Rumor The Wave to become an 'Incredibles Steakhouse'

[xdan0920]

I’ll be gosh darned. I actually believe the bones of this one.

 

[NemoRocks78]

 

[Epcot_Imagineer]

Just because these Tom-rumor posting are getting out of control, I have a question for all of our insiders here. What would you say is the craziest thing you've heard from your sources that actually turned out to be true?

 

[Thelazer]

I would NOT want to eat a nice prime $90 steak with the theming of the incedables all around me.
I'll take Del Frisco's thank you.

 

[danlb_2000]

I don't see how anyone calls this far-fetched. The Contemporary is the only place on property that fits the Incredibles mid-century modern aesthetic. Heck it even has a MONORAIL ROLLING THROUGH THE CENTER OF IT! Of course something as minor as a restaurant refresh could become Incredibles-themed. A whole hotel retheming wouldn't seem off-base to me.

I would be more likely to believe it if it had come from a different source.

 

[Haymarket2008]

This is disgusting

 

[NemoRocks78]

Out of everywhere, I'd say the clientele here would likely not want to eat at a character dining establishment for every meal.

I agree with this. I could see something like Incredibles characters at breakfast, but I can’t see an entire retheme like this "rumor" states. I know it's not Coronado, but doesn't the Contemporary also do well with convention attendees? I imagine they'd prefer to have at least one "basic" restaurant like The Wave around for that crowd vs. even more character dining. It would leave California Grill as the only non-character, full-service restaurant at the resort, and that place isn't for everyone.

 

[*Q*]

What exactly is the theme of the Contemporary in 2019?

The theme is mid-2000's Contemporary Resort.

At some point, I think they'll have to bite the bullet and embrace its 20th century modernism as a theme. Just like how the Disneyland Hotel has leaned into its 50's DL heritage. Might not happen until the 2030's or 2040's. But in time, no amount of new paint or carpet will be able to justify calling it "The Contemporary Resort" anymore.

This is exactly what I've thought, with the success the Polynesian Village and the Disneyland Hotel leaning into their decades of origin. Especially with the way the Disneyland Hotel is a tribute to Disneyland itself, the Contemporary could become a tribute to the Vacation Kingdom era of Walt Disney World.

 

[britain]

...the Contemporary could become a tribute to the Vacation Kingdom era of Walt Disney World.

Yeah, that... or all Incredibles all the time!

 

[Little Green Men]

Any info @marni1971?

 

[marni1971]

Any info @marni1971?

Not from me.

 

[JohnD]

Forgive me if this has been dealt with, and if it should be in dining (I couldn't find the rumor title there), but the site that should not be named is suggesting The Wave... of American Flavors at the Contemporary is being considered for conversion to 'The Incredibles Steakhouse'.

Any thoughts? Ideas? Truth to this? It seems ridiculous, really...

After their turning Mizner's Lounge into a Beauty and the Beast bar, I'll believe anything.

 

[kwoodfan1]

Why is this a bad idea? The Wave is a supremely boring restaurant with very little theming. Food is pretty good, but the atmosphere is bland at best. Existing IP is better than whats there now.

 

[Animaniac93-98]

Can't it just go back to being the Fiesta Fun Center?

 

[wdwmagic]

I don’t have any info on this, but it wouldn’t surprise me at all. Following on from what has happened at Wilderness Lodge and Grand Floridian, this seems a logical step. Even more likely here as The Wave is a poor performing location.

 

[JohnD]

I don’t have any info on this, but it wouldn’t surprise me at all. Following on from what has happened at Wilderness Lodge and Grand Floridian, this seems a logical step. Even more likely here as The Wave is a poor performing location.

Forgot about Snow White character dining at Artist Point. Yeah, it's very believable that this could happen now.

 

[wdwfan4ver]

Forgive me if this has been dealt with, and if it should be in dining (I couldn't find the rumor title there), but the site that should not be named is suggesting The Wave... of American Flavors at the Contemporary is being considered for conversion to 'The Incredibles Steakhouse'.

Any thoughts? Ideas? Truth to this? It seems ridiculous, really...

We are less than 3 months away from D23 and wouldn't be shocked to get more thin air rumors from the site in question.

I don't trust the person in question, but I can not rule this out. Other posters already mentioned about the bars and table service places. I can not rule out the steakhouse element either because the Contemporary had concourse steakhouse at one time.

 

[castlecake2.0]

I don’t have any info on this, but it wouldn’t surprise me at all. Following on from what has happened at Wilderness Lodge and Grand Floridian, this seems a logical step. Even more likely here as The Wave is a poor performing location.

The bar/lounge side always seems busy with an empty dining room, if they increased the size of the lounge area and reduced the dining room maybe that would get more people in, especially the convention crowd

 

[jpeden]

Once they rethemed the bar at GF to a Beauty and the Beast theme I realized we lost the battle.

We lost the battle when they made Artist Point character dining along with GotG going into Epcot with that ridiculous back story.

The Bob’s have one goal - cram IP wherever they can to make an extra buck, regardless if it goes with the theme of its location. After all, it’s about making it more Magical, More Timeless, and most importantly, More Disney!

 

[SirLink]

On the one hand it stresses the importance that Disney needs to move away from every vendor in their resorts individually being profitable but take a holistic approach to this. On the other hand I believe he is confusing one project with another project, specifically related to PIXAR character dining.