New generic kids menu
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Luv2golf · 10-10-2006, 04:46 PM

I just read on Deb's site that they have a generic kid's menu that is at all of the sit-down rest. My kid's glanced at it and they're not too excited. I'd have to say that I'm not either. This is probably better food choices, but where is the peanut butter or the pizza or hotdogs? I hope that the counter service places keep their kid menus. AllEars.net

graygables · 10-10-2006, 05:02 PM

I'm not thrilled about it either (I posted a few days back). My kids like having a unique to the restaurant choice and it just seems like those of us NOT on the dining plan are being punished. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

tndisneyfam · 10-10-2006, 06:59 PM

Uh-Oh! My DD is a very picky eater. Looks like we might have some trouble [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

BreadBaker · 10-10-2006, 09:05 PM

I have to say that if this would be a terrible affront. Can you imagine if some suggested doing the same thing to adults? Food is one of the reasons I like to visit Disney.

If the counter service restaurants keep their own menus, that will simply make us more likely to use them.

Between hearing about the service and food level changes at sitdown restaurants and this new kids menu, I'm beginning to think that Disney will not be getting a lot of dining dollars from us.

Do you think this is all a result of the popularity of the DDP? Will this trend continue?

-BreadBaker

ariel14 · 10-10-2006, 09:37 PM

I just looked at this menu. What kind of selection is that? My kids won't eat any of that. I feel like the kids are being penalized for the popularity of DDP. I guess on our next visit we will definitely be exclusive users of the counter service. I hope that they don't switch over to this new menu, as well.

Chelledun17 · 10-11-2006, 08:13 AM

I think that is terrible! I don't have kids, so it doesn't affect me personally. However, Disney vacations seem like a great place to have children try new foods, including ethnic meals. I don't like it that this menu assumes children don't want to eat anything but chicken fingers and pizza.

WDWRonda · 10-11-2006, 12:07 PM

We only saw it at Disney Studios on our recent trip and it was terrible. Our youngest is autistic and has major food issues making this menu a problem

tinkercubfan · 10-11-2006, 12:29 PM

This concerns me also. Eating is a major battle for us because DD is so pickey and she doen't like mac n cheese, grilled cheese or any type of meat. So we try to feed her as much peanut butter as we can for protein, but I saw no pb and j's on the menu. I hate having to pay 10.99 per day for her when she won't eat anything. I think we might cancel the dining plan because of this. simply because that will be 100.00 of waste. That outways the savings. I am very sad about the downhill trend Disney is on.

coastgirl · 10-11-2006, 12:35 PM

Yep, this would be a real detriment for sit-down dining for us. Imagine how sick you'd get of that if you were there for 2 weeks! As non-dining-plan folks, this is particularly annoying. I wonder how much bad response it would take to get them to give up on it?

JennyK · 10-11-2006, 04:16 PM

I want to know if I'm understanding this correctly: if we're on the dining plan, our kids cannot choose from a/any restaurant's regular kids' menu? They get a menu that is the same at all the restaurants throughout the World, including World Showcase. Is that right? If so, I'm TICKED. We're leaving tomorrow night and my son is an experimenter and was looking forward to WS. And although my daughter is picky, she is not allowed cheese, so mac or grilled is out. Are there hot dogs?

Shell_of_the_South · 10-11-2006, 04:19 PM

I don't have any kids young enough to eat off the kids' menu any more, but if this was enough to make me cancel the dining plan, I'd definitely give Disney a call and let them know how I felt. Maybe they need to hear from people upset about this - that's the only way it might be changed.

**chezp** · 10-12-2006, 01:55 AM

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I don't have any kids young enough to eat off the kids' menu any more, but if this was enough to make me cancel the dining plan, I'd definitely give Disney a call and let them know how I felt. Maybe they need to hear from people upset about this - that's the only way it might be changed.

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[img]/ubb/images/graemlins/yeahthat.gif[/img] Reading everyone's comments, that's exactly what I've been thinking too. If Disney realise that there is such strong feeling on this subject, then they will look again at the changes they've made. After all, if customers are saying that they won't buy children's meals or the Dining Plan, that's going to hit Disney. I know there have been cases before where Disney have changed menus and have quickly reversed the changes because of the outcry it's caused, so it is worth making your voices heard. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

Happymommy · 10-12-2006, 08:58 AM

I saw this a week ago, and we've been really upset about it. My 3yo will eat anything, so I'm not worried, but my 6yo is extremely picky-- and I don't see anything here that he will eat. We've been lucky so far that almost any restaurant will make him grilled cheese, but I don't know if that's the case anymore.

waycoolmom · 10-12-2006, 10:37 AM

Does anyone have any suggestions regarding how to complain about this? Phone numbers? Email addresses? My DS eats sushi and couscous and brats. He is going to be very disapponted if he is limited to pizza, chicken fingers and mac & cheese!!! Who can we contact???? To quote Monty Python, "I wish to register a complaint!"