The jungle has gone quiet at Disney Village. The Rainforest Cafe at Disneyland Paris Resort served its last meal on Sunday, November 15, after more than 27 years of audio-animatronic animals and simulated thunderstorms. However, jungle fans can still find the brand at Walt Disney World Resort and Tokyo Disney Resort.
A Long Goodbye
Rumors began circulating earlier this year that the restaurant, which opened in May 1999 in the outdoor shopping and dining district attached to the European Disney parks, would close in September. That month passed without a shutdown. Disneyland Paris Resort later said the Table-Service location would close by the end of 2026, then narrowed the timeline to November.
Less than a week before the closing, the European Disney Resort confirmed that Sunday, November 15, would be the final day to dine. The restaurant is permanently closed as of Monday, November 16. That leaves two Rainforest Cafe locations at Walt Disney World Resort and one restaurant at Tokyo Disney Resort within the Disney family of destinations.
Signs of the End
As the closing date approached, the remaining discounted items in the gift shop disappeared. The area around the Tracy Tree audio-animatronic was converted into a stroller parking zone, some menu items ran out, and the pressed penny machines went “out of order” for good.
X (formerly known as Twitter) user @DLPReport visited on the final night and wrote:
Tonight we say goodbye forever to the Rainforest Cafe at Disney Village. While it has its fans, the location had become a shadow of its former self, and Groupe Bertrand was probably tired of paying licensing fees to Landry's Inc.
Tonight we say goodbye forever to the Rainforest Cafe at Disney Village. While it has its fans, the location had become a shadow of its former self, and Groupe Bertrand was probably tired of paying licensing fees to Landry’s Inc. pic.twitter.com/pUYe3GZrGJ
— DLP Report (@DLPReport) November 15, 2026
By then, the shelves in the merchandise section were empty, which @DLPReport captured in a photo.
Empty shelves in the Rainforest Cafe merchandise section on this final night of operation
Empty shelves in the Rainforest Cafe merchandise section on this final night of operation pic.twitter.com/pNlpp1Lzcf
— DLP Report (@DLPReport) November 15, 2026
The restaurant also printed a limited menu listing the only dishes still available, including a Louisiana Chicken Burger.
The final menu at Rainforest Cafe, and a Louisiana Chicken Burger
The final menu at Rainforest Cafe, and a Louisiana Chicken Burger pic.twitter.com/Mv7cMwjjRZ
— DLP Report (@DLPReport) November 15, 2026
Even on its last evening, few guests were dining there.
🐸 Rainforest Cafe at Disney Village: May 9, 1999 – November 15, 2026. ‘A wild place to shop and eat' for over 27 years.
🐸 Rainforest Cafe at Disney Village: May 9, 1999 – November 15, 2026.
“A wild place to shop and eat” for over 27 years. pic.twitter.com/eCNXUvL6Ns— DLP Report (@DLPReport) November 15, 2026
What Comes Next
Disneyland Paris Resort is building a new Casa Giulia Italian restaurant nearby, but it is reportedly taking over the former Planet Hollywood space in Disney Village, not the Rainforest Cafe. It's unclear whether the resort will demolish or repurpose the Rainforest Cafe building.
Fans of Cha! Cha! and his friends can still visit the Rainforest Cafe at Walt Disney World Resort, Tokyo Disney Resort, and more than a dozen other locations in the United States and around the world.
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