Tokyo Disneyland
Topic: TDL fast food choices going downhill?

#	Author	Message
1	X-san Sun 6/22/2008 7:06a	On my most recent visit, I noticed a pretty hefty price increase coupled with a rather shocking downsize in volume (even by Japanese standards!). Anyone else notice this? The SweetHeart Cafe, which used to be a pasta place, is now pretty much a snack shop with incredibly overpriced little cakes and pastries and sandwiches (the sandwiches, though pricey, were pretty tasty I will admit...yum!), BUT essentially not all that worth the price (particularly the Pluto "dog bones" and other little "Disney shaped" treats which are fun to look at but cost more than double the equivalent at any other Japanese pastry shop around town). So much for that place...run of the mill now and not much else. And that Tomorrowland eatery nearby has changed their menu to be essentially Chinese cuisine. what's up with Chinese food in "tomorrow"(land)?? lol. Is "big brother" trying to tell us something? :p No doubt Walt wouldn't have approved! Anyway, I paid around 5 dollars for essentially a piece of fried chicken surrounded by a nikkuman "bun" (the description was "fried chicken on "chinese bread"...apt, to say the least). Again the volume was outright tiny, and the taste was a bit strange. The sandwich was worth TWO dollars on a good day, as a "snack" offering...and not worth a penny more than that. Another person in my party ordered the chinese style "seafood gratin" dish, which was also quite paltry and cost nearly seven bucks! No meals to be found there! So after sort of wasting our time on the Tomorrow side, we happened to notice they still had some nice fried chicken meals over in Westernland by the dock to Tom Sawyer Island...unfortunately we were slightly full (as in, NOT full, BUT didn't want to purchase another entire meal...so we ate popcorn). :p We'll have to try that place next time. Anyway, my point is is always seemed to be a good bet that we could find decent fast food (western style) with good volume at an okay price at TDL, but nowadays it doesn't seem quite the same as it used to be. As for me, I'll be heading for the Tom Sawyer docks for my fried chicken the next time around, I suppose (and it's funny cause I remember SuperDry enjoying his mickey shaped pork sandwiches in the very same restaurant I was so disappointed in this time around...BOY, I would've liked to buy a couple of those bad boys the other day!).
2	SpokkerJones Sun 6/22/2008 7:11a	Even in Tokyo it's still the same as Disneyland. Crappy food and crappy prices. We usually ate off property and scoured Tokyo for places to eat. Otherwise we just went to that New Days convenience store under Maihama Station.
3	X-san Sun 6/22/2008 7:38a	***Even in Tokyo it's still the same as Disneyland. Crappy food and crappy prices.*** I wouldn't go *that* far. Crappy prices, sure. Especially relative to years past when the price of food in Tokyo Disneyland seems quite reasonable, if not a BARGAIN, compared to comparable food prices around Tokyo. That's not so anymore, sadly. Crappy food...well, I'd say the selection has gone downhill for sure (example, Sweetheart cafe which at this point is no different from the millions of "viva de france" pastry and sandwich shops you can find all over Japan...except far more pricey in Disneyland). But if you're talking crappy "quality", I'd say no. Everything we got (small and pricey though it was) was still fresh and tasty. That much is still consistent, and far better than Disneyland in America in my experience. ***Otherwise we just went to that New Days convenience store under Maihama Station.*** I'm guessing you didn't notice that big "Ikspiari" complex right next to the convenience store? Ikspiari has an amazing array of dining options, from inexpensive all the way up to gourmet. You didn't stroll in for a look-see at least?
4	SuperDry Sun 6/22/2008 3:02p	<<< I remember SuperDry enjoying his mickey shaped pork sandwiches in the very same restaurant I was so disappointed in this time around...BOY, I would've liked to buy a couple of those bad boys the other day! >>> Those were the days! You're talking about the Menchi Katsu Burgers. They were the best! Minced ground beef and pork made into a patty, dipped in batter and fried, and then placed on a Mickey-shaped bun with shredded cabbage and plum sauce. Delish! They used to have these at the Plaza Restaurant, but then one time they were gone. I asked where they had gone, but the CM just shrugged and said the menu had changed. Yet, they had then appeared on the menu at Tomorrowland Terrace, and I was pleased once again. But, on this last trip, they were gone from there as well. MagicalNezumi informed me that they no longer serve any food on Mickey-shaped buns in the park. What a disappointment. Also, Diet Coke is gone from the menu at the Space Place FoodPort, but thankfully they still have it at Tomorrowland Terrace.
5	X-san Sun 6/22/2008 4:05p	Yes, the Menchi-Katsu. And that place also had some nice regular burgers too (though I can appreciate they didn't want TWO burger joints in Tomorrowland...I just wish they hadn't switched to Asian cuisine though the place seems popular).
6	TokyoSweets Sun 6/22/2008 7:06p	<<<MagicalNezumi informed me that they no longer serve any food on Mickey-shaped buns in the park. What a disappointment.>>> I'm pretty sure that last time we went to Captain Hooks Galley in fantasyland they still had the kids set with Mickey shaped jam sandwich.
7	Malin Mon 6/23/2008 12:36a	Sorry to read about your report regarding Counter Service options X. Its an area that has always impressed me at the TDR with the selection and quality always being of high standard. Sorry to read that like the special events this is another area where the Resort seems to be slipping, despite having record attendance last year. I have always considered the smaller portions are a way to encourage you to buy more. Give you a light lunch so you end up snacking all afternoon.
8	Malin Mon 6/23/2008 12:41a	<<< MagicalNezumi informed me that they no longer serve any food on Mickey-shaped buns in the park. What a disappointment. >>> Now thats a name that hasn't appeared online in a while. So does this mean the Mickey shapped Cheese Burgers at the Tomorrowland Terrace have gone. I love the Burgers at the Resort as there are usually so tasty and moist.
9	SuperDry Mon 6/23/2008 12:46a	<<< So does this mean the Mickey shapped Cheese Burgers at the Tomorrowland Terrace have gone. >>> That's how I interpreted it.
10	Anatole69 Mon 6/23/2008 3:49a	When Malin says the parks had record attendance last year, it makes me wonder if that is just a soft number or not. It has been reported elsewhere (on another forum) that the attendance numbers are notoriously inaccurate. I have to really wonder what the financials of the Tokyo park are like, for them to begin cost cutting as has been reported here. I'd hate to think the world financial situation would effect the parks so quickly. :( - Anatole

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