News Round Up 2018

[Mika02]

Do we know if you're required to pay for the 3-course meal for kids (like at a buffet) or can they share with mom and dad (like at a regular TS restaurant)? I doubt we'd actually go either way, but it would be nice to save a little on a kid that doesn't eat much.



I hope so. One of my kids is allergic to Almonds, which means he'd be left with fruit as dessert. Not very exciting.

Same. Both of my boys are allergic as well to nuts (as of now I'm having them retested next week). Unless they are splitting a meal this is not worth it for us.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Do we know if you're required to pay for the 3-course meal for kids (like at a buffet) or can they share with mom and dad (like at a regular TS restaurant)? I doubt we'd actually go either way, but it would be nice to save a little on a kid that doesn't eat much.

not sure here but usually anything that is a "pay one price" then everyone attending has to pay it - like for Cinderella's Royal Table everyone has to pay, I assume this would be similar, but don't know for sure

 

[TheMaxRebo]

I hope so. One of my kids is allergic to Almonds, which means he'd be left with fruit as dessert. Not very exciting.

I would be surprised if they don't have some sort of alternative for people with allergies - that is the only option listed for adults so they must have a sorbet or something

 

[samsteele]

First look at all New Be Our Guest menu

That will reduce the volume at BOG dinner. Terrible use of 2 credits and wildly overpriced child's pkg. May well push families into the brkfst and lunch ADRs. If you don't already have a BOG lunch ADR for your trip, and you want one, better book sooner rather than later. Will be interesting to see how the dinner changes impact morning attendance at MK if more families do choose brkfst, when they can't get lunch, as the lesser of 2 evils.

 

[jpeterson]

I am SOOO with ya!

Taco Time is one of the fast food places we used to go to sort of often back home in Seattle and now that we've lived in Florida for almost 4 years, I've about forgotten what an amazing chicken soft taco should taste like. I love that place and miss it desperately!!

I grew up in Oregon, I'm in Texas now but I love Taco Time! I go whenever I visit my family back in Oregon.

 

[rowrbazzle]

not sure here but usually anything that is a "pay one price" then everyone attending has to pay it - like for Cinderella's Royal Table everyone has to pay, I assume this would be similar, but don't know for sure

That's disappointing, but you're probably right. It's a shame too, as I'm pretty sure dinner is the only way to meet the Beast (something high on my kids' list).

I would be surprised if they don't have some sort of alternative for people with allergies - that is the only option listed for adults so they must have a sorbet or something

I realize now that I misread the menu. I guess it's only part of the desert, but it'd still be nice to get a different, non-nut flavor.

 

[rteetz]

News

Justin Theroux to Star as Tramp in Upcoming 'Lady and the Tramp' Live-Action Adaptation

 

[skier_pete]

News

First look at all New Be Our Guest menu

http://blogmickey.com/2018/07/first-look-be-our-guest-prix-fixe-dinner-full-menu/

I'm with most in the group here in that I don't think I would do this. It's really a shame the way Disney took a restaurant that was popular but well-priced and of course found a way to jack up the prices. As others have said, at least at CRT you are in the castle and have the princesses.Here you are in a giant poorly lit ballroom simulation. In addition, while the food there is good - if I am paying $55 a meal they better elevate the quality from good to great. (I don't care if it's Disney - if you are charging me $55 and I'm not getting characters - it better be some damn fine dining.) I just couldn't see doing it.

I would hope customers would be discerning and they will find a drop in evening attendance, but I'm not counting on that and instead expect things to go the other way and that Disney will switch the lunch to a sit-down meal to milk even more money out of it. Right now, we would only go to lunch there and have a lunch reservation at the end of August. (The breakfast seems a rip-off too.)

 

[skier_pete]

And then that is the gondola station in the upper right of the picture, correct? Which is closer to the entrance to the park than the bus circle will now be right?

It makes sense that the gondola station will be closer to the park than the bus loop. If rumors are true, and the gondola station (and boat dock) will be within the security bubble, while the bus loop will not. Therefore, they will need to move security between the bus loop and the gondola - probably to the parking area at the upper side of this photo.

 

[rteetz]

News

New Toys from Ukrainian Start-Up Are Coming to Disney Parks

 

[tlmadden73]

News

First look at all New Be Our Guest menu

http://blogmickey.com/2018/07/first-look-be-our-guest-prix-fixe-dinner-full-menu/

Interesting ..
But for me it has to be a character meal to be worth that price. I am sure it is delicious, but for less than that I can get all you can eat buffet meals with character interaction for the kids.

I don't see trying this place out for dinner unless they add something like they have with CRT.

 

[tlmadden73]

It makes sense that the gondola station will be closer to the park than the bus loop. If rumors are true, and the gondola station (and boat dock) will be within the security bubble, while the bus loop will not. Therefore, they will need to move security between the bus loop and the gondola - probably to the parking area at the upper side of this photo.

