Pie That Brownie, Fruitcake! Updated Post #1832 - The End

[dvc4life]

Thanks for the reply. We are excited to try it. Hope its good!

 

[prttynpnk]

This is my fav dining review to reread- so much fun, thanks!

 

[oybolshoi]

Monday, October 19th - Casey's Corner ... You Get a Permanent Time Out From Jay and Bendy!

After spending the morning bopping around the Magic Kingdom with Guest X&Y, we parted company - Jay and I had a culinary deminar at Epcot around 1PM while the nephew and his wife wanted to stay put and hit some more rides. As we made our way back to Main Street, Jay and I stopped at Casey's for our annual Magic Kingdom hot dog meal. We loves us a good hotdog, and for years Casey's has served up a juicy, all-beef, 1/4 pound tube of unholy artery clogging goodness that couldn't be matched anywhere else at the WDW Resort.

Then in early Fall 2008 the Disney Dining Dictator turned his attention to making unhealthy food "healthy." Whoever this person is, he's sneaky; first he goes after the outer casing and decrees that white, or whipped paste as Jay and I like to call them, buns are just awful and lend no nutritional content to guests' burgers and dogs. And just like that the soft white bun is gone, replaced with a "whole wheat" atrocity that is dry and stale and falls to pieces at the first touch of a condiment or your hand. I crabbed about this last year but was willing to tolerate it because the dawg was still awesomely tasty. Little did I suspect that the bun filler would be his next target.

Cue Ominous Music ... NOW!

Imagine my horror when I discovered shortly before we left Stinktown for our October 2009 trip that Casey's was no longer serving all beef, kosher dogs but had replaced them with some kind of pork innard-chicken talon-turkey lip mixture. It tastes great, it's less expensive and it's good for you, too!

Jay and I were skeptical, but Casey's has always been one of our favorite Magic Kingdom snackaroos and we only eat there once per trip, so we decided to give them the benefit of the doubt and stopped for a quick lunch. I find it interesting and amusing that although the quality of the product they're serving has declined, the price has not. They are still charging about $6.50 for the 1/4 hot dog meal even though it's not the same dawg. It's smaller and it's far less tasty. In fact, it was pretty damn disgusting - kind of like eating a canned vienna sausage that's been blown up to ten times its normal size and then boiled in stagnant laundry water for three days. I only ate about half of mine before giving up completely to focus on french fries and cheese sauce. Jay finished all of his, but he said that it was the worst hot dog he'd ever had.

Notice the craptacular bun???

Luckily the french fries at Casey's were still pretty good and there was plenty of fake cheese sauce for dipping. I assume that the free "cheese" sauce will be the next to go - surely one of the Dining Dictator's soulless minions recognizes that they are losing money daily, dare I suggest hourly, with every vigorous guest pump of the complimentary "cheese" dispenser? And this is just the beginning; how long do you think it will be before the water fountains and bathrooms are coin operated?

They haven't screwed up the fries ... yet!

How long before this goes the way of the oft-mourned beaver tail???

We always have to snap a couple of pictures of the ducks who wander through Casey's outdoor seating area. I admit that I'm one of those people who enjoys creating a feeding frenzy by scattering crappy whole "wheat" bun crumbs around the base of our table. I like ducks ... I like feeding ducks ... and I like eating their fatty livers seared and served over warm apples or french toast.

Fresh, waddling foie gras!

And there you have it ... a sad, sad end to more than a decades long love affair with Casey's. Here's the thing - hot dogs and hamburgers are not healthy food choices - we all know this. Jay and I are usually pretty good about our diets in the normal, hum-drum world, but by gawd when we're on vacation if we want to eat a freaking hot dawg slathered with fake cheese or a triple decker hamburger wearing a pound of bacon then that is our choice. We do not need or want the fanatical "we know what's best for you" nutrition brigades messing with our vacation junk food. We were so annoyed and disappointed that we had to create a special rating just for the Disney Dining Dictator.

We wish you well, Casey's - Jay and Bendy will not be back.

 

[oybolshoi]

This is my fav dining review to reread- so much fun, thanks!

Thanks very much for reading - lots more to come!

 

[Redwitch]

Since you have been so slow with updates (), I made a quick visit to your Blog. Just a suggestion for your Vegas trip - Try Rosemary's http://www.rosemarysrestaurant.com/ We ended up there twice in a week as were so impressed.

As always, I am enjoying your reviews and had to read your Casey's review out loud to my poor snow bound family - I love a captive audience.

 

[dizneeat]

Oh my god, I am delighted to see that I am not the only one who didn't like the hot dog at Casey's!
I could not agree more, the bun is disgusting and not more than duck "food"!

