Be Our Guest Breakfast Price Increase

[jsmla]

That's insane! Isn't that like a 25% increase? I'm keeping my pre-park ADR but will just be having the $5 cupcake instead of the breakfast entree I had planned on.

 

[mcd2745]

It was very likely that we were going to be "one and done" with BOG anyway...but this cements it.

 

[Turn the Page]

I must say one of my frustrations with dining at WDW is the portion sizes. Of course, I have that problem with darn near any restaurant I go to.

I will never get the dining plan because it is just not worth it for me. Between the heat and all the walking around and everything I just find I don't eat as much at WDW as I do at home let alone enough to make the dining plan worth it. I really wish more places would offer half portions of their entrees. We ate at BOG for lunch back in October and the food was good but I wish I had known how large the portions were before ordering because all but two members of our party would have split meals rather than each gotten our own.

 

[strat68]

Josh at easywdw has been tweeting about this today. Here's one:

Kids at Be Our Guest are $14!!!!! FOR KELLOGG'S CEREAL!!!! hahahahaha THEY DO GIVE YOU THE MILK GRATIS THOUGH

 

[GeorgiaHoo]

I must say one of my frustrations with dining at WDW is the portion sizes. Of course, I have that problem with darn near any restaurant I go to.

I will never get the dining plan because it is just not worth it for me. Between the heat and all the walking around and everything I just find I don't eat as much at WDW as I do at home let alone enough to make the dining plan worth it. I really wish more places would offer half portions of their entrees. We ate at BOG for lunch back in October and the food was good but I wish I had known how large the portions were before ordering because all but two members of our party would have split meals rather than each gotten our own.

Agree about the portion sizes at BOG lunch - had the roast beef sandwich (or whatever it is called) and it was good but huge, and came with a bunch of fries and a dessert. A ton of food.

 

[GeorgiaHoo]

If I was paying out of pocket I'd now choose Plaza over BOG for lunch. Much more relaxing atmosphere.

 

[TwoMisfits]

Well, we all said that Skippers Canteen was overpriced...so, instead of lowering those prices, look to all MK prices to have large price increases to adjust...BOG is just the 1st...

I would never pay for the BOG breakfast price. To protest, people should all go under breakfast reservations and just order a drink...see how long the stupid prices last...and before you say, then it will be a set pre-fix price per person - heck at $24/person per plate, it pretty much is, so it can't get much worse...at least then, reservations would get very easy and Disney might actually pause in the price stupidity...

 

[DisBuckMan]

To protest, people should all go under breakfast reservations and just order a drink...see how long the stupid prices last...and before you say, then it will be a set pre-fix price per person - heck at $24/person per plate, it pretty much is, so it can't get much worse...at least then, reservations would get very easy and Disney might actually pause in the price stupidity...

Way too much sharing going on for anyone to even consider it being anywhere near a price-fixed restaurant. Go true price-fixed (every head that walks in the door pays for a meal, therefore no sharing), and it would solve A LOT of issues there.

 

[Tiggerette]

Gosh, I can't help but feel like this is a direct reaction to the MAJOR dissatisfaction that folks expressed in not being able to get reservations at this restaurant. People were behaving online and everywhere else like it was going to be the end-all be-all of their vacation if they didn't eat breakfast there...so many letters written to Guest Service, etc. from irate Guests - they HAVE to do something about the craziness.

I understand and can empathize with the frustration. My thought though is that a price increase "should" be commiserate with an increase in service, atmosphere and/or cost of menu items, as well as remain in rough equivalency to similar dining in parks. I realize "should" is a value judgement in of itself, and not everyone looks at price increases the same way.

