jknezek
DIS Veteran
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- Dec 19, 2016
Right .. but why are they doing things like shutting down Pizza Rizzos and refurbing the Star Wars store NOW (rather than in 12-18 months after SW:GE .. that is what is intriguing). From a business perspective I don't see why you refurb a Star Wars shop if it is going to just go away in a few years. *shrug* . maybe a few years life is long enough to warrant that cost?
Pizza Rizzos is closed because it was sparsely attended. As for Tattoine Traders, I'm assuming rehabbing the store can be done before SW:GE opens. They will go more bland, less SW and basically stage it out so that the refurb to whatever they do in the future will be quicker and easier. Might as well do it now when attendance is expected to be low and shave time off the back end when you expect crowds to be high and you are going to try and do a project quickly for once.
Just my guess. I expect Pizza Rizzo will be open a few times between now and when the Muppet Courtyard officially closes. But it is probably bleeding money, relatively speaking to the other restaurants in WDW, because of its location and generally poor reviews. So why have it open except when you absolutely need it?