Restaurants and shops
What restaurant can I meet the characters in The Animal Kingdom?
Disney's Animal Kingdom
The park contains three table service restaurants: Rainforest Cafe, a themed restaurant chain operated by Landry's, located just outside the main entrance (also accessible from inside the park); Yak & Yeti, an Asian-themed restaurant located in the park's Asia section (operated by Landry's Restaurants) that opened on November 14, 2007; and Tusker House, located in Africa and one of the park's original quick-service restaurants, was converted into a buffet restaurant and re-opened on November 17, 2007. Tusker House hosts "Donald's Safari Breakfast" and "Donald's Dining Safari Lunch," a character-dining event where guests enjoy a buffet while meeting Donald Duck and other Disney characters. There are five quick-service restaurants located throughout the park: Flame Tree Barbecue, on Discovery Island near DinoLand USA; Pizzafari, also on Discovery Island, near Camp Minnie-Mickey; Restaurantosaurus, in DinoLand USA; Tamu Tamu Refreshments, in Africa; and, Yak & Yeti Local Foods Café, located next to the larger Yak & Yeti table-service facility. As with other Walt Disney World theme parks, Disney's Animal Kingdom has other locations and carts that offer snacks and beverages.