Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
It’s…not great…
It’s “ok”
The tourist areas of Orlando are pretty “cleansed”…often there are comments on forums such as this that that is not the case…mostly from the upper Midwest/canada
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It’s “ok”
The tourist areas of Orlando are pretty “cleansed”…often there are comments on forums such as this that that is not the case…mostly from the upper Midwest/canada
Jrb1979
Well-Known Member
It's going to happen. As much as many complain about prices at Disney, few actually push back. Most just accept it.
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
They’ll try it…but the attendance will continue to fall and it will be zero sum
ToTBellHop
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Ever gone to WDW in July?
nickys
Premium Member
DS and I went to a theatre in Orlando to see a play that had played “off Broadway” and then toured.It’s…not great…
It’s “ok”
The tourist areas of Orlando are pretty “cleansed”…often there are comments on forums such as this that that is not the case…mostly from the upper Midwest/canada
Let’s just say we ordered a taxi from the front desk and they told us to wait in the lobby for the driver to come in and give our name and destination.
I doubt they claimed to be in a tourist area though. Although aren’t the tourist areas the shopping malls and Orlando eye, plus anything on International Drive???
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
All cities have their bad sides of town…
Orlando has its urban decay too…but most of the southwest quadrant is pretty dull
TrainsOfDisney
Well-Known Member
When I ordered an Uber from Disney to the Amtrak station the driver was all nervous and said he was turning off the app cause he didn’t want to pick up anyone from that area of town.
Brian
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I stopped into Showboat this past fall and there were literally no public bathrooms available. The women's room was shuttered, but the men's room was open, and each and every stall (over 20 of them) had waste in them that smelled like it hadn't been flushed in days. I tried to flush, and it was clear there was no running water. The whole area surrounding the bathrooms, including the gaming area near it, smelled like literal crap.
Atlantic City is a shell of its former self; its glory days were the 90s to 2010. The only casinos worth visiting nowadays are Ocean and maybe Tropicana, as well as Borgata (but that one is not on the boardwalk); the rest are overall disappointing. On the boardwalk, the constant smell of marijuana and the drug addicts on nearly every bench is off putting to those traveling with children, who Showboat is now trying to appeal to.
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Fsunolekrw
Active Member
So many missteps with this area. Especially now that more people have access to it with the Sky Liner. ESPN Zone was a perfect fit, a sports bar on a boardwalk, worked great. Now it is a high end, super expensive cake bake shop. The Boardwalk needed a night life location. Jelly Rolls, a dueling piano bar that stays open late, perfect fit. Especially for having a late night, adults only spot. Is everything just going to be a restaurant now? You can only eat a full meal once a night. Almost everything at The Boardwalk will now be a dinner spot in a place that was supposed to be an entertainment district. Makes no sense.
WorldExplorer
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The skyliner isn't as big a help as it would seem; it closes an hour past park close. A lot of times that's only 10 o'clock. So late night spots rely on either being sustained entirely by the hotels in the area or everyone being willing to pay to Uber back to where they're actually staying
My siblings really like Jellyrolls, but if we're not in Crescent Lake there's always the same "can we get there and back?" discussion and it always ends the same way; they feel it's not worth the effort trying to get back to the hotel.
Tha Realest
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Coming 2026: Jelly Roll’s
A dining and drinking experienced curated by the country megastar.
A dining and drinking experienced curated by the country megastar.
danlb_2000
Premium Member
Yes, there was a rumor at some point last year that it would become a jazz club.
mastromjm
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- In the Parks
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Would be very surprising, unless they are planning another third-party venue.