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Be Our Guest switching to paper plates for lunch
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lightningtap347
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Wow, they really need to cut all the corners to make those shareholders happy don't they? Edit: /s
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Paper is probably more expensive than washing plates. Its probably a capacity issue.
Horizons '83
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This response to anything Disney does nowadays is getting a bit old. Sometimes its justified, but in this case, it is not.
Tom P.
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More likely than not, the use of the paper plates and plastic utensils will actually cost Disney more than reusing dishes. So the whole "let's keep the shareholders happy by cutting corners" mantra really does not apply here.
I suspect the turnover for quick service is so much faster than it is for table service that they are having issues with always having dishes cleaned and available.
I suspect the turnover for quick service is so much faster than it is for table service that they are having issues with always having dishes cleaned and available.
JIMINYCR
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But...but... but... Igers still eating his lunch off of real plates. The unfairness of greedy corporate officials and their money making investors. Followed by... How many Disney dishwashers were let go because of this move? ( posted sarcastically )
I dont know the reasons for this specific change, but cost savings or other perceived efficiency is likely.
I would also be fairly confident that using disposable plates is significantly cheaper than reusing dishes, which is why you see disposables used at the lowest priced locations.
RustySpork
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I think you're right, but I think it's a combination of efficiency and cost. Just breaking one plate could cost more than a couple of hundred paper plates to replace. There's also cost for water, electricity, soap, and cast time. From the efficiency angle, they can only clean so many dishes at a time.
Satuli Canteen > BoG
RustySpork
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All day, every day.
DisAl
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I usually don't eat the plates anyway unless the food was exceptionally good. 
One fast food chain we visit has gone to some sort of plastic plates and real "silverware" in their restaurants. I go ahead and get the plastic stuff (sealed in plastic sleeves) because I don't have to wonder if it was properly washed. Unless the meal requires a cutting surface (i.e. steak) I would just as soon have paper and plastic for anything but fine dining.
One fast food chain we visit has gone to some sort of plastic plates and real "silverware" in their restaurants. I go ahead and get the plastic stuff (sealed in plastic sleeves) because I don't have to wonder if it was properly washed. Unless the meal requires a cutting surface (i.e. steak) I would just as soon have paper and plastic for anything but fine dining.
According to someone at wdwinfo (the DIS), a CM said it will be a two week test...
http://www.wdwinfo.com/news-stories...-testing-paper-products-during-lunch-service/
http://www.wdwinfo.com/news-stories...-testing-paper-products-during-lunch-service/
And BlogMickey with a photo... http://blogmickey.com/2018/01/guest-restaurant-testing-serving-lunch-paper-plates/
Looks like the hardened almost cardboard-y plates. And they're slightly upscale (a relative term when you're talking paper plates) in that they're an interesting shape (rectangular with rounded corners) and beveled.
Looks like the hardened almost cardboard-y plates. And they're slightly upscale (a relative term when you're talking paper plates) in that they're an interesting shape (rectangular with rounded corners) and beveled.
RustySpork
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That's much better than the generic brown bowl/plate that gets used at many other places on property.
As a spork, you should recuse yourself from this conversation!!!
RustySpork
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ABQ
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The paper plate at BoG will give a perceived upgrade in the food itself. I don't find it very good. Satuli on the other hand.
castlecake2.0
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It’s a temporary situation for a planned refurbed of the dish area from what I am told. Washable items are being carted to a temporary dish wash location along with dinner service items while disposable is being used at lunch for efficiency reasons.
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That's easy for you to say...