Dean Marino
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- Jun 3, 2015
My guess? The whole thing is very much like a stadium event .
It's not happening.
It's not happening.
I disagree. The big problem with stadiums is sitting in close proximity to the same people for an extended period of time. F&W draws crowds, but those people are constantly moving.My guess? The whole thing is very much like a stadium event .
It's not happening.
I’m thinking that if they are still limiting attendance through the fall (and I hope they do!), they may be able to still hold the Festival with a few modifications. While I don’t really want them to remove any booths (because I love to eat and drink all the things!!), they might need to take out a few in the areas where they are more packed in, such as the IG, the area where the Cheese Studio and Chocolate Studio are, and maybe in Germany. Then they could add in more standing tables and spread them out more. They could also get rid of the self-serve silverware and napkin dispensers and hand that stuff out at the booth with the food, have more hand sanitizer stations set up around the booths, mark up the lines for appropriate spacing, etc. I don’t typically attend the special events but I think if they cut the number of people down for each and build in appropriate spacing, they could make it work. They’d probably also have to rethink the ones that have a buffet, like the Parisian breakfast... perhaps turn them into plated events or cancel those.
The Festival is a huge money maker so I really think they are going to figure out a way to make it work. I’m one of those people that gladly overpays for small drinks and bites because I just love it so much... and there are many more people like me. We had to reschedule our March girls trip to October and we have an anniversary trip planned for November, so it just happens to be that this year we’ll be there twice during Festival time. For the October trip, we have one TS ressie for Wine Bar George and we will just roll with QS if there’s no F&W, or check for last minute ressies. For the November trip, my ADR day is Monday so I think we’ll make a few more TS than we normally would as a backup plan, and if the Festival does go on we’ll cancel them.
My guess? The whole thing is very much like a stadium event .
It's not happening.
But if the capacity is limited, is it still a money maker?
I feel like it still would be... if you think about just how much those tiny drinks cost...
I guess it depends on how much staffing, development, training and such all cost. I wonder though.
I's suspect it is. The actual incremental cost of a F&W booth is pretty small. Yes, they need to be staffed but those CM's are probably minimum wage. The food and preparation cost can't be that great other.But if the capacity is limited, is it still a money maker?
I's suspect it is. The actual incremental cost of a F&W booth is pretty small. Yes, they need to be staffed but those CM's are probably minimum wage. The food and preparation cost can't be that great other.
I don't think there will be a festival. It takes a lot of planning months in advance. There is no way they can plan for F&W without even final plans for the park reopening. Then you will be stuck with short notice for scheduling vendors
I don't think there will be a festival. It takes a lot of planning months in advance. There is no way they can plan for F&W without even final plans for the park reopening. Then you will be stuck with short notice for scheduling vendors
However, in the case of the F&W Festival, I'm wondering why, if they're not going to have it, why don't they at least announce it?
Hoping it happens as well. But not overly optomistic.Hoping it's still on; we're headed down in October and this would be our 3rd festival. If the festival is held, we'll be there.