Hard Rock Cafe
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| Private | |
| Industry | Casual dining restaurants, casinos, hotels |
| Founded |
14 June 1971 London, England, U.K. |
| Headquarters | Davie, Florida, U.S. |
Key people |
Jim Allen, President/CEO Isaac Tigrett and Peter Morton, Founders |
| Owner | Seminole Tribe of Florida |
| Website |
www |
Hard Rock Cafe Inc. is a chain of theme restaurants founded in 1971 by Isaac Tigrett and Peter Morton in London. In 1979, the cafe began covering its walls with rock and roll memorabilia, a tradition which expanded to others in the chain. In 2007, Hard Rock Cafe International (USA), Inc. was sold to the Seminole Tribe of Florida and was headquartered in Orlando, Florida until April 2018 when the corporate offices were relocated to Davie, Florida.[1][2] As of July 2018, Hard Rock International has venues in 74 countries, including 185 cafes, 25 hotels, and 12 casinos.[3]
History
Restaurants
The first Hard Rock Cafe (HRC) opened on 14 June 1971 at Old Park Lane, Mayfair, London, under the ownership of young Americans Isaac Tigrett and Peter Morton. Hard Rock initially had an eclectic decor, but it later started to display memorabilia.
The chain began to expand worldwide in 1982 with locations in (among others) Toronto, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Paris, and Berlin.[4] Hard Rock Cafe locations in the United States vary from smaller, more tourist driven markets (Biloxi, Pigeon Forge, Key West, etc.) to large metropolises (Houston, Philadelphia, New York City, Chicago, Boston, Washington DC, etc.). Hard Rock Cafe typically does not franchise cafe locations in the United States. All US cafes are corporate owned and operated, except for cafes in Tampa and Four Winds New Buffalo casino.[5] However, in the transition of the Las Vegas Hard Rock Hotel property originally owned and then later sold to Rank by founder Peter Morton. Morton retained hotel naming rights west of the Mississippi. When Morton sold his Las Vegas Hard Rock Hotel to the Morgans Hotel Group, he also sold those naming rights, which then gave rise to two US franchised hotels (without cafes) in Albuquerque and Tulsa. The Albuquerque hotel no longer pays for the Hard Rock rights and reverted to its former name in June 2013. More hotels franchised from Morgan's are planned for Sioux City and Vancouver.
In 1990, The Rank Group, a London-based leisure company, acquired Mecca Leisure Group and continued expansion of the concept in its geographic territory. Rank went on to purchase Hard Rock America from Peter Morton as well as Hard Rock Canada from Nick Bitove. After the completion of these acquisitions, Rank gained worldwide control of the brand. In March 2007, the Seminole Tribe of Florida acquired Hard Rock Cafe International, Inc. and other related entities from Rank for US$965 million.[1] In 2008, anonymous members of the wait staff criticized the business because of its practice of paying them less than half the official minimum wage in the UK, with the business allocating tips to staff to bring their salaries within the law. Most customers, it was argued, do not realize that they are subsidizing a low wage when they give the tip.[6]
Music memorabilia
HRC is known for its collection of rock-and-roll memorabilia. The cafes solicit donations of music memorabilia but also purchase a number of items at auctions around the world, including autographed guitars, costumes from world tours and rare photographs; these are often to be found mounted on cafe walls. The collection began in 1979 with an un-signed Red Fender Lead II guitar from Eric Clapton, who was a regular at the first restaurant in London. Clapton wanted management to hang the guitar over his regular seat in order to lay claim to that spot, and they obliged. This prompted Pete Townshend of The Who to give one of his guitars, also un-signed with the note "Mine's as good as his! Love, Pete."[7] Hard Rock's archive includes over 80,000 items,[8] and is the largest private collection of Rock and Roll memorabilia in the world. Marquee pieces from the collection were briefly displayed in a Hard Rock museum named "The Vault" in Orlando, Florida from January 2003 until September 2004. After the closure, items were disbursed to various restaurant locations.[9] The London Vault remains open and free to visitors, located in the retail Rock Shop of the original cafe.[10]
The Hard Rock Café is also in possession of a Bedford VAL 6 axle coach used in the 1967 film The Beatles Magical Mystery Tour. The vehicle was completely refurbished after filming. It is currently displayed in the US, but makes regular appearances in events in the UK, especially at the original Hard Rock Cafe in London. In 2001, a competition was run to win the actual bus, but it was never given away and remained with the cafe.
