News First Resort Starbucks to be in DCA

[SoCalFan]

I knew I loved DCA! Disney California Adventure, the park that is already home to a better option of food choices (IMO), fresh sourdough bread, fine wine and beer, will not only be welcoming a fine dining experience with Carthay Circle Theater and a sweet treat with Ghirardelli Soda Fountain and Chocolate Shop, to it's options this summer but also now a better coffee experience with a Starbucks Cafe being incorporated into the 1920's LA streetscape in Fiddler, Fifer, and Practical Cafe on BVS!

As a coffee aficionado, I'm very glad to hear that some quality coffee will FINALLY be brought into the resort. I know many will have their qualms with it being Starbucks but I think it's a great choice. I'm probably a bit biased as I've worked with Starbucks for four years now (great job that's gotten me through college), am a learning coach, and a coffee master with the company. It's really a great company to work for that gives back a lot and serves as a role model for ethically sourced coffee and green corporate practice. I could go on about the company, their coffee (coffee master training was SO in depth about this) and such, since many seem to have this stigma against it, but I'll stick to Starbucks-Disney talk.

I really enjoy Starbucks and would probably have enjoyed something like Peet's more (which is more to my tasting) but I see why Starbucks is a great choice for Disney in that it's a quality, recognizable brand and has a logo that honestly can be worked into different types of environment. The Siren logo is based off a 16th-century Norse woodcut of a twin-tailed siren and can EASILY be reworked to fit the look of a cafe from another time period such as the 1920's, for the signage and such. Sounds like they are trying to incorporate the logo subtly into the themed environment. Even the Starbucks name (which I'm assuming won't be too featured) is based on literature, Moby Dick to be specific. Starbuck was chief mate on the Pequod. I definitely welcome this with open arms and see it no differently than all the other brand, corporate sponsorship throughout the parks that have been there since the very beginnings of Disneyland.

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[mickdaddy]

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I agree this is good for the park and I am glad to see it will be a Disney version of the Starbucks rather then just a starbucks franchise

[dictionary]

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I think once word gets out, Starbucks will be floored with customers...no green awning/logo need be previlant. I for one will be completely looking forward to this. With Ghiradelli offering tasty Hot Chocolates and Starbucks with their yummy Espresso Drinks and Teas DCA will be a great place to be.

[tiggerfan74]

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I am a little sad that it won't be in DTD. I would have loved to have seen one closer to the hotels (for those that stayed there). Knowing the "Starbucks on every corner" mentality though, I would not count one entirely out of DTD.

[pyttius]

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I'm a little confused. Is all this talk about an actual, full scale Starbucks with the blended drinks, syrups and iced teas??? Or is this going to be a "Starbucks express" type of thing, with just coffee?

I ask because I don't like coffee. I really couldn't tell the difference between good coffee, bad coffee, and mud. But, I do like the iced teas and with the Starbucks card one can get free refills. Something I don't really see happening at a Disney park.

[ScottG]

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Seems like this would take up a lot of room. After all, won't they have to put another one 50' away on an opposing corner?

[DLandFansAZ]

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I have no problem with this. I'm not a coffee expert, I enjoy a cup now and then, but Starbucks make complete sense. They are by far the most recognized name in the world of coffee service and Disney has partnered or used large sponsors many times (McDonalds, Sunkist, Coca-Cola, Monsanto, just to name a few.) I believe Maxwell House even had a prominent spot on Main Street up through the 1980's.

Even the Starbucks name (which I'm assuming won't be too featured) is based on literature, Moby Dick to be specific. Starbuck was chief mate on the Pequod.

Umm no, Starbuck was a Lieutenant attached to the Battlestar Galactica.

[PirateLover]

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It should do real well, but I can see long lines for sure. Look how long it takes to get a regular coffee at some locations in the park! Although I do think they need the trained professionals running the equipment to keep the standards up. Although how hard can it be? I make my own Starbucks coffee all the time...

[JerrodDRagon]

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Finally, man too them long enough. As long as it "fits" theme then I'm fine with any type of outside food or other services especially if they do it better then Disney

[Mar-Que?!]

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Here's what I posted in the DCA Project tracker:


YAY STARBUCKS!

I am so excited, and hate having to drive before going into the parks to get good (well better than what is in the parks) coffee.

And I will atest, as a former CM, that yes, CMs are NOT trained properly in using the espresso machines in the park. I won't even BEGIN to tell you the horror stories I encountered. I was so stunned on how people made drinks and how I was trained to make them... Actually I wasn't even trained, I was just thrown back there and verbally told.

So I welcome any oversight of training, and hope they remove any not-Starbucks-trained espresso machines for that reason.

[StevenW]

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This reeks of corporate scheming rather than sound decision making. We all know that Disney doesn't do the best job with coffee so they went with Starbucks(?). LOL!!! Hilarious.

Surely, Starbucks coffee isn't bad. Neither is it good. It's a decent Americanized brand of burnt coffee. I wish it had more flavorful coffee instead of syrup flavors. It gives people a reason to wait in line if they will allow you to bring it in line (I hope). Disney sees the profit, but they seem to enjoy cutting corners with service. Hopefully, the coffee quality won't suffer despite the already sorry coffee sold in Starbuck.

[christianAdam]

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Will it be run by Starbucks employees? or Cast Members?

[calsig31]

Will it be run by Starbucks employees? or Cast Members?

The way that I read it, it appears to be Disney employees who go through Starbuck's training.

[Acpisme]

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I could care less as long as the coffee in the Market House on Main Street stays under three bucks with free refills all day. Starbucks coffee doesn't taste any worse then what is served now. The pity is, it doesn't taste better either. :blush:

[brenden]

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Wow, the tone of that 'column.' Just yikes. In any case, looking forward to getting a decent latte at the parks.

[k_peek_2000]

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I was really hoping for it to be in DTD. I visit DTD consistently and having a Starbucks in my hand would have made the experience so much better.

[sir clinksalot]

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Who says there won't also be one in DtD? I mean, there are many Starbucks within mere steps of each other already.

I can't wait for this. Finally some decent coffee in the resort!!!

[Poisonedapples]

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I just had Starbucks this morning, a grande pike place and I was thinking how great it was and how clean it tasted and it was just wonderfull and how this is going to be a GOOD thing for DLR! :thumbup::thumbup:

[Westsider]

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Starbucks coming to the FF&Pig Cafe was the big rumor on the KCML Shuttle bus over a month ago. I think I mentioned it in the DCA Tracker thread weeks ago. Glad to hear it was a strong rumor and is still going.

And yes, the training for most CM's is pretty bad, but the training for Foods CM's is truly abysmal. You've got barely trained 17 year olds being supervised by 18 year olds who have a manager that is 20 years old. It's a miracle the Foods CM's can even get the espresso machine to turn on in the morning, let alone craft a decent latte with properly foamed milk and a quality pour, both at the right temperatures.

The CM's working the Jolly Holiday Bakery probably don't even know those things are required for a latte. Not because those CM's are dumb, but because no one told them how to do it properly, and no one holds them to any established standard. That's just how the Foods department rolls, and there's no telling them any differently. Unless you are Starbucks, of course.

[sir clinksalot]

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Considering the CM's in Jolly Holiday take 5 minutes to make a "Practically Perfect Punch" it's quite fair to say that proper training is certainly needed.