Originally Posted By DlandDug >> Not sure which food court you're referring to.<< I didn't mean a specific one-- just gave me that vibe.
Originally Posted By EighthDwarf <<It's no worse than this:>> Thanks for the pic, Hans. What a horror. And is that their version of the HM lurking in the distance? Talk about a mismatch of themes. On second thought....
Originally Posted By dagobert The Dumbo ride at TDL looks indeed terrible. >>Ahem. Disneyland's Dumbo attraction, pre-1982: <a href="http://v18.lscache8.c.bigcache...9785.jpg<<" target="_blank">http://v18.lscache8.c.bigcache...<<</a> I thought DL in Anaheim got the Dumbo ride intended for Disneyland Paris, because of an incident. Then they built a new one for DLP. Maybe it's a typo, but DL couldn't get the new Dumbo in 1982. But I may be wrong on that.
Originally Posted By DlandDug >>...but DL couldn't get the new Dumbo in 1982.<< When "New Fantasyland" opened in May of 1983, the Dumbo attraction was the familiar "wind-up" version we still see today. As I recall, it ran into technical problems just a few years after it opened, and had to be replaced. The DLP version, which was essentially the same design, was diverted to Disneyland, and a new one was fabricated for Paris. If anyone has more details to add to this, please chime in.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I completely agree with Doug that it had the same feeling as a WDW hotel food court. By no means is this a bad thing, but it was just a very strange feeling when we were there. It was surprisingly empty for around 7:00pm, but the parks were pretty empty in general, which definitely added to that vibe. The seating area is very well done, and I'm sure will be a place that people enjoy spending time in the future.
Originally Posted By cheesybaby <<Boardwalk Pizza and Pasta strongly reminded me of a Walt Disney World Resort Hotel Food Court.>> I got a whiff of that vibe myself - it looks like the Plaza Inn, but with "zones" further apart than at PI, giving it some of that moderate or All-Stars food court vibe, but I was okay with it. I really enjoyed the outdoor seating area - much more mush and relaxed than I had predicted. The food court vibe was never that strong for me, but then the outdoor area more than made up for it, so all was forgotten for me.
Originally Posted By hbquikcomjamesl I like the look of everything, but at the same time, I note that the "2.0 version" of the PP pizza joint serves even less that's of interest to me than the 1.0 version did. Glad I was in an adventurous enough mood yesterday to try "Lucky Fortune 2.0" (anybody know why it swapped buildings with the Mexican joint?); usually, if I'm getting Asian food, I get "Mongolian Barbecue" (which is really more "Taiwanese teppanyaki," but that's not nearly so catchy a name), because I'm THE UR-PICKY-EATER, but I decided to try a teriyaki chicken rice bowl, and it wasn't half-bad. Otherwise, if I were to get stuck in DCA again at mealtime (the way I did, the New Year's Eve when I decided to give up my pass if I didn't reach the break-even point), I'd be out of luck.
Originally Posted By Yookeroo "(anybody know why it swapped buildings with the Mexican joint?)" Size? More demand for Mexican than Asian? I thought I read this somewhere.
Originally Posted By tashajilek "I like the look of everything, but at the same time, I note that the "2.0 version" of the PP pizza joint serves even less that's of interest to me than the 1.0 version did." Quality over quantity. i actually find the fortune cookery to have pretty decent food. I tried the thai curry dish a few days ago and it was great.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "(anybody know why it swapped buildings with the Mexican joint?)" I read that it was because the candy location at the entrance is closing temporarily for the BV Street enhancement.
Originally Posted By lesmisfan the reason concina cucamonga took over the old lucky fortune cookery was they needed a bigger kitchen since they were expanding their menu and since the old location was closed they decided to move over there. and then they decided to reopen lucky fortune cookery anyway in the mexican restuarants old shop since they have a limited menu.
Originally Posted By ChiMike >>So I spent a little time in the newly opened areas of Paradise Pier today. (I will be filing a story as soon as I can get it together.) Boardwalk Pizza and Pasta strongly reminded me of a Walt Disney World Resort Hotel Food Court.<< I've only seen pictures, but that was my initial reaction too Doug. Don't get me wrong, I think the exteriors and the grounds are a remarkable improvement over a giant Big-Mac and a tug boat. I was somewhat deflated looking at the pictures of the interior though. Not that I obsessed over the old Pizza restaurant, but the interior of that came across as well thought out and executed. Almost too much where it was an example of misplaced priorities in 2001. It wasn't cheap, that's for sure. In fact, isolated, I kind of liked that building with the beach vibe spin it gave off. The interior of the new building looks to be nice with quality finishes, but the layout leaves me a little cold. Too much negative/dead space, no seating, rudimentary menu board graphics and stations. Will have to see it in person. Overall, I really like what they have done, it is a huge improvement and hopefully they will allow it to stay a nice place to grab a beer and listen to music. Not just be a WDW food court.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "The interior of the new building looks to be nice with quality finishes, but the layout leaves me a little cold. Too much negative/dead space, no seating, rudimentary menu board graphics and stations." I thought the same thing. My understanding is that it isn't completely finished ChiMike. Apparently they rushed the opening for the July 4th weekend and more details are being added soon.
Originally Posted By ChiMike Good to hear. I have nothing but high hopes for all of these improvements.
Originally Posted By crazycroc Any pictures with the Paradise Pier Hotel in the background? I want to see how it melds with that.
Originally Posted By ChiMike I would too. While I don't think it's something to hold in high esteem, they did a good job of getting the original restaurant to meld with the PPH in the picture Hans had earlier posted. You could at least see the effort.
Originally Posted By DlandDug How is this? <a href="http://www.laughingplace.com/Showpic.asp?filename=http://s231432788.onlinehome.us/lotion/pics/SS20110705-ParadisePier/big/P01-0002.JPG&caption=View+through+pergola+to+bandstand+area" target="_blank">http://www.laughingplace.com/S...and+area</a>
Originally Posted By crazycroc Thanks Dug. Are the beige colors way off? Perhaps we could see them matching someday. I am guessing as soon as DLH is done, they will work on upgrading PPH.
