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Rainforest Cafe is a themed restaurant chain owned by Landry's Restaurants, Inc. of Houston, Texas. It was founded by entrepreneur Steven Schussler. The first location opened in the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota, in 1994.
Description
The restaurants are decorated to depict some features of a generic rainforest, including plant growth, mist, waterfalls, animatronic robots of animals and insects. Large marine aquariums are common in most restaurants. Automated water sprinklers and synchronized lights set to specific patterns are also featured. A simulated thunderstorm occurs every thirty minutes, utilizing simulated rain as well as flashing lights and high-powered subwoofers for lightning and thunder.There is a tree usually located in the gift shops named Tracy that talks and gives information on rainforests. Also, the restaurants are partitioned into several rooms by means of rain curtains that fall into basins running along the tops of partition walls and booths. The Rainforest Cafe has food ranging from seafood, beef,and chicken to pastas and pizzas.
The animatronic figures are manufactured by UCFab International, LLC of Apopka, Florida, USA. The star ceilings are designed and manufactured by Fiber Optic Systems Inc, located in Whitehouse Station, NJ. the Rainforest Cafe restaurants also have a Retail Village, where rainforest themed merchandise is sold.
Gallery
 A typical sign outside of a Rainforest Cafe. |
 The inside of the Rainforest Cafe at Disney's Animal Kingdom |
 Rainforest cafe at Disney's Animal Kingdom |
 Rainforest Cafe sign outside Opry Mills Mall. |
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