Tim Hortons at WDW

[CanadianGuy]

I don't even like coffee.. but I drink Tim's coffee..

J

 

[brytorlyn]

I don't drink coffee but I love the steeped tea and ice caps and bagels and don't forget the DONUTS!

 

[PrincessTrisha]

For anyone who is bringing down Tim Horton's coffee with you, if you are driving bring down water with you as well.

Last May, I brought down some packets of TH's coffee and made it up in our room. I couldn't figure out what exactly what was wrong with it until my mom pointed out that it might be the difference in the water (I drink mine with a just a smooch of milk whereas she takes hers with double cream - mine tasted "funny" but she didn't notice the difference).

Just a tip!

Oh, and has anyone else tried the new Cinnamon Roll flavour shot? I love it in my extra large, milk only, double cupped morning coffee!

 

[madonna31]

Re: McDonald's coffee.

Horrible here? Oh yeah. In fact the worst you can get imho.

But (there's always a but) I had a cup of coffee at Mickey D's in Port Canaveral when DH and I stopped in for a quick breakfast before heading to the Port.

WOW! VERY good. Definitely the very best cup of coffee I've ever had in the US!

Now I have no idea if it's 'every Mickey D's' which has coffee THAT good, or just that particular McDonald's. However - after having that cup of java - I do understand why McDonald's has been rated the best cup of coffee by Americans.

 

[Kelly5538]

I'm sitting here laughing at myself because I NEVER realized that "double-double" wasn't a normal coffee ordering thing! ha ha ha

I guess I'll remember that when I'm down there.

And yes, the first time I went a few years ago - the coffee thing was an issue - I'm a Tim-o-holic LOL

 

[pooksma]

(Standing up) Hello, my name is pooksma and I am a timaholic.

 

[Kelly5538]

Me too!!!!!!

 

[F4disneyfan]

Wendy's no longer owns Timmies though. Mind you I don't often drink coffee but I could go for a nice old fashioned plain doughnut from Tims. What is even funnier is if you stop at the Tims on I75 by Dayton and order a DBL DBL the staff all say ah you are from Canada as this is a corporate store and they all train in the Toronto area the guy I talked to on our way down in Dec trained in Burlington. He loved it up there and wants to try and transfer up here from the US.

 

[jersey shark]

All Tim's coffee fans should try Dunkin Donuts coffee when you are in the US...you might be pleasantly surprised with the flavor. I am a loyal DD coffee fan and, amazed at the popularity of Tim's when I visit Canada, I eagerly tried the coffee and this was my experience:

a) flavor victory goes to DD hands down - one sip was all it took...Tims tasted thinner, less robust, and was missing that "addictive" quality of DD
b) the XL size at Tims just wasn't big enough - DD XL is 24 oz - the largest Tim's coffee seemed only to be 18 or maybe 20 oz
c) the lids are very low tech at Tim's - they rip and tear - (it's pretty ridiculous in 2007 that they can't get the lids right!) ...DD lids are perfect - opening them is idiot-proof
d) the Tims I visited didn't even stock Splenda - a whole other addiction

As an American who travels in Canada frequently - I urge you broaden your horizons, take the DD challenge - you may just become a Dunkin' believer too!! (and be left saying Tim? Tim Who?)

The Jersey Shark

 

[Cdn Friends of Pooh]

All Tim's coffee fans should try Dunkin Donuts coffee when you are in the US...you might be pleasantly surprised with the flavor. I am a loyal DD coffee fan and, amazed at the popularity of Tim's when I visit Canada, I eagerly tried the coffee and this was my experience:

a) flavor victory goes to DD hands down - one sip was all it took...Tims tasted thinner, less robust, and was missing that "addictive" quality of DD
b) the XL size at Tims just wasn't big enough - DD XL is 24 oz - the largest Tim's coffee seemed only to be 18 or maybe 20 oz
c) the lids are very low tech at Tim's - they rip and tear - (it's pretty ridiculous in 2007 that they can't get the lids right!) ...DD lids are perfect - opening them is idiot-proof
d) the Tims I visited didn't even stock Splenda - a whole other addiction

As an American who travels in Canada frequently - I urge you broaden your horizons, take the DD challenge - you may just become a Dunkin' believer too!! (and be left saying Tim? Tim Who?)

