UPDATE: December 4, 2019 We have lift off! As the opening of the Space 220 Restaurant in Disney World approaches, more details about this insanely unique dining experience are emerging. The restaurant will not just be a place to eat delicious, international cuisine, it will also be an immersive space simulation. According to a press release, the dining experience will feel like you're traveling the cosmos. "The adventure begins when a crew member invites guests to step inside the restaurant’s space elevator and prepare for liftoff. Guests will feel as if they are on a scenic excursion traveling 220 miles directly above Earth's surface." That's why the name Space 220 Restaurant is so appropriate! The decor of the restaurant will also be on-theme, with a a spinning wall of produce (some of the same ingredients used in the food) that will mimic Earth's gravitational pull. While eating, guests can also expect to see passing satellites and floating astronauts surrounding them. You're gonna want to clear up some *space* in your calendar for vacation days, because you do not want to miss out on this. Original Post: May 13, 2019 The next time you visit Epcot, you may be able to dine in outer space. Two years after announcing a space-themed restaurant would be opening near the Mission: SPACE ride, Disney World is finally gearing up to open the doors. While there's no actual stratosphere breaking involved, from the looks of it, the dining room will look and feel like you're on a space ship. Led by executive chef Theo Schoenegger, the restaurant falls into the category of Disney's more upscale dining venues with table service and an "internationally inspired cuisine," as you might expect of a restaurant inside Epcot. Good news for parents and any over-21 visitors: There is an extensive wine list with more than 1,000 bottles of "the world's finest wines," per a press release, plus a selection of craft beers. Courtesy of Walt Disney World The restaurant doesn't have a name yet but it is confirmed to open sometime in 2019 in between the park's Mission: SPACE and Test Track attractions, the Disney Parks Blog says. It will be operated by the Patina Restaurant Group; Disney World devotees will recognize other venues under their helm, including Tutto Italia and Via Napoli at Epcot and Morimoto Asia and Maria & Enzo's Ristorante at Disney Springs. We don't know much else about the menu yet but Disney does promise "incredible dining experiences that are out of this world." Between that and the Zenon-vibes we're getting from the rendering of the new restaurant, we have prettyyy high hopes. Stay tuned for more updates on the forthcoming galactic spot. Madison Flager Lifestyle Editor Madison Flager is the Lifestyle Editor at Delish.com; she covers food news and trends, travel-worthy food experiences, and the products you need in your kitchen right now. This content is created and maintained by a third party, and imported onto this page to help users provide their email addresses. You may be able to find more information about this and similar content at piano.io<doc-sep>Epcot's new space-themed restaurant will open this year The Walt Disney World Resort announced this morning that Epcot's new space-themed restaurant will open later this year. Under construction next to Mission: Space in Future World, this as-yet-unnamed table-service restaurant will simulate a meal on a space station — albeit one with artificial gravity. But if Disney's Imagineers can find a way to make my food float in front of me, I would 100% pay extra to experience that. The restaurant will be operated by Patina Group, the Los Angeles-based restauranteurs that run Via Napoli among other restaurants at Walt Disney World and Disneyland's Downtown Disney. The kitchen will be overseen by Executive Chef Theo Schoenegger, who moves over from Maria & Enzo's in Disney Springs. No word yet on a specific opening date this year or menu items and prices. Replies (10) This article has been archived and is no longer accepting comments.<doc-sep>Walt Disney World visitors will be eating at Epcot’s space-themed restaurant in the near future, the company says. The experience, featuring virtual views above Earth, will be operating by the end of 2019, according to a post on the official Disney Parks Blog.<doc-sep>In this edition of Theme Park Bits: You can try an alcoholic popsicle at Epcot. Pirates of the Caribbean is heading back to basics. Get the parking lowdown on Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge. Galaxy’s Edge. And more! Let’s start today’s column in Orlando, specifically in Epcot. Epcot is going through a lot of crazy changes lately, but there’s a couple that are either already occurring or about to happen that are very exciting. First up, who’s ready to get drunk? OK, I’m kidding, but if you’re a fan of Epcot and you’re of legal drinking age, you might already know about the Drink Around the World concept. That’s where you get one alcoholic drink per pavilion in the World Showcase. Now, you can get a bit of booze without drinking at all, with a cocktail-infused popsicle in the Italy pavilion. It’s in one of the pavilion’s food carts, and you can get sangria, limoncello, and other flavors in your booze-sicle. (The picture above is of another wonderful-sounding cocktail, a Dole Whip Lime Margarita at the Polynesian Village Reosrt. Friends: