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How many WDW restaurants have you eaten at?

Posted: Jan Wed 28, 2009 4:39 pm
by Jacca5660
Since we have thread on how many resorts have you stayed in, I was wondering how many restaurants have y'all eaten at? I will have to think about this myself before I can give an answer. Actually, I'll have to get with my DW and compare notes.

Posted: Jan Wed 28, 2009 5:24 pm
by jenhen27
Only counting WDW, because I can't really remember DL, and including the resorts and Downton Disney, I've eaten at 42 counter service and table service restaurants. I did not count any snack carts or kiosks or any place that only really serves snacks like the Main Street Bakery or Fountainview Cafe.

Posted: Jan Wed 28, 2009 7:25 pm
by kcarts
Man. This may take a while. I'm counting a dozen and I haven't left the EPCOT resort area!

Posted: Jan Wed 28, 2009 7:36 pm
by Discomick
I'd say close to 20...counting WDW and Tokyo Disney.

Posted: Jan Thu 29, 2009 12:57 am
by Len90
Okay shall I list them all from over the years... I'll start with resorts

Beach Club: Cape May Cafe
Boardwalk: Spoodles, ESPN zone, Big River Grille
Contemporary: Concourse Steakhouse (now defunct), Chef Mickey's, California Grill
Dolphin: Shula's
Poly: Kona, Ohana
Swan: Garden Grove
Wilderness Lodge: Whispering Canyon
Yacht Club: Captain's Grill
Downtown Disney: Planet Hollywood, Wolfgang Puck Cafe,
Animal Kingdom: Breakfasaurus, Rainforest Cafe
DHS: Prime Time, Brown Derby, Sci-fi
Epcot: Le Cellier, Japan(before being redone), Rose and Crown, Marrakesh, Garden Grill
MK: Tony's, Liberty Tree

So added up I have eaten at 27 different restaurants on WDW property. This is in addition to the numerous bakery's, table services.

Posted: Jan Thu 29, 2009 4:14 am
by DisBeamer
Okay .. I've been thinking about this for the past few hours (slow work night). I'm going to ballpark it at 49. I had to break it down by resort area to figure it out - and even then I forgot about the Contemporary until I read Len's post. :lol: I keep remembering other places.. some of which are defunct now. It's a big list.

That's not counting the snack places or kiosks and the like.

Posted: Jan Thu 29, 2009 11:04 am
by Len90
DisBeamer wrote:Okay .. I've been thinking about this for the past few hours (slow work night). I'm going to ballpark it at 49. I had to break it down by resort area to figure it out - and even then I forgot about the Contemporary until I read Len's post. :lol: I keep remembering other places.. some of which are defunct now. It's a big list.

That's not counting the snack places or kiosks and the like.
Exactly. I just can't remember every single place we have eaten over our numerous trips to WDW. I think I got all the table service places though which makes me happy. However, I have no clue as to which counter service places or bakeries that we have eaten at. It is really scary when you think about it as to how many restaurants there are in the world.

Posted: Jan Thu 29, 2009 12:11 pm
by sherabby
My list includes:
Shutters at CBR
1900 Park Fare
Chef Mickey (twice)
Whispering Canyon Cafe
Crystal Palace
Sci-Fi
Liberty Tree Tavern
Garden Grill (twice)
Rainforest Cafe
Tusker House-Breakfast
Tamu Tamu-Counter Service (Yuck!)
Back Lot Express (Counter)
Sunshine Seasons (Counter)
Cosmic Rays (Counter)
Spirit of Aloha
Planet Hollywood
Typhoon Tyllies (Counter)

Posted: Jan Fri 30, 2009 4:12 pm
by emnbensdad
They are all blending into the experience. I can't name them all. However, we're looking forward to Chef Mickey's this summer. Not sure if we're doing character dining or not.

Posted: Jan Fri 30, 2009 10:35 pm
by boilerbabe
Wow, I don't know if I can remember all of the counter service places?! I'll try to remember as many as I can....

Narcoossee's
O'Hana's
Kona Cafe
Capt. Cook's
Spirit of Aloha
Cosmic Ray's
Sci Fi
Pizza Planet
Brown Derby
Prime Time
Coral Reef Restaurant
World Showcase - Mexico, France, Italy, England
Liberty Tree Tavern
Cosmic Ray's
Fulton's Crab House
ESPN Zone
Big River Grille

I'm sure I'm leaving some out too, but this is what I can think of at the moment!

Posted: Jan Sat 31, 2009 3:47 pm
by Jacca5660
My DW and I have tried to figure out how many places we've eaten at. I did not realize what a task it would be. As close as we can get, it's in the 45 to 55 range depending if you count counter services. Lets just say it's been very enjoyable!

Posted: Jan Sat 31, 2009 4:20 pm
by spodie
I have to have eaten at every CS restaurant in the parks at least once, minus a couple of restaurants around WS since nothing at those places has ever tickled my fancy. TS restaurants is a different story - I'm not a big fan at sitting down every night and missing time at the park, so I generally stay away from the TS places, but I have been to a few:

ESPN Zone
Spoodles
Big River Grille and Brewing Company
Crystal Palace
Liberty Tree Tavern
Rainforest Cafe
Planet Hollywood (does that count?)
50s Prime Time Cafe
Garden Grill
Whispering Canyon Cafe
Ohana
Chef Mickey's
Sci-Fi Drive In
Wolfgang Puck
Trail's End
Empress Lilly (Once upon a time)

Posted: Jan Sat 31, 2009 4:35 pm
by Jacca5660
Is it still a vacation if you don't eat out a least a few times. Let's face it, when people ask how was your vacation, the conversation is going to get to the places you've eaten really quick.

Posted: Jan Sat 31, 2009 11:29 pm
by packwingfn
Yeah you're totally right Jacca. When I was younger, we would plan at least a restaurant for every day we were down there. However when I go down there now, I'm not really big on reservations at restaurants unless it's something I really want. I just hate having to assign certain days to certain parks. I like the "let's do whatever park we feel like doing" on a particular day.

As far as my list goes of restaurants I ate at, I will have to think a little bit before I post here again because it's defnitely been alot

Posted: Feb Sun 01, 2009 1:22 pm
by boilerbabe
I'm with you packwingfn, we don't like to make a bunch of ADR's b/c then you're tied down to having to be at a certain place at a certain time. We have a few favs. that we make a point to eat at. The rest is usually whatever!!! Part of the fun is eating out on vacations though. But we usually like to fly by the seat of our pants once we're at WDW!!! One of our must eat ats is Sci-Fi. We just love it!!!