Way back in 1982 (when Epcot opened) many of the large attraction buildings in the front of the park had corporate sponsors, and those sponsors had special little rooms built into each attraction called "corporate lounges". While being very cool areas, most only had a security guard, cold ice water, a few armchairs, and a tv here and there. Fast-forward to now — many of the sponsors have moved on — and so those corporate room are being spruced up (a little) and turned into DVC lounges or in the case of Geo-82 — a proper lounge for all guests.
The Geo-82 Lounge is actually behind the Spaceship Earth attraction (but still sort of attached to the geodesic sphere) and up on a second floor — above the Project Tomorrow area. The space had been used as a meeting area for the corporate sponsors of Spaceship Earth.
Geo-82 is a little unique in the Disney system because it is an "adult only" space — you'll need to prove that you are 21 or older to get in. That's not because there's anything surreptitious going on in there — it's just to keep kids out — a nod, to those who might not be on a vacation with their children, and want to relax in an area where there's no young little people running around or crying constantly.
Does it all work as Disney intended? Is Geo-82 a sophisticated hideaway nestled into Spaceship Earth — where you'll be immersed in the storied history and enduring legacy of a timeless Epcot icon? Meh. I'm kind of 50/50 on the place. I had fun, it's a nice lounge — reading Disney's description, I think I was expecting more synergy with the actual attraction.
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To put our visit in context — we went about six weeks after it opened, so not part of the "grand opening" crowd. There's still too many of the head chefs, trainers, and managers that are part of the development team around. Going a few months after it's been open and the development teams have all moved on to their next projects — gives a more realistic sense of what that location is going to be like, for the next several years.Getting Into Geo-82
Technically, Geo-82 isn't part of the Spaceship Earth sphere — it's on a second floor of the "Project Tomorrow" building behind Spaceship Earth. You don't have to ride Spaceship Earth to get to the lounge — you can just walk into the Project Tomorrow building. The entrance to Geo-82 is on the west side of the building — but no matter where you walk into Project Tomorrow, there (should be) little Geo-82 signs that point to the west side of the room.
Taking a few steps back and to the side, we can start to see Spaceship Earth behind the Project Tomorrow and Geo-82 building (the lounge is on the second floor, where all the windows are located). In this photo, the entrance to the lounge (and main check-in desk), would be near a door on the far left side of the photo.
If you have some camera gear, take time to do a little post-production magic, and get a couple of people to block the light streaming in from the outside by blocking to door with their bodies — you might be able to get a photo like this of the main entrance.
Ahhh... when you get someone to block the light from the outside door (on the left), you can get a cool photo of the Geo-82 Logo located at the entrance to the lounge. The dark blue space on the right is the "Project Tomorrow" area ... an interactive gallery of sorts that guests walk into – after the Spaceship Earth ride has ended.
If you don't have people blocking the light from the outside — the main entrance area actually ends up looking a little more like the crew quarters on the bottom deck of a cruise ship.
If you don't get someone to block the light streaming in from the outside door, and don't process the photo – the entrance to Geo-82 looks more like a storage hallway on the bottom deck of a cargo ship.
Now I don't know about you, but if I had a space like this in my house — it's where I'd store the holiday decorations when I wasn't using them — and maybe put a spare vacuum cleaner down there — but this is what Disney is calling "a sophisticated hideaway nestled into Spaceship Earth".
The first part of the journey involves walking down a narrow "cheese grater" hallway. Rules of the road apply ... if there's someone already in the hallway traveling in the opposite direction, wait until they're out of the tunnel before entering. It's not wide enough for two-way traffic.
Ooooooo... it's so... narrow. There's no two-way traffic leading to the first "check-in and hold" cue point at Geo-82.
At the end of the hallway you'll find "check-in desk" number one, which is mostly just a cast member with a tablet. They'll probably take your name, tell you they're running a little behind, and will text-message you when your table is ready.
