New Enhancements, Dining Options Coming to Disney’s BoardWalk

Bocabear

Bocabear

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When was this supposed to open? So in July of 2022 they began the removal of ESPN stuff from the building and the remodel... It has been over a year and we are still at metal studs and no roof... That is pretty amazing, and right on view in a premium resort... I can't even begin to understand why they would have removed all of the steel structure for the tower roof, then built it back again...but slightly shorter. Surely the Cake Bake Shop could have opened with a slightly taller tower. The amount of money being wasted converting a restaurant to a restaurant is kind of ridiculous....along with the never ending timeline. This building has been sitting in this condition for a ridiculous amount of time... and yeah someone is going to blame Covid....lol It feels like it is on the Sagrada Familia Timeline... lol
 
Bocabear

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Well if you had an agreement to bring your restaurant to a Walt Disney World resort...and over a year after signing the contracts they were still at what looks to be 9 months minimum away from being complete, I would be raising all kinds of hell... and wondering what was going on....and perhaps pull out of the deal.
Disney could do their own version of this if they wanted to...I know that is not the current trend...Current trend is to bring ion 3rd party operators to run everything, but this Cake Bake Shop arrangement was not necessary... Hopefully if it does ever open, the food will be better quality than ESPN...
 
mastromjm

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MagicHappens1971 said:
I started to wonder the same. It’s odd, as you said, even for Disney.
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It's very odd, but I work at Boardwalk four days a week and I've seen random flurries of activity there followed by weeks-long stretches of absolutely nothing. I would think if the deal fell through the signage would have been removed.

Also, nothing new to have third parties on the Boardwalk, Jellyrolls & Big River have been there since day one and are both third parties. But it does seem like 3rd party is the answer to a lot of problems these days given how many of the Epcot Disney-operated musical acts have been replaced by outside groups
 
TrainsOfDisney

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mastromjm said:
But it does seem like 3rd party is the answer to a lot of problems these days given how many of the Epcot Disney-operated musical acts have been replaced by outside groups
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Boardwalk entertainers used to be Disney equity, then they became 3rd party but were pretty much full time, and the acts were very custom and perfect for the boardwalk (Brian Staron, Maks, Jay, etc.). Now the 3rd party is VERY obviously 3rd party (some acts being more obvious than others).
 
mastromjm

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TrainsOfDisney said:
Boardwalk entertainers used to be Disney equity, then they became 3rd party but were pretty much full time, and the acts were very custom and perfect for the boardwalk (Brian Staron, Maks, Jay, etc.). Now the 3rd party is VERY obviously 3rd party (some acts being more obvious than others).
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Oh god yeah. Back in the day they used to have a saxophone quintet roaming the Boardwalk. Almost hilarious to think about given the state of live music at WDW these days.
 
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DisneyDreamerxyz

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Walked by there today and building still a shell, it was basically completely demolished (supposedly due to mold issues) so I wonder if the construction costs became too much for Cake Shop.
Today they were also cutting out chunks of the Boardwalks and replacing it with new wood, which is all fine and ok except the wood is a completely different color than what is there so it’s very obvious.
 
ToTBellHop

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TrainsOfDisney said:
Isn’t that how a real boardwalk would be maintained?
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I’m glad they’re finally doing it. A lot of the wood is rotten.

It has to be done in sections since the resort still needs to function.

Also noticed the lightbulbs in “The Boardwalk” sign on the Boardwalk side were finally replaced! Many were burned out for years.
 
mattpeto

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DisneyDreamerxyz said:
Walked by there today and building still a shell, it was basically completely demolished (supposedly due to mold issues) so I wonder if the construction costs became too much for Cake Shop.
Today they were also cutting out chunks of the Boardwalks and replacing it with new wood, which is all fine and ok except the wood is a completely different color than what is there so it’s very obvious.
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What’s further along? The Cake Bake Shop or the new unnamed Epcot show?
 
Bocabear

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Hard to tell at this point...the Cake Bake Shop has actually gone backwards since the announcement... which is different from something that is actively building though unnamed.no now it is a completely open to the elements shell and has been for a very long time... Interior spaces that are then opened to the elements in humid, wet rainy Florida don't tend to last long...
 
Bocabear

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Whaaaaat? Down here in South Florida where we have the toughest building restrictions, they build residential towers in less time than it takes Disney to remodel a snack bar... I also see tons of development going on in the Orlando area, and it is not taking 4 years to build a house. Concrete roof tiles seem to be difficult to find right now and we were tole there is a year back-order on white concrete roof tiles... but not 4 years...lol
 
FeelsSoGoodToBeBad

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Bocabear said:
and a metal roof like the Cake Bake Shop will most likely have, we can have installed in a couple weeks....
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I guess this sorta gives me some hope that it'll be ready when we come in January...? *sigh* Maybe....? I was really hoping to be able to enjoy this with my Dad (his first trip since Epcot opened) and sister (both of our first trips without kids). I get that mold would require striping to the studs and starting over, but to drag along like it has makes almost no sense, unless there's issues somewhere else in the process (maybe with contracts or finding workers?).

I've stated before I LOVE the Cake Bake Shop. It was my stepmom's favorite bakery and sent slices to her when she was in the final stages of her cancer, so would be very special to feel like there is a connection with her in WDW when we go.
 
ToTBellHop

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Bocabear said:
Whaaaaat? Down here in South Florida where we have the toughest building restrictions, they build residential towers in less time than it takes Disney to remodel a snack bar... I also see tons of development going on in the Orlando area, and it is not taking 4 years to build a house. Concrete roof tiles seem to be difficult to find right now and we were tole there is a year back-order on white concrete roof tiles... but not 4 years...lol
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I was joking to explain Disney’s absurd restaurant building schedules of late.
 
Bocabear

Bocabear

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the spectre of "mold" or "sinkholes" always seems to show up when Disney construction projects start to lag... And opening up a building and stripping it and leaving it open to the elements doesn't seem like a fine way to get rid of mold in a building...if it was a mold problem...I would think they would want to strip it out, clean it up and re-seal the building as fast as possible to avoid more mold growth...
 
ToTBellHop

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