The Jersey Shark

I will admit DD coffee is good however I have to say dude you have put WAY too much thought into this...

 

[F4disneyfan]

All Tim's coffee fans should try Dunkin Donuts coffee when you are in the US...you might be pleasantly surprised with the flavor. I am a loyal DD coffee fan and, amazed at the popularity of Tim's when I visit Canada, I eagerly tried the coffee and this was my experience:

a) flavor victory goes to DD hands down - one sip was all it took...Tims tasted thinner, less robust, and was missing that "addictive" quality of DD
b) the XL size at Tims just wasn't big enough - DD XL is 24 oz - the largest Tim's coffee seemed only to be 18 or maybe 20 oz
c) the lids are very low tech at Tim's - they rip and tear - (it's pretty ridiculous in 2007 that they can't get the lids right!) ...DD lids are perfect - opening them is idiot-proof
d) the Tims I visited didn't even stock Splenda - a whole other addiction

As an American who travels in Canada frequently - I urge you broaden your horizons, take the DD challenge - you may just become a Dunkin' believer too!! (and be left saying Tim? Tim Who?)

The Jersey Shark

I have had DD coffee and it was like drinking coloured water similar to American beer mind you Timmies pales in comparrison to a good cup from places like The Second Cup and Timothy's

 

[Kelly5538]

I must admit - I've never tried DD coffee - but I was giggling reading your posts just IMAGINING how many Canadians were gasping at it! LOL

 

[sammi]

DH has had DD coffee many times and says it's doesn't stand up to Timmie's at all! I'm so thankful that I only like tea!!! Tim Horton's is an obsession with the men (DH and 2 of my 3 grown sons) in my life!

 

[jersey shark]

,,,the obsession that America has with Dunkin Donuts (at least in the Northeast) may be similar to Canada's with Tim's...it probably boils down to liking what you're used to....I actually was very interested to try Tim's coffee because I thought it would be the identical blend as Dunkin (the obsession being there in both countries)....but it clearly is not ...I personally think most would prefer DD in a head-to-head taste test..so if you're a coffee nut - give it a whirl.

Comparing coffee to beer is a bit of a stretch I would say.....but on this one, I'll agree with the recent poster and give the nod to Cdn beer for being stronger (I personally like it that way), but not for other things Cdn (soups, for example, tend to be thinner and not as flavorful in general as in US restaurants...I think soups should be almost sauce-like, thick, hearty etc...others may disagree.

...if any of you are traveling to Disney (or anywhere in the US) soon....be sure to try the Dunkin Donuts Maple Cheddar Croissant sandwich...possibly inspired by Canada....it's another great DD winner!

...didn't mean to sound harsh on the Tim's coffee....but I've just never been a fan of the place ...I hit stale donuts and bad hot chocolate (same problem as the coffee - a little thin) on the Tims along the 401 freeway an hour or so east of Toronto....can't stand their lids that don't open correctly and small cups (even for XL) and no splenda - see earlier post - and hate places that don't take credit cards, but I'm a frequent traveler with "set ways" and maybe I just notice too much!

....here's a positive tip....best waffles maybe in the world - head to the Toronto Eaton Center Marriott breakfast restaurant (I think called Parkside)...was in Toronto a few weeks ago and I can STILL taste the perfect fluffy texture and strawberries/syrup mix that I topped it with...

Happy Travels All

 

[PhotobearSam]

Well, I agree that there are a few things that stand out in each country and it's probably the "It's what I am used to" things.

I can't stand US breakfast cereals. We got Corn Pops and Fruit Loops and we had to throw them out because they tasted so different. My mother had to hunt high and low to find a variety of sliced bread that could compare to the D'Italiano she gets here...She ended up buying only from a bakery when there.

