Originally Posted By Doobie <<< I think Club 33 is over-rated. There. I said it. >>> I agree, but it's still cool! Doobie.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt I've never been. I was curious back when it was more exclusive, but now the mystique has worn off and I'm not as intrigued as I used to be.
Originally Posted By mawnck >>I think Club 33 is over-rated.<< Very very good omelettes. But I don't know that I would pay $10,000 for them.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo I would not be surprised if they created something like Walt's at DLP. Walt's is a wonderful upscale restaurant open to all. On the ground floor are pictures and memoriabilia of Walt Disney's, on the 1st floor are a number of salons, each themed to the different lands of DLP using plush decor and imagineering concept art. The menu is a french/california fusion with a great little wine list. I could see something similar to this at the Carthay. And I agree Jim, Club33 is overrated, Walt's is actually a better experience IMHO.
Originally Posted By Schmitty Good Vibes I have heard officially that the name is changing from Mater's junkyard Spin to Mater Junkyard Spin. I've quit armchair imagineering, but I always thought this would be a great use for the Carthay: If anyone saw TBS's short series "Moguls and Movie Stars" I could see a very inexpensive and very funny movie attraction (I know, who needs one more movie attraction, but in a theater like this it could work) about how the movies came to be and took over Hollywood. I think the story could be told in just under 15 minutes, and should go for a combination of education and entertainment. Just my opinion.
Originally Posted By mawnck >>I have heard officially that the name is changing from Mater's junkyard Spin to Mater Junkyard Spin.<< LOL!
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "Walt's?" <a href="http://www.photosmagiques.com/gallery/disneyland_park/main_street_usa/walts_an_american_restaurant.php" target="_blank">http://www.photosmagiques.com/...rant.php</a>
Originally Posted By gurgitoy2 "founding members of Carthay Circle Club at a starting rate of $10,450 initiation and $3,275 annual dues." Yeesh...and what if somebody wanted to be members of both? I'm surprised, but at the same time not, because Disney could get double the money between both private clubs. Honestly, if I was a member of Club 33, I would like the option to dine at the other location too. It's weird that they would treat them as separate memberships and not overlap. Still, I can see why Disney would do this, because it means more money. I cannot fathom spending that much for a club. I don't even know if I would if I DID have that kind of money. Dining at Club 33 would be a nice treat, since I've never been there, but I can't rationalize those prices!!
Originally Posted By SafariRob You know what? If they are determined to put a restaurant in CCT, I could go for "Walt's". That would be something to get excited about. Two problems with it, though. First, Buena Vista Street will be themed to the period when Walt ARRIVED in LA. How could he have a restaurant already? Also, like I said before, a restaurant inside a theater building doesn't make much sense (from a story perspective). They would have to come up with a really clever back-story.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt I think literally taking the Walt's concept from DLP and plopping it in DCA is a bad idea. What would work though is a restaurant that honors the Disney brothers and their early Hollywood years. Maybe there could be memorabilia in the lobby and the main dining floor of the restaurant could be designed to look like a theater with early Disney cartoons showing on the screen.
Originally Posted By SafariRob That could work. Make it a casual dining experience, offering things like sandwiches and soup....stuff a busy working artist might eat for lunch in 1920's LA.
Originally Posted By mawnck >>They would have to come up with a really clever back-story.<< Naah. As they have proven time and again, a contrived, slapdash one will suffice.
Originally Posted By gurgitoy2 You mean like an Italian immigrant family creating a chain of restaurants and winding up at Paradise Pier?
Originally Posted By gurgitoy2 I can tell you, people are just going to look at the place and say, "oh, pizza". Nobody is going to care about a backstory to a restaurant. The ones on Main Street don't have stories, they just look period, and pretty.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt The backstory shouldn't be important to the guests. The story is what guides the design of the project not vice versa.
Originally Posted By mstaft Walt's was just as good as other restaurants we ate at in Paris- amazing! Mark InsightsandSounds.blogspot.com
