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{{Infobox Disney ride || image=CrystalPalace.jpg| caption='''The entrance to The Crystal Palace. Photo by Theme Park Tourist'''| opened= October 1, 1971| park= Magic Kingdom| land=Fantasyland| custom_label_1= Restaurant Type| custom_value_1= Character Meal/Buffet| custom_label_2= Menu Type| custom_value_2= American| custom_label_3= Also Known As| custom_value_3= The Crystal Palace, A Buffet with Character}}The Crystal Palace is a character dining restaurant located on [[Main Street USA]] in the [[Magic Kingdom]]==Attraction History and Description==The Crystal Palace opened with the rest of the Magic Kingdom on October 1, 1971<ref name= "florida"/>. When the restaurant opened it was a cafeteria-style experience <ref name= "florida"/>. This changed however in lasted until 1996 when the format of the dining experience changed to an all -you -can eat buffet featuring character dining <refname= "florida"> http://www.florida-project.com/walt-disney-world-photos/magic-kingdom/main-street-usa/crystal-palace-restaurant </ref>.At this time, the restaurant began to be referred to as The Crystal Palace, A Buffet with Character <ref name= "florida"/> ==Current Menu==Click below to see The Crystal Palace's current menu: https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/dining/magic-kingdom/crystal-palace/menus/ ==Characters==<html><style> .gal img { width: 230px; height: 330px;}</style><div class=gal></html>{| style="text-align:center; border-color: #A7D7F9; background-color:clear; padding:4px 4px 4px 4px;"|-| [[File:Poohmouse.jpg]]| [[File:TiggerMouse.jpg]]|-| '''Pooh'''| '''Tigger'''|-|[[File:Piglet.jpg]]|[[File:Eeyore.jpg]]|-| '''Piglet'''| '''Eeyore'''|}<html></div></html> ==Fun Facts and Trivia==* Locations that influenced the design of the Crystal Palace include: the San Francisco Conservatory of Flowers, England's Kew Gardens and the Crystal Palace in New York <ref name= "Wright"> The Imagineering Field Guide to the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World: an Imagineer's-Eye Tour Alex Wright - Disney Editions - 2005 </ref>. * Some sources cite the Crystal Palace in Hyde Park, which was initially built to house the Great Exhibition of 1851 as another source of inspiration<ref> http://www.disneyfoodblog.com/crystal-palace/ </ref>. * The Victorian exterior of the Crystal Palace was designed to serve as a transition between [[Adventureland]] and [[Main Street USA]] <ref name= "Wright"/> *From at least 1985 <ref> http://www.disboards.com/threads/main-street-is-no-place-for-corporate-branding.3019870/page-9 </ref> until 2000 <ref> http://www.florida-project.com/images/guidemaps/mk/magic-kingdom-guidemap-2000-december-04.jpg </ref>, The Crystal Palace was sponsored by Colombian Coffee Growers ==References==
