Corinne
DIS Veteran aka DVCTink
- Joined
- May 28, 2001
I am too!!! We are in Middleton, about 30 mins north of Boston!
I work in Danvers (Middleton line)!
I am too!!! We are in Middleton, about 30 mins north of Boston!
I just read an ugly rumor by The Rusty Scupper, and he's usually accurate. It's on the restaurant forum, but in short and if true, Artist Point will become a character meal for breakfast, lunch, AND dinner. IF true, I will not be a happy man. . .at all.
Exactly! Nice pic above, though!Unfortunately it wouldn't surprise me Sleepy. Add some characters, mediocrize the food and up the price. Voila! Disney profits rise!
I just read an ugly rumor by The Rusty Scupper, and he's usually accurate. It's on the restaurant forum, but in short and if true, Artist Point will become a character meal for breakfast, lunch, AND dinner. IF true, I will not be a happy man. . .at all.
I agree that AP has a romance to the location that character interaction would stomp on. What if they model it like 'Ohanas and did this for breakfast, but turn it back to it's charming location for dinner?I just read an ugly rumor by The Rusty Scupper, and he's usually accurate. It's on the restaurant forum, but in short and if true, Artist Point will become a character meal for breakfast, lunch, AND dinner. IF true, I will not be a happy man. . .at all.
As Groupies know, I've never been one to shrink away from addressing what I feel are poor decisions regarding my beloved Lodge. Luv will say I'm jumping the gun, but I've already fired off a shot across the bow to the WL manager and others about this rumor. I hope with all my might this rumor isn't true; however, something other than a minor revamp for a character breakfast is going on at Artist Point come late October, and the alarm bells in my head are clanging away. In short, a deluxe resort needs a Signature restaurant, and a character meal does not a Signature make. Stay tuned, I guess.I agree that AP has a romance to the location that character interaction would stomp on. What if they model it like 'Ohanas and did this for breakfast, but turn it back to it's charming location for dinner?
Disney's intention in making any change here would be two fold. In addition to bringing in more bucks, I believe they are trying to head off a problem that has already started and will only increase as we head into the opening of SW Land, and then 2021. They have too many on-site guests for the popular dining locations to handle with more to come with all the building going on. Presently, it seems like we need to be online within 48 hours of our 6 month out window opening to acquire a reasonable reservation at any of the popular locations. AP has not been all that difficult to grab a reservation for even one day prior up to now and they see this. I'm sure it is flagged for changes, but what sort has been unknown.
October 2021 and for the 12 months following will be a huge celebration for the MK's 50th. Even the Orlando airport is making changes to add more gates expecting the uptick in guests. Disney Springs has added a slew of eateries at all levels, but still it is so far removed from the parks that most folk do not venture over. I'm sure Disney will be adding better entertainment to the area to draw crowds over.
To ramble on... It is sad to see WL inching away from being a rustic, hidden location and changing into suburbs for the MK. We saw it coming when they announced the cabins and ripped out the woods. If the rumored DVC is being built just next door, then I think we can assume that foot traffic along WL's paths, in the lobby, on the docks etc will all increase. I'm curious what they're planning on doing with Trails End over in the fort as it too screams "changes can be made here".
I just read an ugly rumor by The Rusty Scupper, and he's usually accurate. It's on the restaurant forum, but in short and if true, Artist Point will become a character meal for breakfast, lunch, AND dinner. IF true, I will not be a happy man. . .at all.
Agree. I do understand the nature of business, and if you aren't filling enough seats, I get it. However, there are ways to change the perception of a restaurant to increase business vice making a wholesale change. I, too, am perfectly fine with a character meal at breakfast, and if absolutely necessary, at lunch. Doing a character meal for dinner will do three things:AP changes are just another nail in the coffin for most of us WL/VWL fans. Ron, I do see your point about AP not reaching its full potential, and maybe tweaking it some would be best, but without giving up its character, what it originally was intended to be. Character breakfast, I had no issue with, close for lunch, reopen for a classy dinner. That's my thinking. But all character meals all day, nope!
So excited - and nervous! I received the Toy Story Special Event email where AP holders are invited to a “PostView” with dates in Sept...and of course - no detail over WHICH dates in Sept...and just odd days here and there at DVC...but just now WLV popped up for Sept 1-7 and I grabbed it - begging/borrowing/OTU points to pay for it...now - I just need one of the events to be scheduled that week and hope I can get online and reserve 2 spots...
It said - PASSHOLDERS, OPEN NOW FOR EXCITING NEWS...promo is called Passholder Play Time. The email was supposedly sent to Gold and Premium Annual Passholders. There’s more info on the AP website.
Hope I picked the right week and hope to see some Groupies there!!Thanks TCRAIG, I found it in my email!