In this first check-in desk area, there's a cool golden wall with a "G" on it. You might be able to grab a photo here with your group around the Geo-82 logo — but they do also park electric scooters and walkers in front of it — so getting a clean photo is a little hit and miss.
Once you make it through the narrow metal hallway, the room opens up to reveal a curvy wall, with a big G logo on it. There's also a cast member with a little tablet checking guests in (out of frame to the right), and an Otis elevator behind me (also out of frame). However, this seems to be where they park wheelchairs and strollers, so you might not get a good clear photo of the giant G.
There's also a very small placard in this room that has a few words etched in it, along with an icon of Spaceship Earth. It's important — because it's one of only a handful of printed or visual references to the actual iconic attraction.
Here's a closer look at the placard placed between the elevator and the staircase. It's one of the few nods, to Spaceship Earth at Geo-82.
After you've received a text message about a table being ready, you'll return to this area where (on the opposite side of the room as the "G" logo) — there's two ways to ascend to the Geo-82 Lounge — a 40+ year old Otis Elevator, or a spiral staircase.
Past the first check-in point on the ground level there's winding stairs that lead up to Geo-82 and a small Otis elevator. Between the two – there's a small, copper colored placard with some words etched in it. Behind me, there's a curved wall with a giant G logo placed in the center.
We took the staircase on the day we visited, because the elevator was broken when we got there (it had been fixed by the time we left though, so there must be an Otis service tech on-hand).
As it turns out, the staircase is "THE" best way to get up to the lounge area — because it's intended to mimic the track that goes "up" and "around" for most of the ride in Spaceship Earth. (Another one of those few nods to Spaceship Earth.)
On the day we visited, the elevator was broken when we arrived – so we had to take the stairs up to Geo-82's second waiting area. These are slightly wider than the metal hallway mentioned in an earlier photo. The stairs could support two-way traffic, but only if everyone is single-file.
Once at the top, a cast member behind another check-in desk handed us a couple of wet towels. Our towels were cold. I might image on a cold day, they might be warm towels. Either way — they smelled nice.
Here's a photo of the second "check-in" area, although there's no "checking in" here. One of the cast members behind this desk handed us a wet, cold towel. For now, it appears that's what the station is used for. The stairs and elevator are on the left side of the photo.
This opens up into a second waiting area that has a few seats and some artwork hanging on the walls.
The second floor waiting area has some seating options and some artwork hanging on the walls. These appear to be composite photos printed on some kind of metallic substrate.
The artwork seems to be various photo plus artwork style composites of Monorails and the exterior of Spaceship Earth printed on metal. They're nice, but I'm not sure they have any historical significance.
On one side of the room, there's a literal "hole in the wall" that leads to the main Geo-82 Lounge. Once a cast member calls your parties name, you'll be taken through the hole.
There's a small tube tunnel on one side of the room. This is the pathway that leads into the actual Geo-82 lounge area. You're asked to wait in this area until your party's name is called – at which time a cast member will lead you to your table, through the mini tunnel, into the lounge.
This leads to a very short hallway that features bathrooms on one side and some of the panels that are used on the exterior of Spaceship Earth on the other.
Here's a cool look at the "bathroom hallway". The entry/exit tunnel is at the back of the photo – the bathroom nook is on the left and the Spaceship Earth panel wall is on the right.
These are very cool, as they are actual panels from the outside of Spaceship Earth. It's nice to see them up close, if you've ever wished you could touch one, or get a better idea of how big they are.
These tiles line the wall of a walkway that leads from the second waiting room to the main lounge room at Geo-82.
The Main Geo-82 Lounge Area
Once you get past the bathrooms, the hallway opens up into the main Geo-82 Lounge area. My first reaction when walking into the space was — it's smaller than I was expecting and a little drab looking.
This photo was taken from the south west side of the main lounge area at Geo-82 and provides a pretty good look at the entrie space.
Here's a look from the center of the room, right next to the window and looking in, across the entire lounge...
