The Fountainview is closed

Steve and I used to enjoy stopping at the Fountainview after
Illuminations. It was always busy at that time, I don't understand why
they stopped that.

Denise
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www.denisesfitnessblog.org

On Sun, 14 Jan 2007 16:13:40 -0500, Denise <tinybeetle@> wrote:

>Steve and I used to enjoy stopping at the Fountainview after
>Illuminations. It was always busy at that time, I don't understand why
>they stopped that.

We did, too! It was SO nice to stop and have a piece of cake and a
cup of coffee while letting the crowds dissipate in the parking lot.
And you're right, there was always a crowd of people wanting one last
snack before they left the park. I can see maybe closing the place
down mid day when it is dead. But breakfast and evening seemed to
always be busy times there. I really miss the place.


Dave in Dallas - The one and only!
Accept no substitutes.

> We did, too! It was SO nice to stop and have a piece of cake and a
> cup of coffee while letting the crowds dissipate in the parking lot.
> And you're right, there was always a crowd of people wanting one last
> snack before they left the park. I can see maybe closing the place
> down mid day when it is dead. But breakfast and evening seemed to
> always be busy times there. I really miss the place.

I had heard that it might be due to not having enough staff. I don't
know if that is the case, but it certainly wasn't due to lack of guests.
That was one of my favorite things to do at Epcot, we'd split a
chocolate mousse and wait for the park to be fairly guest-free. Now
it's like "okay, Illuminations - lets go before it's over!" :)

Denise
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On Mon, 15 Jan 2007 10:40:54 -0500, Denise <tinybeetle@> wrote:

>I had heard that it might be due to not having enough staff. I don't
>know if that is the case, but it certainly wasn't due to lack of guests.

If that's the reason, it's sad. Makes you wonder what else will be
shuttered due to lack of ability to get people to staff the place.

>That was one of my favorite things to do at Epcot, we'd split a
>chocolate mousse and wait for the park to be fairly guest-free. Now
>it's like "okay, Illuminations - lets go before it's over!" :)

We do that, too. Or we take one last walk around World Showcase Lagoon
to let the "sheeple" crowd down through that narrow walkway between
World Showcase and Future World and then to clog up the exits of the
parking lot with their cars. I've always said that an extra 15 to 30
minutes of dawdling before exiting EPCOT after Illuminations at
closing makes all the difference in the world to my sanity.


Dave in Dallas - The one and only!
Accept no substitutes.

Hey guys,

If Disney kept every venue open that guests enjoy and pays for itself,
they wouldn't have been able to make ends meet with only two price
increases last year.

(Yes, I'm being sarcastic)

Yet another piece of the "magic" lost.

Maybe, they can convert The Fountainview into a sorely needed Nemo
character meet-and-greet/Gift Shop, with Dory as a princess and Marlin
and Nemo as pirates?
Wouldn't that be special!
Sign me up for a plush doll (*eyepatch not included... might be a
choking hazard).

On 15 Jan 2007 09:18:26 -0800, "BigBob" <BigBobxxx@cfl.> wrote:

>Maybe, they can convert The Fountainview into a sorely needed Nemo
>character meet-and-greet/Gift Shop, with Dory as a princess and Marlin
>and Nemo as pirates?

LOL!!!! I think I really like you. <G>


Dave in Dallas - The one and only!
Accept no substitutes.

Because you still keep coming to see Illuminations and you find
> somewhere else on-property to spend your snack budget. Until it can be
> traced to reduced revenue, it's a "positive change" for Disney.
>

Actually, I don't. I mean, if I'm staying on property I'll often stop
by for Illuminations. But I'm more likely to leave earlier now if I'm
there as a day guest. And if I'm going back to my hotel, I keep snacks
in my room (healthier ones. :))


Denise
www.neesie.org (new Disney Christmas photos 12/30)
www.denisesfitnessblog.org

On Tue, 16 Jan 2007 13:48:59 -0600, Rudeney <rudeney@mickeypics.com>
wrote:


>Are you sure you just don't just spend that extra pocket change on
>something else at WDW? I know there are some people that might budget
>down to the dollar-per-meal, but I'd think most people have more of an
>"overall" budget, i.e. they budget $100 per person per day for food,
>souvenirs and incidentals, so if they miss spending that $8 at Fountain
>View, they will end up buying an extra ride photo or an appetizer at the
>next meal.

We don't ever really have a budget when we go. If we want something,
be get it. More so with food than with anything else. Not that we run
through the parks with money burning holes in our pockets. But we
don't deny ourselves something just because it would run over a
specific budget to spend per day. So if Fountainview is closed,
removing the temptation for a piece of cake and a coffee, that impulse
purchase is taken out of our path at that particular time and place.
We don't say "Gee, Fountainview is gone. Where else can we get a piece
of cake?" We usually just go home not feeling we've missed anything.
So yes, the money we otherwise would have spent on impulse stays in
our pockets. And actually, we don't do a lot of treat buying. But that
one indulgence was one we always enjoyed and went for at least once in
a trip. Now? Out of sight, out of mind, so to speak.

Dave in Dallas - The one and only!
Accept no substitutes.

On Thu, 18 Jan 2007 22:12:31 -0600, Dillon Pyron
<dmpyronINVALID@austin.> wrote:


>> Or we take one last walk around World Showcase Lagoon
>>to let the "sheeple" crowd down through that narrow walkway between
>>World Showcase and Future World and then to clog up the exits of the
>>parking lot with their cars. I've always said that an extra 15 to 30
>>minutes of dawdling before exiting EPCOT after Illuminations at
>>closing makes all the difference in the world to my sanity.
>
>I agree. Although it helps to walk in the right direction. It always
>seems like there are more people coming from the France-UK-Canada
>side. Is that true or just an optical illusion?

I've never thought about it, but yeah, I think you may be right. When
we are on the France/UK/Canada side we'll find a quiet place to sit
for a bit so that wave of crowds thins out and then take our walk
around World Showcase in the opposite direction. I actually like
walking WS at that time of night. It's a very pleasant walk. I'm
always glad that there aren't CMs trying to heard you out towards the
front of the park at that time of night.


Dave in Dallas - The one and only!
Accept no substitutes.

Or we take one last walk around World Showcase Lagoon to let the "sheeple"
crowd down through that narrow walkway between World Showcase and Future
World and then to clog up the exits of the
parking lot with their cars. I've always said that an extra 15 to 30
minutes of dawdling before exiting EPCOT after Illuminations at closing
makes all the difference in the world to my sanity.<<<<<

We drive to the Boardwalk and come into EPCOT the back way.
When we leave most of the people are going the other way.

--
JerryD(upstateNY)