RUMOR: Rainforest Cafe at Disney Village Set to Close, Frank Gehry Building Will Be Demolished

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RUMOR: Rainforest Cafe at Disney Village Set to Close, Frank Gehry Building Will Be Demolished

Another Frank Gehry building may be demolished at Disney Village in Disneyland Paris. Rumors suggest the district’s Rainforest Cafe is next on the chopping block.

Disney Village Rainforest Cafe

Disney Village Rainforest Cafe at Disneyland Paris
Source: DLP Guide

The unique building is not like any other Rainforest Cafes. Only part of it resembles a ruined temple in the rainforest while the rest is white with red-striped towers and a cone-shaped section.

The entrance to the Rainforest Cafe has a more traditional stone archway, with giant mushrooms surrounding it.

It is the only Rainforest Cafe in France and one of only two locations in Europe. The other is located in Malta.

In addition to the Rainforest Cafe, the building once housed the Hurricanes Discotheque night club. It closed back in 2010.

Disney Village has been going through a years-long reimagining, with new shops and restaurants, plus major refurbishments and renames of existing locations. The last Disney Store in France closed permanently in January.

Legendary architect Frank Gehry designed the original Disney Village (then called Festival Disney). Many of his unique design elements are being removed, however, as the district changes.

Gehry passed away at age 96 last year.

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