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Tusker House to become Character Buffet?
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Pumbas Nakasak
Heading for the great escape.
I thought it was shareholder pressure.
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Yes of course I’m mad, who wants to eat the same old buffet cak but in a new location. And its not spending more money you can choose not to eat there, but what they are doing by using this venue is reducing the choice of the cheaper option.
Where as i would politely hand over the payment
Perhaps if Disney didnt give away free dinning plans there wouldnt be the pressure on the eateries. Perhaps if Disney realy believed in the mantra of a quality product it wouldnt be heading down the Wal-Mart business method
Personally my kids are all teens now and have no intention on having their meal interrupted by some short dressed in a furry suit. So I dont think we are the target audience and as a result the marketing muppets will have no interest IMHO
Besides I use the Flame Tree so na na na na na.....
I think everyone may be getting in a tizzy over nothing. When the general population of guest realizes that everywhere you eat on property, you can only get the same thing, they will start going off property more for meals. Disney will realize this and start offering variety again.
darthjohnny
Active Member
I hope they seriouly won't take out that little pastry counter that's in the Tusker House. It is a nice place to get a snack. 
This rumor back from November 2006 is now confirmed. See http://www.wdwmagic.com/animal.htm
Pumbas Nakasak
Heading for the great escape.
Seems Disney is doing its damnedest to screw up my dinning master-plan. Still assess adjust and adapt.
octoberbarry
Active Member
well what a shame to lose one of the best, most healthful quickserve places on the whole resort, but I'll keep my fingers crossed that the buffet selection meets the same standards. Lord knows I've eaten WELL at the likes of Crystal Palace and Hollywood & Vine...Reach for that and I'll be a happy camper...er safari-er...er whatever...:lol: :slurp:
tigsmom
Well-Known Member
I hope they seriouly won't take out that little pastry counter that's in the Tusker House. It is a nice place to get a snack.
It should continue, at least thats the plan for now.
This is so disappointing. Tusker House not only had good food, but it was a great place to sit and relax. Wonder if they'll keep the back patio area and the dancers out front. I always looked forward to having lunch on that patio and listen to the people upstairs cleaning up .
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PhilharMagician
Well-Known Member
No more Donalds Breakfastasaurus. That was one of our favorite breakfast places that we have never missed. I will say that I am happy to finally see Daisy in the character line-up and I know my DD will be very excited. So in September the Yak & Yeti opens and now the Tusker House buffet. I imagine hours will be changing to a more steady open late kind of schedule. The last step is to add some kind of finally for the day like the rumored nighttime parade or lagoon show. AK will definately take out MGM as #3 WDW park this year. So lookout Epcot here comes AK looking for #2.
That was one of our favorite breakfast places that we have never missed. I will say that I am happy to finally see Daisy in the character line-up and I know my DD will be very excited. So in September the Yak & Yeti opens and now the Tusker House buffet. I imagine hours will be changing to a more steady open late kind of schedule. The last step is to add some kind of finally for the day like the rumored nighttime parade or lagoon show. AK will definately take out MGM as #3 WDW park this year. So lookout Epcot here comes AK looking for #2.
I hope you're right in general. In my specific case, you are absolutely correct. The changes to Tusker House will lead to one more meal that I will prepare in my one bedroom unit or a half dozen PBandJ sandwiches that I will take with me. On our last trip my family was about 50/50 between meals we made ourselves and meals we bought at WDW.
Thought - We usually stay at FW and that's where we were last trip. We are now DVC members. For someone staying in a regular room at a resort, there's really not a lot of options. Especially if you used DME and didn't rent a car. I wonder how much this effect dampens the impact of consumer dissatisfaction. You have to be really unhappy to rent a cab and go off property to eat.
jmuboy
Well-Known Member
I am normally NOT a fan of changes like this. But the buffet could be a good idea......the same type menu as Tusker House (just buffet style) or a watered down Boma menu. Plus, the park is not adding a character meal (which WOULD have annoyed me). They are just changing the venue of a current Character breakfast. I dont think this is as bad as some think it will be.
shoppingnut
Active Member
I liked eating at TH, it had different food, so now for me there is no place to eat in AK. I don't eat disney burgers and the pizza's not that great, so time to rent a car and go off property for more meals. I can remember way back when we used to eat off property all the time and then little by little they started adding restaurants and in the beginning they weren't all that good, but then there was a turn around and the food started improving. And, in the last 15 years, we've been eating mostly on property. Well all things must change and I'll be taking my $$$'s to the outside once again.
jmuboy
Well-Known Member
I don't understand why everyone assumes that table service buffet food at this location means the food will be worse than the counter service quick-serve food. I am willing to give this change a chance. If Boma is a fantastic buffet then Tusker House could certainly be good itself.