Restaurants at Disney change their menus a *lot*, especially if a new chef comes in. I wouldn't be surprised, especially for those of you with reservations within the next few weeks, if you could get your steak prepared the old way if you ask real sweet.
As for the price increase... with the huge drought in the SE this summer/fall, the price of grain has skyrocketed, causing the price of beef to go up quite a bit, too. I'm surprised steak in other WDW restaurants hasn't increased as well.
We did ask and we were told that they have no bbq sauce in the kitchen and will not make it.
I know everyone keeps talking about the changing of menu's but we have been going there the last 6 years and it has been on the menu.