News Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge - Historical Construction/Impressions

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TP2000 said:
I'm a huge Disneyland fan and love the history of the place. That said, I think it's time to end Disneyland's Prohibition. But carefully.

I can think of three existing restaurants where a curated short list of beer and wine should be served with lunch and dinner, and they could start this summer;

The Blue Bayou
Cafe Orleans
Carnation Cafe

There would be no to-go cups, the drinks would be served in glassware to be consumed at the table with a meal.

Then next summer when Star Wars Land opens, you can add the Cantina or whatever waitress-service restaurant they have there to the alcohol service list.

If all that goes well, in 2020 you could add the French Market and the Plaza Inn to the wine/beer offering group. But that would require patrons to consume their drinks in those restaurants only. And again, no to-go cups. At the same time, you could add a couple of signature cocktails to the Blue Bayou menu, specifically a real Mint Julep made with bourbon, and some over-flavored vodka offering for the wimps at the table.

Done and done by 2020. Drinks are served, Disneyland survives, TDA makes more money, and the place hasn't devolved into the cheap seats at a Raiders game.
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sounds well and good, but the next thing you know bud light shows up and it's all down the tubes
 
Phroobar

Phroobar

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Well if Disney owns FOX does that mean they could serve Duff Beer?

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SSG

SSG

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While the Star Wars extended universe isn't canon, some of the books and video games had characters ordering Corellian Ale. It'd be pretty simple to re-label an existing ale as Corellian and sell it in the Cantina
 
vancee

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nevol said:
My friends and I stopped at Mad T party during the 60th and then went back to disneyland for Fantasmic! They were black out. We are 28. I barely drink. They can handle their liquor. Nobody meant to get that drunk. The bartender at Mad T Party poured really heavy for them. They each had one drink and then were belligerent walking to Fantasmic!

I think Disneyland could afford to have beer and wine at table service restaurants, and that it would be really nice in Blue Bayou, for instance. Hard alcohol, not necessary. Wine is expensive and filling, so nobody is going to go drink more than a bottle. Beer too can be priced accordingly so nobody is having more than 3. But the fact that club 33 has had alcohol forever, while Disneyland didn't have it, is kind of a classist criticism of Walt's audience of the masses. He obviously wanted the place to be clean, fun, safe, and a place where families would go spend time together, but the subtext of that is that his audiences can't handle themselves while the elite at club 33 can. Now that DCA serves, it really is inevitable that one or more table service restaurants add beer and wine to the menu. Star Wars Cantina (would likely have cocktails because those can be themed) and Blue Bayou. Do I think churro carts ought to be replaced with vendors selling mixed drinks like at Mad T Party? Please no.
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I remember I showed my family the Mad T Party.. I will never show them something like that again. My parents and other family members got so drunk off of the blue zombie drinks it was embarrassing! My mom was getting on random scooters, trying to turn them on and drive them. I’ve never seen my dad and family friends drunk so much before (my mom has done worse from drinking, alcohol always messes her up easily). Surprised we didn’t get kicked out. They were really upset about the Mad T Party leaving and still to this day talk about the blue zombie drink.
 
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dweezil78 said:
Truthfully, I really wonder if the hold out is more due to Club 33. If you introduce a nice lounge akin to Carthay at DCA, then you're instantly devaluing Club 33 as it would no longer be the only place within DL to enjoy a drink.
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Interesting. I'd never thought about that.
 
Old Mouseketeer

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TP2000 said:
I'm a huge Disneyland fan and love the history of the place. That said, I think it's time to end Disneyland's Prohibition. But carefully.

I can think of three existing restaurants where a curated short list of beer and wine should be served with lunch and dinner, and they could start this summer;

The Blue Bayou
Cafe Orleans
Carnation Cafe

There would be no to-go cups, the drinks would be served in glassware to be consumed at the table with a meal.

Then next summer when Star Wars Land opens, you can add the Cantina or whatever waitress-service restaurant they have there to the alcohol service list.

If all that goes well, in 2020 you could add the French Market and the Plaza Inn to the wine/beer offering group. But that would require patrons to consume their drinks in those restaurants only. And again, no to-go cups. At the same time, you could add a couple of signature cocktails to the Blue Bayou menu, specifically a real Mint Julep made with bourbon, and some over-flavored vodka offering for the wimps at the table.

Done and done by 2020. Drinks are served, Disneyland survives, TDA makes more money, and the place hasn't devolved into the cheap seats at a Raiders game.
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That's exactly the kind of approach I was talking about. It balances various interests. both Disney and guests. It appears that MK is doing a staged rollout starting with Be Our Guest dinner service. Thanks for amplifying with more detail.
 
Curious Constance

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thealmightyvance said:
I remember I showed my family the Mad T Party.. I will never show them something like that again. My parents and other family members got so drunk off of the blue zombie drinks it was embarrassing! My mom was getting on random scooters, trying to turn them on and drive them. I’ve never seen my dad and family friends drunk so much before (my mom has done worse from drinking, alcohol always messes her up easily). Surprised we didn’t get kicked out. They were really upset about the Mad T Party leaving and still to this day talk about the blue zombie drink.
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NOW your Avatar pic makes sense!
 
mickEblu

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egg said:
Repeat that?



The guy shouldn't have been terribly drunk. That woman shouldn't have been so freaking annoying. The security guy shouldn't have sprayed him at ~1:40, but 1:40 shouldn't have happened because real help should've been there a hundred times sooner. What a mess.
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That wasn’t one of my finest moments. Yup that guy in the video is me. Right after I found out they were converting TOT to GOTG:MB
 
D.Silentu

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Old Mouseketeer said:
A friend who is a CM heard that even security might be costumed like the old days of the US Marshall in Frontierland and the Keystone Cop on Main St. There was a rumor that managers might have to be costumed.
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That kind of dedication to theme goes too far. Security in the park should be uniformed likewise so as not to be confused with the characters.
 
George Lucas on a Bench

George Lucas on a Bench

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The obvious security guards at DL bother me. There are dudes in all black walking around Downtown Disney with guns. Do your job incognito or go backstage or something. Construct themed duckblinds. I don't want to see uniformed soldiers patrolling DL. Sorry, it's just the way I feel.

Still, it's not as bad as the entrance to The Magic Kingdom where I saw more security guards than you would need to secure the entire theme park just hanging out in front of the train station ruining the view while a few people trickled in and out.
 

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