Oh gondolas are in the "security bubble"? That's cool. I hope they can add more things to the security bubble to prevent the giant (and ugly) clog ups at the front of the parks that were never designed for that type of traffic jam.

 

[Bay Max]

News

Justin Theroux to Star as Tramp in Upcoming 'Lady and the Tramp' Live-Action Adaptation

I'm just imaging the spaghetti scene with the mournful piano music from the Leftovers playing in the background.

 

[Mika02]

I'm with most in the group here in that I don't think I would do this. It's really a shame the way Disney took a restaurant that was popular but well-priced and of course found a way to jack up the prices. As others have said, at least at CRT you are in the castle and have the princesses.Here you are in a giant poorly lit ballroom simulation. In addition, while the food there is good - if I am paying $55 a meal they better elevate the quality from good to great. (I don't care if it's Disney - if you are charging me $55 and I'm not getting characters - it better be some damn fine dining.) I just couldn't see doing it.

I would hope customers would be discerning and they will find a drop in evening attendance, but I'm not counting on that and instead expect things to go the other way and that Disney will switch the lunch to a sit-down meal to milk even more money out of it. Right now, we would only go to lunch there and have a lunch reservation at the end of August. (The breakfast seems a rip-off too.)

We actually liked the Breakfast but I used QS credits for it. We Rope dropped 7D and I got a Breakfast walk up afterwards. Had a great time.

Interesting ..
But for me it has to be a character meal to be worth that price. I am sure it is delicious, but for less than that I can get all you can eat buffet meals with character interaction for the kids.

I don't see trying this place out for dinner unless they add something like they have with CRT.

I believe you are still getting the Beast meet and greet. But just him.

 

[Helvetica]

I'm with most in the group here in that I don't think I would do this. It's really a shame the way Disney took a restaurant that was popular but well-priced and of course found a way to jack up the prices. As others have said, at least at CRT you are in the castle and have the princesses.Here you are in a giant poorly lit ballroom simulation. In addition, while the food there is good - if I am paying $55 a meal they better elevate the quality from good to great. (I don't care if it's Disney - if you are charging me $55 and I'm not getting characters - it better be some damn fine dining.) I just couldn't see doing it.

I would hope customers would be discerning and they will find a drop in evening attendance, but I'm not counting on that and instead expect things to go the other way and that Disney will switch the lunch to a sit-down meal to milk even more money out of it. Right now, we would only go to lunch there and have a lunch reservation at the end of August. (The breakfast seems a rip-off too.)

I think the biggest issue that I have with it is the Table Service Credits. You can get a $55+ meal at a place like Skipper Canteen or Coral Reef but only spend one credit. If you max out your options at a place like Tiffins, you can get $95+ worth of food for your 2 Table Service Credits. I'm still going to check it out, but the number of credits is kind of odd to me. With regards to the breakfast, I thought the value was good if you used a quick service credit. Not so much if you paid out of pocket or used a table service credit.

I'm still going to give the new dinner service a chance in November. I'm just going to use my credit card and not two of my credits.

Interesting ..
But for me it has to be a character meal to be worth that price. I am sure it is delicious, but for less than that I can get all you can eat buffet meals with character interaction for the kids.

I don't see trying this place out for dinner unless they add something like they have with CRT.

The Beast was awesome when I went in January! I would like to see more too, but he's pretty great and you get a really good photo.

 

[dlavender]

I think the biggest issue that I have with it is the Table Service Credits. You can get a $55+ meal at a place like Skipper Canteen or Coral Reef but only spend one credit. If you max out your options at a place like Tiffins, you can get $95+ worth of food for your 2 Table Service Credits. I'm still going to check it out, but the number of credits is kind of odd to me. With regards to the breakfast, I thought the value was good if you used a quick service credit. Not so much if you paid out of pocket or used a table service credit.

I'm still going to give the new dinner service a chance in November. I'm just going to use my credit card and not two of my credits.

It's an odd move to "punish" your DDP crowd like this. Take one of the most popular restaurants, and force your DDP crowd to either overpay (with credits) for the meal, or force them to come out of pocket even though they've already ponied up. Do they not want to sell the DDP? Are they simply testing boundries? Or do they know that most wont care, and are fine with it? I would think WDW does well on the DDP. That's why I find this so odd. It doesn't take a lot of math to see how blatant of a waste of your credits this experience would be.

 

[rteetz]

Do they not want to sell the DDP? Are they simply testing boundries?

I think they are testing the boundaries. The Dining plan value decreases with nearly every change. They do throw a bone once in a while with something like adding alcohol as an option.

 

[JaxDad]

I think they are testing the boundaries. The Dining plan value decreases with nearly every change. They do throw a bone once in a while with something like adding alcohol as an option.

Have they ever hit a "boundary?" On anything?

 

[rteetz]

Have they ever hit a "boundary?" On anything?

Not yet apparently.

 

[JaxDad]

Not yet apparently.

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