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New Enhancements, Dining Options Coming to Disney’s BoardWalk
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LSLS
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Disney springs?
Bocabear
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Exactly! THAT is where they belong now that Disney Springs is more of a common shopping lifestyle center with stores you can find a home....
Boardwalk Hotel...Dining options go right to the inspiration source... A beautifully themed 1940s Jersey Diner.... Or a fantastic 1940s Amusement Pier themed restaurant featuring modern takes on Boardwalk food with a celebrity chef at the helm...
When I lived in Cali, we would often go to the Monorail Cafe which was a 50s modern diner, open late night, offering the usual diner fare...It was great to have a place open at the hotels late... A component that is missing inside the bubble. You get back to the hotel from the parks at 10pm and all the food options are closed...and often because of the way you have to run all day long, meals are completely missed and there are no options except for lousy delivery pizza, or drive off property and go to Perkins (which is now gone)... The Boardwalk location could provide that late night eatery that would service 5 hotels in that hub... And it could be beautiful with the old boardwalk amusements theming. I think every one of the deluxe hotel hubs needs one late night restaurant like this... Put another one with a different theme at one of the Monorail loop hotels...
Big River Grille, at the Boardwalk, is part of a small chain, which in turn is owned by SPB Hospitality, which operates hundreds of similar (not very good) restaurants.
My recollection is that Jellyrolls was a franchise, although a 10 second search can't verify anything other than there were a couple of other dueling piano bars named "Jellyrolls" in a couple of other cities.
If I were sensitive to the chain thing, I'd keep my eyes closed and my nose pinched when I was on the west side of the Boardwalk, just in case.
My recollection is that Jellyrolls was a franchise, although a 10 second search can't verify anything other than there were a couple of other dueling piano bars named "Jellyrolls" in a couple of other cities.
If I were sensitive to the chain thing, I'd keep my eyes closed and my nose pinched when I was on the west side of the Boardwalk, just in case.
Bocabear
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ESPN sure didn't come off as high end... It was a loud sports bar with pretty mediocre to poor food. When I was there last, the kitchen closed at 10pm... So not very late night...Maybe the hours had changed... but it sure didn't feel like a good fit for the property...Perhaps at All Star Sports....
LSLS
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If your argument was ESPN was done poorly, I would completely agree. As a huge sports fan, I hadn't been there in YEARS, and while I think there is a large need for it, I'm not sad to see it go with what it became. But it absolutely is a fine fit thematically. Back in the day, it did have good food and prices (so-so service still). And I could have sworn I've watched some later hockey games there til almost midnight (again, dating myself on that). They more than doubled the price of food there while shrinking portions, and still had bad service, so I hadn't been in a long time. I also am struggling with how you can complain it wouldn't be high end enough while also asking for a diner.
Bocabear
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It's not that a sports bar can't be high end enough, and by "Diner" i am thinking of a nice diner...themed appropriately to fit the boardwalk idiom. Not a fancy restaurant but theme forward... I am not a sports guy, so honestly, there is no loud screaming sports bar that would fit to me...lol Anyway, with only a few places to go on the boardwalk, none of them particularly fit the theme of the time period, architecture or location (The original interior Flying Fish did but in a modern way).
Every hotel has a bar that's open until 11 or later. And then you can always go to Disney Springs. There's also Abra-Cadabar (sp?) and Jelly Rolls now open every night on the Boardwalk.
I mean, I can drink with the best of them, but when we go to Disney, we aren't really looking for a late-night party spot.
Bocabear
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I was thinking more food than booze options... A lot of people are at the parks until they close, they make their way back to the resorts and find no food options open. Casual (not counter service) dining where you can sit down and be waited on and relax a bit before heading back to the room...Every hotel has a bar that's open until 11 or later. And then you can always go to Disney Springs. There's also Abra-Cadabar (sp?) and Jelly Rolls now open every night on the Boardwalk.
I mean, I can drink with the best of them, but when we go to Disney, we aren't really looking for a late-night party spot.
They need somewhere to get breakfast at night. And a grilled cheese, french dip or burger and fries!
I'm being serious - that's good late night food.
We have a place in Chicago called Little Goat Diner (but food is more upscale than what I'm describing) - something like this would have been fun.
A look at the ESPN Club decoration removal from today
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ESPN Club themeing removal - July 21 2022
ESPN Club themeing removal - July 21 2022
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Bocabear
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That is exactly what I was thinking ...but give it a little more of an old Boardwalk feel... That would be a wonderful addition!They need somewhere to get breakfast at night. And a grilled cheese, french dip or burger and fries!
I'm being serious - that's good late night food.
We have a place in Chicago called Little Goat Diner (but food is more upscale than what I'm describing) - something like this would have been fun.
Kamikaze
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It never had 'good' food. Thats like saying Rainforest has good food.
LSLS
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Every hotel has a bar that's open until 11 or later. And then you can always go to Disney Springs. There's also Abra-Cadabar (sp?) and Jelly Rolls now open every night on the Boardwalk.
I mean, I can drink with the best of them, but when we go to Disney, we aren't really looking for a late-night party spot.
I'm not looking to party, but at 9:00, I'd love to be able to walk over and grab some chicken wings and a beer and watch the Wednesday night hockey game or Monday night football. The thing with every place you are describing is they have MAYBE 1 TV, and it is very limited in stations. I loved being able to watch a random Avalanche or Stars game at ESPN (when it was decent). Honestly it's my way of winding down, especially with the chaos at the parks.
LSLS
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Ok, good for the price at Disney. I distinctly remember going there for a random lunch and getting a chicken sandwich (which was a roll with like 4 tenders in it) and fries for $8. Last time I went, it was still on the menu, but had half the fries, 2 tenders, and was $17. Was it the best food out there? Of course not, but it was fine for what it was at it's price point, especially at Disney.
Kamikaze
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Eh. Good value doesn't make me want to eat it. I'd rather pay more and get good food.
James Alucobond
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Honestly, this already looks better just as a result of the windows being unblocked and the unappealing signage getting removed.
Smiley/OCD
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Yes, absolutely…in REAL, AUTHENTIC NJ/NY deli, the pastrami and corned beef are in water and spices in a steamer table and are sliced on demand…YOU KNOW, that’s not gonna happen…it will be pre-sliced and “nuked” to heat it up which will cause it to be dry…that’ll be Disney’s attempt at authentic. As was said, the “chefs” need a road trip of about 1,000 miles and experience it first hand.
Smiley/OCD
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And of course it’s not a REAL Jersey diner unless you can get breakfast any time and they serve disco fries…and if you don’t know what they are, you shouldn’t even be in this conversation lol