mysto
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Its super expensive to shuttle food and drink up from the planet, so it's pretty understandable. Probably a bargain.
I too am not a fan of tons of food, I'd prefer the lounge I think, but also want a reservation.
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EPCOT Space 220 Restaurant dining experience at Epcot's Future World
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Its super expensive to shuttle food and drink up from the planet, so it's pretty understandable. Probably a bargain.
I too am not a fan of tons of food, I'd prefer the lounge I think, but also want a reservation.
Bocabear
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Remember the "lounge" is just the back of the dining room and the walkway to the restrooms...This was not a purpose designed lounge...more like Oops we forgot to put a bar in...we will just call this spot the "lounge"...A gigantic missed opportunity for a really special space that would have had it's own market and fan club...
Club Cooloholic
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Our family of 4 did the lounge on Monday. My impressions are it's neat but not that interesting. The theme only goes so far(for instance the bathroom lacks it completely, its a standard bathroom) I think they should have put a window behind the bar too. Anyway, the drinks are not as good or interesting as what you get at Ogas in Galaxys Edge. The other thing that struck me odd was it looked like half the place was empty(both lounge and dining section). For such a hard reservation, why was it not full?
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Bocabear
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I think it is probably a lack of staff...We noticed the same thing.... I would imagine the about of repeat business won't be that high... It is too mediocre and too expensive, and the interior, while having windows into space, still manages to be completely charmless.
You are essentially paying $80 per person to look at a simulated space window.
Almost 30 years ago the Imagineers designed "Encounter" for the theme building at LAX...a sci-fi mid mod futurist fantasy ...This should have been used to inspire the new restaurant... Colorful, charming and whimsical...A hallmark of what was being built in the mid-90s Disney universe...
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Club Cooloholic
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That looks very cool. I understand what you mean about staff, but the Coral Reef was packed and people aren't spending as much there, you would think they would keep more staff there. I agree, I can't see people wanting to go more than once.
Centauri Space Station
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The bathroom has some cute details like the space station intercom and this sign
It has loads of charm, those pics scream gaudy and 90s to me. Space 220 is modern yet futuristic looking
James Alucobond
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... Are you saying there's not a market for all of that custom-patterned stainless steel I've been stockpiling?
Toy lightsabers.
Bocabear
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Yes! Encounter was a product of it's time...but presented a room full of exuberant color and texture and style... all of which feels lacking in this space... Space 220 screams budget...it depends solely on the windows and is and of itself, a big dark gray box.... After you have looked at the windows for 10 minutes, it becomes repetitive and dull...
Centauri Space Station
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I don’t see budget at all, it’s high tech looking and feels very much like a space station. The themed plates, silverware, and sleek seating all work well. If space 220 is low budget then what’s coral reef?
It feels like at any second, water's gonna start leaking through the acoustic tiling which will bow out and then burst....
bhg469
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So you get fresh fish... What's the problem?
Centauri Space Station
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Probably fresher than the dining room serves
Centauri Space Station
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It looks better in person to me but to each their own
Disneyhead'71
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I think the comparison to Coral Reef are spot on. Aside from the ceiling, the design elements are quite similar. Throw in the limited menu of mediocre food. And... BOOM! Coral Reef: IN SPACE (add dramatic echo effect in post)
Centauri Space Station
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I don’t find the food mediocre at all, the cauliflower tempura alone is better than anything I’ve had at coral reef.
CntrlFlPete
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i do feel it is overpriced, but we enjoyed our meals. I feel the best (or better) part of the actual experience is the elevator ride up -- maybe that is nostalgia talking for the experience seems like a modern day hydrolator.
Hcalvert
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I had three reservations during my current trip. I found out at the first one that they discontinued the AP discount for dinner, which changed two days before our reservation. I cancelled the others as like others said, the food is not that great anyways and once you go through this experience, not much changes.