Table service
T-REX
The short answer
The dinosaur-themed restaurant in the Marketplace at Disney Springs, from the company behind Rainforest Cafe: animatronic dinosaurs including a 15-foot T. rex, ice caverns, and a meteor shower every 20 minutes. Fifteen mains average $33.96 on Disney's own menu in September 2026. Built for children; the food is secondary. Takes the Disney dining plan.
- Where
- Marketplace at Disney Springs. Disney Springs has free parking garages and buses from every Disney resort.
- Cuisine
- American
- Reservation
- Book a few days ahead
- Booking opens
- 60 days ahead, 6:00am Eastern — and if you are staying at a Disney resort, day 60 books your whole stay, up to ten days. Off site, it is 60 days for each date separately, so the same table is gone before your window opens. Work out your date.
- Typical meal
- about $46 a head before tax · average entrée $27.09, dessert $14.21, drink $4.99 on Disney’s menu, read Sep 21, 2026
- Dress code
- Casual
- Noise
- loud
- Non-resort guests
- Yes — you do not need to stay here
- Dining plan
- Table-service plan, 2026 and 2027 · Disney’s own listing, Sep 22, 2026 · what a credit buys here
$18.75cheapest$29.47median$47.50dearest
Mean main course from Disney’s own menu. Drinks, sides and tip are on top. Read Sep 21, 2026.
Is it worth the money?
For families with dinosaur-mad children, yes — it is one of the most elaborate themed rooms at Walt Disney World. For adults on their own, no.
The theming is the meal. Disney describes color-changing ice caverns, a fern forest with giant wasps, meteor showers, "fiery explosions" and life-sized animatronic dinosaurs, including a 15-foot T. rex. There is also a dig-for-fossils Paleo zone and a Dino Store. Disney Food Blog, June 2025, timed the meteor shower at every 20 minutes and liked the build-your-own-dinosaur shop.
The food is familiar and uneven. Disney Food Blog found the rotisserie chicken dry and the apple crisp short on crumble, and recommended it for families rather than anyone after quiet or sophisticated food.
On the dining plan: Disney's own listing tags T-REX for both the 2026 and 2027 table-service plans, and Disney Food Blog's 2027 list agrees.
Who it’s right for
Families with young children who love dinosaurs. Anyone who wants a theme-park-style room without park admission. Dining plan users, in 2026 and 2027.
Who it’s wrong for
Adults without children. Anyone wanting a quiet meal. Anyone whose small children scare easily — the meteor showers and roars are loud.
What is actually good
Read from Disney's own dinner menu for T-REX on 14 September 2026.
Fifteen mains, $23.49 to $53.99, averaging $33.96. Pastas start at $23.49 for a protein pasta primavera and $24.99 for the Prehistoric Pasta; a Creole chicken and shrimp ravioli is $35.79. Seafood runs from $25.99 fish and chips to a $37.99 hot honey salmon. The "Carnivores" section holds rotisserie chicken at $26.99, Tuscan chicken $30.49, ribs $31.99, the Boneyard Buffet sampler $36.99, a Triassic Trio $40.99, a New York strip $46.79 and surf-and-turf at $53.99. Six of the fifteen mains cost more than $34.99.
Five burgers and sandwiches, $20.49 to $23.79, averaging $23.07. Appetizers run $16.29 to $23.99, with a sampler at $35.99. Salads are $10.29 to $25.79.
Desserts: cheesecake at $13.99, a layer cake $14.49, and the Chocolate Extinction for the table at $24.99. Kids' entrées are $11.99, with one at $14.99.
Prices keep creeping up. Disney Food Blog paid $16.99 for the Buffalo chicken dip and $35.99 for the Boneyard Buffet in June 2025; the dip is $17.99 now and the Boneyard Buffet $36.99. Several mains rose by 20 to 50 cents between 12 and 14 September 2026 alone.
Disney bands it $$, "$15 to $34.99 per adult". The mains average of $33.96 sits just inside it.
Portions
Large, family-sized plates; the Boneyard Buffet and Triassic Trio are samplers built for big appetites. Disney Food Blog found the fries under its rotisserie chicken went soggy.
Allergies and dietary needs
A protein pasta primavera and salads. Disney's listing prints no allergy-friendly versions, so ask the restaurant directly.
Common questions
- How much is T-REX at Disney Springs?
- Fifteen mains ran $23.49 to $53.99 on Disney's own menu in September 2026, averaging $33.96. Burgers and sandwiches average $23.07, and kids' entrées are mostly $11.99.
- Does T-REX take the Disney Dining Plan?
- Yes, as a table-service credit. Disney's own listing tags it for both the 2026 and 2027 plans.
- How often is the meteor shower at T-REX?
- About every 20 minutes, per Disney Food Blog's June 2025 visit.
- Is T-REX the same company as Rainforest Cafe?
- Yes. Disney's planDisney panel describes T-REX as run by the same company as Rainforest Cafe.
Sources
- Walt Disney World official — T-REX dinner menu, read in a browser on 12 September 2026. Five seafood $25.79–$37.99; three pastas $23.49–$35.49; seven carnivores $26.79–$53.99; five burgers and sandwiches $20.49–$23.79; appetizers $14.49–$23.79 and a $35.99 sampler; desserts $13.99–$24.99; kids' $11.99–$12.99. — Disney official · checked
- Walt Disney World official — T-REX restaurant page: Marketplace; the Paleo zone, ice caverns, fern forest, meteor showers and animatronic dinosaurs including a 15-foot tyrannosaurus rex; the Dino Store; lunch 11:00 AM–3:55 PM, dinner 4:00–11:30 PM; banded "$$ ($15 to $34.99 per adult)". — Disney official · checked
- Walt Disney World official — dining finder listing, read 12 September 2026: T-REX tagged reservations-accepted and walk-up waitlist, and for the 2026 and 2027 table-service plans. — Disney official · checked
- Disney Food Blog, 23 June 2025 — review: Buffalo chicken dip $16.99, Boneyard Buffet $35.99; a meteor shower every 20 minutes; the chicken dry, the apple crisp short on crumble; for families, not for quiet or sophisticated dining. — reported by · checked
- planDisney — Disney's own panelist programme, answered 15 April 2022: T-REX is a dinosaur-themed restaurant run by the same company as Rainforest Cafe. — reported by · checked
- Disney Food Blog — 2027 Disney Dining Plan restaurants, updated 10 September 2026: T-REX confirmed at one table-service credit. — reported by · checked