"ROL" Dining Packages to Begin 5/1? Pricing info/"FTB" too ?

The character situation is what would most disappoint me :(

Yeah. I love TH breakfast, but if they do the package at breakfast as well (or the lunch/dinner set-up is used at breakfast regardless) I will seriously reconsider my breakfast ADR there.
 
I'm guessing 'technically' they can still call it a character meal if you can get the pic in the restaurant......but my kids love the interaction of them walking around.
 
im trying to recall if a character meal has ever been rescinded?

you mean if a restaurant had character meals and then stopped? I don't think it's without precedent. Liberty Tree Tavern was a character meal. (I also don't like the idea of TH "downgrading")
 

you mean if a restaurant had character meals and then stopped? I don't think it's without precedent. Liberty Tree Tavern was a character meal. (I also don't like the idea of TH "downgrading")
Liberty Tree Tavern was a character meal but I think honestly it was never a huge hit. It was always one of those you could get at the last minute and also one of the more expensive ones. with the specialty costumes and two other very popular character meals in the MK (crystal palace and the castle) I can kind of see why it was discontinued. It was always kind of the red-headed stepchild to the other two (or the "hidden gem" that you could get at last minute... but underutilized hidden gems do not make disney a ton of money). It also only had the characters once a day (dinner ONLY) and Disney has moved from less frequent to more frequent character meals (Didn't TH only have characters at breakfast when it first opened or am I misremembering?) Garden Grill used to be only dinner at one point I think before opening for lunch as well and finally breakfast. Disney just added the Holiday Dine series at Hollywood and Vine, with fantasmic package and those characters have rotating specialty costumes, some better than others.

Of course I do not have an "in" with the rumor mill however it seems like disney has been moving toward more character dining and not away from it as a trend. They can charge big money for it and they already have the safari costumes, TH is wildly popular and hard to get. I would not panic just yet about it.
 
Garden Grill used to be only dinner at one point I think before opening for lunch as well and finally breakfast.
Maybe when it changed to buffet style (which ruined it for me), but when it first opened as The Good Turn, and later as The Land Grille, they served three meals a day. At the time, it was the only in-park breakfast we ever enjoyed.
 
Losing the character interaction would be a huge loss for our family.
No characters would definitely make it hard for my family to choose TH for lunch...
. . . still just a rumor
. . . rumor says characters are still there, just not circulating


im trying to recall if a character meal has ever been rescinded?
. . . yes
. . . Liberty Tree Tavern was a character meal, then characters were discontinued
. . . profitability of the eatery actually increased !
 
. . . yes
. . . Liberty Tree Tavern was a character meal, then characters were discontinued
. . . profitability of the eatery actually increased !
True! I was sad at first that they removed characters from LTT. But we always went for the food and still go for the food. We'd do the same with TH, unless they seriously mess with the food.
 
After the rumor about Tusker House package being 2 TS credits, I went to the Dis website to try to bring up the brochures for the Dining Plans. I was trying to see if Fantasmic! package was listed as 2 TS credits for H&V or MM. I know HBD is a signature restaurant so always is 2 TS credits, but in the past when I have done the Fantasmic! package at H&V, it was only 1 TS credit.

The link takes me only to the HELP section, and not to the actual brochures. maybe they are changing all of them?
 
maybe they are changing all of them?
I for one will never spend 2 TS credits on a dining package just to get priority seating and will cancel the Fantasmic package I already have booked if this happens. That being said, I'm sure there are plenty of people who will...look at how popular the dessert parties are.
 
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After the rumor about Tusker House package being 2 TS credits, I went to the Dis website to try to bring up the brochures for the Dining Plans. I was trying to see if Fantasmic! package was listed as 2 TS credits for H&V or MM. I know HBD is a signature restaurant so always is 2 TS credits, but in the past when I have done the Fantasmic! package at H&V, it was only 1 TS credit.

The link takes me only to the HELP section, and not to the actual brochures. maybe they are changing all of them?
The Fantasmic! packages are the same number of credits at the restaurants normally are. The Candlelight Processional packages increases the number of credits required.
 
Interesting. I don't mind the idea of Tusker House losing the characters walking around, I'm not a big character person. But then the draw for me would be the food on the buffet, and if the choice or quality were to go downhill there, I don't think I'd be interested.

I'm really interested to see what the options are here. My first choice would be a package at Tiffins, because I want to try the food there anyway. Flame Tree BBQ wouldn't be too bad because at least it's cheaper. I guess we'll see when it all gets released.
 
Interesting. I don't mind the idea of Tusker House losing the characters walking around, I'm not a big character person. But then the draw for me would be the food on the buffet, and if the choice or quality were to go downhill there, I don't think I'd be interested.

I'm really interested to see what the options are here. My first choice would be a package at Tiffins, because I want to try the food there anyway. Flame Tree BBQ wouldn't be too bad because at least it's cheaper. I guess we'll see when it all gets released.

I'm wondering if they will at least offer a FP+ option if the dining package doesn't open for ADRs...I'd be happy with that
 
I'm not too worried about the characters wondering around or in a central area.... but I don't want the food choices or quality to go down... that would make me rethink booking TH...
 
The link takes me only to the HELP section, and not to the actual brochures. maybe they are changing all of them?

1) Unknown.
2) The pricing for ROL Packages are not listed anywhere - yet.
3) No one (publically) can speak to whether it will be one or two DDP credits.
 
Rumor was this would be opening up for ADRs today. I don't see it on MDE. Anyone have any luck otherwise?
 




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