Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 <<Some are just plain bad, like Fulton's>> BAD?!?! Fulton's has the best burger at WDW! (now being that I have seafood allergies and only eat crab, I can't really talk about the seafood) ... oh, the salads are also very good too! <<For me personally I don't really see a lot of difference in RC and Disney these days.>> And people say I don't know what I'm talking about when I say WDW has been WalMarted! Your statement says it all.
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 <<Here is some concept art: <a href="http://www.attractionsmagazine...g/?p=587>>" target="_blank">http://www.attractionsmagazine...>></a> You know something a relative, and non-Disney nut, said to me when seeing some of this? ''Even their concept art looks cheap nowadays.' I agree. And I guess my 101 Kungaloosh Drinking Dalmatians just got beaten to the punchline!
Originally Posted By skinnerbox "Either way, they just keep removing reasons for me to go there and spend money." Perhaps that is the goal. Drive business down enough to close DTD and create new hard ticket after hours events for the parks. Profit margin is higher.
Originally Posted By NikkiLOVESMickey <<See, Nikki I think all the food at DtD, with the exception of Wolfgang's main dining room, is fair to mediocre.>> I've never eaten at any of the sit-downs at DtD. I've only eaten at Earl of Sandwich (which I love - the sandwiches are yum and the price is reasonable) and Ghirardelli's (those sundaes make a nice meal - no joke). Oh, and I've eaten at Puck Express a few times a few years back, and I enjoyed it then. Usually, if I want a sit-down meal, I'll either be at the parks or one of the hotels.
Originally Posted By X-san ***BAD?!?! Fulton's has the best burger at WDW! (now being that I have seafood allergies and only eat crab, I can't really talk about the seafood) ... oh, the salads are also very good too!*** Be careful in Japan. They throw seafood into places you'd never expect to see it, and to some servers "no seafood please" means "make sure the seafood is not visible to the customer".
Originally Posted By bobbelee9 <<<That would like be complaining about having my tofu tacos without trying them (addressed to a woman in New England).>>> I resent that....being called a woman, granted my age infers that, but inside, I'm still only 25 and consider my self to be a girl. One of my daughters tried tofu, she strongly didn't like it, I'll take her word.
Originally Posted By bobbelee9 Is the Nikki of today the result of a year of teaching? Watch out world!
Originally Posted By bobbelee9 The first few times we ate at RC the selection and taste were very good. But not the last 5-6 years. I agree with Nikki, Ghiardelli and Puck's Cafe, are very good. While fresh and good food, the Earl's was a madhouse of customers.
Originally Posted By bayrr326 The funny thing is that Disney sent out there press release late Friday to try to bury the story but we are all still talking about it and I would say based on most of the forums I have looked at the majority are not very happy. Even on the comments on Orlando Sentinel's stories have been pretty much against the closing. The funny thing is if they would have just kept AC and CW none of this negative vitriol being tossed at the company would probably not be happening.
Originally Posted By dshyates I think that Disney sort of didn't think this plan through very well, which tells me they are closing them before the fall crowds don't show up. But I think they jumped the gun on killing the AC. We know the plan was to close it and move it to the new DNK. Well the buzz on DNK was really a buzzkill. And they had already commited to moving to someplace that now won't be happening. I belive we will see some backtracking on the AC. They know it is a very popular place, and since the new one won't be opening soon/ever, they may reconsider. As far as the CW, just rent the location to Funny Bones and be done with it.
Originally Posted By Elderp "They know it is a very popular place, and since the new one won't be opening soon/ever, they may reconsider." I hope so, but I don't think they will
Originally Posted By dshyates It just seems that since they like the idea of the AC and its quality is high enough to move it to the new $250/day park. Since the new $250/day park is in limbo/backburner, they wouldn't just close the AC forever.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 <<<See, Nikki I think all the food at DtD, with the exception of Wolfgang's main dining room, is fair to mediocre.>> < I find Raglan Road to be very very good.
Originally Posted By NikkiLOVESMickey ^^^^^I haven't been to Raglan Road, but I'd like to check it out.
Originally Posted By X-san Nikki, since so much of the fun times has been shut down of late at WDW, why not come out to Tokyo Disney Resort instead next time? I promise, I will introduce you to some clubs and fun places to hang that will put P.I. to shame! All within minutes of Tokyo Disneyland (probably quicker overall than that befuddled bus system WDW has!).
Originally Posted By NikkiLOVESMickey I'd love to come to TDR right now, X! I'm jonesing for some Disney (minus the Florida heat!). If I didn't have a workshop next week, I'd be on the next plane! You might get sick of hanging out with me though, because I'd probably eat sushi for every meal of the day ;-).
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 <<I resent that....being called a woman, granted my age infers that, but inside, I'm still only 25 and consider my self to be a girl. One of my daughters tried tofu, she strongly didn't like it, I'll take her word.>> Some people don't like tofu because it can really be tasteless. But so can beef or chicken or fish. It all depends on what you season it with, how it's prepared and what it is served with. My tacos tasted the same as those with ground beef, just better. YMMV ... but some folks just don't like tofu because they're meateaters and consider it foo-foo ... I love a great steak or burger, but I don't have to eat meat every day ... tofu can really be delicious. If PI had a tofu taco stand, then it wouldn't be closing now ;-)
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 <<The funny thing is if they would have just kept AC and CW none of this negative vitriol being tossed at the company would probably not be happening.>> The thing is, in order to redevelop the property they likely couldn't do so without considerable expense and one that would not be justified financially. And while AC and CW were the best part of PI the past decade, I just think it's better to get rid of everything. It would be like closing the MK, but leaving Splash Mountain and the Haunted Mansion open. PI is dead. It's sad. It didn't have to be. But it is ... time to move along and stop looking at the corpse.
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 <<I think that Disney sort of didn't think this plan through very well,>> which is true, but also how the WDW 'leadership team' does business. <<which tells me they are closing them before the fall crowds don't show up. But I think they jumped the gun on killing the AC. We know the plan was to close it and move it to the new DNK.>> Well ... no we don't. Jim Hill said it. But I know a bit about how he obtained his information and I think he extrapolated a bit on this. With AC being Joe Rohde's baby -- as well as the gestating boutique park -- it might appear to make sense that you'd move it. But I haven't found one person at Disney (including WDI) who will tell me this was ever planned. <<Well the buzz on DNK was really a buzzkill. And they had already commited to moving to someplace that now won't be happening. I belive we will see some backtracking on the AC. They know it is a very popular place, and since the new one won't be opening soon/ever, they may reconsider. As far as the CW, just rent the location to Funny Bones and be done with it.>> There will be as much backtracking as there was on Toad getting closed or Horizons or the subs on both coasts or the Bear Band Jamboree in Anaheim etc ... or even on bigger items like when they decided to treat their gay employees like every other entertainment company and the Baptists didn't like it ... in other words, they don't care and nothing will change their minds. The decision was made and all the whining on the Internet and even a few stories in the mainstream media won't change a thing. But hey ain't it great that Idol is coming to The Park Formerly Known as The Disney-MGM Studios?
