Temperature controlled outdoor seating
Live entertainment: including Paul Revere and the Raiders, Sunshine Balloon and the Beach Boys
From Tomorrowland Info Packet 1967:
DINING, DANCING AND ENTERTAINMENT
Dining, dancing and live entertainment in the comfort and exciting atmosphere of the future are the offerings of the totally-new and unique Tomorrowland Terrace, presented by The Coca-Cola Company in new Tomorrowland.
GARDEN-LIKE SETTING:
Centerpiece of Tomorrowland Terrace is a colorful, modern-design planter which combines with other garden areas to provide a pleasant setting.
ELEVATOR SETTING:
Music fills the air when the theme planter rises to form a colorful canopy for an ascending stage filled with performing musicians. Following each performance, the stage lowers and the canopy once again becomes a decorative theme piece in the restaurant. The oval planter measures 16 feet wide by 24 feet long. It features permanent built-in lighting and sound facilities.
PATIO DINING:
The restaurant has three dining terraces, all conveniently located near the buffet-style serving areas. The slightly-raised north and south terraces are characterized by gold anodized aluminum canopies that provide a bright and eye-appealing setting for Tomorrow-land diners. On the restaurant's concourse level, adjacent to the theme planter, is the east terrace — largest of the three dining patios.
WALL-LESS COMFORT:
Climate control engineering has eliminated the need for exterior walls that would obstruct views of the always-moving panorama of Tomorrowland.
TWILIGHT ENCHANTMENT:
When the sun goes down, Tomorrowland Terrace is transformed into a totally-new atmosphere. Its white ceiling, which covers much of the east terrace, becomes a sparkling galaxy of 450 tiny blinking lights, and the canopies of the north and south terraces retain their warm golden glow throughout the evening through special lighting techniques.
POPULAR DANCE BANDS:
During the summer at Tomorrowland Terrace, there is entertainment for listening and dancing provided by Tomorrowland's own "rock" band in the afternoons and by guest bands at night.
DANCE TERRACE:
The east terrace is converted at night into a spacious (3,000 square feet) dance floor of a free-form pattern terrazzo. Its design is a swirling, beige-to-burnt-umber blend of colors, highlighted by groupings of red, yellow, brown and turquoise polka dots centered around larger pink circles.
CHARACTER FOOD SPECIALTIES:
Char-broiled hamburgers. steak sandwiches and hot dogs are featured on the restaurant's menu as Moonburgers, Tomorrowland Steak Sandwiches and Jupiter Dogs. Diners may also choose from assorted salads, sandwiches to order, fresh fruit tarts and jello molds.
UNIQUE FOOD PREPARATION:
New food preparation techniques at Tomorrowland Terrace include an infrared gas-fired conveyor-broiler on which as many as 1,500 hamburgers and steaks can be broiled in one hour. The automatic system also incorporates a conveyor belt on which hamburger buns are toasted.
FURNISHINGS:
The restaurant's tables and chairs are finished in a wide variety of pleasing color combinations that range from pumpkin to raspberry. The chairs are especially designed for the restaurant by the WED interior design staff.
DINING CAPACITY:
As many as 1,500 guests per hour arc accommodated for dining in the restaurant during the daytime.
North and south terraces: as many as 250 guests in each. East terrace (daytime only ): more than 200 diners at one time.
TOTAL AREA:
Tomorrowland Terrace occupies an area of 17,300 square feet adjacent to the pavilion housing America the Beautiful on the concourse between the Submarine Voyage and Disneyland-Alweg Monorail Station complex. The PeopleMover Station is also nearby.
From Vacationland Summer 1967:
Coca-Cola's Refreshment Gardens, offering sandwiches and soft drinks, and featuring a futuristic approach to climate control. Without exterior walls, the climate in "Refreshment Gardens" is comfortable no matter what the weather.
From WED Disneyland Dictionary 1968
Offers dining throughout the day and evening, combining with dancing and live entertainment. Disneyland guests enjoy fun, gaiety and appetite-tempting meals in this unique restaurant. Engineering for climate-control eliminates the need for exterior walls that would obstruct views of the always-moving panorama of new Tomorrowland. Centerpiece is a planter-crowned stage that rises from below ground level as entertainment begins. Presented by Coca-Cola.
From Steve Birnbaum brings you the best of Disneyland 1982:
One of the largest of Disneyland's dining facilities, Tomorrowland Terrace always seems to be crowded with visitors bearing their small cardboard trays stacked with
french fries, hamburgers, cheeseburgers, hot dogs, and even an occasional chef's salad. The restaurant can handle approximately 3,000 people an hour when operating at full capacity-as it often does. Couple this bustle with the lively rock music performed by the "Pizzazz" group, which plays sets every hour or two from around lunchtime until near park closing, and it's easy to understand why Tomorrowland seems as frenetic as it sometimes does. The dance floor near the stage can get really crowded on summer nights. Picnic-style fried chick- en (that is, served at room temperature), tuna salad, tuna fish and ham sandwiches, cheese pizzas, cottage cheese and fruit salads, ice cream bars and sandwiches, frozen bananas, and frozen yogurt are among the other offerings. The turnovers rate kudos. The burgers are char-broiled. Present- ed by the Coca-Cola Company. Serves Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Snacks.
