Andrew C
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Kitchen issues?
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Planet Hollywood unveils redesign for Disney Springs
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Kitchen issues?
No official word, but it would seem so. They've been doing VIP previews for days though, so not 100% sure it's kitchen related
IanDLBZF
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WHAT?! Wonder what happened? FL Department of Health better not "ding" them again or else the opening is going to be pushed AGAIN!
Next Big Thing
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Speaking of failed inspections... the AMC Dine-In failed theirs not to long ago. The Dine-In was actually made to stay closed for a day because of it.
Most of the inspections issues are not related to the kitchen, but occupancy permits. Things like fire suppression, emergency exits, and tiny finishing items.
Most of the restaurants have these types of issues. I would expect something similar is happening at PH.
Most of the restaurants have these types of issues. I would expect something similar is happening at PH.
Dr.GrantSeeker
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Are they going to put anything on the top of the tower? I know in the concept art there was a light or something...
It definitely looks weird with nothing there right now.
It definitely looks weird with nothing there right now.
JenniferS
When you're the leader, you don't have to follow.
It's certainly not what we were led to believe was happening, but it sure is better than what we had.
Not weird, more ... unfinished.
flyerjab
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I agree about the tower. I think that overall they did a great job on the outside, except for the tower. Compared to everything else, it looks purposefully unfinished, and it really sticks out (in a bad way) from everything else that was done.
Dr.GrantSeeker
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That's a much better way of putting it. I hope they do something, PH looks great now and having an unfinished tower next to it would be annoying and screams budget cuts
The whole project appears to have been heavily affected by budget cuts, a big missed opportunity, and probably the only building that is a let down in the new Disney Springs. The Observatory look has mostly gone by the wayside.
The exterior skin does not look good. It is very rough around the edges, and I imagine it will get worse over time.
There are utility boxes and duct work everywhere. Particularly bad when viewed from the Coca Cola building side.
There are LED downlights around the entrance, but you can see the actual LEDs, and it looks bad.
The interior, from what we can see so far, looks very bland. The entrance box area seems to be mostly empty, a big wasted space.
I expect the food to be a little better than what was there before, but nothing special.
We'll see when it finally opens.
The exterior skin does not look good. It is very rough around the edges, and I imagine it will get worse over time.
There are utility boxes and duct work everywhere. Particularly bad when viewed from the Coca Cola building side.
There are LED downlights around the entrance, but you can see the actual LEDs, and it looks bad.
The interior, from what we can see so far, looks very bland. The entrance box area seems to be mostly empty, a big wasted space.
I expect the food to be a little better than what was there before, but nothing special.
We'll see when it finally opens.
Next Big Thing
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The failed inspection I spoke of at AMC was due to cockroaches found in the kitchen. On multiple days of inspection.
Yep sorry, should have added, I was referring to pre-opening issues.
71jason
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The whole thing feels like a Frankenstein's monster of a restaurant to me. Like halfway through making the planned Jekyll-&-Hyde-Club-like "Observatory"/"Stargazers Lounge" they gave up on that theme and ran back to Planet Hollywood to keep the name and some (but hardly all) of the PH memorabilia, overlaid on what they had already done. Then they threw in the menu from a Guy Fieri restaurant that never happened--was it even rumored?--and copied the milkshakes from Toothsome at the last minute because they blew up on social media.
Which raises all kinds of questions. Why did they bail on the original Observatory concept? Was PH planning on moving out (likely to their new 535 resort) before the Mouse pulled them back in? Was Fieri ever up for his own place in DS and if so why did that fall thru? Or was he a last minute save to jazz up what would have seemed a "been there, done that" PH?
Overall I still think STK is #1 on the most likely to leave list, but barring some truly amazing burgers this looks like it may be #2.
Which raises all kinds of questions. Why did they bail on the original Observatory concept? Was PH planning on moving out (likely to their new 535 resort) before the Mouse pulled them back in? Was Fieri ever up for his own place in DS and if so why did that fall thru? Or was he a last minute save to jazz up what would have seemed a "been there, done that" PH?
Overall I still think STK is #1 on the most likely to leave list, but barring some truly amazing burgers this looks like it may be #2.
lazyboy97o
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Disney must have wanted Planet Hollywood to stay for some reason. Why else let them slide away from the concept?
radiorae
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Disney Parks Blog says Planet Hollywood is open.
https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/b...t-disney-springs-at-walt-disney-world-resort/
https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/b...t-disney-springs-at-walt-disney-world-resort/
KBLovedDisney
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For some reason, this looks like 90s Disney trying to make a comeback. It's not exactly bad, but at the same time not exactly mind blowing.