The family and I went over to DCA today and I have these updated observations. (I have to say that no one in the group was real thrilled with going there instead of DL and I think that this goes directly to the problem of the park...no one really likes it enough to return again and again.) The Hollywood Backlot area is DCA's version of DL's Tomorrowland..there's nothing there! Now that the Soap Opera Bistro is closed and the Hyperion is closed and the Superstar Limo is closed and the Hollywood and Dine is closed, there isn't a lot there. Bug's Land was almost empty...no savior there. The Lucky Fortune Cookery is still closed over at the Wharf.
You know the Chicken Strip place over in Paradise Pier? Well, now they offer fish n' chips, too. That's a good thing BUT the chicken strips that used to be the nice, big plump pieces of breast meat chicken are now pressed and formed strips...you know, like the ones in the Swanson TV dinners? Also, when I asked for an extra sauce (how dare I...I only paid $7.99 for the strips and chips) I was told, with glee, that extra sauces were $ .59 each. I passed. The ranch dressing is so thin that it won't stick to the strips...it just runs off. Cheap, cheap, cheap.
The employees have also been to some sort of class or something where they learned that they probably don't take the AP's for a discount. I guess Disney was getting tired of giving the 10% in restaurants and stores that didn't have the discount.
The ride operators are now FANATICAL about the height requirement. My 3 1/2 year old was denied riding on River Rapids and Soaring. She is a solid 42". She has been riding those rides for at least a couple of months but three different employees gleefully told her that she was too short. I guess OSHA is getting on them or something.
We saw a new X-mas themed "truck band" driving around...that was sure cost effective. Also, they are building some sand sculpture thing by the big sun when you walk in. They're calling it "Holiday Beach Party"...I call it "what can we do that doesn't cost us anything."
Anyway, nothing much going on over at DCA.
Roy
You know the Chicken Strip place over in Paradise Pier? Well, now they offer fish n' chips, too. That's a good thing BUT the chicken strips that used to be the nice, big plump pieces of breast meat chicken are now pressed and formed strips...you know, like the ones in the Swanson TV dinners? Also, when I asked for an extra sauce (how dare I...I only paid $7.99 for the strips and chips) I was told, with glee, that extra sauces were $ .59 each. I passed. The ranch dressing is so thin that it won't stick to the strips...it just runs off. Cheap, cheap, cheap.
The employees have also been to some sort of class or something where they learned that they probably don't take the AP's for a discount. I guess Disney was getting tired of giving the 10% in restaurants and stores that didn't have the discount.
The ride operators are now FANATICAL about the height requirement. My 3 1/2 year old was denied riding on River Rapids and Soaring. She is a solid 42". She has been riding those rides for at least a couple of months but three different employees gleefully told her that she was too short. I guess OSHA is getting on them or something.
We saw a new X-mas themed "truck band" driving around...that was sure cost effective. Also, they are building some sand sculpture thing by the big sun when you walk in. They're calling it "Holiday Beach Party"...I call it "what can we do that doesn't cost us anything."
Anyway, nothing much going on over at DCA.
Roy
I look forward to FFF and Aladdin and seeing the place with lights and wreaths
