TrainsOfDisney
Well-Known Member
Yes!!! It makes it all the worse to know that they know HOW to make the space look great but then chose this…..
-
The new WDWMAGIC iOS app is here!
Stay up to date with the latest Disney news, photos, and discussions right from your iPhone. The app is free to download and gives you quick access to news articles, forums, photo galleries, park hours, weather and Lightning Lane pricing. Learn More -
Welcome to the WDWMAGIC.COM Forums!
Please take a look around, and feel free to sign up and join the community.
EPCOT 2026 EPCOT International Flower and Garden Festival
- Thread starter DCBaker
- Start date
ToTBellHop
Well-Known Member
I thought the Arts display was great. No idea why these displays are so uneven. Just have a revolving museum-style display suited to the festival. It can be the Science of Sweat during festival-free summer.
aladdin2007
Well-Known Member
Its obvious they wanted to not do this at all, Im not even sure why they bothered other than providing an air conditioning break space. Should have just closed it saved on operating costs. Isnt the same merch over in the Odyssey? Or did they not do that this year?
Andrew C
You know what's funny?
Missed opportunity for Disney to do a Romy and Michele's High School Reunion tie in. What a 90's banger!
Basil of Baker Street
Well-Known Member
Not to blame anyone, but if you guys would buy more cupcakes and pressed pennies, we would have better stuff.
Epcot82Guy
Well-Known Member
If I had a nickel for all the projects that demonstrate that recently, I could probably put in to sponsor the IMAG redo...
Epcot82Guy
Well-Known Member
I would love that. Put the merch and food at the north end. Then have the content swap out. Broadway for Arts, Horticulture for F&G, Rotating or a standard Epcot Display for Summer, Disney Culinary for F&W and something Holiday for Holidays. If the space was used more like the Broadway display, my hatred would be somewhat less...
TrainsOfDisney
Well-Known Member
So this year the flower & garden food booths have “modified hours” - during the week many are open only from 11:30-8:30.
But on weekends it’s still 11:00-9:00
Gotta save that 1 hour of pay, unless there will be enough suckers to actually buy the stuff!
*eyeroll*
But on weekends it’s still 11:00-9:00
Gotta save that 1 hour of pay, unless there will be enough suckers to actually buy the stuff!
*eyeroll*
TrainsOfDisney
Well-Known Member
Other negative things to note- (these apparently started with the art festival but are continuing) -
- festival booths do not take cash
- listed pricing no longer includes tax, so those higher prices are even higher than they appear since previous years the listed price included tax.
- festival booths do not take cash
- listed pricing no longer includes tax, so those higher prices are even higher than they appear since previous years the listed price included tax.
SobchakSecurity
Active Member
They are filming a sequel this summer, and it looks like it is a 20th Century/Disney movie...
First, Chuck E. Cheese. Than, Sully's topiary. What's next??
I don't think any place in the parks accept cash anymore.
The second part... that's just a dumb psychological game to play. Bad show.
TrainsOfDisney
Well-Known Member
Most of the Disney “carts” don’t - I think most of the quick service do. Also the Joffrey’s kiosks. I’m guessing sit downs do as well - but not sure.
I know Reagle Eagle does because there was a long line forming and a manager came out and opened an extra register himself and said “this register will be for credit cards only”
(Much better than the manager at Pandora who just walked the line telling people they should mobile order….. *eye roll* )
Disstevefan1
Well-Known Member
Personally, when doing the food booths in EPCOT, I love to load up one of those mini gift cars on the wrist strap and just use that, no need to fumble for money and the receipts show the balance.
TrainsOfDisney
Well-Known Member
For me personally- I use cards for everything so it doesn’t matter to me. But less options are always worse for the guests.
Some cities and states have made “credit only” illegal for retailers - I tend to agree with those laws and would like to see them expanded.
Disstevefan1
Well-Known Member
I like cards for EPCOT food booths, but I pay cash for gasoline because of all the skimmers on the pumps!!! So, there are places I prefer to use cash.
James Alucobond
Well-Known Member
The weird thing is that Holidays and F&G should be the easiest CommuniCore decor to do well, yet they’re the worst.
Centauri Space Station
Well-Known Member
I’d say food and wine is worse
DisneyFanatic12
Well-Known Member
It doesn’t really affect me because I almost never pay with cash, but it’s nice to have the “backup” option of cash. For me personally though, digital payment is easier, effectively impossible to skim (and difficult to compromise), and widely available at this point. Back when not all places supported Apple Pay I would bring cash with me, but I don’t even know the last time I used physical cash.
Jambo Dad
Well-Known Member
What the heck is this?