I didn’t suggest there were.
I think I’ve been about as vocal as anyone here in criticising Disney. I’m the one who first pointed out the botched Arabic.
Now that the Morocco pavilion has been destroyed and its clear Disney does not care about upholding the original intent of World Showcase, folks on the boards are simply suggesting stuff that's better than the pavilion being empty.
Disney has not “destroyed” the pavilion. It is still a beautiful space worthy of seeing, even if it has been severely compromised.Now that the Morocco pavilion has been destroyed and its clear Disney does not care about upholding the original intent of World Showcase, folks on the boards are simply suggesting stuff that's better than the pavilion being empty.
Fee free to continually criticize. That is a huge part of these boards and I admit makes it a lot ness boring.
Stuff like this will not end. Each and every pavilion is one missed rent payment from being destroyed.
And again, nothing we say on these boards will stop Disney from making super bad decisions.
Yes, I like to repeat myself. Yes I will get criticized for it.
Ha yes, destroyed is a very strong world. Thanks for the correction.
Not so absurd... There are tons of cocktail bars and even a speakeasy in Casablanca...And other cities in Morocco... So it is not out of line with the real world. A beautifully designed intimate space reminiscent of 1930s Moroccan nightclub would be a very popular place... There were bars in Casablanca in the 1930s... So someone has to be drinking...lol. Heck we were in a rug shop and they were bringing us booze the second we walked in...and some mint tea... So in my brief visit I did see bars and I did see people drinking booze... They also already serve booze at the waterside restaurant... And that is not the only way to revitalize the Pavilion...but refeshing and expanding the offerings in the pavilion is kind of a must at this point.
AFAIK, Disney did indeed gave them slack. They just couldn't continue with mounting debt and most likely unable to pay the employees. That's what I remember from the discussions at the time.
Just to be clarify, the company than ran and managed it went bankrupt, during covid..and all the cast were sent home...that was the reason....now should Disney be operating the restaurant and all till another tenant is found? Absolutely yes. Because obviously no one else is in the pipe line. As to cutting them slack during that time, while I agree but its not how it works Im sure in the agreements and contracts.
that and all the cast were simply automatically terminated so to speak sent back to their home country when the covid closure hit. And for the most part cast from Morocco still has not returned.
Is there a way for TDO to determine popularity, or guest volume at WS countries? Revenues only?
We all have opinions...but I don't find it despiriting that your opinion differs from mine... You know you don't have to attack and insult everyone who has a different opinion. So a 1930s Moroccan Speakeasy would not appeal to you... ok.
Who is disregarding the culture??? You are stretching things...They already serve booze at the Pavilion...but if you make a nicer spot to have a drink. I am suddenly disregarding their culture? The better analogy would have been an Israel Pavilion that already served pork products and I suggested a QS where people could get their pork to go... ANYWAY....
A speakeasy is by definition a place to get illicit alcohol. Theming a restaurant around a speakeasy is obviously very different from serving alcoholic drinks at a regular restaurant. But yes, I agree there’s nothing to be gained by continuing this exchange further.
You are, repeatedly. You can’t even be bothered to look to the present. You’re clearly just pitching a Casablanca experience. It’s not part of the local culture. That it’s been part of expat and tourist culture doesn’t make it part of the local culture.
I am not sure if its indifference or its simply realizing that Disney will continue to do stupid, illogical things that go against the World Showcase original intent, and doing something is better than nothing.
The speakeasy idea bears no resemblance to the kind of poor decision-making we’ve seen from Disney. Those calling for it aren’t doing so begrudgingly because they feel the pavilion is going in that direction anyway; they seem genuinely excited by the idea and see no problem with it.
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