Does the Beast appear at dinner at BOG?

[Dash7]

I was told by a phone CM (I know, I know) that the beast no longer appears at Be Our Guest. I was under the impression that he was there at dinner only. Does he still appear there or are there any reports of him no longer appearing?

 

[Cold71]

I can confirm as of last October he was there. I would find this hard to believe, he honestly doesn't do very much. An announcement comes on, he walks through the place and just waves. Not a very labor intensive...

 

[Dash7]

Yeah, I am hoping that she was just confused. This was for a reservation for next year, so I didn't know if they are planning on getting rid of him for dinner in the future. I hope not, it's such a simple thing to have him there.

 

[supersnoop]

It's not technically a character meal, so his presence is not guaranteed. But he's always been there for us, as recently as two months ago.

 

[purple figment]

Perhaps what the CM meant was the Beast is not guaranteed to appear because he might become ill midway through the evening or there is some other reason he is unable to appear. This caveat appears on the dining reservations page and is just to protect Disney just in case he doesn't show up. Unlike the typical character meal with multiple characters, the Beast is the only one at BOG dinners so Disney won't guarantee his appearance. As far as I know, no one has posted that the Beast wasn't there for his walk throughs and photo ops during their dinner.

 

[Sarah Brozdonis]

When I went there in January/February this year, I had dinner reservations and Beast was definitely there! He did take breaks throughout the night, but when he was back, there would be an roar/announcement, he would walk through and wave and then was ready for some photos. I just booked dining reservations there in mid November for my family.....they have not met him yet, so I really hope he is still there for them!

 

[kimb96]

I was there last week. The beast made an appearance in all rooms and then you got to meet him on the way out and have your picture taken with him. He doesn't do autographs though.