Oh, sure they have. I don't really subscribe to the notion that things were delayed primarily because of the 50th. That's obviously a reason, but it's probably the second or third reason in most cases.
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EPCOT Space 220 Restaurant dining experience at Epcot's Future World
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donsullivan
Premium Member
I just hope we don't run into the usual issue where people choose the restaurant for the environment and then complain about the menu resulting in the homogenized mess we get everywhere.
Club Cooloholic
Well-Known Member
On the window seats yes and no. If different things are happening out each window you won't be able to see everything but what's going on right outside your window, and the effects may or may not look better from afar.
TikibirdLand
Well-Known Member
I'm betting a bit higher than that. After all, you've got to pay for all that fuel to reach the restaurant...
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
They slow everything down now…if we’re honest
it just seems pretty obvious that when their bookings were wrecked for 2021…they punted on these things to milk later.
Phicinfan
Well-Known Member
Not to defend disney, cause there is no defense, but it is an 18month party, why not have new things open throughout the event?
Getting Rat, Space 220(sept.ish) updated Jungle cruise and more.
Then in Spring of 2022 - get Tron, and maybe GotG. Later in 2022 you get finalized Play pavilion and maybe core for EPCOT completed.
Just sayin...
durangojim
Well-Known Member
Actually, with the window seats being close to the screens, they might not be the best ones. Seats farther away should have a more expansive and possibly immersive view.
I don’t think they are showing us the full effect until it opens. Possibly the lighting will be like it was in the concept art, the dining room lighting looks toned down. I expected it to be a brighter blue, kind like electric lighting. Also I’m getting zenon vibes, if you know you know. 
3BratsToDisney
Active Member
Sighs. We had been so looking forward to this place but seeing it's going to be another prixe fix menu deal I have doubts now we will be able to give it a try. Guess I'll wait and see when they post the menu and prices but this does not bode well for our party.
EeyoreFan#24
Well-Known Member
I don’t think they are showing us the full effect until it opens. Possibly the lighting will be like it was in the concept art, the dining room lighting looks toned down. I expected it to be a brighter blue, kind like electric lighting. Also I’m getting zenon vibes, if you know you know.
I wonder if the lighting and windows will be all part of intermittent shows. Along the lines of rainforest.
G00fyDad
Well-Known Member
I mean for the start of the 50th. It was meant to be done in time for that. I have very little doubt that it will be done before Fall 2022.
Possibly. Honestly Disney took so long for this restaurant I’m not even excited anymore. They dragged this out for too long, lol.
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
Maybe…but it’s really nothing if we’re honest
people keep thinking pink castle or wand…but they haven’t bothered for 15 years and crowds and zealotry have gone straight up.
just no point anymore…nothing changes
DisneyDreamerxyz
Well-Known Member
does anyone know if the restaurant is connected with the lobby where the Advance Training Lab is? or do you enter and exit through it's own entrance? It definitely give off more of a full "pavilion" vibe if everything was connected (not that anyone wants to ride Mission Space before or after eating) xD
Wendy Pleakley
Well-Known Member
True. I was thinking of a place like The Blue Bayou restaurant, where waterside is amazing but a table over near the kitchen entrance isn't worth the price. Same with Sci-Fi Dine In to a degree, there are superior seats, and it certainly is a factor when you're paying a premium for the experience, regardless of how good the food is.
Video screens will probably look a bit better distanced.
I liked it better with the old lunch menu. We enjoyed the faux croque monsiuer immensely. Now, at $62/head for lunch? Hard pass.
I bet this comes in at $80/adult for lunch, $100 per for dinner. Those quarterly financial results aren’t going to increase by themselves, you know.
peter11435
Well-Known Member
This is operated by third party. So Disney won’t be setting the price point and it won’t contribute significantly to quarterly earnings.