Stricter dress code at Signature Restaurants

[robinb]

I think it's fine the way it is. I don't even think about what I'm wearing when we go to a Disney restaurant except V&A's. I act the same no matter what I am wearing and so does the rest of my family.

FWIW, we were specifically asked to remove our caps when dining at Narcoosee's. That wasn't a big deal either. We probably would have removed them once we got to our table anyway.

 

[TommyTutone]

I voted for stricter. The vacation is like a cruise in that you don't HAVE to pack a suit or a tuxedo for what will end up being for just one or two meals as there are many other places to eat where you can dress as you please, but if you want to enjoy a 'fine dining experience' one should dress the part.

I'm not saying coat or tie for any Disney dinner, but I would expect no denim for something nice. And like a cruise, it can be inconvenient, especially after spending the day on a lengthy excursion, but at least with Disney there are a hundred other places you can eat if you do not feel up to the task of looking nice.

The problem is it seems that Disney (again, like the cruise) does little to enforce their rules in order to keep guests happy. And while what someone wears does little to impede my enjoyment of a fine meal, screaming and misbehaving children have no place in such an establishment and should be asked to step outside. At lunch at Sweet Tomato, a screaming baby is tolerated. Over chateaubriand and a glass of red at Ruth's Criss, it should be completely unacceptable.

 

[Booyakasha]

No, I would not be offended.

Umm, the resorts have nothing to do with the theme park? Yeah OK :

Didn't say that the resorts have nothing to do with the theme parks. I said that the resorts being near a theme park should have nothing to do with what people should wear to the nicer restaurants. In other words if a fine dining restaurant is next door to a Gym or Health Club that does not mean you should be able to wear your gym clothes to that restaurant. See the difference?

I would also think you are way in the minority if you would not be offended if someone showed up to a wedding, funeral, church in t-shirts and shorts. Lucky for you that your standards are so low.

B.

 

[disneyfav4ever]

Didn't say that the resorts have nothing to do with the theme parks. I said that the resorts being near a theme park should have nothing to do with what people should wear to the nicer restaurants. In other words if a fine dining restaurant is next door to a Gym or Health Club that does not mean you should be able to wear your gym clothes to that restaurant. See the difference?

I would also think you are way in the minority if you would not be offended if someone showed up to a wedding, funeral, church in t-shirts and shorts. Lucky for you that your standards are so low.

B.

I agree with you, but I find that last statement rude.

 

[Nancyg56]

I would also think you are way in the minority if you would not be offended if someone showed up to a wedding, funeral, church in t-shirts and shorts. Lucky for you that your standards are so low.

B.

I feel that was not called for. You have every right to set your own expectations and then be either disappointed or offended if others, especially those who you are neither related to nor acquainted to fail to live up to them. To determine that someone who chooses not to judge another for failing to dress to their personal standard is rude and more offensive to me than a tee shirt or pair of shorts.

I really don't waste much energy worrying about the dress code of anyone but myself or my family. My standards are my own and I don't feel the need to force them on anyone else. I certainly do not judge anyone who chooses not to judge.

 

[Booyakasha]

I agree with you, but I find that last statement rude.

I agree it was rude.

B.

 

[Texa]

Didn't say that the resorts have nothing to do with the theme parks. I said that the resorts being near a theme park should have nothing to do with what people should wear to the nicer restaurants. In other words if a fine dining restaurant is next door to a Gym or Health Club that does not mean you should be able to wear your gym clothes to that restaurant. See the difference?

I would also think you are way in the minority if you would not be offended if someone showed up to a wedding, funeral, church in t-shirts and shorts. Lucky for you that your standards are so low.

B.

Why is it when someone thinks differently, they are lower?
My pastor give his sermon in blue jeans. Is his sermon "lower" for this reason? I don't get that kind of thinking.

