It was located on new orleans street in frontierland and featured indoor and outdoor patio seating. Aunt jemima s pancake house was a restaurant that began at disneyland in anaheim california in 1955. The eatery was replaced by magnolia tree terrace in 1970.
You could meet aunt jemima or at least a friendly cast member playing her. From advertisement in disneyland holiday magazine summer 1957 aunt jemima s kitchen also called aunt jemima s pancake house opened a few weeks after the park in 1955. 1955 from the mid 1950 s to the late 1960 s actress aylene lewis portrayed aunt jemima at the aunt jemima restaurant in the newly opened disneyland there she serves pancakes and poses for photos with guests.
The park didn t open until 9 30 but auntie served employees starting at 7 30 am. The first thing after getting a uniform from wardrobe was to go to aunt jemima s and have pancakes. Keith palmer high school buddy got me the job at the cox thimble drome at disneyland just after my high school graduation in 1959.
Aunt jemima s the silver banjo. Menu items included pancakes and waffles. It was renamed aunt jemima s kitchen in 1962 and kept the name until 1970.
During the early days of the park aunt jemima played by aylene lewis would greet guests outside of the restaurant. Aunt jemima pancake house was a restaurant in frontierland at disneyland from august 17 1955 to 1970. From 1962 1967 the pancake house became aunt jemima s kitchen expanding its menu beyond breakfast items.
Disney took over operation in 1967 long after aunt jemima s had closed its doors. This restaurant was fully operated controlled by quaker oats. Actress aylene lewis portrayed aunt jemima in disneyland.
