# @thrillist on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DAZGVVxM_8K
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/23514042-thrillist-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2024-09-26T20:01:12.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** thrillist (@Thrillist) — https://gondola.cc/Thrillist

## Caption

This is *not* a drill. If you grew up in the ‘90s…you get it. The safari-themed restaurant is iconic. Known for its live parrots, ambient jungle noises, volcano-shaped lava cake, and characters like Tracy Tree and Cha-Cha, the red eyed tree frog, it was once a hotspot for family dinners before many outposts around the world shuttered. Can you recall celebrating a birthday here as a child?

If this nostalgic news is throwing you into a tailspin, or as one Redditor commented “I literally learned how to tie my shoes because my aunt said she would take me here if I could do it,” then book your flight to NYC stat. The Rainforest Cafe will be hosting a pop-up at the Empire State Building’s 86th floor Observatory from October 3 to 6, and yes, Rasta Pasta will be served 😋. For more details on this limited-edition experience and reservations, tap the link in our bio and send this to someone you can’t wait to share a mini volcano with.

✍️: izbaskette
📍: rainforest_cafe at empirestatebldg
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1. Jeff Bukowski/Shutterstock
2. ChameleonsEye/Shutterstock

#rainforestcafe #nyc #newyorkcity #nycfoodie #empirestatebuilding

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