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The Downtown Disney Thread
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Disney Analyst
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TheCoasterNerd
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They nailed it, that looks awesome
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Disney Analyst
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Restrooms are a winner.
Disney Analyst
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Haven’t seen a good enough photo of it, but Micechat says you can take your food upstairs, where most the seating is.
You can also order any food from the downstairs upstairs with a server.
Centauri Space Station
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oof
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AJFireman
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I kinda noticed that with the sign with the arrow upstairs. still seemed not quite adequate with people gathering for drinks and enjoying the entertainment in the lawn area.
Well this will keep them away... I know many rave about Earl because all sandwiches are under 10 dollars and bring an affordable meal to the resort area. I thought it was going to be the same low budget meals since its remind me of a food court.
mlayton144
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That had better be some special chicken
waltography
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I went during soft opening day! Here are my thoughts:
Sip & Sonder is the most exciting of the four spots in my opinion, plus the pricing is on par with the rest of the resort coffee-wise but far superior quality. I got a signature drink called The Sparrow, which is their vanilla dirty chai, and it was great.
Biggest concern is the configuration of the line outside naturally wants to block the entrance to the food hall (which is fine in the morning since S&S opens at 7am while the interior opens at 11am). Also concerned about turnaround time for drinks; it’s only soft opening so I can forgive the slowness for now, but it really seemed like one of their menu items was really hampering their throughput (the four latte tasting flight which they brew to order). Looking forward to trying their baked goods next though.
GG’s Chicken Shop was just fine. I had their chicken strips (the batter had a weird aftertaste that I simply couldn’t finish) and the waffle fries (delicious with the spice rub but the portions for the price are questionable).
Seating is absolutely going to be a concern here, although a convenient thing about their tables is they have a spot you can place your pager down on so they know where to deliver your food.
Overall aesthetically gorgeous, but I’m not loving the logistics as this place gets more popular. We’ll see how it does, though; I think the prices aren’t actually far off from other food halls in Orange County, though DTD parking is certainly an added wrinkle.
Sip & Sonder is the most exciting of the four spots in my opinion, plus the pricing is on par with the rest of the resort coffee-wise but far superior quality. I got a signature drink called The Sparrow, which is their vanilla dirty chai, and it was great.
Biggest concern is the configuration of the line outside naturally wants to block the entrance to the food hall (which is fine in the morning since S&S opens at 7am while the interior opens at 11am). Also concerned about turnaround time for drinks; it’s only soft opening so I can forgive the slowness for now, but it really seemed like one of their menu items was really hampering their throughput (the four latte tasting flight which they brew to order). Looking forward to trying their baked goods next though.
GG’s Chicken Shop was just fine. I had their chicken strips (the batter had a weird aftertaste that I simply couldn’t finish) and the waffle fries (delicious with the spice rub but the portions for the price are questionable).
Seating is absolutely going to be a concern here, although a convenient thing about their tables is they have a spot you can place your pager down on so they know where to deliver your food.
Overall aesthetically gorgeous, but I’m not loving the logistics as this place gets more popular. We’ll see how it does, though; I think the prices aren’t actually far off from other food halls in Orange County, though DTD parking is certainly an added wrinkle.
Phroobar
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That's an ugly looking sandwich. Could they tried not to smash it? Whoever made that obviously worked fast food before. Yuck!
MK-fan
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That’s a $25 meal with no drink, geez. Thats crazy pricing for fast food basically.
Too Many Hats
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Is there perhaps additional seating outdoors, near/around the stage and green space?
waltography
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There’s a handful of tables around the corner in front of D-Lander and Avengers Reserve, but not nearly enough to supplement the need + will only get more busy when the new Earl of Sandwich opens in the back of that green space.
mickEblu
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Kind of makes me wonder who Disney is catering to here? Maybe the group of young adult friends where everyone is paying for themselves? Definitely not families. I’m not paying $100 -$150 for a quick service chicken sandwich meal. I’ll spend that on a sit down meal where I can be served and relax.
Nirya
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I just checked for fun, and a burger at Galactic Grill costs between $13-16. I think this price is about what I would expect given the cost of things throughout the resort and that it's a bit more elevated (it's close to LA pricing, depressingly enough).
I'm also probably not going to get food here, but the pricing isn't that surprising.
mickEblu
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Yeah I think the $12 lemonade is what throws things off. $13–16 for a good quality burger or chicken sandwich isn’t bad. Take out the lemonade, share two fries instead of 4 and it’s about what I’d expect for a quick service meal at DTD.