New Enhancements, Dining Options Coming to Disney’s BoardWalk

DisneyDebRob

DisneyDebRob

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I always thought if you just put one of these in the corner then everything looks more Mary Poppinish.
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Tha Realest

Tha Realest

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By virtue of the 20th Century Fox acquisition, Disney also owns The Sound of Music, so the Swiss theming of the Matterhorn could pull in some of Julie Andrews’ Maria
 
ToTBellHop

ToTBellHop

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UPDATE: Crews have arrived on the scene and report additional framed photos of the Mad Tea Party because 1940s New Jersey BoardWalk. New frames purchased by Disney CEO during Target run. He also purchased a very snazzy new button-up cardigan before proclaiming, “Target run and done!”
 
Tha Realest

Tha Realest

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ToTBellHop said:
As expected, Carousel Cafe wasn’t complete and now has pictures of Julie Andrews along with succulents on the tables.

Stunning.

Insofar as Julie Andrews is entirely unproblematic, they should have just had pics of her in the carousel scene from Mary Poppins. Then the whole style of the place would at least make some sense.

To be fair, if you ask people, “what is the first thing that comes to mind when you think of New Jersey?” 9 out of 10 will say, “succulents.”
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Unproblematic?

Do you know what song she famously sang to celebrate the opening of WDW in 1971?

Don’t tell the WDI scolds or they’ll rip the pictures off the walls.
 
Tha Realest

Tha Realest

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castlecake2.0 said:
It’s just funny that within weeks the photos were changed to something THAT STILL ISNT ON THEME. Like WHY? It also seems to be a dead giveaway that the job was done by a third party; slap some photos on the wall to try to tell a story. They did the same at Beaches, Ale & Compass, Steakhouse71… cheap and lazy.
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Yep. It’s a picture from 1971, of an actress that gained fame the decade before, for portraying Maria in South of Music (1930s Austria) and Mary Poppins (turn of the century London). None of those time periods or eras captured the elements of the Boardwalk theming. Maaayyyybe Mary Poppins comes closest in terms of era, but they’re on the wrong continent.
 
Jambo Dad

Jambo Dad

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Hopeful Disney fan here. This Carousel coffee effort shows what Disney is not doing well. This was a smallish space adding a much needed space for coffee and bakery bites, as opposed to another store. Theme makes sense, and as noted on this board, many good ideas for delivering on the theme were made. Some of them even involved color!

Instead we got something bland with a sitting area that looks like the afterthought it is, a design staff that appears to be adding stuff based on fan comments, and succulents in terrariums. They need to do better. Do they even have anyone with the sesign sense or chutzpah to build the Jambo House or Wilderness Lodges anymore? Every bad choice leaves the possibility of creating a weak experience that will last a decade or more! Do they want more throw away work like the tacos and Stargate?
 
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TDLFan

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The seating area has been changed three times so far in terms of added decor. One of which only lasted a few days. What's absolutely amazing to me is the disconnect with what they think "theme" is. A vintage clock, hat stand, nick nacks, would rapidly theme this area to a 30's lounge, but this team thinks theme is park pics and Julie Andrews - and they still can't get it. This is a greater example of the problem facing Disney. Too many people in charge who don't understand the Disney difference.
 
castlecake2.0

castlecake2.0

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TDLFan said:
The seating area has been changed three times so far in terms of added decor. One of which only lasted a few days. What's absolutely amazing to me is the disconnect with what they think "theme" is. A vintage clock, hat stand, nick nacks, would rapidly theme this area to a 30's lounge, but this team thinks theme is park pics and Julie Andrews - and they still can't get it. This is a greater example of the problem facing Disney. Too many people in charge who don't understand the Disney difference.
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Perfectly said. Literally send someone to a flea market down the 192 to pick up some “old timey” things to put on some shelves and it’ll look a million times better. The pictures of Julie Andrews on the wall made my brain explode. WTH are they thinking?
 

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