It will absolutely have to be fixed price or something ... otherwise people will make reservations for the experience and make a minimal order. Not judging, but it's the way of the world that restaurant can only stay open and be successful if their per table income is optimized.
I would so much rather see a minimum per table than a fixed price. Not everyone dines the same way. We like appetizers & salads before the main course and almost never get desert. Add a few cocktails & a bottle of wine and we have quite a check. So we want good food & good service. And flexibly in how we order.
When Oga’s started taking ADRs, they did post about it on the disney site, but after the reservations had been open a little while that morning. I found out about it because I subscribe to a blog that emailed about it before the official disney parks post.
Drives me nuts! That is when I can actually find the article referenced in the email
I have learned a LOT since then! I hope you both have many, many happy years to come!!!
I thought Magic Kingdom and Sea World were the only Disney parks!
I agree. Sometimes I don’t like the entree’s and get an appetizer as my meal, and then a dessert. My husband always orders a bigger dinner, so we aren’t going to make an ADR for cupcakes ( to me that’s a waste of time, money, etc just for experience)
That may help with those on the dining plan, but doesn't solve the problem for those that aren't. If they have a $10 dessert on the menu, people will come in and order just that (snack credit or not).
I totally agree that what one family does has no impact on another, but the reality is the it does impact the restaurants bottomline and the income of the servers who rely on tips. That doesn't mean a restaurant shouldn't allow people to order just dessert, but it's just one other thing to consider. I also hate prefix meals because I like to do things my way, but I can understand why Disney sometimes has to go this route with character meals or venues that are beyond the normal level of experience. Do we know if this is a Disney owned restaurant? I am assuming it is....
Totally agree with you - not within the scope of this thread to decide what is appropriate.
Sorry if I wasn’t clear. Personally I could care less what other people order and I myself would much prefer the flexibility of ordering multiple apps and drinks, or whatever, versus a fixed price meal. I was just responding to other posters who mentioned that Space will likely be price fixed based on the situation that occurred at BOG with people just ordering cupcakes. I do think Disney will try to prevent that from happening again by either making Space a fixed price or setting a per person minimum.
