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Be Our Guest Restaurant Reservations Update 8/22/12

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UPDATE: August 21st; 8am: Walt Disney World Reports: Disney Dining is still experiencing heavy call volume today. Expect longer than average wait times. Except for Be Our Guest, which opens online booking 8/22, you can make ressies online to save time. If you made a reservation on Monday, August 20 for Be Our Guest, Disney is staying as long as you have a reservation number, it is a valid reservation. If you dd not leave a credit card on August 20th, your reservation will NOT be cancelled. If you tried to call and cancel a different dining reservation yesterday so you wouldn't be charged the no-show fee, you will not be charged. This applies to dining reservations through 8/22. ANOTHER UPDATE: Our readers are telling us that Disney has said any reservation made today without a credit card will be honored. Waits are still VERY long to get through. Update: If you booked Be Our Guest through the automated system today, August 20th, and did not provide a credit card. Call Disney Dining Back to confirm your reservations. UPDATE: Reservations for the brand new Be Our Guest Restaurant begin at 7am August 20 at 407-WDW-DINE. There will be three themed dining rooms: the mysterious West Wing with the "enchanted rose"; the Rose Gallery with twirling, larger-than-life figures of Belle and Beast; and the elegant Ballroom with domed ceiling, twinkling chandeliers and glimpses of softly falling snow outside.
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Preview, Grand Opening Dates Set as Expansion Continues for the New Fantasyland at Magic Kingdom Park

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LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – Magic Kingdom guests blink back in amazement at the scene: not one, but two colorful Dumbos spinning through the sky above Storybook Circus. To the delight of fans of the beloved Dumbo, the Flying Elephant attraction, a second Dumbo flies alongside. The playful pachyderm is joined in Storybook Circus by … Continue reading "Preview, Grand Opening Dates Set as Expansion Continues for the New Fantasyland at Magic Kingdom Park"
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Beautiful Mosaics in the Be Our Guest Restaurant

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Each week more details are revealed for unopened areas of the Fantasyland Expansion. This week, more photos of the inside the Be Our Guest Restaurant have been released: One of the floor mosaics in the entrance is the Beast’s enchanted rose trimmed in gold. The mosaics on the walls tell the love story of Belle … Continue reading "Beautiful Mosaics in the Be Our Guest Restaurant"
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Imagineers Share More Details – Be Our Guest Restaurant in Fantasyland Expansion

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Imagineers Chris Kelly and Tim Warzecha discuss the three chandeliers they recently installed. The largest measures more than 12-feet-tall by 11 ½-feet wide, features 84 candles and more than 100 large crystals. By the way, the ballroom is just one of the wings the Be Our Guest Restaurant will feature. We can’t give all the … Continue reading "Imagineers Share More Details – Be Our Guest Restaurant in Fantasyland Expansion"
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Minotaurs coming to Fantasyland Expansion

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This minotaur, a mythological figure that is a combination man and bull, was recently installed at the Be Our Guest Restaurant, part of the Fantasyland expansion at Magic Kingdom Park. Two of these sculptures will welcome guests at the front entrance of the restaurant. Their design was inspired by animated footage from the “Beauty and … Continue reading "Minotaurs coming to Fantasyland Expansion"
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First Look: Walt Disney Imagineers Offer a Taste of the Be Our Guest Restaurant

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“Be our guest! Be our guest! Put our service to the test!” Or so the song goes. Who doesn’t love this playful scene from “Beauty and The Beast,” in which the enchanted staff welcomes Belle to the castle in grand style? And speaking of “style,” Walt Disney Imagineering (WDI) has been busy recreating the castle’s … Continue reading "First Look: Walt Disney Imagineers Offer a Taste of the Be Our Guest Restaurant"
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Largest Expansion in Magic Kingdom History Will Nearly Double the Size of Fantasyland

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LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – The largest expansion in Magic Kingdom history is underway, a project that will nearly double the size of Fantasyland and deliver a new home for Ariel, new ways to interact with favorite Disney princesses, an exciting new family coaster, a double dose of Dumbo and more. Scheduled to open in … Continue reading "Largest Expansion in Magic Kingdom History Will Nearly Double the Size of Fantasyland"
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