The lighting is similar to before. I increased the brightness of the image slightly so you can actually see what has been done.
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News Revamped Dining Room Unveiled at EPCOT's San Angel Inn Restaurante
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networkpro
Well-Known Member
- In the Parks
- Yes
No more wobbly tables ??
Maccabee18
Active Member
Guess the money they made from charging for chips and salsa allowed them to make some upgrades.
Rumpusgoopus
New Member
Oh my god, working for Disney must be exhausting.
People have been complaining for years that the restaurant is too dark and too cramped. Disney adds lighting and separators, and now it's too bright, the thin poles are blocking a sliver of one's view, and things are somehow more cramped.
And a further complaint that by cutting seating to provide more space, that allows Disney to cut staff, ignoring that this also means less revenue!
And most of these opinions are derived from a few scant pictures.
People, put down your phones and breathe. There are more important things in life than to immediately complain about whatever small thing Disney does.
People have been complaining for years that the restaurant is too dark and too cramped. Disney adds lighting and separators, and now it's too bright, the thin poles are blocking a sliver of one's view, and things are somehow more cramped.
And a further complaint that by cutting seating to provide more space, that allows Disney to cut staff, ignoring that this also means less revenue!
And most of these opinions are derived from a few scant pictures.
People, put down your phones and breathe. There are more important things in life than to immediately complain about whatever small thing Disney does.
Disney does not want you to put down your phone. You may actually see what's going on around you.
Less seating means less revenue? Is this your first time? Because that is easily fixed by increasing menu prices by $1 per item upon reopening. Who's going to complain? All the reviewers are going to focus on the new seating and lighting and menu prices are rarely analyzed (except for here).
Rumpusgoopus
New Member
True. This is the only place where people complain about Disney prices.
To say that Disney made these changes for the purpose of reducing staff is ridiculous.
Pros: More Room, Comfortable, Little More Ambient light
Cons: Messes with the scale of things for the mural and water in the back.
Unchanged: Food is still awful.
Bonus: Use of non Home-Depot Tile to complete the renovation.....You got that contractors working on Morocco???
Cons: Messes with the scale of things for the mural and water in the back.
Unchanged: Food is still awful.
Bonus: Use of non Home-Depot Tile to complete the renovation.....You got that contractors working on Morocco???
Which no one said.
Mealtrip
Member
Unless everyone in your party is 18 inches wide, at least one or two people are going to be slamming their elbows into an unnecessary wall divider each time they cut into a burrito. All they had to do, in order to make more room, is remove six or seven tables and reposition everything. No walls, no poles. Just image this new layout, and how much more spacious it would feel — if the walls and poles weren't there.
The other issue... with shared-back, one piece booths is — every time, any one laughs or coughs or moves abruptly — everyone... on both sides of the booth are going to feel it. If the person behind you has long hair, your going to feel it and smell it on your side. Booths should be backed by a wall or divider greater than 6 inches wide (at a nice contemporary casual restaurant anyway).
The way it looks now... I'm sort of half expecting strolling characters and a prix fixe menu.
The other issue... with shared-back, one piece booths is — every time, any one laughs or coughs or moves abruptly — everyone... on both sides of the booth are going to feel it. If the person behind you has long hair, your going to feel it and smell it on your side. Booths should be backed by a wall or divider greater than 6 inches wide (at a nice contemporary casual restaurant anyway).
The way it looks now... I'm sort of half expecting strolling characters and a prix fixe menu.
castlecake2.0
Well-Known Member
Why does Disney even bother anymore
What about all those restaurants in which a booth is up against a real necessary wall? Was that never an issue in the past?
SourcererMark79
Well-Known Member
- In the Parks
- No
Ask Jenny about poles blocking her view during dinner
Sir_Cliff
Well-Known Member
Balderdash! This is all about reducing costs, raising prices, and breaking guests' elbows! I wouldn't be surprised if Iger also specifically ordered the poles be placed strategically and the lighting be turned up just enough to obscure the backdrop of the pyramid so he could save money on maintenance and eventually replace it with a bare wall or, if we're lucky, a screen promoting the latest IPs he's purchased.
Tha Realest
Well-Known Member
That’s for the years-long insight, guy who just joined today.
mysto
Well-Known Member
I've never complained that san Angel in is too dark, or cramped for that matter. I feel you've misrepresented me unkindly.
I'm using a laptop.
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Jambo Dad
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Good post! I have to admit we never liked the food there. it was pretty weak.
Club Cooloholic
Well-Known Member
I have always enjoyed the Inn, it's dark and cool and there is a bit of dining in an open plaza feel that this kinda kills. I don't think the dividers were necessary, and their addition makes it look more On The Boarder/ Chi Chis, than a nice restaurant. They just needed to take out a few tables because I swear it was not that crammed 20 years ago. .for those saying there are less tables I am not so sure. With the dividers they can put guests up right next to each other. It more like a shared long table, the dividers will keep you from banging knees with strangers, but you will certainly hear their conversation with them just inches away.
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Tuvalu
Premium Member
For all the naysayers who say the new lighting “ruins the ambiance” (taken just now) -
Entering the pavilion
The restaurant from the entrance
The restaurant from the water
IMO I think this is a wonderful improvement. Photos magnify the lighting. In person it is not as bright as it appears.
Entering the pavilion
The restaurant from the entrance
The restaurant from the water
IMO I think this is a wonderful improvement. Photos magnify the lighting. In person it is not as bright as it appears.