I generally try and stay away from adding editorial to the photo captions, but – in looking at a wide view of the Geo-82 Lounge – there's really very little that screams "Spaceship Earth" to me, in this space. It could be – a lounge on top of any Marriott – in any major city across America.
There are a few of those Spaceship Earth exterior panels being used as a wall covering at the back of the room near the bar — but that's the only and last nod to the Spaceship Earth attraction that there is at Geo-82.
This photo was taken from one of the half-booth tables at the far end of the lounge. It shows the full length of the location.
I don't actually have much more to say about the decor and overall environment. There's not really anything that would set this room apart from a lounge on the top floor of any Marriott Hotel, in any major city across America. I think those Spaceship Earth panels on the back wall are supposed to make you think that the lounge is actually attached to the exterior of Spaceship Earth — but the ceiling height isn't really tall enough for the effect to ever be seen anywhere, except right at the bar.
Here's a photo of the various bottles behind the bar. This is mostly what you'll see if you get seated at the bar counter.
After being in the lounge for a while, the other two things I noticed was — it's really loud in here and it's really warm in here. The latter — is probably because it was 98°F outside that day (which does happen in Florida occasionally) and the air conditioning was just right on the edge of being able to keep the temperature manageable. On a cooler day, it might be okay — there's a lot of window surface to deal with though.
There are several tables right next to the window at Geo-82. They all swivel 360° and are pretty comfortable.
The lounge itself is shaped a little like an amphitheater — smaller near the bar area, with the room getting wider and opening up the nearer you move to the windows. Those windows then bounce all the sound back into the room — and there's no soft wall or ceiling coverings to absorb the sound.
This photo was taken from the center of the lounge, near the window. There's a total of five "swivel chair" type tables in the photo – and there's another five behind me (the space in the exact middle has been left open, so the single center booth has a view). I have been told, that these eleven tables are the only ones that are used for the separately ticketed dessert party at night – which ensures that everyone has a somewhat unobstructed view outside the windows.
It's not a quiet, romantic place where you can have a private conversation with anyone in your party. In fact, most of the time — I couldn't hear what the waiter was saying over the ambient hubbub of the room noise and other people's conversations.
Again though, there's nothing really here that screams "I'm Spaceship Earth". It fine, for a lounge. I don't spend much time in lounges in general. I haven't found other Disney lounges that I've visited to be as consistently busy and full of guests as this one was. The room just didn't have that Spaceship Earth synergy that I was hoping to feel or see.
What's The View Like at Geo-82?
The main design feature of the Geo-82 lounge seems to be the giant window at the back of the room, overlooking "World Celebration".
Here's a view of the Geo-82 Lounge seating area take from the bar.
It surprised me how few people at Geo-82 were looking out the window. Over at Space 220 (for example) — guests were constantly looking at the "space wall". Guests were taking pictures of themselves with the space wall in the background. I know ... all of the elements in the space wall are just in a short video loop — but you can't help it. You look over at the space wall the whole time you're there. Here at Geo-82 — not so much.
Here's the view from the center window at Geo-82.
I mean, it's a nice view. There's not really much to look at, except for a bunch of trees. The American Adventure building is way off in the background — but you probably can't even really see that unless you take a photo and zoom in.
Way off in the background, you can see the top of the American Adventure building... which is clear on the other side of the World Showcase Lagoon. Most of the fireworks at Epcot are launched from the center of the lagoon.
It makes me wish that giant "dancing water" fountain was still here ... because then, there would be something to look at outside the giant window ... but they took that out years ago.
For me, there's not really anything that sets this view apart from the view you might get looking down at the Garden Center of a Super Home Depot. I guess that explains why not too many guests seem to spend time looking out the window.
If you happen to be sitting off to one side or the other, the view from inside Geo-82 is still pretty nice.
What's the Seating Like at Geo-82?
There's several different chair types at Geo-82 and I really liked the ones we were seated at. They were 360* swivel chairs — and I made full use of the feature, spinning around several times. These seats are surprisingly comfortable.
