shoppingnut
Active Member
The themeing is great, but it looks just like Rainforest did in it's hey day. I don't like the food at RF and I'm sure T-Rex is going to be the same, so it's not something that will make my list of places I want to eat.
HA ha ha...I was browsing the pics and saying to myself "It appears to be themed like an underwater icecave...oh look they feature Sam Adams Oktoberfest!":wave:
I wish I could find out the name of the company that Imagineered this. Does anyone know if it was designed in Glendale or out-sourced???
I would not count on Oktoberfest being there year round. Landry's has a habit of carrying all the seasonal sam drafts.HA ha ha...I was browsing the pics and saying to myself "It appears to be themed like an underwater icecave...oh look they feature Sam Adams Oktoberfest!":wave:
I think it looks good, but I don't think it's on par with the Mermaid Lagoon at TDS. When I walked in there, my jaw hit the floor.
It looks similar to the T-Rex in Kansas City... Maybe pumped up just a little bit more than there... But anyway... The KC one is nice and pretty cool, but not like the ML at TDS.
And if the food is like the one in KC... Don't get your hopes up.
I think the real test will be how they maintain the place. Sure it looks great on opening day... But will they pay enough attention to upkeep? Rainforest always drives me nuts because stuff doesn't work, or the foliage is all covered in thick dust, etc... I'm hoping they stay on top of this one to keep the "wow" factor high.
Me and my missus ate there today (yes, we were in the waiting line at 3 p.m. because, well, she loves dinosaurs). The food was not bad at all. Nothing AMAZING, but it beats the McD's across from it by a landslide. A bit pricey, but it IS Disney.
The theming is INCREDIBLE. The dinosaurs look amazing, the every-half-hour meteor shower is fun but a bit distracting, and the staff was very, very great.
Reservations will most likely start up in January, depending on demand, says one of the executives (I assume) who was strolling around talking to the line in his fancy little Disney button-up shirt.
Pardon my ignorance, but do the dinosaurs move (animatronics)? Or are they just statues?
I would not count on Oktoberfest being there year round. Landry's has a habit of carrying all the seasonal sam drafts.
I don't mean to offend anyone, but why in the world would people be waiting in line that long just to eat there? I mean if you only get down to WDW once in a blue moon, that's one thing, but to wait hours in line just to eat food at a particular restaurant? Some peoples be crazy, y'all.
The theming is INCREDIBLE. The dinosaurs look amazing, the every-half-hour meteor shower is fun but a bit distracting, and the staff was very, very great.
I know this is a bit off-topic, but what is this Mermaid Lagoon everyone speaks so highly of?
HEY! My wife,mother-in-law,and I are in the pic from Build-a-Dino.I'm in the back facing away from the camers in the Blue plaid shirt and tan shorts,and my wife and her mom are to the left of me. Cool,In someones pics on the site.Whooohooo!
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