Disney World might be just as busy as it was before the pandemic-related closures, but we’re still seeing the remnants of those health and safety measures to this day.

Services like the Magical Express are gone for good, and who knows if we’ll ever see package delivery return to the hotels or not. While most of the parks have returned to normal, there are a few experiences that have yet to return. Up until recently, we weren’t sure we would ever get to experience this rare character meet and greet again, but we may have just been proven wrong!

After years of waiting, it appears as though Beast is back meeting and greeting visitors in his study at Be Our Guest restaurant in Magic Kingdom! Prior to the pandemic-related closures, diners would get to meet Beast in his study once they finished their meal during dinner. But, when this restaurant opened back up in 2020, Disney treated it as more of a traditional character meal, with Beast and Belle walking around and interacting with guests.

Many guests were seriously missing the opportunity to see Beast in his study, as it’s the only place where you can actually meet and interact with him in all of Disney World.

But, we had heard that the Beast would be back in his study once again soon, and it looks like that day has finally come! We passed by Be Our Guest to see if anything had changed, and we were surprised to see that it had! Of course, we had to go check it out for ourselves because it had been so long — more than FOUR years.

We confirmed with Cast Members that July 22nd was the Beast’s first day back meeting like this and that they’re testing things out to see how it goes. It’s possible this meet and greet could come back in full swing, or Disney could just choose to have Beast roaming around the restaurant with Belle as he has been since the restaurant reopened.

We’ll be on the lookout for more signs that the Beast’s meet and greet is officially back at Be Our Guest in Magic Kingdom since Cast Members have told us that this is a test for now. In the meantime, we’ll be keeping up with the latest news from Disney World and more, so make sure you stay tuned to the Disney Food Blog!

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