PHOTOS - What happens to the 'Be Our Guest Restaurant' outdoor queue now it's summer?

[Travel Junkie]

I could not even fathom living in that smog riddled state where everything is known to cause cancer. Not being able to experience all four seasons and the amazing visuals that come with them. That sounds like a nightmare of disastrous proportions. The Mid-Atlantic is BY FAR the best area in the country to live AND the birth place of the nation that paved the way for armpit... err states like California to exist.

Not sure if this is good natured ribbing or a truly uninformed opinion, though your followup posts seem to point to the latter.

Anyway, they should have accounted for the heat and rain in designing BOG. Poor planning.

 

[ScoutN]

Not sure if this is good natured ribbing or a truly uninformed opinion, though your followup posts seem to point to the latter.

Anyway, they should have accounted for the heat and rain in designing BOG. Poor planning.

Nothing uninformed about it.

 

[Travel Junkie]

Right, California has no seasons and nothing to visually stimulating to look at. Like I said California is a very diverse state. You may prefer to live elsewhere, but a lot of stereotypes about the state are dead wrong.

 

[DDuckFan130]

Right, California has no seasons and nothing to visually stimulating to look at. Like I said California is a very diverse state. You may prefer to live elsewhere, but a lot of stereotypes about the state are dead wrong.

As a Miami resident, born and raised, I don't think I like you very much anymore out of sheer bitterness for our weather, which IN MY OPINION sucks for the majority of the year, except for those few cold snaps in the winter lol

 

[ScoutN]

Right, California has no seasons and nothing to visually stimulating to look at. Like I said California is a very diverse state. You may prefer to live elsewhere, but a lot of stereotypes about the state are dead wrong.

Your post now makes the others liars. So it is not actually SUNNY and 70s in California? Sounds like some are living in bubbles. As you said such a shame a state where the northern area is flat out gorgeous (but not quite east coast par) has to deal with the nonsense the southern half plays.

 

[nytimez]

such a shame a state where the northern area is flat out gorgeous (but not quite east coast par)

Nothing on the east coast - nothing on the planet, really - comes close to Yosemite. As long as Cali has that, they win the Beauty Contest.

 

[ScoutN]

Nothing on the east coast - nothing on the planet, really - comes close to Yosemite. As long as Cali has that, they win the Beauty Contest.

Shenandoah Valley with its backdrop takes that hands down. No contest.

 

[nytimez]

Shenandoah Valley with its backdrop takes that hands down. No contest.

I've been to the Shenendoah Valley many times. I have family in the area, so I've been down that way quite a bit. I've spent - and will continue to spend - many hours hiking there. It's very beautiful. Stunning in many places, especially in autumn.

It also doesn't hold a candle to Yosemite.

 

[ScoutN]

I've been to the Shenendoah Valley many times. I have family in the area, so I've been down that way quite a bit. I've spent - and will continue to spend - many hours hiking there. It's very beautiful. Stunning in many places, especially in autumn.

It also doesn't hold a candle to Yosemite.

The last portion is purely an agree to disagree. Have you had a chance to hike any portions of the AT?

 

[nytimez]

The last portion is purely an agree to disagree. Have you had a chance to hike any portions of the AT?

Yes, but only in Virginia - I'd love to do a longer stretch, but I'm more of a day hiker than a backpacker at this point in my life. But, if you tell me what you think the best portions of the AT are, I'll try to get there one of these trips.

Always looking for good trails to wander... and when MM+/FP+/planning all your rides and parks 180 days ahead/etc becomes the Disney Way, I will be spending even more time out on the trails and none at all at WDW.

(Also, Bryson's book on hiking the AT is one of the best travel books ever written, IMO.)

 

[ScoutN]

Yes, but only in Virginia - I'd love to do a longer stretch, but I'm more of a day hiker than a backpacker at this point in my life. But, if you tell me what you think the best portions of the AT are, I'll try to get there one of these trips.

Always looking for good trails to wander... and when MM+/FP+/planning all your rides and parks 180 days ahead/etc becomes the Disney Way, I will be spending even more time out on the trails and none at all at WDW.

(Also, Bryson's book on hiking the AT is one of the best travel books ever written, IMO.)

Oh man there are countless stunning areas. It depends on which portion of it you will near or willing to travel to. Since '01 I have done over 115 days on the trail. I keep log of what I see on what stretch between which checkpoints. I can look for the regions that you'll be in and see what kind of notes I have taken. Smokey area in NC is always great sights. I will never forget being on a peak in the Shenandoah region in 10* air, crystal clear night, and watching a full lunar eclipse in the mid '00s.

 

[Travel Junkie]

Your post now makes the others liars. So it is not actually SUNNY and 70s in California? Sounds like some are living in bubbles. As you said such a shame a state where the northern area is flat out gorgeous (but not quite east coast par) has to deal with the nonsense the southern half plays.

Just correcting a misconception made earlier, that's all. So Cal has many great natural areas as well.

