Maybe Old New, or Just a Rumor, but New AK TS

[theycallmered]

I just read in my Mpls/St. Paul maganize that the man who 'invented' the Rainforest Cafe (who lives in the Twin Cities' metro) is in the works with Disney to sell them his new idea for a new TS restaurant in AK. It would be dinosaur themed and have a ginormous T-Rex in it that would move.

But like I said, this might be old news, or just prove to be a rumor that never materizles, but I thought that you guys here on the Dis would like to know/dream.

 

[Allison]

This was announced a month or so ago. It should be open next year.

Edited to add info from allearsnet.com

2/27/06: Two new restaurants are coming to Walt Disney World! An Asian restaurant will debut in the Village of Anandapur in Animal Kingdom's Asia in Summer 2007. It will offer both table and counter service dining options, as well as house retail space with Asian-inspired merchandise, such as sushi plates and fine teapots.

In early 2008, Downtown Disney will sport a new themed dining experience -- T-Rex: A Prehistoric Family Adventure, A Place to Eat, Shop, Explore and Discover®. The restaurant will be home to life-sized animatronic dinosaurs, a dig site and much more. The table service restaurant will feature waterfalls and geysers, and, as the name indicates, there will also be a retail shop.

The opening dates of both new restaurants, which will be operated by the Rainforest Cafe's Landry's Restaurants, are subject to change.

 

[HERSEY]

The T-REX themed restaurant is going to be in downtown disney and run by Landry (Rainforest cafe) in 2008. It sounds very cool we can hardly wait.

 

[pooh2001]

http://www.landrysrestaurants.com/pdf/pressreleases/press_20060227.pdf

Article says DTD in 2008 to be buildt (opening)

T-Rex Cafe

 

[shellybaxter]

At the same time they made the T-Rex announcement they also announced a new TS for AK. I believe it was an asian restuarant but I can't really remember. Both were to happen in a few years 07/08?