[Downtown Disney] Earl of Sandwich (2012-2018)

D'après Al Lutz, deux "poids-lourds" de la restauration devraient ouvrir cette année à Downtown Disney: Earl of Sandwich et Starbucks Coffee. Pas de détails quand aux emplacements dédiés mais sont évoqués d'une part l'ancien site de Compass Books et d'autre part l'extension du bâtiment de La Brea Bakery. Concernant Earl of Sandwich, ce serait le tout premier à ouvrir sur la côte ouest.

Java, Jambon & Jalopies...

Meanwhile, in Downtown Disney, the property management team that runs that successful mall has had a constant churn of turnover amongst the tenants that have been there since the mall opened. The 11 years that some stores lasted is actually quite long in the retail world, and it speaks to the success that Downtown Disney enjoyed right out of the gate in 2001, while the new theme park next door struggled through very hard times and poor word-of-mouth advertising its first few years. But with the departure of Compass Books and Island Charters this winter, on top of a half dozen other closures the past few years, the property management team has been hustling to get some new blood into the mall.

The plan now is to swap the Compass Books space out for a dining location, possibly the first Earl of Sandwich shop on the West Coast. That would be a welcome addition to Downtown Disney and fill a much-needed gap for an affordable lunch or dinner option amongst all the existing high-end or hyper-themed dining. The space once used by Island Charters is being eyed for a Disney-operated home accessories store, building off the success of the upscale D Street and Vault 28 stores in that same corner of the mall.

And finally, TDA’s sponsor-wooing “Participant Relations” department never quite gave up on getting Starbucks onto the Anaheim property. We’d told you a few years ago how TDA wanted Starbucks inside the parks, after getting tired of constant complaints from caffeine deprived tourists who just wanted a decent Mocha. The deal to get Starbucks initally into Disneyland's Market House fell apart late in the game over concerns Starbucks had with letting Disney’s Cast Members receive official training using Starbucks proprietary systems and equipment that must be used in order for a drink to carry the Starbucks label.



It was probably a smart move for Starbucks to take a step back on that one, as Disneyland’s once-vaunted training department is now an infamous shadow of its former self and is run by bungling cubicle dwellers in TDA who create dull and unfocused training materials that surely would have infuriated the sharp Starbucks group. A similar scenario is what led to Ghirardelli demanding to handle the training and operation of their new DCA soda fountain themselves, which extended the negotiations out by several months last year.

Gone are the days when outside companies could trust Disney to present their product and corporate image with polished and well-trained Cast Members, which is a reason why so many sponsors pull out of Innoventions and why Microsoft sends in spies regularly to monitor those CM’s. But now, the Participant Relations team has inked a deal to allow Starbucks to set up shop later this year in Downtown Disney, and with this arrangement Starbucks would be running the location themselves instead of relying on Disneyland Cast Members saddled with TDA’s less rigorous training programs.

The addition of Starbucks into Downtown Disney later this year is being handled with extra layers of secrecy, and the location is being purposely kept a secret from even upper level management to “protect the contract negotiations.” Even with all the corporate secrecy behind the scenes, there are two solid scenarios that pop up the most frequently from the confused TDA rumor mill, and they revolve around the La Brea Bakery expansion currently underway. One scenario has Starbucks taking over the expanded eastern wing of the La Brea Bakery building, with swarms of people stopping for lattes and mochas as they exit the parking trams each morning. The second rumored scenario has Starbucks moving in to the old Compass Books space to focus on moviegoers and hotel guests at the other end of the mall, while Earl of Sandwich moves in to the expanded space once used for La Brea’s sandwich counter.

http://miceage.micechat.com/allutz/al011712a.htm

EDIT: Concernant Starbucks Coffee, voir le Sujet dédié: https://www.disneycentralplaza.com/t28289-disneyland-resort-et-walt-disney-world-resort-starbucks-coffee-dans-tous-les-parcs

Pour une fois que nous avions des exclus'! lol

Ne connaissant pas les résultats de ceux-ci au Disney Village, mais je pense qu'ils doivent être plutôt bons pour vouloir s'implanter à Disneyland resort.

nicoetsab a écrit:

Pour une fois que nous avions des exclus'! lol

Ne connaissant pas les résultats de ceux-ci au Disney Village, mais je pense qu'ils doivent être plutôt bons pour vouloir s'implanter à Disneyland resort.

Eh oui, il n'y a pour l'instant qu'à DLP que les deux enseignes sont présentes puisqu'à WDW il n'y a qu'Earl of Sandwich!

L'extension de La Brea Bakery en photo:


http://micechat.com/blogs/dateline-disneyland/3297-lunar-new-year-celebration-getting-ready-mardi-gras-cars-land-lights-more.html

Franchement, la Brea Bakery en terrasse, à se faire un BLT et jus d'orange fraichement pressés au petit matin ensoleillé, je ne connais rien de mieux!

Les petits copieurs. J'espère qu'on va leur copier des trucs aussi

Visiblement, il n'est pas prévu (pour l'instant) que Starbucks s'installe dans l'extension de La Brea Bakery Café: http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2012/02/la-brea-bakery-cafe-to-expand-at-downtown-disney-district-at-the-disneyland-resort/

Disney a annoncé la semaine dernière qu'Earl of Sandwich remplacera Compass Books (à l'extrémité ouest de Downtown Disney, près du Disneyland Hotel): http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2012/02/earl-of-sandwich-coming-to-downtown-disney-district-at-the-disneyland-resort-this-summer/
L'ouverture est prévue au début de l'été 2012.

A rendering of the new shop shows a covered outdoor dining patio for the new sandwich shop.


A look at the Compass Bookstore as it exists today


http://micechat.com/blogs/dateline-disneyland/3318-mardi-gras-disneyland-charging-lockers-cone-zone-downtown-sandwiches-more.html

Petit retour en arrière pour voir ce qu'était Compass Bookstore: http://www.yesterland.com/compass.html

Je suppose que Earl of Sandwich est maintenant ouvert?

Cam and chino a écrit:

Je suppose que Earl of Sandwich est maintenant ouvert?

Non, toujours en travaux!





http://micechat.com/8646-disneyland-birthday-olympics/

Disney Parks Blog a annoncé la date d'ouverture: le 02 novembre 2012.

http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2012/10/earl-of-sandwich-grand-opening-set-for-november-2-in-the-downtown-disney-district-at-the-disneyland-resort/





A peek inside…












http://micechat.com/14960-wreck-it-ralph/

Photos de l'inauguration:





http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2012/11/earl-of-sandwich-now-open-in-the-downtown-disney-district-at-the-disneyland-resort/

In Downtown Disney, the new Earl of Sandwich restaurant began hosting soft openings on Monday, offering guests a 25% discount on all orders throughout the week. The new dining location drew long lines, with many guests reporting waiting up to an hour to get their food after ordering.


Sure, an hour to wait for a sandwich might seem unreasonable, but the restaurant, crammed into the relatively small area that was formerly home to Compass Books, was being put through its paces for the first time. Restaurant employees were very nice and as helpful as they could be during the long waits.


Plus de photos sur http://micechat.com/15312-christmas-day-parade-filming/

Le restaurant fermera ses portes en juin 2018 afin de faire place à la construction du quatrième Hôtel Disney du Resort.