Winnie the Pooh is meeting guests in the atrium at The Crystal Palace in Magic Kingdom while other Hundred Acre Wood characters continue moving through the dining rooms.
WDW News Today reported Friday that Pooh is no longer going table to table during the character meal. Guests can still meet him near the front of the restaurant, beside the Pooh topiary in the center atrium.
Tigger, Piglet, and Eeyore are still moving through the dining rooms, according to the same report. Disney has not announced how long the adjusted setup will last.
The Crystal Palace Character Meal
The Crystal Palace remains listed as a character buffet with Winnie the Pooh and friends from the Hundred Acre Wood. The restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner on Main Street, U.S.A.
Disney asks guests to plan about 90 minutes for the meal and character interactions. Lunch and dinner remain listed in Disney's highest dining price range, while breakfast is listed one tier lower.
The adjusted Pooh setup matters most for families timing a character meal around naps, parade plans, or Lightning Lane return windows. A separate atrium line can still work smoothly, but it changes the usual table-by-table rhythm that many guests expect from the meal.
Sources: Crystal Palace firsthand report and The Crystal Palace at Walt Disney World.
Image credit: Walt Disney World Resort.