Walt Disney World has introduced the official opening date for the brand new Spaceship Earth GEO-82 Lounge coming quickly to EPCOT. This publish covers the whole lot we all know concerning the bar: opening date, meals photographs, menu particulars, and our commentary about this addition to the culinary panorama of Future World.
When it comes to fundamental background, GEO-82 is a lounge inside Spaceship Earth. That’s proper–everybody’s favourite geodesic sphere will probably be residence to a complete new expertise by way of GEO-82, welcoming an elevated lounge to the record of issues that make it completely beautiful! This elegant lounge, honoring the intertwined historical past of Spaceship Earth and EPCOT itself, is about to have fun the legacy of the icon’s previous whereas admiring its future.
Walt Disney World cooks have created scrumptious culinary creations to enrich the class of this extraordinary, intimate setting. Whereas taking in breathtaking views of the park from a completely unique approach, you may be impressed by the tales and legacy of this iconic construction. With sweeping views of World Celebration Gardens and a novel perspective of the nightly fireworks, this secluded retreat invitations you to boost a toast to the enduring spirit of EPCOT.
With this new GEO-82 lounge, you’ll really feel such as you’re discovering an all-new a part of Spaceship Earth. GEO-82 will encompass company with iconic shapes and complex constructions impressed by the park’s instantly-recognizable icon. You’ll sit amid wealthy textures and heat, metallic tones that echo Spaceship Earth in a chic and intimate setting.
The title GEO-82 is a nostalgic nod to Spaceship Earth—which opened in 1982 and is a GEOdesic sphere. At GEO-82, you’ll be immersed within the storied historical past and enduring legacy of this timeless EPCOT icon. Based on Walt Disney World, advance reservations are required at GEO-82, as house is extraordinarily restricted. Test again later this spring to be taught extra about reservations and the menu at GEO-82.
Walt Disney World has now introduced that the brand-new GEO-82 lounge inside Spaceship Earth will open on June 4, 2025. Advance Eating Reservations will probably be out there for reserving on Might 6, 2025.
That’s proper, simply in time for the kick-off of “Cool Child Summer time” at Walt Disney World comes, checks notes, a venue that kids is not going to be allowed to expertise.
Whereas the adults-only rule at GEO-82 doesn’t hassle me the identical approach it does a lot of you (see that publish for our commentary concerning the controversial transfer), I do discover it humorous that “Cool Child Summer time” is principally simply two stage reveals, some characters out throughout Early Entry, Goofy’s takeover of CommuniCore Corridor and this, I suppose. Possibly this summer time, the cool factor for youths to do will probably be to roam the worlds of EPCOT by themselves!
This adult-exclusive, subtle spot nestled inside Spaceship Earth will function a novel beverage program to take pleasure in as you delight your style buds with a collection of small bites which are as lovely as they’re scrumptious.
A few of the new sips to find embrace the Brown Butter Previous Usual, which is able to supply up a twist on a traditional with brown butter-infused bourbon. One other spotlight is the Clarified New York Bitter, which options culinary methods that make a visually beautiful cocktail.
The small bites are additionally to not be missed whilst you take pleasure in your drinks, as these have been expertly crafted by the Walt Disney World culinary staff. These dishes function flavors impressed by dishes from across the globe, together with the decadent Jumbo Lump Crab Gâteau and the Truffled Ahi Tuna with fragrant umami flavors.
Right here’s a take a look at the complete menu at GEO-82 Lounge in Spaceship Earth:
Alcohol Menu – GEO-82 Spaceship Earth Lounge
Featured Cocktails
- Caramelized Leek Martini: Fords Gin, Dolin Dry Vermouth de Chambéry, caramelized leek, and pickled onion
- Brown Butter Previous Usual: Woodford Reserve Double Oaked Kentucky Straight Bourbon, brown butter, maple, and Hella Cocktail Co. Mexican Chocolate Bitters
- Strawberry and Coconut ‘Proper Hand’: Campari Liqueur, Coconut Cartel Añejo Rum, Carpano Antica Method Candy Vermouth, strawberry and coconut
- Clarified New York Bitter: Previous Forester 1920 Prohibition Type Bourbon, Lustau Amontillado Sherry, yuzu, lemon, and Crimson Wine Float
- Excessive Forehead Batanga: Tapatio Reposado Tequila, Ramazzotti Amaro, kola nut, lime cordial, salt, and bubbles
- Strawberry-Black Pepper Bitter: Campari Liqueur, Luxardo Maraschino Liqueur, strawberry, lemon, and black pepper
- Electron: Siete Misterios Doba-Yej Mezcal, carrot, cinnamon, lime, Hella Cocktail Co. Orange Bitters, and pink peppercorn
- Peach Shrub Whisky Smash: Toki Suntory Whisky, Lustau Amontillado Sherry, peach and mint shrub, and bubbles
- Banana Brûlée Highball: Toki Suntory Whisky, Lustau ‘Don Nuño’ Oloroso Sherry, banana, espresso, cacao, and bubbles
Unique Disney Choose Bourbon Flight
These bourbons have been hand-selected for GEO-82 and are unique to Disney:
- Uncle Nearest Single Barrel Premium Whiskey
- Woodford Reserve Single Barrel
- Blanton’s Gold Single Barrel
- Stagg Personal Barrel
GEO-82 Zero-Proof Cocktails
- A Stroll By the Backyard: Seedlip Backyard 108 Non-Alcoholic Spirit, basil, fennel, lemon, Hella Cocktail Co. Orange Bitters, The Bitter Fact Celery Bitters, and bubbles
- Manhattan within the Morning: Seedlip Spice 94 Non-Alcoholic Spirit, Joffrey’s Espresso Chilly Brew, Maple, Verjus Blanc, tart cherry, and Price Brothers Black Walnut Bitters
GEO-82 Wine Listing
Champagne and Glowing:
- A. Bergère ‘Origine’ Brut NV
- Schramsberg Brut Rosè
Rosé:
White:
- Muxagat Douro Branco
- Domaine Siret-Courtaud ‘Quincy’ Sauvignon Blanc
- Massican Hyde Chardonnay
