ANAHEIM, Calif. (CBS.MW) - Wolfgang Puck Food Co. closed its restaurant at Disney's California Adventure Monday, the company said.
Puck's restaurant, known as Avalon Cove, was suffering from slow business as was the rest of the Disney park, which opened Feb. 8. Puck officials said they came to a "mutual" agreement with Disney (DIS: news, chart, profile) on closing the facility.
"I think it's really a Disney thing more than it is us," said Jannis Swerman, spokeswoman for Puck. "It was a mutual decision between both operations."
The restaurant's last day of business was Sunday. Disney officials could not be reached for comment.
Disney has had trouble generating interest in California Adventure, a $1.4 billion park adjacent to its flagship Disneyland park in Anaheim. The company is trying to make the facility a resort like Walt Disney World by having attractions that will encourage visitors to stay for several days at a time.
But California Adventure has not generated the same business, forcing Disney to beef up the facility through such attractions as a nighttime "electrical" parade featuring floats bathed in lights, and creating a simulated "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire" attraction.
Puck's restaurant, known as Avalon Cove, was suffering from slow business as was the rest of the Disney park, which opened Feb. 8. Puck officials said they came to a "mutual" agreement with Disney (DIS: news, chart, profile) on closing the facility.
"I think it's really a Disney thing more than it is us," said Jannis Swerman, spokeswoman for Puck. "It was a mutual decision between both operations."
The restaurant's last day of business was Sunday. Disney officials could not be reached for comment.
Disney has had trouble generating interest in California Adventure, a $1.4 billion park adjacent to its flagship Disneyland park in Anaheim. The company is trying to make the facility a resort like Walt Disney World by having attractions that will encourage visitors to stay for several days at a time.
But California Adventure has not generated the same business, forcing Disney to beef up the facility through such attractions as a nighttime "electrical" parade featuring floats bathed in lights, and creating a simulated "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire" attraction.
