New Enhancements, Dining Options Coming to Disney’s BoardWalk

[Animaniac93-98]

The word of the day is “hubris.”

Is that the fancy type of bread they use for the BB&J sandwich?

 

[KDM31091]

Honestly, with these rip off prices, they won’t last long.

 

[Animaniac93-98]

The timing of the restaurant's opening isn't great when WDW restaurants overall are seeing a decline in bookings.

It also lacks the novelty of Toothsome or a Chef Mickey's or anything about the experience that would make it a must do.

 

[DarkMetroid567]

The timing of the restaurant's opening isn't great when WDW restaurants overall are seeing a decline in bookings.

It also lacks the novelty of Toothsome or a Chef Mickey's or anything about the experience that would make it a must do.

That’s not 100% true! It’s no character dining, but the elaborate tea time design/theming and glitter everywhere seems to be the driving force for the Indiana locations.

 

[mysto]

Add in a velvet rope, strict dress code, and out-of-reach exclusive club membership and this place will be packed.

But seriously, I'm guessing Disney is charging them pretty high rent.

 

[KDM31091]

That’s not 100% true! It’s no character dining, but the elaborate tea time design/theming and glitter everywhere seems to be the driving force for the Indiana locations.

Which again, would make it make a lot of sense at Grand Floridian with the tea time and all. But for Boardwalk, the vibe and pricing are insane, and I don't see this lasting more than a year or two unless they make some changes. Many, many comments on social media about how people refuse to go due to prices. And since it's third party, it won't have the same Disney FOMO that we typically see.

 

[Chef idea Mickey`=]

It’s no character dining, but the elaborate tea time design/theming and glitter everywhere seems to be the driving force for the Indiana locations.

You will basically see Wedding's, baby showers, women brunch together, Anniversaries, convention business people, and forefront mostly vloggers - vloggers showing off how everything is delicious and fancy when they don't give s*t because it's people's money and not their's.
Another thing to show off after or before an Epcot Private Fireworks cruise!

 

[MagicHappens1971]

Isn't a bottle of soda at WDW resort around $5-7? can't remember.. I don't recall it cheap either.

Besides, why would you want to drink soda there in the first place.

I believe they're about $5. Not $7.

 

[J4546]

is it 5 after tax...? regardless soda is gross. people need to start bringing water bottles and filling them up for free imo. way healthier

 

[TrainsOfDisney]

$4.78 with tax at WDW counter service for fountain drink.

$5.31 with tax at WDW for bottled soda.

 

[ToTBellHop]

I don't know why this place is somehow reminding me of the Titanic. I mean rose cappuccino, prices for the wealthy class, ports off Boardwalk Atlantic City. The vessel it's built on looks very shiny fancy... Europe just next door. (Epcot)

This place will probably sink, too.

 

[MagicHappens1971]

$4.78 with tax at WDW counter service for fountain drink.

$5.31 with tax at WDW for bottled soda.

price increases are coming soon so I guess we’ll see if these go up or not

 

[TrainsOfDisney]

price increases are coming soon so I guess we’ll see if these go up or not

I highly doubt they go up to $8 lol

I’m actually surprised Disney doesn’t set limits on soft drinks and bottled water to keep them in line across property.

 

[ToTBellHop]

price increases are coming soon so I guess we’ll see if these go up or not

3rd party doesn’t influence Disney’s pricing choices.

 

[MagicHappens1971]

3rd party doesn’t influence Disney’s pricing choices.

I know, I just meant that the annual price increases that Disney does are also coming soon.

 

[TrainsOfDisney]

There was a time when prices went down… I’m not sure if it was a Coke sponsorship thing, or what but I remember when coke bottles sold for $2.50 I walked up to an ODV and she said “$2” I said “only $2? The prices went down!?” And she said “I’m as shocked as you are” haha

Of course that was before Iger….

 

[Brian]

 

[Tha Realest]

The timing of the restaurant's opening isn't great when WDW restaurants overall are seeing a decline in bookings.

It also lacks the novelty of Toothsome or a Chef Mickey's or anything about the experience that would make it a must do.

It also seems there’s some possible impediments to their business model. While the area in general gets a lot of foot traffic, is that the sort of clientele that will pay at these prices? And for those knowing what it’ll cost what it will, and want to go anyway, does the Boardwalk parking situation make that too much of a hassle? Can one even park at Boardwalk to walk up to Cake Bake Shop? Pretty sure parking at Boardwalk is strictly enforced, given its proximity to Epcot.

 

[TrainsOfDisney]

Speaking of prices…. How is the corndog stand doing?

 

[WDWTrojan]

There was a time when prices went down… I’m not sure if it was a Coke sponsorship thing, or what but I remember when coke bottles sold for $2.50 I walked up to an ODV and she said “$2” I said “only $2? The prices went down!?” And she said “I’m as shocked as you are” haha

Of course that was before Iger….

So I was around for this trial. Magic Kingdom was running a test (they may have tried it resort wide) to see if they were able to increase sales volume by reducing prices. It proved ineffective and went away after the initial trial.