There are two tables for two next to the window - at either end of the lounge area. While not providing the perfect "center" view, it's still fun to "people watch" on the pathway down below.
Another seating type were these larger padded "silver" chairs. While they do look like they might spin around, nobody ever rotated one away from the table — so now I'm thinking ... maybe they don't spin around and they're just fixed in that one position.
The other type of chair at Geo-82 is this very well padded low-back chair. They all have movable pillows placed at the back of chair.
At the far ends of the room are some half-booth, half-chair options. I didn't go around sitting in all the chairs so I don't really "know" how they felt. I can say, it looks like the booth back, while being padded, is quite vertical — so you're not going to be able to slouch much. The half-chair on the other side of the table is not a swivel chair.
Here's a quick look at the other half-booth, half-chair option at Geo-82. There's two rows of padded booths along the east and west walls of the location. These are mostly tables for two. The chairs at these tables, do not swivel.
There is one three-sided booth in the center of the room that provides three different parties with a half-booth and half-chair option. These seemed like they were being used for groups of at least four people.
This is "the" center table at Geo-82. It's in the very middle of the room and if the people sitting in the booth can see over the heads of the people sitting in those chairs – they'll get a straight-on view of the tree garden outside the window.
I'm note sure what the view is like from the two sides that aren't facing the window though. I think if you're sitting in one of these booths or chairs — you'll need to watch that you don't jam your foot into the table legs, or kick someone else in your party — the spacing is pretty tight.
The guests sitting in the two chairs might have a sideways view of the main window looking out across Epcot – but guests sitting in the booths are pretty much going to be looking at the bar.
The final seating option is in front of the bar itself. These high-boy style chairs do not spin. There is a bar rail that runs along the bottom for your feet. Naturally though, you'll be looking at the bar and not out into the room or at the window. I can imagine it would take some effort to turn the chair around.
If you are sitting at the bar (back of the photo) your view consists of bottles and a few exterior panels from Spaceship Earth... furthering my case that this lounge could have just as easily been placed on the top floor of a business class resort hotel, anywhere in America.
Naturally, you don't get to choose where you would like to sit – but I can imagine the experience of sitting at the bar -vs- sitting in the lounge room — are different.
Cocktails and Beer at Geo-82
When we got to our table, "G" logo coasters were placed on it — and we were asked if we wanted water. We said yes.
Here's one of the coaster at Geo-82. It's paper with gold foil printing.
The water was poured into a couple of empty glasses from a bottle (inferring that the water is at least filtered water). There is one cocktail at Geo-82 that contains some very small amount of dairy (the Brown Butter Old-Fashioned) — and I think they probably use the same commercial glass washer for all the glasses — because even the water glass had a distinctly "I've been washed next to a dairy glass" feel about it. This is a pretty common occurrence for a high-volume resort bar — there's nothing wrong or unsafe about the practice — it's just clear that the bottled water is more for show, or practicality — and there shouldn't be any expectation for getting a premium, free glass of water.
Our waiter asked if we wanted water and we said "yes, please". Here's what the complimentary water looks like.
The menu cover is quite cool looking — it's probably one of the design features I liked most about Geo-82.
Here's a look at the Geo-82 Menu. It's very cool. The table is also very small. I ended up putting the menu on the floor when the food was served because there just wasn't enough room.
There are some Spaceship Earth words in the menu about the grandiose mission of Geo-82, along with a cocktail icon guide that help describe how the cocktails are made and what glass they are poured in.
Across from the cocktail mixology icons, there's a page in the menu that mentions Spaceship Earth – one of the few nods to the nearby Spaceship Earth attraction that we found at Geo-82.
Geo-82 Beer
Miller High Life Lager - Served in Bottle
price at time of review : $8.25
item score : 10/10}
There are some beers available at Geo-82, but they are delivered to your table in bottles. There are no draft pulls installed in the Geo-82 bar area.
There are no taps at Geo-82. All of the beer selections are served in bottles. An interesting limitation that probably has more to do with available space, than anything else.
