Hook's Tavern — Former Restaurant · Change History

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⚰ Permanently closed · 2000operated 7 years · 1993–2000

Also known as Troubadour Tavern.

↩ On the former site of Troubadour Tavern

This restaurant is gone, but its history stays documented — the full lifetime log is below.

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2000

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Refurbishment2000#

Hook's Tavern closed and the building was converted into the FastPass distribution area for Peter Pan's Flight — the roof was repainted from brown to blue and the crocodile figure was retained on the modified sign.

snack window→Peter Pan's Flight FastPass distribution area

No source gives an exact closing date. Estimated circa 1999-2000, bounded below by WDW FastPass's 1999 launch (allears) and above by a September 2004 wdwmagic thread recalling it as already closed 'a few years ago.' The provided metadata's 2007 estimate could not be sourced. Low confidence.

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1993

NewOct 21, 1993#

Hook's Tavern opened in Fantasyland as a walk-up snack window serving soft drinks and chips, rebranding the earlier seasonal Troubadour Tavern (a Welch's grape juice, juice bar, lemonade and snack stand). Its sign carried a crocodile figure tied to the Peter Pan / Captain Hook theme.

Troubadour Tavern→Hook's Tavern

waltdatedworld states verbatim: 'Formerly known as Troubadour Tavern, this food location opened on October 21, 1993 and served snacks such as soft drinks and chips from a walk up window.' The fantasyland-dining/id83 pages confirm Troubadour was a seasonal Welch's grape juice / lemonade / snack stand that became Hook's Tavern. A wdwmagic poster's recollection of fishing decor (nets/rods/reels/fish from the rafters) was corrected in-thread as actually being Columbia Harbour House, so that specific decor detail is dropped; the crocodile sign figure is documented by waltdatedworld.

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Questions & answers

When did Hook's Tavern open?

Per the documented record, Hook's Tavern at Magic Kingdom opened on Oct 21, 1993.

When did Hook's Tavern last close for refurbishment?

The most recent closure/refurbishment documented for Hook's Tavern is dated 2000: Hook's Tavern closed and the building was converted into the FastPass distribution area for Peter Pan's Flight — the roof was repainted from brown to blue and the crocodile figure was retained on the modified sign.

What changed recently on Hook's Tavern?

The latest documented change (documented 2000): Hook's Tavern closed and the building was converted into the FastPass distribution area for Peter Pan's Flight — the roof was repainted from brown to blue and the crocodile figure was retained on the modified sign.

How many changes are on record for Hook's Tavern?

2 documented changes, dating back to 1993 — the fan-kept restaurant changelog nobody else keeps.

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