noods", "kiddos", "seven dorfs", "furmiliar", etc., sometimes I just have to turn off the video in the middle.
Send Noods🤣 I love that this is such a good, wholesome, family friendly channel that I don't think twice when AJ says to send Noods to her house! I love it! And I love all of your lingo including kiddos! Keep up the great work DFB team!
So I had this on Sunday, was looking so forward to it since I haven’t had ohana since before the pandemic. It was so dry and over cooked…I was so disappointed
Our Family Tradition is to eat at O'Hana for breakfast on the day we leave. We never have table service so its a treat and we can take our time eating a hearty breakfast with out being rushed to get into a park :)
Walk up reservations are definitely possible if you're happy to wait. Watched an Australian vlogger who was over there a few months ago, walk up and they said they'll text them when there's a table available and they were text within 30 minutes. They just walked up the day they wanted. Not sure if the fact they were staying at the Poly helped.
Let me tell ya, I was up and ready and found a reservation on my Birthday in June!! Even though it’s at 9PM, I quickly pressed the button to reserve it. The same was for Chef Mickeys too when my family visited me in February. Set your alarm early for this one😀😀😀!!
So I have written a program that checks to see when there are reservations and while you want to make your reservations early, I have found that within the last 48 hours a huge amount of reservations can become available and if you keep checking ‘fiddle faddle’ you might be able to snag a last minute reservation. It worked for our trip a month ago.
I was so confused by the title, I was like it can't be a negative obscene, AJ loves this place, her love of Ohana and the pulled pork fries at Flame Grill that she gets for her birthday (been watching a while obviously) created a disney youtube channel, probably, I suppose DW has other appeals somewhere.
Ohana is my family's favorite and two of us are vegetarians! The others eat plenty of meat but my son and I more than fill up on the noodles and other veg options. A win for everyone!
If you feel rushed at Ohana nip it in the bud. When they start bringing the next course when you've barely started on the one you have give them a firm no. They'll look startled because nobody does it (except me) but they'll move on. You are in control and they depend on you being too polite to object when ironically they are anything but. I myself can't get past the fact they have ruined their great dessert by replacing the bananas foster topping with cheap supermarket caramel sauce. Oh to have the Ohana of 10 years ago where the food was excellent across the board, you were never rushed and service was impeccable. Instead of building that motel next door they should build another Ohana so as to double the capacity and return it to the quality it once had. But that might cut in on some top executive's multi million dollar yearly bonus.
Hoping to get a reservation for our arrival day- first time on a real trip to disney! So excited! Does anyone know if we want to go to Trader Sams for drinks after our meal (hoping for a 7ish reservation), should we get on the virtual queue before we eat?
Speaking of family traditions at Disney my first visit every trip is the Joffrey's by Canada and fish and chips at the rose and crown that's vacation to me.
When I see the ridiculous cost of everything I know I'm on holiday and will spend the next year paying it off. Complaining about cost increases is my tradition.
We need Dole Whips for home. Some of us ain’t going back for an unknown time (since the parks management and all them guys in charge) and still want some of the snacks
My family and I ate there back in 2016. While it was very good, I probably would have liked it better had we not been exhausted from running the WDW Marathon earlier that day.
I still remember doing Ohana for breakfast on a solo trip- it was kind of funny to be a Lone Ranger at a table while everyone else was hanging with families, but a core memory of making silly scary faces with Stitch was worth every penny! Plus the waffles were DELISH!
Love this! I‘ve been in Orlando a few times for work and haven‘t tried Ohana yet because I wasn‘t sure what it would be like to dine alone at a place whose theme is family and family-style dining. Glad to hear that you enjoyed your solo experience. Was it weird in a bad way at all?
@@lautrufend I’ve been solo to nearly everything there is to do at WDW and it never has to feel awkward, especially when you’re in the vacation bubble. Who’s to say your group didn’t split up for some well needed alone time? No one even questions it. 😉
My story and tip - we had the Ohana breakfast the day we went to Hollywood Studios, which was also the hottest day we were there -98 degrees! We love love love the breakfast. However, we were all so full and drowsy, we didnt really feel much like doing anything. While we made our Rise of the Resistance booking, it was really a wasted day. We headed back to the hotel for naps and pool time. Tip = have the breakfast in cool weather and as early as possible. We thought it might be better to have it on our departure day when we wouldn't be in the park as much. .
