LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – Walt Disney World guests can go
on an adventure back in time to dine among the dinosaurs
as T-Rex: A Prehistoric Family Adventure, A Place to
Eat, Shop, Explore and Discover®
opens it doors at Downtown Disney in mid October.
T-Rex, developed by Schussler Creative, Inc. and
operated by Landry’s Restaurants, Inc., features dining
and retail in a 30,000-square-foot, 600-seat,
family-friendly interactive prehistoric environment.
The concept is built around water, fire and ice: Guests
are greeted with life-size animatronic dinosaurs among
cascading waterfalls, bubbling geysers, a fossil dig
site and much more.
Schussler Creative Chairman Steve Schussler, the founder
of Rainforest Cafe and the T-Rex restaurant, depicts the
experience as “edutainment,” noting that this “treat for
all five senses” includes artifacts such as fossils –
all carefully labeled – that are hundreds of millions of
years old, carefully crafted animatronic dinosaurs, and
even a meteorite found in Argentina.
A full-size skeleton replica of Argentinosaurus, one of
the largest of the dinosaurs and copied from a museum
specimen about 125 feet in length, looms over the
entrance, joined by a Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton.
The prehistoric theme extends to the menu,which features items with
names such as Caesarsaurus (Caesar salad), Raptor Ribs
(Asian BBQ ribs), Pterodactyl Wings (Buffalo chicken
wings), Triassic Tortellini (tri-colored cheese
tortellini) and Gigantosaurus Burger (think really big
hamburger!). Dishes include salads, soups, meat
dishes such as the Mega Mes-O-Bones ribs, pastas,
seafood and sandwiches. They run from $11.99 (for an
8-ounce Bronto Burger) to $29.99 (Triceratop filet.) and
mushroom ravioli simmering in lobster cream sauce, with
Roma tomatoes and fresh spinach.
Menu choices range from starters (appetizers, salads and
soups) to pastas, burgers and sandwiches to a broad
selection of entrees plus desserts. Some favorites
include rotisserie chicken, fried shrimp, steaks and
ribs, tarragon chicken salad sandwich, Cobb salad and
“Chocolate Extinction.”
There's also a full-service bar (the Shark Bar)
featuring $9.99 T-Rita Cotton Tinis.
T-Rex will be on a walk-in basis only until 2009. After
that,
Guests can make reservations by calling 407/WDW-DINE.
The restaurant will operate 11am - 11pm on Sunday thru
Thursday and 11am - Midnight on Friday - Saturday.
T-Rex will have a Build-A-Dino enterprise created by
Build-A-Bear Workshop, where people can put together
custom-made plush toys, starting at $15.
Starting January 5, 2009, Disney Vacation Club and
Annual Passholders will have discounts.
They will be accepting the Premium, Platinum and
Wine and Dine Disney Dining Programs.
Restaurant Info:
600 Employees
30,000 Square feet in size
620 Seats
$11.95 to $29.95 Entrée prices
$9.99 Cotton-candy
"Cotton-Tini" cocktail
7,000 Gallons of aquariums
140 Species of fish
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