Yes, I knew that the characters were subject to change but I was NOT told that there could be a possibility of my entire meal being canceled. That's a little different from getting to the restaurant and finding out that Chip or Dale couldn't make it that day.
I know that Disney can do whatever they want but that doesn't mean that what they are doing is the right thing to do. Not that they ever would, but technically they could just decide to close the Magic Kingdom down for good after guests have already purchased their tickets but I'm sure there would be a lot of unhappy ppl calling them to complain. Those ppl could just go to one of the other parks but I'm sure it wouldn't be the same and for us going to another restaurant wouldn't be the same either. This is something we were really looking forward to so now some of the magic is gone for us.
Disney has every right to cancel lunch at the GG but I ALSO have every right to be upset about it.
If I could switch my ressie to dinner, I would but it would cost us an extra $50.00(including tip) to do so and we just don't have that in our budget.
We already have our schedule planned so we are not able to switch to a breakfast. That's why we reserved lunch in the first place.
As far as I can tell, there are no other character lunches that include the main Disney characters. If I'm wrong about this, please let me know.
I'm sure we will still see Mickey at other locations but I doubt it will be the same as dining with him and the others. If it was, ppl wouldn't pay so much to have the character meals.
I'm not sure if you have children but for me, as a mother, there's nothing worse than seeing my kids be so disappointed. There are many disappointments in life and they will find that out soon enough but it shouldn't happen in a place that is supposed to be so magical for kids just so a few ppl can make a few extra dollars.
If new info is brought to light and I find out that there is a good reason for this (other than money) I might change my mind but as of now, I can't think of even one possible reason for them to do this without 180 day notice.
I'm sure there are going to be countless numbers of ppl who all have lunch ressies between Oct. 5th and Dec 31st that are all going to be trying to change their ADR's so many ppl won't be able to. If they would have given 180 day notice then all of us would have had the same chance to make our ressies but now we are all at a disadvantage because most of the spots are already taken by those who did have 180 days to make them. Why should a large group of quests who did take the time to make their ADR's early now be left with very little if any choice of restaurants or times because they didn't give us notice? They still haven't even made an official announcement and/or notified those of us who have the ADR's.
So I'm sorry if you think that I am overreacting but this is a once in a lifetime trip for us and I have spent months trying to plan (and even longer saving for) the best possible vacation for my kids so it's pretty upsetting to find out that one of the highlights of our trip is not going to happen.
I just called and they told me that effective October 5, no more characters at GG lunch!
