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1320Fastback t1_j3plc50 wrote

How were they not profitable? Place was absolutely packed every time we went to Disneyland.

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Iohet t1_j3q7i00 wrote

Downtown Disney rent is astronomical and Disney has been chipping away at ways to get transient non-park traffic for years. I can't imagine it's a winning situation anymore after the deterioration of Downtown Disney as a casual place to visit

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St1834 t1_j3r9wsu wrote

That's what's happening now. The price and difficulty of obtaining materials and ingredients is up and rising. Shipping is up and rising. Rent is up and rising. Getting labor and labor costs are up and rising, which isn't necessarily a bad thing, but is happening nonetheless. And restaurants are still on their back foot after 2+ years of business disruption due to COVID. The prices on the menu need to go up to account for this and take advantage of all of the customers, but you can only raise prices so much before demand drops. And that's how restaurants are getting squeezed out of business.

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Projectrage t1_j3r27t0 wrote

They are in the process of remodeling downtown Disney too.

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sweetpeapickle t1_j3sx5rf wrote

Lol. I hate when people ask this of businesses. Please understand, businesses costs are rising just as much as your personal costs rise....if not more so. I own a business...yes, my prices are increasing a lot. I can have more customers now....but one-it does not mean they are getting the same amount. Two-the costs are rising far more than the increase in customers. That means costs are outweighing the profit. So while you see lines for these places......it is still not enough to keep a business running.

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