The Wire
Every Disney & Universal headline in the country, on one page
Wine Bar George Changes Into Its Sweater, and Atlantic's Fall Menu Comes Back
Between September 16 and 24, Wine Bar George swapped five cocktails and much of its kitchen for fall, Atlantic brought back the fall menu it had pulled after one day, and Paddlefish added a dollar or two to thirteen of its beers. Twenty-two more menus changed too: eleven at the resort hotels, four more at Disney Springs, three at EPCOT, two more at Epic Universe, and one each at Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom.
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Flan, Caipirinhas, and a Burger That Stopped Being Grilled
Ten Orlando venues changed their menus on September 15, the first day of Hispanic & Latin American Heritage Month. Six of them added Latin dishes and drinks — three with the label printed on the menu — and not a single price moved.
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The House Cocktails Got Repriced, and a Closed Restaurant Put Its Brunch Menu Back
Walt Disney World's standard-issue Sunrise Margarita went up $2.00 across eight menus on the same day its Bloody Mary came down 50¢ at seven restaurants. Meanwhile Grand Floridian Cafe, shut until November, restored all 106 lines of a brunch it is not currently serving.
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Toothsome Opens a 10th Anniversary Section, and Atlantic’s Fall Menu Lasted a Day
Universal CityWalk’s chocolate parlor dug dishes out of its 2016 opening menu and added a $20 anniversary shake. Over at Epic Universe, Atlantic’s fall menu came and went in a single day.
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YeSake's Poke Bowls Hit $15, Past the Price Range Disney Still Lists
Our September 10 sweep caught 14 price increases at the Disney Springs kiosk, several of them 25% or more, and a Halloween swap at Schwab's Pharmacy that finally retired a Mardi Gras shake.
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Five New Dishes at CityWalk and a Repriced Cowfish Kids’ Menu
Yesterday’s menu diff across Walt Disney World and Universal Orlando: five additions at NBC Sports Grill & Brew, a reworked kids’ menu at The Cowfish, and a pumpkin shake at D-Luxe Burger.
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Monsters Unchained Hits Massive 10-Hour Outage at Epic Universe
Universal Orlando’s newest attractions faced significant downtime this week, alongside widespread price hikes on Express Passes and VIP tours.
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