Originally Posted By phruby First the Frog is thrown out and Frozen, now the cats are homeless in DCA. Let's just hope the Mouse isn't thrown out of his own home in a park that he started.
Originally Posted By monorailblue <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://disneyland.disney.go.com/dining/disney-california-adventure/smokejumpers-grill/menus/dinner/">http://disneyland.disney.go.co.../dinner/</a> That has to be the most boring re-launch menu in the history of Disneyland Resort restaurant relaunches. I fell asleep TWICE reading it.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros >>That has to be the most boring re-launch menu in the history of Disneyland Resort restaurant relaunches.<< For the way that Disney is advertising this as an entirely new dining location, I'm pretty surprised that they don't even have a single new signature item; it appears to be a direct copy of the previous menu, perhaps with one or two changes of ingredients. I wasn't expecting much since this is essentially just a fresh coat of paint and a new name for an existing facility, but Disney really tried to sell it as something entirely new And being from the south, I can't help but laugh when they list coleslaw as a side dish that people might want in lieu of fries. For one, the ramekin of slaw that they give you is tiny and could hardly be considered a serving of anything, and for another, coleslaw is a condiment not a side dish : )
Originally Posted By Dabob2 Do they really give you a tiny paper thingy of cole slaw (i.e. have you seen the portion)? Some places do give you a decent size.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I haven't seen the new serving size, but I assume it's the same as the old one since nothing else on the menu has had noteworthy changes. This is also an option at some of the other restaurants in the parks (Tomorrowland Terrace and Hungry Bear; possibly others), so it's nothing specific to this location, but it's always confused me With the old one, it came in a little black (or red on rare occasions) plastic cup that was about 2" in diameter at the top (tapered so the bottom was narrower) and about 1-1.5" tall. It was about the same size as the cups for condiments at many fast food prices
Originally Posted By CuriousConstance Disneygeek has a large picture update on the restaurant opening. <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://disneygeek.com/disneyland/pictures/2015/03/20-smokejumpers/1">http://disneygeek.com/disneyla...umpers/1</a>
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I did some sleuthing and found a photo of the coleslaw in question. It looks like it's the same as always, most likely still living in the pre-scooped cups waiting in the fridge for somebody to order this option <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.mousewait.com/disneyland/lands-talk/621239/Smokejumpers-Grill-chicken-grilled-sandwich-vanilla-shake-and">http://www.mousewait.com/disne...hake-and</a> I understand that they're probably doing this to have a "healthy" alternative to fries, but I have a hard time calling anything that's doused in mayo "healthy". Why not have a fruit salad or something? It seems like it would be an easy substitution, could be a reasonable portion size to actually be filling, and actually be healthy. Crazy thought, I know...
Originally Posted By FerretAfros >>Disneygeek has a large picture update on the restaurant opening.<< The inside looks nice (even if it suffers from the TGI Fridays crap-on-the-walls problem that plagues most WDI interiors in the last ~20 years), but the outside is kind of bleak at the moment. There's a ton of boring brown paint, and I'm surprised that they're using such an industrial-looking railing around the planter. The Grizzly Peak area has a great woodsy feel, so I'm a little disappointed that this doesn't capture that same vibe; I'll be interested to see how the Soarin' area turns out I understand why they wanted to include photos of the food items on the menus, but the busy checked table cloth makes them difficult to see from a distance. It's a minor thing, but I think a small change could make a big difference here And I love the flyer for Camp Inch, which was the summer camp in the Hayley Mills version of the Parent Trap
Originally Posted By monorailblue More thoughts on the menu: No foam-topped lemonade! What is going on? I thought foam-topped drinks were now required. Shakes! Vanilla and chocolate! Wow! So creative. Let's not think of something that could be backwoodsy or mountain themed, like huckleberry, something with honey, etc.
Originally Posted By trekkeruss "being from the south, I can't help but laugh when they list coleslaw as a side dish that people might want in lieu of fries." Are you laughing at me? Because I would get the cole slaw in lieu of fries. "For one, the ramekin of slaw that they give you is tiny and could hardly be considered a serving of anything" I've never eaten at Taste Pilots Grill. The cole slaw is tiny, but at least it looks good. I hate soupy (and sweet! yuck!) cole slaws. "coleslaw is a condiment not a side dish" I do like slaw dogs.
Originally Posted By phruby The cat house at Test Pilot Grill was a source of entertainment for my family. We loved watching the cats play and sleep there. It was fun feeding them criss cross fries or pieces of hamburger. Maybe they removed it because the cats were getting sick from eating DCA's food?
Originally Posted By FerretAfros >>Are you laughing at me? Because I would get the cole slaw in lieu of fries.<< Yes. Yes I am. : ) Maybe I just have an unreasonably large appetite (especially after trekking all over the parks), but the meal with the fries is just barely filling for me; I can't imagine how hungry I'd be after with the slaw
Originally Posted By phruby Put the slaw on the hamburger and make a small all you can eat salad from the lettuce and pickles and ranch dressing in the condiments bar.
Originally Posted By monorailblue If I can ever afford to visit the resort again and if I can then ever afford to eat at Big Thunder BBQ, they'll have to keep the buckets of cole slaw coming, because I'll eat may way through a ton of it. I love cabbage to a fault.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 <I did some sleuthing and found a photo of the coleslaw in question. > That's actually more slaw than I was expecting. And it doesn't look drowned in mayo either - it probably actually is a healthier choice than the fries. Everything's relative, of course. <And I love the flyer for Camp Inch, which was the summer camp in the Hayley Mills version of the Parent Trap> I liked that too. At the bottom it exhorts you to "switch places and find adventure," and ends with "Let's Get Together!" (the song from the original Parent Trap). I also liked that another of the flyers mentions "See Ranger Woodlore for more information."
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Neat! I didn't catch those other details in the signs I still think they should have J Audubon Woodlore and Humphrey the Bear in that area. Especially if they're now trying to make it a mid-century National Park, it's just a perfect fit
Originally Posted By Dabob2 Absolutely. An opportunity for walkaround characters too, if they wanted. They may think the problem is that people under a certain age will have no idea who they are. It's one thing to print up a little sign to get a chuckle out of those of us who get the reference - another to spend more serious money on introducing characters that might get a "who's that?" from the kids. It wouldn't be impossible to re-introduce the characters to the new generation - you could certainly have them on signs all over the RRCS, for instance, pretty easily - and maybe even play the old cartoons on the Disney channel... but again, they may consider that more trouble than it's worth. I'd love to see them, though!
