Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORWEN: Greetings to all you breast and leg loving ducklings out there--who have enjoyed, for many years, the same tasty chicken strips and fries they've been selling at the Walt Disney World Resort. Now, I don't really like to complain-- ORGOCH: --in a bat's BUTT!!! ORWEN: (AHEM!!) Like I was SAYING, I don't like to complain. But this past weekend--while at Epcot--I went to order some chicken strips like I usually do--only to find out they don't sell them any more!!! Instead, they are now selling 6 little chicken nuggets in place of the 3, normal sized chicken strips that used to seem worth the price. ORDDU: Yes, and we can't help wondering if these little chicken nuggets are a sign of the times, due to the recent economic woes that seem to be affecting all of America--or if this is a sign that Disney is price gouging by being too cheap. ORWEN: The prices for chicken strips and fries keep going up all the time at Disney World an it usually seems like they're just not giving the guest their money's worth. These little chicken nuggets sure aren't equal to the same amount of chicken you would get from the strips. And if they're substituting chicken nuggets for chicken strips at Epcot, they must be doing the same thing at Magic Kingdom and Disney Hollywood Studios--not to mention Animal Kingdom. ORDDU: It would seem that this is just one more sign that Disney management is looking to cut corners at the expense of their guests. A coven of witches has to ask where does it end? ORWEN: I say it ends when guests start pointing out what's going on and voicing a public complaint!! With all the admission price hikes and parking price hikes, along with the food price hikes, I just don't believe Disney had to come out with less cluck for our buck over these puny little chicken nuggets!! ORGOCH: Well, heck!! Why don'tcha's all do what I's been doin' all these years whilst at the Dizzy Resort?! I hunts down my OWN dang food!! Ain't I been tellin' ya--fer years--that the best frogs is found off a Tom Sawdust Island?!?!
Originally Posted By mickeyboy43 Your conversations never cease to amuse me! But its the truth, less food for the price. But thats not a bad thing considering much of WDW is obese. ITs Disney trying to impress moral and societal reform on people much like the WHig party did during the 1840's, 50's, and 60's.
Originally Posted By Socrates This touches on something I've been thinking about for awhile now: How much longer do you think we'll have cheap food in this country? Socrates "The unexamined life is not worth living."
Originally Posted By Goofyernmost >>>But thats not a bad thing considering much of WDW is obese.<<< Was there any particular reason why this thread had to turn from a "Disney charges more for less" topic to a "slam the fat people topic". There isn't a snowballs chance in hell that Disney "cut back" because it was trying to save humanity from obesity. What is this obsession with other peoples weight? If you're not obese, mind your own business. It is us heavy folks that are going to die young. Then you thin folk will have the whole planet to yourselves. Have fun with it. As for, what's a person to do about Disney's high prices, low quantity/quality issue? Don't buy the wretched things. Eat something else that still is reasonable or do like I do, leave the park and eat off-site where there are still good meals for way less then Disney's deep fried garbage. As for frogs, it takes way too many to make a meal and besides that, how do you get them to not hop out of your hands?
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Once again, I will sound like a broken record. I expect the prices to go up, and I will pay for quality. Once again, WDW reduces quality. It is not even surprising anymore. How sad. Good bye chicken breast, hello sinew and offal! Nice.
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORDDU: It's terribly impractical to leave the parks to eat off property, considering how spread out everything is. Perhaps the best thing to do is eat off property before setting foot on Disney turf. But that's only practical for those not intending to spend a full day there. ORGOCH: Ta answer yer question 'bout how ta keep a frog from jumpin' outta yer hand, Goofyernmost, ducklin'--it's easy! Yer s'posed ta bite the heads off, first, an' then throw the rest a the green body parts inta the gunny sack I always bring with me!! Ain't never lost a frog yet--dead er alive!!
Originally Posted By figment1986 they simply thought it would be healthier to do it this way... not only that but might be easier on them pocket wise, everything is going up.. I first saw them at cosmic rays like 4 months ago... tried them and thought they seemed similar and not that bad... it was around the taping of the Christmas parade I believe... did not think it was a huge deal... its chicken nuggets... same chicken in the strips maybe a little less but your at a theme park, they are allowed to charge anything and if people pay it then their is no problem... this is not Busch Gardens or sea world which has slightly cheaper prices for their food... and still has chicken strips...
