Ah, the Market House. I am going to miss it a LOT! I am one of the few people in the world that think Starbuck's is way overblown. Its overpriced and it is, for my taste, not even that good.
Being a true Pacific NW'r I love my coffee and have found lots of individually owned coffee shops to surpass the flavor of Starbucks and offer reasonable prices. I will miss Market House tremendously and I'm not ashamed to even say I didn't think the coffee was that bad. That's just between us though. If I said that on the regular forum I'd be shot. LOL
One of our Disney rituals was to enter the parks, saunter down Main street to the Market House, buy our refillable! coffees, mine with vanilla, DH's with lots of cream, then sit outside in that little cove area and just relax and drink in Disney and our coffees. I even liked to browse in the MH. It had such an old timey feel and a cute little ambiance all its own. I even found a few things to buy sometimes, that I didn't notice in other shops.
Anyway, I love seeing your Market House photos. Like I said I will be sad to walk by it and not stop for a visit when we enter the parks now.
Another great report, Taylor. I've enjoyed how fast you are getting to the updates right now.
I'm of two minds about Market House. We are definitely Starbucks fans (the specialty drinks much more than the actual coffee, which I agree is overrated). On the other hand, I was quite content with having a Starbucks in DCA and didn't really feel the need to have one in
Disneyland as well. And I agree with you that the coffee at Market House was pretty good (the Joffrey's kind, NOT the Nescafe).
That being said, I think they did as good a job with the conversion as they were ever possibly going to. The queue in the actual Starbucks area takes up a ridiculous amount of real estate, but I'm glad they kept touches like the telephones. We also really enjoy what they did with the seating area (aka The Book Rest). I think that's really nicely themed, and it still has the old potbelly stove from the original Market House. So anyway, on the whole, I'm pretty "meh" about the whole thing, but I understand how you would miss the old location when it was associated with traditions and memories in Disneyland.
I'm glad you're enjoying all the updates. I finally kicked it into high gear (like I threatened to do months ago) so that I wouldn't keep falling further behind...
Cute beads!!!! I have never seen those before. Probably a good thing as I would have come home with a boatload of them!
Cool to see them experimenting in the candy shop! To me looks like a magic wand or something. Or a giant Popeye candy stick....which in my day were still called candy cigarettes!!!
I loved all the long lost character photos! And your lunch looked really yummy!!!!! I read somewhere....i think here on the Dis
.....about a lady that took a thermos full of tomato soup in and got a cheese stick from the Corn Dog Castle. She then proceeded to dip and eat.....Yum!!!!!! I always wanted to try that, but would be a total PIA to get that organized from a hotel room!!!
Cheers!
We liked all the beads as well. One of these days, I'm sure Tracy will actually buy one. Or several.
It was cool to see them experimenting in Pooh's Corner. Still have no real idea what they were doing (or if they were just fiddling about and not really doing anything!)
If you liked the first set of Long Lost Friends photos, then stay tuned to the next update as there are LOTS more coming!
That tomato soup/cheese stick combo sounds really good! Maybe we'll try it sometime!
Hi Taylor!
I am new here and just wanted to jump in and tell you that I have really enjoyed reading your TR! You have a fabulous writing style, got me hooked like a good book that I couldn't put down, haha! It's giving me my Disney fix until my hubby, kiddos, and I get to visit Disneyland in December.
I loved seeing Tracy's craftiness with the Mickey ear Santa hats and the Wendy bow. Has she made a park map bow yet?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGTIJnd7rQ4
I think Tracy would like it, if she hasn't already seen it!
Welcome! Thanks for reading!!
I'm glad that you're enjoying and that our adventures can help you get through the few months left until you are actually here yourselves.
I'll have to show Tracy that video so she can make her own park map bow! Sounds like the kind of craft that she would enjoy!
Shock horror, I am not a coffee fan (but yet still live in Melbourne .. but don't know for how much longer when they hear my secret!). I just miss a good cup of tea when we are in the US. 
I'm sure there are a few places around where you would find a cup of tea you would approve of in the U.S., but I doubt any of them are in or around 
If you ever do happen to see Tracy and I in the parks sometime, please say hi!
