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Pinocchio Village Haus is a counter service restaurant located in [[Fantasyland]].
==Restaurant History==
Early in the development of the Magic Kingdom's Fantasyland, Disney had planned on creating a "Pinocchio Street" for the land <ref name= "Morris"> This information comes from former Imagineer Tom K. Morris during his appearance on the Progress City Radio Hour. To listen to the episode click here: https://progresscity.podbean.com/e/the-progress-city-radio-hour-episode-23-fantasyland-part-ii/ </ref>. Although this plan was eventually scrapped, a building representing the 1940 Disney animated classic was constructed in Fantasyland- Pinocchio Village Haus. Obviously inspired the film's animation, the Village Haus was designed by Imaigneer Ron Bowman (who would later go on to oversee the [[Germany]] pavilion in [[EPCOT Center]]) to recall the overhead opening scene in the film <ref name="visit"> https://yourfirstvisit.net/2016/09/02/a-friday-visit-with-jim-korkis-pinocchio-village-haus/ </ref>. From 1971 until 1999, guests could see this view while riding the Skyway. In order to help recreate that film's iconic bell tower, Imagineer John Hench found an old, dented bell that created the exact ringing tone he was looking for <ref name="visit"/>. Unfortunately, when the bell was shipped from California to Florida, workmen in Central Chops decided to clean and hammer out the dents in the bell. Since the bell no longer created the proper tone, an audio track was substituted to create the restaurant's bell toll <ref name="visit"/>.
According to former Imagineer and Disney historian Tom K. Morris, Disney may have initially planned for the restaurant to feature an open air courtyard in its center <ref name= "Morris"/>. When construction the Village Haus and neighboring it's a small world attraction, Disney discovered a sinkhole and was forced to move the buildings south. At this time it seems likely that the courtyard concept was removed to save space<ref name= "Morris"/>..
Pinocchio Village Haus opened to guests with the rest of the Magic Kingdom on October 1, 1971 <ref> http://thisdayindisneyhistory.homestead.com/disneyworldgrandopening.html </ref>. In September 2005 the restaurant's menu was changed from a "burger and fry" menu to an Italian based menu <ref> http://www.disboards.com/threads/pinocchio-village-haus-new-menu.898416/ </ref>. In 2012 the menu was once again changed as flatbread was added. Outside of menu changes Pinocchio Village Haus has not seen any major changes <ref> http://www.wdwmagic.com/dining/the-pinocchio-village-haus/news/11jun2012-photos---pinocchio-village-haus-adds-flatbreads-to-the-menu.htm </ref>.
*On the fresco depicting Pinocchio performing the song "I've Got No Strings on Me" the caption reads "Hi-Ho the merri-o there are no strings on me". Oddly enough, the words "there are no strings on me" never appears in the song. The lyrics depicted in the mural are incorrect <Ref> http://www.parkeology.com/tag/pinocchio-village-haus/page/2 </ref>.
* The round stained-glass windows found in the Pinocchio Village Haus are called rondels, and were brought in from Germany <ref> https://twitter.com/TomKMorris/status/1184192260851851267 </ref>. According to architect Ron Bowman, the rondels were the last of a centuries old stock.
==Official Website==
https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/dining/magic-kingdom/pinocchio-village-haus/
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