Originally Posted By DlandDug I am so sorry to hear this. I loved the chicken strips at the Plaza Inn in the MK. They were superior to the strips served at Boardwalk Betsy's in DCA. They still serve full size (and quite tasty) chicken strips at the Golden Horseshoe and Stage Door Cafe in Disneyland Park. (We ordered some just yesterday.) If they go to nuggets I will be unhappy. While there really is no "healthy" version of deep fried chicken, it is true that nuggets have a lot more breading. So the strips at least cut back on that aspect. Maybe everyone should just stick to Turkey Legs...!
Originally Posted By SuperDry <<< While there really is no "healthy" version of deep fried chicken, it is true that nuggets have a lot more breading. So the strips at least cut back on that aspect. >>> That's an excellent point, and completely dispels the myth that the change was made in order to make the menu more healthy. If they were concerned about that, they could have just cut the portion size while sticking with the (relatively) more healthy chicken strips. But that would have been too obvious, as you'd now be getting less of the same item for the same price. Well, they could have then lowered the price at the same time, and the fact that this option wasn't chosen (stay with the same menu item, but lower the portion size and price in order to make it more healthy) reveals that the "more healthy" notion is just fiction (or at best a charade if anyone from Disney actually tries to make that claim in this particular situation) and that the real reason is cost cutting. As others have mentioned, food prices have been going up, so we all understand the need for price increases from time to time. So, why didn't Disney just raise the price? There are a couple of reasons. For one, a price increase would have no effect on people on the DDP - the only way to increase profits from those guests from a particular menu item or food outlet is to cut costs. Second, by changing the menu item, it hides the change from most guests. Even for those that remember the old ones, you now get 6 smaller items instead of 3 larger ones, so it probably appears to be a sideways move to many people. But when you consider that the total amount of chicken is probably half of what it was, and that it's a much cheaper cut of meat, the cost for the chicken might have gone down 70% or more. Being able to accomplish that while keeping the price the same probably earned someone a gold star.
Originally Posted By dshyates I find that there are pretty good food options available at the FL parks. Its sad to see that they have changed to nuggets, but there are many other options. When I'm there on a budget, I usually eat breakfast at one of those all you can eat breakfast buffets on US 192. There are a ton to chose from and they are extremely inexpensive. Eat a snack or 2 in the park, depending how long we will be there. And then eat dinner when we leave. I can eat at Olive Garden for what a burger costs in the parks. As for the snacks, I mean something like one of them giant bullfrogs legs they sell in TL.
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORGOCH: Bullfrogs legs?!?! Ya must know somethin' I ain't heard 'bout yet, dshyates, ducklin'!!! I gotta run over ta TL an' git myself one a those!! Heck, I may even git myself a whold dang cauldron full of 'em!! Thanks fer the tip!
Originally Posted By bobbelee9 Bullfrog legs, are you serious? How big is one? How many would it take to fill someone? Have they cut down on the size of the turkey legs to save money?
Originally Posted By Mr X <==really wishing he hadn't looked up the word "offal". Thanks a lot, DAVE!
Originally Posted By Sport Goofy A few years ago, I really enjoyed the chicken strips that Wendy's had on their fast food menu. They changed them out for a chicken nugget variety that wasn't nearly as good. I wrote some letters to complain and actually received a fairly candid response. It seems that the predominate custumer that orders the chicken strips is families with children -- and they got lots of complaints about not having the nuggets for the children. It wouldn't surprise me if Disney made a menu move for similar reasons. Although, I've found that McDonald's has a new chicken strip product that is pretty good -- which goes against that theory. Although, they offer both nuggets and strips.
Originally Posted By Mr X That does make sense...nuggets would be a lot easier to serve to a fussy kid (oh the humanity, parental attention!). Having both on the menu though, maybe with a price bump on the strips, might have been more of a "win-win".
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo My pleasure Mr X. But if you guys saw the stuff that goes in nuggets, you wouldn't want to eat them.
Originally Posted By bobbelee9 ^^^"floor sweepings?" McD's chicken tenders are very tasty, especially with honey mustard, but I've heard they are really loaded with calories, since I have them maybe 1-2 times a year, who cares?
Originally Posted By mickeyboy43 Wow, i was reading my post and realized that alot of that came out wrong. Meant to read "press" moral and societal reform. And the part about WDW being obese is just the world. Maybe not, I was doing history homework on that very topic while I wrote that, so... Sorry to anyone I offended.
