News Space 220 Restaurant dining experience at Epcot's Future World

[davis_unoxx]

i only vaguely recall my experience at the chicago one since i was a teen,

it was totally cheesy, but definitely different

dont recall anything about the food, though dont recall it being "from mars"

Yah it was just stuff like burgers and chickens, totally cool though.

 

[davis_unoxx]

That's common knowledge about Florida, with respect.

Horizons had minor structural issues that were an easy fix. What it didn't have was a sinkhole to force its closure in 1994. For one, how could it have reopened just over a year later and remain open until 1999 if it had a sinkhole?

Would you build a ride system dependent on fast spinning vehicles with tolerances down to a few inches on the exact land known to be prone to sinkholes?

Energy has a sinkhole. There's one next to Odyssey. But there was not one between these two locations.

A third party wanted to build a thrill ride. Said party also offered to pay to take the thematically problematic 1983 Pavilion off the companies hands. Disney killed two birds with one stone. They didn't have to pay to update Horizons and someone else would pay them the privilege of removing the problem.

What other parks have sinkholes?

 

[drcasey]

Omg you guys, imagine what they could do with the bar!!!!!! They could make some really freaking amazing space cocktails!!!

 

[PREMiERdrum]

Omg you guys, imagine what they could do with the bar!!!!!! They could make some really freaking amazing space cocktails!!!

Cosmos-politan?

 

[matt9112]

Martin said it would be attached to Mission Space, so I am guessing it will use this space...

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makes sense but makes you wonder why they are amazingly steadfast in not re-purposing the WOL building.

 

[danlb_2000]

makes sense but makes you wonder why they are amazingly steadfast in not re-purposing the WOL building.

In this case it was probably far more space then was needed.

 

[disneyC97]

In this case it was probably far more space then was needed.

That's where the Captain Marvel attraction will go after that movie comes out.

 

[JoeCamel]

If the area was known to be unsuitable, the Professional Engineer who signed off on the plans would be criminally and civilly liable.

No PE would sign off.

Maybe the cores came back good? That happened with the Crosstown and then a pier dropped 15 feet when they loaded it. That was signed off on. It happens, we don't have xray vision but I am not saying that happened here.
Sinkholes are not static, they form everyday.

 

[TeriofTerror]

Can I get a Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster?
Will it be the Restaurant at the End of the Universe?!
(Oh please oh please oh please!)

 

[Maeryk]

Can I get a Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster?
Will it be the Restaurant at the End of the Universe?!
(Oh please oh please oh please!)

Unfortunately, no. They don't own that. But yes, that's the first thing I thought of too.

 

[TeriofTerror]

Unfortunately, no. They don't own that. But yes, that's the first thing I thought of too.

Disney did the Hitchhiker's movie...
I'm trying here!

 

[Maeryk]

Disney did the Hitchhiker's movie...
I'm trying here!

Yeah, but I think Above The Title owns the IP now.

 

[britain]

No, nothing was mentioned. I doubt it's common knowledge. There's a good chance one of the reasons will become apparent in the future.

Anything to Jim Hill's recent explanation that Disney looking to get into a relationship with a self-driving shuttle company made the Siemens + Monorail project problematic?

 

[Clyde Birdbrain]

Will it be the Restaurant at the End of the Universe?!
(Oh please oh please oh please!)

Come on now ... with this restaurant being in Epcot it would have to be based on real science. They wouldn't put science fiction in Future World.

The concept art does look like the restaurant is on a space station in orbit around the Earth.

 

[bhg469]

Rudy T's fries in space?

Anyone who gets that reference gets a cookie.

 

[Thebolt]

Can I get a Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster?
Will it be the Restaurant at the End of the Universe?!
(Oh please oh please oh please!)

Somebody should build that, with Marvin on reception, Arthur handing out napkin towels and beer with peanuts as a starter... but it won't be Disney :-(

 

[Rsj88]

Rudy T's fries in space?

Anyone who gets that reference gets a cookie.

Space Camp Rudy Tyler!

 

[bhg469]

Space Camp Rudy Tyler!

You can absolutely be my friend!

 

[Rsj88]

You can absolutely be my friend!

Yay! My sister was in the movie and it was filmed in my hometown so it was kind of required for me to memorize the movie. lol Plus my DS is obsessed with space. Nice to see someone who remembered it.

 

[marni1971]

Will be interesting to see if the restaurant will be incorporated into the ride building and have its entrance through the pavilion (like The Land) or if it will be entirely separate.

I'm hoping for the former

It'll be separate.