CityWalk Orlando Updates & Changes General Thread

[Legacy]

Bubba is prime property for UOR, I could see them building an all day brunch place there to get the morning and evening crowd.

Big Band Brunch then. I’m flexible.

 

[Parkscope Joe]

Big Band Brunch then. I’m flexible.

Steak and Eggs works!

 

[Disneyhead]

Speaking of Barbeque, I was thinking someplace that could compete with Homecomin' with southern comfort food and have a Universal movie tie in.

Whistle Stop Cafe. They would have awesome Fried Green Tomatoes and Barbeque that's to die for.

 

[Alicia]

KeKe’s?

 

[Ridgepole]

Can't envision anything high end at bubba's. I guess it's possible for the parking garage crowd. Bbq sounds perfect

 

[Cup_Of_Coffee]

Landry's has been struggling for some time and are merging with Fast Acquisitions in hopes to turn around their trajectory. There are rumors of Landry's jettisoning some of it's smaller and lesser performing brands to focus on it's more high end and stable brands like Morton's and Landry's Seafood House. Bubba Gump's is one that is rumored to be in danger along with Rainforest Cafe. If Landry's kills the Bubba Gump brand, I don't see Universal wanting to just flip the location to a regular, kind of pedestrian Landry's. So that could possibly open a location for a retheme.

The merger with Fast should be complete in the 2nd quarter of 2021. We'll see what happens.

I very much get why it’s not for everyone but, for my family and I this is our favorite Citywalk restaurant, so so many memories there. I can see it happening and I get it but boy do I hope this doesn’t happen

 

[RevFreako]

KeKe’s?

I was under the impression that Universal's MO was to avoid third party moving forward?

 

[Grabnar]

Breakfast/brunch is something they're sorely missing. I'd put in a Snooze clone, personally.

 

[Alicia]

I was under the impression that Universal's MO was to avoid third party moving forward?

I’m joking. I heard brunch and that’s what came to mind. There’s one nearby anyways.

 

[shiekra38]

Bubba is prime property for UOR, I could see them building an all day brunch place there to get the morning and evening crowd.

Ironically Toothsome (of all places) has very good breakfast and brunch options

I’m joking. I heard brunch and that’s what came to mind. There’s one nearby anyways.

OMG CRACKER BARRELLLLL

But no screens allowed

 

[kingcooger]

I was under the impression that Universal's MO was to avoid third party moving forward?

Aren’t they still using The Cowfish in Citywalk in Beijing?

Ironically Toothsome (of all places) has very good breakfast and brunch options

Their quiche is one of my go tos

 

[TheCodeMan95]

Oh I'd love to see any of these in this spot. A Universal-themed kind of place would be perfect in this spot. Set the mood heading into Citywalk.

 

[Parkscope Joe]

Ironically Toothsome (of all places) has very good breakfast and brunch options


OMG CRACKER BARRELLLLL

But no screens allowed

But toothsome doesn’t open till later. Id push for this to be open with CityWalk, like Starbucks or Voodoo.

 

[JoeCamel]

But toothsome doesn’t open till later. Id push for this to be open with CityWalk, like Starbucks or Voodoo.

A common problem at Universal. Unless you want grab and go there is nothing open early enough to make rope drop. Even KeKe's opens at 7

 

[RevFreako]

Aren’t they still using The Cowfish in Citywalk in Beijing?

Their quiche is one of my go tos

Beijing isn't on my radar, to be fair. I only care about Orlando.

 

[kingcooger]

Beijing isn't on my radar, to be fair. I only care about Orlando.

But, in a way, decisions being made in Beijing speak to their MO

Last I knew (and someone correct me if I am wrong) that though The Cowfish is not a huge chain like Bubba Gump or Margaritaville, it is still third party

Putting a restaurant like that in your brand new park does say something about overall intent

It interests me because at the time they added The Cowfish to Orlando, it only had one other location

To me that means smaller, non Universal owned restaurants could be in the mix if they match the type of menu Uni wants

 

[Mad Dog]

But, in a way, decisions being made in Beijing speak to their MO

Last I knew (and someone correct me if I am wrong) that though The Cowfish is not a huge chain like Bubba Gump or Margaritaville, it is still third party

Putting a restaurant like that in your brand new park does say something about overall intent

It interests me because at the time they added The Cowfish to Orlando, it only had one other location

To me that means smaller, non Universal owned restaurants could be in the mix if they match the type of menu Uni wants

Though Cowfish is third party owned, it is run & staffed by Universal. Universal took it over after the initial opening ran into myriad operating problems. So, it's kind of a hybrid,
like Pat O'Briens, which is also managed and staffed by Universal.

 

[tielo]

Universal Music Group has a huge stable of music artists. I wonder if there is a creative restaurant/music concept in there for cross promotion.

 

[JungleSkip]

But, in a way, decisions being made in Beijing speak to their MO

Last I knew (and someone correct me if I am wrong) that though The Cowfish is not a huge chain like Bubba Gump or Margaritaville, it is still third party

Putting a restaurant like that in your brand new park does say something about overall intent

It interests me because at the time they added The Cowfish to Orlando, it only had one other location

To me that means smaller, non Universal owned restaurants could be in the mix if they match the type of menu Uni wants

It also may have been a decision by the Chinese partners in the resort.

But yea, my guess is any outside vendors brought into CW in the future will be "niche" franchises, not something you see at every tourist place like a Landry's restaurant

Universal Music Group has a huge stable of music artists. I wonder if there is a creative restaurant/music concept in there for cross promotion.

UMG is owned by Vivendi, not Comcast

 

[TheCodeMan95]

It also may have been a decision by the Chinese partners in the resort.

But yea, my guess is any outside vendors brought into CW in the future will be "niche" franchises, not something you see at every tourist place like a Landry's restaurant

UMG is owned by Vivendi, not Comcast

Bingo. And I'm totally fine with that. Voodoo is technically a chain too, right?

I just want to be able to eat somewhere that I can't find within 2-3 hours from my house.