Up until today, the new Roundup Rodeo BBQ restaurant at Toy Story Land in Disney's Hollywood Studios was still officially opening this year!
This was not going to happened and recently Walt Disney World quietly pushed back the opening of the new Roundup Rodeo BBQ at Disney’s Hollywood Studios to 2023, but never made it official.... until now!
Disney has today, Wednesday, December 14, announced that Roundup Rodeo BBQ will open in Toy Story Land at Disney’s Hollywood Studios in spring 2023.
At the same time as announcing the new opening date, Disney released some teaser pictures, giving us a first look inside the new restaurant, showing how Imagineers collaborated with Disney Pixar Animation Studios and Walt Disney World Food & Beverage to design this one-of-a-kind dining experience.
Using his imagination, Woody’s Roundup toys, and other playthings, Andy has built a rodeo restaurant for all his pals. We are excited for guests to enter the dining room and discover just how much fun Andy had creating a rollicking place for honorary toys to enjoy barbecue-inspired comfort foods served family-style, with platters of house-smoked meats, a roundup of sides and some miniature sweet surprises along the way.
In this wild, western setting, you can find a steam train supported by colored pencils, a suspiciously impressive house of cards, and game boards featuring beloved characters from the “Toy Story” films. To fill the stands of his rodeo arena, Andy has decorated the cardboard box with hand-drawn audience members! The dining room also features the rodeo’s star performers: Jessie, Trixie, and Bo Peep with her leapin’ sheep Billy, Goat, and Gruff!
Imagineers worked closely with animators and designers at the renowned animation studio to bring characters and art from the films to life in new ways unique to Disney’s Hollywood Studios. They even designed full comic strips about Woody’s adventures, which Andy has used as part of the dining room ceiling!