If you stay at DW and have the meal program, is eating at O'Hana's a part of the eating package? Can you skip two days of dinner meals and use that at O'Hana's?
The Poly is my fave resort because it reminds me of living in Hawaii in my previous life. But I do prefer the Kona Cafe because the Tonga Toast is so yummy and so much cheaper than Ohana for my picky eater kid.
Ohana is basically on mine and my friend's bucket list. We did go for drinks at Polynesian once. Lamu Lamu I think it's called? We're going back to Boma Flavors of Africa this month. Finally able to snag reservations for that. Maybe Ohana someday next
Boma is so good! My husband liked it better than Ohana. Also, plan to try walk up early like 4pm. I had no problem getting in when we did it. It was a weeknight and not a holiday.
Garden Grill and Tusker House at least once a trip is a tradition for us. We prefer O'hana for breakfast (when they had characters) over the dinner (which was OK- overpriced and rushed and overall underwhelming for all the good press it gets).
The "60 Days plus the length of your stay" did not work for me when I made reservations for my June trip. Is there some sort of special thing that I need to do?
We had dinner at O'Hana's in 2014 and we absolutely loved it. We had a window side table and could see the fireworks over M.K. There was a lot of food left over, which greatly concerned my daughter. I thought she was going to cry, at the thought of all of that food going to waste. I asked our server about it and he assured us that Disney has contacts who pick up the untouched, uneaten food and disperses it to those who need it. I don't know about their policies since covid. Our favorite foods were the noodles and the pot stickers. ( We couldn't take food back to our room because of not really having a place to keep it, plus we had the full dining plan, so we wouldn't need leftovers. )
My tradition is to eat a leisurely snacky supper at Epcot, take the monorail to MK to watch the fireworks, take the bus back to the Boardwalk, and then go to Abracadabar and sit outside and enjoy the view and think "Yep. On vacation."
We are headed to WDW in July! We live in the Rocky Mountain West, so I had to be up at my computer at 3:45am this last week! We weren’t going for dinner, but breakfast, and we got it! Yay! We went for breakfast in hopes that characters might come before mid-July! Hopefully they will even add in someone playing Moana. In any case, characters or not we will enjoy (and need to find Stitch somewhere else since he is my kids’ and wife’s favorite!)
If I went, it would be by myself or with a super picky "adult." So I would probably just try for the lounge, tbh. That price point 😳... I would rather just try the "must haves" as part of an à la carte menu.
@@DFBGuide , I've been looking every single day since our reservation window opened up, and still look every day hoping someone MAYBE canceled. We were hoping to go for my birthday...nope... I'll just live vicariously through all the videos 🤣
When I was there, I was stuffed after the apps. Could not eat the meats. It was a last minute res that was late at night. Yes, AJ, prepare and your appetite and stretch pants.
It’s just insane to wake up at 5am just to TRY and make reservations for a restaurant that you can eat (and it be much better) elsewhere! How on earth does all of this stress and work when you make it to the park, the sheer cost, crowds and endless waits for EVERYTHING make for any type of an relaxing vacation? Why do so many keep on going here like it’s a drug you just can’t let go when there’s other places you can visit?
FINALLY ate there today, it was incredible, we naturally got sat at the perfect seat that they show a dozen times in this video haha table for 2, right next to the window in front of the pool with the castle view. Unfortunately there was a hurricane today so no fireworks 😅 our server was perfection, the ukulele player made me tear up plucking classic Disney songs. And the food…the bread pudding is the best I have EVER had, that caramel sauce??? It is not too sweet it is packed with flavor and salty as well I was SHOOK. 2nd & 3rd place go to the potstickers & steak, respectively, even though our steak was a tiny bit overdone (they didn’t ask how we wanted it which was fine). I was a teeeeny tiny bit disappointed in the noodles, only because they’ve been soooo hyped up, but I still loved them! They were delicious. There was only 1 thing I did not like: the wings. The meat was perfect I just really wasn’t a fan of the sauce, too salty, but to be fair I’m not a big soy sauce fan and my husband loved the wings. Honorable mention, the crispy skin on the chicken 🤤 Edit: wow Dinner is now $60 only 6 months after this video 😂 geez Disney, nickle & dime
My family and I are not big eaters. We never go to buffets or eat big meals because they typically aren’t worth it to us. It does look and sound fantastic. Probably gonna pass. Thanks for the info!!
