It was really sad- all of the CMs were teary-eyed throughout the evening.
kungaloosh
Sad to see it go, but maybe at least be glad that some uber-cool guy dragged you in there for the first time one night after years of Adventure-free visits to Disney.

Did the suits offer up any reason as to WHY?
Well...for one thing, all the artifacts are being removed...
In all seriousness, I remember asking a trio of suits this question in line during the final week last year. They gave me some corporate BS answer that involved "Mickey's Not So Scary" (no, really!) and "shopping and dining experiences." When I asked one point blank, "So if my company has a convention, where should they go after hours, City Walk?", he stammered then all but said yes. You'd have better luck getting an answer out of Zeus.