Did you hear the rumor? Artist Point to become the home of a Snow White and 7 Dwarfs meal.
By all the excitement in other threads, this will be a win for Disney.
Not so much so for those of us that loved everything serene about WL. Getting to Roaring Fork will be more difficult. Poor Territory Lounge will have a higher noise level, not to mention a much lesser quality menu due to the change in food they will be putting out for the character meal. Good luck getting a rocker in front of the fireplace. Sigh........
Laura...thanks for posting this on our thread. I agree that the general tone of most people is great excitement for this change.
Here's the link to the thread talking about this:
https://www.disboards.com/threads/a...nd-the-seven-dwarfs-character-dinner.3702974/
I refuse to believe that a Snow White character meal would be coming to the lodge. In my mind it clashes with the lodge both in character and story. Snow White's meet and greet by the Germany pavilion in EPCOT makes sense, but as it has been pointed out before the only Disney stories that could be from the Pacific Northwest would be Brother Bear, Bambi and perhaps even Fox & the Hound.
My fear is that Disney seems ok sticking with theming as long as it suits them. And if not we can be told the fairy tale of Snow White's adventurous trip to the wilds of the Pacific Northwest to see some boulders and dance with the 7 Dwarves by a rock quarry that they carved out searching for gems
From the responses I've seen, most people seem to think it makes perfect sense. They think of Wilderness Lodge as "woodsy", not the great Pacific Northwest. So it is a seamless transition for them, and I don't think it will be a stretch for the vast majority of WDW guests.
I thought
@Starwind had an insightful comment on that thread (Post #41):
It could fit in with the theme of the "Boulder Ridge Railway & Mining Company", the reimagined copper creek pool which is a quarry with left-over mining equipment, etc.
Yes, I can definitely see Disney putting that kind of spin on this idea.
So glad DiznyDi & I have had 12 years to enjoy the old Lodge . . . too many changes lately for me to be excited. Next thing you know they will be destroying the quietness of the old VWL Lobby; removing the Bird Cage, bricking up the fireplaces, and converting the Carolwood Pacific room to . . . (I can't say . .bad juju).
DDad...I know what you mean, but compared to the changes in our society and the real world, the Disney changes don't make me all that sad.
We did a character breakfast at Artist Point in 2000 with Winnie the Pooh, Tigger, & Eeyore. I don't think it disrupted the feel of Wilderness Lodge at all, and Artist Point was packed for the meal. I think that
@sleepydog25 has made the very valid point in the past that this would basically eliminate AP as a signature restaurant, and how can you call a resort Deluxe if it doesn't have a fine dining option? I think Wilderness Lodge has always had an issue pulling off the Deluxe accommodation description (based on its pricing being lower due to lower demand) and this decision is just Disney once again trying to salvage under-utilized space.