Thanks for another review! Talked to Tom about V&A and "he is thinking about it" - don't think we'll make it there during the summer - we'll have the dxddp and I'm not sure if I can fit it in, but at least I could plan on V&A for next February (don't let Tom hear that I am already planning on Feb. 2011! )

 

[oybolshoi]

Since you have been so slow with updates (), I made a quick visit to your Blog. Just a suggestion for your Vegas trip - Try Rosemary's http://www.rosemarysrestaurant.com/ We ended up there twice in a week as were so impressed.

As always, I am enjoying your reviews and had to read your Casey's review out loud to my poor snow bound family - I love a captive audience.

And here I thought I was doing a pretty good job of updating on a fairly regular basis!

Thanks for stopping by the blog (wasn't the bourbon review worth the detour???) and thanks for Vegas suggestion! And thanks for reading the current reviews ... I hope your family got a little laugh out of it !

Be safe up there in all that snow - it's craaaaaaazy!

Oh my god, I am delighted to see that I am not the only one who didn't like the hot dog at Casey's!
I could not agree more, the bun is disgusting and not more than duck "food"!

Well, we used to like them a lot but whatever they've switched to is gross enough to ensure we will never eat another dog at WDW again!

Thanks for another review! Talked to Tom about V&A and "he is thinking about it" - don't think we'll make it there during the summer - we'll have the dxddp and I'm not sure if I can fit it in, but at least I could plan on V&A for next February (don't let Tom hear that I am already planning on Feb. 2011! )

At least you have him thnking about it - that's the first step! And really, considering the level of service and the quality of the food - the price is actually reasonable for seven courses. I hope you're able to swing it!

Thanks for reading Karin!

 

[disneyfav4ever]

Guess I should get some good fries at Casey with cheese sauce next trip while I still can!

 

[FirstMagic]

Monday, October 19th - Casey's Corner ... You Get a Permanent Time Out From Jay and Bendy!

Never had a Casey's hotdog, thought I'd finally try one last fall, but heard about switcharoo from the 100% all beef to the whatever-it-is-dog and decided that was not the time to try one, as your report confirms!

 

[PNO4TE]

Well! Now I know why our Casey's Corndog Nuggets were less than perfection in December!

 

[Redwitch]

And here I thought I was doing a pretty good job of updating on a fairly regular basis!

Yes, pretty good job - I am just inpatient. I didn't let myself spend too much time on the food porn thread until I had a trip planned. I only enjoy torturing others, not myself. So, I want info NOW!!!

Thanks for stopping by the blog (wasn't the bourbon review worth the detour???)

Yes, I enjoyed the bourbon review, a little jealous. I have ventured over to your blog from time to time and always enjoy it. I've been trying to get DD to do something similar. A food porn blog on our limited travel and eating adventures. She has a talent for writing - even her text messages make me LOL.

and thanks for Vegas suggestion!

That week in Vegas made me realize yet again what a bargain WDW is.. We do not gamble and we could have gone to WDW for two or three weeks what we spent for a week in Vegas. Of course, our food and wine tabs were obscene.

And thanks for reading the current reviews ... I hope your family got a little laugh out of it !

I have read all your reviews, I just don't usually post - more of a lurker I guess. We were all laughing - the stagnant laundry water comment .

Be safe up there in all that snow - it's craaaaaaazy!

And someone should be shoveling, not goofing off on the DIS. 18 inches at least! When is the next flight to Orlando???

 

[SmallWorld71]

Well, thanks for the fair warning about Casey's. I'm not even going to attempt one of those pathetic "hot dogs." I prefer to fondly remember enjoying a nice juicy beef frank with chewy white bun and some nice yellow mustard while waiting for Spectromagic to start. Guess we'll have to get our pre-parade snack from the Main Street ice cream parlor....hopefully the ice cream is still actual ice cream.

 

[ChelleinNC]

Well that just stinks

I think it's great if Disney wants to add those items as options for those who want/have to eat that way, but I don't need Disney telling me what my diet should be.

 

[D&R love Disney]

Brenda this has got to be one of your funnier postings. I was reading it aloud to Rick and DSS Chris (who's here for the night) and had them laughing while I had tears rolling down my face!

 

[TDC Nala]

Well! Now I know why our Casey's Corndog Nuggets were less than perfection in December!

The dog switch news was a big topic on the restaurant board. Someone even got a hold of the ingredient list and posted it:

All food locations at the Walt Disney World Resort now has a Gourmet Beef & Chicken blend Frank- John Morell Foodservice -6 to 1 Chicken & Beef Blend Hot Dog (8 to 1 for Kids Chicken & Beef Blend Hot Dog). INGREDIENTS: MECHANICALLY SEPARATED CHICKEN, BEEF, WATER, SORBITOL, SALT, FLAVORINGS, SODIUM PHOSPHATES, SODIUM ERYTHORBATE, SODIUM DIACETATE, SODIUM LACTATE, POTASSIUM LACTATE, SODIUM NITRITE, EXTRACT OF PAPRIKA.

yep- mechanically separated chicken. Also note that whereas the regular dog is one part beef to 6 parts chicken, the kid's dog is one part beef to 8 parts chicken. It may not be correct but I think critter bits are critter bits. But the cow is persona non grata at WDW. Heck the new place replacing McDonald's at DTD serves chicken exclusively (as meat - they apparently have some stuff that's vegetarian). At least they say it's chicken and don't pass it off as hot dogs.

