DHS dining in front of Chinese theater?

21stamps

21stamps

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disneygeek90 said:
It's just another reminder that GMR is closed. Everytime I look at that theater now it just doesn't seem the same.

I went last night for an hour before close. I didn't see a whole lot of the Sunset Blvd ToT holiday show, but from what I saw it was pleasant and reminded me of a toned down Osborne. I think they could stand to add in some more lights on the strip, but I did appreciate the timing of the lights with the music, and the snow between songs. Much more "holiday" feel to me than JBJB. What I loved about Osborne was that there was no set time for the show, it was an all night thing so crowds were much more spread out and enjoyable rather than everyone packing in for an 8pm JBJB.
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I understand your feelings on that. I just don’t quite understand the OP’s rant.. the dessert party itself doesn’t have much of an impact.
 
matt9112

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21stamps said:
I understand your feelings on that. I just don’t quite understand the OP’s rant.. the dessert party itself doesn’t have much of an impact.
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the rant is that it absolutely affects non dessert goers as look here's a bunch of tables with people in front of a now defunct attraction because we wanted to sell desserts. I think your opinion might be influenced by the fact you went to it last year j usy like my opinion is influenced by the fact that I didn't. setting up dining in a non resturaunt/dining location always looks bad period.

as an aside I loved sunset and I might like HS more than MK for decor now....decor is basically park wide and without the insane crowds MK has.
 
KBLovedDisney

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Bender123 said:
I would love to eat in front of it...If you cant tell by my avatar, it holds a special place for my family.
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21stamps

21stamps

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matt9112 said:
the rant is that it absolutely affects non dessert goers as look here's a bunch of tables with people in front of a now defunct attraction because we wanted to sell desserts. I think your opinion might be influenced by the fact you went to it last year j usy like my opinion is influenced by the fact that I didn't. setting up dining in a non resturaunt/dining location always looks bad period.

as an aside I loved sunset and I might like HS more than MK for decor now....decor is basically park wide and without the insane crowds MK has.
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I’ll let you know if my opinion changes when I’m at HS this coming Friday, but not attending the dessert party. ;)

I’m glad to hear about the rest of the decor! Looking forward to seeing it!
 
Next Big Thing

Next Big Thing

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disneygeek90 said:
It's just another reminder that GMR is closed. Everytime I look at that theater now it just doesn't seem the same.

I went last night for an hour before close. I didn't see a whole lot of the Sunset Blvd ToT holiday show, but from what I saw it was pleasant and reminded me of a toned down Osborne. I think they could stand to add in some more lights on the strip, but I did appreciate the timing of the lights with the music, and the snow between songs. Much more "holiday" feel to me than JBJB. What I loved about Osborne was that there was no set time for the show, it was an all night thing so crowds were much more spread out and enjoyable rather than everyone packing in for an 8pm JBJB.
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I hope this doesn't come off as rude, but you're going to have to get over the closure of the GMR. I know how you feel as I attended one of the final rides and also attended the last showing of something even closer to me in Bill & Ted's Excellent Halloween Adventure at HHN. Both of these had been around for 25+ years. Things come to an end though and as much as I was emotional over those closures, i'm not going to wallow and torture myself for no reason. The quicker you move on, the happier your life will be.

It's. Not. Coming. Back.
 
disneygeek90

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Next Big Thing said:
I hope this doesn't come off as rude, but you're going to have to get over the closure of the GMR. I know how you feel as I attended one of the final rides and also attended the last showing of something even closer to me in Bill & Ted's Excellent Halloween Adventure at HHN. Both of these had been around for 25+ years. Things come to an end though and as much as I was emotional over those closures, i'm not going to wallow and torture myself for no reason. The quicker you move on, the happier your life will be.

It's. Not. Coming. Back.
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Lol. Dude. All I said was that it didn't seem the same. In no way am I over here devastated and unable to continue about it. People can be sad and disappointed about a ride closing while having a hint of nostalgia when you walk past the building without torturing and wallowing themselves over it.
 
Movielover

Movielover

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matt9112 said:
the rant is that it absolutely affects non dessert goers as look here's a bunch of tables with people in front of a now defunct attraction because we wanted to sell desserts. I think your opinion might be influenced by the fact you went to it last year j usy like my opinion is influenced by the fact that I didn't. setting up dining in a non resturaunt/dining location always looks bad period.
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Looking at tables...

The list of things that apparently I'm supposed to be offended by grows longer every day...
 
matt9112

matt9112

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Movielover said:
Looking at tables...

The list of things that apparently I'm supposed to be offended by grows longer every day...
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I don't know how you don't think dining in a non eatery looks bad anywhere. I would feel the same if this was anywhere outside of a proper eatery.
 
RSoxNo1

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Whatsthegoodword said:
NEWS FLASH: Walt Disney World is a business, owned by a "public" corporation. It is their mission to PROFIT while providing you a memorable vacation.

Morevoer, if profits do not grow year over year, then Disney is ripe for takeover. How would you like that?
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BREAKING: Walt Disney World is a business. That's not a defense for poor business decisions. The biggest driver of Parks and Resorts success is guest satisfaction, and while we may not be the average guest on these boards, there have been plenty of "business decisions" that we have complained about and been correct. I'm not saying this is one of them, but the "Disney is a business" rallying cry is very often poorly received.

