Ethnic restaurants at DTD

[epcotisbest]

It seems to me a nice selection of ethnic restaurants would be a natural at DTD. I know you have plenty at Epcot, but give me some fajitas, or maybe a place for Thai or Chinese and it would just add to the experience.
What do you think?

 

[HouCuseChickie]

While I totally agree and I think more guests these days are looking for more varied options, I still see so many posts from super picky eaters...and not just kids. Considering how many people were upset over the BoG menu being too "fancy," I could see all of those people staying clear of anything more ethnic or exotic. BoG had other appeal factor that still brought many of them in to make it a non-issue, but I just wonder if there are enough more adventurous or even middle of the road style eaters to make it profitable to sustain i.e. too many other exciting eats like you'd find in the WS among other places.

 

[RonAnnArbor]

OF course you can -- DTD's goal is no longer to entertain just resort guests -- its also trying to satisfy the local subdivision population that treats it like the neighborhood "mall" -- I don't think at this point in time you can base anything at DTD on resort guests alone. Once upon a time, the entire goal of DTD was to keep resort guests on-property and not heading off to Orlando and Kissimmee for evening entertainment and shopping. Now exactly the opposite is true -- they are trying to get more locals IN (and its succeeding quite well). It could easily absorb more diverse eating - and it eventually will, based on their tentative plans.
NOW -- on the other hand, there already IS a lot of diversity down there...
Italian, Cuban, Irish, West-Coast American, British...

 

[wdwfan4ver]

While I totally agree and I think more guests these days are looking for more varied options, I still see so many posts from super picky eaters...and not just kids.

I hope you don't think that I'm picky with food despite being in my 30's. I am limited to what I can have food to a point, but it is caused by what my stomach can handle and what my doctor allows me to put on the food. The fact is no one body online knows what my stomach handle or can't handle. I also have to follow my doctors orders because the fact is because certain things could problems that I had to reoccur.

I loved eating tacos as kid, but when I was a teenager I started to get stomach aches from eating. I took tums in the past and it even doesn't work for tacos. Some types of fruits give my stomach problems despite the fact they tasted great. My stomach never could handle very spicy foods either.

 

[epcotisbest]

OF course you can -- DTD's goal is no longer to entertain just resort guests -- its also trying to satisfy the local subdivision population that treats it like the neighborhood "mall" -- I don't think at this point in time you can base anything at DTD on resort guests alone. Once upon a time, the entire goal of DTD was to keep resort guests on-property and not heading off to Orlando and Kissimmee for evening entertainment and shopping. Now exactly the opposite is true -- they are trying to get more locals IN (and its succeeding quite well). It could easily absorb more diverse eating - and it eventually will, based on their tentative plans.
NOW -- on the other hand, there already IS a lot of diversity down there...
Italian, Cuban, Irish, West-Coast American, British...

You are right...a lot of diversity there already.

 

[HouCuseChickie]

I hope you don't think that I'm picky with food despite being in my 30's. I am limited to what I can have food to a point, but it is caused by what my stomach can handle and what my doctor allows me to put on the food. The fact is no one body online knows what my stomach handle or can't handle. I also have to follow my doctors orders because the fact is because certain things could problems that I had to reoccur.

I loved eating tacos as kid, but when I was a teenager I started to get stomach aches from eating. I took tums in the past and it even doesn't work for tacos. Some types of fruits give my stomach problems despite the fact they tasted great. My stomach never could handle very spicy foods either.

What you're describing isn't picky eating... it sounds like you have medical concerns. What I'm referring to are people who choose not to eat more than very basic things b/c they're not willing to try new things and/or are afraid of trying new things b/c it may not taste good or taste like things they're used to eating. While my example takes picky eating to the next level...i.e. food phobias... I have an adult friend, in her 40s who is scared to try anything that has "stuff." i.e. if it's not a plain chicken breast, a burger w/American cheese, chicken nuggets, etc.- she's fearful of it...b/c it's different than what she's used to eating. She's trying to get over her picky eating, but it's tough. Even bigger, she's trying to insist her kids try a wide variety of things so they're not fearful of "different" foods like she is.

 

[Figgy1]

OF course you can -- DTD's goal is no longer to entertain just resort guests -- its also trying to satisfy the local subdivision population that treats it like the neighborhood "mall" -- I don't think at this point in time you can base anything at DTD on resort guests alone. Once upon a time, the entire goal of DTD was to keep resort guests on-property and not heading off to Orlando and Kissimmee for evening entertainment and shopping. Now exactly the opposite is true -- they are trying to get more locals IN (and its succeeding quite well). It could easily absorb more diverse eating - and it eventually will, based on their tentative plans.
NOW -- on the other hand, there already IS a lot of diversity down there...
Italian, Cuban, Irish, West-Coast American, British...

What he said!

 

[real mad hatter]

I know of a restaurant that does 5 world cuisines on different floor levels,from Cantonese,Italian,Japanese,Indian,& Greek.Its always busy and each restaurant has an authentic chef from that country.

 

[olinecoach61]

I know of a restaurant that does 5 world cuisines on different floor levels,from Cantonese,Italian,Japanese,Indian,& Greek.Its always busy and each restaurant has an authentic chef from that country.

Sounds like a cool concept!

 

[bethymouse]

I guess they may feel they have enough "ethnic" restaurants in EPCOT.?

 

[Genie of the Lamp]

I love the idea of @MarkTwain restaurant idea of an New Orleans bayou jazz restaurant. I mean NO is very culturally diverse know and by having it as a waterside restaurant I definitely see the potential there.