 

[Booyakasha]

Why is it when someone thinks differently, they are lower?
My pastor give his sermon in blue jeans. Is his sermon "lower" for this reason? I don't get that kind of thinking.

You are right there is absolutely nothing wrong with thinking differently and it doesn't make you "lower" I don't know how you inferred that but that is OK as it was more of a dig at the poster for her attitude than anthing else.

However, there are certain standards that I believe should be adhered to that show respect to other people (obviously internet posting is not one of them) I think good manners are one of those things and part of good manners and respect is dressing appropriately to the occassion wether it be a restaurant, a job interview or a wedding. Luv's Tink disagrees with me (which is her right) I think showing bad manners shows that you have lower standards. If showing bad manners is being different than I guess in this specific case it makes you "lower"

B.

 

[Pakey]

You are right there is absolutely nothing wrong with thinking differently and it doesn't make you "lower" I don't know how you inferred that but that is OK as it was more of a dig at the poster for her attitude than anthing else.

However, there are certain standards that I believe should be adhered to that show respect to other people (obviously internet posting is not one of them) I think good manners are one of those things and part of good manners and respect is dressing appropriately to the occassion wether it be a restaurant, a job interview or a wedding. Luv's Tink disagrees with me (which is her right) I think showing bad manners shows that you have lower standards. If showing bad manners is being different than I guess in this specific case it makes you "lower"

B.

I must be missing something here. LuvTink did not say that he/she was not adhering to the dress code that Disney has set which does allow jeans, shorts, etc. I could see where you would consider it bad manners if a person was not adhering to the dress code but that is not what LuvTink was posting.

If you were coming to WDW for first time and you called and made ADR's, the CM is going to tell you the dress code for these restaurants. Why would it then be bad manners or "lower" if a person adheres to what they are told when they make the reservation?

 

[robinb]

You are right there is absolutely nothing wrong with thinking differently and it doesn't make you "lower" I don't know how you inferred that but that is OK as it was more of a dig at the poster for her attitude than anthing else.

However, there are certain standards that I believe should be adhered to that show respect to other people (obviously internet posting is not one of them) I think good manners are one of those things and part of good manners and respect is dressing appropriately to the occassion wether it be a restaurant, a job interview or a wedding. Luv's Tink disagrees with me (which is her right) I think showing bad manners shows that you have lower standards. If showing bad manners is being different than I guess in this specific case it makes you "lower"

B.

Since you're kinda new here, you may have missed the guidelines for posting here on the DIS:
http://www.wdwinfo.com/guidelines.htm

While I don't think you too are close to rule #3 "NO FIGHTING/SARCASM" I think it's best to treat others here on the DIS with respect as you would IRL. Snarky "digs" at other posters who disagree with you will eventually get you in trouble as the DIS is moderated.

Now, back to your regularly scheduled discussion .

 

[Mermaid_Ariel]

I like the casual dress code in Disney. Just kinda makes the whole experience so kicked back and relaxed that everyone is having a good time and doing what they're doing.

 

[Luv'sTink]

Didn't say that the resorts have nothing to do with the theme parks. I said that the resorts being near a theme park should have nothing to do with what people should wear to the nicer restaurants. In other words if a fine dining restaurant is next door to a Gym or Health Club that does not mean you should be able to wear your gym clothes to that restaurant. See the difference?

I would also think you are way in the minority if you would not be offended if someone showed up to a wedding, funeral, church in t-shirts and shorts. Lucky for you that your standards are so low.

B.

Once again, I do not judge people by what they wear. When I die I could careless how people dress at my funeral, I will be dead. I did not care how people dressed at my church wedding or the reception that was at a premier facility. As for church, not my place to judge people. Gosh, I think I might have even heard that in church before.

No, I do not see the difference. When you are at a Disney World the whole place is themed around a MOUSE, that includes the resorts. The gym would have nothing to do with the restaurant next door.

 

[Uncleromulus]

Just to note that only quite recently did Disney decide to allow T-shirts as part of their version of the business casual dress code. Essentially even less of a strict code than they had before.

