TrainsOfDisney
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Are those groups allowed to park at Boardwalk? It seems parking is very strict at those resorts.
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New Enhancements, Dining Options Coming to Disney’s BoardWalk
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WorldExplorer
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If you have a reservation at a restaurant in the resort complex you can park there, yes.
MrPromey
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I get it. As unrefined swine, most of us in the US don't know good food.
That's not what I'm talking about.
What I mean is, a chicken salad sandwich is a chicken salad sandwich.
A basic style of cookie is still a basic style of cookie.
Most of the items on the menu are not high-end food options.
I think if you were just going to a counter and ordering a chicken salad sandwich, most people would be pressed to to understand why it's worth $27 even if it's the best damn chicken salad sandwich they've ever had.
CBS is trying to justify the prices by giving you that sandwich which, in a different setting, someone might be willing to pay up to $10 for and say the value is now more than 2.5 higher because the place serving it is faux fancy.
More to the point, a Coke is a Coke and a Coke at CBS is $7. It's not captive theme park or stadium pricing on that Coke, It's how much they think they can charge you at that restaurant for a fountain drink Coke despite everyone knowing the value of that commodity product outside of special circumstances where people have to accept they're getting ripped off.*
Anyway, the quality of the food may be good - it may be great - but what's the going price for a great chicken salad sandwich?
That's my point.
They have to sell it as an experience at these prices because the food options don't justify it.
As has been mentioned, it's like character dining. People don't exactly do that for the food when they decide to do it, either.
*Local NHL area sells bottles of coke for $7. They don't pretend they aren't taking advantage of you. They just know your options are pay or go thirsty for three hours. Local NFL stadium actually charges less for their fountain drinks and they've got you trapped, too.
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JMcMahonEsq
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I think it would work like having a reservation at California Grill, you can park at resorts if you have dining reservations, which is another reason to have them on the available for reservations through the Disney app.
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TeriofTerror
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Who goes to WDW to be glutton-free? Gluttony is a time-honored tradition at WDW!
FutureCEO
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Adding the E on the end of salad makes it sound more French and therefore more money.
MrPromey
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Adding the E on the end of salad makes it sound more French and therefore more money.
Damn - ya' got me there!
Agree with this. The decor and experience are giving luxury. The food menu is giving “fancy hotel lobby food you eat in a pinch but it won’t be amazing.” Tough to reconcile those two things. They need to step up the food or bring the pricing to earth.
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Bocabear
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or both.
You've never had chicken salad from ""restaurants" like Subway.
Or CBS is offering what Disney guests consider fancy food. The criteria could wind up being luxury compared to other Disney restaurants
Bocabear
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New chain opened up in our area called Chicken Salad Chick... Chicken salad on a croissant for $9.99 with a side. Just tried it and it was not great. You would think specializing in Chicken Salad that their Chicken Salad would be amazing...I am sure Gwendolyn's Chicken Salade is much better.... THough I still can't justify a $26 price tag for any chicken salad...even with an extra "e"...
FutureCEO
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I stopped working at Subway 10 years ago. Only been back once and even then it was because my friend wanted to go. I wouldn't compare the Cake Bake Shop (and can we please stop using CBS as the short hand) to Subway.
Horizons '83
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- In the Parks
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One of my mainstays here. Started where I went to school (Auburn, AL). Always consistently good, so I'd chalk your experience up to it being new and having to work out the kinks. I'd give it another go once they get their sea legs.
Not really though. Flying Fish next door is in the same price range but offers much "fancier" food by any objective measure. Tons of restaurants at WDW offer creative, unique dishes. CBS's problem is that no matter how hard you try a chicken salad sandwich or a ham & cheese baguette are gonna be fine, not gonna be the best version of each you've had and not worth $30.
Chef idea Mickey`=
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I wonder then What are your thoughts on the Baguette and Ham and cheese in The Boulangerie in The France Pavilion?
TrainsOfDisney
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The one that is $10.95?
MrPromey
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Obviously, there's no bottom to how bad a chicken salad sandwich can be but I think there is a ceiling to how high-end you can go with them and I'm not seeing anything suggesting they've done something special, here.
The presentation with lettuce falling out into a "salad" may be appealing to some but it looks lazy to me.
I look at that and think "that's gotta be easy to plate for a line cook since the entire open side of that croissant is just intentional havoc".
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