Originally Posted By amazedncal2 I just noticed on the refurb list that River Belle is slated to reopen on Dec 15th. Does anyone know what changes have been made since the walls went up?
Originally Posted By amazedncal2 We stopped by yesterday and they were open for CM's only They will be officially open on Tuesday. The breakfast menu remains the same, YAY! but the lunch/dinner menu will have salads and sandwiches, no fried chicken etc. according to a sweetie CM who chatted with us. So no Mickey Mouse pancakes while watching the Twain go by this vacation but we'll be back in the Spring The interior is changed quite a bit but the outside seating looks the same, just spruced up a bit and the tables seem to be the non movable kind.
Originally Posted By amazedncal2 I guess no hot meals for lunch or dinner, they said something about a roast beef salad? Maybe I heard wrong. DD ate breakfast there on Tuesday and said they had paper plates and plastic utensils which made the pancakes sort of McDonalds-esque. Hopefully real plates and utensils are on their way
Originally Posted By Darkbeer It has now reopened... The Breakfast menu remained about the same as before, here is the Lunch/Dinner Menu... <a href="http://www.micechat.com/forums/blog.php?b=154" target="_blank">http://www.micechat.com/forums /blog.php?b=154</a> >>The afternoon menu consists of 4 Sandwiches, 3 Salads, 3 Munch, Inc. kids meals and assorted drinks and sides. The 4 Signature Sandwiches will be River Belle's Prime Rib Mississippi Turkey Breast Tennessee BBQ Pork Vegetable Po'Boy The 3 Entree Salads are Plantation Prime Rib Salad Rosemary Turkey Breast Salad Aunt Polly's Harvest Medley The 3 Munch, Inc. Kids Meals are Little Carver's Turkey Sandwich Little Carver's Prime Rib Sandwich Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich<< The one nice thing, there are Fixin' Bars, similar to Taste Pilots Grill, so you can add the fixin's you want on your sandwich. A Sandwich is about $12 plus tax.
Originally Posted By gottaluvdavillains So now instead of real food - we are at another quick service??? And the food is now cold sandwiches?? Didn't they used to have like a chicken dinner and a bbq chicken platter? Hmmm interesting.
Originally Posted By SuzieQ ^ Yes, they did. However, I can't think of anywhere on that side of the park to get a sandwich, so I welcome this addition even while I mourn the loss. Cafe Orleans upgraded to table service after their rehab, French Market is still a scramble with hot food, Blue Bayou is table service, Rancho is a scramble with hot food. Stage Door, Hungry Bear, and now River Belle are quick service restaurants. I left out the soup place next to Pirates and Bengal because of their limited menus. This seems like a fairly good balance on that side of the park.
Originally Posted By amazedncal2 I think it's the only place in DLR where you can get Mickey Mouse pancakes Eating a late breakfast, sitting on the terrace, watching the Twain paddle by always equals good times I know we've come to really enjoy a cobb salad at the Plaza after a few days in the parks, maybe the new salads will be just as good. The place will probably be pretty slow on a cold winter night though.
Originally Posted By gottaluvdavillains I agree - It was a good place to get a bite and wait for Fantasmic with some hotchoc and dessert... My guess is they won't bother with real dishes or silverware
Originally Posted By SuzieQ I don't understand why same old, same old means a piece of the Disney Magic gone. I've been going to the parks for 41 years, and they have to evolve. I find just as much magic now as I did when I was a child. Sandwiches don't need real dishes and silverware. And it's still a good place to wait for Fantasmic with hot chocolate and dessert. You had to get to Riverbelle walking past stores and ODV's anyway.
Originally Posted By SuzieQ *sigh* I worded that wrong, LOL It should have read, I don't understand why GETTING RID OF same old, same old means a piece of the Disney Magic gone.
Originally Posted By gottaluvdavillains If they really wanted to add sandwiches and salads - it seems like the Stage Door would be a good place for that since if you order outside it's just fried food and inside it's fried plus Chili - I would have liked to see them add a new salad or sandwich - but I would still like the option of real hot food - With the 4 real food options available 1. Mexican Food 2. Very Expensive reservation only chance food 3. French Market - Jambalaya,stew 4. Cafe Orlens (Which already served salads and Sandwiches...) I think updating a restaurant doesn't mean you should change the whole menu - Especially when there was always a long line to get food here... It seems that a majority of the sit down areas are in fronteirland and new orleans area - but that is also the most open area with outside seating and a view of the RoA - The whole area is just pleasant to sit and take it all in with a good meal
Originally Posted By gottaluvdavillains I only meant in the Orleans/Fronteirland areas - We also enjoy Rodds Pizza Port for real food... RiverBelle was a nice reasonable priced to get hot food as is Plaza Inn.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Sorry Suzie Q - to me the Riverbelle Terrace was always a family alternative to the table service at Blue Bayou, Tahitian Terrace, the Golden Horseshoe or the Plaza Inn. Serving rubbish sandwiches that can be made anywhere is unforgivable IMHO. It is walmarting, and another reason why I am spending less time, money and thoughts on Disney. This has always been a fantastic location with great family memories. Buying a stupid sandwich is not special. I do that every day of the week at work. When I am on vacation, or if we were local, on a family day out, I want something a little special. As the Tahitian Terrace is gone, and the Golden Horshoe no longer offers table service or a Revue, it just leaves the BB or Plaza. To me, Disney parks the magic was not just architecture or rides. It was entertainment, unique shopping and dining experiences, and the overall feel. Well it makes me sick how far Disney keep falling to appease the walmart crowds. I am deadly serious. This upcming trip in Feb is Disney's last chance to wow me. If I have an experience like we did at WDW last year, I am very unlikely to take my family to a US Disney park ever again. I really do want to love Disney again. What feels so aweful is it wasn't that long ago where Sarah used to seriously ask me who I loved more, her or Disney.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Am I the only one who thinks Disney parks are in serious decline???
Originally Posted By llanatoye I don't know about anyone else but I don't go to Disneyland for the food. Sure, I have a couple of favorites and so far they are still there. But to start off to the Park with the thought of "oh boy, what am I going to eat at Disneyland today" is just silly. I've always been told that I'm the kind of person that makes lemonade out of lemons but at Disneyland, it's already lemonade. Just like with anything else, you get back what you put into the experience and what your expectations are have alot to do with that experience. I know that when I walk through the gates I'm already in a good place, a place that makes me happy. Life is static and there is always going to be change and yes, I see things that I wish were different there (like the merchandising for one) but thats not why I go. I like to feel good and Disneyland is the one sure place that I know that will happen. Decline, no. Change, yes. Some changes for the better, others not so much. But I love watching the changes and especially love everyones reactions. It's amazing.