I ate at Ohana for Dinner back on 6/15. I tasted some of everything, and it was GREAT. HOWEVER, I wish I never went to Disney in June for one thing. Even more so I wish I didn’t select Ohana. 6/15 it was SUPER hot, and that was SIMPLY too much heavy food. I barely ate. I sampled everything though. I felt incredibly guilty for wasting soooooo much food. I hate food waste. I definitely did NOT get my money worth at all. It was just my Daughter and I. Word to the wise try to book your Ohana reservation for your rest/resort day if at all possible. The service, Atmosphere, and music there was PHENOMENAL though. It also allowed me to see the Polynesian resort which is way out of my budget!
I loved Ohana without the characters. They don't need them. It made it more reasonable in price so we were able to eat there twice. Once for breakfast and once for dinner. Loved the food and loved the cheaper price without characters. If they just want to put a character in the hallway instead for people to stand in line to see; that's fine with me. And this way anyone could see a character without having to get a meal there.
I liked the wings better than the noodles and the beef was a bit too spicy for me. The dessert was pretty good, but I prefer the one from Liberty Tree.
Last October my husband and I went to dinner and was overwhelmed (we historically always do breakfast as a family). Anyway we had so much food and asked if we could take away. They said yes we could take what was on the table. I asked if I could get an extra noodle. Originally hesitant the staff came through with a huge helping. Needless to say when our kids and friends got back from the park they had a huge midnight snack. I think I’m one and done and will try the lounge going forward
This is awesome. I‘m hoping to take a solo trip later this year and hesitated to try Ohana due to the large portion sizes even if I never ask for a second helping of anything. Hopefully that was more than a one-time courtesy they extended to you, since I would hate to waste so much food.
We have been coming here for years. Now, it just was not as good as it used to be. Our shrimp were so salty, and much smaller. nobody could eat them. The meat was not the same. The noodles were very good. But, for 55.00 a person, i can get noodles elsewhere. Cape Mae was so much better.
Full disclosure- I’m having a hard day. I’m a hospital worker. My spirits were so lifted to see a new video I could watch on lunch. Thank you, AJ and DFB Team, for all you do. ❤️
Thanks for all you do. I hope you get good rest and tomorrows a better day. 💜
Thank you for your service. ❤️❤️
Thank you for all you do!
Bless you for the work you do! I love these videos - DFB and all the Disney vlogs make me happy!
thank you for all that you do, as a person with chronic illnesses we appreciate you so much - thank you again! ❤️🔥
I personally love the “outdated” Poly. I think it just adds to its historic nostalgia.
Me too!
Some people say "outdated" but others say "vintage".
Since reopening I would much rather eat what I can get at the bar. The quality just isn’t the same yet and it’s always fun at the bar.
Agreed. Especially Kailua pork tacos at trader Sams
Good to know!
We went to Ohana last December. We loved the food especially the appetizers and dessert. We lucked out and got a fireworks view. My daughter(22 yo) declared it the most magical meal she’d ever had.
The honey BBQ wings at the Ohana dinner changed my life. I literally think about them every day and can’t wait to go back on my next trip!
I've wanted to eat at 'Ohana for decades and just a couple weeks ago my wish came true! My daughter got a last minute reservation and surprised me with a birthday dinner! It was amazing...loved everything! My only disappointment was that it felt very rushed especially because I am a slow eater. I understand they have a lot of people seat...just wish I could have relaxed a little more.
I'm a big supporter of eating at off times
I just went to Ohana today was an incredible experience. Haven't been to Disney in 20ish year this channel has been a huge life savor. Those noodles and the bread pudding 😍😍 amazing meal and loved the setting/view
We got a reservation the day before our anniversary and we loved it!! So happy we were able to experience it but we did have slow service so I would say that is accurate!
