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− | Electric Umbrella is a counter service restaurant within [[Innoventions]] in [[Epcot]] | + | Electric Umbrella is a counter service restaurant located within [[Innoventions]] in [[Epcot]] |
==History== | ==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 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, 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 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. | + | 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>. | 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== | ==Fun Facts and Trivia== | ||
− | * The Electric Umbrella was designed by Disney | + | * The Electric Umbrella was designed by Disney 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"/>. | * The restaurant's name came from an item sold in the nearby Centorium <ref name= "Crump"/>. |
Revision as of 15:50, 21 June 2018
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 [1]. Located in CommuniCore East, Stargate was a counter service restaurant that served breakfast, lunch and dinner [2].
On April 10, 1994, Stargate closed for refurbishment as part of CommuniCore's transition to Innoventions [3]. Following renovations, the dining location reopened on June 24 as the "Electric Umbrella" [3]. Although the restaurant was aesthetically updated at this time, it retained the same layout [4]. 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 [5].
Fun Facts and Trivia
- The Electric Umbrella was designed by Disney Imagineer and Legend Rolly Crump [6].
- The restaurant's name came from an item sold in the nearby Centorium [6].
- The Electric Umbrella is home to a trash can that talks when guests throw away their garbage [7].
- Michael Eisner liked the name Electric Umbrella so much that he wanted it to be the name of the entire Innoventions pavilion [8]
Current Menu
Click below to see the Electric Umbrella's current menu:
https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/dining/epcot/electric-umbrella-restaurant/menus/
References
- ↑ http://thisdayindisneyhistory.homestead.com/epcotgrandopening.html
- ↑ http://www.imaginerding.com/2012/03/05/stargate-restaurant-at-epcot-center/
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 http://land.allears.net/blogs/jackspence/2014/04/march_madness_quiz_answers_1.html
- ↑ http://www.omniluxe.net/wyw/cmcr.htm
- ↑ http://www.wdwmagic.com/other/mymagicplus/news/16aug2017-mobile-order-rollout-complete-with-the-final-restaurants-at-disneys-hollywood-studios.htm
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Crump, Rolly, and Jeff Heimbuch. It's Kind of a Cute Story. N.p.: Bamboo Forest, 2012. Print.
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnWy_ZRsWtE
- ↑ Crump, Rolly, and Jeff Heimbuch. It's Kind of a Cute Story. N.p.: Bamboo Forest, 2012. Print.