Originally Posted By sjhym33 The McDonalds location at DTD will be closing on April 30 and be replaces by Pollo Campero a latin chicken fast food restuarant. The location outside AK will remain open. Here is the Orlando Sentinel article: <a href="http://thedailydisney.com/blog/2010/02/mcdonalds-at-downtown-disney-is-closing/" target="_blank">http://thedailydisney.com/blog...closing/</a>
Originally Posted By trekkeruss I would never eat at McD's while at WDW. But I just looked at Pollo Campero's menu online. It doesn't look to be any higher quality than McD's; just another fast food fried chicken place.
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORDDU: My sisters and I are actually surprised it didn't close down much sooner. We've eaten there many times in the past--although Orgoch was never happy with the menu-- OROGCH: --Well how the heck ya expect me ta be happy with a place that don't even serve frog legs?! ORWEN: I'll miss the McFlurries. That's the main reason I used to eat there.
Originally Posted By leobloom >> be replaces by Pollo Campero a latin chicken fast food restuarant. << Darn, I thought you were going to say Pollo Tropical!
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Hmm. I've never eaten there, but I always assumed that it did pretty good business. I've always heard that the other one by the All Stars is one of the busiest McDonald's in the world. It seems a little strange that that one would be so popular, but the DTD one wouldn't. I guess there are other options in DTD, which people are more willing to eat at, compared to the other one that only has the All Star food courts nearby...
Originally Posted By disney pete never stepped foot inside the place and so WON'T miss it when it's gone.
Originally Posted By -em < won't miss it either.. Course IMO all of DTD could disappear and I wouldn't miss it much.
Originally Posted By Danadisney I won't miss it either..who wants to eat a McD's when you are on vacation.
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORDDU: I think McDonald at DTD came in handy for local Floridians who couldn't afford the higher prices of the other restaurants on property but who still wanted to get their 'Disney fix' by coming to Disney property. Many of our friends--even those with annual passes--would eat at McDonalds simply because it was cheaper. So it did serve a purpose.
Originally Posted By Manfried First Planet Hollywood, now McDonalds. Is there some business strategy for all these businesses leaving?
Originally Posted By trekkeruss The Planet Hollywood closing is only a rumor. Apparently they did close their annex store (I didn't even know they had one), so maybe that was what the rumor was about, and not the actual restaurant.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA ^^^The Planet Hollywood store did close. And good grief, if they can't keep a McDonalds open, what gives?
Originally Posted By trekkeruss Maybe what gives is tourists not wanting to eat at McD's when they can get that at home.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros The one by the All Stars go the overhaul earlier this year. The DTD one has had the same look since it opened about 15 years ago. DTD McD's: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/christophercjensen/3510146273/" target="_blank">http://www.flickr.com/photos/c...0146273/</a> AS McD's before renovation: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/britain/2981634751/" target="_blank">http://www.flickr.com/photos/b...1634751/</a> AS McD's after renovation: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/traveling-around/4083574204/" target="_blank">http://www.flickr.com/photos/t...3574204/</a>