MK New Beak and Barrel - Pirates of the Caribbean-themed lounge

mattpeto

mattpeto

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Chi84 said:
I give up on figuring out what people want from Disney.
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larryz said:
I wasn't aware people were asking for a pirate-themed bar, but they did one anyway. As far as Imagineered bars go, for perspective, I flew across the country and paid ~$250 to participate in Trader Sam's Mahaloween 2014 at DLR, so I'm a sucker for a well-done mystical Tiki bar (or pirate lounge) experience. The Beak & Barrel looks well-done and fun inside; the challenge will be finding an open reservation at the 60+10 day point.

The bar is great. Making the video look like a video game has me scratching my head -- a simple POV walk-through would have been sufficient.

I'm sure people will look at this and add the lounge to their itineraries (until they find out they can't get a ressie). ROI measured in new bookings will be impossible to quantify unless they ask or the customer offers that the booking was in direct response to the "Pirate Lounge Game Video."

...and it must be even more miserable to invoke a major deity when anyone questions whether or not Disney is spending money wisely -- especially around here.

The lounge is lovely. It's the Pirate Lounge Game Video that doesn't "look so good" to me. It's cheesier than the French Onion Soup at Le Cellier. If I still had shares of DIS I'd be all kinds of concerned about the extra time and money it took to produce it. But I don't, so I'm just disappointed. A better (cheaper, faster) approach would have been to walk a GoPro 360 through the bar and stop at multiple locations so people could pan and zoom to see the interactive elements.


People seem to think I'm dissing the bar -- I'm not. I love the bar (see above comment about Trader Sam's at DLR. I'm a proud owner of a limited edition Mahaloween 2014 Shrunken Zombie head as well as a first-edition Nautilus drink mug).

I'm dissing the Pirate Lounge Game video as a waste of time and energy that could have been better spent getting Figment, the Dreamfinder, and Journey Into Imagination rebuilt using today's technology. Or fixing the Yeti. Or any one of a hundred different projects that would actually improve WDW instead of pounding the drum about an experience that sells itself.
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Should they not promote what they are offering, and a new offering at that?

This is nonsensical.
 
Timothy_Q

Timothy_Q

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People trying to find reasons to complain about an incredibly well themed bar that replaced an unused location, perfectly fits the land and park it's in, isn't forcing IP of the month where it doesn't belong, offers an experience not found elsewhere at MK, is completely out of sight and unobtrusive for people that aren't interested in it, and brings an updated classic MK AA back to the park:
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Coaster Lover

Coaster Lover

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Seeing videos of this looks amazing! It's almost a Trader Sams meets Adventurer's Club, but all pirates... would love to try this out, though feels like reservations will be next to impossible... we'll see...
 
Club Cooloholic

Club Cooloholic

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mattpeto said:
Sure Coolie, I can get you a coconut mocktail.

Have you been to Pandora Coolie?
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I have, and it's nice to look at, but not much to do there. Probably would look good at night, but alas place usually isn't open past 7...
What I am saying is, I love the lounge, I like the space one in Epcot too, but the last few years all the excitement tends to be around...eateries and restaurants.
 
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easyrowrdw

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MisterPenguin said:
Hey. Remember when the unfinished version of this was called out for being really bad because it was too cartoony?

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I think it looks good. But I also think whatever criticism it got before is still reasonable. Disney released the images/videos. They weren’t leaked or stolen. Maybe they changed course based on feedback or maybe this was going to be the final product all along (probably). But I don’t fault anyone for having an opinion based on what the company is giving them.
 
Sir_Cliff

Sir_Cliff

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KDM31091 said:
The theming and detail makes geo 82 look like an airport lounge in comparison.
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I'm not a Geo 82 booster, but a more minimalist bar in that location makes sense and is better themed than something like this would be. Theming doesn't necessarily mean details layered on details or literally recreating a particular type of setting like a pirate bar.

I will also say that there is a place for a quieter experience, and with Geo 82 they are going for a crowd that wants a break not just from the crowds but kids. Beak and Barrel isn't that at all. I will also say that the call and response of the audioanimatronic parrot is not the sort of thing that would appeal to me personally, even if the bar itself looks great.
 

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