Recent content by JAB

I don't remember there ever being seals at The Seas - just manatees. 😏 Jokes aside, it's nice to see original elements returning (even if doesn't make as much sense without the "sea base" theme). Next up - hydrolators!!

I know you're joking, but there are probably a lot of people that don't realize that the Michelin that hands out fancy restaurant ratings is in fact the same one that makes tires. The Michelin Guide started out as a road trip guide to promote driving in the early days of automobiles.

That's not true. Tempered glass is very susceptible to focused impacts. That's why those emergency escape tools with a tiny metal point will shatter a car's window with very little force, and why a great many tempered glass PC case side panels have shattered simply by laying them on a tile floor...

With things like the slight-of hand with the "$xx.99" pricing and completely removing the extremely expensive items like the $78 charcuterie, this seems more like a pure PR move made out of panic rather than a genuine correction of their prices. Not to mention changing the price of cake slices...

Especially when you compare it to the amazing Stack Burger at Steakhouse '71 for $23.

I think the real risk for LL delays will be from Premier Pass guests holding up the LL tapstiles arguing with the cast member because they think they bought the "unlimited" LL pass. 😏

I can't imagine too many people paying for this, so I started to wonder if this might actually be a bit of "you are the magic" marketing psychology to boost LL-MP & LL-SP. Offer a ridiculously priced option that takes the "work" out of LL and so, by comparison, LL-MP & LL-SP make you feel like...

This ignores that most (if not all) of those willing to pay for Premier Pass would have likely purchased LL-MP & LL-SP anyway, so their net effect on LL capacity would be zero.

You can get a full 3-layer slice at Gideon's for $9. 🤷‍♂️

I think that the fact that the tea room at GF hasn't yet reopened post-pandemic is very telling about the lack of demand at WDW from the type of customer Cake Bake Shop appears to be targeting.

Yep. The Ample Hills Boardwalk location closing had nothing to do with how well it was performing. The owners tried to expand too quickly by attempting to open their own factory for mass production, and it drove the whole company into bankruptcy. An ice cream shop in FL already starts with a...

I believe it's both. It's like Summer House on the Lake at DS - there's a bakery counter that's separate from the sit-down restaurant. It seems likely, though, that the restaurant side could lose potential business because of the confusion caused by the name.

NBA Experience. 😏

Personally, I don't see it succeeding. When you have Trattoria al Forno, Flying Fish, Yachtsman, Il Mulino, BlueZoo, and Shula's all within walking distance, there wasn't a need for another "signature" restaurant in the Crescent Lake area. I also have a feeling many won't even realize that...

Because then, even if you didn't get the LL you wanted, you could still get a Slurpee. 😏