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

[MisterPenguin]

I thought the Main Street Theater was (implicitly) canceled pre-Covid. Good to hear if it wasn't because that could mean that it's still possible they might build it. Or am I dreaming?

It would have been finished around "50th Anniversary Season."

 

[The Lochness Monsta]

I still say they should have it where the guests float around. ... It would be a pain in the bottom for waiters and waitress' though.

 

[wdwmagic]

Did they actually say it’s “opening on October 1, 2021” or did they say it is “opening for the 50th kickoff”? Epcot’s 50th is only a short 11 years away!

They actually said fall. I talked directly to Patina, and this is what they had to say - https://www.wdwmagic.com/dining/spa...-for-a-fall-opening-of-space-220-at-epcot.htm

 

[MisterPenguin]

I talked directly to Patina

Which position were you applying for?!

 

[wdwmagic]

Which position were you applying for?!

Executive Chef of course!

 

[FigmentFan82]

Executive Chef of course!

(chucks freeze dried ice cream at every table)

 

[Phoenician Thanker]

(chucks freeze dried ice cream at every table)

Now that’s what I call signature dining! You know, if I were Bob Chapek

 

[NoChesterHester]

60 day booking window from Oct 1 is mere days away…

 

[nickys]

60 day booking window from Oct 1 is mere days away…

If the most “recent” new restaurants are any precedent, they started with walk ups before opening reservations - which were for that day onwards I think. Thinking of Takumi Tei, Skippers Canteen for example.

 

[The_Jobu]

If the most “recent” new restaurants are any precedent, they started with walk ups before opening reservations - which were for that day onwards I think. Thinking of Takumi Tei, Skippers Canteen for example.

Can you imagine the sea of vloggers clamoring around the entrance when walk ups start?

*shudder*

 

[nickys]

Can you imagine the sea of vloggers clamoring around the entrance when walk ups start?

*shudder*

Maybe it’ll just open one random day. That would give regular guests a chance of being amongst the first ones in.

 

[TikibirdLand]

Maybe it’ll just open one random day. That would give regular guests a chance of being amongst the first ones in.

What kind of buzz would that create? They will totally have a set of influencers in there during media preview. The plebs will have to fend for themselves.

 

[Communicora]

Maybe it’ll just open one random day. That would give regular guests a chance of being amongst the first ones in.

Yeah. I'm sure they will want to do some sort of soft opening before they even let the vloggers in.

 

[nickys]

What kind of buzz would that create? They will totally have a set of influencers in there during media preview. The plebs will have to fend for themselves.

It gives them a chance to iron out the kinks before getting the media and “influencers” in.

 

[ChrisFL]

What kind of buzz would that create? They will totally have a set of influencers in there during media preview. The plebs will have to fend for themselves.

I could see a major traffic accident on I-4 if they just randomly opened it and dozens of influencers were racing to get to the park first

 

[Unplugged]

I could see a major traffic accident on I-4 if they just randomly opened it and dozens of influencers were racing to get to the park first

I shudder to think of all the Youtube nerds in one place. Might be something like this....

 

[Purduevian]

Can you imagine the sea of vloggers clamoring around the entrance when walk ups start?

Serious question, How many WDW bloggers/vloggers/influencers do you think there are? I can't imagine there are even 100 of them?

 

[The_Jobu]

Serious question, How many WDW bloggers/vloggers/influencers do you think there are? I can't imagine there are even 100 of them?

If that.

I dunno, maybe 75 - 100 channels?

 

[Purduevian]

If that.

I dunno, maybe 75 - 100 channels?

Alright, so on the higher end 100 channels. Lets say some of them are single, couples, and families that all are part of it. I think an average of 3 is probably high, but lets go with it. So 300 people in any Disney Park, even all trying to do the same ride/restaurant at the same time is hardly going to create a massive crowd or a sea of people.

The WORST ride at PPH according to this thread is Alien Swirling Saucers with an impressively low 587 people per hour. So if every WDW influencer decided the biggest news story at WDW was at noon at Alien and had to get in line right then... it would add an extra 31 minutes to the line.

I'll be honest I can't find a good source for tables/ seats at each restaurant. So I can't do the math on that one.

 

[Sir_Cliff]

Alright, so on the higher end 100 channels. Lets say some of them are single, couples, and families that all are part of it. I think an average of 3 is probably high, but lets go with it. So 300 people in any Disney Park, even all trying to do the same ride/restaurant at the same time is hardly going to create a massive crowd or a sea of people.

The WORST ride at PPH according to this thread is Alien Swirling Saucers with an impressively low 587 people per hour. So if every WDW influencer decided the biggest news story at WDW was at noon at Alien and had to get in line right then... it would add an extra 31 minutes to the line.

I'll be honest I can't find a good source for tables/ seats at each restaurant. So I can't do the math on that one.

But just imagine being the lone diner sitting in the middle of 100 people at different tables all around you giving commentary on every dish, all slightly out of synch in their progression through the meal but all using roughly similar phrases to give roughly similar opinions!