News 1900 Park Fare at Disney's Grand Floridian Resort reopening in April 2024

[WorldExplorer]

My sister was eagerly waiting for this to open for years and now she doesn't want to go because of the change in character lineup.

I was going to tag along with her but now I don't want to go because there are no characters I can't see every day already.

So this sucks.

 

[davis_unoxx]

Mary Poppins fits perfectly with theme of Grand Floridian and the carousel decor… Why is character from Encanto and Princess and the Frog there? Isn’t Tiana better theme for Port Orleans?

 

[DisneyDreamer08]

Mary Poppins fits perfectly with theme of Grand Floridian and the carousel decor… Why is character from Encanto and Princess and the Frog there? Isn’t Tiana better theme for Port Orleans?

This and Cinderella is already at CRT and Akershus. We really don’t need her at another character meal.

 

[UofMGuy423]

What an odd mix for breakfast at a Victorian themed hotel. Hopefully they don't screw up the dinner and keep it how it was before with Cinderella and her stepsisters. I never got to do that character dinner and was really hoping to give it a try once it finally opened.

 

[LuvtheGoof]

So is the tea room officially dead? Also wonder if BBB will reopen here?

We hope not. That is one of our favorite things to do during a Disney trip. Until COVID, we never missed going there. Will be quite upset if they don't bring it back. I was told the only reason that it wasn't open yet is that it shared a kitchen with 1900 Park Fare, so we are hopeful that it will come back as well. They just might need the additional staff and training to reopen it. I cannot believe that it didn't make enough money for Disney execs.

 

[Bocabear]

It's not too hard to understand placing characters where they fit into the style and setting of the resort...
Yes to Mary Poppins, Alice and other characters from those films for the Grand Floridian
Moana and Jungle Book Characters at the Poly...
Tiana at Port Orleans
Encanto at Coronado Springs...
Woody etc at Wilderness Lodge..
I feel like the princesses should be special and kept to Magic Kingdom CRT and the Fairytale Hall since they already destroyed an actual ride to put it in....and I guess Akershus, though I hate that it is not a Norwegian Restaurant and now a Character Meal venue...

 

[drizgirl]

Wait, is this the lineup for breakfast or dinner? Or both?

 

[drizgirl]

It's not too hard to understand placing characters where they fit into the style and setting of the resort...
Yes to Mary Poppins, Alice and other characters from those films for the Grand Floridian
Moana and Jungle Book Characters at the Poly...
Tiana at Port Orleans
Encanto at Coronado Springs...
Woody etc at Wilderness Lodge..
I feel like the princesses should be special and kept to Magic Kingdom CRT and the Fairytale Hall since they already destroyed an actual ride to put it in....and I guess Akershus, though I hate that it is not a Norwegian Restaurant and now a Character Meal venue...

Dinner here was Cinderella centered for the last 20 years at least.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

What’s the rush?

 

[UNCgolf]

What a bizarre character mix that has very little connection to the hotel's theme.

The original lineups made more sense and were better in general.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

What a bizarre character mix that has very little connection to the hotel's theme.

The original lineups made more sense and were better in general.

It’s awful

So the inevitable fight begins

 

[drizgirl]

It’s awful

So the inevitable fight begins

Fight? Do we think there's going to be a character cage match? Might be almost as good as the stepsisters.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

Fight? Do we think there's going to be a character cage match? Might be almost as good as the stepsisters.

That would be more interesting

No…this is gonna devolve into years of bickering over the “A” word

 

[UofMGuy423]

This whole "Celebrate a Wish" theme seems like it was built off the false assumption that the Wish movie was going to be a hit and this would naturally ride that movie's wave of popularity. Perhaps, 1900 Park Fair sponsored by Disney + (stream Wish now!) Well the movie bombed, so now this feels weird. lol

 

[Henry Mystic]

makes no sense... but that's very... diverse....so they checked a box

I think they were going more with popular IPs that can get people to make reservations specifically to see those characters or even for those going to 1900 anyway, since it’s popular with its target audience. I do agree that it’s a pretty random group

 

[Henry Mystic]

Am I the only one here that just doesn’t see the appeal of characters unless they’re just walking around a land?

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

Putting a character from an outright bomb would be so on character for Bob, Inc

 

[castlecake2.0]

What’s the rush?

They gotta get that turbocharge money from somewhere

 

[MLeota18]

These characters have very little in common (except for Tiana and Cinderella being princesses, though Tiana will not be dressing in her princess attire) and I fail to see how they can come up with a menu that makes sense that will coincide with these characters. That menu is gonna be all over the place and I doubt will be tied to the hotel at all. I got married at Disney years ago and I remember them being so strict on what characters could be seen with other characters because they didn’t want to compromise the magic of the guest experience. I guess they couldn’t care less of that now. So sad about this change

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

Am I the only one here that just doesn’t see the appeal of characters unless they’re just walking around a land?

You’d think

Unfortunately the masses in Orlando forced them to go away from that

And now that they make tons of bucks off them with upcharges…it will never be again