Expansion into other businesses
Casinos and hotels
In 1995, Peter Morton spent $80 million to open the Hard Rock Hotel near the Las Vegas Strip in Las Vegas, Nevada. A subsequent $100 million expansion in 1999 nearly doubled the hotel's capacity.[11]
In May 2006, Morton sold the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas to Morgans Hotel Group for $770 million, including the rights to the Hard Rock Hotel brand west of the Mississippi, including Texas, California, Australia, and Vancouver, British Columbia.[12] The hotel began another expansion in 2007 at a cost of $750 million. The project added 875 rooms in two towers and expanded meeting space.[13] In March 2011, Morgans surrendered control of the property to partner Brookfield Asset Management, citing the high debt on the property in the face of the economic downturn.[14] In April 2018, the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas was sold to Richard Branson with plans to renovate the property under the Virgin Hotels brand.[15]
Today, the Seminole Tribe of Florida owns and operates all units except the Las Vegas, Tulsa, Sioux City, and Vancouver properties. In 2004, Hard Rock International and Sol Melia Hotels and Resorts launched Lifestar Hoteles España SL, a joint venture that intended to manage Europe's first Hard Rock Hotel in Madrid, but it was never opened as a Hard Rock property upon the dissolution of the joint venture in 2007.[16] The other joint venture hotels are in Chicago, New York and San Diego (the San Diego property includes Hard Rock condominiums). Hard Rock also operates hotels and resorts in Orlando, Florida (a joint venture with Loews Hotels); Bali, Indonesia; and Pattaya, Thailand, (a joint venture with Ong Beng Seng/Hotel Properties Limited). Hard Rock International continues to expand internationally (including hotels, casinos, resorts, and condominiums) through several joint ventures (Becker Ventures, Ong Beng Seng/Hotel Properties Limited and Loews Hotels), including hotels in Chicago, Bali, Orlando, Penang, San Diego, Singapore, and planned openings in Abu Dhabi, Cancun, Dubai, Hungary, Panama, Punta Cana and Puerto Vallarta,[17] as well as hotel-casinos in Hollywood, Florida; Tampa, Florida; Las Vegas, Nevada; and Catoosa, Oklahoma, just northeast of Tulsa.[18] (The Hard Rock Casino in Biloxi, MS is owned by Twin River Management Group, Inc.)
The Hotel Zoso in Palm Springs, California was converted into a 160-room Hard Rock Hotel and opened in 2014.[19][20] A location in Atlantic City, New Jersey was planned, but canceled.[21] All-inclusive resorts operate under the Hard Rock brand in Mexico and the Dominican Republic. In 2013, the Hard Rock Rocksino Northfield Park, opened as a joint slot machine and track venture. The Rocksino is located near Cleveland.
In 2015, Hard Rock announced a new hotel in Bogotá, Colombia, which will open in 2019. The company had plans to open in the biggest financial district in Colombia, the Centro Internacional, but it revised those plans. The hotel will be located in the exclusive Zona Rosa de Bogotá, home of luxury boutiques.
