restaurant at tokyo disneyland restaurant information established march 18 1967 food type cajun dress code casual country united states france japan coordinates 33 48 40 n 117 55 16 w 33.8111217 n 117.9209931 w 33.8111217 ; 117.9209931 coordinates 33 48 40 n 117 55 16 w 33.8111217 n 117.9209931 w 33.8111217 ; 117.9209931 website official website blue bayou is a full service new orleans cajun style restaurant renowned for its unusual ambiance . restaurants are located at disneyland in anaheim california disneyland paris and tokyo disneyland in chiba japan . 1 guests wishing to dine at the restaurant are advised to make reservations at least a day in advance . at disneyland this is particularly true during the 4 00pm to 8 00pm dinner rush . reservations 1 week in advance are advisable but are able to be made up to two months in advance for the entire dining period . the restaurant is built within the same show building that houses part of the pirates of the caribbean attraction with parts of the ride even taking place beneath the restaurant . although seated in a large enclosed building diners experience the illusion of eating in an outdoor restaurant at nighttime . this effect is achieved through the use of a dark and distant ceiling air conditioning and carefully coordinated lighting . the theming is intensified by the sounds of crickets and frogs the meandering glow of fireflies and projection effects above that imitate the night sky . the restaurant is also popular for offering a view of the beginning portion of pirates of the caribbean . guests can see the riders floating by in their boats and the riders can see the festive nighttime lighting of the restaurant as they pass by . the disneyland outlet opened march 18 1967 . 2 it was intended to respond to criticisms of the quality of food service in the park since its opening . originally the restaurant was to feature live entertainment but disney historian jim korkis reported after a dress rehearsal and trial dinner in 1966 walt disney declared in this restaurant the food is going to be the show along with the atmosphere . 3 contents 1 similar restaurants 2 blue bayou at disney s virtual magic kingdom 3 references 4 external links similar restaurants edit the layout of the blue lagoon restaurant at disneyland paris is similar to that of blue bayou at other disney theme parks . however it is themed as a caribbean beach instead of a louisiana bayou . 4 blue bayou at disney s virtual magic kingdom edit virtual magic kingdom featured a single room inspired by the blue bayou . the waiter was gator waiter . magic words such as mint julep gumbo and so on allowed players to order food and drink . references edit los angeles times chronology of disneyland theme park the story of the red wagon inn disneylandparis.co.uk external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title blue bayou restaurant & oldid 728722086 categories walt disney parks and resorts restaurantsdisneylandtheme restaurantsnew orleans square disneyland hidden categories coordinates on wikidatapages using infobox restaurant with unsupported parameters navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages edit links this page was last modified on 7 july 2016 at 05 54 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view