Patina Restaurant Group posts job openings for upcoming Space 220 restaurant at EPCOT

Posted: Monday June 7, 2021 3:00pm ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

The long delayed Space 220 restaurant may be getting closer to an opening at EPCOT as the restaurant's operator is now actively recruiting staff.

Space 220 Concept art

Patina Restaurant Group has today posted openings for cooks, food runners, cashiers, hosts, bartenders, bussers and servers.

As we have seen from Patina and other Disney World area operators, sign up bonuses are available as the industry as a whole struggles to recruit workers.

Inside Space 220

In the image above we see some of the two tier dining room seating, along with a look out of the viewports back towards Earth - courtesy of a massive 250ft projection screen that will wrap around the restaurant.

Space 220 Concept art

The restaurant, which was originally planned to open in 2019 has seen numerous construction delays prior to COVID, and then more delays related to construction limitations during COVID-19 mitigation measures. Disney, or the restaurants operator Patina Restaurant Group, has not yet released an update timeline for Space 220.

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MisterPenguinJan 08, 2023

Ignorance is bliss.

WondersOfLifeJan 08, 2023

I've been once. And only attempted once. Right at park opening I walked up to desk and reserved a lunch reservation for two. 🤷‍♂️ It was 2 weeks after the place opened.

UNCgolfJan 08, 2023

They were just keeping the Future World pavilion restaurant tradition alive. Coral Reef is hidden back in a corner too and I bet a significant number of visitors have no idea it's even there. Considering they're not trying to attract walk-up diners, it probably doesn't really matter. As an aside, I just looked at the Coral Reef menu and it's awful. Not only is the menu too small -- 6 entree choices isn't enough -- but only having two fish options for a supposed seafood restaurant is pretty bad.

MisterPenguinJan 08, 2023

And each boss is tougher than the last to defeat.

aladdin2007Jan 08, 2023

It is quite hidden, what I don't get and didn't like was it takes 3 check points just to check in,,,its getting ridiculous all you have to go through just to get in to dine.

DonniePeverleyJan 07, 2023

Is it just me or is this place kinda hidden ? I had to do a double take to actually find it.

DCLcruiserDec 12, 2022

I used TP for it also, and it wasn't good. In the same period, I got 1 text message (vs 30 or so from MW). Clicked it, it went to the general search page for Dining. MW sent me almost daily texts, which linked directly into the dining system for that specific reservation. Allowing me to get a reservation in seconds, vs minutes. It was worth the $15 or whatever for MW.

jinx8402Dec 11, 2022

Another option, and it's free, is touring plans reservation finder. Just need an account, but not a paid subscription to use it. From Len Testa who is a poster here, so good people.

DCLcruiserDec 11, 2022

It really works.

Den CarterDec 11, 2022

Thank you, never knew about that site

donsullivanDec 11, 2022

As a local, I’ve given up hope I’ll ever get to experience it.

DCLcruiserDec 10, 2022

I couldn’t at all as an off property guest. I paid for mousewatcher.com and eventually got a lounge reservation and then finally, closer to my day, the restaurant. It’s cheap and they must have sent me 30 texts over a few months. Get the text, click it, pray, get it. Then you can keep waiting for a better time etc.