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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 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.  
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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 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 Electric Umbrella was designed by Disney 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>.

Revision as of 15:19, 21 August 2017

Electric Umbrella
Electricumbrella.jpg
The entrance to the Electric Umbrella. Photo by Michael Gray
Epcot
Land Innoventions East
Opening date October 1, 1982 (as Stargate)
June 24, 1994 (as Electric Umbrella)
Restaurant Type Counter Service
Menu Type American
Formally Known As Stargate (1982-1994)
Sponsored by Coca-Cola

Electric Umbrella is a counter service restaurant 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, the 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 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 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

  1. http://thisdayindisneyhistory.homestead.com/epcotgrandopening.html
  2. http://www.imaginerding.com/2012/03/05/stargate-restaurant-at-epcot-center/
  3. 3.0 3.1 http://land.allears.net/blogs/jackspence/2014/04/march_madness_quiz_answers_1.html
  4. http://www.omniluxe.net/wyw/cmcr.htm
  5. http://www.wdwmagic.com/other/mymagicplus/news/16aug2017-mobile-order-rollout-complete-with-the-final-restaurants-at-disneys-hollywood-studios.htm
  6. 6.0 6.1 Crump, Rolly, and Jeff Heimbuch. It's Kind of a Cute Story. N.p.: Bamboo Forest, 2012. Print.
  7. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnWy_ZRsWtE
  8. Crump, Rolly, and Jeff Heimbuch. It's Kind of a Cute Story. N.p.: Bamboo Forest, 2012. Print.