The beers here really aren't any more expensive than compared to just buying a beer while your walking around World Showplace — so if you want to check out Geo-82, but don't really like cocktails — you can totally just get a beer and kick back for the time it takes you to drink that beer.
Brown Butter Old-Fashioned
Woodford Reserve Double Oaked Bourbon, Brown Butter, Maple, Hella Cocktail Co. Mexican Chocolate Bitters
price at time of review : $28.00
item score : 8/10}
I did want to try one of the cocktails, so I tried the recommended old-fashioned.
All the cocktails and small bites are listed in the Geo-82 menu, along with some mixology notes and icons.
It was a well-made old-fashioned and was delivered with a Spaceship Earth stamped on the ice cube. A nice touch, but again is was a little warm in there ... so the details were mostly melted before the cocktail made it to our table.
The Brown Butter Old-Fashioned does include a Spaceship Earth icon stamped on top of the ice cube in the glass. How well-defined that looks, is slightly dependant on how quickly your server brings the drink to your table after it's been stamped. My Spaceship Earth looked a little more like a shower drain cover – but I digress.
This was a good cocktail. There's nothing in the recipe that's really going to make it stand out as an exceptionally memorable cocktail — but it was well made and balanced.
This is one of the Featured Cocktails, a Brown Butter Old-Fashioned ($28.00 as purchased, Summer 2025). The cocktail is said to feature Woodford Reserve Double Oaked Bourbon, Brown Butter, Maple, and Mexican Chocolate Bitters from the Hella Cocktail Company.
The actual practice of fat-washing the glass with brown butter can be a very complex process. I have no idea if they're actually going through all of the steps here at Geo-82 — but honestly — they might be better off just using some kind of brown butter flavoring and calling it a day. I'm not sure this loud, warm room, theme park setting is best place to experience the subtle difference in flavor and mouthfeel that actually fat-washing with brown butter imparts on the cocktail.
The Food at Geo-82
There are a couple small plate or shareable type items on the menu. As near as I can tell, only one item is served warm, and nothing on that one warm item (the flatbread) actually needs to be "cooked" to be safely served and ingested. That leads me to believe the kitchen at Geo-82 is quite small.Geo-82 Charcuterie Plate
A proper 3-3-3-3 charcuterie plate intended to be sharable
price at time of review : $29.00
item score : 7/10}
During our visit we tried the "Chef’s Selection of Artisanal Cheeses, Cured Meats, and Accompaniments" (not sure why it's not just called a Charcuterie Plate on the menu).
This was a proper Charcuterie Plate that followed the 3-3-3-3 rule that any good charcuterie plate should follow. (It's more of a guideline than a rule — but a good charcuterie board should offer three different types of cheeses, three types of meats, three types of starches, and three types of accompaniments.)
Even though they don't call this a Charcuterie on the Geo-82 menu, it does more closely follow the 3-3-3-3 rule for a good charcuterie – than I've seen on some other Disney menus.
Ideally, all of the items should compliment each other in some way, while still providing contrast within each category. For example — a soft cheese, a medium body cheese, and a hard crumbly cheese — but all from the same region, etc. There are many variations on the theme of course, but when you get all the right items together, it can be really enjoyable.
Substitutions had already been made on the Geo-82 Charcuterie from the day we ordered one -vs- the grand opening Charcuterie ... and I'm sure the board will continue to evolve.
In the center of the photo is the Jamon Iberico (red meat/ham) surrounded by other elements on the Geo-82's charcuterie plate.
The three meats on the Geo-82 Charcuterie on the day we ordered it were Calabrese Salami, Jamon Iberico (ham), Wagyu Bresaola (beef).
The three cheese were ... well I couldn't really hear what either of the waiters said when I asked because it was so loud in the room. One was for sure Point Reyes Blue Cheese. Another was some sort of brie or possibly Truffle Tremor Goat Cheese. The Tete De Moine had been removed from the board (I saw a lot of it in grand opening photos from the bloggers various "media day" coverage posts) — and it was replaced with something Italian, medium bodied and a little smokey. I tried twice to find out what it was, but I got two different answers — so I'm not sure anyone knew.