Other international locations include:
- Hard Rock Casino Vancouver, Coquitlam, B.C., Canada
- Hard Rock Hotel Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China
- Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Punta Cana, Macao, Dominican Republic
- Hard Rock Hotel Goa, Bardez, India
- Hard Rock Hotel Bali, Bali, Indonesia
- Hard Rock Hotel Penang, Penang, Malaysia
- Hard Rock Hotel Cancun, Cáncun, Mexico
- Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya, Puerto Aventuras, Mexico
- Hard Rock Hotel Vallarta, Riviera Nayarit, Mexico
- Hard Rock Hotel Panama Megapolis, Panama City, Panama
- Hard Rock Hotel Singapore, Resorts World Sentosa, Singapore
- Hard Rock Hotel Ibiza, Islas Baleares, Spain
- Hard Rock Hotel Tenerife, Tenerife, Spain
- Hard Rock Hotel Davos, Davos, Switzerland
- Hard Rock Hotel Pattaya, Chonburi, Thailand
Hard Rock Park
In March 2006, Hard Rock Cafe International announced that it had licensed the "Hard Rock" name to HRP Myrtle Beach Operations, LLC, to design, build, and operate a $400 million 150-acre (0.61 km2) theme park called Hard Rock Park. Hard Rock Park opened on April 15, 2008 in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The park was expected to draw an estimated 30,000 visitors per day, promised to create more than 3,000 jobs, and was billed as the largest single investment in South Carolina's history. It planned to feature a large concert arena and six zones with more than 40 attractions. HRP Myrtle Beach Operations, LLC, filed for Chapter 11 on September 25, 2008. The company hoped to re-open in 2009 after restructuring.[22] On January 2, 2009 after failing to attract a buyer with a minimum $35 million bid for over two months, Hard Rock Park asked a Delaware Bankruptcy Court to convert the filing to Chapter 7, triggering immediate liquidation of assets to pay off creditors, and closing the park.[23]
New owners renamed the venue Freestyle Music Park and planned to reopen retaining a music-theme but, without the Hard Rock name by Memorial Day, 2009. The park only operated one additional year and never reopened due to poor attendance.[24]
Hard Rock Stadium
In August 2016, it was reported that the Miami Dolphins' stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida would be renamed Hard Rock Stadium Where Super Bowl 54 Will be held.[25]
Acquisition by the Seminole Tribe of Florida
On December 7, 2006, Rank sold its Hard Rock business to the Seminole Tribe of Florida for $965 million. Included in the deal were 124 Hard Rock Cafes, four Hard Rock Hotels, two Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Hotels, two Hard Rock Live! concert venues, and stakes in three unbranded hotels. Rank retained the Hard Rock Casino in London, and rebranded it the G Casino Piccadilly. The Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas was also not part of the deal, as it was sold by Peter Morton to Morgans Hotel Group in May 2006.[26] The final takeover was mired in controversy, due to a payment clause in a contract with one casino developer, Power Plant Entertainment. Power Plant and the Seminoles announced a settlement in April 2007 which both sides called equitable.[27] On January 8, 2007, Rank shareholders approved the Seminoles' $965 million offer. The Tribe announced it had finalized the deal on March 11, 2007.[28]
On June 22, 2008, the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood began "Vegas-style" table gambling in addition to the Class II slots already in operation. To win approval for the table games, which were barred under Florida law, the Seminole Tribe paid the State of Florida $100 million as part of a 25-year pact signed by Governor Charlie Crist. On July 3, 2008, the Florida Supreme Court ruled that the governor's agreement was unconstitutional, but table games continue to operate because the Federal Department of the Interior approved the now-invalid pact with the state.[29]
