Trader Sam's now open!

innerSpaceman · 05-30-2011, 08:16 AM

I have to agree with that FAIL remark. It was a bit of a disappointment on a day where I was agog with everything wonderfully new (Little Mermaid, Star Tours 2, Soundsational Parade). Trader Sam's is cute, but woefully tiny. It cannot possibly serve the needs of Disneyland Hotel guests, much less guests of the Disneyland Resort. Not even when the hoopla dies down.

The outside patio is nice and, at least when I was there, I observed servers busily at work out there. But I'd hazard to say that everyone sitting outside was well aware they were settling for that because they were prevented from sitting inside, where all the fun and action is. Not a good bit of guest psychology to my mind.

I guess I should not pass judgment until I really get to hang out inside and enjoy some food and drink at leisure (though I suppose the knowledge that ten people are waiting for their turn at my seat might nag a bit on my sense of leisure).

Initial reaction: Failure. But that didn't much detract from what I felt was the most positive rush of new stuff at Disneyland since Fantasyland was entirely reworked in 1983.

05-30-2011, 08:16 AM	#21
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	I have to agree with that FAIL remark. It was a bit of a disappointment on a day where I was agog with everything wonderfully new (Little Mermaid, Star Tours 2, Soundsational Parade). Trader Sam's is cute, but woefully tiny. It cannot possibly serve the needs of Disneyland Hotel guests, much less guests of the Disneyland Resort. Not even when the hoopla dies down. The outside patio is nice and, at least when I was there, I observed servers busily at work out there. But I'd hazard to say that everyone sitting outside was well aware they were settling for that because they were prevented from sitting inside, where all the fun and action is. Not a good bit of guest psychology to my mind. I guess I should not pass judgment until I really get to hang out inside and enjoy some food and drink at leisure (though I suppose the knowledge that ten people are waiting for their turn at my seat might nag a bit on my sense of leisure). Initial reaction: Failure. But that didn't much detract from what I felt was the most positive rush of new stuff at Disneyland since Fantasyland was entirely reworked in 1983.
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