Gideons cookies..OMG

[BoomerSooner10]

It depends what time of year. If they are doing a virtual queue, then it could be anywhere from 1-3 hours before they call you back to the actual queue. Once in the actual queue or if they are only doing a real queue, then it's 15-45 minutes.

Thank you. It’s next week.

 

[soniam]

Thank you. It’s next week.

May not be too terrible then. It's not like Thanksgiving or xmas. I would stop by a soon as you get to Disney Springs and find out about the queue. They can usually give you a good estimate about how long the actual line is or when they will call you to return. You can always sign up for the virtual queue and cancel if it's not working out.

 

[PetePanMan]

They are darn good

 

[mrs moon]

They are darn good

If you like a mouthful of chemicals ,hehe

 

[buzzrelly]

My problem with Gideon's right now is they are being very stingy with their use of the virtual queue. We stopped there after our cruise on 10/20 and arrived at around 10:30 am. The line was wrapped around the building and the girl walking around with the postcards said the wait was 90 minutes. When we asked about the virtual queue, she told us, "we continue to assess and will decide if we need it." I said, "with a 90 minute wait, you need it now."

We would have been happy to put our name on a list and then shop around a bit and come back, but we didn't have the time to stand there for 90 minutes. I'm not sure why they think this is a great way to conduct business.

 

[Stargazer65]

Crumbl is better.

Agree! IMO Crumbl Cookie is vastly superior to Gideon's.

 

[irene6118]

I second Crumbl Cookie. Gideon's is vastly over rated in my opinion.

 

[rangerxenos]

I second Crumbl Cookie. Gideon's is vastly over rated in my opinion.

And I'm the opposite, they finally opened a Crumbl Cookies within reasonable distance of me here in CT, and overall I find them disappointing, even moreso compared to Gideon's.

 

[gmi3804]

It's not a contest. They're both lousy FOMO creations.

 

[PetePanMan]

If you like a mouthful of chemicals ,hehe

What chemicals do you taste?

 

[The Foolish Mortal]

It's not a contest. They're both lousy FOMO creations.

Yeah, you've said that. Repeatedly. Everyone can read the thread

 

[BrianL]

And I'm the opposite, they finally opened a Crumbl Cookies within reasonable distance of me here in CT, and overall I find them disappointing, even moreso compared to Gideon's.

I really like Gideons. I don't much care for Crumbl. They are both overhyped, but at least Gideon's is good!

 

[RedHead0186]

We would have been happy to put our name on a list and then shop around a bit and come back, but we didn't have the time to stand there for 90 minutes. I'm not sure why they think this is a great way to conduct business.

Because people will do it. I agree, 90 minutes is a long time to stand in line for cookies, but if the line was 90 minutes long clearly enough people were willing to do just that. So from a business perspective it's clearly a great way for them to conduct business.

I thought I had heard that there was a cutoff, that if the line hit a certain physical point that's when they switched. I think it had something to do with blocking the entrance to Morimoto's? I could be wrong there, but I'm pretty sure there's an actual spot at which they switch to virtual.

 

[gmi3804]

Yeah, you've said that. Repeatedly. Everyone can read the thread

At least my message is getting through!

 

[Smugpugmug]

What kind of wait should I be expecting, if I enter the queue before dinner at T-Rex? It’s on a Monday night with dinner at 7.

I checked the virtual queue time last week and it was 3 1/2 hours. Granted that might be because a new cookie and merch was releasing but I've seen it get that long during holidays.

 

[RedHead0186]

I checked the virtual queue time last week and it was 3 1/2 hours. Granted that might be because a new cookie and merch was releasing but I've seen it get that long during holidays.

Yeah they had a ton of exclusive stuff last week, so that's not quite the norm for virtual queue wait (though yes it can get that long at peak times!).

 

[trompettecon]

What is so special about these cookies? Are they dusted with cocaine?

Only thing that would get me in that line.

 

[The Foolish Mortal]

At least my message is getting through!

lol, yeah, because the most effective messages are always the ones you have to state over and over again to get people to notice

 

[The Foolish Mortal]

Because people will do it. I agree, 90 minutes is a long time to stand in line for cookies, but if the line was 90 minutes long clearly enough people were willing to do just that. So from a business perspective it's clearly a great way for them to conduct business.

I thought I had heard that there was a cutoff, that if the line hit a certain physical point that's when they switched. I think it had something to do with blocking the entrance to Morimoto's? I could be wrong there, but I'm pretty sure there's an actual spot at which they switch to virtual.

I don't know if it is an actual spot that triggers the virtual line, but if so, its not the entrance to Morimoto. My partner has waite din the standby line many times when it stretches well past the Morimoto doors. I have always assumed the virtual line is triggered by the standby line reaching a certain estimated wait, but I do not know that for certain

 

[Disneylover99]

I don't know if it is an actual spot that triggers the virtual line, but if so, its not the entrance to Morimoto. My partner has waite din the standby line many times when it stretches well past the Morimoto doors. I have always assumed the virtual line is triggered by the standby line reaching a certain estimated wait, but I do not know that for certain

I thought I read somewhere that they no longer use the virtual queue at all on weekdays now. I could be wrong.