Originally Posted By Dlmusic The McDonald's right near the All-Star resorts is being torn down. The building is well into the process of being taken down right now. It's the end of an era. . .
Originally Posted By Mr X I'm glad of it. It was a terrible eye-sore! Now, if only they'll tear down the All-Stars along with it!
Originally Posted By jmuboy YEAH!!!!!! I hope they turn it back into a manicured lawn with flowers and trees. No more tacky construction!
Originally Posted By Disneymom443 Gone for good yay, I'm just not a fan of McD's. A new garden would be a nice touch. oh..oh or a classic soda shop. (that would be better at Pop, right?)
Originally Posted By fkurucz <Who goes to WDW & eats at McD's!>> Plenty, I am sure. The one time we went there it was early evening when we arrived, so we went to DtD. That night we did grab a burger at Mickey D's. That was the only time that trip of course. And with the ongoing economic crisis I expect even more vacationers will be cutting costs. They will be cutting corners on lodging and meals.
Originally Posted By fkurucz <Gone for good yay, I'm just not a fan of McD's. >> I am always puzzled by this elitist attitude. If you don't like Mickey D's then by all means have one of those disgusting, rubbery burgers they sell in the parks for 2X the price. Some people really can't afford to eat Disney's cuisine, and no amount of pixie dust will change that. We never bring a picnic cooler to DLR, but I don't look down at those who do nor do I advocate eliminating the picnic areas outside of the parks either. For some folks it is all they can afford to do.
Originally Posted By jkayjs For those that want or need(due to price) McDonald's there will still be one @ DtD unless something has changed. I'm not sure that the one @ that locations will make a huge difference esp now that many folks use DME. I'm pretty sure you had to walk to it from AS unless you had a car. You can take the bus to the one @ DtD. Now I know that is a distance but it is doable. There isn't a thing wrong with saving a buck where you can. If more folks had that mind set perhaps we wouldn't be in the economical pickle were in.
Originally Posted By Kennesaw Tom <<Who goes to WDW & eats at McD's!>> Reasonably priced food, coffee, juice and soda. But I usually hit the one just accross the street from Downtown Disney is the Crossroads Shopping Center. Oh and fast reasonably priced breakfasts too!
Originally Posted By bobbelee9 I agree with Happy Haunt, when I'm on vacation I want something I don't have at home. There are 4 McD's in my town.
Originally Posted By NikkiLOVESMickey ^^^^^Same here. At WDW, I love to do things that I can't do every day.
Originally Posted By Mr X ***I am always puzzled by this elitist attitude. If you don't like Mickey D's then by all means have one of those disgusting, rubbery burgers they sell in the parks for 2X the price*** I don't have a problem with McDonalds per se (I eat there all the time..too much in fact), but that particular one is REALLY an eyesore and in absolutely the wrong place! NOT what you want to see when driving into DisneyWorld.
Originally Posted By fkurucz ^^That's different. If its ugly then it should be removed or remodeled. I do recall now seeing that McDonalds. Tt did seem out of place, but really, once you are past it its out of sight, out of mind. Now if it were right next door to a park (or inside it!) that's different.
Originally Posted By fkurucz <<when I'm on vacation I want something I don't have at home.>> <<At WDW, I love to do things that I can't do every day.>> Me too. but not everyone can afford to eat on property. When in DL we always have a meal at the BB. And at WDW we like to eat at one of the many restaurants at EPCOT. But not everyone can afford that.
Originally Posted By NikkiLOVESMickey But is the McD's all that cheaper than a burger basket at one of the hotels? If it's anything like the McD's they used to have at the local zoo, they jack up the prices beyond belief.
Originally Posted By bobbelee9 ^^You're right, as someone else said, it's doing what you can't afford that got us into this current situation. It's just that I tend to go every 3 years, and I save up so I have enough to do some of the nice sit-downs. I don't want to have a debt when I get home.
Originally Posted By NikkiLOVESMickey BTW, I just checked Deb Will's site for the prices of the McD's in DtD. $6.19-$8.59 for a "value" meal.
