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After extensive remodeling the space reopened as the Rainforest Cafe (August 6, 1996), which still operates in the Disney Springs Marketplace.
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Former Restaurant · the memorial record
⚰ Permanently closed · Sep 30, 1995operated 20 years · 1975–1995
Also known as The Village Restaurant, Chef Mickey's.
This restaurant is gone, but its history stays documented — the full lifetime log is below.
Restaurant history
the lifetime record- 1996
- 1995
Chef Mickey's closed at the Marketplace to make way for the Rainforest Cafe; the character meal relocated to Disney's Contemporary Resort on December 22, 1995.
Tracked byTheme Park Patch Notes - 1990
The Village Restaurant was rebranded as Chef Mickey's, a Mickey Mouse character-dining restaurant, at the Disney Village Marketplace.
Tracked byTheme Park Patch Notes - 1975
The Village Restaurant opened as a two-tiered table-service eatery overlooking the Buena Vista Lagoon (with the adjoining Village Chummery/Village Lounge) when the Lake Buena Vista Shopping Village debuted.
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Questions & answers
When did Chef Mickey's Village Restaurant open?
Per the documented record, Chef Mickey's Village Restaurant at Disney Springs opened in 1975.
When did Chef Mickey's Village Restaurant last close for refurbishment?
The most recent closure/refurbishment documented for Chef Mickey's Village Restaurant is dated Sep 30, 1995: Chef Mickey's closed at the Marketplace to make way for the Rainforest Cafe; the character meal relocated to Disney's Contemporary Resort on December 22, 1995.
What changed recently on Chef Mickey's Village Restaurant?
The latest documented change (documented 1996): After extensive remodeling the space reopened as the Rainforest Cafe (August 6, 1996), which still operates in the Disney Springs Marketplace.
How many changes are on record for Chef Mickey's Village Restaurant?
4 documented changes, dating back to 1975 — the fan-kept restaurant changelog nobody else keeps.
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