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Pecos Bill Tall Tale Inn and Cafe[edit]
Pecos Bill Tall Tale Inn and Cafe is a restaurant in Frontierland.
Restaurant History[edit]
Pecos Bill Tall Tale Inn and Café is a counter service restaurant in Frontierland which features a Tex-Mex menu. The restaurant stretches from the Country Bear Jamboree all the way to (what is now) Tortuga Tavern in Adventureland.
What is today known as Pecos Bill Tall Tale Inn and Cafe opened as Pecos Bill Café, with the rest of the Magic Kingdom in 1971 [1]. Pecos Bill Café was originally connected to another Frontierland restaurant, the Mile Long Bar. In 1998, the Mile Long Bar and Pecos Bill Café were closed and combined into one restaurant [2]. At this time, the establishment was renamed Pecos Bill Tall Tale Inn and Café. Besides just getting a new name, Pecos Bill also received new decorations, more a seating, and a new backstory.
Beginning October 1, 2015, Pecos Bill Tall Tale Inn and Cafe received a brand new Mexican based menu [3]. At this time the options available in topping bar were changed, and the cheese sauce was removed [4].
In 2017, Disney began offering mobile ordering at Pecos Bill Tall Tale Inn and Cafe [5].
Backstory of the Tall Tale Inn and Cafe[edit]
Inside the restaurant, near the stone fireplace, the story of Pecos Bill is written on a piece of rawhide. The story reads:
The interior of Pecos Bill Tall Tale In and Cafe. Photo: Disney
Items donated by Pecos Bill's friends can be found in displays throughout the restaurant. These include [6]:
- Johnny Appleseed's pot-hat
- Davy Crockett’s satchel and powder horn
- Kit Carson’s scouting tools
Click below to see the official Pecos Bill Tall Tale Inn and Cafe menu:
https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/dining/magic-kingdom/pecos-bill-tall-tale-inn-and-cafe/menus/
Fun Facts and Trivia[edit]
- In 1985, Disney pitched McDonald's on the idea of sponsoring the then unbuilt Splash Mountain. As part of this potential sponsorship agreement, Disney offered to close Pecos Bill Tall Tale Inn and Cafe, and replace with an east coast version of the Hungry Bear restaurant (which had opened in Disneyland in 1977). In the end, McDonald's did not assume sponsorship of Splash Mountain, and thus Pecos Bills remained [7].
- Pecos Bill Tall Tale Inn and Cafe has become famous among Disney enthusiasts for its topping bar.
- In 1984-85, Pecos Bill Tall Tale Inn and Cafe served about 1.7 million visitors a year [7].
- The blue portion of the building's exterior, is the part of the restaurant that was originally the Mile Long Bar [8].
- Pecos Bill Tall Tale Inn and Cafe is themed to look like an old western saloon on its Frontierland side, and a more exotic Mexican themed restaurant on its Adventureland side [9].
References
- ↑ http://www.florida-project.com/walt-disney-world-photos/magic-kingdom/frontierland/pecos-bill-tall-tale-inn-and-cafe
- ↑ https://waltdatedworld.com/frontierland_shopping.htm
- ↑ http://www.wdwmagic.com/dining/pecos-bill-cafe/news/25sep2015-pecos-bill-cafe-closing-for-short-refurbishment-to-launch-new-menu.htm
- ↑ http://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2015/10/04/review-new-menu-at-pecos-bill-tall-tale-inn-and-cafe-in-disney-worlds-magic-kingdom/
- ↑ http://www.wdwmagic.com/other/mymagicplus/news/16aug2017-mobile-order-rollout-complete-with-the-final-restaurants-at-disneys-hollywood-studios.htm
- ↑ http://disneyshawn.blogspot.com/2010/03/legends-of-west.html
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 https://photos.mouseinfo.com/Events/Van-Eaton-Galleries/Van-Eaton-Galleries-Disneyland-The-First-65-Years/i-4djfGdj
- ↑ http://disneyshawn.blogspot.com/2010/03/legends-of-west.html
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