Disappointing Change at Be Our Guest Restaurant

We just received news of a change at Be Our Guest Restaurant. With this information, you may want to rethink those Advanced Dining Reservations.

Be Our Guest

Be Our Guests Restaurant is located in Fantasyland at Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom. It offers both lunch and dinner. This fixed-price menu includes a 3-course menu of French cuisine that will delight both the young and the young at heart.

Pricing for this meal is a bit steep at $70 for adults(ages 10 and up) and $41 for children (3-9 years of age). This is a themed dining meal where the Beast roams throughout his castle and greets Guests.

Before 2020, the Beast would roam throughout the dining rooms, and guests could meet him and have photos taken. When the parks reopened, this changed and the Beast no longer greets guests nor pauses for photos.

Character Testing

Actually meeting the Beast was a BIG draw for many guests. Let’s be honest – for the high price of Be Our Guest, guests expect more than to just see a short walk through of the Beast.

We were delighted to announce that testing was underway for guests to once again meet and take photos with the Beast.

At that time testing took place for both lunch and dinner, but this was not guaranteed. This was not made official on the Walt Disney World website and was offered sporadically.

Disappointing Change

Unfortunately, we received word that the Beast is no longer available for a meet-and-greet opportunity. He now has returned to simply roaming throughout the dining rooms.

The Beast no longer offers a meet and greet at Be Our Guest Restaurant.

This is disappointing especially for guests who booked Advanced Dining Reservations for this meet and greet with the Beast. We are still hopeful that this meet and greet may return permanently. Be sure to keep checking back for the most recent updates for Disney news.

What do you think of Be Our Guest dining without a Beast meet and greet? Do you think this is worth the high price tag? Share your thoughts with us and share this news with your Disney pals.