WDW is canceling Jan. 31st reservations at CRT to hold event for more $

[Jones14]

Oh, and I notices people are intentionally trying to make this all look worse then it really is. This event does NOT cost $500.00....


it costs $499.

$499*









*tax not included. Annual Passholders can take adavantage of this offer and receive a special price: $489!

 

[matt9112]

True, but people don't book CRT 180 days out just to make sure they have somewhere to eat. They book it because of the princesses and all the ambience, which is why it's so hard to get a reservation there. People plan their whole stay at the parks around bookings like this, it's not really fair to say "I'm sure the Village Haus has plenty of seats".

yeah the food is meh....its purely all about the atmosphere.

 

[danlb_2000]

$499*









*tax not included. Annual Passholders can take adavantage of this offer and receive a special price: $489!

Actually tax and gratuity are included.

 

[matt9112]

The combination of the Chef, a specially prepared menu and wine pairings, combined with the small, iconic venue and the Princesses makes this a unique event. It's not the usual CRT dinner reservation. It's actually more than just "slapping the Disney logo on it." Is it worth $600 to me? No, but then Victoria and Albert's isn't worth it to me either. For someone with the cash to spend, and a taste for gourmet food and wine, it's obviously worth the money.

by that logic however "worth it" is simply tied to what a buyer is willing to pay a seller..but even if i can pay or want to it could be a bad value.

 

[I am Timmy]

FP is now being used to placate any dissatisfaction a guest experiences while on vacation. Yes, I see this as a big problem. Disney hands these out like candy. Eventually, they will become less useful for all guests.

Unless of course Disney starts charging for them.

Say it isn't so! Charging for fastpasses might be upsetting. Just look at DLR.

 

[SorcererMC]

Personally I think the goal here will be to sell the full 60 tickets. And if this is being marketed to the Golden Oak crowd I could see them hitting their number.

Similar chef series events at Markham's for 30 guests have sold out within 24 hours (according to anecdotal reviews).

 

[xdan0920]

Actually tax and gratuity are included.

Well that changes everything!!!

 

[Bandini]

Oh, and I notices people are intentionally trying to make this all look worse then it really is. This event does NOT cost $500.00....


it costs $499.

Do you also have to purchase theme park admission?

 

[NYwdwfan]

Do you also have to purchase theme park admission?

Interesting question. Are the rides even operating? It's billed as fireworks and dinner.

Hmmmm.

 

[danlb_2000]

Interesting question. Are the rides even operating? It's billed as fireworks and dinner.

Hmmmm.

The event starts at 7:45 for the 8:00 fireworks, so you are technically getting access to the park for 30 minutes or so. I haven't been able to find any place that talks about park admission either way.

 

[Bandini]

The event starts at 7:45 for the 8:00 fireworks, so you are technically getting access to the park for 30 minutes or so. I haven't been able to find any place that talks about park admission either way.

Wouldn't it be funny if theme park admission was also required? I doubt it, but I never would have thought Disney would try charging $500/pp for a dinner at CRT either.

 

[NYwdwfan]

The event starts at 7:45 for the 8:00 fireworks, so you are technically getting access to the park for 30 minutes or so. I haven't been able to find any place that talks about park admission either way.

It usually states "admission required" so I'm thinking since it's not mentioned, it's not required. Could you imagine it is? I thought cancelling ADRs for an upcharge was the new low but that would clearly be even lower. They can't possibly do that.

 

[Luxe]

It usually states "admission required" so I'm thinking since it's not mentioned, it's not required. Could you imagine it is? I thought cancelling ADRs for an upcharge was the new low but that would clearly be even lower. They can't possibly do that.

If you can dream it, you can do it. Right??

 

[monothingie]

You know in the spirit of upcharge events taking over, I'd spend $10k for "Dinner with Iger" at CRT. A 2 hour experience where he and other Disney executives don princess costumes and entertain diners.

 

[rob0519]

by that logic however "worth it" is simply tied to what a buyer is willing to pay a seller..but even if i can pay or want to it could be a bad value.

Bad value or not, "worth" is the price a consumer is willing to pay for a product or service that has been set by the owner or market conditions. Different people put different values on time, money, prestige, etc. We saw that the consumer, no matter how wealthy, chose not to rent the cabanas in the MK for $600 or even a discounted rate of $500 and that offering to going away, possibly to be returned at a lower price point. It was not worth the money. This dinner series will be the same. If not enough people believe the experience is unique enough and choose not to purchase, it will be discontinued or repriced.

 

[Minnesota disney fan]

Interesting side note. I wandered through the thread on this on "the other site" and someone mentioned that this new event was for 10 or so guests. The DPB announcement for this indicated that each dinner would be for "no more than 60" guests. There was no reason given by the poster on that thread for that number (they weren't claiming any insider knowledge or anything), and it seems ridiculously low for an event of this nature. I would assume that goal was to get a full 60 people just due to the profit potential that TDO seems to think is possible with this. But if this event really was limited to be far less than 60, say the 10 that this person claimed, then this event would actually lose money. My original guess was that the 30 or so parties that were booted represented $7,000 in gross revenue. Any ticket sales to this upcharge event below 20 would make this a money loser in my opinion. I still assume the premium event incurring higher food and labor costs. They would need to sell 14 tickets just to equal any monies they original reservations represented.

Personally I think the goal here will be to sell the full 60 tickets. And if this is being marketed to the Golden Oak crowd I could see them hitting their number.

I read that they are having an event at Golden Oaks, too, so this one at Disney must be another one?

 

[SorcererMC]

I read that they are having an event at Golden Oaks, too, so this one at Disney must be another one?

Same series, varying locations. The CRT event is the first of chef series' 9 dates, limited to 60 guests. Most of the dates are at Markham's (Golden Oaks' private restaurant), with one at Be Our Guest and one at the Tree Farm in Dec.
The link for reference:
https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/b...ontinues-in-2017-at-walt-disney-world-resort/

 

[Me 'Earties]

You know in the spirit of upcharge events taking over, I'd spend $10k for "Dinner with Iger" at CRT. A 2 hour experience where he and other Disney executives don princess costumes and entertain diners.

If I can make comments to them like Statler and Waldorf, then count me in!

Oh wait...I don't have $10K to throw down for this dinner you speak of...

 

[Grimley1968]

If I can make comments to them like Statler and Waldorf, then count me in!

Oh wait...I don't have $10K to throw down for this dinner you speak of...

Gather enough anytime FP+'s and you'll have $10k for the VIVIP dinner. FP+'s have monetary value, right?

 

[Me 'Earties]

Gather enough anytime FP+'s and you'll have $10k for the VIVIP dinner. FP+'s have monetary value, right?

Now you're onto something!