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[Disney4us2]

This per the Disney Parks Blogs.... Ariels grotto will be discontinuing the WOC package as of June 15th. It will return as a dinner character meal once again. Just wondering now if they will make the new Carthay Circle Theater part of the WOC dining package.

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[cdnmickeyfan]

So glad we were able to do the package before they cancelled it. It was a great place to eat and the WOC was fantastic!!!!!!!

[GingerJ]

Nooooooo! I did this once and hoped to have it once more....not really into Italian food (the other WOC dinner option). Bummer. Well, it was a nice memory and I have a few scrapbook pages from it that I can refer to.
Ginger

[chezp]

Interesting move, maybe they found there's a lot more demand for character dining? It would be nice to see somewhere else joining in for the packages.

[Tonichelle]

Originally Posted by chezp

Interesting move, maybe they found there's a lot more demand for character dining? It would be nice to see somewhere else joining in for the packages.

We'd have preferred dinner, I know that much...

maybe there isn't the demand for WOC Dining?

[Minou]

Originally Posted by Tonichelle

We'd have preferred dinner, I know that much...

maybe there isn't the demand for WOC Dining?

Every time I've done the Ariel's WoC package the restaurant has been packed--so I don't think that's it. Personally, I have never done one of the character meals at Ariel's so would like to do the dinner (especially since WoC is not my favorite and even with the dinner fastpass I find the process intolerable). I wonder if the prices are going to go up even more now that it's a character meal?

[GingerJ]

Originally Posted by Minou

I wonder if the prices are going to go up even more now that it's a character meal?

Good point...probably will!

Ginger

[Tonichelle]

Originally Posted by Minou

Every time I've done the Ariel's WoC package the restaurant has been packed--so I don't think that's it.

but were they all package meals? honestly either way I think it's way overpriced lol

[Minou]

Well, I agree that it is (and will be) overpriced! I believe dinner was WoC packages only but not 100% sure. I hope for those who do want to see WoC they add another choice other than Wine Country Trattoria--I know some people have already indicated their families will not like WCT. (Although I think it's perfectly fine . . . .)

[twins4me]

We did the WoC package on 4/9....we wer told that the packages were sold out for the night, yet when we were eating, the dinning room was probably only half full. Our party of 8, 4 adults/4 kids, pretty much felt the same way. The consensus was that the kids were pretty happy because the waitress got them whatever they wanted. 2 of our 4 are very picky eaters and she was willing to talk to the chef or offer suggestions of things they could choose from. My ds, who will be 12 on Sat., did not like any of the adult options, so the waitress allowed him to order from the kids choices, including those not on the menu.
We were then only charged the child price. My dd (also 12 on Sat!) did not like the adult selections, so she picked from the kids menu, but they made her portion larger (comparable to an adult serving). Of the 4 of us adults, we all felt the food was very rich and left us with unsettled stomachs for the first part of the night.

So, although our food was by far not our favorite Disney meal, the WoC and the great fast pass area made it so worth it! We are now huge WoC fans!! We were completely in awe and absolutely thrilled to have been able to experience the magic of WoC!

Maybe they'll expand on the box lunches or add in another option to keep those great package fast passes available!

[mrsbruhaha]

Wow. Glad I did this during our trip earlier this year! The World of Color dessert was FANTASTIC!