Originally Posted By mawnck >>FYI, the walls are down and the table is back in place.....<< ... after a last-minute redesign of its new undercarriage so it could clear the turns.
Originally Posted By bravebrother WOW!!!This is great.... now we get to discuss table refurbs!!! LOL!!!!
Originally Posted By monorailblue What just gets me so angry is how Disney really dropped the ball on this one--slashing the budget within an inch of its life. If they can't give us even half the table they promised, why refurbish it at all? Do they really think the paying customer won't notice the difference or won't care? I for one am through with the Bengal Barbecue table--it just isn't worth it any more. My family's entertainment dollars will be spent elsewhere, like the new hot dog stand in Paradise Pier. That is an example of doing it the right way. ;o)
Originally Posted By mawnck Everything that ever has been, is, or will be in DCA sucks, including the new hot dog stand. While I admit the finish is OK and the lettering on the sign a perfect match for the period, there's no way you can possibly, with a straight face and a clear conscience, say it's as creative and well thought out as the original table Walt Disney and Mary Blair designed for Bengal Barbecue. One more in a string of devastating disappointments. Guess they'll have to up my meds again. So much for the Alfresco Decade.
Originally Posted By WilliamK99 mawnck, too bad you haven't seen the table yet, I heard they added a Stitch character to it, that blends right into the theme.
Originally Posted By monorailblue What really bugs me even more are the following: (1) The hub-centric design of the new table. You really cannot enjoy the new Bengal BBQ table without being right in the hub, and that is a crowd control nightmare. It isn't so bad if you are on Main Street, but the true experience can only be enjoyed from the hub, which I think was very, very short-sighted. (2) They didn't increase capacity at all. We all know that the hub has one of the lowest capacities for any E-table in the park. How can they foist this new table on us without increasing capacity? Don't they know what kind of crowds this will draw? There could be 4 hour lines every day FOREVER! THIS IS THE WORST PUBLIC RELATIONS NIGHTMARE IN THE HISTORY OF DISNEYLAND!!!!!!!
Originally Posted By crazycroc I think I'm gonna have to pass gas whenever I pass this table as my form of non-violent process. Either that or disassemble brick walls, brick by brick, starting at the bottom.
Originally Posted By SoThisIsLove LO-stinkin'-L! You guys are all hilarious! (special shout-out to our pal, crazycroc, for his two significant contributions)
Originally Posted By TheEscapist The real crime to me is the wholly unneccesary addition of FastRepast to this table. I know The Suitaneeers love it because guests have more time to buy food rather than wasting time eating it, but now almost everyone bypasses the lavishly themed bbqueue (except for those guests from Yokelhoma, who don't stand a chance of comprehending the intricacies of it). FastRepast is an unholy abomination that condemns the wicked who partake in it to an eternity of themeless torment. But hey, as long as it's offered, I'm going to use it.
Originally Posted By SoThisIsLove Welcome, TheEscapist! Are you one of our regulars using a new nom de plume, or are you an adventurous newcomer? (If the latter, start a hello! thread in Community and the whole world will say howdy to you!) xoxo
Originally Posted By DlandDug Ahem. As much as all of you are having "fun" with this, do bear in mind that everyone involved worked very, very hard on this table. And well they should have. After all, Walt himself once said: The tables of Disneyland will never be complete as long as there is Formica left in the world. Or something like that.
Originally Posted By SoThisIsLove LOL! Forget the edit button. I need a sound button so you can hear me losing it, DlandDug! xoxo
Originally Posted By monorailblue And, please don't misunderstand me. I think the table is doing a fabulous job, and is trying the very best it can, in light of the terrible script and staging it has been given. It definitely is sincere and hard working, and I compliment it for that. I have rarely seen such a dedicated and devoted table. But DLR management just can't seem to give it a decent form to work in, and we all suffer becuase of it.
Originally Posted By llanatoye I wish they had turned it into a lazy susan table, what fun to spin the dang thing and see who's meal you end up "winning"
Originally Posted By RockyMtnMinnie I heard that Walt's frozen head is buried under the table. I know this because I received an email from Bill Gates that said if I forward it on then Walt Disney's son is going to give me Walt Disney World.
