Assorted Small Animal Kingdom Updates

[Jon81uk]

This!! same goes for Le Cellier, both outrageously priced. Lower it a bit, or offer a lunch menu and you may fill more seats. Not everyone is on the precious dining plan Disney!

They already offer a lower priced lunch menu, not sure if this one is still available as I can't see any recent updates on this https://www.wdwmagic.com/dining/tiffins/news/05jul2016-tiffins-introduces-new-lunch-menu.htm

I think the other issue is that Animal Kingdom failed to keep guests into the evening, Rivers of Light hasn't been as well received as I think was expected and may guests are leaving the park to get dinner elsewhere. In general you are less likely to want a signature sit down lunch and if guests aren't staying in the park into the evening you won't get them in for dinner.

The signs for Tiffins and Pizzafari are among the most interesting things in that update. Do those suggest that these restaurants aren't doing as well as had been anticipated? (At least in Tiffin's case)

I think the Pizzafari sign is just advertising that they have a prix-fixe dinner available as well as the quick service, the family style set meal is a relatively new offering.

 

[dav2205]

Re. Character Landing, I saw Thumper meeting there on the 16th November.

 

[JohnD]

See I sort of disagree with the location thing that you and a couple of others have mentioned. Thanks to 180 day reservations, signature TS restaurants in the class that Tiffins is in should be booked well in advance ala California Grill etc. Tiffins could be located in the middle of the DAK parking lot and it still should be packed.

It’s sort of a similar situation to why you can get a reservation to Monsieur Paul at anytime while Chefs De France is booked up months out.

I think Tiffins has three strikes going against it as a park TS: 1 price, 2 The menu is intimidating for some, 3 It is too fancy for the average guest visiting DAK.

All of which is a shame because it is really good.

If it weren't for it being a restaurant for a VIP ticket to ROL, the attendance would probably be even lower. I have a lunch VIP ticket there in a few weeks.