Originally Posted By dshyates From Screamscape today: "Remember that rumor about an Aquarium Restaurant coming to Downtown Disney that was eyeballing the old Virgin Megastore? The latest update to the rumor claims that they are actually more interested in building a new structure in the old Pleasure Island area that would involve the demolition of one of the old nightclub buildings. It seems they may be looking at a couple of possible locations however, though the Mannequins site is said to be one of them." <a href="http://www.screamscape.com/html/walt_disney_world_resort.htm#Downtown" target="_blank">http://www.screamscape.com/htm...Downtown</a> From the folks that brought you Rainforest Cafe, T-Tex Cafe, and Yak & Yeti: <a href="http://www.aquariumrestaurants.com/aquariumnashville/index.html" target="_blank">http://www.aquariumrestaurants...dex.html</a>
Originally Posted By dshyates Sorry, that should be T-Rex Cafe. Although a T-Tex Cafe would be interesting. DtD could use a themed Texas Steakhouse.
Originally Posted By gurgitoy2 Another themed restaurant? I do suppose if you're going to try a concept, it's good to do it at Downtown Disney. At least they will (should) be real fish, not the AA's in the other restaurants.
Originally Posted By dshyates Landry actually has 4 Aquarium Restaurants already operating (Denver, Nashville, Kemah, TX, Houston). Which is 3 more than T-Rex had starting out.
Originally Posted By Disneymom443 Coral Reef restaurant is nice, but if it does come in , it would be great for the people that don't go to the parks. My church goes to Fl. every spring to help people that can't do there own house repairs and then they go to DTD. I know they would love a restaurant like this to go to.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Why is it that people eating seafood love watching fish swim past, but when they're eating a steak or rack of lamb they have no interest in seeing where it came from? The whole aquarium restuarant concept has always seemed a little strange to me (including at the Coral Reef).
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 <<I guess the Coral Reef restaurant isn't enough.>> Coral Reef is about as much a seafood restaurant these days as McDonald's is a pizzeria. Pork chops, steak, chicken, pasta, salmon, catfish ... maybe some shrimp does not make a seafood restaurant. Flying Fish? Sure. Fulton's? Absolutely. Coral Reef? Um ... nope. Walmarted.
Originally Posted By Disneymom443 watching fish swim is relaxing, watching a herd of cows not so much.
