Originally Posted By AutoPost This topic is for Discussion of <a href="http://www.LaughingPlace.com/Lotion-View-1451.asp" target="_blank"><b>LP Lotion: A Look at the New Boardwalk Bakery</b></a> The Boardwalk Bakery at the Boardwalk entertainment district recently reopened after an extensive refurbishment.
Originally Posted By LuvsDsnyTrips oh ....my lucky good friends' son that just got a job at the Boardwalk...
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORWEN: If only they sold Krispy Kremes I'd be their best customer!!!
Originally Posted By Mickeymouseclub I have noticed more Starbucks being built along the freeways similar to the sprawl of McD's and always a very long line for the drive up window. Not so much for KK's. it will be interesting to see the future . I also see the Starbucks becoming very popular with young teens after school and children wanting Starbucks in the airports. So if you are investing in stocks maybe Starbucks would be a wiser vote.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros There was a time in the not-so-distant past (8-10 years ago), where Krispy Kremes were popping up all over the place. Their overexpansion led to financial issues, which made them greatly reduce the number of locations. While Starbucks has had a nationwide presence longer than KK did when it began its widespread expansion, I can't help but wonder if they will have a similar end result. My favorite SB locations are in the international terminal at Washington Dulles airport; there are two SB's diagonally across the walkway from each other, no more than 100' feet apart. That just doesn't seem like a sustainable business model to me, especially in an area of the airport that has little foot traffic Right now everybody is really excited to see Starbucks in Disney's parks, but I wonder if in 5-10 years it will feel similar to the McDonald's presence in the parks a decade ago. I'm not a coffee drinker, so it doesn't make a difference to me either way, but I am always astounded by how excited people have gotten about it.
Originally Posted By leemac <<My favorite SB locations are in the international terminal at Washington Dulles airport>> I don't think I've ever come across a O&O Starbucks in a US airport - I think HMS Host control just about all of them - certainly all of the major airports. I don't think Host have another coffee brand. SBs are in a much healthier position that KK were pre-Chapter 11. They got killed by growing too quickly and also the low carb diet that was big for a time. Schultz is a genius of a CEO and he'll make sure that when he retires (again) SBs will be on a sound footing. Coffee isn't subject to fads.
Originally Posted By leemac << I'm not a coffee drinker, so it doesn't make a difference to me either way, but I am always astounded by how excited people have gotten about it.>> I've been a loyal SBs customer my entire working life. Happily addicted. There are better coffee brands (I love Blue Bottle for example) but you get consistently good coffee at SBs. The US parks have always had awful coffee - truly awful. So the excitement wasn't necessarily for SBs - just the vast improvement over the existing offering.
Originally Posted By dagobert >>>The US parks have always had awful coffee - truly awful. So the excitement wasn't necessarily for SBs - just the vast improvement over the existing offering.<<< Paris as well and Segafredo is only a slight improvenment to Nescafe. I hope one day SB will come into the DLP parks as well. I like SB, especially their Pike Place Roast, and finally a SB is going to open here in Salzburg. SB isn't very big in Austria, there are a few in Vienna, and so we always enjoy SB when being abroad.
Originally Posted By Princessjenn5795 "My favorite SB locations are in the international terminal at Washington Dulles airport; there are two SB's diagonally across the walkway from each other, no more than 100' feet apart." You obviously don't live here in Seattle Here it is not at all unusual to have 4 or 5 coffee shops per block. Just take your pick.
Originally Posted By LuvsDsnyTrips PJ...try Vancouver/Portland area..... they are everywhere.....inside of Safeway grocery stores, corners.....everywhere you look
Originally Posted By rhodisney Does the Boardwalk Bakery still have the Miss America memorabilia in it? If not, does anyone have a picture of what I missed??