List of locations
| Location (city) | Location (country) | Status | Established | Closed/Moved | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London |  |
Open | June 14, 1971 | - | |
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Closed | June 23, 1978 | May 24, 2017 | Closed because of lease expiration | |
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Closed | October 24, 1982 | December 31, 2006 | [30] | |
| Tokyo Roppongi |  |
Open | July 4, 1983 | - | |
| New York City | |
Open | April 12, 1984 | August 12, 2005 | Relocated to Times Square |
| San Francisco | |
Open | September 10, 1984 | August 26, 2002 | Relocated to Fisherman's Wharf |
| Stockholm |  |
Open | April 16, 1985 | - | |
| Chicago | |
Open | June 17, 1986 | - | |
| Dallas | |
Open | November 6, 1986 | July 15, 2009 | Relocated |
| Houston | |
Open | November 6, 1986 | May 21, 2000 | Relocated |
| Cancún |  |
Open | June 9, 1987 | March 19, 2016 | Reopened |
| Honolulu | |
Open | July 15, 1987 | November 23, 2000 | Relocated |
| Reykjavík |  |
Open | July 25, 1987 | October 30, 2016 | Closed May 29, 2005. Relocated |
| New Orleans | |
Open | November 11, 1987 | December 29, 2012 | Relocated |
|
Closed | December 11, 1988 | October 13, 2008 | Originally San Diego, renamed when downtown location opened. | |
| Sydney |  |
Open | April 1, 1989 | July 8, 2011 | Closed October 22, 2007. Relocated |
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Closed | June 6, 1989 | September 27, 2009 | ||
| Boston | |
Open | June 12, 1989 | July 2, 2007 | Relocated |
|
Closed | December 8, 1989 | January 17, 2014 | ||
| Washington, D.C. | |
Open | January 1, 1990 | - | |
| Singapore |  |
Open | February 6, 1990 | - | |
| Orlando | |
Open | June 7, 1990 | December 11, 1998 | Relocated |
|
Closed | July 23, 1990 | December 31, 2016 | ||
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Closed | September 7, 1990 | January 1, 2017 | ||
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Closed | September 20, 1990 | September 27, 2009 | ||
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Closed | December 30, 1990 | August 7, 2011 | ||
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Closed | January 22, 1991 | November 1, 2000 | ||
| Bangkok |  |
Open | April 22, 1991 | - | |
| Kuala Lumpur |  |
Open | November 9, 1991 | - | |
| Paris |  |
Open | November 24, 1991 | - | |
| Osaka | |
Open | January 17, 1992 | September 14, 2001 | Relocated |
|
Closed | April 26, 1992 | June 19, 2008 | ||
| Berlin |  |
Open | May 18, 1992 | April 26, 2010 | |
| Jakarta |  |
Open | October 2, 1992 | September 16, 2013 | Relocated to Plaza Indonesia Entertainment X'nter in July 2004. |
| Atlanta | |
Open | November 9, 1992 | - | |
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Closed | November 23, 1992 | June 23, 2005 | ||
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Closed | December 17, 1992 | April 23, 2005 | ||
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Closed | March 5, 1993 | April 22, 2011 | ||
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Closed | July 1, 1993 | December 1, 1997 | ||
| Miami | |
Open | September 21, 1993 | - | |
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Closed | September 23, 1993 | May 24, 2013 | ||
| Bali | |
Open | October 8, 1993 | - | |
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Closed | December 22, 1993 | February 2, 2002 | ||
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Closed | May 14, 1994 | September 22, 2012 | ||
| Nashville | |
Open | June 21, 1994 | - | |
| Cozumel | |
Open | October 22, 1994 | December 10, 2014 | Closed August 31, 2005. Relocated |
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Closed | November 13, 1994 | November 23, 2008 | ||
| Madrid |  |
Open | November 25, 1994 | - | |
