Just sayin’ if food quality was better perhaps so would be attendance. But then again to have a 7 course dinner with whiskey prepared by celebrity Chef Morimoto at his place in Disney Springs is $2K per guest, not including tip. Any other dining experiences at WDW that tops that?I’m behind. When did this thread turn into a dining discussion lol
I would say it's very comparable. For starters, chilis is a sit down restaurant that would be a fairly similar type of restaurant to sci-fi, outside of theme of course. and the burger is a menu item. The Disney burger is a bit bigger, but not to a point that it would justify that large of difference. And like I said, I think the chilis burger is a better quality burger.I'm not sticking up for it, but I'd like ground the conversation in proper context. You compared a value meal at Chili's to a sit down meal at any restaurant. Not sure you can do that.
I would say it's very comparable. For starters, chilis is a sit down restaurant that would be a fairly similar type of restaurant to sci-fi, outside of theme of course. and the burger is a menu item. The Disney burger is a bit bigger, but not to a point that it would justify that large of difference. And like I said, I think the chilis burger is a better quality burger.
I think that’s in part par for the course at an increasing number of places. I got a lollipop for my son this weekend and thought I misheard when the cashier said it was $5. Then there was a $20 (for two of us) train ride around the food court that I’d promised him. Literally two laps in a circle.
I have to remind myself to always check prices before going to the register these days, because I used to be able to assume “Oh, X costs approximately Y, give or take.” Now X might suddenly cost 3 times as much as I assume it would.
You have to BUY beach tags to sit on a public beach???? That's getting a little crazy!!And a lot of that goes into other factors, I went to a local beach this summer called point pleasant nj. Ordered a plain large pizza (16 inch) pie. Cost $32.00 bucks. under normal circumstances would I do that?? Heck no but we weren't packing up our stuff, walking somewhere else and then coming back. So we accept the cost of going to the shore, no to mention having to buy beach tags just to sit on the beach
True though in a bunch of beaches in NJ. MarieYou have to BUY beach tages to sit on a public beach???? That's getting a little crazy!!
Overcrowded so reservations like another place I can think ofYou have to BUY beach tags to sit on a public beach???? That's getting a little crazy!!
That and the WDW planners only wanted to do a ride and shop, basically TSL but smallerYea, that was one of the requirements JK wanted and got, only themed drinks in the lands.
We used to fill up our Universal refillable cups before entering the land.
Harry Potter land was pitched to Disney and the reason the deal did not happen was because JK wanted too much creative control and Disney said no.
True though in a bunch of beaches in NJ. Marie
I don’t blame it on Disney singularly, but large corporations who used Covid and “inflation” to jack up their prices beyond reasonable inflation (combined with all the artificial money pumped in by the gov’t) are yes indeed to blame.Some people may not think it's worth it, but I think there are a lot of families that just can't afford it anymore. We're all getting squeezed by inflation. You can't ignore the economic situation in this country and blame it all on Disney.
They seriously need to do that at some FL beaches. I can’t even go to Clearwater anymoreTrue though in a bunch of beaches in NJ. Marie
The same reason I wouldn't use the single day admission prices to calculate the cost of going to 2 parks in a day. They offer a bundle option so you'd be a fool not to take it. But put that aside, burger for burger, Sci-fi is over double the cost for a lesser product. So while not 300%, it's still way off the mark.Why not use the regular cheeseburger on the menu as a comparison point? Seems out of context otherwise. But whatever.
yep. we do have one free beach near here. you can buy daily, weekly or seasonal passes. the season runs from Memorial day to labor day. so rentals will through in a beach tag with the unit.You have to BUY beach tags to sit on a public beach???? That's getting a little crazy!!
I'm not sticking up for it, but I'd like ground the conversation in proper context. You compared a value meal at Chili's to a sit down meal at any restaurant. Not sure you can do that.
I would probably imagine that two of the value burgers would equal the weight of the meat in a scifi burger. If we're going to compare the two.
TBF, the Wendy's Frosty is probably superior to the SciFi frosty-alike, and bigger too.Might as well use Wendy's value menu to compare prices. Because why not.
WDW always had mediocre food at high prices, but it may be getting to a point where more families are being priced out of WDW and only the folks with enough disposable income can afford to go to WDW and partake in the mediocre food.So does the mediocre food at high prices correlate to the attendance drop or is it just a reflection of the current economy as a whole ? In middle Georgia (and excursions north to the Atlanta urban wasteland) its easy to spend a hundred dollars for a non-extravagant lunch for two out and about.
it's not only large corporations. Like I said, my other favorite place is the beach, well the jersey shore during covid was really the only game in town because of course the ocean is outdoors. well business lost their minds imo. weekly rentals doubled or in some cases tripled because people were paying anything just to get outside. this past summer rentals nose dived. the place I rented pre covid was 1800 for a week in july, this summer the guy wanted 4K. are you nutz. 4 grand to sit on a jersey beach? not gonna happenI don’t blame it on Disney singularly, but large corporations who used Covid and “inflation” to jack up their prices beyond reasonable inflation (combined with all the artificial money pumped in by the gov’t) are yes indeed to blame.
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