Starbucks coming to Disney parks

[zweltar]

I don't drink coffee, but this will definitely make my wife happy. She is a Starbucks addict!

 

[TP2000]

Great... overpriced burnt coffee

The good news here is that Starbucks will only be served in these six specific park locations; two in California and four in Florida. All of the hundreds of other restaurants and snack bars in Disney theme parks in this country will still serve the weak, poorly made swill made from Nescafe'.

If you don't like Starbucks, don't like their brewing or roasting techniques, or just don't like big succesful corporations from Seattle who are too trendy, we can all just purchase the regular Nescafe' dreck from the other Disney theme park locations.

There will be choices in which coffee you drink at Disney parks, and that's a good thing!

 

[zooey]

I'm definitely happy about this. Hopefully Starbucks will allow Disney to theme the venues where the branding is less visible. I don't need an elaborate back story as to how Starbucks fits into any particular location, but I don't want to be sucked into the 'real world' when seeing a Starbucks sign in the parks, either. Overall, good move. They're gonna sell waaaaaay more coffee, I would imagine.

 

[nc_disneyfreak]

lame...

i love coffee. but one of the reasons i love wdw is the immersion into disney magic. I can forget about the outside world...starbucks now? i dont like it. i see starbucks everywhere already. good idea for some, but maybe if its tucked away with a cart offering or something...

 

[c-one]

I'm kinda surprised people drink coffee in the parks, to be honest... I'll have a cup in the morning when I wake up, but that's about it. Plus I don't think coffee and Mission Space are the best one-two combo for my stomach!

 

[Victoria]

I am SO excited to hear this! When in Disney I always feel like I am experiencing a coffee drought. The Nescafe junk is just so bad. Starbucks wouldn't be my first name brand choice (Dunkin Donuts is 1st) of coffee for the parks, but I will go with it. In Disneyland I have always stopped at the Starbucks cart in DtD because it is the closest I can come to real coffee around there. I am not worried about the themeing or anything. I trust Disney will make sure the locations fit in.

 

[Tinkerbell 8]

I am sooooo happy that Disney will finally have good coffee. Nescafe is disgusting, and now I can enjoy all my favorite drinks in my favorite place in the world. It sounds like Disney is going to theme the locations in the parks to fit in the surroundings, so I don't think that it will stick out like a sore thumb. Can't wait to stroll down Main Street with a java frap, or my new favorite iced venti solo shot non fat 6 pump vanilla extra caramel caramel macchiatto. :sohappy:

 

[ScoutN]

The good news here is that Starbucks will only be served in these six specific park locations; two in California and four in Florida. All of the hundreds of other restaurants and snack bars in Disney theme parks in this country will still serve the weak, poorly made swill made from Nescafe'.

If you don't like Starbucks, don't like their brewing or roasting techniques, or just don't like big succesful corporations from Seattle who are too trendy, we can all just purchase the regular Nescafe' dreck from the other Disney theme park locations.

There will be choices in which coffee you drink at Disney parks, and that's a good thing!

They are the Budweiser of coffee. Multimillion dollar ad campaign with a bunch of hype behind a tasteless junk product.

 

[aladdin2007]

I am sooooo happy that Disney will finally have good coffee. Nescafe is disgusting, and now I can enjoy all my favorite drinks in my favorite place in the world. It sounds like Disney is going to theme the locations in the parks to fit in the surroundings, so I don't think that it will stick out like a sore thumb. Can't wait to stroll down Main Street with a java frap, or my new favorite iced venti solo shot non fat 6 pump vanilla extra caramel caramel macchiatto. :sohappy:

I agree that nescafe is awful,,,but cant help but feel the parks are becoming malls. Might as well stay home and go around the corner.

 

[quirkle]

I literally yelped with happiness!!:sohappy:

It became hard to go to the Poly every day to get a greap cup of coffee - or I brought my VIA packs in and got hot water.

It is nice to have something that I can sip and enjoy - now my husband is not going to be happy about this - snack credit????

 

[rkelly42]

I find starbucks to be overpriced and flashy. Just give me a good cup of regular coffee, that is just my opinion though.

 

[acishere]

I'm in favor of simply being able to get my REAL cup of coffee, not coffee flavored syrup mixed in water, as easily as possible before I have to get on any rides. Starbucks seems to be the brand that markets their products best in these situations so I'm fine with it being them. I actually like them better than Dunkin. Starbucks actually gets my order right. Dunkin looks at me like I have 6 heads when I ask for milk in my coffee. Also Dunkin doesn't the know the difference between hot coffee and hot to the point you won't be able to taste your lunch right afterwards coffee.

I'm just worried because the only Starbuck locations where I have had a bad experience were in tourist spots (30 Rock basement and Vegas casino). Disney better not have the same issues.

I would be in support of a WaWa style Coffee Condiments Bar. :lookaroun

I may just buy a pint of Wawa hazelnut creamer for when I travel. Just a shot of that stuff can fix that burnt taste in Starbucks coffee or the bitterness out of DD's brew.

