According to General Grizz's best friend at a certain other internet source, the rumored Winnie the Pooh Meet-and-Greet in the former 20k site may in fact be permanent and not simply a temporary patch until a new e-ticket ride arrives.
Although the site offers no factual evidence, it does state that other "temporary" WDW attractions eventually turned out to be permanent based upon guest surveys and acceptance (e.g. Voyage of the Little Mermaid, Festival of the Lion King and Beauty and the Beast). The theory is that the "One Acre Wood" Meet-and-Greet may also turn out to be a permanent addition of the Magic Kingdom foresaking the e-ticket ride we are all hoping to see one day.
The theory doesn't quite make sense to me. A character meet-and-greet is not on even par with the stage shows mentioned above that out performed returning audience's expectations, IMHO, so a parallel argument cannot necessarily be made.
In any event, here's hoping that Pooh doesn't hit the fan if management decides to make the temporary fix a permanent "solution."
Although the site offers no factual evidence, it does state that other "temporary" WDW attractions eventually turned out to be permanent based upon guest surveys and acceptance (e.g. Voyage of the Little Mermaid, Festival of the Lion King and Beauty and the Beast). The theory is that the "One Acre Wood" Meet-and-Greet may also turn out to be a permanent addition of the Magic Kingdom foresaking the e-ticket ride we are all hoping to see one day.
The theory doesn't quite make sense to me. A character meet-and-greet is not on even par with the stage shows mentioned above that out performed returning audience's expectations, IMHO, so a parallel argument cannot necessarily be made.
In any event, here's hoping that Pooh doesn't hit the fan if management decides to make the temporary fix a permanent "solution."