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Tony's Town Square is a table service restaurant on [[Main Street USA]] in the [[Magic Kingdom]].
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The Plaza Restaurant is a table service restaurant on [[Main Street USA]] in the [[Magic Kingdom]]
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{{Infobox Disney ride |
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| image=PlazaRestaurant.jpg
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| caption='''The interior of The Plaza Restaurant. Photo Credit: @Disney'''
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| opened= 1977
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| park= Magic Kingdom
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| land= Main Street USA
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| custom_label_1= Restaurant Type
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| custom_value_1= Table Service
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| custom_label_3= Formally Known As
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| custom_value_3= Plaza Ice Cream Parlor seating area (1971-1976)}}
 
==History==
 
==History==
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The genesis of the restaurant that would eventually be known as Tony's Town Square  began during the planing of the [[Magic Kingdom]]. 1970 blueprints for the location indicate that it was originally earmarked for the "Coffee Mill Restaurant" <ref name= "widen"> http://www.omniluxe.net/wyw/hsphouse.htm </ref>. These plans were eventually changed however, and when the park opened on October 1, 1971 the restaurant was known as the Town Square Cafe sponsored by Oscar-Mayer<ref name= "widen"/> . The Town Square Restaurant featured turn of the century decor and an open-air dining area.  
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What today is known as the Plaza Restaurant was originally a part of the [[Plaza Ice Cream Parlor]] when the Magic Kingdom opened on October 1, 1971 <ref name= "passport"> http://passport2dreams.blogspot.com/2013/03/snapshot-plaza-ice-cream-boat-shuffle.html </ref>. From 1971 until 1976 this restaurant featured an ice cream parlor and a seating area <ref name= "passport"/>. In 1977, the restaurant was divided in two, with the parlor and seating area each becoming their own seperate entities <ref name= "passport"/>. At this time, the seating area portion of the establishment was converted to a restaurant named "The Plaza Restaurant".
  
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The first major change to the Town Square Cafe came in 1978 when the restaurant was rehabbed and the menu was expanded to include ribs<ref name= "widen"/> . Following the end of Oscar Mayer's sponsorship in 1981, the hot dog company chose not to renew<ref name= "widen"/> . Hormel then assumed sponsorship of the restaurant until 1989<ref name= "widen"/> .
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Since the Plaza Restaurant opened it has not seen any major changes.
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==Description==
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In 1989 the Town Square Cafe underwent major renovations<ref name= "widen"/> . At this time, the open-air dining area was enclosed and the restaurant expanded into part of the  next door Hospitality House<ref name= "widen"/> . At this time the restaurant was renamed Tony's Town Square Restaurant after the owner of the Italian restaurant in Lady and the Tramp<ref name= "widen"/> . Along with the name change, Tony's Town Square also featured new theming and an Italian menu.  
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The Plaza Restaurant is themed as a turn of the century dining parlor with Art Nouveau decoration. Throughout the day, various Citizens of Main Street may make appearances inside the restaurant.
 
==Current Menu==
 
==Current Menu==
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Click below to see Tony's Town Square's current menu:
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Click below to see The Plaza Restaurant's current menu:
  
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https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/dining/magic-kingdom/tonys-town-square-restaurant/menus/
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https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/dining/magic-kingdom/plaza-restaurant/menus/
 
==Fun Facts and Trivia==
 
==Fun Facts and Trivia==
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*During Oscar-Mayer's sponsorship of the Town Square Cafe, Oscar-Meyer mascot chef Little Oscar would meet guests and hand out "wiener whistles"<ref name= "widen"/> .
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*The ice cream served in the Plaza Restaurant comes from the [[Plaza Ice Cream Parlor]] next door <ref name= "food"> http://www.disneyfoodblog.com/the-plaza-restaurant/</ref>.
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*The Plaza Restaurant is the cheapest table service restaurant in the [[Magic Kingdom]] <ref name= "food"/>
  
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* Little Oscar was portrayed by George Molchan<ref name= "widen"/> .
 
 
==References==
 
==References==

Revision as of 21:27, 16 June 2016

The Plaza Restaurant is a table service restaurant on Main Street USA in the Magic Kingdom

The Plaza Restaurant
PlazaRestaurant.jpg
The interior of The Plaza Restaurant. Photo Credit: @Disney
Magic Kingdom
Land Main Street USA
Opening date 1977
Restaurant Type Table Service
Formally Known As Plaza Ice Cream Parlor seating area (1971-1976)

History

What today is known as the Plaza Restaurant was originally a part of the Plaza Ice Cream Parlor when the Magic Kingdom opened on October 1, 1971 [1]. From 1971 until 1976 this restaurant featured an ice cream parlor and a seating area [1]. In 1977, the restaurant was divided in two, with the parlor and seating area each becoming their own seperate entities [1]. At this time, the seating area portion of the establishment was converted to a restaurant named "The Plaza Restaurant".

Since the Plaza Restaurant opened it has not seen any major changes.

Description

The Plaza Restaurant is themed as a turn of the century dining parlor with Art Nouveau decoration. Throughout the day, various Citizens of Main Street may make appearances inside the restaurant.

Current Menu

Click below to see The Plaza Restaurant's current menu:

https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/dining/magic-kingdom/plaza-restaurant/menus/

Fun Facts and Trivia

  • The Plaza Restaurant is the cheapest table service restaurant in the Magic Kingdom [2]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 http://passport2dreams.blogspot.com/2013/03/snapshot-plaza-ice-cream-boat-shuffle.html
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 http://www.disneyfoodblog.com/the-plaza-restaurant/
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