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

[MOXOMUMD]

Shame Disney doesn't own Adventure Time or we could get another space princess...

"Oh oh Lumpy Space Princess"

 

[ssreward]

No problem with anyone who can keep it together. People on vacation (aka tourists) are already a bit of a step down from their everyday thought processes and inhibitions. Add alcohol to that and your edutainment park becomes the one with the lowest functioning IQs.

I still call that edutainment - you get educated about what not to do while drinking & I don't know how anyone can say it's not entertaining as all get out watching idiot drunks, lol! I'm usually disappointed to never see as many "hold my beer" shenanigans at Epcot as I'd like - even on weekend evenings @ F&W (which is supposedly a bacchanal per some)

 

[djkidkaz]

I wonder if any work has started on this?

 

[danlb_2000]

I wonder if any work has started on this?

There haven't been any permits, so probably not.

 

[ToTBellHop]

It's hardly being rushed. They honestly could've waited til the next D23 to announce.

 

[danlb_2000]

It's hardly being rushed. They honestly could've waited til the next D23 to announce.

With everything that was announced at D23, it's not really surprising that they aren't starting work on all of it at once.

 

[ABQ]

Well, just looking at how long the tequila stand being built outside the Mexico pavilion is taking, we'd need Deep Thought to calculate how long this restaurant will take to build.

 

[marni1971]

It should be open in just under two years. It's not a difficult project and will partly reuse the unused second corporate lounge.

 

[trainplane3]

It should be open in just under two years. It's not a difficult project and will partly reuse the unused second corporate lounge.

That doesn't surprise me too much. They just need a foundation that won't sink and the necessary power, water, and gas hook ups. No ride system.

Also, unused corporate lounge? I only knew of the one that overlooked the queue. Is the unused part on the first floor? Can you see it from anywhere in the ride building?

 

[marni1971]

That doesn't surprise me too much. They just need a foundation that won't sink and the necessary power, water, and gas hook ups. No ride system.

Also, unused corporate lounge? I only knew of the one that overlooked the queue. Is the unused part on the first floor? Can you see it from anywhere in the ride building?

The unused lounge is between Space and Test Track. It's not part of the ride building and is visible from the Space overflow queue - a set of covered windows and a set of doors in a curved wall.

Inside is open plan and has an elevator, mezzanine and staircase (with no railings) but no floor or wall finishes. Plain concrete.

 

[P_Radden]

The unused lounge is between Space and Test Track. It's not part of the ride building and is visible from the Space overflow queue - a set of covered windows and a set of doors in a curved wall.

Inside is open plan and has an elevator, mezzanine and staircase (with no railings) but no floor or wall finishes. Plain concrete.

Have you ever seen the plan or concept for the original lounge in this space? I've seen inside there once and it is as you said, plain concrete. Always been curious to how it would have looked. Also, I wonder why the building was built and connected to M:S but never fit up?

 

[marni1971]

Thanks to technology it's easy to now do this:

 

[marni1971]

Have you ever seen the plan or concept for the original lounge in this space? I've seen inside there once and it is as you said, plain concrete. Always been curious to how it would have looked. Also, I wonder why the building was built and connected to M:S but never fit up?

I don't know the designs but would hazard it was designed for Compaq but mothballed by HP.

 

[P_Radden]

Thanks to technology it's easy to now do this:

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If a larger building housing the dinging area and kitchen will be built connected to the rear side of this existing building, this could be the entrance lobby for the restaurant.

 

[marni1971]

If a larger building housing the dinging area and kitchen will be built connected to the rear side of this existing building, this could be the entrance lobby for the restaurant.

It could well be.

 

[Unplugged]

Hopefully they'll be expanding it a tad bit, otherwise we'll be getting a Space Bar the size of La Cava.

 

[marni1971]

Hopefully they'll be expanding it a tad bit, otherwise we'll be getting a Space Bar the size of La Cava.

Oh it'll be a lot bigger. A lot.

 

[Disneyhead'71]

What kind of food are we expecting this place to serve? Tang and moon pies?

 

[ford91exploder]

Well, just looking at how long the tequila stand being built outside the Mexico pavilion is taking, we'd need Deep Thought to calculate how long this restaurant will take to build.

42 ...

 

[trainplane3]

What kind of food are we expecting this place to serve? Tang and moon pies?

A better question is will they have space bathrooms?