Crimson:
- Domaine Chapel ‘Fleurie’ Charbonnières
- Presqu’ile Pinot Noir
- Fisher Vineyards Unity Cabernet Sauvignon
Beer Picks
- Athletic Brewing Co Run Wild Non-Alcoholic IPA
- Miller Excessive Life Lager
- Bell’s Two Hearted IPA
- Lexington Brewing Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Ale
- Modelo Especial Lager
- Yuengling Conventional Lager
GEO-82 Meals Menu
- Cannellini Hummus: Pumpkin seed pistou, heirloom radish, preserved lemon, Fresno peppers, and pappadam (Plant-based)
- Chef’s Choice of artisanal cheeses, cured meats, and accompaniments
- Funghi Flatbread: Roasted mushrooms, miso-mascarpone, mozzarella, fontina, pickled pink onion, and black garlic molasses
- Jumbo Lump Crab Gâteau: Smoked cheddar, pickled mustard seed-lemon French dressing, and Siberian Supreme Caviar
- Truffled Ahi Tuna: Japanese whisky barrel-aged soy-truffle ponzu, citrus, scallion, tobiko, and black sesame seeds
Listed below are extra meals photographs from GEO-82:
GEO-82 Memento Glasses
A memento of this luxury expertise, lovely glasses impressed by the situation will probably be out there for buy for company with reservations at GEO-82.
Walt Disney World notes that these glasses will probably be out there for buy by way of Cellular Order within the My Disney Expertise app, which is an attention-grabbing transfer. Normally, that function is reserved for Figment popcorn buckets and different high-demand gadgets to streamline the method. (Makes me ponder whether there are staffing constraints at GEO-82 lounge–there are positively space-constraints.)
Turning to commentary, my first thought is that GEO-82 is unquestionably not for us.
Essentially so, as we’re mother and father to a small youngster who received’t be allowed inside GEO-82 for an additional decade-plus. As I’ve mentioned earlier than, that’s completely high quality by us. When Walt Disney World dropped the information that GEO-82 can be adults-only, our perspective was that Disney must do each extra to cater to younger households like ours and Childless Disney Millennials.
It’s pretty plain that Childless Disney Adults are an enormous progress alternative for Walt Disney World. In any other case often called DINKs in the true world, this demographic has disposable revenue to blow on meals & beverage, merchandise, and extra. They’re underserved by Walt Disney World presently, and are going to be critically essential within the a long time to return as America has an getting old inhabitants with a declining fertility charge. That’s only a sensible actuality–an ‘it’s what it’s‘ sort of factor.
From my perspective, Walt Disney World’s bulletins for the reason that GEO-82 adults-only bombshell have kind of addressed my issues about households with younger kids. The problem for this demographic isn’t a scarcity of substantive choices, it’s prices.
Typically talking, this demo has much less disposable revenue and the baseline prices for his or her journeys are greater. This may come as a shock to a few of you, however youngsters will not be low cost! You may suppose that somebody ~1/fifth the dimensions of a fully-fledged human would incur proportionate bills. That’s completely not the case. I swear repairs and bills on our daughter are greater than they’re for me. Her tiny garments are someway costlier than mine, and she or he retains buying extra of them!
Anyway, Walt Disney World has began to acknowledge this by way of pricing with Rooms Beginning at $99 Per Night time, 3-Parks Walt Disney World Ticket Deal, 50% on Youngsters Tickets Deal, Free Eating for Youngsters in 2026, and extra. These items are only a begin, however they are going to scale back prices for younger households and making visiting Walt Disney World–simply getting within the door–extra attainable.
GEO-82 Lounge additionally isn’t for us as a result of it’s principally the reverse of that. It’s about taking the individuals who simply get within the door, typically usually and repeatedly, and extracting as a lot cash from them as potential by way of a curated expertise (or different such buzzwords).
The GEO-82 menu may be very clearly aiming for an upmarket viewers, with fancy-sounding cocktails and small plates. All the pieces about it simply oozes costly and complex. I doubt it’ll really be subtle, but it surely’ll positively be priced as whether it is.
Our ingesting days are largely behind us (properly, for Sarah and me–I assume Megatron’s are in entrance of her, however not for some time) and we predict zero-proof cocktails are a racket, so we wouldn’t purchase these both. Alternatively, the Funghi Flatbread and Truffled Ahi Tuna completely “speaks to us,” however to not sufficient of an extent to really feel like we’re lacking out with GEO-82. Apart from the nighttime view, there’s nothing that offers me FOMO with GEO-82. (I’m actually unsure whether or not that’s an excellent or unhealthy factor on stability; however within the near-term, I’ll take it.)
In the end, I hope the Childless Disney Millennials (or the boomer empty nesters–no good correct title for you all but!) who’re the target market for GEO-82 benefit from the drinks and dishes being served right here. It needs to be a pleasant venue that appeals to its core demo, however I don’t really feel all that “ignored” based mostly on something I’ve seen to this point.
Though it’s decidedly not for us, I’ll fortunately take one other half-dozen GEO-82 like lounges within the former Future World of EPCOT. At minimal, these are higher than all the vacant company lounges, and perhaps sometime we could have an opportunity to take pleasure in this as an (older) household. For now, right here’s hoping that this helps EPCOT meet one among its income targets so that they don’t have to boost Meals & Wine menu costs by 25 cents per dish. Now that can be a win for us!
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