Has anyone gone for weekend late-nightlife? I was eagerly waiting for The Edison for the entertainment and could care less to have another restaurant in Disney Springs that stops serving food at 10pm. To me, this has been the single greatest disappointment on my last 2 Disney trips. All of the great nightlife/restaurant options close pretty early. The Edison was supposed to be the solution to that, IMO - a place for adults, open late with a classy menu and entertainment. Even a Monorail crawl is out of the question unless MK is open late, which defeats the purpose since, that's the obvious nite to be in MK. I dont understand why all the resort restaurants surrounding the parks don't stay open after said park closes. For instance, in November when Epcot is regularly closing at 9P, the planner in me says, "Ok...to the Boardwalk resorts!" Only to find all the lounges and restaurants sans JELLYROLLS (which is highly over-rated and loses serious points for having a FRAT-PARTY-style drink menu IMO) all close a half hour after EPCOT does. With all the WORLD SHOWCASE traffic, doesnt it occur to WDW that those people could keep the night going and the $ flowing? That we'd want to sit down and eat after the long day maybe? By the time I get on the bus and head to Disney Springs, all the good restaurants are basically no longer serving full menu. I can probably count on one hand in years and years worth of Disney trips, how many times I HAVEN'T been hungry after the park closes. Why does Disney do this?
I realize and love places like TRADER SAMS and Cpt Cooks, and Jock Lindsay's but there is no time to close a park and rush to Disney Springs and no incentive if it's only to end up eating burgers at Raglan Road... I realize not everyone is a Nightowl, but I CAN'T be the only one experiencing this. Everyone I ever go to WDW with leaves those parks hungry and in the mood for a nightcap. I know there are a few options but its scarce and time consuming in a way that seems deliberately discouraging.
