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The Crystal Palace

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/* Attraction History and Description */
{{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 <ref name= "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 The Crystal Palace's current menu:
https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/dining/magic-kingdom/crystal-palace/menus/
==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==