REVAMP of Whispering Canyon Cafe BEGINS

[storey13]

For anyone reading this thread and has WCC reservations over the next few weeks, please report back and let us know if you notice any changes to menu, theme, CM's, etc!

 

[skier_pete]

I went for my birthday in 2009 for lunch and we had zero antics except for throwing the straws at us. We even had a cake and my daughter was 6 at the time. We stayed at WLV for the first time in February this year and gave it another try. They stuck us in the back (just a party of 3) and again no antics at all. There were loud noises coming from the front at times, but we were back behind a walled off area and only one other party back there. Food was fine but i was disappointed again. Can't get me back there no matter what.

 

[Nancyg56]

Someone shouldn't have to opt out of insinuations that there is incest going on in your house. it should be pretty obvious that stuff like that is off limits.

My son was mortified. I wasn't very happy either.

I agree that would send me to a manager.

I have mixed feelings. My family dod nto care for the antics at all, and thought that the food was mediocre, so we never returne. I do understand that a lot of folks will be missing what they actually visited the restaurna t fo, though, and fell badly for them.

 

[baldy6060]

I'm a bit of an introvert but I'd hate to see this happen.

 

[Meghan4]

This makes me mad. We have a reservation there for this September on a party night at MK. I have four kids, and they were very much looking forward to the fun at WCC before we headed to MNSSHP. We have never tried WCC, and now I have to figure out whether to keep the reservation or not. Ugh!

 

[mom2rtk]

If this happened to you, you definitely should have complained and I'm pretty sure that isn't part of the regular performance at WCC???

That's what I don't get. Talk to the server, retrain, put him on probation, whatever. But to shut the whole thing down just seems a ridiculous overreaction.

 

[cgattis]

I went for my birthday in 2009 for lunch and we had zero antics except for throwing the straws at us. We even had a cake and my daughter was 6 at the time. We stayed at WLV for the first time in February this year and gave it another try. They stuck us in the back (just a party of 3) and again no antics at all. There were loud noises coming from the front at times, but we were back behind a walled off area and only one other party back there. Food was fine but i was disappointed again. Can't get me back there no matter what.

On our first trip, when kids were 6 and 4, we made a special trip over to WCC (by bus) for the meal. We were seated on the "porch" (where you are describing) and were also completely left out of the antics we'd heard so much about. Food was fine but not exactly worth the trek we made for it without the entertainment we expected. We did, however, fall in love with the hotel and vow to stay at WL one day, and did that two years ago. We tried WCC again, and I told the seater that we were seated on the porch last time and missed all the fun. To which she replied "humph" and seated us there anyway. So my conclusion is they are just as inconsistent as any other Disney restaurant.

So I guess I don't really care what they do with it. I can see why those who get a lobby room (and we all know they may not have requested that) would get irritated if they stayed in the parks until closing and were awakened by screaming at 8 am. I also think it's nuts that you can't get a gravy biscuit from QS, only WCC. But we don't usually eat a sit-down breakfast anyway,so again, I personally don't care that much.

I can say I think I loved the overall atmosphere at WL more than any place we've stayed, so I hope to get back there regardless of the restaurants. I personally wish they'd add a couple of late lunch buffets around property to help us eat a big meal before party nights. Hate eating during parties. Wow...that was quite a ramble. Sorry!

 

[Farro]

Someone shouldn't have to opt out of insinuations that there is incest going on in your house. it should be pretty obvious that stuff like that is off limits.

My son was mortified. I wasn't very happy either.

You are saying the waiter/waitress at Whispering Canyon implied that someone in your family is having an incestuous relationship? What did the management say when you complained right then and there?

Perhaps it was an attempted joke that was misunderstood? or came out wrong?

 

[Jadyreen1282]

You are saying the waiter/waitress at Whispering Canyon implied that someone in your family is having an incestuous relationship? What did the management say when you complained right then and there?

Perhaps it was an attempted joke that was misunderstood? or came out wrong?

Or this all smells fishy.

 

[married2mm]

I didn't mind the joviality.....dh wasn't so keen

Indeed his description was 'a poor mans hoop dee doo'

 

[mom2rtk]

I didn't mind the joviality.....dh wasn't so keen

Indeed his description was 'a poor mans hoop dee doo'

It's at WDW. Nobody there is poor. Until they leave

 

[skier_pete]

On our first trip, when kids were 6 and 4, we made a special trip over to WCC (by bus) for the meal. We were seated on the "porch" (where you are describing) and were also completely left out of the antics we'd heard so much about. Food was fine but not exactly worth the trek we made for it without the entertainment we expected. We did, however, fall in love with the hotel and vow to stay at WL one day, and did that two years ago. We tried WCC again, and I told the seater that we were seated on the porch last time and missed all the fun. To which she replied "humph" and seated us there anyway. So my conclusion is they are just as inconsistent as any other Disney restaurant..