DH can't stand the taste of Coke in the US and I won't even buy my 7up down there. We live on Aquafina, Dasanti and Lemonade because we can't stomach the stuff they ake in the US...but it's because we are used to the taste up here.

Let's just call it even, Canadians would kill for a cup of Timmies and in the US they would love McD's coffee...Here Timmies is an obssesion, there it's a way to get coffee. I guess we also see Timmie's as a social thing. We have all met someone for Coffee at Timmie's at one time or another. Many a meeting has gone smoother with a box of Tim bits, and we understand people's addiction to the coffee even if we don't drink it ourselves.

As for the thing I love, McDonald's Breakfast Biscuits, Caramel Cappuchino Blast at Dunkan/Baskin Robins, WDW etc...

One thing you can be sure of, if they had Tim Horton's at Epcot, Canadian attendance would certainly go UP!

I like Dunkan Donuts but I don't drink coffee so I can't compare them.

 

[mickeywho?]

Well said PhotobearSam!
Very diplomatic and respectful thoughts - you must be Canadian!!

My timmies is packed in the suitcase for our trip tomorrow - but I will try the DD coffee along the way. I won't compare and I won't complain, I'll just enjoy it for what it is.

 

[FayeW]

I don't like Tim Horton's coffee. I used to when I was young and foolish and would stay out all night and stagger in for coffee at 4 or 5 in the morning, but generally, I wouldn't cross the street to get a cup of Tim Horton's.

My husband, on the other hand, will stop at every one he sees! We will go through the drive thru, and the order is always the same: Lg double double, a donut for the boy, and M&M cookies for our daughter. He doesn't even ask anymore if I want anything because I rarely do. If I get coffee, I only get the decaf because I find the regular coffee too strong.

Having said that, although it wouldn't mean anything to me personally, I think there should be a Tim's express or something at the pavillion. Nothing says Canadian like our fascination with Tim's!

Are they really updating the 360 movie? We saw it for the first time in Dec, and we loved it (although I did cringe with the gratitious use of "EH"..)

 

[Kelly5538]

That's funny that you mentioned the Timmies coffee along the 401. I am a Timmies lover - but I have found that for some reason the ones along the major highways (truck stop Timmies...LOL) are not as good as the ones in town....?

 

[F4disneyfan]

That's funny that you mentioned the Timmies coffee along the 401. I am a Timmies lover - but I have found that for some reason the ones along the major highways (truck stop Timmies...LOL) are not as good as the ones in town....?

I tend to agree with this teh ones along the 401 are not nearly as good as the ones in town the one thing I will get along teh 401 is a plain bagel toasted with plain cream cheese and a hot butter caramel smoothie along with an old fashioned plain doughnut.

 

[mermaid&cinderella]

Well, I agree that there are a few things that stand out in each country and it's probably the "It's what I am used to" things.

I can't stand US breakfast cereals. We got Corn Pops and Fruit Loops and we had to throw them out because they tasted so different. My mother had to hunt high and low to find a variety of sliced bread that could compare to the D'Italiano she gets here...She ended up buying only from a bakery when there.

DH can't stand the taste of Coke in the US and I won't even buy my 7up down there. We live on Aquafina, Dasanti and Lemonade because we can't stomach the stuff they ake in the US...but it's because we are used to the taste up here.

Let's just call it even, Canadians would kill for a cup of Timmies and in the US they would love McD's coffee...Here Timmies is an obssesion, there it's a way to get coffee. I guess we also see Timmie's as a social thing. We have all met someone for Coffee at Timmie's at one time or another. Many a meeting has gone smoother with a box of Tim bits, and we understand people's addiction to the coffee even if we don't drink it ourselves.

As for the thing I love, McDonald's Breakfast Biscuits, Caramel Cappuchino Blast at Dunkan/Baskin Robins, WDW etc...

One thing you can be sure of, if they had Tim Horton's at Epcot, Canadian attendance would certainly go UP!

I like Dunkan Donuts but I don't drink coffee so I can't compare them.

SO WELL SAID!