Originally Posted By vbdad55 Well - goes to show we ( most of us ) are obviously in the majority about too much character dining.. let's just hope it goes back to character free @ lunch anyway from Jim Hill Media And speaking of characters disappearing … Many Magic Kingdom fans were saddened when the Liberty Tree Tavern stopped serving its Goofy’s Liberate Your Appetite Character Dinner back on January 4th. So much so that a significant number of them actually stopped going to this WDW eatery. Consequently, the Liberty Tree Tavern went from being a restaurant that literally did turn away business to becoming one that wound up with almost 100 empty seats every night. Which then translated into a $250,000 drop in revenues for both the months of January and February. In the face of those sorts of losses … WDW officials had to admit that they’d made a mistake. Which is why – just last week – Magic Kingdom managers quietly okayed the return of character dining at the Liberty Tree Tavern. Mind you, Goofy and his friends won’t be returning immediately. These managers first had to amend that theme park’s global schedule bid. In essence put in a staffing requisition for the proper number of Zoo Crew members necessary to staff a character dining venue like Liberty Tree Tavern.
Originally Posted By trekkeruss <<the Liberty Tree Tavern went from being a restaurant that literally did turn away business to becoming one that wound up with almost 100 empty seats every night.>> So my question is, where did those diners go? I assume most of them had to eat somewhere else on property, so I doubt Disney lost $250,000 in revenues. A drop, yes, but not the full amount.
Originally Posted By -em >>?So my question is, where did those diners go? I assume most of them had to eat somewhere else on property, so I doubt Disney lost $250,000 in revenues. A drop, yes, but not the full amount.<< My thoughts exactly.. If LTT was down that much prob since Pecos was closed Pirate n Parrot , Columbia or Pinocchio saw a huge number... Personally having only eating at LTT once for the character meal I don't mind as while its characters its also more edutainement than most other meals (and yes I know Im stretching..) -em
Originally Posted By stitch4336 Anybody see a date for charcters returning yet? I just mad an ADR there for dinner in June. I've done the character meal there twice and find it to be one of our more favorites - bring on the characters I say
Originally Posted By lovesthemouse LTT was one of our fav charecter dining places, I called this morning, still no charecters
Originally Posted By jkayjs I enjoy the characters in the parks but wish they would leave LTT without. Crystal Palace is very close for those who enjoy character meals. We have always enjoyed LTT but haven't been for dinner since the change. Perhaps the empty seats are because many of us didn't know about the change. I understand the folks that booked for the characters went elsewhere but it doesn't appear they gave it enough time to draw back those of us that would gladly go "characterless'. Oh well I guess it's a nonissue now since they're coming back.
Originally Posted By charming husband Sometimes our family just needs/craves a quiet meal without characters. Someplace with good food too, I might add.
Originally Posted By StitchMom84 Does anyone have any news on this? Is there still a plan to return to a character meal?
Originally Posted By Disneymom443 I have not heard any thing offical and nothing latly unoffical. I would say that it is still a non character meal. Call Disney dinning for the offical answer.
Originally Posted By NikkiLOVESMickey It's Jim Hill, for crying out loud. Most of his "information" turns out to be bunk anyway. I don't think the characters are coming back.