| San Antonio | |
Open | January 12, 1995 | - | |
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Closed | March 18, 1995 | October 1, 1999 | ||
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Closed | April 1, 1995 | June 1, 2000 | ||
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Closed | June 6, 1995 | June 1, 2000 | ||
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Closed | July 7, 1995 | June 1, 2000 | Inside West Edmonton Mall | |
| Myrtle Beach | |
Open | July 10, 1995 | October 7, 2016 | Broadway at the Beach complex since opening. Relocated to The Avenue |
| Copenhagen |  |
Open | July 18, 1995 | - | |
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Closed | September 5, 1995 | June 1, 2000 | ||
| Buenos Aires |  |
Open | October 15, 1995 | - | |
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Closed | October 20, 1995 | October 21, 2007 | ||
| Phoenix | |
Open | October 21, 1995 | February 25, 2002 | Relocated |
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Closed | October 22, 1995 | June 1, 2000 | ||
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Closed | December 1, 1995 | December 1, 1996 | ||
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Closed | December 10, 1995 | August 31, 2013 | Unauthorized location[31] | |
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Open | December 15, 1995 | March 20, 2017 | Closed April 24, 1997. Relocated |
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Closed | December 15, 1995 | July 1, 2017 | Renamed to Johnny B. Good after closed | |
| Universal City | |
Open | January 12, 1996 | - | |
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Closed | January 15, 1996 | August 8, 2002 | Rideau Carleton Raceway location announced | |
| Surfers Paradise | |
Open | March 22, 1996 | - | Originally called Gold Coast. |
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Closed | June 26, 1996 | September 1, 2013 | Rideau Carleton Raceway location announced | |
| Niagara Falls | |
Open | July 10, 1996 | - | |
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Temp. Closed | August 2, 1996 | December 26, 2016 | Closed March 21, 2004. Relocated but temporarily closed | |
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Closed | September 2, 1996 | May 18, 2003 | ||
| Key West | |
Open | September 27, 1996 | - | |
| Atlantic City | |
Open | November 15, 1996 | June 28, 2018 | Closed September 30, 2017 as part of the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City improvements plan. Restaurant originally opened as part of the Trump Taj Mahal, it remained open (independently operated) after the hotel and casino's closure until current round of construction began as part of conversion with its new owners. |
| Cape Town |  |
Open | November 22, 1996 | October 11, 2017 | Closed June 17, 2001. Relocated |
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Closed | December 2, 1996 | Unknown | Closed January 1, 2007. Reopened in April 18, 2008 but closed again in April 2009. Reopened in October 21, 2014. | |
| Niagara Falls Canada | |
Open | December 9, 1996 | - | |
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Closed | December 19, 1996 | September 9, 2013 | [32] | |
| Shenzhen | |
Open | May 27, 1997 | Unknown | Closed November 1998. Re-opened |
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Closed | July 1, 1997 | December 31, 2010 | ||
| Baltimore | |
Open | July 4, 1997 | - | |
| Yokohama | |
Open | July 18, 1997 | - | |
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Closed | August 13, 1997 | March 27, 2010 | ||
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Closed | August 14, 1997 | September 1, 2000 | ||
| Manama |  |
Open | October 4, 1997 | - | |
| Barcelona | |
Open | November 10, 1997 | - | |
| Memphis | |
Open | November 14, 1997 | July 3, 2014 | Relocated two blocks west in 2014[33] |
