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[coasties]

Everything crossed for this to happen! It would be so SWEEEEEEEEEEEET!!! My DD's would love a pirate meal!

[Minnie Lor]

I heard this on a podcast and told DH about it. Sparked a big interest with him. I would guess that it would take awhile to remodel and set up. Wonder how long before it would open.

[Chrissi]

The more I hear about this, the happier I am! I have a little buccaneer who would lose his mind if he got to eat with pirates. Stitch, Mickey and pirates all in one week would send hm over the edge.

[The Klems]

What a great idea!

[lorilovestigger]

Just the thought of this makes me want to pee my pants with excitement!!

[disneygal]

That would be so awesome and completely about time!!

[MickeyMAC]

That's a great idea!

[LorinMO]

OMG!! That would be sooooo cool! My son would love it and so would I.

Can we wave a magic wand and have it ready and open for our trip next month?

[nbodyhome]

We were told 2 years. Some friends and I just had a meal at the LTT and the server overheard us talking about it. The server said it was a go, but that it was supposed to happen in 2 years (as per the area manager who had already been talks about the restaurant). I have NO idea why it'd take so long, but that is what we were told.

[Tinkerbelly]

Originally Posted by chezp

Thanks for the heads up - that would be great and perhaps one to add to our list of places to eat at in December!

That would be great, especially for this Dec. Is that what you woud like Chezp?

[nbodyhome]

It'd be nice if they turned it over that quickly - we were told the two years though (I have NO idea why it should take that long).

[gottalluvmickey]

Maybe they'll surprise us and have it opened for the August P&PP! Ohhhh...I'm crossing my fingers!

[SHEANA1226]

That would be wonderful!

[Dave Marx]

I can only make a guess why they'd be talking two years. Disney already has significant under-staffing problems, so to fully staff an entirely new restaurant could take a while. Since they'll already be adding a new establishment over at AKL Villas during the same period, perhaps they're being cautiously conservative. Naturally, there's also the issue of budgets. If it wasn't approved for the fiscal year starting October 2007, that brings us pretty close to that two-year estimate (construction begins in October '08, restaurant goes online 4-6 months later... Voila! Two years.

[nbodyhome]

Originally Posted by Dave Marx

Naturally, there's also the issue of budgets. If it wasn't approved for the fiscal year starting October 2007, that brings us pretty close to that two-year estimate (construction begins in October '08, restaurant goes online 4-6 months later... Voila! Two years.

That could be! I totally understand possible staffing issues - Disney really couldn't staff new resorts, new theme parks easily because they don't have enough people now.

The server we spoke with had direct information from an area manager - someone who I guess is heading up this new restaurant. The server seemed pretty certain it was 2 years. Of course, Disney could speed that up - I never, ever say never with Disney or always - because plans change. I have someone who occasionally tells me info before it happens - and sometimes, like the HMH, it doesn't. Budgets get cut, minds changed. I have learned a lot about that! Even with the HM - it is closed, there are plans for it. But if the budget runs over, they could ax (no pun intended) the DL add-ons they have planned.

Alsoooo - there have been rumors (nothing I've heard definite, so definitely only rumors) about Adventureland being updated. So if that was the case, maybe a new restaurant would be part of that. Or not.

All I know is that two years seems a long time to wait for a restaurant - but I guess even the new fast food area at the Contemporary won't be open for a year (just a temp quick-service location once the Food without Fun Center closes!)