Does Space 200 restaurant make you feel claustrophobic?

[mala55]

I’d love to snag a reservation for my family at Space 200 for our April trip. I tend to get claustrophobic in small spaces. Does this restaurant feel claustrophobic? The elevator? Tunnel?

I apologize if this has been asked before, but I couldn’t find anything when I searched.

Thanks

 

[Lewisc]

Not at all

 

[Marthasor]

I am claustrophobic in certain circumstances (cannot ride Mission Space, for example) and have never felt claustrophobic in Space 220 or in the "elevator"

 

[soniam]

The restaurant is wide open with high ceilings. Even the elevator had high ceilings.

 

[Bellex917]

Not at all. The whole experience is spacious (ha... a pun I didn't intend...) and the restaurant is large.

 

[Dakota731]

We haven’t tried the restaurant yet, and I’m looking for new places to try for our trip. Did everyone think the experience and food were worth the price? Is it a fun setting for kids?

 

[morganms22]

We haven’t tried the restaurant yet, and I’m looking for new places to try for our trip. Did everyone think the experience and food were worth the price? Is it a fun setting for kids?

I personally did not think it was worth it. The food was average and the “experience” portion was more just a background to your table. Also, it was one of the longest meals we had during our trip.

 

[morganms22]

Not in the least. I get a little claustrophobic. It’s a nice wide-open restaurant setting and the elevator is not small.

 

[Disneyfan628]

Agree with others. Not it at all!

Our 7 year old LOVED this place

 

[Anna131517]

I did not feel claustrophobic in it. As others have said it’s so big that it doesn’t feel like that at all. It really does feel like you’re in outer space in a giant space ship.

 

[BostonEd]

I personally did not think it was worth it. The food was average and the “experience” portion was more just a background to your table. Also, it was one of the longest meals we had during our trip.

Even if the food was above average, it seems like you have the very brief "experience" and beyond that the only thing special about it is the fake Earth view while you eat. That doesn't seem worth a high premium, unless I'm missing something?

 

[Pyxie]

The restaurant is big and open. The only thing you could potentially feel claustrophobic about would be that there are no real windows, but when you think about it, lots of restaurants don't have easy viewing to the outside.

 

[morganms22]

Even if the food was above average, it seems like you have the very brief "experience" and beyond that the only thing special about it is the fake Earth view while you eat. That doesn't seem worth a high premium, unless I'm missing something?

You are correct. Definitely not worth it.

 

[TheDailyMoo]

Way better dining "experiences". Not claustrophobic at all but super overrated and a total one and done. IMO of course

 

[kwdw]

Just went to Space 220 for the first time. I thought the food was the best meal I've had at Disney in a long time, but I still think it was overpriced by about $10-20 dollars. I got the space greens, filet mignon, and carrot cake. All yummy. The waitress volunteered extra salad dressing and as I am a big dressing fan, that made the salad for me. We each got a mocktail and thought they were good (again, overpriced but that's true of mocktails everywhere). The elevator thing is cute. The restaurant is big and spacious and its nice to not be dining on top of others. But the "outer space" view was done poorly - very un-Disney. The inside lights reflect on the window glass so you have this weird view of the reflections from the restaurant and the space feel they are trying to make. That was a big disappointment, actually. Not sure how Disney didn't get that right. We weren't rushed at all and the meal timing was excellent.

So - my review of the experience is all good - but - the price was too high. Adult dinner price needs to be $60-65, not $79. If they added regular sodas/coffee/tea to the prix fixe cost - that would help make it feel a bit less overpriced.

 

[TheHulamuffins]

In my opinion, if you or anyone in your family is a space enthusiast (but not exceptionally picky on technical issues), the group is likely to enjoy Space 220. It is one restaurant that I definitely want to have in the restaurant rotation when we go to WDW. My entire family group has found the food to be excellent, although your experience may depend on what you order, specifically. I think the filet mignon is very good. WDW restaurants that I would rate above it are California Grill, Monsieur Paul's (still closed, I think), and of course Victoria & Albert's, but that last one is wildly expensive so for us it is a less-than-once-in-a-decade experience. In my opinion, the food at Space 220 is on par with Jiko (though the two are quite different), Into the Forest (at Wilderness Lodge) and perhaps a bit better than Be Our Guest (just recently). Skipper's Canteen is fun, and we like the food there, but it offers an experience of a different type. I liked the food better than at Cinderella's Royal Table (heresy, I suppose). Citrico's has been variable in our recent experience. I thought the elevator ride up at Space 220 was imaginative and amusing. It seemed to me that it was faster going up this year than last, but equally fast going down both years. We enjoy the variety of ships and space walkers who can be seen at the large viewing windows. I think the experience is overwhelming for a very small number of guests; we noticed that this was true for one person during our two visits, but I don't think claustrophobia will be a problem. The parts that could be called a tunnel seem no more difficult to me than the tunnels that connect concourses at O'Hare.

 

[yorkieteacher]

We enjoyed it- and my friend gets claustrophobia. This place seemed very large. We ate at the bar and split three delicious appetizers, the deviled eggs, sliders, and califlower. The drinks were fun. I got the one with the cloud that melted and she got the one that smoked and bubbled. My family-daughter, SIL and two grandsons ate in the dining room, and enjoyed their prix fixe dinner food. The bar only has the actual bar, and ten 2-seater tables. We felt like we had a better view as we could see all the windows. They were seated further down and saw only two windows well.

 

[J-Dog]

I would agree that it is in no way claustrophobic - and I am very claustrophobic in general.

I am also in the minority in that I really like Space220. I do think that it is slightly overpriced, but we've been there twice - the service and the food have both been excellent and the immersive experience is cool, if not extraordinary. I will absolutely go back again for a 3rd (and maybe 4th, 5th, etc.) time.

 

[gottalovepluto]

Not in the least. I get a little claustrophobic. It’s a nice wide-open restaurant setting and the elevator is not small.

I too can get a little claustrophobic but I had no issues with Space 220.

 

[FSU Girl]

If you’re wondering because there aren’t any actual windows it doesn’t feel that way. The large fake windows for space make you feel like you’re actually looking out. And the ceiling is high and the room is spacious so that helps. The elevator has room to move around too, much larger than a real elevator. I can get claustrophobic and this restaurant was completely fine for me