| Dubai |  |
Open | December 13, 1997 | November 18, 2011 | Closed March 8, 2009. Relocated |
| Philadelphia | |
Open | January 15, 1998 | - | |
| Lima |  |
Open | February 20, 1998 | December 17, 2012 | Closed December 3, 2001. Relocated |
| Edinburgh | |
Open | March 28, 1998 | - | |
| Guam |  |
Open | May 10, 1998 | - | |
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Closed | May 27, 1998 | February 8, 2002 | ||
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Closed | June 30, 1998 | May 13, 2018 | ||
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Closed | June 30, 1998 | December 7, 2008 | ||
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Closed | July 2, 1998 | July 24, 2016 | [34] | |
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Closed | July 21, 1998 | July 9, 2008 | ||
| Sharm el-Sheikh |  |
Open | July 24, 1998 | - | |
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Closed | July 28, 1998 | December 31, 2017 | ||
| Saipan |  |
Open | August 18, 1998 | - | |
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Closed | August 24, 1998 | August 16, 2018 | ||
| Denver | |
Open | November 5, 1998 | - | |
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Closed | November 7, 1998 | October 1, 2008 | ||
| Rome |  |
Open | December 10, 1998 | - | |
| Amsterdam |  |
Open | March 20, 1999 | - | |
| Indianapolis | |
Open | April 13, 1999 | - | |
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Closed | April 27, 1999 | December 31, 2003 | ||
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Closed | July 7, 1999 | May 9, 2004 | New location Hollywood, FL. | |
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Closed | September 5, 1999 | May 18, 2014 | New location Pigeon Forge. | |
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Closed | April 14, 2000 | }January 31, 2002} | ||
| Fukuoka | |
Open | April 26, 2000 | April 27, 2016 | Closed Hawks Town Mall March 31, 2016. Relocated to JRJP Hakata Building at JR Hakata Station[35][36]) |
| Grand Cayman |  |
Open | April 28, 2000 | December 10, 2014 | Closed October 13, 2013. Relocated |
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Closed | June 27, 2000 | July 25, 2011 | Relocated at base of Corcovado | |
| Manchester | |
Open | September 12, 2000 | - | |
| Malta |  |
Open | November 25, 2000 | - | |
| Osaka Universal | |
Open | March 22, 2001 | - | |
| Managua |  |
Open | May 1, 2001 | December 26, 2016 | Closed December 2001. Relocated |
| Cairo | |
Open | May 4, 2001 | March 1, 2018 | Closed December 31, 2010. Relocated [37] |
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Closed | May 9, 2001 | September 25, 2004 | ||
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Closed | May 28, 2001 | September 28, 2004 | ||
| Bogotá |  |
Open | October 1, 2001 | - | |
| Pattaya | |
Open | October 15, 2001 | - | |
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Closed | November 20, 2001 | May 15, 2007 | ||
| Munich | |
Open | February 25, 2002 | - | |
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Closed | February 27, 2002 | January 2, 2006 | ||
| Ueno-Eki | |
Open | March 25, 2002 | - | |
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Closed | June 5, 2002 | November 12, 2007 | ||
| Pittsburgh | |
Open | June 24, 2002 | - | |
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Closed | September 12, 2002 | September 30, 2011 | ||
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Closed | December 2, 2002 | July 3, 2007 | ||
| Cologne | |
Open | April 28, 2003 | - | |
| Lisbon |  |
Open | June 12, 2003 | - | |
| Panama |  |
Open | September 8, 2003 | September 8, 2004 | Relocated to Multicentro September 8, 2004. Closed September 2013. Re-opened Fall 2016 |
| Moscow |  |
Open | September 17, 2003 | - | |
