'Ama'Ama's dining fare is no fairy tale come true

By Nadine Kam

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Sep 21, 2011

~~<p>The opening of Aulani, a Disney Resort & Spa, brings a couple of more dining options to the Leeward coast, which is great news for west siders looking for another weekend or special-occasion spot. But east siders might as well stay put. Their contemporary restaurant ‘Ama‘Ama offers little we don't already see in Waikiki, and for the cost of a treacly dinner and the drive over, I'd just as soon fly to another island.</p>
<p>Then again, this is Disney, so perhaps saccharine fare suits its guests and fans to a tee. Disney fans like candy-colored fantasy worlds in which everyone can be a princess and fairies fix all ills.</p>
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The opening of Aulani, a Disney Resort & Spa, brings a couple of more dining options to the Leeward coast, which is great news for west siders looking for another weekend or special-occasion spot. But east siders might as well stay put. Their contemporary restaurant ‘Ama‘Ama offers little we don't already see in Waikiki, and for the cost of a treacly dinner and the drive over, I'd just as soon fly to another island.

Then again, this is Disney, so perhaps saccharine fare suits its guests and fans to a tee. Disney fans like candy-colored fantasy worlds in which everyone can be a princess and fairies fix all ills. Login for more...