Gideon's is FOMO ground zero. The cookies are gummy and expensive (fact, not opinion), and the sheeple keep lining up.
That's an accurate description. They all taste extremely artificial, like cheap grocery store cake frosting melted down into cookie formI loathe Crumbl too. Way too sweet and artificial tasting.
I agree the cookies are expensive and some (but not all) can be on the chewy side (its why i compare more to a small slice of cake than a traditional cookie). But its just wrong to call people who line up to buy them "sheeple". Like or don't like it, everyone has their preferences. I don't understand the people that line up for nasty turkey legs or bland ice cream at WDW, but I recognize that different people have different tastes. People line up for Gideons (or turkey legs or whatever) because they like the product, not because they are docile or manipulatedGideon's is FOMO ground zero. The cookies are gummy and expensive (fact, not opinion), and the sheeple keep lining up.
Really? Because your OP implied that someone else in your party wanted to try it, not you. If you were manipulated by anything, it seems it was a desire to make someone else happy, not the cookie. Personally, I don't consider that being some kind of brainless manipulated customer. Seems like you were being a good friendTo be honest when i stood in line i was a bit of a "sheepie" that was manipulated into believing by the other "sheepies " stood in long lines that the cookies were something amazing!
You can order a whole cake?? How do you go about that? We are going in December and are celebrating one persons birthday.Every time we have been inside Gideon’s, it has smelled like chocolate. Never smelled anything chemical in the slightest but maybe there was a “protein spill” they had cleaned up recently.
We enjoy the cookies, cakes, and cold brews very much. Everything is overpriced at Disney so it’s hard to feel Gideon’s is especially so. In fact, we ordered a whole cake for our upcoming trip and, at 60 bucks for 15 pounds of cake, that seems like a downright steal compared to mediocre tasting Disney cakes!
Aw, c'mon. It's OK to admit you felt just the slightest twinge of jealously and excitement when you saw all those people leaving with the much coveted large Gideon's brown paper shopping bags!To be honest when i stood in line i was a bit of a "sheepie" that was manipulated into believing by the other "sheepies " stood in long lines that the cookies were something amazing!
That's what I meant, but I guess I should've been more specific. I don't normally order any of the drinks from Gideon's so it completely slipped my mind to mention that.The cookie and cake slice menu is the same, but the drinks are only available at Disney Springs.
People aren't sheeple just because they line up for something that you don't like. I'll agree they're pricey, but what isn't at Disney World or anywhere really? I don't get the appeal of Mickey Bars especially at over $6.00, or Crumbl Cookies (which I had to try as well ), but everyone has different likes and tastes, and it's completely okay to recognize that.Gideon's is FOMO ground zero. The cookies are gummy and expensive (fact, not opinion), and the sheeple keep lining up.
Exactly! We got there early one day last March after reading their cookie reviews online. You won't know if you like something unless give it a try right? My weakness is baked goods, cakes, cookies, you name it, so I had to get one cookie as a taste test, not because the long line of people made me want to go in there. After realizing I loved everything about that chocolate chip cookie, I knew I was a fan, but now we go to their Orlando location when we're in the area instead. So am I a sheeple or just someone who loves cookies?I agree the cookies are expensive and some (but not all) can be on the chewy side (its why i compare more to a small slice of cake than a traditional cookie). But its just wrong to call people who line up to buy them "sheeple". Like or don't like it, everyone has their preferences. I don't understand the people that line up for nasty turkey legs or bland ice cream at WDW, but I recognize that different people have different tastes. People line up for Gideons (or turkey legs or whatever) because they like the product, not because they are docile or manipulated.
You can order a whole cake?? How do you go about that? We are going in December and are celebrating one persons birthday.
Yes! Love the coffee cake and also the pistachio toffee. I also really like the key lime but they only do that one month out of the year.I love the coffee cake cookie and my new favorite is the pistachio toffee cookie! But I won't wait more than about 20-25 minutes for them. I usually try to arrive early when there isn't much line or sign up for virtual queue if the wait has gotten long enough for them to start using it.
In my book, "waiting" for 1-3 hours in the virtual queue and then standing in the actual line for 20 minutes is still only a 20-minute wait because I'm shopping, dining, etc. until I get the text and then I can return at my leisure and wait in line for a reasonable amount of time.
As much as I like Gideon's cookies, I would never stand in a 1-hour + line for them. I'll just get some next time I visit. But I imagine there are a lot of people in that line who have heard the hype and this may be their only chance to try them, so they feel like they have to wait or miss out.
That's because the DS location is essentially just a brick-and-mortar food truck. There's no baking happening at that particular bakehouse. Anything bought there came in on a truck, ready-to-sell. Gotta love 'em, though, they keep the FOMOs standing in line.You can preorder it online, but you have to pick it up at their original location at East End Market. Unfortunately, no whole cakes at Disney Springs.
That's because the DS location is essentially just a brick-and-mortar food truck. There's no baking happening at that particular bakehouse. Anything bought there came in on a truck, ready-to-sell. Gotta love 'em, though, they keep the FOMOs standing in line.