xdan0920
Think for yourselfer
Haha, back to the drawing board guys. People only want to ingest Disney brand foods.
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Starbucks coming to Disney parks
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Haha, back to the drawing board guys. People only want to ingest Disney brand foods.
jlandis44
Member
People are digging way too deep into my personal opinion...this isn't about sponsorship, or selling a simple Coke product. For me, it's all about a new and different experience. Currently, I don't walk around Epcot and my choices for food are chain food commercial. I don't see McDonalds in the MK. But, I do see these things at Cedar Fair parks (and, THAT'S OK there...I even have season passes...Platinum ones too!). Personally, I don't want to walk around the WDW parks and have to choose between the same chain food garbage that I can get back home. I really don't care who RUNS the place, as long as the food is different and interesting. Ronald McDonald and Colonel Sanders themselves can be in the back of Le Cellier, for all I care. But, the food better not be chain garbage, or I'll be eating off site for a lower price for the same food. That's my only point. And, for what it's worth, when I go to DTD, I don't eat at places I can get back home or in other vacation spots. Leave me with the illusion that the food is different and interesting, and I'm willing to pay the premium.
Nice exclaimation!
That was my initial knee-jerk reaction, but it really doesn't pan out when you think of getting Coke, Gatorade or Dasani water, Kodak film (back when we needed film), Nestle Ice Cream Bars, Nescafe coffee, Dole Whip, etc, etc.
I agree that this isn't the same as corporate sponsorship of an attraction. But it isn't too far off Coca-Cola being the (excusive, in Coke's case) soft drink provider.
But you are taking this beyond the one instance and suggesting what it MIGHT mean for the future. We're all guilty of that from time to time around here, but if Starbucks is a better product (which majority opinion seems to suggest), then comparing putting one Starbucks in each park with replacing all burger stands with McDonald's is an unfair comparison because you are chaning it from one per park to all, and because you are changing it from replacing with a superior product to replacing with an inferior product.
In addition, while I hear a lot of people talk about the food offerings at Disney being a positive part of the experience, I have virtually never heard anybody talk about the coffee offerings being a postive thing. And even for those who like the current coffee (anybody?), it'll still be available -- we're only talking about one Starbucks location per park.
Brian_WDW74
Member
Right. I really feel terrible for those early Disneyland visitors who were forced to endure such non-Disney restaurants as:
Aunt Jemima Pancake House
Carnation Ice Cream Parlor
Casa de Fritos
Chicken of the Sea Pirate Ship and Restaurant
Coca Cola Refreshment Corner
Maxwell House Coffee House
Or current ones who are subjected to the horrors of the Carnation Cafe. :ROFLOL:
diddy_mouse
Well-Known Member
Yup, I agree with this. I can see the guidemaps having text like "Main Street Bakery - Proudly serving Starbucks coffee" or something to that effect. Or the "newly enhanced Main Street Bakery, now with Starbucks!" :lookaroun:lol:
jlandis44
Member
Fair enough. I concede that the comparison is extrapolation based partly on "what could be". We all know that WDW, if nothing else, will test things and if successful (to them - meaning, more $ in their pockets), the pattern will be expanded. I cannot speak to the quality of Starbucks, since, like I said...I don't drink coffee...I personally can barely tell the difference between Coke and Pepsi, so I'm not sure I'd know superior coffee anyway. But, you're right...I'd much rather have a (superior) generic WDW burger than an (inferior) anything from McDs!
WDWprincess2003
New Member
Yippee:sohappy:...this is the best thing I've heard. I'm such a huge lover of Starbucks...Now I'll have my two favorite things in one place. Enjoy the parks whilst drinking a Starbucks drink. Thanks WDW Magic for sharing this information. Any date when they'll be arriving in WDW Parks? I'm there in July.
Princess_Minnie
Member
I don't drink coffee, nor does anyone in my usual Disney-going-party. Therefore, I don't have much of an opinion on this, but I do agree with those that say that the Starbucks should be themed and build to fit in with the surronding area. Otherwise Disney will lose the quality we all love so much about it: the ability to transport us out of the realworld into a fantasyland.
I won't be shelling money out for it, so it doesn't really affect me. I do feel happy for all those coffee drinkers who continuously complain about the coffee in WDW.