The second cheese on the Geo-82 charcuterie was a blue cheese – probably Point Reyes Blue Cheese – that brand shows up on a couple other Disney charcuterie boards now and then.
The three "starches" (or carbs) were a Cranberry Loaf, a "Euro Bake" Baguette and a Pecan-Green Olive Brittle. The Cranberry Loaf and the Euro Bake Baguette looked different — but had no discernible flavor difference. Both were more like typical theme park lounge crostini than anything else. The Pecan-Green Olive Brittle was the real star here. It's a little sweet and very different than the other two options.
The alled "Pecan-Green Olive Brittle" was the most flavorful of the bread/carb items on the charcuterie. It was sweet and almost like a dessert brittle.
Finally, the three accompaniments were Peach Chutney, Bread and Butter Pickles, and raw Honeycomb. The honeycomb and pickles were quite good. The Peach Chutney didn't have a distinct peach flavor, and ended up tasting more like some unspecified sweet guava goop — which is too bad. Peach would have paired well with many of the items on the plate.
This Honeycomb, along with Peach Chutney and Bread and Butter Pickles were the three accompaniments on the Geo-82 charcuterie plate – on the day we ordered it. (The charcuterie plate is changed now and then, based on what's available I'm guessing.)
Overall though, this was a good charcuterie board. It was well constructed, with a few misses here and there — but a good example of what a basic charcuterie should be. For those that order charcuterie plates often and are looking for new pairing and more of a discovery type of experience — the Geo-82 Charcuterie isn't really going to "wow" you.
Funghi Flatbread
Roasted Mushrooms, Miso-Mascarpone, Mozzarella, Fontina, Pickled Red Onion, Black Garlic Molasses
price at time of review : $15.00
item score : 9/10}
This was my favorite of the food items we tried. I've started seeing black garlic in various forms pop up on Disney menus here and there — on the Geo-82 Funghi Flatbread, it comes in the form of a black garlic molasses. It's a really flavorful, bold ingredient that can be made a little more acidic or a little sweet — without any of funky, pungent flavor you get from normal garlic. It's really just aged garlic, but aged in a moist environment so that it's not "dried" but also not "fermented".
Everything at Geo-82 could be shared (naturally) but for comparison sake – the Funghi Flatbread was not as large as the flatbreads that you might find in the Appetizer section of Table Service menus around the Disney dining system. It was cut into six smaller slices, if I'm remembering that correctly.
Yes, there's too many micro-greens on top — but those are more for visual appeal than anything. You can eat them, I just wouldn't recommend eating them at the quantity they've placed on there. Pull them off the flatbread and just tear off a leaf here and there to add to your slice — that's more than enough.
On our visit to Geo-82 (summer 2025) the Funghi Flatbread was the only item on the menu that was "served warm". I suspect, the "kitchen" area is not very large, and that they only have some form of toaster oven to work with.
The combination of that fresh bread crust, the pickled onions, and those three cheeses are the real stars here. If you don't like mushrooms — there's not too many on the flatbread and they're easy to push aside — or just eat them. They don't really impart an overbearing mushroom flavor (or any texture really) to the flatbread.
Each of the slices was just large enough to hold at least one roasted mushroom and a couple of pickled red onions – along with a sprig of micro greens.
The Miso-Mascarpone, Mozzarella, and Fontina together with the small amount of black garlic and that fresh crust almost give you a "dipped bread in fondue" type of flavor — but in flatbread form.
Is it craveable enough to make me want to go back to Geo-82? Not really, but if I found myself at Geo-82 again, I'd totally order the Funghi Flatbread.