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Closed | October 13, 2003 | October 12, 2010 | ||
| Nassau |  |
Open | October 21, 2003 | May 22, 2014Closed | Unauthorized location.[31] Relocated |
| Detroit | |
Open | November 10, 2003 | - | |
| Malta | |
Open | February 1, 2004 | March 2, 2006 | Relocated |
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Closed | February 24, 2004 | October 10, 2006 | ||
| Hollywood FL | |
Open | May 11, 2004 | - | |
| Louisville | |
Open | May 31, 2004 | - | |
| Dublin |  |
Open | June 29, 2004 | - | |
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Closed | July 2, 2004 | June 21, 2014 | ||
| Foxwoods | |
Open | August 20, 2004 | - | |
| Athens |  |
Open | September 14, 2004 | April 6, 2015 | Closed March 31, 2014. Relocated[38] |
| Hurghada | |
Open | November 12, 2004 | - | |
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Closed | November 20, 2004 | February 28, 2014 | ||
| Gothenburg | |
Open | December 10, 2004 | - | |
| Caracas |  |
Open | May 12, 2005 | - | |
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Closed | December 2, 2005 | October 1, 2009 | ||
| Oslo |  |
Open | December 12, 2005 | - | |
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Closed | December 23, 2005 | May 25, 2014 | ||
| Santo Domingo |  |
Open | July 14, 2006 | June 14, 2014 | Relocated |
| Mumbai Worli |  |
Open | September 12, 2006 | - | |
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Closed | September 15, 2006 | August 19, 2012 | ||
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Closed | November 22, 2006 | February 3, 2011 | ||
| Margarita | |
Open | November 27, 2006 | - | |
| Warsaw |  |
Open | February 8, 2007 | - | |
| Biloxi | |
Open | July 1, 2007 | - | |
| Punta Cana | |
Open | July 2, 2007 | - | |
| Nadi |  |
Open | December 4, 2007 | - | |
| Cartagena | |
Open | December 13, 2007 | - | |
| Bengaluru | |
Open | December 29, 2007 | - | |
| Bucharest |  |
Open | January 1, 2008 | - | |
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Closed | January 9, 2008 | December 18, 2016 | ||
| Mallorca | |
Open | November 29, 2008 | - | |
| Aruba |  |
Open | December 12, 2008 | - | |
| Pune | |
Open | January 11, 2009 | - | |
| Yankee Stadium | |
Open | March 30, 2009 | - | |
| Prague |  |
Open | April 3, 2009 | - | |
| Venice | |
Open | April 9, 2009 | - | |
| New Delhi | |
Open | June 4, 2009 | - | |
| Las Vegas | |
Open | September 5, 2009 | - | |
| Penang | |
Open | September 15, 2009 | - | |
| Hyderabad | |
Open | September 21, 2009 | - | |
| Marbella | |
Open | October 30, 2009 | - | |
| Phuket | |
Open | November 29, 2009 | - | |
| Ho Chi Minh City |  |
Open | December 17, 2009 | - | Rights owned by the Highlands Coffee conglomerate |
| Seattle | |
Open | February 10, 2010 | - | |
| Sentosa | |
Open | April 22, 2010 | - | |
| Kraków | |
Open | June 4, 2010 | - | |
| Hollywood on Hollywood Boulevard | |
Open | July 19, 2010 | - | |
| Medellín | |
Open | September 3, 2010 | - | |
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Closed | December 17, 2010 | October 10, 2012 | ||
| Sint Maarten | |
Open | December 20, 2010 | - | |
| Tampa | |
Open | December 21, 2010 | - | |
| Hong Kong at Lan Kwai Fong | |
Open | April 18, 2011 | - | [39] |
| Florence | |
Open | June 14, 2011 | - | [40] |
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Closed | August 16, 2011 | May 21, 2012 | ||
| Hamburg | |
Open | August 17, 2011 | - | [41] |
| Budapest |  |
Open | December 14, 2011 | - | [42] |
| Macau |  |
Open | February 14, 2012 | - | |
| New Buffalo, Michigan at Four Winds New Buffalo | |
Open | July 11, 2012 | - | [43] |
| Brussels at Grand Place | |
Open | July 31, 2012 | - | [44] |
| Helsinki |  |
Open | October 15, 2012 | - | |
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Closed | October 15, 2012 | May 21, 2013 | ||
| Kota Kinabalu | |
Open | November 15, 2012 | - | [45] |
