Originally Posted By Malin I've just discovered this thread, count me in as someone who's very excited about this restaurant opening.
Originally Posted By mousermerf <<It isn't a Disney restaurant - they have no control over aspects like that. It is entirely down to Schussler Creative.>> Disney has to approve things though, it's their land and their lease. It may not have been Disney, it may have been Schussler, but I heard someone wasn't happy - and the T-Rex they drove in with some press hoopla does look different then the one at Legends.
Originally Posted By jkayjs I'm not sure why there would be an issue with the animatronics @ T-Rex with a RC not 3 minutes away with similar ones. I think for the most part the dino's @ T-Rex @ The Legends are better than most of the RC's I've been in. This is a cafe not a major theme park attraction. The only expense for the customer is the price of a meal or any merchandise they may purchase. You don't even have to eat or buy anything to take a peek. For those that enjoy this type of themed cafe I don't think it will disappoint. For those that don't, well you wouldn't go anyway so everyone should come out of this OK.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Why would Disney hire some company to produce AA's for the restuarant? Doesn't Disney know a thing or two about how to make them themselves?
Originally Posted By sassystitch FYI - I called Disney Dining yesterday. They are not taking reservations at all for T-Rex. They explained to me that it's first come, first served. Much like Rainforest where they give you a wait time and a device that lights up & vibrates when your table is ready or they call you party name over the loudspeaker. I can't remember how Rainforest does this, but's T-Rex will operate the same way.
Originally Posted By blueharvest82 <<Why would Disney hire some company to produce AA's for the restuarant? Doesn't Disney know a thing or two about how to make them themselves?>> The technical term for restaurants like this one is called "participant". The restaurant is owned and operated by Landry's (rainforest cafe, fultons crabhouse, the crab house, joes crab shack, ect.) The only thing Disney has to do with this restaurant is that its on their property and the are collecting rent each month. They have to approve the type of resturant. Disney has stated time and time again that if they made all of the downtown disney restaurants on their own it would take years and years as opposed to shorter times it takes for the participants. Never the less I think the restaurant is going to be amazing, I have seen most of the dinosaurs so far and they look very cool.
Originally Posted By mousermerf The vid from Legends: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxzDGIOtG-s" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...DGIOtG-s</a> The animatronics are different at DtD from what I've seen and a higher quality, and from i recall that's intentional because someone somewhere wasn't happy with the originals.
Originally Posted By leobloom My God, that thing just looks sad. Or maybe that's just me being a cynic. Maybe Nikki will defend this TRex AA (or maybe she won't since it's not "Disney"...at least not yet).
Originally Posted By jkayjs My bet is the dinos weren't made to impress the adults. I can tell you that the wee ones get a real kick out of them. By the time the kids are big enough to critic the quality of the animitronics I bet their not so much into dinos anymore anyway. The atmosphere is pretty emersive with lots of things to stimulate the kids. I for one would prefer not to have it so vivid that you can't get the kids to eat. This place isn't priced like McD's after all.
Originally Posted By jkayjs >>Maybe Nikki will defend this TRex AA (or maybe she won't since it's not "Disney"...at least not yet).<< Not sure what there is to defend. It is what it is, a themed chain to eat @.
Originally Posted By hightp The Rainforest Cafe has a Safari Club Card which offers a discount, I wonder if T-Rex will have something similar? A Cretaceous Club Card has bit of a ring to it.
Originally Posted By Disneymom443 leobloom, is there a reason why you had to attack Nikki, what you said was very childish.
Originally Posted By leobloom Maybe after I get off the rag, I'll have an appreciation for this sad-looking TRex AA.
Originally Posted By blueharvest82 leobloom, how many times have you actually been to walt diney world?
Originally Posted By monorailfan I used to live in Central FL and had Annual Passes for years. Now live near KC, and honestly, this is nothing to get excited about. Even if it has better animitronics than in KCK. If you are in to these types of restaurants, Rainforest is much better. This place is too much of a mish-mash. Food is better too at Rainforest. Sorry, I was really hoping this would be a cool concept but myself, family, and kids are disappointed with the one here in KCK. Quite lame. Been there once, never went back.
Originally Posted By jkayjs I believe they have each seating area assigned to a specific "age", like the ice age, etc. I honestly don't think you can get any lamer than the monkeys @ RC but they are so lame they are funny. We went quite a while after it opened and didn't find the food bad. I remember when the RC opened in the area and for a while the food wasn't as good as what we had @ other RC. After they were open a while it improved. Everybody has different ideas about what they like. Go and decide for yourself and don't feel bad if it doesn't float your boat and certainly don't feel bad for liking it. This isn't a place that would keep me coming back but neither are the RC's. We go occationally to the RC with younger family members because they get a kick out of it and mostly because it has one of my fave shopping areas. As I said it is what it is go if like or don't there are lots of other choices @ WDW.
Originally Posted By gurgitoy2 Personally, I find the AA's kind of...blah. I really like the ones Universal does, and then there's this one in my home turf of NYC. It's at the Toys R Us in Times Square. It's standing over the entryway to a Jurassic Park themed section. I think it's a pretty well done one, and it sure as heck scares the crap out of the little kids too!! <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGZcEef7cE4" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...cEef7cE4</a>