a margarita…flavored like a Dole Whip. The mind staggers.) Let’s shift from World Showcase to Future World for our next story. As you may remember, there’s some big changes happening here, and one of them will be unveiled by the end of the year. The new space-themed restaurant is now slated to open by the end of 2019, though a specific date has yet to be announced. The restaurant will open adjacent to Mission: SPACE, and offer more than 1,000 bottles of the world’s finest wines (and there will probably be food, too). Though there’s not much more detail at this time, the possibilities of what this restaurant could be are quite tantalizing. Here’s hoping it’s…out of this world. (Please imagine that I typed that sentence like David Caruso whipping off his sunglasses on CSI: Miami.) OK, let’s move onto another part of Walt Disney World for our next story. Recall, if you can, that there’s a very popular series of films based on the Pirates of the Caribbean attraction. Of course, while those Johnny Depp-starring movies once made a big amount of money at the box office, their time in the sun has mostly gone away. The most recent film, Dead Men Tell No Tales, was not only quite bad, but not remotely that successful in the States. So perhaps it’s no surprise that, just as at Disneyland, the ride’s movie-related projections of Bill Nighy and Ian McShane as Davy Jones and Blackbeard, respectively, have now gone away according to this tweet. The next question is: will the Audio-Animatronic of Captain Jack Sparrow ever go away? Nothing against Nighy or McShane (both fine actors, both largely wasted in the franchise), but the ride’s much more charming in its original format, sans movie tie-ins. Heading back to Anaheim, you probably know that Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge is very, very close to being unveiled to the general public. Its opening day is May 31, and Disney is preparing itself for a crowd control issue of mammoth proportions. That’s why they’re making sure you know about a very important little bugaboo: parking. As you’ll see from the article here, Disney is trying to lower the bar as much as possible on lines; since there’s reservations in place and a new parking lot on the way, you don’t have to line up! Of course…good luck on getting people to not line up for the opening of a highly touted new theme-park land, guys. See how that works out for you. Our suggestion: arrive as early as is logical based on your reservation time, and prepare yourself for long, long, long lines. Closing today out, let’s stay in Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge. (Metaphorically speaking, of course. I’m not actually typing this from the new land. …Or am I?) From opening day, one of the presumably very popular parts of Galaxy’s Edge is going to be Savi’s Scrapyard. Don’t let the title fool you, because this is far from a junk heap; instead, this is where any interested parties can encounter the Gatherers who will lead you into a workshop to pass down Jedi lore. Or, in plain English, this is where you can make and buy your own lightsaber. These are going to be hand-built, and since the workshop table only accommodates 14 people at a time, this might be the Disney equivalent of Ollivander’s Wand Shop in Universal Orlando. So get ready to line up for your own shiny weapon!<doc-sep>
Disney has officially revealed that the new space-themed restaurant coming to Epcot at Walt Disney World will be launching operations and opening for business later this year! You heard it here, the unnamed restaurant coming to Epcot’s Future World will be opening later this year adjacent to the Mission: SPACE attraction. The restaurant will operate in the style of a table-service experience and reportedly, no restaurant on earth will compare to this outer space eatery! According to Disney, Patina Restaurant Group will operate the new restaurant, which they’ve developed a menu for, which features internationally-inspired cuisine, more than 1,000 bottles of the world’s finest wines and a wide selection of craft beer! The restaurant was first announced almost two years ago at D23 Expo 2017, with a slew of other new attractions coming to the Disney Parks around the world. At the time of its original announcement, Disney stated that this new restaurant would provide guests with an “amazing dining experience among the stars.” “We know our guests love dining at Epcot – and the restaurants really are out of this world,” Imagineer Tom Fitzgerald said at D23 Expo 2017. “Now we’re about to create one that takes that literally.” After the restaurant’s official announcement at D23 Expo 2017, not much news had come of the restaurant. Although, for guests to the Disney Parks, they might have spotted the construction of the restaurant’s building taking place next to Mission: SPACE. Currently, the restaurant is still very much under construction. However, it’ll be exciting to see Disney expedite the project to have it done sometime later this year! Patina Group operates several other restaurants around Walt Disney World, including Tutto Italia and Via Napoli at Epcot and Morimoto Asia and Maria & Enzo’s Ristorante at Disney Springs. Are you excited for this new space-themed restaurant coming to Epcot at Walt Disney World? Let us know in the comments below! Photo Credit: Instagram User: disneyscott98 Source: Disney