Patch Notes // latest change 2023.12
Marketplace · Disney Springs · Walt Disney World
Shop · tracked since 1995 · Disney Springs · 3 changes on record
The Rainforest Cafe's landmark erupting volcano and exterior facade underwent a refurbishment (announced June 2023, completed December 2023) while the restaurant and retail shop stayed open.
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Rainforest Cafe opened at the Downtown Disney (now Disney Springs) Marketplace on August 6, 1996 as a 450-seat jungle-themed restaurant and retail emporium, taking the place of the former Chef Mickey's after extensive remodeling.
Chef Mickey's Restaurant (opened July 1990 at Disney Village Marketplace, formerly The Village Restaurant) closed on September 30, 1995 and relocated to Disney's Contemporary Resort, vacating the space that later became Rainforest Cafe.
That's every change on the record at Rainforest Cafe Retail Village since 1995.
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Per the documented record, Rainforest Cafe Retail Village at Disney Springs opened on Aug 6, 1996.
The most recent closure/refurbishment documented for Rainforest Cafe Retail Village is dated Sep 30, 1995: Chef Mickey's Restaurant (opened July 1990 at Disney Village Marketplace, formerly The Village Restaurant) closed on September 30, 1995 and relocated to Disney's Contemporary Resort, vacating the space that later became Rainforest Cafe.
The latest documented change (documented Dec 2023): The Rainforest Cafe's landmark erupting volcano and exterior facade underwent a refurbishment (announced June 2023, completed December 2023) while the restaurant and retail shop stayed open.
3 documented changes, dating back to 1995 — the fan-kept shop changelog nobody else keeps.
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