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

[Patcheslee]

So serious question: will guests take the elevator back "down"? And how are they addressing vertigo? Last thing I'd want is to lose my appetite on the way.

 

[Hawg G]

Perfect. How do I use that as my food bill to get into this place though? If my palate doesn't swoon over this menu, I'm not allowed to go to this restaurant? Didn't see Neil Armstrong or Wally Shirra (or Captain Kirk or Spock for that matter) dining on Galatic Lobster Globe or Buffalo Califlower. Seems like a lot of fru-fru to justify the $55 price of admission.

Yup, people will rave over the artichokes, bleu cheese, and cauliflower. Then never eat them again.

Maybe it helps make the food more sustainable, as they can serve the same dish many times before someone eats it.

 

[hopemax]

So I had hoped to go to Space 220 for my birthday in 2019. Of course, that didn't happen, and we went to The Boathouse instead. I ordered the Dungeness crab stuffed whole lobster, and it was everything I dreamed of. Now that's off their covid-simplified menu. I was prepared to laugh myself silly over the prices of THIS menu, but then I saw for the $20 add on, and the total of $99 I could have a lobster stuffed with crab meat and now I don't know if I should be stalking ADR for my 2021 birthday.

This is how they get you.

Also, requesting suggestions for where to get a crab stuffed whole lobster in Central Florida.

An update to my own post... a quick Google revealed some place on Sand Lake called Big Fin also has a crab stuffed whole lobster. No appetizer, no dessert for $75. So Space 220 $99 option, is still in the birthday running. Assuming WDW lets us in the park that day (cast maingate, not a guarantee for Christmas week, post-Rat opening).

 

[JohnD]

So serious question: will guests take the elevator back "down"? And how are they addressing vertigo? Last thing I'd want is to lose my appetite on the way.

Probably. Gotta keep the theme going. You can't exactly exit into space, right?

 

[Hawg G]

Probably. Gotta keep the theme going. You can't exactly exit into space, right?

There are doors next to the exit hydrolators at The Seas.

 

[JohnD]

There are doors next to the exit hydrolators at The Seas.

Well, sure. For the real world, you still need emergency exits. But as for staying within theme, they may want you to take the "elevator".

 

[UNCgolf]

I wonder if the decision to go with prix fixe menus will result in more availability down the road.

It's definitely going to draw from a smaller customer base -- prix fixe just isn't worth the price for a lot of people for various reasons, especially if you're looking at a whole family. A place like Cinderella's Royal Table gets away with it because of the combination of the setting and all of the characters (a lot of people are paying specifically for the characters), but Space 220 won't have that character aspect.

The unique setting alone will keep it busy for a pretty long time, but it'll be interesting to see if there's an eventual decrease in people willing to pay for it, especially if reports come back that the food isn't incredible.

I suppose the Disney Dining Plan will have a part to play in that as well, though.

 

[castlecake2.0]

So is there like a bar you can sit at for that lounge menu? I'd like to go there for the atmosphere and a cocktail, but I'm not spending $55/person on lunch.

Doesn’t seem likely, that’s exactly why it’s a fixed menu

 

[CaptainAmerica]

I wonder if the decision to go with prix fixe menus will result in more availability down the road.

It's definitely going to draw from a smaller customer base -- prix fixe just isn't worth the price for a lot of people for various reasons, especially if you're looking at a whole family. A place like Cinderella's Royal Table gets away with it because of the combination of the setting and all of the characters (a lot of people are paying specifically for the characters), but Space 220 won't have that character aspect.

The unique setting alone will keep it busy for a pretty long time, but it'll be interesting to see if there's an eventual decrease in people willing to pay for it, especially if reports come back that the food isn't incredible.

I suppose the Disney Dining Plan will have a part to play in that as well, though.

What are we thinking, 2 credit dinner, 1 credit lunch?

 

[JohnD]

I wonder if the decision to go with prix fixe menus will result in more availability down the road.

It's definitely going to draw from a smaller customer base -- prix fixe just isn't worth the price for a lot of people for various reasons, especially if you're looking at a whole family. A place like Cinderella's Royal Table gets away with it because of the combination of the setting and all of the characters (a lot of people are paying specifically for the characters), but Space 220 won't have that character aspect.

The unique setting alone will keep it busy for a pretty long time, but it'll be interesting to see if there's an eventual decrease in people willing to pay for it, especially if reports come back that the food isn't incredible.

I suppose the Disney Dining Plan will have a part to play in that as well, though.

Maybe for the same reason I still haven't been to Coral Reef. I typically do the attractions in FW then am in WS the rest of the day. There's also the aspect of all the food booths. You can do quite well just grazing the food booths and not doing an ADR in Epcot. For example, I have no lunch ADR planned for that very reason. I do have an ADR for Nine Dragons because I was able to get it and have never been there.

 

[UNCgolf]

What are we thinking, 2 credit dinner, 1 credit lunch?

Is there a chance it's a 2 credit lunch too? The prix fixe price is still $55 a person.

I'm guessing they'll have a harder time keeping it booked for lunch than they will for dinner down the road, because that's an absurdly high price for potentially an app and a hamburger, and people generally aren't looking to eat a big meal at lunch.

 

[themarchhare]

You are paying for a $25 dessert for dinner LOL

 

[Skywise]

I'm not sure what I was expecting for a restaurant in a space station... but this wasn't it.

 

[ToTBellHop]

You are paying for a $25 dessert for dinner LOL

Not really. The mains use more expensive ingredients.

It appears the desserts will be sold a la carte at lunch.

 

[themarchhare]

Not really. The mains use more expensive ingredients.

It appears the desserts will be sold a la carte at lunch.

*some of the mains use more expensive ingredients

Let's be real - in some cases, you will ABSOLUTELY be paying for a $25 dessert.

 

[UNCgolf]

*some of the mains use more expensive ingredients

Let's be real - in some cases, you will ABSOLUTELY be paying for a $25 dessert.

Which is one of the reasons prix fixe is often not a good value proposition. You generally have to get specific items to make it worth what you're paying.

 

[themarchhare]

Which is one of the reasons prix fixe is usually not a good value proposition. You generally have to get specific items to make it worth what you're paying.

Exactly!

 

[UNCgolf]

Doesn’t seem likely, that’s exactly why it’s a fixed menu

There's a lounge menu that doesn't have fixed prices, though. There may be some kind of bar area where you can only order drinks and food off that menu, although I imagine you'd have to have a reservation to go there too.

 

[pixarprincess]

So if reservations open on the 20th do we expect that they're available at 6 am that morning?

 

[disneygeek90]

I don't like sweets and never order desserts at restaurants. I prefer to drink my dessert in the form of a beer, anyway. Lunch menu seems reasonable to me. Will definitely be checking this out.