Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA <If you don't mind eating at Bucky Beaver's Cafe or Woodchuck Chuck's pizza.> Those sound like 5 star places.
Originally Posted By CuriousConstance Lol I made the names up to exaggerate my point, but that's the basic idea.
Originally Posted By CuriousConstance Lmao! Actual name are The Loose Moose Cottage, Camp Critter Bar and Grille, you get the idea.
Originally Posted By doombuggy wow CC you were on the right track. There are 2 beaver brothers that "built" the water park. one is named tooth the other...are you ready?...........nail.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros >>Yeah, if you don't mind eating at Bucky Beaver's Cafe or Woodchuck Chuck's pizza. Those are probably pretty comparable to Napa Rose or Steakhouse 55.<< But how many times do you eat at either of those on a single vacation? Once? Maaaaaybe twice? More likely, you'll end up somewhere like Tangaroa Terrace on a daily basis, which has pretty generic theme park food. It's not bad, but I really wouldn't go out of my way to eat there; I would imagine that the GWL places are on par with that, fitting the needs of most travelling families >>There are 2 beaver brothers that "built" the water park.<< I wonder if they're the same ones that operate the Beaver Brother Explorer Canoes in TDL...
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "More likely, you'll end up somewhere like Tangaroa Terrace on a daily basis, which has pretty generic theme park food. It's not bad, but I really wouldn't go out of my way to eat there; I would imagine that the GWL places are on par with that, fitting the needs of most travelling families" It's all about options and DLH has more of them on site than GWL plus it's on Disney property, so Magic Mornings and all that.
Originally Posted By dshyates I don't think most of you westcoasters are giving GWL a fair shake. The main table service restaurant has a breakfast buffet with chef prepared omelettes and waffles. For dinner it has Pei Mussels, sushi, and a steamship round carving station. There is a separate lounge with plenty of adult beverages. There is a Sweet Shop that is almost identical to most of the candy shops here at WDW. They have a Dunkin Donuts. There is a Pizza Parlor that delivers to the rooms. And a buger/hot dog place by the pool. For the adults there is an Elements Spa and a Scoops Spa for the young Princesses. There is a casino sized arcade. And Cubs Club for the kiddies. GWL is a lot of fun and amazingly convenient for families. I am sure that it will not only do well but also spur additional development around it.
Originally Posted By DouglasDubh The food at a GWL is just the way I like it: Hot, Brown, and plenty of it.
Originally Posted By CDF2 Will be interesting to watch how GG's gamble on GWL turns out. Sure, it's only a few blocks away from DLR but if they can't get some kind of shuttle system worked out (and who says Disney has to help them?) they might as well be 5 miles away. And while many of those who reside outside of California may think that an indoor water park makes no sense in sunny SoCal, they obviously aren't familiar with the cooling effects of the Japanese current which keeps the local ocean water cool and keeps the climate in the DLR resort area quite temperate except for a couple of the summer months. And with DLR theme park prices at an alltime high, perhaps some vacationing families may be looking for a day or two where they won't have to spend $400+ for theme park tickets. On the other hand, with all of the perks that will be available to DLR hotel guests, you wonder how an offsite hotel might be able to compete down the road.
Originally Posted By doombuggy "you wonder how an offsite hotel might be able to compete down the road." The exact same way alllllll the others do...just fine. There are very nice hotels already 2 to 3ml away and they seem to be having no problem with being that far away and with no free shuttle.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros >>(and who says Disney has to help them?)<< This is the point that I find the most interesting. I assume that Disney control the traffic in the Harbor Blvd drop-off area. It's on their property, and the bus stops are all assigned (with Disney-specific signage), so I could see them telling GWL that they can't drop off their guests there, if they think it's a potential threat. I know that at least some (possibly all) of the OCTA and Metro buses stop on the street corner, so it wouldn't be out of line for Disney to bar GWL from getting access >>What hotels are those?<< I believe, among others, there's an Embassy Suites that is a few miles away that's quite popular with DLR tourists. I've seen it from the freeway and it's not really near anything, but it always seems to get good recommendations
Originally Posted By doombuggy everybody keeps trying to use the argument that it'll be too far away from Disneyland all one has to do is Google Map the area and that theory is proven wrong and not even a factor. there are good neighbor hotels directly across from Target south on harbor they are only 0 .5 miles from where they are building the lodge. I just keep laughing at people that say distance is going to make or break a hotel if that were true not a single one of these hotels that are a mile or over away would still be in business.
Originally Posted By doombuggy From DL own list of GN hotels Embassy Suites Hotel Anaheim - North Distance From the Disneyland® Resort: 6 miles. So can we please put this part of the debate to rest?
