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I was surprised that you didn’t even mention Carthay Circle in the DCA segment, but not surprised that it wasn’t picked as a favorite. We ate there last November, and it was not a good experience. We arrived 20 minutes early for our reservation, and weren’t seated until 40 minutes later. There were a lot of other families waiting, and not enough seating available for them, so we had to stand for at least half that time.

Once we were seated, the food was just fine, but, again, not quite worth the price. I would rather pay a little more to eat at Napa Rose and get higher quality food and better service. Also, they have an open kitchen, which is pretty noisy and completely at odds with the rest of the period decor.

Overall, I would say that Disney seems to have trouble marrying the concept of the “fine dining” restaurant with the theme park experience. If I’m in the park, I don’t want to spend lots of time waiting through a leisurely meal. I want to be seated relatively quickly, eat dinner at a normal pace, and then get back out and go on rides and see shows. I would argue that Blue Bayou is the only one that really gets it right.

(And I’m not counting some of the restaurants in Epcot, like Le Cellier, where you do go to the restaurant for the experience.)

Overall, another great show. We haven’t been to a Disney Park since January–a fairly ill-fated trip to WDW that so epically failed, we ended up with a 25% refund–but listening to you guys makes me eager to go back, just to eat!