Defunct Disney restaurants

[CraigInPA]

Just ditch the cream and you’re there. Should be made with fresh egg noodles, too.

And you need to use a very high fat content butter, like Plugra.

 

[Phillie_Boy]

Spoodles!

 

[mikerobrewer]

I remember a Mexican restaurant called Juan and Only's. Pretty sure it was in the Dolphin.

 

[Odelay]

The fettuccine alfredo from Alfredo's is now available on the lunch menu at The Brown Derby.

It is not. The recipe for Alfredo sauce is actually trademarked and is not available outside of Alfredo’s restaurant

 

[Professor_Cookie]

It is not. The recipe for Alfredo sauce is actually trademarked and is not available outside of Alfredo’s restaurant

I can’t speak to weather the Brown Derby Alfredo is classic Alfredo and not some cream based sauce, but Alfredo Sauce is definitely not trademarked.

 

[caitycaity]

I miss Spoodles too. On our honeymoon we had an amazing meal at Fulton's. I recently booked LTT for our upcoming trip and was surprised that they don't have the characters there anymore. It seems like such a natural spot for them.

 

[Phillie_Boy]

More Spoodles!

 

[gatour]

Remember the name and I believe you are correct about it's location

I remember a Mexican restaurant called Juan and Only's. Pretty sure it was in the Dolphin.

 

[gatour]

I assume you meant copyright and not trademark. Trademark's are used for company names, logo's etc. Recipes can not be copyrighted.

It is not. The recipe for Alfredo sauce is actually trademarked and is not available outside of Alfredo’s restaurant

 

[Phillie_Boy]

Anyone else have any vintage pictures of Spoodles?

 

[goofy4prez]

I miss Liberty Tree Tavern when it was character dining. I miss Main Street Bakery before Disney sold out and put a Starbucks in it instead. And I also miss Captains Grill, especially the breakfast buffet they had was decent.

 

[DISNEY1975]

I remember eating at "Alfredos" when I was a teen. Our waiter was "Lorenzo". Looked very Italian with a heavy Italian accent. My father often worked in Italy and was asking him questions about where he was from. My father was familiar with the area he said and was asking a bunch of questions and questioning what he was saying. To us kids, it was quite embarrassing, but apparently the pressure and gig got to much for "Lorenzo" he finally confessed, in a regular American accent, his name was Michael and he was from NY!!! Ill never forget it!

 

[GAN]

One of my favorite meals in WDW was in that restaurant, "Mediterranean Chicken and Shrimp Scampi". I only had it once. The restaurant was gone before I could go back on another trip.

I had completely forgotten about the Mediterranean Chicken ....used to get it al the time! Wow -thanks for the memory!

 

[cmwade77]

I don't think there's a restaurant anywhere that has the same menu that it had 8 years ago. It's menu is traditional Italian, with much than the usual pizza/spaghetti/ chicken parm that you get at some places. But my favourite Fettuccine Alfredo is gone.

Yep, of course they are on of only TWO, the other being their other location, I forget where places in the world that could legitimately serve Fettuccine Alfredo, as they quite literally invented it, well Alfredo did and the name means Alfredo's Fettuccine, so anyone else serving it is lying unless their name happens to be Alfredo as well.

 

[cmwade77]

I can’t speak to weather the Brown Derby Alfredo is classic Alfredo and not some cream based sauce, but Alfredo Sauce is definitely not trademarked.

Actually, the specific recipe is copyrighted, not trademarked, anything served elsewhere is simply a copycat and they may get close, but it won't be exact.

 

[cmwade77]

I assume you meant copyright and not trademark. Trademark's are used for company names, logo's etc. Recipes can not be copyrighted.

Actually, recipes can and often are copyrighted, they cannot however be trademarked, although the name of a recipe could be trademarked.

 

[2xcited2sleep]

Regardless of recipe source, Brown Derby removed this from their lunch offerings quite some time ago. I was disappointed, it was very good.

 

[Professor_Cookie]

Alfredo’s pasta was just pasta alla burro. It’s not copyrighted, it’s an Italian dish that predated them.

Copyrighting recipes is not possible and it’s clearly not trademarked otherwise anyone using the term applied to pasta sauces would be subject to litigation.

ETA-https://www.copyright.gov/help/faq/faq-protect.html

 

[cruisin'Mike]

Does anyone else remember Ariel's at the Yacht Club? I always looked forward to a dinner there, to us it was really special. The food was excellent, but I most remember the beautiful décor. We used to see celebrities there sometimes; I can remember Mariah Carey and the Sony guy (her first husband, I think) and Bryant Gumbel. I was told that after it closed they used it for formal events and meetings.

Ariel’s is probably my most missed restaurant. It used to be our go-to place for special occasions.

 

[WhoDatDisney]

Miss the sandwiches at Starring Rolls cafe in HS and the gourmet grill cheese stand in Epcot near test track