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

[ImperfectPixie]

That's bizarre.

They should have been happy to make that substitution -- the person is paying the adult prix fixe price, and they'd be getting a smaller/cheaper item. That should be extra profit; I can't think of any good reason to refuse that substitution.

I'd be e-mailing guest relations. It should have been allowed.

 

[jmuboy]

Mine adore Epcot too, but they're about as far from being foodies as you can get.

Epcot was always a favorite park as a kid ( back in the 90s)

 

[WondersOfLife]

Thats ashame… the disney restaurants didn’t used have a problem with that kind of substitution. Obviously this is 3P… but you hate to see differences exposed like that

That's bizarre.

They should have been happy to make that substitution -- the person is paying the adult prix fixe price, and they'd be getting a smaller/cheaper item. That should be extra profit; I can't think of any good reason to refuse that substitution.

I'd be e-mailing guest relations. It should have been allowed.

I could be willing to bet that it may be possible that my server wasn’t trained/did not know if it was allowed. But I’m not certain on that since she seemed sure.

We’ll just stick to garden grill. I’m super glad we got to experience this restaurant. Super cool. But it’s definitely a one and done for us. The earth screen didn’t look as impressive as it does in the pictures. But I loved the “elevator” room scene

 

[Notes from Neverland]

Notes about the Space 220 Lounge:
-It is a physical standby queue
-You are in the best shape to be seated quickly if you have a small group. Parties of 1 or 2 often get seated within 10-15 minutes. Parties of 3-4 a bit longer, and the number goes up exponentially from there.
-Wait times will also be shorter with no kids. While the standard tables can accommodate kids, only guests over 18 can sit at the bar, meaning wait times could be longer if the next seat available is a bar seat.

Can verify all of us. Also worth adding the waits vary wildly for the lounge throughout the day. We waited about 80 minutes around 11am-12pm before having to leave the line to make our Remy boarding group. We came back about 2 hours later and waited 10 minutes, maybe less. Sat at the bar as a party of 2 adults.

 

[WondersOfLife]

Can verify all of us. Also worth adding the waits vary wildly for the lounge throughout the day. We waited about 80 minutes around 11am-12pm before having to leave the line to make our Remy boarding group. We came back about 2 hours later and waited 10 minutes, maybe less. Sat at the bar as a party of 2 adults.

We went on this instead of getting on Rat. Rat was broken down for most of yesterday so our group just kept getting pushed back and back and back until it was smack down in the middle of our dining time.

Another note: it took us 2 and a half hours from elevator entrance to elevator leaving. Very slow.

 

[UNCgolf]

The earth screen didn’t look as impressive as it does in the pictures. But I loved the “elevator” room scene

I was wondering about this -- even the photos I've seen didn't look all that great to me. The concept art looked wonderful, but the actual execution seems disappointing.

 

[G00fyDad]

Also... why do they put the silverware directly on the table????

I only have a problem when they lick the silverware before setting it down so it stays in one spot on the table.

 

[dmw]

Epcot was always a favorite park as a kid ( back in the 90s)

I remember planning a trip late 90s and having to think about crowds due to local school field trips to EPCOT, back in the Edutainment era. It was definitely a kid park and (unfortunately, IMHO) has evolved into more of an adult park.

My kids LOVED EPCOT back then.

 

[tylertremallose]

I'd be e-mailing guest relations. It should have been allowed.

My friend wasnt hungry and wanted just a drink and they said he would have to leave the table to do just a drink...i ended up paying for a meal for him so he could stay with us.

 

[nickys]

My friend wasnt hungry and wanted just a drink and they said he would have to leave the table to do just a drink...i ended up paying for a meal for him so he could stay with us.

The thing about prix fixe meals, AYCE meals and buffets at Disney is that this is standard practice. Otherwise it’s impossible to stop people sharing a meal.

It sucks when not everyone wants to eat, or even if someone cannot eat, but that’s why they use prix fixe menus.

 

[MagicHappens1971]

The thing about prix fixe meals, AYCE meals and buffets at Disney is that this is standard practice. Otherwise it’s impossible to stop people sharing a meal.

It sucks when not everyone wants to eat, or even if someone cannot eat, but that’s why they use prix fixe menus.

This is why I haven't made a reservation for this restaurant, I really want to experience it but don't really care of the menu.

 

[michmousefan]

On Friday our group of four waited nearly an hour in standby to get seats at the bar... we had a great time. Drinks were good, and we got three appetizers to share. IMHO its worth waiting for the lounge to avoid the prix fixe stuff.

 

[Demarke]

I went last Monday, got in line about 10:30 and a cast member worked her way down the line offering open reservation times to those that just wanted to get inside. It appeared that there were 5-6 that they had to give out based on the people that followed her to check in and left the queue. Fortunately for me, the 2-3 groups ahead of me preferred to wait for the lounge and I got the last one (a 2:15 reservation)! I do really like the menu so I was excited. Had the tuna tartare, salmon (which has quite a presentation when the dome of smoke is released!), an extra side of Brussels sprouts, and one of the non-alcoholic drinks (no alcohol since I was about to drive 6 hours, but really wanted a pack or two of the trading cards that you can get by ordering one). Very cool experience and the cast members still seemed excited to do the spiel in the elevators and such.

 

[DCBaker]

The Lounge at Space 220 is now accepting reservations -

 

[Horizons '83]

The Lounge at Space 220 is now accepting reservations -

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Alas, nothing available already for my day. Oh well.

 

[Magic Feather]

I doubt this includes bar seating, but maybe it does?

 

[G00fyDad]

I doubt this includes bar seating, but maybe it does?

It does.

 

[monothingie]

Great job guys!. Pretty soon at WDW you'll need a reservation to use the bathroom.

Was there opening week and got a walkup to the lounge with no wait. The rest of the dining room in the restaurant was over half empty.

 

[HauntedPirate]

Great job guys!. Pretty soon at WDW you'll need a reservation to use the bathroom.

Was there opening week and got a walkup to the lounge with no wait. The rest of the dining room in the restaurant was over half empty.

“With Disney Restroom+, you’ll be able to book a time in advance, so you can walk right into a restroom with little wait!”

 

[MisterPenguin]

Lounge is fully booked from now to at least Dec 7.