New Enhancements, Dining Options Coming to Disney’s BoardWalk

[peter11435]

Riviera, SSR, VGF2, and Poly DVC have been home runs IMO.

Contemporary and Poly hotel have been crap.

The new Poly Non-DVC rooms are amazing. Don’t let aversion to IP fool you.

 

[TikibirdLand]

The new Poly Non-DVC rooms are amazing. Don’t let aversion to IP fool you.

Sorry. Loved the old rooms better. Looks less like a Polynesian bungalo and and more like a Comfort Inn. But, to each his own.

 

[Mizner92]

The new Poly Non-DVC rooms are amazing. Don’t let aversion to IP fool you.

100% accurate. We’ve stayed in the new rooms a few times. They are incredibly well done on many levels.

 

[ParentsOf4]

We really enjoy the BoardWalk Inn, but our two biggest complaints are the rooms (they're showing lots of wear and tear) and the overall dining situation. The nearby Yacht and Beach resorts have much better quick-service options.

Hopefully these updates remedy some of those issues.

We greatly enjoy the BoardWalk and stay there at least once a year.

However, having looked at The Cake Bake Shop's menu, $26 Club and $26 Po' Boy sandwiches solves none of the BoardWalk's quick service dining problems.

WDW is in desperate need of a good sports bar. We've tried Rix (Coronado Springs), Splitsville (Disney Springs), as well as a bevy of other hotel bars. All pale compared to the ESPN Club.

Unfortunately, The Cake Bake Shop seems like one step forward (reopening the ESPN Club space) and two steps back (yet another overpriced restaurant at a location that already has two and the loss of Disney's best sports bar).

 

[ecranos]

So many great times had at ESPN, I’m sad about this.

 

[peter11435]

Sorry. Loved the old rooms better. Looks less like a Polynesian bungalo and and more like a Comfort Inn. But, to each his own.

Have you stayed in one? Having stayed in both it was definitely a huge improvement. I’d like to know what comfort inns you’ve been staying at. Regardless that’s a ridiculous comparison.

 

[Missing20K]

Nothing screams turn-of-the-century seaside boardwalk in the guise of Coney Island like $19 chicken salad sandwiches and high tea. And let’s be real, DIS will almost certainly raise the entire menu a couple bucks.

Make it make sense.

 

[peter11435]

Nothing screams turn-of-the-century seaside boardwalk in the guise of Coney Island like $19 chicken salad sandwiches and high tea. And let’s be real, DIS will almost certainly raise the entire menu a couple bucks.

Make it make sense.

And somehow ESPN, wall to wall televisions, and an outdated 90’s aesthetic screamed turn-of-the-century seaside boardwalk to you?

Make it make sense

 

[Casper Gutman]

And somehow ESPN, wall to wall televisions, and an outdated 90’s aesthetic screamed turn-of-the-century seaside boardwalk to you?

Make it make sense

Nah, it didn't. But when something gets replaced, you hope the upgrade fixes, not perpetuates, the problems of the thing its replacing.

On a strictly functional level, Cake.Bake seems to create a new problem, since it seems to offer a somewhat less accessible food option in a location that needs the opposite. ESPN offered a spot to stop by for an (over-priced) burger and fries. That's a necessity in a resort area.

Anyway, the main issue is we're about to see a de-theming of Boardwalk's interior areas into the same bland aesthetic that blights Saratoga or Riviera. Oh well.

 

[CaptainAmerica]

Sorry. Loved the old rooms better. Looks less like a Polynesian bungalo and and more like a Comfort Inn. But, to each his own.

I usually disagree with this line of criticism, but I completely agree when it comes to Poly.

 

[peter11435]

Nah, it didn't. But when something gets replaced, you hope the upgrade fixes, not perpetuates, the problems of the thing its replacing.

On a strictly functional level, Cake.Bake seems to create a new problem, since it seems to offer a somewhat less accessible food option in a location that needs the opposite. ESPN offered a spot to stop by for an (over-priced) burger and fries. That's a necessity in a resort area.

Anyway, the main issue is we're about to see a de-theming of Boardwalk's interior areas into the same bland aesthetic that blights Saratoga or Riviera. Oh well.

I actually think thematically cake bake works. It’s something you might have found on the boardwalk. Things on the boardwalk shouldn’t be self referential to boardwalks but rather things that would be found on this boardwalk.

I think we need to wait and see as far as de-theming across the resort goes. That has been admittedly hit or miss

 

[WDWMountaineer]

Seems like Disney Springs has a vacant spot that could be converted to an new ESPN experience

 

[Thelazer]

Just show only old Boxing and Baseball games inside the club.. That will fix the theme issue.

 

["El Gran Magnifico"]

My secret hope is for a Speakeasy type dinner show with Italian cuisine. Looks like I'll still be waiting.

 

[lewisc]

We greatly enjoy the BoardWalk and stay there at least one a year.

However, having looked at The Cake Bake Shop's menu, $26 Club and $26 Po' Boy sandwiches solves none of the BoardWalk's quick service dining problems.

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WDW is in desperate need of a good sports bar. We've tried Rix (Coronado Springs), Splitsville (Disney Springs), as well as a bevy of other hotel bars. All pale compared to the ESPN Club.

Unfortunately, The Cake Bake Shop seems like one step forward (reopening the ESPN Club space) and two steps back (yet another overpriced restaurant at a location that already has two and the loss of Disney's best sports bar).

That's menu prices in Indiana. Disney prices might be a bit higher.

 

[jwutony16]

My secret hope is for a Speakeasy type dinner show with Italian cuisine. Looks like I'll still be waiting.

Have you been to Capones near DIsney?

 

["El Gran Magnifico"]

Have you been to Capones near DIsney?

Been a while. But yes. I think Disney could do it much better.

 

[wdwfan22]

I think it’s great news that the resort is receiving a refresh. This resort needs it badly. Rooms are outdated and the updated dining will be a welcome addition. ESPN needed to go. food was crap and service was hit or miss. The cake shop will be popular with Guests. Hopefully the room updates are similar to Yacht Clubs and not character based.

 

[jwutony16]

Been a while. But yes. I think Disney could do it much better.

I agree, however I feel that Disney could do much better with what they have. Should not be so hard to get a decent slice of pizza at a resort.

 

[UNCgolf]

Nothing screams Boardwalk like bougie tea and muffins in a white washed space with giant swans.

Yeah, it feels like this restaurant should be at the Grand Floridian.