There are numerous rooms, each of which have their own style and unique draws, and I’d hazard a guess that this lends to the repeatability of the restaurant, as each dining room offers a dramatically different experience.Įach room brings something different and engaging to the table, and I would have enjoyed dining in any of them. Plus, it has dinosaurs, and everyone knows dinosaurs are way better than whatever dumb animals live in the rainforest. It’s a lot like that restaurant, except with the whole show and execution taken to the next level.

The relationship to Rainforest Cafe was quite clear.

Upon walking inside, I was instantly impressed. Regardless, I wouldn’t have to subject anyone else to the restaurant nor was there any wait to sit at the bar, so I thought I’d give it a shot. Actually, I’m not really sure if this is a “mood” per se, since I always want these two things. UNTIL NOW…ĭuring an afternoon on a recent trip to Disney Springs to check things out, I was by myself and in the mood for a burger and to see some dinosaurs. So basically, my intense passion for dinosaurs competed with three things I disliked, and the “dislikes” won out. I also have disliked Downtown Disney since Pleasure Island closed, although I find my position on this shifting as Disney Springs is taking shape and starting to look nice. T-REX is by the same folks as Rainforest Cafe–Landry’s–which is also a restaurant group I strongly dislike (as anyone who has read my Yak & Yeti Review knows). With that said, for all of my love of dinosaurs, I also dislike Rainforest Cafe.

Frankly, I am distrustful of anyone who doesn’t think it’s a good idea to reallocate all of the money we spend on “science” towards finding ways to bring back the dinosaurs. I can think of literally nothing at Walt Disney World that couldn’t be improved exponentially by the addition of copious amounts of dinosaurs. If I were ‘campaigning’ for a post with Imagineering, my platform would be “more dinosaurs” (and lasers). It would have been the highlight of my trip, and I would have evangelized to all of my friends back at school about “the most amazing restaurant ever,” imploring them to implore their parents to take a pilgrimage to this place that transcended its understated ‘restaurant’ label.Īs an adult, I am still an avid dinosaur enthusiast. My mind would have been blown so hard I probably would have had to go to the ER. Had this restaurant existed during my annual visits to Walt Disney World in the 1990s, I would have begged my parents to dine here. In case it’s not readily apparent, 8-year old “Lom” is me, circa 1993. Suffice to say, dinosaurs weren’t just an interest, they were a way of life.

Virtually all money he earned from chores was used to purchase Jurassic Park playsets he made Jurassic parks out of LEGOs he even created an “extra credit” mural in school that consisted of painting various dinosaurs and writing facts about them underneath (banish the thought that he was a teacher’s pet–one teacher made the incisive comparison of him to Calvin from Calvin & Hobbes, which was probably not praise). After watching–and re-watching…and re-watching…and–this masterpiece, he became obsessed with dinosaurs. Meet 8-year old…let’s call him “Lom.” A fan of dinosaurs since first learning about them via some seriously awesome fruit snacks (and trading cards that came with them) that he consumed like they were one of the 4 food groups (back then, there were only 4 food groups!), he experienced an event that forever shaped the future of the United States: Jurassic Park debuted in theaters. To give some context to this review, I should probably introduce you to someone. However, it does offer a 10% Annual Passholder discount. T-REX is a 1-credit restaurant on the Disney Dining Plan, but does not accept Tables in Wonderland. The cuisine is primarily standard American fare that will appeal to a broad cross-section of guests ( menu). It is literally set in a prehistoric world, with meteor showers and giant prehistoric creatures including dinosaurs and Woolly Mammoth. T-Rex Cafe is a dinosaur-themed table service restaurant in Disney Springs at Walt Disney World that is aimed primarily at families with small children.

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