PHOTOS - Sam Eagle from the Muppets to play starring role in the upcoming Regal Eagle Smokehouse at Epcot

By WDWMAGIC Staff · Friday January 3, 2020 5:50pm ET · "Regal Eagle Smokehouse"
PHOTOS - Sam Eagle from the Muppets to play starring role in the upcoming Regal Eagle Smokehouse at Epcot
A popular character from the Muppets will be coming to Epcot this winter.

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Regal Eagle Smokehouse concept art

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Disney is continuing its drive to bring well known characters to Epcot, with Sam Eagle playing a key part in the new Regal Eagle Smokehouse.

Sam Eagle will be featured in the restaurant's entry sign, pictured above.

According to Disney, "Regal Eagle Smokehouse will be the site for “Sam’s Centennial Cook-Off: A Salute to All Cook-Offs but Mostly Barbecue.” Guests will be the beneficiaries of this contest – described as “a competition fit for all patriots and pit masters” – as it brings in a variety of classic backyard barbecue selections from across the country to vie for Sam’s top honor."

The restaurant will also carry a range of merchandise featuring Sam Eagle.

The new eatery, currently under construction, will open this winter in the American Adventure pavilion.

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↩ replying to trainplane3
Pizzerizzo’s is fine. We like it actually. Certainly better than anything we’ve eaten at Cosmic Ray’s or ABC Commissary in recent years.
↩ replying to dreday3
Why you gotta bring up Lou!! I'll be craving it for the rest of the day. Haven't been to Chicago in a few years, but it's my only must do every visit.
Isn't it kinda weird that we're going to have two Muppet restaurants in two different parks?

Then again, we have two Frozen attractions in two different parks, so I guess this isn't really out-of-the-ordinary for Disney now...
We have a logo:
↩ replying to trainplane3
bahahah. Is the restaurant itself going to include a Sam theme, or just the logo?
I can’t complain because I love the muppets and Sam Eagle...but I wonder when they’re going to announce the Wall-E as the mascot to the new space restaurant?
I also feel like this could be an imagineer’s last minute attempt to sneak muppets into the parks before Cheapek kills them off. Maybe one day us muppet fans will be saluting this lone soldier.
↩ replying to trainplane3
It's nice they are trying expand The Muppets in the parks....But, couldn't they have used Sam from America Sings instead.....
↩ replying to ObscurityPoint
I have to admit, I would crack up if the windows at Space 220 had this...
I was hoping for:
Cute. And not ostentatious IP integration.
Wonder what bbq eagle tastes like.
↩ replying to MisterPenguin
It tastes like freedom and they should play free bird when you get your order
↩ replying to MisterPenguin
It tastes like...
a misdemeanor with maximum penalty of one year in prison and $100,000 fine for an individual ($200,000 for an organization). The second offense becomes a felony with maximum penalty of 2 years in prison and $250,000 fine for individual ($500,000 for an “organization” such as a business).

Talk about a mouthful!

https://www.fws.gov/midwest/eagle/history/protections.html
↩ replying to MisterPenguin