New Space Restaurant dining experience at Epcot's Future World

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Space Restaurant concept art

Posted: Sunday July 16, 2017 7:38pm EDT by WDWMAGIC Staff

The Space theme is about to expand at Epcot's Future World, with the addition of a new "out-of-this-world" dining experience.

The restaurant, which will be located adjacent to the park’s Mission: SPACE attraction, will invite guests to travel into space for amazing dining experiences in the stars. Walt Disney Imagineer Tom Fitzgerald shared a first look at the restaurant during the Walt Disney World Parks and Resorts presentation at D23 Expo 2017.

“We know our guests love dining at Epcot – and the restaurants really are out of this world,” Tom said. “Now we’re about to create one that takes that literally.”

The new space restaurant will be operated by the Patina Restaurant Group. Patina Restaurant Group operates several other restaurants at Walt Disney World including Tutto Italia and Via Napoli at Epcot and Morimoto Asia at Disney Springs.

Unused land between Mission: SPACE and Test Track will be the location of the restaurant, which continues to leave the Wonders of Life pavilion available for future projects.

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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.