Do you think a Tim Horton's at Epcot would do well?

[Ham Ham]

A magical Disney Tim Hortons coffee will be $14.95 Canadian.

 

[ntsammy5]

A magical Disney Tim Hortons coffee will be $14.95 Canadian.

Is that with or without Tim Bits?

 

[Ham Ham]

Is that with or without Tim Bits?

Each magical Tim Bit is $1.19 Canadian.

 

[deltachi8]

As a Jersey guy who visits Canada on business a lot, I've always been puzzled at the love of all things Tim's - we have the same parallel addiction in the US - except the loyalty is to a great coffee - DUNKIN DONUTS coffee!

Tim's coffee to me tastes very thin and watery compared to Dunkin....it is not surprising to read in that press release that "in the Boston area, Tims is finding that the Dunkin competition has been stiffer than expected". Dunkin will have no trouble defending its home turf - Tims is just not an appealing option to Americans....I stopped (with no choice) at a Tims recently along I-95 in CT (always willing to give a product another chance) and after the first sip - disappointment ! - it would be hard for me to believe that Tims could ever beat Dunkin in a taste test with Cdns.

To me, what's also surprising besides the low coffee quality are these problems:

* the XL size is small (Dunkin gives you a 24 oz XL)
* the stores don't carry Splenda
* the stores didn't accept credit cards
* the lids are inferior - can't open without coffee going all over the place - Dunkin lids have a patented "tear off" system - Tims lids remind me of the 1970s

Next time you're in the USA - give Dunkin Donuts a whirl.....who knows? Maybe it won't be long before it'll be Dunkin in Canada!!!

I am an American and think Tim Horton's is much, much better coffee than Dunkin...

Also, the stores near me all carry Splenda (i order it daily)...they all accept credit cards (just used my Visa last week there) and have never had a probelm with the lids...actually never thought of the lids as I am more concerned with coffee than the serving apparatus.

Starbucks is the worst of the bunch and way over-priced.

Now that is something I can agree with 100%

As for a Timmy's in Epcot - i think it would do ok - but not enough to be great. Outside of Canadians and some loyal Americans, most woul dnot understand why coffee and doughnuts are Canadian.

Now, if you brought back beaver tails....now we are talkin'

 

[declansdad]

How much do you think a Timmy's coffee will cost you at Epcot.

Don't care, I voted for a Second Cup.

 

[merryweather20]

Starbucks is the worst of the bunch and way over-priced.

I have to agree with you on that! Did anyone else read the study awhile back that placed McDonald's coffee ahead of Starbuck's in a blind taste test. I showed it to my Dad, who despite being a major tight wad loves Starbuck's. He said "oh, but you don't go there for the coffe, you go there for the coffee experience".

From some of the other posters comments, TH coffee in the States uses a slightly different formula than that in Canada, so maybe its the same with lids and cups? I know I'm not impressed with the yucky styrofoam Dunkin Donuts cups (TH more environmentally friendly and also allow for periodic rim rolling ), but I've never had a problem lid at TH either. As for the size I've never ordered more than a medium at TH, so I can't say yeah or nay on that.

 

[natcat]

And it would be a dream to own it, have shares in it, fun to work there for a few hours per day even if it was only a year or less....one of the waitresses at Le Cellier was from AB and said that she could only work in the US for less than a year..........ahhhh to dream!

 

[Minsmom]

I'm a coffee lover, and after reading lots of threads on the DIS, I'm packing my own (Nabob) and filters. Gotta have a jolt of drinkable in the morning!! I know i shouldn't make generalizations, but as a whole, a good cup of coffee is hard to find in the states.

On another note - hey I'm from Sault Ste. Marie too! (in fact, I'm still there!!)

 

[dreaming_of_disney__]

I hear there is very good coffee in Kona's... KONA coffee in fact... haven't had the chance to give it a try. I'm more of a tea girl anyway and don't get me started on the swill they serve as tea in the US of A (exluding Twining's in Epcot of course). WHen I lived in South Carolina and asked for tea they brought me iced tea unsweetened... HA is was actually quite good but not what I was expecting. As for hot tea I would have sold my soul for a good cuppa now and then...

 

[Ham Ham]

Good news everybody.
Wilt Disn-eh has just announce YOAMTB.
Year of a Million Tim Bits.
New pavilion at EPTCOT.
Experimental Prototype Tims Community of Tomorrow.

 

[Thumper_ehhhhh]

Good news everybody.
Wilt Disn-eh has just announce YOAMTB.
Year of a Million Tim Bits.
New pavilion at EPTCOT.
Experimental Tims Prototype Community of Tomorrow.

I love it.

 

[calgarygary]

As a former employee of Tim Donut Limited (I was with them when there were 25 stores west of Ontario!!!) I personally think that a Tim's in Epcot would not do as well as most think. Here's my logic, if you have ever had the swill that passes for coffee in many parts of the states, I think that Tim's wouldn't be accepted by the average American palette that is happy with the swill they get in their hometown!

Yes Canadians at Epcot will flock but would we give them enough business - probably not. If they ever did manage to get in there, let's hope they put in a great filtration system so that we're not tasting the local water in the coffee.