Yes - I really am not the type to make a big stink just because "why am I not getting the best treatment", but I do have to say that they should really give people the chance to sit in the main area. It certainly led to me never wanting to go back there again. So I guess count me on the "I could care less" what happens to WCC.

 

[cindianne320]

Bummer I had reservations for the first time next week!

 

[KateMW]

Well this is a bummer. Our now 13 year old still remembers the fun from when she was 6 and we had planned on taking our son in December.

 

[cgattis]

Yes - I really am not the type to make a big stink just because "why am I not getting the best treatment", but I do have to say that they should really give people the chance to sit in the main area. It certainly led to me never wanting to go back there again. So I guess count me on the "I could care less" what happens to WCC.

Especially when the place place half empty...

 

[pd1138]

This is a bummer, we have a reservation for our trip this August that I may change now. We go to Disney and pick the places to eat for the experiences. I may change out this one for a character meal or maybe try 50s cafe. We can eat at a smoke house or steak house or a fine restaurant at home. When we are at Disney we eat with Mickey in a rotating restaurant, or with goofy while a monorail flies by, or in a car (sci fi), or with a princess or two. Whispering Cafe did not seem anywhere near as crazy as Ed Debevics in Chicago, but it was still an experience we can’t get here at home.
We ate at whispering canyon cafe in 2011 for breakfast and since we were the first to ask for ketchup for the morning I have on video the 30 bottles of ketchup they brought to our table from the kitchen! The kids were so little they didn’t remember it, but they said they wanted to go back this year to participate in the fun which is why I booked it. Last time we ate here was thanksgiving dinner there in 2014, and by then they had the red green cards so we left our card on green. Nothing happened. I think they were just busy with the holiday.

 

[DisBuckMan]

This is a bummer, we have a reservation for our trip this August that I may change now. We go to Disney and pick the places to eat for the experiences. I may change out this one for a character meal or maybe try 50s cafe. We can eat at a smoke house or steak house or a fine restaurant at home. When we are at Disney we eat with Mickey and a rotating restaurant, or with goofy while a monorail flies by, or in a car (sci fi), or with a princess or two. Whispering Cafe did not seem anywhere near as crazy as Ed Debevics in Chicago, but it was still an experience we can’t get here at home.
We ate at whispering canyon cafe in 2011 for breakfast and since we were the first to ask for ketchup for the morning I have on video the 30 bottles of ketchup they brought to our table from the kitchen! The kids were so little they didn’t remember it, but they said they wanted to go back this year to participate in the fun which is why I booked it. Last time we ate here was thanksgiving dinner there in 2014, and by then they had the red green cards so we left our card on green. Nothing happened. I think they were just busy with the holiday.

Some of these folks would never survive a meal at Dick's Last Resort.

 

[DisBuckMan]

You are saying the waiter/waitress at Whispering Canyon implied that someone in your family is having an incestuous relationship? What did the management say when you complained right then and there?

Perhaps it was an attempted joke that was misunderstood? or came out wrong?

Well, that's the question...if it was something like "do you kiss your sister?", well....learn to take a joke. You're gonna have a hard time with life in general if something like that bothers you.

If it were something much more serious, you have a complaint.

 

[MaryLovesPoohBear]

I agree that would send me to a manager.

I have mixed feelings. My family dod nto care for the antics at all, and thought that the food was mediocre, so we never returne. I do understand that a lot of folks will be missing what they actually visited the restaurna t fo, though, and fell badly for them.

You are saying the waiter/waitress at Whispering Canyon implied that someone in your family is having an incestuous relationship? What did the management say when you complained right then and there?

Perhaps it was an attempted joke that was misunderstood? or came out wrong?

We were there for our son's 10th birthday, back in '06. On that day, we had a great time. There was a bunch of general craziness and ketchup/soda/straw antics. It was fun.

Then we decided to go back. Our son was 18. The insinuation was that we, my son and I, were sleeping together. I guess my son rolled his eyes at me over something that was said, and I laughed. That must have meant something to our server.

My son started to blow up, as did my husband, when I calmed them down saying that she couldn't have possibly meant what we thought she did. At that point she told us that it was exactly what she meant.

I let her know that antics do not include accusations of incest. At that point we were done with our meal and we walked out. The manager was informed of the problem and she comped us the meal.

Or this all smells fishy.

The only thing fishy is how some people will not believe that anything negative happens at Disney.

Look, I don't care if they keep the restaurant as it is or they change it. I just know that I won't go back unless they change it.

 

[rchampagne]

We have an ADR this August. We've never eaten there before, but my daughter really wanted to eat there when I told her about the antics (we also have an ADR for 50s Prime Time). I'll wait to hear reviews of the new experience, but I'll likely be cancelling our reservation.