Your link didnt take me to the article. i had to do a lengthy search. So i pasted it below for those who want to read. Anyway, my response to the article.......OH MY GOSH! Thats DISGUSTING!! Crystal Palace & Liberty Tree!? Im really grossed out by the roaches in liberty tree. it was my fave restaurant. Now im not so sure! GROSS!
ORLANDO, Fla. - It's summertime and that means the kids are out of school and it's time to enjoy the amusement parks! But when you get off the roller coaster to chow down, have you ever wondered how clean all those restaurants are?
In a special I-Team investigation, we looked through over 250 restaurant inspection reports from the Division of Hotels and Restaurants in and around the amusement parks, including Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Busch Gardens, Universal and surrounding
For the most part, the amusement park restaurants seemed to keep their places clean. But we found two restaurants at Magic Kingdom on North Monorail Way in Bay Lake that might make you think twice about how magical things are in the kitchens.
The Crystal Palace advertises that you can join Winnie the Pooh and friends at a bountiful buffet but state inspectors found food they serve at dangerous temperatures. On June 9, 2011 Crystal Palace had to throw out two large pans of shrimp and 10 pounds of NY strip beef because they were not properly cooled overnight from 135 degrees to 70 degrees in 2 hours and then from 70 degrees to 41 degrees in 4 hours. The restaurant also had to toss out over 8 pounds of grape jelly because the cans were rusted and not in good condition. Crystal Palace had a total of 25 violations during that June 9th inspection, accumulating 13 critical violations and 12 non-critical violations.
The Liberty Tree Tavern inside the Magic Kingdom is the replica of an 18th-century Colonial restaurant that serves hearty New England-style lunches but state inspectors found something in the kitchen not on the menu. On June 10, 2011 state inspectors found dead roaches on the premises, in a light fixture over the wait station. They also documented pasta at 110 degrees instead of 135 degrees or above. And according to that report, there were cross contamination issues in the walk-in cooler with raw chicken stored over raw pork and raw trout stored over cooked crab and ready to eat salmon. Inspectors documented 18 violations in that report with 8 critical violations and 10 non-critical violations found.
When you arrive at Epcot Theme Park on North Avenue of the Stars in Lake Buena Vista, you will find an array of places to eat. The Rose and Crown Pub is the only full-service pub in Epcot with British beers and classic pub cuisine but it wasn't the fish and chips that got the attention of inspectors. State inspectors issued a stop sale on November 1, 2010 after finding 4 lbs of whipped cream and 3 lbs of custard at too warm a temperature of 48 degrees instead of 41 degrees or below. Inspectors also found other cold food not at 41 degrees or below including butter at the server area at 63 degrees, corned beef and cheese sandwiches at 70 degrees, and whipped cream spray at 51 degrees. Potatoes and onion cooked garnish for soup was not hot enough too, according to the inspection report, sitting in the kitchen at 110 degrees instead of 135 degrees or warmer. There were also cross contamination issues as inspectors found raw beef next to lettuce with the risk of drippage. A total of 22 violations were accumulated in November, with 12 critical issues and 10 non-critical.
Scroll down to see the response from Walt Disney World.
Disney World response: “We are committed to the highest standards in food safety and have been internationally recognized for our efforts. We take matters such as this very seriously and quickly worked to address the inspector’s concerns."
Zoraya Suarez - Manager of Media Relations, Walt Disney World
