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Electric Umbrella

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Electric Umbrella is a counter service restaurant located within [[Innoventions]] in [[Epcot]]
==History==
The restaurant that is today known as the Electric Umbrella originally opened as "Stargate " with the rest of EPCOT Center on October 1, 1982 <ref> http://thisdayindisneyhistory.homestead.com/epcotgrandopening.html </ref>. Located in CommuniCore East, the Stargate was a counter service restaurant that served breakfast, lunch and dinner <ref> http://www.imaginerding.com/2012/03/05/stargate-restaurant-at-epcot-center/ </ref>.
On April 10, 1994, Stargate closed for refurbishment as part of CommuniCore's transition to Innoventions <ref name= "jack"> http://land.allears.net/blogs/jackspence/2014/04/march_madness_quiz_answers_1.html </ref>. Following renovations, the dining location reopened on June 24 as the "Electric Umbrella " <ref name= "jack"/>. Although the restaurant was aesthetically updated at this time, it retained the same layout <ref> http://www.omniluxe.net/wyw/cmcr.htm </ref>. Since reopening as the Electric Umbrella, the dining location has not seen any major changes.
In 2017, Disney began offering mobile ordering at the Electric Umbrella <ref> http://www.wdwmagic.com/other/mymagicplus/news/16aug2017-mobile-order-rollout-complete-with-the-final-restaurants-at-disneys-hollywood-studios.htm </ref>.
==Fun Facts and Trivia==
* The Electric Umbrella was designed by Disney legend Imagineer and Legend Rolly Crump <ref name= "Crump"> Crump, Rolly, and Jeff Heimbuch. It's Kind of a Cute Story. N.p.: Bamboo Forest, 2012. Print. </ref>.
* The restaurant's name came from an item sold in the nearby Centorium <ref name= "Crump"/>.