As for rent - it's not just a matter of paying for the location, which Disneyland clearly owns, but also the potential for that location to make more money. If it makes 7 dollars an hour as a BBQ, but could make 10 dollars and hour as a Special Events Facility, then Disneyland loses 3 dollars an hour keeping it as a BBQ.
Right. I remember clearly. Like I said above the reason was probably more along the lines of capacity. BTBBQ could be staffed with the same number of people as any other restaurant in DL, but serve fewer guests because of capacity issues. That means the operating costs would be higher than any other DL resturant.I will tell you that every time we ate at the Big Thunder BBQ, the line--even if only 20 people long--took FOREVER. That thing moved at a snail's pace. If you got in line where it started, you could be there a half hour or more.
Disneyland has experienced record crowds in the last ten years, so clearly the need for more restaurant capacity would necessitate the need to replaced the BBQ with a restaurant that can serve over 3000 people per hour.
Right because the people who work in management can't figure out that 10 is bigger than 5? There's a logical reason for everything at Disneyland.Looks like it only comes down to management. Or lack thereof.