My Aunt and I went to Ohana for breakfast in 2018. It was my first time in Disney and I wanted to see Stitch. We had been staying off property so we drove to Ohana first thing just before the parks opened. Not only did we get a big meal with characters for $50 (which is hard to find at Disney) but we got to pass security because they had it at the hotel AND we left our car there and didn’t have to pay parking, which is $20 on it own. It was a great little hack that made breakfast there sooooo worth it.
I live by that method if you are staying off property... Dine in the morning... free ride to the park lol
We always eat breakfast here, and are going to continue this tradition with our soon upcoming trip! So special and so delicious!
I love the ‘Ohana noodles! There is something about the sauce and noodle ratio that is a secret. Tried to make these at home several times, close but not as good as simple heaven served at the restaurant.
I suspect an "obscene" amount of butter and/or oil.
We too have the Ohana first night tradition, except we then go to Magic Kingdom to try to catch the fireworks and ride a few rides before close. Last visit, the fireworks started just as we tapped in. It was so amazing. Everyone got a little teary as we walked into the park.
‘Ohana is a must for us. We do breakfast on our last day and it keeps us full for the long trip back home.
I can’t even choose which one I would prefer! Dinner looks so good but stitch is literally my FAVORITE!!
We ate at Ohana once back
In the 90’s . It was so good
The besttttt breakfast. We absolutely loved it.
I'll never go to Disney World, but DFB is just as good. And AJ has a great voice.
She and Dallin from Offhand are the ONLY way I can still “enjoy” Disney
Our tradition was to always go to Ohana on the last night of our holiday. Yummy food- such a special restaurant at night when the fireworks are about to begin. Haven’t been for a few years, but all I can remember is it being delicious
Everytime my family and I go to Disney, the first day we always go to Magic Kingdom and have Ohanas for dinner. It’s always my favorite! I’m going the last week of May with my boyfriend and his family and we’re going to Ohanas! It’s my favorite restaurant and I haven’t had it in 4 years! I cannot wait!!🥰
It took me months of checking reservations daily to get dinner at 'Ohana but the food was the highlight of my first Disneyworld vacation! 1000% worth it everyone!
we got a last minute reservation for my birthday last week! i was so excited & it was the best!!
Can’t wait for this restaurant. We are doing breakfast and dinner there next week!!!
This is my first day tradition too, dinner at 7 then grab a cocktail and watch the fireworks on the beach. Heaven
The best meal I had in Disney World was at Ohana. It was well worth it to me because I love the grilled meats, vegetables and the wonderful noodles.
polynesian is my dream resort, of course they were fully booked 4 months ago when planning our next trip...
Love ur videos
AJ, you're amazing 👏❤
Went to DW during the week of Christmas 2021. Was resort hopping at Grand Floridian, took a chance and landed a reservation for Ohana for that afternoon. LUCKY US and SOOOO WORTH the price. I still hurt from eating so much
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We ate there on the dining plan about a dozen years ago. So the cost was already built into our trip. I remember everyone in our party of 10 or 11 really enjoyed it.
Yes, back then. Now it’s overrated.
One day I'll make it to O'hana
I will be there in 2 weeks for my first Ohana visit on a Friday evening!!!
Hi AJ, love your vids! My wife and I have a set-in-stone tradition to start our Disney vacations. We stay in the Boardwalk Villas; on our first morning, we walk into Epcot at the International Gateway, head over to Les Halles at the French pavillion and have a heavenly breakfast. A breakfast sandwich for my wife and a baguette for me - avec cafe, s'il vous plait! We sit outside under a (hopefully) blue sky and just soak it in. Wonderful!
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This is a great value when it was on the Disney dining plan, I think it was a one (1) credit meal.
Calling someone cousin feels so distant Dx I live in Hawaii and have never heard anyone call someone else cousin/cuz unless they are their cousins. People usually call each other sis, brah, or auntie and uncle. Sis and brah are usually used when calling out to a stranger. Auntie and uncle is basically anyone that’s significantly older than you even if they’re a stranger.
I love what you do
DVC Ray here...When I read these reviews and they say fatty steak as a negative I immediately know to disregard lol...seriously O'hana is a great meal and a great experience. We have had dinner about a dozen times, and breakfast several times and it is consistently good. It's a must-do every time we stay at the Poly.