 

[oybolshoi]

The dog switch news was a big topic on the restaurant board. Someone even got a hold of the ingredient list and posted it:

yep- mechanically separated chicken. Also note that whereas the regular dog is one part beef to 6 parts chicken, the kid's dog is one part beef to 8 parts chicken. It may not be correct but I think critter bits are critter bits. But the cow is persona non grata at WDW. Heck the new place replacing McDonald's at DTD serves chicken exclusively (as meat - they apparently have some stuff that's vegetarian). At least they say it's chicken and don't pass it off as hot dogs.

Has Disney been taken over by Hindus? Are cows sacred now???

No offense to our hindu friends but seriously .. what gives with the influx of chicken everywhere???

It's ... dare I say ... cheep? HHAHAH!! Get it? cheep instead of cheap?

OK ... leaving now. Promise to respond to everyone later and thanks for reading!

 

[oybolshoi]

Guess I should get some good fries at Casey with cheese sauce next trip while I still can!

You're right - you never know when they're going to change it again for the worse! Good to see you again - stop on by the Bendy thread ... we missed ya!

Never had a Casey's hotdog, thought I'd finally try one last fall, but heard about switcharoo from the 100% all beef to the whatever-it-is-dog and decided that was not the time to try one, as your report confirms!

Glad you liked the picture - Jay worked very hard to put that together for me! I wish I could tell people to go back to Casey's like I used to but not anymore ... ICK!

Well! Now I know why our Casey's Corndog Nuggets were less than perfection in December!

Sorry to hear it impacted the little dogs, too. Bummer Elin.

Yes, pretty good job - I am just inpatient. I didn't let myself spend too much time on the food porn thread until I had a trip planned. I only enjoy torturing others, not myself. So, I want info NOW!!!

I'll do what I can to keep this moving along but I have to warn you that we have a trip planned next week that's liable to interrupt the flow of information here. Just poke me now and then, OK?

Yes, I enjoyed the bourbon review, a little jealous. I have ventured over to your blog from time to time and always enjoy it. I've been trying to get DD to do something similar. A food porn blog on our limited travel and eating adventures. She has a talent for writing - even her text messages make me LOL.

Thanks very much for the kind words. Absolutely encourage your DD to keep writing ... if she starts something up let me know, I'd love to take a read!

That week in Vegas made me realize yet again what a bargain WDW is.. We do not gamble and we could have gone to WDW for two or three weeks what we spent for a week in Vegas. Of course, our food and wine tabs were obscene.

We were in Vegas back in April 2008 and I totally agree ... the food and booze prices out there make WDW look like a bargain. We've been budgeting for this trip for a good year so that we don't have sticker shock this time.

I have read all your reviews, I just don't usually post - more of a lurker I guess. We were all laughing - the stagnant laundry water comment .

I've seen you post on past threads so I don't consider you a lurker ... for some reason I usually remember people's user IDs here and yours is familiar. But I thank you for reading - I know it's a lengthy proposition!

And someone should be shoveling, not goofing off on the DIS. 18 inches at least! When is the next flight to Orlando???

Good luck with the snow and be careful!

Well, thanks for the fair warning about Casey's. I'm not even going to attempt one of those pathetic "hot dogs." I prefer to fondly remember enjoying a nice juicy beef frank with chewy white bun and some nice yellow mustard while waiting for Spectromagic to start. Guess we'll have to get our pre-parade snack from the Main Street ice cream parlor....hopefully the ice cream is still actual ice cream.

Those were the days, weren't they? You will have to let us know about the ice cream!

Well that just stinks

I think it's great if Disney wants to add those items as options for those who want/have to eat that way, but I don't need Disney telling me what my diet should be.

Amen sistah!

Brenda this has got to be one of your funnier postings. I was reading it aloud to Rick and DSS Chris (who's here for the night) and had them laughing while I had tears rolling down my face!

Thanks Deb - you made me smiley! Happy that you all enjoyed it!

 

[2xcited2sleep]

Oh dear. Not sure what else to say. And hope you didn't jinx us by saying they haven't messed up the fries "yet." I hope that day never comes!

 

[TigerKat]

Funny as usual Bendy! Isn't it a shame that they took one of our fave places for a really good dog and reduced it so.

 

[dvc4life]

Why do places always ruin a good thing? I mean, come on. White buns are not expensive what so ever and wouldn't an all beef hot dog be better for you than a mystery meat hot dog with fillers and preservatives? I prefer to think so.