| Santiago |  |
Open | December 19, 2012 | - | |
| Guatemala City |  |
Open | January 7, 2013 | - | [45] |
| Malacca City | |
Open | January 28, 2013 | - | |
| Nabq | |
Open | February 23, 2013 | - | |
| Ibiza | |
Open | June 4, 2013 | - | |
| Mumbai, Andheri West | |
Open | September 1, 2013 | - | |
| San José |  |
Open | September 21, 2013 | - | [45] |
| Nice | |
Open | October 11, 2013 | - | |
| Glasgow | |
Open | November 16, 2013 | - | [46] |
| Tenerife | |
Open | November 19, 2013 | - | |
| Johannesburg | |
Open | December 3, 2013[47] | - | |
| Northfield Park | |
Open | December 18, 2013 | - | |
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Closed | December 29, 2013 | May 31, 2016 | ||
| Santa Cruz de la Sierra |  |
Open | February 24, 2014 | - | [45] |
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Closed | 2013 | [48] | ||
| Gurgaon | |
Open | March 23, 2014 | -[45] | |
| Pigeon Forge | |
Open | May 20, 2014 | - | This is a move from Gatlinburg[45] |
| Anchorage | |
Open | June 28, 2014 | - | [49] |
| Angkor |  |
Open | June 22, 2014 | - | [50] |
| Vienna |  |
Open | June 30, 2014 | - | [51] |
| Gdańsk | |
Open | July 1, 2014 | - | |
| Mall of America | |
Open | August 28, 2014 | - | [52] |
| Almaty |  |
Open | October 30, 2014 | - | |
| Buenos Aires Aeroparque | |
Open | November 22, 2014 | - | |
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Closed | November 30, 2014 | September 5, 2017 | ||
| Asuncion |  |
Open | December 20, 2014 | - | [53] |
| Podgorica |  |
Open | February 8, 2015 | - | |
| Curitiba | |
Open | May 28, 2015 | - | |
| Guanacaste | |
Open | June 27, 2015 | - | |
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Closed | October 18, 2015 | February 18, 2018 | ||
| Port El Kantaoui |  |
Open | December 27, 2015 | - | |
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Closed | December 31, 2015 | May 31, 2018 | ||
| Lagos |  |
Open | March 11, 2016 | - | |
| Koh Samui | |
Open | April 30, 2016 | - | |
| Ayia Napa | |
Open | May 29, 2016 | - | Relocated from Nicosia |
| Tbilisi |  |
Open | June 16, 2016 | - | |
| Seville | |
Open | August 4, 2016 | - | |
| Baku |  |
Open | August 28, 2016 | - | |
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Temp.Closed | October 30, 2016 | - | ||
| Lyon | |
Open | October 30, 2016 | - | |
| Porto | |
Open | November 20, 2016 | - | |
| Pretoria | |
Open | November 26, 2016 | - | |
| Chiang Mai | |
Open | December 6, 2016 | - | |
| Ulaanbaatar |  |
Open | December 10, 2016 | - | |
| Montego Bay | |
Open | December 24, 2016 | - | |
| Ushuaia | |
Open | December 24, 2016 | - | |
| Tampa International Airport | |
Open | August 6, 2016 | - | |
| Houston Airport | |
Open | May 15, 2017 | - | [54] |
| Valencia | |
Open | May 28, 2017 | - | |
| Andorra la Vella |  |
Open | July 25, 2017 | - | [55] |
| Innsbruck | |
Open | August 13, 2017 | - | |
| La Paz | |
Open | September 18, 2017 | - | |
| Phnom Penh | |
Open | November 7, 2017 | - | |
| Kolkata | |
Open | December 20, 2017 | - | [56] |
| Yangon |  |
Open | 2017 | - | |
| Wrocław | |
Open | March 22, 2018 | - | |
| Tianjin | |
Open | April 20, 2018 | - | |
| Saint Petersburg | |
Open | June 13, 2018 | - | |
| Gramado | |
Open | July 22, 2018 | - | |
| Dubai Airport | |
Open | Unknown | - | |
| Ezeiza Airport | |
Open | Unknown | - | |
| Chengdu | |
2018 | Planned | - | |
| Montevideo |  |
2019 | Planned | - | |
| Malaga | |
2019 | Planned | - | |
| Ciudad del Este | |
2019 | Planned ? | ||
| Milan | |
2019 | Planned ? | ||
| Naples | |
2019 | Planned ? | ||
| Belgrade |  |
2019 | Planned ? | [57] | |
| Desaru | |
2019 | Planned ? | ||
| Montería | |
2019 | Planned ? |
See also
- Morrison Hotel
- Planet Hollywood
- Bubba Gump Shrimp Company Restaurant and Market
- Rainforest Cafe
- T-Rex Cafe
- Fashion Cafe
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