 

[RSoxNo1]

I was just at Disney World like 11 days ago and we waited in line for Lunch at Be Our Guest and it was less than an hour. In fact, the wait was I think less than the 45 mins they told us it would be. And they have an attendant out giving people cups of icy cold water while they wait in line. It was nice. We had a party of 11 and it wasn't even packed inside and we all were able to eat together just fine.

You know in Disneyland you can wait less for Blue Bayou day of.

 

[RSoxNo1]

You would think...when Imagineers planned this...that they would have a much longer cue area which would be the inside of the castle...like the great hallway so guests could be inside in a cooler and drier setting...at the same time they could take in the castle surroundings, architecture, etc and be entertained by castle staff CMs and some talking furniture while waiting.

It would not have taken much more to plan it that way. Now I am waiting for the garish awning they will put up one day after numerous complaints from customers who don't like holding umbrellas...and that awning will totally kills the aesthetic of the place.

We know this is a restaurant with a huge capacity, right? They did a great job with the interior of the restaurant, but I really can't fault them for not having built an exterior queue.

 

[RSoxNo1]

I guess that is what happens if you advertise a NEW Fantasyland that only comes with one truly new attraction so far. People will treat a (in my opinion mot even that well done) restaurant as an attraction. Who would have thought that????

And why can't they allow people to just walk in and check it out between 9 and 11. That would be a great service for those who now have to eat here in order to have a look.

Yeah who would have thought a highly themed area that features a well done restaurant or shop would have resulted in lines formulating outside. I suppose if you only allow for 30 people at a time it will create false demand. Oh wait, the restaurant has a capacity of over 500? It's the biggest counter service place in the park?

Case in point, they have a huge hit on their hand and it's because they did a great job with the theming. There's no real signature dish that's getting people in the door, it's people going in for the novelty of it. It will eventually die down, but it doesn't mean it will change from being the most popular restaurant in the Magic Kingdom.

 

[RSoxNo1]

That's actually a horrific idea.

Almost like having FastPass, except now people who look at the line and decide to go elsewhere will now eat there as well. It'll probably add to the wait – not diminish it.

Nah... they can't be right. Fastpass shortens Standby lines because the number of people that want to participate in something is fixed. It has nothing to do with demand for something being at all related to the corresponding wait time.

 

[EsmeraldaLeGitanNotreDame]

You know in Disneyland you can wait less for Blue Bayou day of.

That's cool. I've never been to DisneyLand, just DisneyWorld. I live in the Midwest so it's easier for us to get to DisneyWorld, more than DisneyLand. Ironic since they label where I live as the WidWest, instead of MidEast. I just realized that makes no sense, since I'm closer to DisneyWorld(east). I want to go to DisneyLand one day though.

 

[Californian Elitist]

Right, California has no seasons and nothing to visually stimulating to look at. Like I said California is a very diverse state. You may prefer to live elsewhere, but a lot of stereotypes about the state are dead wrong.

Oh, the stereotypes of California just make me laugh. Goes to show that ignorance will never die.

Yosemite in Fall:

Oh my goodness, would you look at that! SNOW in California! It's a miracle.

Big Bear:

Spring in Long Beach:

Summer in Los Angeles:

Would you look at that? Four seasons in California. I thought it was sunny everyday?

Let's not forget other misconceptions. We see celebs every day, we live next door to movie stars (what?), we're lazy and we all talk like Valley girls and surfer dudes.

"Oh my gawd, so like, you wanna, like, go to the mall today?!"

"Totally dude, I need to get some serious wax for my board after those gnarly waves, today."

Give me a break.

 

[n2hifi]

This thread reminds me of the inherent problem of being a WDW fan. There are so many beautiful and wonderful places in this country (the world for that matter). I love northern and central California. I can't wait to get back to Washington and Oregon. I have favorite places in New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Colorado, South Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, Florida, Utah, Minnesota, Missouri...you get the idea. Most every state I have been to I have found great things about it from the cold on Mount Washington to the heat in Death Valley. There are a handful of states I haven't been to yet and can't wait to go. Problem is I want to keep going back to WDW. These discussions about Florida weather are quite amusing to someone from Saint Louis since most of the people I know that have retired have moved to Florida.

 

[DDuckFan130]

This thread reminds me of the inherent problem of being a WDW fan. There are so many beautiful and wonderful places in this country (the world for that matter). I love northern and central California. I can't wait to get back to Washington and Oregon. I have favorite places in New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Colorado, South Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, Florida, Utah, Minnesota, Missouri...you get the idea. Most every state I have been to I have found great things about it from the cold on Mount Washington to the heat in Death Valley. There are a handful of states I haven't been to yet and can't wait to go. Problem is I want to keep going back to WDW. These discussions about Florida weather are quite amusing to someone from Saint Louis since most of the people I know that have retired have moved to Florida.

I think our other problem is when family and friends remind us that there's other places out there to explore but we just can't resist going back to WDW. I'm slowly but surely getting out there but some trips have had Disney attached like my trip to LA in 2010 to visit family and more importantly DL lol.

But yeah I totally agree with you lol