The I Love BWV (yes, Hallways and Clown Pool too!) Thread

[mrsap]

Can't have a fryer, unfortunately. However any of these suggestions would be great! Thanks for sharing!

I know, it stinks. Someone who worked at BRG told us that years ago. I guess that includes the boardwalk huts as well?

 

[RickNJane]

I know, it stinks. Someone who worked at BRG told us that years ago. I guess that includes the boardwalk huts as well?

The problem is guest rooms above the restaurant space. No way to vent a fryer. They dont have the issue on the Inn side of the BoardWalk. Seems to be poor planning.

 

[mrsap]

The problem is guest rooms above the restaurant space. No way to vent a fryer. They dont have the issue on the Inn side of the BoardWalk. Seems to be poor planning.

Right, I’m aware of the reason with the restaurants on the boardwalk. I’m asking about the little stands (I call them huts) on the boardwalk itself (example - like Blue Ribbon). Why can’t they mimic the Jersey boardwalk and do fries there? I’d think they’d be a big hit.

 

[RickNJane]

Right, I’m aware of the reason with the restaurants on the boardwalk. I’m asking about the little stands on the boardwalk itself (example - like Blue Ribbon). Why can’t they mimic the Jersey boardwalk and do fries there? I’d think they’d be a big hit.

They absolutely could. If there were a desire to upgrade the Boardwalk. In the olden days (1990's and early 2000s) the Boardwalk was really a destination. It had a very active night life and was packed with visitors that did not stay in the hotel. I think Disney decided that Disney Springs should be the destination and since BW competed with it, the BW lost a lot of support. It is just a complete shadow of its former self, especially on the DVC side. I dont think things will change as BWV expires in 2042. Very little time for ROI. All kinds of rumors such as tearing down and putting up a tower in its place when the deeds expire. That will kill it for me, but I dont think I will make it to 2042 anyway.

Sad really. Dont get me wrong. I love the BWV as it was our first home resort. Love the lobby, transportation, theme, all of that has stayed true to its beginnings. But I'm with the majority here. BRING BACK THE BOARDWALK!

 

[zackiedawg]

They used to have a cheesesteak stand on the Boardwalk, but it closed. No reason it couldn't be done again if they wanted to.

As for the 'can't install grills because of the rooms above' case, there are ways around that - there are thousands of restaurants around the country with residential units directly above that can still prepare traditional grill type foods - there are ventless hood systems that run smoke and grease through multi-stage filters and can be paired with induction grills that produce less smoke and grease, and self-contained ventless grills like EVent that capture grease and smoke. Combined with convection ovens and fast-cook ovens like Turbo Chef which can cook chicken, steak, flatbreads, wings, etc., and self-contained fryer systems like PerfectFry for french fries, onion rings, mozz sticks, and tots, there's no reason they couldn't put a regular burger/diner/quick serve in that spot.

 

[AstroBlasters]

What about a record amount of air fryers…..

 

[808blessing]

I am down for a street taco cart.
We can give it a creative name like Boardwalk Tacos.

 

[soniam]

Anyone want a taco stand at the Boardwalk? We donʻt have much fast casual Mexican where I live so itʻs my go-to when I go on vacation. I think there might be a spot at Swolphin.

I think it would be great! Breakfast tacos would be a good breakfast addition.

The problem with doing traditional boardwalk food is that people don’t really seem to want it. Most of those foods, except for maybe Italian or cheesesteaks, are common amusement park/state fair food.

 

[VGCgroupie]

What about a french fries place? Like carne asada fries, chili cheese fries, animal style fries, breakfast tater tot bowls. Or is that no due to fryers? I havent been following that closely since usually we cant eat whatever is gonna be put there anyway w/ our special diet.

 

[mrsap]

What about a french fries place? Like carne asada fries, chili cheese fries, animal style fries, breakfast tater tot bowls. Or is that no due to fryers? I havent been following that closely since usually we cant eat whatever is gonna be put there anyway w/ our special diet.

Scroll up… just had this convo earlier today lol

 

[VGCgroupie]

Scroll up… just had this convo earlier today lol

ahh I missed that, I saw Mexican Food, Taco carts and cheesesteaks.

 

[mrsap]

ahh I missed that, I saw Mexican Food, Taco carts and cheesesteaks.

The taco cart convo did dominate the discussion lol

 

[RickNJane]

They used to have a cheesesteak stand on the Boardwalk, but it closed. No reason it couldn't be done again if they wanted to.