I won't be shelling money out for it, so it doesn't really affect me. I do feel happy for all those coffee drinkers who continuously complain about the coffee in WDW.
coolbeans14
Active Member
this sounds like a good thing. whilst day to day I'm more in favour of Costa coffee (does that exist in USA yet?), I love me a frappucino, so I won't complain.
xdan0920
Think for yourselfer
There is no chance something like this will be showing up in the parks. Nothing to worry about.
devoy1701
Well-Known Member
I really like the coffee they have now and I can't stand Starbucks. I'm a Dunkin Donuts & WaWa coffee drinker. This is not a good change.
I would be in support of a WaWa style Coffee Condiments Bar. :lookaroun
wilkeliza
Well-Known Member
For anyone scared or ed that their local Starbucks will be at the parks I wanted to throw in a quote from the Disney Blog release
The Starbucks locations inside our parks will be designed to fit the theme of their surroundings. At Disney California Adventure park, Starbucks will be located in the Fiddler, Fifer and Practical Café on Buena Vista Street, a place that transports guests to 1920s Los Angeles, when Walt Disney arrived in California and a cup of coffee was the perfect way to jumpstart a busy day. The store’s location plays off the Spanish/Mexican architecture of the period, and baristas will wear 1920s-inspired attire."
It seems that Disney and Starbucks have reached a full agreement that the Starbucks locations will match what area it is in. If I can transfer to one of these locations you better believe I will put in the request. I can't wait to see what the 1920's insipred attire and Spanish architecture will look like.
The Starbucks locations inside our parks will be designed to fit the theme of their surroundings. At Disney California Adventure park, Starbucks will be located in the Fiddler, Fifer and Practical Café on Buena Vista Street, a place that transports guests to 1920s Los Angeles, when Walt Disney arrived in California and a cup of coffee was the perfect way to jumpstart a busy day. The store’s location plays off the Spanish/Mexican architecture of the period, and baristas will wear 1920s-inspired attire."
It seems that Disney and Starbucks have reached a full agreement that the Starbucks locations will match what area it is in. If I can transfer to one of these locations you better believe I will put in the request. I can't wait to see what the 1920's insipred attire and Spanish architecture will look like.
njDizFan
Well-Known Member
For some reason coffee threads in general always get "heated" since people have preference to certain brands. The one thing I hear over and over is how expensive Starbucks is and that I dont quite understand. I am right now in walking distance to a DD and a Starbucks and actually DD is slightly more expensive. Granted a convenience store(WaWA, 7-11 etc.) is a little cheaper by about .25 but it's not a huge discrepency and the coffee IMO is not nearly of the same quality.
Of course if you are getting a specialty beverage, then the cost is considerably more expensive...but that is not just plain coffee, it requires differrent ingredients, machinery, more labor and some amount of skill. Even then if I order a cappacino at a Starbucks it is similar in price to a restaurant or other establishment. Where are you people getting cheaper coffee?
Of course if you are getting a specialty beverage, then the cost is considerably more expensive...but that is not just plain coffee, it requires differrent ingredients, machinery, more labor and some amount of skill. Even then if I order a cappacino at a Starbucks it is similar in price to a restaurant or other establishment. Where are you people getting cheaper coffee?
devoy1701
Well-Known Member
I would bet that a majority of the Starbucks "fans" do not order just a plain ole coffee. It's been a couple months since I've ordered a coffee from Starbucks, but I think it runs about $2.30 for a tall? I might be off on that...but I believe the cost between sizes is greater at Starbucks than at DD. Of course it also depends on where you are (I would think the NJ/NYC area would be more expensive, yet more closely priced than down here in Tampa.
Anyway...I'm a Folgers or Maxwell House drinker, DD is a "treat" for me as I drink a lot of coffee and can't justify stopping and payint $2.50 for a cup when I can buy a month's supply for $9. I can't even justify a Keureg Machine to tell you the truth.
In terms of taste though...I would even take a McDonald's coffee over a Starbucks cup.
njDizFan
Well-Known Member
Good question Devoy, I wonder what % of people who purchase coffee at Starbucks actually purhcase just a plain cup o' joe. I would never consider purchasing anything but plain coffee but obviously that other market is huge.
Like I said though those specialty drinks are far from plain coffee, if you want one of those half caf, soy latte with shot of espresso and a squirt of vanilla light on the foam but extra whipped cream...it's going to cost you and also you dont have many other options to purchase such a product(except in major cities).