Originally Posted By juicer Does anyone know when the new Beer Garden at DCA is open - will it be a full service type of restaurant? - Or will it be a buffet type of restaurant (like the Germany beer garden at Epcot)? - Or a quick service restaurant?
Originally Posted By mstaft Looking forward to this as we really enjoyed our time at the main beer garden in Munich. Way fun!
Originally Posted By bartholomewneff The earliest the WOC show will start is spring 2010, sometime after that, most likely summer.
Originally Posted By Skellington88 The beer garden has been cancelled due to cost cuts. Disney is only going to spend money if its a cartoon tie-in. It's the same reason the drive-in theather restuarnt and the Walt Disney Museum attraction have been cancelled.
Originally Posted By Britain I got the humor in your statement, Skellington88. However, in reference to Al's latest update, I have to admit that cutting the Walt movie made some sense. Park wienies should either house an e-ticket (Spaceship Earth, Great Movie Ride) or you should be able to pass through it to get to something else (the castles). Lincoln calibre attractions should have places of honor, but not serve as wienies. And if there's one thing DCA doesn't need more of it's movie theaters.
Originally Posted By DrShrinker "And if there's one thing DCA doesn't need more of it's movie theaters." And it DOES need fake buildings you can't go in?
Originally Posted By ChurroMonster Well DCA is losing the Golden Dreams theater so it could probably stand to open up a nice new one. But whatever. If WDI can't fill a huge new building with something interesting then they are a sad sad bunch.
Originally Posted By EighthDwarf I was excited about the Walt Disney story but I understand that it may not be a long-term crowd pleaser. Planning for an empty building seems a bit absurd though - there are way too many of those already in DCA.
Originally Posted By juicer "will it be a full service type of restaurant? - Or will it be a buffet type of restaurant (like the Germany beer garden at Epcot)? - Or a quick service restaurant?"
Originally Posted By Britain Until they re-open the Sleeping Beauty walk through, the castle is an "empty" building too.
Originally Posted By plpeters70 With this being the "castle" at the end of the road for DCA, aren't guests going to naturally want to go inside?? It seems odd to me that Disney would build this thing and leave it empty. Even if they don't do a Walt Disney Story, they should at least come up with something else for the space.
Originally Posted By dshyates I think we need to give the guys who originally designed this park a trophy. The theme is so restrictive, infrastructure so messed up, that they have truly stumped the highest paid creatives on the planet as to what to put in a central iconic park defining weenie. I vote DVC sales center.
Originally Posted By jmuboy Like it or not, the park is still about CA. Maybe the Golden Dreams theater will be moved to the Carthay Circle. The seats, film, film equipment are all already there on property and paid for. Make the Carthay version a smaller theater and there - you're done. I don't hate Golden Dreams and think a park about CA needs at least one ride that celebrates it and its people. Plus locating the ride at the front of the park might help it. That and higher attendance since hopefully the park will finally be busy
Originally Posted By tonyanton Yeah, the original rumors/plans had "Golden Dreams" moved to the front of the park...why not move it there for now, just so there is not another empty building/facade. The movie's done, it's on theme, etc.
Originally Posted By bean I wouldn't get to upset because of the Disney story. It gives WDI an oppurtunity to build something else inside in the near future. Also not the whole building will be empty only the area that was going to occupy the interactive museum
Originally Posted By EighthDwarf They ought to just make it a walk-through Walt history exhibit with one of the new generation AA figures of Walt smiling, waving and saying random expletives. It would fit the new theme they're trying to infuse.
Originally Posted By k_peek_2000 Why dont they keep the facade empty. Then tear down Bugs Land and build Great Movie Ride 2
Originally Posted By ChurroMonster Great idea! DCA could use one of those really long boring air conditioned rides to take naps in.
Originally Posted By plpeters70 "It gives WDI an oppurtunity to build something else inside in the near future." Something cartoon themed, no doubt...