As for the 'can't install grills because of the rooms above' case, there are ways around that - there are thousands of restaurants around the country with residential units directly above that can still prepare traditional grill type foods - there are ventless hood systems that run smoke and grease through multi-stage filters and can be paired with induction grills that produce less smoke and grease, and self-contained ventless grills like EVent that capture grease and smoke. Combined with convection ovens and fast-cook ovens like Turbo Chef which can cook chicken, steak, flatbreads, wings, etc., and self-contained fryer systems like PerfectFry for french fries, onion rings, mozz sticks, and tots, there's no reason they couldn't put a regular burger/diner/quick serve in that spot.

Agreed but there also has to be the desire to spend the extra $$ to do so. I just dont see the desire here which is very sad.

 

[AstroBlasters]

I think it would be great! Breakfast tacos would be a good breakfast addition.

The problem with doing traditional boardwalk food is that people don’t really seem to want it. Most of those foods, except for maybe Italian or cheesesteaks, are common amusement park/state fair food.

This is so true.

 

[VGCgroupie]

I feel like as long as the exterior looks like it belongs on a NJ Boardwalk it doesn’t matter what’s being served.

 

[Best Aunt]

Right, I’m aware of the reason with the restaurants on the boardwalk. I’m asking about the little stands (I call them huts) on the boardwalk itself (example - like Blue Ribbon). Why can’t they mimic the Jersey boardwalk and do fries there? I’d think they’d be a big hit.

What about a french fries place? Like carne asada fries, chili cheese fries, animal style fries, breakfast tater tot bowls. Or is that no due to fryers? I havent been following that closely since usually we cant eat whatever is gonna be put there anyway w/ our special diet.

There used to be a kiosk on the Boardwalk which had French fries. I believe it was called Boardwalk Joe's.

I agree with PP that if the exterior of a restaurant looks Boardwalk-themed, it doesn't matter what type of food it serves. I never ate at Kouzzina by Cat Cora, but I thought it was Greek and Mediterranean food, which doesn't seem Boardwalk-themed. It seems like Big River Grille & Brewing Works wasn't exactly Boardwalk-themed either.

 

[808blessing]

So beyond Boardwalk Tacos..
We got
Notch o Boardwalk (Nacho)
Boardwalk Salsa
Hola on the Walk
Fiesta and Fries

 

[Choppers]

Howdy folks, we’re booked in a garden/pool studio for a week in June and looking for room recommendations to request beforehand. Don’t mind what floor, really just looking to not be a million miles from the lobby and if a decent view comes with that even better.

When making requests, do you request specific rooms, a range or something else?

 

[VGCgroupie]

Also here for a room request suggestion. I do love a good view but prefer convenience more. I will be in a 1 bed resort view for 6 nights. Any suggestions for me?

 

[miss0033]

@Choppers - For Studio Resort View, try the 085/097/099 "corner". View is decent for the category, not too far from lobby, but very closer to secondary elevator, secondary stair, and a back door right out to the main Pool.
085 on floors 3, 4, and 5 have a more open balcony. 097 and 099 (as well as 085 on floor 1) have a more enclosed balcony.
With the new, miserable chairs, we don't spend much time on the balcony anymore...

Otherwise, we enjoy 3123 and 3125. Quiet end of the building, same distance to walk to Epcot and HS (to us anyway), quick walk outside to bus stop (quick than back through the main lobby anyway). Not being close to elevators doesn't bother us as 2-4 flights of stairs is no problem, YMMV. And a quick walk down to speedway to get Mountain Dew, as we are not coke people. My wife won't do first floor, walk out rooms; PTSD from a past experience. But with a grade level room on that end, I imagine you could walk right out your room and not even bother with the stair.

For resort view there isn't a ton of options, or "Better rooms" they are all about the same in our experience. X085 has always looked a little bigger on floor plans, but we've never stayed in a x085 room to confirm.

EDIT: Sorry, mixed up the 2 requests... @VGCgroupie I guess you could use my statements above, just slightly different for 1BR instead of Studio.

For Pool/Garden, we weren't fans of the view of the main pool. We like to go back to the room during the day, and didn't care for what seemed like a loudspeaker at times for pool activities in the afternoon. I'd highly recommend X130, X132, and X136 for the reasons stated in my 2nd paragraph above, and that it's view is of the quieter pool.

Our one stay with a Garden view on the "north end" of the building, we felt like we were staring at the Swan hotel, and the swan was staring at us... And what seemed like a lot of maintenance vehicle traffic on the service road. If it were me, I'd suggest a view of the Quiet Pool.

It is irritating that they changed the Pool/Garden View to the same cost as the Boardwalk View rooms. For us, the resort view is preferred to the Pool/Garden view... but the low points has made studios a "hunger games" type event to try and book. I really wish they would increase the price of the Boardwalk view rooms and resort view rooms, and decrease the points for the pool/garden view rooms. I'm fine if they want to keep Resort view the cheapest, but Pool/Garden view needs to come comes to that price than being the same as a Boardwalk view room. Just my humble opinion.