The Cake Bake Store Restaurant by Gwendolyn Rogers is a brand new sit-down eating spot and bakery at Walt Disney World, changing ESPN Membership on the BoardWalk inside strolling distance of EPCOT. This covers the whole lot it’s essential know: opening date, full menus for breakfast, lunch & dinner with costs, the right way to eat right here in the course of the delicate opening, in addition to a little bit of commentary in regards to the controversies (plural) of this new WDW eating idea.
Let’s begin with the Cake Bake Store Restaurant’s opening date, as this has develop into a typical reader questions for the final couple of years. Not since Area 220 and Toy Story Roundup Rodeo has a restaurant had as many building delays as Cake Bake. (So actually, not that way back since these are nonetheless two of Walt Disney World’s latest eating places.)
The torpid tempo of this undertaking has truly develop into a little bit of a punchline. Or at the very least, it was till this month. The Cake Bake Store Restaurant has been doing restricted testing and trial operations for invited company, Forged Members and numerous VIPs over the course of the final week–and had its partitions down earlier than that as of the primary week of October. So we knew its debut someday this month was inevitable. It’s been 84 years, however that day has lastly arrived…
The newest replace is that the Cake Bake Store is NOW (delicate) OPEN as of October 24, 2024!
The bakery facet of The Cake Bake Store quietly opened its doorways and greeted company brilliant and early this morning. The desk service restaurant will open for dinner service at 4 p.m. on Thursday, October 24.
Beginning on Friday, October 25, the restaurant facet of the Cake Bake Store will open at 7 a.m. for breakfast, which might be served till 11 a.m. Instantly thereafter, lunch and dinner might be served from 11 a.m. till 11 p.m. The bakery facet might be open every day from 7 a.m. till 11 p.m.
Throughout these delicate openings, the Cake Bake Store is just accepting walk-ups. Count on it to repeatedly attain capability over this coming weekend as it really works via lengthy traces of bloggers, vloggers, influencers, and Floridian followers who need to be “first.” Given the excessive menu costs (extra on that in a minute), it’ll be attention-grabbing to see what natural demand seems to be like amongst common Walt Disney World company as soon as the bogus preliminary rush is over.
Reservations for Cake Bake’s grand opening and past might be accessible within the My Disney Expertise app and by way of DisneyWorld.com sooner or later within the close to future. (Inside the subsequent week is what we’ve been advised, however no specifics past that.)
It’s value noting that Walt Disney World nonetheless has but to announce an official opening date for the Cake Bake Store. It’s attainable they wish to give this an extended runway for making changes throughout trial operations, because the Cake Bake Store has already confirmed receptive to visitor suggestions. It would behoove them to heed a bit extra of that.
Listed below are the complete and ultimate menus for breakfast, lunch and dinner on the Cake Bake Store Restaurant by Gwendolyn Rogers:
The Cake Bake Store has been mired in controversy because it was initially introduced.
Many Walt Disney World followers have been upset about ESPN Membership closing, interval. It supplied a handy spot inside strolling distance of each EPCOT and Disney’s Hollywood Studios to observe main sporting occasions, making it the uncommon non-lounge venue serving such a goal.
The Cake Bake Store was principally the antithesis of ESPN Membership. I don’t wish to paint with too broad of a brush about visitor demographics or something, however the vibe of the Cake Bake Store is principally Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique for muffins. You’re greater than welcome to attract your individual conclusions about to whom that appeals versus a sports activities bar.
In any case, this was exacerbated when Walt Disney World introduced the “shock” closure of Large River Grille & Brewing Works over on the opposite facet of the BoardWalk earlier this yr. Air quotes round shock because it was something however, as this restaurant had been unpopular (and terrible) for some time nothing. Abrupt might be the extra apt time period. The larger shock was that Large River didn’t shut years in the past.
Regardless, it’s truthful to say that the closure of Large River added extra credibility to considerations in regards to the eating slate at BoardWalk. From an goal perspective, it was arduous to take significantly complaints about ESPN Membership’s closure. If it have been as in style as some followers claimed, it might’ve stayed open. The distinction with Large River gone is that BoardWalk now has a scarcity of simple and approachable choices, and I can see why that might upset frequent BoardWalk company or DVC house owners right here.