Soooo you kinda just admitted you’re not open to any criticism towards the restaurant?
I mean this in no offense, but you sound like the kinda person to immediately ignore the person that says “too much ip in the park” or “the parks are to expensive now” lol
DVC Ray here...Sure I'm open to criticism but I've always had great experiences at O'hana and unlike many on these threads, I"ve been there enough to evaluate it fairly.
@@NinthShinigami I'm very positive about Disney overall. WDW, DL, DVC resorts, as well as off-site DVC resorts have brought my family and I great pleasure for over 15 years when we purchased our 1st of 3 DVC ownerships. We've also frequented many other amusement parks/resorts, but for us nothing else compares.
@@dvcray4826 first of all, how come no “DVC Ray here”? (I actually love that you do that lol)
and second I’ve been to Disney for 13 years of my so far 16 year life. I used to think nothing could compare. I always preferred Universal as a kid, but always knew Disney was the untouchable golden standard. Now, it’s honestly hurt me to see how the parks are today. For me at least, Universal actually does compare nowadays, as does Busch Gardens.
Im glad that for 15 years you and your family have been able to have fun and enjoy yourselves. I hope for you and your family’s sakes it stays that way. Unfortunately for me and my fam… everything’s starting to compare. Still love the parks tho. Just wish they could do what they were doing when I was younger, and even before I was born.
@@NinthShinigamiI appreciate your opinions. Universal is awesome and I love Bush Gardens Williamsburg, Knoebels, Hersheypark, etc. I think Disney is going through an awkward period. For younger fans like yourself, I think you will see a return to your memories of the past down the road..hang in there.....great comments.
My most favorite restaurant ever! We're going next week and we have 5 reservations XD 3 dinner and 2 breakfast
Nice video summary of OHana. We've been many times, hope they haven't ruined it with post pandemic changes.
Our tradition, since we always stayed at Riverside, was to hang at the pool to unwind after driving from NJ, then take the boat to Disney Springs for dinner, relax with margaritas at Dockside Margaritas, then begin park madness the next day. The first day usually seemed like the best as there wasn't much rushing around to do things at the parks. Not sure when we'll go back, too many negative changes since re-opening, and waiting for more normal times.
I love 'Ohana!!! Always try the waitlist, we went in April, during spring break, and were able to get in twice on the waitlist. The first time less than 1 minute before I got the text our table was ready, second time was a Saturday at 5pm, when it was pouring and everyone left the parks. We waited 15 mins max for a table!
❤❤❤Thanks for this like really your giving me and my daughter some hope we can get in there during our spring break mother daughter trip. Everyone keeps saying it’s not gonna happen even if we are there before the restaurant opens😢
I LOVE OHANA!!!! I had dinner there twice and breakfast!!!
"Ohana noods." "Savory noods." "Dream-worthy noods." AJ, you might want to read that out loud to someone. LOLOLOL.
Yeah, she was talking about the noods coming to her house. Too much lingo on this channel, in general. REALLY REALLY sick of hearing kids referred to as kiddos. I've been tracking it, the kids to kiddos ratio is about 1 : 25. Between "noods", "kiddos", "seven dorfs", "furmiliar", etc., sometimes I just have to turn off the video in the middle.
Send Noods🤣
I love that this is such a good, wholesome, family friendly channel that I don't think twice when AJ says to send Noods to her house! I love it!
And I love all of your lingo including kiddos!
Keep up the great work DFB team!
So I had this on Sunday, was looking so forward to it since I haven’t had ohana since before the pandemic. It was so dry and over cooked…I was so disappointed
AJ, this was always go to for consuming “beverages”. The Monorail is a safe ride.
Our Family Tradition is to eat at O'Hana for breakfast on the day we leave. We never have table service so its a treat and we can take our time eating a hearty breakfast with out being rushed to get into a park :)
Walk up reservations are definitely possible if you're happy to wait. Watched an Australian vlogger who was over there a few months ago, walk up and they said they'll text them when there's a table available and they were text within 30 minutes. They just walked up the day they wanted. Not sure if the fact they were staying at the Poly helped.
