I experienced this rule at Cosmic Rays in June and it was the most stressful meal I had (and my two year old provided us PLENTY of stressful meals). Plus I encountered the rudest CMs I have ever seen at WDW in 6 years.
I do not particularly mind the idea of the rule, but I was surprised that the CMs were not armed they were so rude to me, and everyone else, about the change. Because of Intercot, I knew what was going on even if I didn't like it, but I was the most steamed when a CM refused to allow me to enter through the exit side to return to my table after I made a second trip to the fixin's bar. I literally was the third table from the exit, or about the 150th table from the entrance. She physically jumped in front of me to the point I thought she was going to hit me to stop me from entering. I soo wish I had bolted and went anyway, but after I showed how short of a distance I was trying to get and she still refused, I gave up, but it definitely ruined the meal.
I think this is one of those rules that attempts to address a legitimate problem for some guests, but the only way to enforce this rule is to force CMs to act in a very un-Disney manner. Putting CMs between guests and there food around lunch time will always result in CMs having to be rude to get the point across. In my circumstance, I think they were being zealots for the letter of the law out of frustration with the masses.
Disney Dream May 2019, WDW Dec 2019
18 Oct ASMv
16 (APs) Jan POR, Feb CSR, April ASMv, June BC, Oct Pop & Cabins, Dec ASMv & AKL & Pop, Jan '17 POFQ (10k!)
15 May Pop&CBR pirates
13 Oct ASMu&AoA
10 (APs) June CR, Oct AKL&Pop, Dec Pop
07 March ASMv
04 June POR
94 June Onsite
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