Originally Posted By AutoPost This topic is for Discussion of <a href="http://www.LaughingPlace.com/Latest-ID-81516.asp" target="_blank"><b>Latest: Splitsville Updates Pricing, Add Priority Bowling, Takes Tables & Dining Plan</b></a> <p>WDWMagic.com reports Splitsville Luxury Lanes at WDW's Downtown Disney has all the details on Splitsville's new pricing structure and the availability of priority bowling. They also report they now take the Disney Dining Plan, Disney gift cards, WDW resort charge and Tables in Wonderland discounts.</p>
Originally Posted By fkurucz I don't get it. I can bowl at some very nice bowling alleys locally. Why would I go bowling in the middle of a very expensive Disney vacation?
Originally Posted By Doobie The place is packed in the evenings. It services locals and cast as well, but I see lots of tourists, too. You could say the same about mini golf but there are a ba-zillion mini golf places in the WDW neighborhood as well. Just fun things to do on vacation.
Originally Posted By Mickeymouseclub i kinda thought the same thing recently about miniature golf at the CityWalk. It was so much fun...sorry I was too lazy to walk all the way down to Splitsville . I love the pics, looks really cool for a bowling alley. Oh well, next trip something new .
Originally Posted By Disneymom443 I think it's a great place for my family to go while I'm shopping in DTD. Two thumbs way up.
Originally Posted By Kennesaw Tom I also think Splitsville concept is great for DTD. Far better than a Virgin Record store. It is great to see a mix of shopping and increasingly more family friendly orientated entertainment back into the DTD/ Pleasure Island area.
Originally Posted By dagobert From what I've seen on pictures, it looks like a fun place. I would definitely go there, since Bowling isn't that common over here. By the way, what happened to the DTD expansion that was announced a few years ago on the official Disney Parks Blog? Did it get cancelled?
Originally Posted By Mr X ***I don't get it. I can bowl at some very nice bowling alleys locally. Why would I go bowling in the middle of a very expensive Disney vacation?*** I feel the same way about movie theaters, but the one at DisneyWorld is always packed (or used to be anyway). To each his own, I suppose.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros >>By the way, what happened to the DTD expansion that was announced a few years ago on the official Disney Parks Blog? Did it get cancelled?<< Yes, the Hyperion Wharf makeover got quietly cancelled when they realized that the economy wasn't going to improve in the immediate future, and they would have trouble finding tennants for all of the new stores and restaurants. I suspect they will eventually do something there (things appear to be getting a little better), but I doubt it will be as all encompassing as the previous plan. Probably just a new shop or restaurant when they have someone who is willing to build.
Originally Posted By gurgitoy2 "I don't get it. I can bowl at some very nice bowling alleys locally. Why would I go bowling in the middle of a very expensive Disney vacation?" When I went to WDW for my high school senior class trip a...long time ago...all of my classmates wanted to take a day our of our park schedule to just go bowling. I just didn't get it, since we could have gone bowling at home. But, to each his own, I guess. So, I said "no thanks", and that day I went to the parks by myself while they all went bowling. So, yeah, even tourists would be interested.
Originally Posted By Goofyernmost Fortunately for me, I have never once, not once in my thoughts about going to WDW said to myself. Gee, I wonder if there's a good place to go bowling. Did I mention not once. It's just something for people to do that have to be busy every waking moment. I can chill out and do nothing. I believe it used to be called resting.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan I think having an upscale bowling alley adds some variety. Some people arrive mid-day or in the evening, so it's something fun to do when it doesn't make sense to use a park ticket. When I was a kid, sometimes when we'd drive down to Disneyland, the day we drove down there we might go to the Movieland Wax Museum or play miniature golf or something. We didn't build a vacation around that -- but it was a nice filler activity.
Originally Posted By Indigo Disney also has plans for a 100 lane bowling alley at ESPN WWOS. The original contractor was hit hard by the recession, but I know Disney is still looking for new partners to help make it a reality. If built, it would mostly host tournaments, but they promised a few lanes would always be open to guests. ESPN WWOS needs more games that amateurs can partake in. I hope they build this.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Are the plans still on for the lanes at WWOS? I don't think I've heard antyhing about them since before Splitsville was announced. The DTD location definitely makes more sense from a tourism standpoint (especially since 100 lanes is way too big for just competition use), but I can understand why they'd be interested in having a facility dedicated to the competitive side too.