Let me tell ya, I was up and ready and found a reservation on my Birthday in June!! Even though it’s at 9PM, I quickly pressed the button to reserve it. The same was for Chef Mickeys too when my family visited me in February. Set your alarm early for this one😀😀😀!!
So I have written a program that checks to see when there are reservations and while you want to make your reservations early, I have found that within the last 48 hours a huge amount of reservations can become available and if you keep checking ‘fiddle faddle’ you might be able to snag a last minute reservation. It worked for our trip a month ago.
script name?
It’s my own personal script I never published it out
I was so confused by the title, I was like it can't be a negative obscene, AJ loves this place, her love of Ohana and the pulled pork fries at Flame Grill that she gets for her birthday (been watching a while obviously) created a disney youtube channel, probably, I suppose DW has other appeals somewhere.
Think it was just a casual use of the term, as in "an obscene amount of food", which isn't necessarily a negative thing.
Ohana is my family's favorite and two of us are vegetarians! The others eat plenty of meat but my son and I more than fill up on the noodles and other veg options. A win for everyone!
We love Ohana we crave it!! Usually we get a walk up day that we are there we go a little too often 😂
If you feel rushed at Ohana nip it in the bud.
When they start bringing the next course when you've barely started on the one you have give them a firm no.
They'll look startled because nobody does it (except me) but they'll move on.
You are in control and they depend on you being too polite to object when ironically they are anything but.
I myself can't get past the fact they have ruined their great dessert by replacing the bananas foster topping with cheap supermarket caramel sauce.
Oh to have the Ohana of 10 years ago where the food was excellent across the board, you were never rushed and service was impeccable.
Instead of building that motel next door they should build another Ohana so as to double the capacity and return it to the quality it once had. But that might cut in on some top executive's multi million dollar yearly bonus.
We ate there in Jan 22 on our last trip and the food was good.
I saw somewhere you can get some of the menu items at another place for cheaper.
Hoping to get a reservation for our arrival day- first time on a real trip to disney! So excited! Does anyone know if we want to go to Trader Sams for drinks after our meal (hoping for a 7ish reservation), should we get on the virtual queue before we eat?
Speaking of family traditions at Disney my first visit every trip is the Joffrey's by Canada and fish and chips at the rose and crown that's vacation to me.
When I see the ridiculous cost of everything I know I'm on holiday and will spend the next year paying it off. Complaining about cost increases is my tradition.
Since reopening I would much rather eat what I can get at the bar. The quality just isn't the same yet and it's always fun at the bar.
I ate here a few months ago and it was 100% worth the hype.
My tradition: Mickey mouse ice cream bars. Knowing I can have it at home for much cheaper, it's still something I do anyway. It just hits different
We need Dole Whips for home. Some of us ain’t going back for an unknown time (since the parks management and all them guys in charge) and still want some of the snacks
My family and I ate there back in 2016. While it was very good, I probably would have liked it better had we not been exhausted from running the WDW Marathon earlier that day.
I still remember doing Ohana for breakfast on a solo trip- it was kind of funny to be a Lone Ranger at a table while everyone else was hanging with families, but a core memory of making silly scary faces with Stitch was worth every penny! Plus the waffles were DELISH!
Love this! I‘ve been in Orlando a few times for work and haven‘t tried Ohana yet because I wasn‘t sure what it would be like to dine alone at a place whose theme is family and family-style dining. Glad to hear that you enjoyed your solo experience. Was it weird in a bad way at all?
@@lautrufend I’ve been solo to nearly everything there is to do at WDW and it never has to feel awkward, especially when you’re in the vacation bubble. Who’s to say your group didn’t split up for some well needed alone time? No one even questions it. 😉
@@lautrufend Not at all, I’ve been to multiple character restaurants with mixed results (CRT was very awkward) but Ohana was so friendly and fun!
My story and tip - we had the Ohana breakfast the day we went to Hollywood Studios, which was also the hottest day we were there -98 degrees! We love love love the breakfast. However, we were all so full and drowsy, we didnt really feel much like doing anything. While we made our Rise of the Resistance booking, it was really a wasted day. We headed back to the hotel for naps and pool time. Tip = have the breakfast in cool weather and as early as possible. We thought it might be better to have it on our departure day when we wouldn't be in the park as much.
