(I haven't been since the refurb)
But I can tell you that at every character meal we've enjoyed, they have a pattern in which they seat people so the characters stay in pattern as well, ensuring all guests get a chance to visit with them. They don't take table requests because of that. They have it down to an art, and it's actually pretty cool. We always get the last seating that we can so by the time we finish, our section is the only one still in the restaurant and they are cleaning and setting up another area for the next meal time.
Just don't want you to get your heart set on a particular area and be told no since they seat people in a specific pattern.
other restaurants that don't have characters don't seat that way.