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| Spirit of 74
Mon 12/8/2008 4:44p | According to Orlando Sentinel's ex-restaurant critic (a very good one at that) Scott Joseph, Disney has removed prime rib from their buffets across property and replaced it with cheaper, lower quality strip loin.
And in typical balls as big as basketballs Mouscastyle, the Disney exec quoted in his blog says it was all because of guests complaining they were getting too much beef at the buffets and it didn't give them a chance to enjoy the (cheaper) other offerings.
Only Disney. Only Disney.
This is WalMarting.
The price of a buffet at WDW has probably doubled in a decade yet the quality keeps dropping.
Come on out management apologists. We all know the fatties who make up so large (pun intended) a majority of Disney's guest population all told Disney survery takers that they'd much rather have more cheap greens and chicken nuggets rather than prime rib.
Magical.
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| Spirit of 74
Mon 12/8/2008 4:45p | Complaints should be addressed to Dieter Hannig head of WDW Food and Beverage as well as each and every area manager.
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| FerretAfros
Mon 12/8/2008 4:47p | If people really wanted to try other things, what's stopping them from just not eating all the prime rib, or taking a smaller portion in the first place? I really don't see how replacing one thing with another will allow you to try more different options... |
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| MPierce
Mon 12/8/2008 5:02p | Boy do I agree with Disney's move. I just hate it when I go to a buffet, and they load my plate down with Prime Rib. I've repeatly ask the server to give me a small cut. He just looks at me, and tells me he was given orders to load my plate down so I would get filled up on Prime Rib rather than a soup or salad. It got so bad that when I went to a buffet when the wait person came out I immediately asked for my check. They ask if anything was wrong, and I said heck yes there is. If I go up there they are going to load my plate down with Prime Rib. So I just paid to look at the food rather than being forced to eat large quanity's of Prime Rib. Thank You Disney for taking my wishes, and health into consideration. May I suggest cutting out meat altogether so I could load up on veggies. |
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| SuperDry
Mon 12/8/2008 5:30p | <<< And in typical balls as big as basketballs Mouscastyle, the Disney exec quoted in his blog says it was all because of guests complaining they were getting too much beef at the buffets and it didn't give them a chance to enjoy the (cheaper) other offerings. >>>
Even if this were true, how does substituting one beef entree for another address it? |
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| -em
Mon 12/8/2008 5:52p | M Pierce- That was hilarious :)
>> Disney exec quoted in his blog says it was all because of guests complaining they were getting too much beef at the buffets and it didn't give them a chance to enjoy the (cheaper) other offerings.<<
LOL- I needed a laugh tonight
-em |
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| Spirit of 74
Mon 12/8/2008 5:53p |
From Scott's blog:
<<Prime rib has been replaced on buffet serving lines at Walt Disney World restaurants with whole strip loins. The official, company line is that the switch was made for aesthetic reasons. Lenny DeGeorge told me that prime rib is not meant to be cut into small slices, which is how people in a buffet situation request it. He says they want smaller portions because they're sampling a lot of different things and don't want to fill up on just prime rib. And when cutting small pieces you can get a lot of fat.
The whole strip loin, he says, is better suited for smaller slicing. So at venues like Boma, the all-you-can-eat walkabout buffet at Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge, the prime rib is out and the whole strip loins are in, and on the spit with the signature African blend of spices.
But is that the real reason for the change? Could it be that strip loins are cheaper than standing rib roasts? Restaurants, even those at Walt Disney World, are trying to find ways of cutting costs in this depressed economy. DeGeorge says the strips are a little less expensive, but he points out that prime rib hasn't been banished entirely from the Kingdom. "We're still using tons and tons of prime rib," he says. You can still find it at such places as Olivia's, Boatwright's and Captain's Grill at the Yacht and Beach Club.
And when he says tons and tons, he means that quite literally. He estimates Disney serves between 400 and 500 thousand pounds of prime rib annually. Just not at all-you-can-eat venues anymore.
So watch that number to go down next year.>>
Like I said ... it really takes balls.
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| Spirit of 74
Mon 12/8/2008 5:54p | <<M Pierce- That was hilarious :)>>
Don't encourage his creativity ... who knows where it might lead!?
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| -em
Mon 12/8/2008 5:55p | I wonder if they think by saying it out loud they can make themselves (and others) believe it...
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| Goofyernmost
Mon 12/8/2008 6:28p | >>>He says they want smaller portions because they're sampling a lot of different things and don't want to fill up on just prime rib. And when cutting small pieces you can get a lot of fat.
The whole strip loin, he says, is better suited for smaller slicing.<<<
If everyone were to stop "woo,is me-ing" long enough you might see that elements of that actually make sense. Why waste Prime Rib if a different cut will give you more meat per smaller portion equal to what is being served now with PR. I always had a problem with prime rib on a buffet for that reason (can't say that I ever complained about it though) A small amount doesn't give one a very satisfying serving of beef. If I take too much and also sample other items something ends up being thrown out.
So if that is how they cut cost by cutting down on waste, I can't say I'm against that.
Is that enough management apologists for everyone? In this case, however, I am agreeing not apologizing. There is a difference even if it isn't recognizable to everyone. |
