Tomorrowland Terrace closed in September 1994 and reopened December 9, 1994 (per D23), reconcepted and renamed as Cosmic Ray's Starlight Café for the New Tomorrowland expansion.
Restaurant history
the lifetime log- 2025
Changed
A summer 2025 menu refresh added new entrees including a Truffle-French Onion Burger ($14.99, replacing the Triple-B Burger) and a Hand-dipped Fried Chicken Sandwich, and brought back the Patty Melt.
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Zone Update
Sonny Eclipse was temporarily removed from the stage in mid-March 2025 (missing by March 19), prompting fan concern, then returned by March 21, 2025.
- 2016
ChangedAug 15, 2016
The café raised prices roughly $1–$2 per meal (e.g. half rotisserie chicken to $14.49) and added a space-themed Fab Five souvenir cup to kids' meals.
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New
The audio-animatronic lounge singer Sonny Eclipse — an alien from the planet Zork voiced by Kal David — debuted at the café in 1995 and became its signature entertainment.
- 1994
NewDec 9, 1994Tracked byTheme Park Patch Notes
- 1971
NewOct 1, 1971
The site opened on Magic Kingdom's first day, October 1, 1971, as the Coca-Cola-sponsored Tomorrowland Terrace — the largest fast-food operation at Walt Disney World at the time and the predecessor Cosmic Ray's Starlight Café would later replace.