truecoat
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It'll be onsite and that matters to enough people.
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The Downtown Disney Thread
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It'll be onsite and that matters to enough people.
Consumer
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What Downtown Disney needs, more than anything, is a canal. There needs to be a flowing source of water running throughout Downtown Disney, preferably with some sort of gondola along it. Early drafts for Downtown Disney even featured an entire lagoon.
I do think something along the lines of the San Antonio River Walk would be perfect for Downtown Disney. It has that ideal quaint, intimate, and calm energy that Downtown Disney needs. The River Walk is constantly busy with plenty of foot traffic. Adding a river to Downtown Disney would change the shopping district from a pathway to Disneyland into a destination for tourists and locals alike.
Even if we can't have a river, some sort of large fountain, similar to the Americana, would greatly improve Downtown Disney. Anything to make Downtown Disney an actually pleasant place to sit, eat, and just hang out with people. The way it currently is, has been, and appears to still be, it's just a shopping mall with nothing unique or particularly "Disney."
I do think something along the lines of the San Antonio River Walk would be perfect for Downtown Disney. It has that ideal quaint, intimate, and calm energy that Downtown Disney needs. The River Walk is constantly busy with plenty of foot traffic. Adding a river to Downtown Disney would change the shopping district from a pathway to Disneyland into a destination for tourists and locals alike.
Even if we can't have a river, some sort of large fountain, similar to the Americana, would greatly improve Downtown Disney. Anything to make Downtown Disney an actually pleasant place to sit, eat, and just hang out with people. The way it currently is, has been, and appears to still be, it's just a shopping mall with nothing unique or particularly "Disney."
Disney Analyst
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Consumer
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"Amazing."
Nirya
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I do agree on a need for some water features, though I wouldn't say a canal per se. The area in front of Splitzville seems perfect for a medium to large fountain of some kind, and I am honestly still annoyed that they have not bitten the bullet and changed the Esplande to put some kind of fountain in the center instead of that mosaic that they keep having to chain off because guests are theoretically slipping on it.
NobodyElse
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Yeah, I think even Huell Howser would question that one.
CaptinEO
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Hahahah! Looks like a nice outdoor bar I guess but "amazing"? Have they been to any mall in 2006?
Ne'er-Do-Well Cad
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“Amazing!!!” might be a bit much, but honestly Centrico does look really nice. Contemporary without being soulless. Aesthetically it’s an improvement over Uva Bar.
TP2000
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I don't think I'll ever get over the grammatically stunted and intellectually narrow overuse of the word "amazing". Certainly, previous generations had their hip word; boss, cool, bit-hin', fly, etc. (Look at me channeling pop culture!) But it was mostly a new spin or new phrasing of that new language.
With "amazing", the 2020's seem to have taken a word that once meant real wonder, and applied it to anything mundane or average like a redecorated powder room, or an attractively plated cheeseburger, or a new pair of off the rack shoes.
In this instance, it's a 25 year old patio cafe in a shopping center. That got a light remodel. Trust me, that's not "amazing".
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truecoat
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Until they go out of style like those Stanley thermoses.
yeah maybe, but theyve been selling like hotcakes for years and years now.
TP2000
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I agree.
And using the San Antonio example, they could also do evening drinks n' dessert cruises, with Characters even.
Hello, TDA??? Do you want to make some extra money???
Stevek
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I think a steakhouse is fine as it keeps onsite guests, onsite. Heck, Steakhouse 55 wasn't bad and we visited a couple times, including my company having my 25th work anniversary dinner there. Now that being said, if I'm making a trip to Anaheim for a steak, it's Morton's or Flemings.
NobodyElse
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As an alternative to the chains, you might consider heading down Ball Rd. instead and try The Ranch.
"Proudly listed in the MICHELIN Guide California, THE RANCH Restaurant was named Restaurant of the Year for the city of Anaheim, Best Steakhouse by LA Times, Best of Award of Excellence by Wine Spectator for ten consecutive years, and is home to Orange County’s most exclusive selection of popular and rare spirits."
Stevek
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Have never been there but used to work near it in Anaheim. Didn't even realize there was a restaurant separate from the Saloon. Might have to try it. Thanks!
KeithVH
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HA! Just found this reading back thru. Shows how much you know. There is only one acceptable ginger ale and that is VERNORS. Anything else is a poor imitation.
MarvelCharacterNerd
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Funny enough as I was sipping my Canada Dry today, I was thinking of this thread and contemplating whether to seek out a ginger ale with actual ginger in it...
Looks like both Seagrams and Vernors would be more expensive than Canada Dry?