Skippers Canteen

Cast member preview is confirmed for Dec 6th. Soft opening to follow. WDW Dining should have it on their reservations list by Dec 18th, but I'd check as early as next Monday or Tuesday.

There are some saying this will be counter service for lunch, even though it was first reported to be table service all day.. but I don't see that confirmed and I doubt it's counter service. I can't find anything about the menu except the chef has said Asian fusion, African a bit like Boma. Take this however you'd like, but a sommelier (Victoria Thompson) is listed on the staff. See the picture below, I took that screenshot right from the WDW website. Victoria was previously listed as area manager and sommelier at Jiko.

This restaurants themed dining areas sound great. For instance, there will be a Crew Mess Hall and even better, a secret meeting room of the "Society of Explorers and Adventurers". Kongaloosh!

We will be there starting on Wednesday (9th). Hoping to take advantage of a soft opening sometime during our stay.

Steve

Walls are down and they're taking walk ups today!! The DCL twitter blog (theDCLblog) is posting photos and menus, also they accept TIW!

$25 for lunch? I'm not even sure what some of this stuff is. :funny:

I saw the menu and honestly think it is pretty bad. There are only a couple things I'd order but they are SUPER overpriced to the point where I would have a hard time justifying it. I know Disney is expensive, but this is like Signature Dining level pricing for what seems to be kind of ordinary dishes, from a cooking standpoint. A basic grilled steak served with Yucca (the cheapest carb in Latin America) and avocado slices is $34!!! Please. $23 for a bowl of Pho???

Pass.

VWL Mom wrote: Walls are down and they're taking walk ups today!! Also they accept TIW!

Yep, General Public Previews (soft opening) started today.

Official Grand Opening is schedule for December 16, 2015.

Here's an overview of the planned opening day menu:

Appetizers

• Amazon Annie’s House-made Arepas $9.50
• Baladi Salad $9
• Broiled Collar of Sustainable Fish $11
• Falls Family Falafel $8
• Ginger (not the crocodile) Grog of Hot and Sour Soup $7.50
• S.E.A. Shu Mai $10

Entrees

• A Lot of Steak Salad $18
• Char Shiu Pork $23
• Curried Vegetable Crew Stew $17
• Dr. Falls’ Signature Grilled Steak $23
• North African Berber Style Grilled Lamb Chops $25
• "Not Piranha” Sustainable Fish (Market price)
• Rice Noodle & Chicken Bowl $22
• Rice Noodle & Duck Breast Bowl $23
• Rice Noodle & Tofu Bowl $20
• Skip’s Egyptian Mac and Cheese $19
• "Tastes Like Chicken Because It Is!” Marinated Grilled Chicken Breast $23
• Trader Sam’s Head-On Shrimp $25

Desserts

• Bertha’s Banh Bong Lan Cake with Mango Lime Sorbet $8
• Coconut Bar with Pineapple-Basil Compote and Vanilla Cream $8
• Kungaloosh! Chocolate Cake with Caramelized Banana and Cashew-Caramel Ice Cream $8
• Sugar-crusted Congee Pudding $8

Specialty Beverages

• Punch Line Punch $4.50
• Punch Line Punch in souvenir mug $13.50
• Schweitzer Slush $5.50
• Schweitzer Slush in souvenir mug $14.50

Exotic Coca-Cola Selections

• Fanta Melon Frosty from Thailand
• Guarana Kuat from Brazil

Kids Menu

Appetizers a la carte

• Serengeti Salad $2.50
• Safari Egg Drop Soup $2.50

Mickey Check Meals
Served with choice of beverage and Seasonal Fruit Dessert

• Tik Tiki Fishy Fishy Grilled Sustainable Fish $11.50
• Sizzling Savanna Grilled Flank Steak $12.50
• Smiley's Little 'Croc of Chicken Noddle Soup $10.50

Your Choice Meals

-Junior Skip's Egyptian Mac and Cheese $9.50
Served with Choice of Beverage and Dessert

-Amazon Annie's House-made Arepas $10.50
Served with Choice of Beverage and Dessert

Beverages

Lowfat Milk, Water, or Apple Juice

Desserts

• Volcano Chocolate Cake with Caramel Lava and Exploding Chocolate Rocks
• Monkey Bites (Chocolate Sunflower Seeds and Chocolate Dipped Banana Bites)
• Fresh Seasonal Fruit

The location's backstory proprietor is the granddaughter of Dr. Albert Falls (Alberta Falls) and offers three themed dining rooms: The Mess Hall, The Falls Family parlor, and the S.E.A. Room. For those unfamiliar, S.E.A. is the Society of Explorers and Adventurers and is a back story that ties together several attractions located in Tokyo DisneySea and Hong Kong Disneyland; it is more or less an extension of the Adventurer's Club.

The dining rooms are ornately decorated and tell the back story of Alberta Falls inheriting the ailing Jungle Navigation Company and converting it from a cargo company to a leisure cruise for "greenhorn globetrotters". Due to the success of this new jungle cruise business, she has decided to start serving hungry travelers out of their home office utilizing the crew's mess hall, her family's private parlor, and a recently discovered secret meeting room her grandfather used to hold meetings for the S.E.A.

In addition to the puns and word play sprinkled throughout the menu, the crew suggest you make sure you read the full menu from front to back to make sure you don't miss one final punch line.

The new restaurant is expected to be walk-up only until the first week of January 2016.

I'm wondering why they hired a sommelier if they don't have wine? I was expecting a BOG set-up where wine was available at dinner.

VWL Mom;2475251 wrote: I'm wondering why they hired a sommelier if they don't have wine? I was expecting a BOG set-up where wine was available at dinner.

It is bizarre. This place seems a natural for some alcoholic drinks. The non alcoholic drinks served in copper mule cups is weird too.

VWL Mom;2475251 wrote: I'm wondering why they hired a sommelier if they don't have wine? I was expecting a BOG set-up where wine was available at dinner.

BrerGnat;2475260 wrote: It is bizarre. This place seems a natural for some alcoholic drinks. The non alcoholic drinks served in copper mule cups is weird too.

Could it be that maybe there is a delay in the liquor license for the restaurant? It would be easy to adjust the menu to add alcoholic beverages.

Agree with everyone that the prices are too high. You can get Duck Ramen at Morimoto Asia for $7 less in Disney Springs!

It has a very interesting menu. There is a lot of really adventurous things, which I am always excited for. I like weird food. But I am interested to see if the end up having to adjust it because I have a feeling that a lot of people are going to be turned off by the more uncommon ingredients. I was considering trying this on my next trip, but I don't think that there is anything on there that I could get some of the people in my group to eat. We will have to pass on this one, and I will have to try it on a future trip when I don't have as many pallets to take into consideration.

I was excited for this to open but now that I have seen the menu know I won't be dining there. The menu has nothing my family will eat. Very disappointed but I am sure that others might enjoy it.

There was a soft opening yesterday and we were told grand opening would be today. Also told they will not accept tables in wonderland. Had lunch there yesterday. It is pricey. Food is on the spices side. Had the shrimp which are served with heads on. Husband had Mac n chili. Service was good. Place is cute. No alcoholic beverages on menu we had.

faline;2475399 wrote: Also told they will not accept tables in wonderland.

That's strange because they were accepting it on Dec 13th when people reported using it.

VWL Mom;2475401 wrote: That's strange because they were accepting it on Dec 13th when people reported using it.

They aaccepted during the soft opening but we were told that would not be true once they officially opened - unless our server provided us with misinformation

Yeah, it is pricy and most items are not that appealing, but it's a bucket list thing and I LOVE the Jungle Cruise, so I feel compelled to try it.