OP, I don't think anyone is questioning what your friend told you. Many of us have been wrong, I thought gondolas were the stupidest thing ever (and still do) but this is a weird one. I have been told things by friend CMs that only partially happened or have yet to happen long past expected time.
Why would some people question this?
- That many people were sat down and told and it has not leaked except by one person? Not to other CMs, or friends or bloggers? Really a huge surprise. I mean not even that unmentioned site with the mole broke it.
- No blogger/vlogger etc that I have seen is putting their name on it, they are all saying according to Disboards poster ... so none have confirmed anything. Surely some of them know CMs close enough to situation to get some kind of confirmation.
- The area was all just reworked, restaurant just had rehab, honestly the only thing that keeps it empty is the menu but once SWL opens folks will be cramming in those doors to eat anything.
- It's in a location that can't easily be re-purposed without major changes ... again doesn't make sense at this point.
- Part of the story is backed by lack of hours on website, but none of the QS had hours posted.
- It is of no use to SWL / it is buffered by Mama Melrose / it can't be pulled backwards and included with a ST reno as that is a long way off .... so timing is for sure strange.
- So many WHYs and without any other source, its hard. Most rumors that pan out have several sources fairly quickly, particularly of this nature.
My DD worked at Disney in multiple locations with multiple things happening.
- One place she worked was at Soarin'. She worked there when the top dogs at WDWMagic said nothing would happen until the 3rd track at TSMM was open and then they would decide if Soarin' got a third theater. Well at that point, before TSMM work, Disney had already decided, already designed it, full timers were told and given the option to transfer before it closed and DD was even shown all the blueprints for the new theaters. When it got close; all employees including managers were transferred. It could be a refurb is happening.
- DD knew the DHS Sorcerer Hat was leaving 3 weeks before the news broke as well as other things before the news broke including DQ closing. So yes, some CMs know things ............ but ........... they aren't supposed to tell and certainly not tell people who would tell lots of others. I have to say that part kinda bothers me. I found out lots of things early, I never told any friends and I didn't post anything on here.
If it is closing? Thoughts?
- It's never crowded, their fault for the menu, minimal decor and currently dead end location.
- Many were disappointed with it's lackluster Muppet decor, maybe planned all along as a band-aid.
- Many were surprised Mama Melrose didn't get a long overdue renovation, maybe a connect here?
- Hours were cut a while back, maybe part of cuts is to close it down forcing folks to fill other QS for now.
- Cutbacks are the thing right now .... it might mean reducing "capacity" at dining to drop overhead for awhile.
Sure it could be closing for a variety of reasons ........ and reopened as a variety of things or itself ....
I think we all know never say never but ...
it is just SO unusual for no one to talk,
no one to be able to source or confirm it
with all the connects they have ....
and only a single DCP sharing the info.
Could it be that they were all told to not say anything ??? and most didn't.