Sci-Fi Dine-In Theater Restaurant

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History

The Sci-Fi Dine-In Theater Restaurant takes guests back to a Californian drive-in movie theater set in 1955. To this end, the the tables that guests sit in are shaped like 1950's convertibles, while the whole restaurant is oriented towards a large screen showing B-Picture trailers.

The 45 minute loop that plays in the Sci-Fi Dine in restaurant was curated by Imagineer Stephanie Keith, who spent hundreds of hours searching through film libraries, private collections, and the national Film Archives in Washington DC. According to post production supervisor Louise Gladden:

“It was a challenge to make a piece of film look good but not too good. We needed to keep some of the scratches, which add to the charm of the film.”

In addition to the B-Film trailers, the Sci-Fi Dine-In Restaurant's montage also includes two MGM animated shorts, News of the Future reels, and a compilation of old Disneyland clips set to the song Great Balls of Fire.

The Sci-Fi Dine-In Theater opened on April 20, 1991 as part of Walt Disney World's 20th Anniversary celebration. For the anniversary, Disney announced that they would be unveiling "20 spectacular reasons to visit this year", with the Sci-Fi Dine-In among them. Within a year of its opening, the Sci-Fi Dine-In became the most popular restaurant at the Disney-MGM Studio's, serving over 2,200 people a day during peak periods.

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