 

[Mem11]

This is what I'm concerned with too. While I don't mind if the Main Street Bakery or Auntie Gravity's Galactic Treats start serving Starbucks coffee, I don't want to walk over to the counter where a corner of the store has magically transported me back to my local mall's Starbucks with the blonde wood countertops, sandblasted glass pendant lighting, and baristas sporting their bright green aprons. Keep me in the turn of the 20th Century or Tomorrowland please.

Al Lutz describes how the one in DCA will be operated Here:

The first in-park Starbucks is now slated to open this June on Buena Vista Street with the re-launched Disney California Adventure. Starbucks will take up residence in the Fiddler, Fifer and Practical Café, as an odd hybrid of a regular Starbucks and a Disney-run operation. While the Fiddler, Fifer and Practical Café (dubbed the Pig Café by Anaheim’s Foods group) will maintain all the great 1920’s theming and architecture already shown to the public, subtle Starbucks logos in rubbed brass and period-appropriate signage will be added near the entrance doors. It won’t scream Starbucks with green awnings and bright logos like your neighborhood location, but once anyone gets within sight of the front door they’ll be able to spot the logo and tell that it’s a Starbucks. (Now you know why Bob Iger decreed that the huge tree already planted in front of the Pig Café be moved over a few feet at big expense, as he knows this new corporate alliance needs to go well and the subtle Starbucks logos can’t be too hidden.)

Once inside the Pig Café, the restaurant will operate like a traditional Starbucks during the morning hours just after the park opens. It’s at that time of day that the four separate espresso machines each staffed by a Starbucks-trained barista will be going full blast (where most of Starbucks’ “big” stores only have two machines), and the refrigerated cases near the front will offer a selection of Starbucks own grab-n-go breakfast and pastry items. Later in the day the location will switch over solely to a Disney created menu for lunch and dinner options, while Starbucks espresso drinks will still be offered through park closing. Over a hundred seats at a few dozen tables inside and out at the Pig Café should soak up most of the lunch and dinner crowd, although it’s expected that the morning business will be mostly to-go orders as people stream into the park and head to Cars Land with their Venti Latte and Danish.

Like most I don't have a problem with this as long as they stay within the theme and don't become full blown Starbucks locations. I'm not a coffee drinker, so I guess it really doesn't effect me.

If you read the entire article, what I find most interesting is the reason this didn't happen sooner. Apparently Starbucks doesn't trust Disney to properly train the CM's to put out a quality product. If true, that's pretty sad for a company once thought of as the best at training it's employees.

 

[c-one]

They are the Budweiser of coffee. Multimillion dollar ad campaign with a bunch of hype behind a tasteless junk product.

If Starbucks is the Budweiser of coffee, Nescafe is the Keystone Light. Where can we get the Sierra Nevada?

 

[Disney61]

Why?

 

[TinkerBelle8878]

I'm also not a huge coffee drinker but I do like a Frappaccinno when its hot out. As long as they'll offer a decaf version in the parks, this is a win.

The only concern I would have is the prices compared to everyone's neighborhood Starbucks. Would they be set by Starbucks or Disney? Starbucks setting the prices, you have a chance at them being comparable to everyplace else. If Disney sets them and then tries to justify drinks as options on the DDP, I can see drinks going for ten dollars.

 

[Captain Neo]

My prediction for the parks:

Magic Kingdom: Main Street USA
Epcot Center: Replacing the interior of Fountain View Cafe
Hollywood Studios: Somewhere on Sunset Blvd.
Animal Kingdom: Replacing the Mcdonald's restaurant in Dinoland U.S.A.

 

[csmat99]

Coffee was regularly under a dollar.. and coffee was almost always 'free refills' and normally cheaper than milk, juice or soda. Dollar coffee is tough to find anymore.. but even places like McDonalds have coffee for cheap still.

starbucks has driven up the price of coffee not only with their own coffee prices, but by upselling the market to coffee specialty drinks (at $4-$6/each) instead of just regular coffee. That's really what Starbucks has done to the market... successfully upsold the market into premium drinks for which they charge a premium price for.

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[csmat99]

The good news here is that Starbucks will only be served in these six specific park locations; two in California and four in Florida. All of the hundreds of other restaurants and snack bars in Disney theme parks in this country will still serve the weak, poorly made swill made from Nescafe'.

If you don't like Starbucks, don't like their brewing or roasting techniques, or just don't like big succesful corporations from Seattle who are too trendy, we can all just purchase the regular Nescafe' dreck from the other Disney theme park locations.

There will be choices in which coffee you drink at Disney parks, and that's a good thing!

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[TP2000]

They are the Budweiser of coffee. Multimillion dollar ad campaign with a bunch of hype behind a tasteless junk product.

Once again, the good news is that if you don't like Starbucks or you envy their success at growing from a small coffee shop in Seattle in 1971 to a global brand known for a quality product, you don't have to drink it or buy from them. You can go to Tomorrowland Terrace and buy a cup of Nescafe' instead, and ignore the Starbucks place on Main Street USA.