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

[pdude81]

Are the reservations all window seats?

It's a large room where the exterior wall is a giant window to "Space", so you can see windows from just about every seat in the main area and most seats in the lounge that aren't at the bar.

There is an inner ring before the steps to drop down to lower area. I believe the inner ring is all "Space 220 Lounge" but there are tables for 2 or 4, mostly 2 though. Down the few stairs is the regular "Space 220" area. There are seats all over there and if you wanted to sit in a particular spot you'd probably have to ask the person checking you in before the space elevator. If you look at the first picture in this DFB article, you can see the divider between sections. Everything to the right would be the normal prix fixe restaurant area.

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[G00fyDad]

For those that were able to secure one of these ADR's on the day you wanted what was your secret? This restaurant is literally the only place my son cares about eating at since he is in love with the idea of going into space. I am worried that on 8/15/22 when I am up and ready to go for my ADR's that I will not be fast enough the snag one.

 

[michmousefan]

For those that were able to secure one of these ADR's on the day you wanted what was your secret? This restaurant is literally the only place my son cares about eating at since he is in love with the idea of going into space. I am worried that on 8/15/22 when I am up and ready to go for my ADR's that I will not be fast enough the snag one.

If you're staying on property for a few days, that should boost your chances. But otherwise, it might be a tough one to get. I think most of the ressie's are being snagged by on-property guests who have that extra head start.

 

[G00fyDad]

If you're staying on property for a few days, that should boost your chances. But otherwise, it might be a tough one to get. I think most of the ressie's are being snagged by on-property guests who have that extra head start.

I hope so but I looked this morning at 6:00am on the dot and there were no open spots at even a full 60 days out.

 

[ToTBellHop]

I hope so but I looked this morning at 6:00am on the dot and there were no open spots at even a full 60 days out.

Right…you can’t get it 60 days out. 64 or 65 days out is better (but you need to be staying on site at least 4 nights). I booked this morning for 64 days into the future (during Easter Week, so demand is presumably pretty high). Dinners were already gone at 6 am this morning, but there were a few lunches, so I grabbed one. Again, we think the lunch menu sounds a lot better anyway.

 

[MickeyLuv'r]

I hope so but I looked this morning at 6:00am on the dot and there were no open spots at even a full 60 days out.

On another forum, a number of people reported getting a spot if they kept checking for an opening.

 

[G00fyDad]

Right…you can’t get it 60 days out. 64 or 65 days out is better (but you need to be staying on site at least 4 nights). I booked this morning for 64 days into the future (during Easter Week, so demand is presumably pretty high). Dinners were already gone at 6 am this morning, but there were a few lunches, so I grabbed one. Again, we think the lunch menu sounds a lot better anyway.

We're staying on property. I'd take either lunch or dinner at this point.

 

[ToTBellHop]

We're staying on property. I'd take either lunch or dinner at this point.

Book for the last day of your trip at 6 am at 60 days out from arrival day and you should be fine. Grab the first reservation you see and then you can always book another time if you find a better one and then cancel your first attempt.

 

[matt9112]

On another forum, a number of people reported getting a spot if they kept checking for an opening.

Well this is always true. For any ADR. Always refresh etc. However lets not give Disney a pass....its still rediculous.

 

[ToTBellHop]

Well this is always true. For any ADR. Always refresh etc. However lets not give Disney a pass....its still rediculous.

What should they do differently? Stop building high-demand restaurants?

 

[pdude81]

Well this is always true. For any ADR. Always refresh etc. However lets not give Disney a pass....its still rediculous.

For dining reservations, there truly is unprecedented demand.

 

[matt9112]

For dining reservations, there truly is unprecedented demand.

Who would have thought you should expand dining capacity at or near the same rate of increased attendance over the last decade...not to mention underutilized dining capacity at some of the mediocre quick serves. You would think the busiest theme park resort in the world would have some of the largest restaurants on earth....

 

[MisterPenguin]

Who would have thought you should expand dining capacity at or near the same rate of increased attendance over the last decade...not to mention underutilized dining capacity at some of the mediocre quick serves. You would think the busiest theme park resort in the world would have some of the largest restaurants on earth....

