Connections Cafe and Eatery

[Cmdr_Crimson]

First look inside Connections Cafe as new Starbucks opens at EPCOT​

First look inside Connections Café as new Starbucks opens at EPCOT

Take a tour of the new EPCOT Starbucks in World Celebration.

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It's amazing that out of all the Starbucks in the resort Epcot's got moved 3 times of it's lifespan...First in Fountainview, then shifted to World Showcase and back to Innoventions plaza again..

 

[Haymarket2008]

Yeah, it could be a little less sparse, but from what I’m seeing: I really really like it. The iconography, the mural, the coffee “museum”. Also the planters flanking the stairs scream 80’s Epcot and I love it.

 

[FutureCEO]

Parts of it looks like a college cafeteria and parts of it looks good

 

[Texas84]

Will there be any outdoor tables?

 

[castlecake2.0]

Will there be any outdoor tables?

 

[montyz81]

Inside Connections Cafe

Inside Connections Cafe Starbucks

Inside Connections Cafe Starbucks

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In this restaurant, you get to walk all over Walt's dream!

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

Will there be any outdoor tables?

I doubt it..This is why they expanded the footprint of the building to accommodate more seating..

 

[Horizons '83]

Got some comedians in this thread today! Needed a good laugh today too

 

[vikescaper]

Does anybody know how far I could get with the coffee table that has the Epcot logo before security tackled me?

 

[SCOTLORR]

Is this two floors like electric umbrella was?

 

[vikescaper]

Is this two floors like electric umbrella was?

One floor but it appears to have sunken areas like CommuniCore used to have.

 

[Disstevefan1]

I do love the EPCOT coffee table!

 

[WondersOfLife]

The hub overhaul looks like an enormous upgrade!!!

I don't know why I have a soft spot for Electric Umbrella, but I do... I think it looked a lot more calming and had a nice little theme going for it.

I'm not a fan of Target's Starbucks Lobby Cafe.

 

[Creathir]

I don't know why I have a soft spot for Electric Umbrella, but I do... I think it looked a lot more calming and had a nice little theme going for it.

I'm not a fan of Target's Starbucks Lobby Cafe.

There is no character to this new design etiquette.
It's empty, hollow, and meaningless, all while trying to evoke and tell some story.
I understand the desire to modernize, but this will look severely dated in about 5-10 years.
I can walk into any gentrified neighborhood in the United States and this would feel just at home.
I'll still give it the benefit of the doubt until I see it, but so far, looks like an epic fail in my opinion.

 

[Andrew C]

I don't know why I have a soft spot for Electric Umbrella, but I do... I think it looked a lot more calming and had a nice little theme going for it.

I'm not a fan of Target's Starbucks Lobby Cafe.

Some people like 90s tacky. And that’s okay.

 

[Disney Analyst]

First look inside Connections Cafe as new Starbucks opens at EPCOT​

First look inside Connections Café as new Starbucks opens at EPCOT

Take a tour of the new EPCOT Starbucks in World Celebration.

www.wdwmagic.com

Wow, that looks great! Love the floor.

ETA: also seeing some other pics on Twitter taken through windows. Some interesting seating options throughout the Eatery.

 

[DisneyGlennB]

Besides the mural, which is great, it's colorless, boring and uninspired. Looks like an airport cafeteria. Is this an upgrade from the Electric Umbrella?

 

[WondersOfLife]

Some people like 90s tacky. And that’s okay.

To be fair... I was born in 1998, and was very accustomed to the tacky 90s of Disney that stuck around for much of the early 2000s.

 

[Disney Analyst]

Besides the mural, which is great, it's colorless, boring and uninspired. Looks like an airport cafeteria. Is this an upgrade from the Electric Umbrella?

Genuine question, where would you add colour that wouldn't look garish and out of place?

Right now there's a huge colourful mural, decor elements with pops of colour, panel dividers with colour, seating with colour...

Is there something wrong with white textured/sculptural walls?

Genuinely asking, as I don't understand the critique. For me it's a nice blend of pops of colour, clean white, modern, and fresh aesthetic.

 

[Andrew C]

Is this an upgrade from the Electric Umbrella?

I guess that is for everyone to decide on their own?

I am safe to use a WDWMAGIC photo on the WDWMAGIC forum, right?