An upscale restaurant known for its fried chicken and maple bacon donuts will start feeding hungry Disneylanders this summer at its flagship restaurant in a newly renovated Pixar-themed hotel at the Anaheim theme park resort.
Great Maple plans to open at Pixar Place Hotel this summer with additional details announced soon, according to a restaurant spokesperson.
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Disneyland has not yet announced an opening date for the new Pixar Place Hotel. Disney’s Paradise Pier Hotel is undergoing a Pixar-themed transformation that will add areas dedicated to The Incredibles, Toy Story and Inside Out with a Finding Nemo outdoor water play area.
Southern California-based Great Maple offers a comfort food twist on American classics like fried chicken, burgers, steak, seafood, pasta and salads as well as sides like mac & cheese, maple bacon donuts and thick-cut smoked bacon.
The Disneyland restaurant is expected to offer Great Maple’s signature Pancake Pops on a stick that wrap pigs in a blanket in pancake batter along with Brew Bear lattes in adorable honey bear mugs. The Portobello Fries billed as “Everyone’s Favorite Starter” at other locations features parmesan-crusted portobello mushroom spears with red pepper flakes and basil pesto aioli.
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The new restaurant on the hotel’s first floor has applied for an alcoholic beverage license, according to MiceChat. Great Maple serves a lineup of Bloody Marys and Mimosas at other locations.
Great Maple will also operate other food and beverage locations throughout Pixar Place Hotel.
The “modern American eatery” has other locations in Fashion Island, Pasadena Paseo and San Diego.
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During construction, the Paradise Pier Hotel remains open with the front desk and gift shop relocated to the Pacific Ballroom. Hotel guests must enter through the rear entrance while the front entrance remains behind construction walls. The Disneyland Hotel pool and fitness center can be used by guests while the Paradise Pier Hotel facilities undergo renovations. Rooms at the Paradise Pier Hotel start at $383 per night during construction. Promotions that run through June can bring the nightly rate down to $344 on select weekdays.
The renovation represents a major investment in the tens of millions of dollars that will completely reimagine the rooms, swimming pool, lobby and exterior of the 15-story hotel, according to Disneyland officials.