The domestic parks and resorts have grown since Iger took over, but a very reasonable argument can be made that given the 10 year gap where less than the minimum was done, that a blind monkey could have had similar results. Now, they're playing catchup and currently have 8 announced rides in development all while having premium events inside premium events. Those type of upcharge things have their place and personally I'm not really bothered by them except when it means the Magic Kingdom gets packed on non-party nights in September-December.
 
Magenta Panther

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RSoxNo1 said:
BREAKING: Walt Disney World is a business. That's not a defense for poor business decisions. The biggest driver of Parks and Resorts success is guest satisfaction, and while we may not be the average guest on these boards, there have been plenty of "business decisions" that we have complained about and been correct. I'm not saying this is one of them, but the "Disney is a business" rallying cry is very often poorly received.

The domestic parks and resorts have grown since Iger took over, but a very reasonable argument can be made that given the 10 year gap where less than the minimum was done, that a blind monkey could have had similar results. Now, they're playing catchup and currently have 8 announced rides in development all while having premium events inside premium events. Those type of upcharge things have their place and personally I'm not really bothered by them except when it means the Magic Kingdom gets packed on non-party nights in September-December.
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And meanwhile the Yeti stays broken, because Iger's too damn cheap to fix it. I hope he does run for President, as is rumored. All his opponents would have to do is point at that Yeti and sneer, "You gonna fix America like you fixed THAT? Put a strobe light on it?" Not to mention the rumors that he was going to sell Disneyland to a foreign country...oh I hope he DOES run. That'd be sweet!
 
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RSoxNo1 said:
BREAKING: Walt Disney World is a business. That's not a defense for poor business decisions. The biggest driver of Parks and Resorts success is guest satisfaction, and while we may not be the average guest on these boards, there have been plenty of "business decisions" that we have complained about and been correct. I'm not saying this is one of them, but the "Disney is a business" rallying cry is very often poorly received.

The domestic parks and resorts have grown since Iger took over, but a very reasonable argument can be made that given the 10 year gap where less than the minimum was done, that a blind monkey could have had similar results. Now, they're playing catchup and currently have 8 announced rides in development all while having premium events inside premium events. Those type of upcharge things have their place and personally I'm not really bothered by them except when it means the Magic Kingdom gets packed on non-party nights in September-December.
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Disney has to try new things. We WANT them to try new things! Some of those new things will be great, and some of them will be AWFUL. That's just the way it goes. I don't begrudge them for trying new things. Dessert parties, etc, are a way for them to wring more money out of the operation from folks while affecting my vacation minimally. Likewise with the Christmas parties, etc.

Yes, they sat on their laurels for a while. That has definitely changed lately. Let's enjoy it!
 
Goofyernmost

Goofyernmost

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RSoxNo1 said:
BREAKING: Walt Disney World is a business. That's not a defense for poor business decisions. The biggest driver of Parks and Resorts success is guest satisfaction, and while we may not be the average guest on these boards, there have been plenty of "business decisions" that we have complained about and been correct. I'm not saying this is one of them, but the "Disney is a business" rallying cry is very often poorly received.

The domestic parks and resorts have grown since Iger took over, but a very reasonable argument can be made that given the 10 year gap where less than the minimum was done, that a blind monkey could have had similar results. Now, they're playing catchup and currently have 8 announced rides in development all while having premium events inside premium events. Those type of upcharge things have their place and personally I'm not really bothered by them except when it means the Magic Kingdom gets packed on non-party nights in September-D "ecember.
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Do you really think that most guests even notice it, and if they did... do they really care. I'd say the small faction of those of us that frequent these boards are the only one that would not only notice, but, find a reason to complain about it.

So, yes, a business that is highly successful, that based on census make the majority of guests happy and also wall street. So how do we, as everyday regular people that have time to spend on discussion boards while we save up enough to go to Florida are really a judge on what "poor business decisions" consist of. If so, why aren't we all stinking rich and are sipping champagne on our yacht in the Caribbean instead of getting all upset over a dessert location in DHS.
 
Goofyernmost

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Magenta Panther said:
And meanwhile the Yeti stays broken, because Iger's too damn cheap to fix it. I hope he does run for President, as is rumored. All his opponents would have to do is point at that Yeti and sneer, "You gonna fix America like you fixed THAT? Put a strobe light on it?" Not to mention the rumors that he was going to sell Disneyland to a foreign country...oh I hope he DOES run. That'd be sweet!
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No, it's because they quickly found out that a working Yeti, will not generate a single dollar of revenue over what is currently operating to the majority of riders. Poor business decisions would be spending thousands of dollars to fix something that will primarily go unnoticed. It was a nice perk, if it had operated, but, it failed and no change in demand happened. You do the math.

I know... But, Walt would never have done that. Well, Walt has been dead for over a half a century. It is no longer his private playground operating with his own personal money or debt. To my knowledge there isn't even a single Disney still connected even with investment. So whatever Walt would have done is irrelevant.
 

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