Space 220 Lounge

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The MouseHub take

Space 220 Lounge is the bar side of Space 220, in EPCOT's World Discovery, and it works on the same premise as the dining room next door. A space elevator carries you up with an aerial view of EPCOT falling away below, and you step out aboard what Disney calls the Centauri Space Station, 220 miles above Earth. The difference is the check. The dining room sells a prix fixe, two courses at lunch and three at dinner, while the lounge sells a la carte flight bites and cocktails.

That makes it the cheaper way into the room, though cheap is relative. Plates run $17 to $28 and cocktails reach $36. Reviewers rate the small bites above the dining room's entrees, and the Blue Moon Cauliflower comes up more than anything else on the board. The complaints repeat too. Tables sit back from the viewport screens, the digital starfield strikes some visitors as dated, and service slows once the room fills. It works best as a themed stop for a drink and a plate rather than as the evening's meal.

At a glance

Best for
Adults who want the space station room and the elevator ride without committing to the prix fixe next door.
Skip if
You want a full dinner, a table against the viewport screens, or a seat you can grab on a whim.
Worth ordering
Blue Moon Cauliflower, Short Rib Sliders, Starry Calamari
Reservations
My Disney Experience offers Reserve Dining here and no walk-up list, so a reservation is the reliable way in. Reviewers report the room filling, and the page attaches a per-person no-show fee to a booking.
Value
The page's $$ band covers adult dinner entrees, which a lounge does not sell, so it understates a visit. Plates run $17 to $28 and cocktails $17 to $36, which still beats the prix fixe next door for the same view.

The good

  • You get the same elevator ride
    Disney describes the trip up as an ascent to the stars with an aerial view of EPCOT, ending aboard the Centauri Space Station. Lounge guests board it the same way dining room guests do.
  • You skip the prix fixe
    The dining room commits you to two courses at lunch or three at dinner. The lounge is a la carte, so one drink and one plate is a complete visit.
  • The cocktails are built for the theme
    The Illumination finishes with passion fruit boba, the M4RG4R1TA with salted lime foam, and the Gamma Burst with strawberry popping pearls.
  • The small plates beat the entrees next door
    Reviewers consistently prefer the flight bites to the dining room's mains. Blue Moon Cauliflower, tempura fried with housemade hot sauce and blue cheese dust, is the one they name most, at $17.
  • The board goes past bar snacks
    Alongside the sliders and calamari the menu lists a Cosmic Lobster Bao at $24, a Titan Crater Flatbread at $28, and a Saturn Reuben Sandwich at $20. Two or three of those add up to a real lunch.
  • Zero-proof drinks come with collectible cards
    Moon Rocks at $13 and Starship Lemonade at $16 both include cards, which gives kids and non-drinkers something themed to order.

The bad

  • There is no walk-up list to fall back on
    My Disney Experience offers Reserve Dining and nothing else here, so a party arriving without a booking is down to whatever the podium can do. Reviewers describe the lounge filling early and staying full.
  • The tables sit back from the screens
    Lounge seating is set away from the viewports, so the panoramic view arrives at an angle. Reviewers who came for the window seats say so.
  • The starfield looks dated
    Visitors compare the passing ships and drifting astronauts to an older video game rather than to a window.
  • A plate and a drink adds up fast
    Short Rib Sliders are $18 and Starry Calamari $19, and cocktails start at $17 and top out at $36 for the Moon Shot. Pairing one plate with one cocktail lands between $34 and $64 a head before tax and tip.
  • Service slows when the room fills
    Reviewers report waiting on drinks and waiting again to close the check during busy shifts.
  • Dinner is the same menu as lunch
    Disney posts a lunch menu and a dinner menu at separate addresses, and the two carry the same list. Anyone hoping the evening menu gets more serious is planning around something that does not exist.

Veteran tips

  • Book it in the app, not at the door
    My Disney Experience carries a Reserve Dining button for the lounge and no walk-up list, so make the reservation before your park day rather than counting on a seat being free.
  • Mind the half hour it closes
    Lunch runs 11:30 AM to 3:30 PM and dinner picks up at 4:00 PM and runs to 9:00 PM, so the lounge shuts for thirty minutes in the middle of the afternoon.
  • Order the cauliflower
    Blue Moon Cauliflower at $17 is the dish reviewers name most, tempura fried with a housemade hot sauce and blue cheese dust.
  • Split plates instead of buying a meal
    The Short Rib Sliders and Starry Calamari carry enough to share. Three plates across two people still costs less than one seat at the prix fixe next door.
  • Bring the kids something themed
    Moon Rocks and Starship Lemonade both arrive with collectible cards, at $13 and $16, which is the cheapest way to give a child the same table.
  • Know the no-show fee before you book
    A reservation here carries a cancellation and modification policy, and the card on file is charged a per-person fee if you miss it or cancel late.
  • Raise allergies at the podium
    Disney asks guests to speak to a cast member about an allergy-friendly request, and to ask for a Special Diets Trained Cast Member on arrival at the location.

MouseHub editorial, written from visitor reports and official Disney sources. Last reviewed .

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