I think what somewhat bothers me is the capitalism that runs contrary to the espoused idealism. Ie; Everyone's dream can come true, Everyone's welcome, Everyone's included.. if you just believe... But capitalism says that not everyone can be included. Costs are intentionally prohibitive as demonstrated by Disney's recent explanation about the tiered pricing, and perhaps this particular venue cost increase. Disney appears quite content to eschew this idealism to the benefit of *more*. As some have previously posted, it's a business; it's an inherent pursuit for more. Perhaps, in order to be successful, it simply cannot be held to its espoused ideals without also becoming at least marginally hypocritical.

 

[smiths02]

holy crap. that is approaching the price of an adult character buffet, and more than a kid's character buffet.

And if you have Tables in Wonderland...you might as well go to Crystal Palace for that pre-park opening breakfast.

 

[robinb]

$24 for a cronut?

 

[walker0829]

As some have previously posted, it's a business; it's an inherent pursuit for more. Perhaps, in order to be successful, it simply cannot be held to its espoused ideals without also becoming at least marginally hypocritical.

And there you hit the head on the nail. Disney is a business and ultimately has to answer to shareholders. Sadly, it's not the parks that have been the blemish for Disney lately.

 

[tarheelmjfan]

Way too much sharing going on for anyone to even consider it being anywhere near a price-fixed restaurant. Go true price-fixed (every head that walks in the door pays for a meal, therefore no sharing), and it would solve A LOT of issues there.

I'm really surprised they haven't stopped the sharing & started forcing adults to order adult meals. It seems there's a lot of both going on. I actually expect the pastry basket to disappear to keep people from under ordering food & filling up on pastries.

 

[HopperFan]

I believe we have crossed the line into the you got to be kidding me. Well I've been twice, once for pre-park .... and now not likely to return. I can get a much better meal for that AND use my TiW discount.

For those on dining plan, good deal. SO is this part of the plan to force folks on the DDP because they see it as more valuable, which then means you stay on property?

 

[Lisa F]

I believe we have crossed the line into the you got to be kidding me. Well I've been twice, once for pre-park .... and now not likely to return. I can get a much better meal for that AND use my TiW discount.

For those on dining plan, good deal.

I wouldn't say it's a good deal. It's still a QS breakfast for a QS credit. It's not like they are suddenly offering anything better for the price hike. more like "better do it while on DDP because no one is paying OOP for that crap". It's like nearly 1.5 times the cost of lunch at the same venue!

 

[beesly]

That's insane! Isn't that like a 25% increase? I'm keeping my pre-park ADR but will just be having the $5 cupcake instead of the breakfast entree I had planned on.

Yep, I think we'll be doing this, too - I'm booking our Crystal Palace ADR now for around 10:30 to eat our actual breakfast once we get some rides in.

 

[figmentfan423]

If I was paying out of pocket I'd now choose Plaza over BOG for lunch. Much more relaxing atmosphere.

I'm seriously thinking about doing just that! Or maybe hop the monorail and eat at a resort!

 

[HopperFan]

I wouldn't say it's a good deal. It's still a QS breakfast for a QS credit. It's not like they are suddenly offering anything better for the price hike. more like "better do it while on DDP because no one is paying OOP for that crap". It's like nearly 1.5 times the cost of lunch at the same venue!

Yes, for breakfast I do see it as a good QS value .... for all the folks using a QS credit to eat some school cafeteria quality Bounty Breakfast Platter at the hotel. Using it to eat at BOG with a much better meal, pastry platter and same drink options is a better move. Now if you don't use your credits for breakfasts, then no it is better to use for lunch and dinners.

 

[sharonabe]

So, two questions that are somewhat related, and I hope someone goes soon to try it:

Can you really just go and order only the cupcake and maybe a drink with no entrees at all?

If so, will you still get the pastry platter or does the platter only come with an entree order?

 

[DisBuckMan]

Can you really just go and order only the cupcake and maybe a drink with no entrees at all?

If so, will you still get the pastry platter or does the platter only come with an entree order?

1. Probably not for long if lots of people go this route, which they probably will.

2. I seriously doubt it, and you shouldn't. But, crazier things have happened.