Patch Notes // latest change 2015.06.30
Animal Kingdom · Walt Disney World
Restaurant · opened 1998 · Animal Kingdom · 3 changes on record
The 2015 refurbishment reopening came with menu changes: a new Watermelon Salad replaced the Fruit Plate and a Jamaican Jerk Chicken Salad replaced the Smoked Chicken Salad, while ribs, chicken, and jumbo turkey legs remained the signature dishes.
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After closing on January 5, 2015 for a multi-month refurbishment, Flame Tree Barbecue reopened June 30, 2015 with an extended roof over the ordering area and additional shade throughout its dining area.
Flame Tree Barbecue opened as a counter-service restaurant on opening day of Disney's Animal Kingdom, in the central land then called Safari Village (renamed Discovery Island in 2000).
That's every change on the record at Flame Tree Barbecue since 1998.
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Per the documented record, Flame Tree Barbecue at Animal Kingdom opened on Apr 22, 1998.
The latest documented change (documented Jun 30, 2015): The 2015 refurbishment reopening came with menu changes: a new Watermelon Salad replaced the Fruit Plate and a Jamaican Jerk Chicken Salad replaced the Smoked Chicken Salad, while ribs, chicken, and jumbo turkey legs remained the signature dishes.
3 documented changes, dating back to 1998 — the fan-kept restaurant changelog nobody else keeps.
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