PetePanMan
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Oct 4, 2010
This restaurant seems cursed...
You are absolutely correct, the restaurant was almost completely finished. An huge piece of custom glass paneling cracked during installation and had to be special ordered and shipped. It was a 6 plus week delay, everything else was finished.I guess I thought Space 220, minus the broken screen or whatever it is, was 95% done? Seems like one you would want to limp across the finish line.
You are absolutely correct, the restaurant was almost completely finished. An huge piece of custom glass paneling cracked during installation and had to be special ordered and shipped. It was a 6 plus week delay, everything else was finished.
It will be interesting to see how long it takes Space 220 to open once Epcot is reopened, since the construction won't be what delays the opening of the restaurant. The rumors indicate that Epcot will be the last park to reopen and when the parks reopen it may not be the ideal time to have this restaurant have its grand opening. But, at least, it won't be due to construction delays.Jim Hill stated on his podcast a couple weeks back that the glass was finally installed correctly just before the parks shut down.
This restaurant seems cursed...
Phase 5 at this rate...This opening might be Phase 4 !!!!
Phase 5 at this rate...
Was it defunded ? It’s so closed to being finished ? Can’t see how they can not even if they wasn’t to not complete projects that closed to be finished
They will eventually finish it - all the projects that weren't done were defunded during the pandemic but will resume once Disney is able to. It's just a matter of when, and that will depend heavily on when and how they reopen the parks.
Well, not necessarily*all* the projects that weren't done. We've seen in the past some projects get started but Disney and then never complete, at least per the original intention.
I do think Space 220 is sooo close to being done (based on what info is out there) that it will be completed - and like you said, timing of it likely to depend on how quickly the parks open and how attendance is, etc
Other things, like the work in the middle of Future World I could see being scaled way back from the concept art/original plans
NopeAny new updates on when this will open.
Sadly with them not reopening so many other food and beverage locations in EPCOT that were operational pre-shutdown I find it hard to believe they will open this one anytime soon. Bummer because I was really looking forward to it with our APs this year.Any new updates on when this will open.
Sadly with them not reopening so many other food and beverage locations in EPCOT that were operational pre-shutdown I find it hard to believe they will open this one anytime soon. Bummer because I was really looking forward to it with our APs this year.