Elevated dining at Epcot

Space 220 offers spectacular views and tasty food

Hey there, paid subscribers! For “Rode it! Loved it!” this month, I’m going to share a restaurant experience instead of a coaster, thrill ride, or an attraction. Although, as you will see, there is a ride component at this unique dining establishment.

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4 (out of 5)

Florida’s Disney World has some wonderful themed dining experiences. For example, waitstaff channeling retro parents might give guests a brusque reminder to finish their vegetables at Disney Hollywood Studios’ charming 50's Prime Time Café. Fortunately, they don’t seem to mind if diners watch classic shows on the old black and white televisions installed at each table. It’s always dusk at the Studios’ Sci-Fi Dine-In Theater Restaurant where cheesy movies are screened as patrons enjoy comfort food in spiffy mid-century convertibles.

At its latest high-concept (with an emphasis on “high”) restaurant, the theme park resort takes the theme–and the food–to, um a whole new level. The premise of Epcot’s Space 220 is that guests are whisked up to a space station overlooking the Earth. The dining room offers expansive views of the planet to accompany the delicious fare.

Up there where the food is rarefied. (Todd Anderson, Disney)