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If you stay at DW and have the meal program, is eating at O'Hana's a part of the eating package? Can you skip two days of dinner meals and use that at O'Hana's?
The Poly is my fave resort because it reminds me of living in Hawaii in my previous life. But I do prefer the Kona Cafe because the Tonga Toast is so yummy and so much cheaper than Ohana for my picky eater kid.
Suggestion as someone who’s second home is basically the poly you should be able to get it in the food court for cheaper
How do you access the secret menu at tambo lounge that has the ohanna offerings?
Ohana is basically on mine and my friend's bucket list. We did go for drinks at Polynesian once. Lamu Lamu I think it's called?
We're going back to Boma Flavors of Africa this month. Finally able to snag reservations for that. Maybe Ohana someday next
Boma is so good! My husband liked it better than Ohana.
Also, plan to try walk up early like 4pm. I had no problem getting in when we did it. It was a weeknight and not a holiday.
Garden Grill and Tusker House at least once a trip is a tradition for us. We prefer O'hana for breakfast (when they had characters) over the dinner (which was OK- overpriced and rushed and overall underwhelming for all the good press it gets).
The "60 Days plus the length of your stay" did not work for me when I made reservations for my June trip.
Is there some sort of special thing that I need to do?
Playing this in the background and suddenly hearing AJ say "Dreamworthy Nudes" then realizing she meant "noods" lol
Made me laugh too! 😂😂
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We had dinner at O'Hana's in 2014 and we absolutely loved it. We had a window side table and could see the fireworks over M.K. There was a lot of food left over, which greatly concerned my daughter. I thought she was going to cry, at the thought of all of that food going to waste. I asked our server about it and he assured us that Disney has contacts who pick up the untouched, uneaten food and disperses it to those who need it. I don't know about their policies since covid. Our favorite foods were the noodles and the pot stickers. ( We couldn't take food back to our room because of not really having a place to keep it, plus we had the full dining plan, so we wouldn't need leftovers. )
One Day AJ I Would Like To Dine At Ohana At Disney's Polynesian Village Resort
Ohana is my girlfriend and my favourite restaurant in Disney!! Whenever we go to Disney we always eat there at least twice.
My trip is next week and my goal by the end is to see AT LEAST one reporter of yours!
Whats a better spot to watch mk fireworks, at O'Hana or the fireworks on mainstreet?
What about room service...do they still offer that 'feast' as a room service option?
My tradition is to eat a leisurely snacky supper at Epcot, take the monorail to MK to watch the fireworks, take the bus back to the Boardwalk, and then go to Abracadabar and sit outside and enjoy the view and think "Yep. On vacation."
Ohana’s plant based breakfast is good, I haven’t had the plant based dinner there yet.
We are headed to WDW in July! We live in the Rocky Mountain West, so I had to be up at my computer at 3:45am this last week! We weren’t going for dinner, but breakfast, and we got it! Yay! We went for breakfast in hopes that characters might come before mid-July! Hopefully they will even add in someone playing Moana. In any case, characters or not we will enjoy (and need to find Stitch somewhere else since he is my kids’ and wife’s favorite!)
We went for the Mickey waffles and will be back again and again for the POG juice!
If I went, it would be by myself or with a super picky "adult." So I would probably just try for the lounge, tbh. That price point 😳... I would rather just try the "must haves" as part of an à la carte menu.
I'm convinced that reservations for Ohana don't exist
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@@DFBGuide , I've been looking every single day since our reservation window opened up, and still look every day hoping someone MAYBE canceled. We were hoping to go for my birthday...nope... I'll just live vicariously through all the videos 🤣
@@DFBGuide can you do a review of all the buffet type restaurants in Disney please 🙏
Try for the under 24 hours cancelation window. 🤞 Or at least the lounge. Have a great birthday because at least you're at Disney.
When I was there, I was stuffed after the apps. Could not eat the meats. It was a last minute res that was late at night. Yes, AJ, prepare and your appetite and stretch pants.
