denyuntilcaught
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Going to save my final thoughts for when I see it in person, but I echo the sentiments of others that this looks to be a blast and a great fit for EPCOT. Well done.
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EPCOT Space 220 Restaurant dining experience at Epcot's Future World
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CaptainAmerica
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Catching up on a lot of the media reviews and I'm getting the sense that the food is a bit of a flop.
CaptainAmerica
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No it isn't, first of all. Usually when you say "family of four" you mean two adults and two kids. That would be $220.
That's what you'd pay at Shula's. So if the food was signature quality, I think the price is right. But it sounds like the food might suck.
UNCgolf
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It will be interesting to see what it's like in a few months or a year. If the place stays busy despite mediocre to poor food, there's no reason for Disney to improve the quality.
My guess is the food will continue to suck because people are going to pay just for the experience, the same as they do at places like Be Our Guest and Cinderella's Royal Table.
From our report the food is very good at Space 220. I think it is going to be extremely successful. Patina know what they are doing.
Disney World opens an "out of this world" dining experience at EPCOT - Space 220
The most anticipated Walt Disney World restaurant in years is now open at EPCOT.
www.wdwmagic.com
Plenty of "families of 4" have kids who are older than 10.
I'd actually build the average/median family visiting Disney as having 1 "Disney adult kid" and 1 actual kid.
Haven't seen enough reviews yet, but I'm cautiously optimistic that the food is okay. The danger is they could probably get away with serving marginal food and still book every table at high prices, due to the "experience."
I'm not expecting California Grill / Topolino's / Citrico's level dining. But I'm hoping is better than any Disney "1 credit" restaurant.
UNCgolf
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From our report the food is very good at Space 220. I think it is going to be extremely successful. Patina know what they are doing.
Disney World opens an "out of this world" dining experience at EPCOT - Space 220
The most anticipated Walt Disney World restaurant in years is now open at EPCOT.
I haven't looked at any reviews -- was just going off the post I quoted.
I don't think it looks worth the price, especially since I'm a bit underwhelmed by the windows (i.e. the main draw), but I would like to at least get into the lounge to see it for myself before passing any final judgment.
I used to trust negative reviews more than I did the positive ones.
At one time negative reviews were rare, so when a blog posted one, I actually believed it.
Now that it seems to be who can post the funniest/worst/most sarcastic negative review, I actually believe the positive reviews more!
At one time negative reviews were rare, so when a blog posted one, I actually believed it.
Now that it seems to be who can post the funniest/worst/most sarcastic negative review, I actually believe the positive reviews more!
CaptainAmerica
Premium Member
The negative reviews I've been reading haven't been zingy or click-baity, just "eh, the food is okay but you go for the experience." That's not for me. For the price, the food needs to be amazing.I used to trust negative reviews more than I did the positive ones.
At one time, negative reviews were rare, so when a blog posted one, I actually believed it.
Now that it seems to be who can post the funniest/worst/most sarcastic negative review, I actually believe the positive reviews more!
They need to grow up. The attempt at humor isn't very good IMHO. Reminds me of Samsung taking shots at Apple, and it isn't a good look.
CaptainAmerica
Premium Member
It appeals to their target audience. Teenagers and young adults, primarily locals, primarily passholders. The same type of people who are attracted to Halloween Horror Nights.
flynnibus
Premium Member
I think they are riding the bandwagon of other Social Media trend setters and have had some hits... (wendys, etc) while this one had good premise, the execution falls pretty flat due to the alt suggested.
Well there is a reason this is WDWMAGIC and not UNIMAGIC.
trainplane3
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I've enjoyed Uni's jokes in the past but this one is pretty lame.
rle4lunch
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Yep, they're grasping at straws on this one.
matt9112
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Money....i mean legitimately nuff said. Or think of all the adults that cant eat large portions. Theres being cheap and trying to stick it to the man and than theres people legitimately with stomachs too small to eat an adult meal.