Mark In KY
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I remember when there were food carts at MGM Studios that had the BEST sausage, pepper, and onion sandwiches.
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Starbucks at WDW
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Goofyernmost
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Dragonrider1227
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While I'm all for the special stuff I can only get at Disney, does does a brand name coffee really hurt that? I mean, without it, it's still just regular coffee. Unless they're sprinkling pixie dust in it, it's just coffee in general which isn't something special. So... I'm not understanding the argument here.
Have we forgotten how on Walt's watch there was a pirate ship that sold Chicken of the Sea products? Was there anyone complaining "I can get Chicken of the Sea food anywhere. I want something only at Disney" back then too?
The Empress Lilly
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It was a pirate ship that sold Chicken of the Sea food. Instead of an outside restaurant chain opening up a licensed store in Fantasyland.
Likewise, nobody complained about a turn of the century bakery serving Nescafé drinks. But we do protest closing that for a licensed franchise, with some period decoration.
The difference is theme, and product vs place. Nescafé and Joffrey's are brands, not places in the modern everyday world.
It will all be fine one the AT-AT is in place
The Empress Lilly
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Get our snowspeeders ready, we're going to bring down these Imperialist invaders!It will all be fine one the AT-AT is in place
Get our snowspeeders ready, we're going to bring down these Imperialist invaders!
BEST STARBUCKS EVER 
ford91exploder
Resident Curmudgeon
Get our snowspeeders ready, we're going to bring down these Imperialist invaders!
I am in AWE - Mere words are not sufficient...
ford91exploder
Resident Curmudgeon
As @The Empress Lilly Notes it was a PIRATE SHIP sponsored by 'Chicken of Sea', There were also stores sponsored by Carnation 'The Creamery' and Sunkist which sold Dairy and Orange treats which were UNIQUE to Disneyland, It was not a Howard Johnsons plunked down in the middle of Main St with a veneer of period decor. Theme and place were paramount.
Now Comedy is Paramount
ford91exploder
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ford91exploder
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To clean up the dairy spills at the drink toppings bar...
Dragonrider1227
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So, you'd feel better if it was a Starbucks made to look like a turn of the century building? I doubt it. You'd all still be complaining that a brand name you can get anywhere else is being sold in Disney. Just like you did with the McDonalds Fry Cart that they designed specifically to look like it belonged in Frontierland.
Frankly, I didn't even know there WAS a bakery until all this. I think I walked by it, smelled it, but never thought to actually go in. I get the feeling a lot of people did this. Hence why it probably wasn't selling and Disney felt the need to put something else in there and let's face it, Starbucks is a familiar and selling brand. Familiarity is a big thing now.
There are a lot of unique elements I come to Disney for. For the most part, food is not one of them. (Turkey Legs and resort pizza an exception) So while a little jarring to the theme, I could care less if there's a Starbucks in Main Street.
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AswaySuller
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I don't particularly like Starbucks in the parks.. I hated the McDonald's fries at AK
But Why does this get more hate than the McDonald's stand or even a dole whips stand?
But Why does this get more hate than the McDonald's stand or even a dole whips stand?
ford91exploder
Resident Curmudgeon
I go to Disney to be entertained and check out of reality for a while, If there is no difference between Disney and the local mall why should I bother going to Disney at all
Big difference between 'Sponsored By' and perhaps selling some branded goods inside and simply plopping a chain store in mall-style, If you look at the Ice cream parlor you will see 'Sponsored By Edy's But its still a nicely themed turn of the century ice cream parlor which just happens to serve Edy's Ice Cream, It's not a BASKIN-ROBBINS with a few turn of the century fixtures.
ToyStorygirl
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Is nobody looking at it from Starbucks point of view? Why should they change their decor to suit Disney? They didn't in Universal and nobody seemed to care. I know some would argue Universal isn't the same thing but you still walk into another world when you go in there. I didn't walk around thinking I was on a film set only to be devastated by the sight of Starbucks making me realise I'm not really a Hollywood extra.
Dragonrider1227
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Sorry, I feel there would be complaining regardless of how well it was themed into the area and from the footage I've seen, I think they themed it well.
Maybe it's just because I was never interested in this bakery. I don't even know what was in it. So maybe it's simply because I lack the personal connection with this particular part of Disney World :/
Bairstow
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The concern is that if Disney finds it's lucrative to replace their homegrown bakery shop with a Starbucks, what's to stop them from replacing Cosmic Ray's with a Pizza Hut? Pecos Bills with a Taco Bell?
When you're willing to compromise your themed space with external, homogenous commercial spaces it stands to reason you may not know where to draw the line.
When you're willing to compromise your themed space with external, homogenous commercial spaces it stands to reason you may not know where to draw the line.
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