Casper Gutman
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I like Simpsons and the park bakeries. Honestly, I don't see a huge difference from Disney's on the whole - both have awful places and decent places.
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DAK AVATAR land - the specifics
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I like Simpsons and the park bakeries. Honestly, I don't see a huge difference from Disney's on the whole - both have awful places and decent places.
Daveeeeed
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Eh. That's true, but Disney at least typically has good quick service in their parks mixed in.
Columbia Harbor House
Be Our Guest
Harambe Market
Flame tree BBQ
And obviously Epcot's Food & Wine kills it.
While Uni may have good "snack" options... their quick service is still worse overall. Not a terrible thing though -- just my observation. Simpson's has really bad burgers like Cosmic Ray's FYI.
Casper Gutman
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Be Our Guest doesn't count - it's not QS if you have to book two months in advance. It's as not-QS as possible.
Columbia Harbor House is pretty standard stuff - you can find the equivalent at Uni.
No argument on the AK spots.
Food & Wine offers small portions for incredible exorbitant prices and usually has massive lines. I don't know how well it functions as a QS. Plus, the "festival idea" helped drive the dagger into Epcot's gut, so I'm biased anyway.
Again, both places have decent QS and lousy QS. It's not really fair to just write off the Potter options, either - they're a major part of the park's offerings, and they're pretty good.
Daveeeeed
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Not to mention Sauli'i canteen at Pandora too.
As for Potter, that's Uni's main draw. Both lands offer arguably the best theme park experience quite frankly in the Western Hemisphere, but once you leave that (and this includes the food) it's a major step down overall. IOA is still a solid park, but Uni especially is just blah -- including food.
F&W at least is very good, it may be overpriced , but for someone with an AP it's not bad which is what it is catered for anyway. Although I think it's unfair to take in account for Epcot's past.
I agree that Disney has some crappy food too, but it just seems that it's still superior in terms of food overall. But I don't mean to start a Disney vs. Uni debate so I'll leave it at that.
Kman101
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Sorry, but Disney has the edge on food overall. They have a lot more options and a lot of great signature places. Universal isn't awful but they don't have nearly the same amount of places to compare and contrast. Most of it's very standard.
Potter food is fine though
Potter food is fine though
RobotWolf
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I think the Columbia Harbor House is great in both theming and food. I really don't see how it's seen as standard fare. Even though they no longer serve the Monte Cristo.
I don't know if it is still the case, but it used to be the only location with doors in two different lands. And it's fun to get a table in the bridge section and people watch through the windows.
I don't know if it is still the case, but it used to be the only location with doors in two different lands. And it's fun to get a table in the bridge section and people watch through the windows.
Mike S
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Yeah. My only point was the Pizza. Other quickserve is just as bad at both. I don't eat at some of the places at Disney that have been mentioned. Bit of a picky eater.
raven
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This raises a question.
WDI usually works with many, many contractors on their projects but they normally don't announce publically who they are, especially in press release videos. So I'm curious as to why they announced they worked with this company. When they worked with Pixar years ago they also announced it then ended up buying the entire company when "Cars" came out. So could this be a hint that they are thinking of doing the same for Lightstorm Entertainment? Just a thought.
Atomicmickey
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Lightstorm is James Cameron's company. Not just a contractor. Their partner in building Pandora.
Casper Gutman
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The same reason Cameron's been so prominent in press materials and Univ emphasizes Rowling's involvement - the authorizing function of the creator, collaborative or individual, that is central to the new franchise-based entertainment industry. This is an authentic part of the Avatar storyworld, Disney is emphasizing, because of the involvement of Cameron and his creative collaborators.
I can see Disney buying Lightstorm primarily if Cameron loses interest in developing new Avatar material and they need to keep it alive or if they want to tailor any future media to fit the needs of the parks - by emphasizing consumer goods and unique foodstuffs that can be replicated at WDW, for instance.
raven
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Strangely enough the narrator's accent made me wonder what is the British connection to Avatar? (I don't know the movie all that well so forgive me. I own it, just have no interest in seeing it again.)
Flynnwriter
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The ear. I can't listen to anything said after seeing the ear. It's a stunt.
ChrisM
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Ruth's Chris? They (shudder) wet age their steaks.
Consider your country club membership revoked.
RSoxNo1
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I would argue that Disney World food has increased significantly in the last few years. Having said that, there are some fantastic in park dining options in Disneyland that trump the in park offerings in the Magic Kingdom.
peter11435
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You can if you know where to eat
Mickey81
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This is spot on!! I agree there are excellent spots at WDW to eat...Jiko, V&A, California Grill, etc. Comparing overall food between DL and WDW....it's not even debatable. I love WDW...but the quality of food sucks compared to Disneyland.
Andrew C
You know what's funny?
I think where DLR beats WDW is with quick service options and quality. But in my opinion, food at WDW is easily up there with DLR if you're talking about table service.