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	Commanders Post at The Warpath > Off-Topic Discussion > Parking Lot > Disney closing ESPN Zones nationwide PDA Disney closing ESPN Zones nationwide Pages : [1] 2 3 4 CRedskinsRule 06-09-2010, 04:28 PM twitter report Larry Weisman LarryWeisman Disney closing ESPN Zone restaurants nation-wide, including DC and Baltimore. Citing bad economy. 12 minutes ago via TweetDeck saden1 06-09-2010, 04:50 PM No big loss for sports fans especially if there's a Buffalo Wild Wings near you...man, that place is paradise. MTK 06-09-2010, 04:51 PM No big loss for sports fans especially if there's a Buffalo Wild Wings near you...man, that place is paradise. So are the wings there legit? We've got one opening in my area this summer. SmootSmack 06-09-2010, 04:54 PM Closing June 16 in DC and Baltimore for those wondering BWW wings are redonkulous! saden1 06-09-2010, 05:06 PM So are the wings there legit? We've got one opening in my area this summer. If bones were edible I would. We don't have one in Seattle area yet but apparently getting a franchise open is super hard. mredskins 06-09-2010, 05:08 PM Damn where will I buy stadium price beers at a non-stadium now! Huge loss! BDBohnzie 06-09-2010, 05:28 PM BWW is awesome. They may not beat your best local place's wing, but they are a good wing. 15 flavors to choose from (my fave: Mango Habanero), and Wing Specials weekly. Plus I think the closest one to me has at least 20 beers on tap, plus coolers full of bottles. Aside from the wings, think sports bar fried foods for the most part, but I haven't had anything there I didn't like. As far as the Zones closing, I haven't been to a Zone in at least 5 years, so no big loss. What will be interesting in Baltimore and DC is to see what will take over their respective spaces. firstdown 06-09-2010, 05:32 PM I like how they blame the bad economy and not their bad food and prices. If it was the economy then how come other chain stores are not closing their doors? A bad economy just weeds out the bad places faster. BDBohnzie 06-09-2010, 05:37 PM I would imagine the overhead to run those places is astronomical, between the restaurant, bar and game rooms, and the people to staff those areas. If they were any one of those 3, they'd be fine. Combining all 3 under one roof is much harder to maintain in a weaken economy. SmootSmack 06-09-2010, 05:50 PM This has been developing for a while. The Atlanta and Denver Zones were closed last year to less fanfare. The economy definitely hurts, it's hurting the restaurant business overall as fewer people are opting for sit-down eat-out restaurants. And leasing the space in some of these markets (such as NYC) is an astronomical hit. Plus the novelty has really worn off, especially as more and more households have their own home theater systems to watch sports.