 

[uva185]

No, I do not see the difference. When you are at a Disney World the whole place is themed around a MOUSE, that includes the resorts. The gym would have nothing to do with the restaurant next door.

In all fairness the mouse Disney is themed around dresses quite well. He wears a tailcoat, bow tie, and white gloves.

http://disney-desktop-wallpaper.com/walt-disney-world/mickey-mouse.jpg

Just something to think about

 

[bookgirl2632]

I don't even recall what other diners were wearing when we ate at Citricos on our last trip. Maybe it's that I don't really concern myself with other people's attire. Or maybe I was just having a good time and a good meal with my family.

I'm fine with the dress code. We usually dress a little nicer in the evenings. I think when I was at Citricos, I wore a pair of cropped pants and an embellished t-shirt. I agree that I wouldn't wear jeans or even denim crop pants to a Signature place, but I really don't care if others do as long as they aren't all ripped up or horrible looking.

 

[Markstudy]

Until you can get rid of the HEAT in Florida.. you won't solve this problem.

9 months of hot temps mean you will see shorts in every restaurant

Dress is a function of the weather in Florida

 

[disneyfav4ever]

Once again, I do not judge people by what they wear. When I die I could careless how people dress at my funeral, I will be dead. I did not care how people dressed at my church wedding or the reception that was at a premier facility. As for church, not my place to judge people. Gosh, I think I might have even heard that in church before.

No, I do not see the difference. When you are at a Disney World the whole place is themed around a MOUSE, that includes the resorts. The gym would have nothing to do with the restaurant next door.

You handled it a lot better then I would of if someone had told me I had low standards.

 

[goodferry]

Do we change for dinner? Yes, even for the Hoop Dee Doo Review. Am I OK with the dress code the way it is? Yes. As other posters have said, I am not that way. I guess I am more concerned with my family and how we conduct ourselves than I am with others. I am not the type of person who is shaking her head because the pastor's 13 year old daughter wears flip flops to church, I am glad she's there. Does that make me low class, I don't think, to my way of thinking, it makes me non-judgemental.
My ability to enjoy a meal with my family is neither influenced by the man in a Mickey Mouse t-shirt on one side of me or a little girl coloring on the other side
What makes something special to me is the people I am with, not the strangers next to me. Unless, of course, they are loud and obnoxious, whether they be children or adults, then it is interfering with my ability to enjoy my meal. (Children, by the way, are not the only people who are loud and obnoxious, sometimes people who have had too much to drink are and I have never seen someone suggest we eliminate drinking at the Signature Restaurants )
I respect a persons right to be troubled by those things, but I don't understand it.

 

[Texa]

Do we change for dinner? Yes, even for the Hoop Dee Doo Review. Am I OK with the dress code the way it is? Yes. As other posters have said, I am not that way. I guess I am more concerned with my family and how we conduct ourselves than I am with others. I am not the type of person who is shaking her head because the pastor's 13 year old daughter wears flip flops to church, I am glad she's there. Does that make me low class, I don't think, to my way of thinking, it makes me non-judgemental.
My ability to enjoy a meal with my family is neither influenced by the man in a Mickey Mouse t-shirt on one side of me or a little girl coloring on the other side
What makes something special to me is the people I am with, not the strangers next to me. Unless, of course, they are loud and obnoxious, whether they be children or adults, then it is interfering with my ability to enjoy my meal. (Children, by the way, are not the only people who are loud and obnoxious, sometimes people who have had too much to drink are and I have never seen someone suggest we eliminate drinking at the Signature Restaurants )
I respect a persons right to be troubled by those things, but I don't understand it.

 

[airhead]

I enjoy dressing for dinner on occasion,it makes me feel good and it makes dinner a little special if I don't have jeans and a Tee on. I say,to each his(or her)own! Its really about how I feel about me that evening.