I just had to pop in and comment on the topic of whether or not a character (like Stitch at Surf's Up) is at a certain meal all the time.
About 2 or 3 years back, I remember that there was a thread where the question of which characters were at Goofy's Kitchen popped up. Now, in all of my years at Goofy's Kitchen - and I think it's fair to say that I have a
lot of experience with that character meal - I don't think there has ever been a time when I've eaten there and Chip and Dale were not there. In my Goofy's experience, which spans 20 years, Chip and Dale have always been there, and continue to be there. It never occurred to me that they wouldn't be there all the time, simply because they are always there when I'm there. So if I were to answer a question of whether or not Chip and Dale are always at Goofy's, I would say yes - because that's what I know to be the case.
But then one of our wise DIS'ers - aussietravellers - mentioned that Chip and Dale are
not "always there" at Goofy's, because when she has been there it has been hit or miss. Sometimes they were there; sometimes they were not there. Sometimes only one of them was in the restaurant and the other one was missing. So based on her particular experience, if she were to answer a question about whether or not Chip and Dale were there, she would have to say
not always. She was
very correct - I have no idea what happens in that restaurant when I'm not there (other than reviews I've read), just as she had no idea what happened at Goofy's when she wasn't there.
When I was reading the posts about Stitch being at Surf's Up or not being there, I had to chuckle because I was reminded of the Chip & Dale at Goofy's debate.
I guess the profound moral of the story is that these characters are always there...until they're not there!
Stitch will be at Surf's Up...until he is not there...and the times that he is
not there may not be when you
are there!
...A continued great job with the thread, Laurie!! I knew you'd do a bang-up job of handling it!