Any idea when Tutto Italia is closing?

[Cinderumbrella]

Everything I keep seeing says closing in the spring... has anything more specific leaked out yet?? I have an ADR there next month and I really want to get to it!!

 

[Bob P]

Hi,

No...nothing specific yet.

 

[Rylee]

I wasn't aware it is closing.

Is the info posted somewhere?

 

[Nienor]

I just made an ADR for September 13th. I'm kinda assuming it'll still be open then.

 

[policycobb]

Will Disney let you know if they close? I have an ADR in September.

 

[IggyLans]

Is it closing permanently? First I hear of it! Where do I find info?

 

[DarlingDumbo]

I asked IPO when they made my ADRs and all they said was that It would be open in August during my travel dates..I hope they're right

 

[jackskellingtonsgirl]

They have allowed ADRs all the way through from today until September. We have an ADR for August that I am a little worried about. I guess if they close it we'll just eat somewhere else!

 

[disney queen]

just a repeat question--closing for good?

 

[princessjilly]

if they close it and change ur ADR they will arrange something else and probably give you something for the inconvenience, for example last year we had a lot of guests who should have been eating at Japan but during the closures we had a lot of people coming to the rose and crown instead, and along with their meal they were given tickets to a VIP Firework viewing area, and from what i recall I think they were given desert and drinks at the viewing area!

 

[Seahunt]

just a repeat question--closing for good?

No, just for another remodel :

Tutto Italia Ristorante will close in the spring of 2008 to be completely remodeled, and will reopen in fall 2008 under yet another new name.

I'm betting now they are waiting through the free dining dates before they do anything - but then again, it is WDW and we all know they work in mysterious ways!

 

[daisy112878]

Did they not just redo and change the name of this restaurant? I'm guessing it's not working or something.

 

[ReggieB]

The plan when the restaurant changed hands was for it to be open for a short period of time, then for it to go into rehab. That has always been the way it was going to be done. I guess because it seems awhile back now, people have kind of assumed it's already done it's rehab.

I think from a business perspective that makes perfect sense. The new management team have had a good chance to see what works and what doesn't, they will have a better handle on what they need. I don't think that the new company would have had much of a chance to spec the place out before taking over, so I imagine they only started designing the new look for the place when they actually took possession. If you remember it all happened in the space of a few months.

It is a pain, it's one of the few Epcot restaurants I haven't been able to try yet. With Nine Dragons out also, there might be a few overlap months where it's a bit of a pain for ADR's.

 

[daisy112878]

The plan when the restaurant changed hands was for it to be open for a short period of time, then for it to go into rehab. That has always been the way it was going to be done. I guess because it seems awhile back now, people have kind of assumed it's already done it's rehab.

I think from a business perspective that makes perfect sense. The new management team have had a good chance to see what works and what doesn't, they will have a better handle on what they need. I don't think that the new company would have had much of a chance to spec the place out before taking over, so I imagine they only started designing the new look for the place when they actually took possession. If you remember it all happened in the space of a few months.

It is a pain, it's one of the few Epcot restaurants I haven't been able to try yet. With Nine Dragons out also, there might be a few overlap months where it's a bit of a pain for ADR's.

Thanks for clearing it up for me. This restaurant and Japan are the 2 epcot restaurants we've never done. So we were going to try them in September but I guess we'll wait and see if Tutto will be open or not.

 

[mom2my3kids]

I made a ADR there for October 16th..

 

[aubriee]

I remember reading somewhere (either here or on another board maybe) that the closing had been postponed indefinitely.