Disneyland's Downtown Disney Annouces the First Tenants
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House of Blues
Downtown Disney’s House of Blues will feature a live music venue accommodating
approximately 1,000 people and a 250-seat restaurant. Music at the House of Blues will be
as varied as it has been at its other locations including rock, R&B, Latin, reggae,
hip-hop and blues. The restaurant, located adjacent to the music hall and House of Blues
Company Store, will feature an open-air kitchen serving rotisserie items and an exciting
array of Delta-inspired cuisine. Guests visiting on a Sunday morning will enjoy their
world-renowned Sunday Gospel Brunch featuring the best in exciting and uplifting Gospel
performances by local and national touring gospel groups, while offering an
“all-you-can-eat” southern-style buffet.
According to Greg Trojan, President and CEO of HOB
Entertainment, Inc., “We are excited to be partnering once again with Disney. House
of Blues at Downtown in Orlando, Florida is tremendously successful and we expect the same
great performance from our new Disneyland venue.” When asked about the proximity of
two Southern California House of Blues, Mr. Trojan remarked that while these are the two
closest in proximity he felt that the Los Angeles and Orange County were distinct enough
to ensure each location’s survival. He went on to say that with the House of Blues
location in Las Vegas, the Hollywood location and the location in Downtown Disney, musical
performers could be booked for several performances within a few days and with very little
travel thereby making House of Blues an even more attractive venue.
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Ralph Brennan's Jazz Kitchen
Ralph Brennan’s Jazz Kitchen will bring the music and food of New Orleans to Downtown
Disney. The Jazz Kitchen will be a two story location with a balcony overlooking the
promenade. They will have a private room for parties as well as the ability to convert one
of the other dining rooms into a private room. “We plan to bring New Orleans music
with us, jazz R&B, and we will have a small club in the restaurant that will be also a
place where you can eat dinner. I don’t want to call it a supper club because it will
be more casual than that but we’re going to focus on New Orleans music”, said
owner and operator Ralph Brennan.
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The new tenants being presented to the media
Naples
Naples Ristorante e Pizzeria will offer Downtown Disney’s guests an authentic taste
of Southern Italy including pizzas, pasta and salads. Enjoy a game of bocce on one of
their two courts available to guests. Outdoor dining will be available as well as pizza to
go. While dining indoors guests can watch the flames rise within the wood-burning pizza
oven. Pizzas will come in two sizes, individual and al metro, a meter long and ideal for
sharing.
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Patina Group
Patina Group brings the innovative dishes of world-renowned chef Joachim Splichal to
Downtown Disney. The restaurant, which has yet to be named, will be a two story location
and will include a bar and balcony. “Downtown Disney is a fantastic project and
we’re proud of it,” said Splichal. “Our new new restaurant will be
remarkable in design and concept - especially the wine bar, which I see as the ultimate
gathering spot - a place to hang out and taste a variety of great wines and
appetizers.” Joachim Splichal has a variety of locations already operating in
Southern California including the Pinot Bistro in Studio City, Pinot Hollywood in
Hollywood and the Pinot Provence in Costa Mesa.
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Rainforest Cafe
Downtown Disney’s Rainforest Café building will be an icon as it is in Florida at
the Animal Kingdom and at the Downtown Disney Marketplace. It can be best described as
Frank Lloyd Wright architecture meets the Yucatan rainforest. While it is very structured
in certain ways to fit the Southern Californian look of the Grand Californian hotel and
all the other Disney structures, it will be completely overgrown with waterfalls.
Rainforest Café president Ken Brimmer said "It will probably be the most colorful
looking Rainforest you will ever see because over 50 percent of the vegetation is real
which they haven’t been able to do at other locations because most of them have been
inside." The Café is being built a cost of $18 million which is three times the cost
of an average Rainforest Café.
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Another shot showing the large birds of paradise
that are a part of the Downtown Disney decor
-- Story by Rebekah Moseley and Doobie Moseley
-- Photographs by Rebekah Moseley and Doobie Moseley
-- Concept art is copyright the Walt Disney Company and is used by permission