It’s just insane to wake up at 5am just to TRY and make reservations for a restaurant that you can eat (and it be much better) elsewhere! How on earth does all of this stress and work when you make it to the park, the sheer cost, crowds and endless waits for EVERYTHING make for any type of an relaxing vacation? Why do so many keep on going here like it’s a drug you just can’t let go when there’s other places you can visit?
its not that bad
FINALLY ate there today, it was incredible, we naturally got sat at the perfect seat that they show a dozen times in this video haha table for 2, right next to the window in front of the pool with the castle view. Unfortunately there was a hurricane today so no fireworks 😅 our server was perfection, the ukulele player made me tear up plucking classic Disney songs. And the food…the bread pudding is the best I have EVER had, that caramel sauce??? It is not too sweet it is packed with flavor and salty as well I was SHOOK. 2nd & 3rd place go to the potstickers & steak, respectively, even though our steak was a tiny bit overdone (they didn’t ask how we wanted it which was fine). I was a teeeeny tiny bit disappointed in the noodles, only because they’ve been soooo hyped up, but I still loved them! They were delicious. There was only 1 thing I did not like: the wings. The meat was perfect I just really wasn’t a fan of the sauce, too salty, but to be fair I’m not a big soy sauce fan and my husband loved the wings. Honorable mention, the crispy skin on the chicken 🤤
Edit: wow Dinner is now $60 only 6 months after this video 😂 geez Disney, nickle & dime
So actually my tradition is the same as yours i gotta go to ohanas
For me it’s always seeing the raiders stunt show at Hollywood studios
My family and I are not big eaters. We never go to buffets or eat big meals because they typically aren’t worth it to us. It does look and sound fantastic. Probably gonna pass. Thanks for the info!!
it is weird that I watch your videos so much I can tell you had a slight flu or cough in this vid lol
I ate at Ohana for Dinner back on 6/15. I tasted some of everything, and it was GREAT.
HOWEVER, I wish I never went to Disney in June for one thing. Even more so I wish I didn’t select Ohana. 6/15 it was SUPER hot, and that was SIMPLY too much heavy food. I barely ate. I sampled everything though. I felt incredibly guilty for wasting soooooo much food. I hate food waste. I definitely did NOT get my money worth at all. It was just my Daughter and I.
Word to the wise try to book your Ohana reservation for your rest/resort day if at all possible.
The service, Atmosphere, and music there was PHENOMENAL though.
It also allowed me to see the Polynesian resort which is way out of my budget!
For anyone who has had the plant based version of the dinner, what did you think about it? Are the noodles also plant based?
pc dev did a review a few weeks ago and he bc LOVED the plant based options!
Do you guys have the recipe for the noodles and wings? Checked the website and didn’t see anything.
Nevermind found recipe on a different website, thanks
Does anyone know if Disney has a Chat?
I loved Ohana without the characters. They don't need them. It made it more reasonable in price so we were able to eat there twice. Once for breakfast and once for dinner. Loved the food and loved the cheaper price without characters. If they just want to put a character in the hallway instead for people to stand in line to see; that's fine with me. And this way anyone could see a character without having to get a meal there.
I liked the wings better than the noodles and the beef was a bit too spicy for me. The dessert was pretty good, but I prefer the one from Liberty Tree.
OK, so "dream worthy noods" had me giggling cause I'm immature totally understand what you mean but again I'm a child when it comes to that tehe
Last October my husband and I went to dinner and was overwhelmed (we historically always do breakfast as a family). Anyway we had so much food and asked if we could take away. They said yes we could take what was on the table. I asked if I could get an extra noodle. Originally hesitant the staff came through with a huge helping. Needless to say when our kids and friends got back from the park they had a huge midnight snack. I think I’m one and done and will try the lounge going forward
This is awesome. I‘m hoping to take a solo trip later this year and hesitated to try Ohana due to the large portion sizes even if I never ask for a second helping of anything. Hopefully that was more than a one-time courtesy they extended to you, since I would hate to waste so much food.
We have been coming here for years. Now, it just was not as good as it used to be. Our shrimp were so salty, and much smaller. nobody could eat them. The meat was not the same. The noodles were very good. But, for 55.00 a person, i can get noodles elsewhere. Cape Mae was so much better.
The best part about O'hana is the dessert.
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AYCE in Disney for $55 is a steal. Anyone tried to get a good AYCE dinner in NYC lately?