Conclusion
The nice part about having a guest population that's at least in the high 20,000's on any given day at Epcot — is that everyone is looking for something a little different. The (inferred) high-end-ness of Geo-82 isn't really one of the things I'd seek out while at Epcot — but for some, it fills a niche void.The absence of children and having a well-stocked bar might be just what you're looking for while at Epcot — and there's not really any other place in the park that will give you that.
Food-wise, I think I've been spoiled by the Disney lounges that offer more items (and have bigger kitchens). That being said, what I did sample here, was good lounge style, small plate food items. I wish they had a couple of those beers on draft — because then, honestly I might come back again. I know my way around craft cocktails, but (for me) it's not something I'm looking for while in a theme park.
If you really love Spaceship Earth and are looking to extend your experience with the attraction — you're probably going to be disappointed with Geo-82. For me — the whole design and concept just doesn't connect with the attraction at all. Maybe it's not supposed to — but then why put it here? Why not turn part of the Odyssey building into a high-end lounge? It's more centrally located.
Here's a look at the Geo-82 Lounge from the outside – standing to the west of the building. At night, you can really see those star bust lights hanging from the ceiling.
Geo-82 does offer a "night-time fireworks watching dessert party" type of event (for a pretty hefty additional fee). I can't really talk about that event in this review — but if that's the "whole" reason Geo-82 was located here ... I mean, it's a "different" place to watch the fireworks from — but it's a little like having a skybox at a basketball game. Sure, it's all fancy and exclusive — but if you really like basketball, you want the court-side seats. Geo-82 is pretty far away from the World Showcase Lagoon.
Pros and Things I Liked
- The food items we tried were quite good
- The craft cocktail was a legitimate, actual cocktail and not some pre-mixed, theme park style cocktail
- Swivel chairs are fun
- The waitstaff were all attentive and seemed knowledgable
- There's no children running around
- I can now say "Hey, you remember that time we ate in Spaceship Earth."
Things that Surprised Me
- Geo-82 is smaller than I had expected
- It's louder in the lounge than I would have expected
- It's warmer than I would have expected (but that might change if the temperature outside is more moderate on the day you visit)
- There really isn't enough synergy tying the Spaceship Earth attraction, to this space
At the end of the day — I'd still recommend Geo-82 ... but only as a one-and-done spot. If for some reason you can't get in... I wouldn't feel too bad about it. Personally, I'd still go to the Space 220 Lounge over this location. The food and beverages are on the same level, they cost a little less, the room is cooler (temperature wise) and guests do seem to enjoy staring off into space ... more than they do looking at the World Celebration forrest below.
If you don't want to spend much on craft cocktails, Geo-82 can be a fun place to just grab a beer and watch people (your not obligated to buy a cocktail or any food). Plus if you manage to get a window seat — you can watch people outside too, and that's fun.
Editorial Closing Remarks
With so few actual nods to the Spaceship Earth attraction at Geo-82, I feel like it's a more of a "missed opportunity" by Disney to do something really great and special here. There's so much talk about "synergy" and using characters everywhere — it's almost like they didn't realize that Spaceship Earth is it's own character — that the attraction is the star.How cool would it be if the room was divided into thee parts and you could sit in the Egyptian hieroglyphs room, the European Renaissance room, or the mainframe computer room. Heck, even just big screens that show a new artist animation of all the Spaceship Earth scenes — so it would feel like you were going through an extended, slower version of the ride... just sitting there.
I wanted to be able to order a woolly mammoth rib, a "rome is burning" flatbread, or a mouse trap tv dinner. Drink a Phoenician beer or an Apollo 11 cocktail. When the tab comes, there would be a Disney style drawing of a scene from Spaceship Earth, with a fact or some writing on the back about that scene — "come back and collect all 10 cards".
I just feel like there are so many, fun, great possibilities here — and none of them were really explored. What it ends up being, is kind of a nondescript, expense repot lounge... that could be located on the top floor of any decent resort, in any big city, anywhere in the US.
It's hard not let the thought of what this could have been — interfere with how much I may or may not like what Geo-82 actually is.