Fortunately, Trattoria al Forno nonetheless exists–and is among the finest mid-tier desk service eating places at Walt Disney World. To not point out the various different choices round Crescent Lake within the Swan & Dolphin or Yacht & Seashore Membership Resorts. And people by way of the Skyliner at different close by resorts. Oh, additionally those a brief stroll away inside EPCOT’s World Showcase.
Building partitions got here down a couple of weeks in the past, revealing menus posted exterior on the Cake Bake Store. With this, a more recent and larger controversy emerged–the astronomical costs drew an incredible quantity of backlash on social media. Whereas outrage is the conventional forex of the web, these complaints have been comprehensible.
Truthfully, we anticipated costs to be excessive and warned followers to brace themselves for the Cake Bake Store at Walt Disney World to be costly given its different areas. It stood to motive that if these have been costly regardless of being situated in Indiana, the one at Walt Disney World can be even worse. We not too long ago noticed one thing comparable with the premium pricing at Din Tai Fung at Downtown Disney versus its location in prosperous areas of Southern California.
Even anticipating excessive costs, I used to be shocked by what I noticed when the Cake Bake Store menus have been posted exterior the restaurant. I’ve been doing this some time–it takes quite a bit to shock me at this level. However what? Youngsters menus with $18 PB&J sandwiches and $18 grilled cheese, $8 Cokes, $26 eggs, and $26 fruit plates will do it! (In contrast to some, I used to be not shocked by the $32 burger. Ridiculous, sure, however Area 220 already has a ~$40 burger when you do the mathematics on the lunch prix fixe menu!)
In any case, Ms. Rogers should’ve heard the refrain of complaints, as a result of the Cake Bake Store menus posted exterior have been shortly up to date with adjusted prices. For essentially the most half, costs have been just about lowered throughout the board. (The menus above are the ultimate ones, reflecting the mostly-lowered costs.)
Some went down by as little as a penny (kudos on the $0.99 shopper psychology, I suppose?), whereas others dropped by over $10. Some gadgets did improve by a few {dollars} to maintain according to their classes (which noticed different gadgets lower). With out doing any math, I’d guesstimate that the menu costs dropped by round 10-15% on common. It was an enormous win for on-line complainers, and proof that our tireless efforts do make a distinction.
Earlier than we pressure our shoulders patting ourselves on the backs, it’s value noting that–because the Cake Bake Store was not but open–it was unclear how these worth reductions have been achieved. Maybe it was a hole victory, in spite of everything. Possibly portion sizes have been decreased, provider substitutions have been made, or lower-quality substances will now be used. Personally, I’m not too labored up about all of that. One thing tells me that the $18 PB&J was all markup and the standard of the Coca-Cola (with free refills) is kind of unchanged.
I’ve a variety of ideas in regards to the Cake Bake Store costs, a few of which you’ll not like. (Don’t fear, I’m positive most of you’ll agree with most of it.) However, what, it’s been a protracted week of worth will increase and that is already quite a bit to digest, so I’m going to hit pause on that.
Partly, it’s because I additionally wish to hear from readers to include a few of that reader suggestions into an upcoming article. So now could be your likelihood to impress your loved ones, mates, former classmates, inlaws & outlaws, and so forth by having your ideas revealed in what is well among the many prime 1,570 Disney-related blogs on the web. When getting ready your smartest and most astute insights into the Cake Bake Store Restaurant’s menu costs (and no matter else), please think about the next:
- The Cake Bake Store is owned and operated by a 3rd occasion, that means that Disney shouldn’t be chargeable for these costs besides not directly to the extent that they cost lease. (Nevertheless, the existence of different third occasion eating places–together with in-park ones–which have cheaper menus form of undercuts that line of reasoning.)
- Cake costs are per slice (albeit huge ones), not for complete muffins.
- Listed below are the menus for the Broad Ripple and Carmel Cake Bake areas, for reference.
- The opposite areas are extremely in style, regardless of being costly and in Indiana.
- Cake Bake Store doesn’t use gold flakes, endangered animals, or another uncommon/unique substances in these dishes or drinks.
I’m trying ahead to studying everybody’s ideas on this one, hopefully considering the above factors. I feel I’ve a fairly good concept of what to anticipate, however am nonetheless open to quite a lot of opinions, together with ‘unpopular’ or contrarian ones.
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