The new shinies almost always have extraordinary demand precisely because it's new. FEA doesn't have constant 2 hour waits anymore like it did for its first two years. FoP doesn't have 5 hours lines anymore.

The new shiny usually takes the heat off of the last new shiny. Maybe Be Our Guest or Cinderella's Royal Table or some other high-demand restauraunt won't be in such high demand now that people are splurging on 220.

 

[matt9112]

The new shinies almost always have extraordinary demand precisely because it's new. FEA doesn't have constant 2 hour waits anymore like it did for its first two years. FoP doesn't have 5 hours lines anymore.

The new shiny usually takes the heat off of the last new shiny. Maybe Be Our Guest or Cinderella's Royal Table or some other high-demand restauraunt won't be in such high demand now that people are splurging on 220.

I agree normally however i dont see that happening here? Is BOG easy to get now? I wish every dining location was amazing and worth the money. This wouldn't be an issue. Look at coral reef for example. The theme is great imho but yeah the food? They really should pound excellence into there establishments at the price points there charging. Or do we just say eh its disney so expensive is ok screw the quality?

 

[ToTBellHop]

I agree normally however i dont see that happening here? Is BOG easy to get now? I wish every dining location was amazing and worth the money. This wouldn't be an issue. Look at coral reef for example. The theme is great imho but yeah the food? They really should pound excellence into there establishments at the price points there charging. Or do we just say eh its disney so expensive is ok screw the quality?

BoG reservations are far easier to come by now. CRT will always be difficult because it's small and in the castle.

 

[ImperfectPixie]

BoG reservations are far easier to come by now. CRT will always be difficult because it's small and in the castle.

CRT wasn't like that until they princessified it. When it was King Stefan's, it was easy to get a reservation there (and the food was AMAZING).

 

[The Colonel]

I managed to snag a reservation using MouseWatchers (I guess if I'm not allowed to mention it, they'll take it down). The food was good by Disney standards, but ridiculously over-priced as expected. I thought they cheaped-out (or Cheapeked-out) on the effects. The fish at Coral Reef are much more interesting. But something new you have to try at least once.

 

[UNCgolf]

The new shiny usually takes the heat off of the last new shiny. Maybe Be Our Guest or Cinderella's Royal Table or some other high-demand restauraunt won't be in such high demand now that people are splurging on 220.

I don't think that works for restaurants because there's not enough dining capacity in general (especially inside the parks, a lot of guests wouldn't even think about going to a hotel to eat) compared to attendance increases. It's sometimes hard to find a reservation at even mediocre to bad restaurants.

That's an argument to build more restaurants, although I agree that it still wouldn't help with the current demand at Space 220. People are always going to want to try the newest thing.

 

[MickeyLuv'r]

Well this is always true. For any ADR. Always refresh etc. However lets not give Disney a pass....its still rediculous.

Huh?

I merely attempted to answer the question that was asked.

 

[MickeyLuv'r]

I don't think that works for restaurants because there's not enough dining capacity in general (especially inside the parks, a lot of guests wouldn't even think about going to a hotel to eat) compared to attendance increases. It's sometimes hard to find a reservation at even mediocre to bad restaurants.

That's an argument to build more restaurants, although I agree that it still wouldn't help with the current demand at Space 220. People are always going to want to try the newest thing.

There's a fair amount of availability currently in Epcot. I agree MK is in need of more dining capacity, but I'd also say Contemporary and Poly are quite close to MK. It sounds a little whiny to say that hopping on the monorail is too hard.

now, taking a boat from MK to WL though can eat up close to an hour, so IMO, losing an hour of park time could easily = more than $50 for a family. Mid-March, a 4-day base ticket costs almost $130/day. If a family plans to be in MK for 11 hours (9am-8pm), that's $11.72 per person per hour. For a family of 5, losing an hour of park time costs about $60. ($58.60)

Then again, if they are choosing a table service meal during park hours, they are losing over an hour, even if they eat in the park. Not only are they paying about $30 more per adult (over QS), but the meal also costs extra park time (over choosing to eat a QS meal, or just snacking).

but most people don't really think about park touring that way...