Sci-Fi Dine-In Theater Restaurant
| Sci-Fi Dine-In Theater Restaurant | |
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| The Sci-Fi Dine-In Theater is set in a 1950's Californian drive-in | |
| Disney's Hollywood Studios | |
| Land | Commissary Lane |
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| Opening date | April 20, 1991 |
| Restaurant Type | Table Service |
| Menu Type | American |
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The Sci-Fi Dine-In Theater is a table service restaurant on Commissary Lane in Disney's Hollywood Studios
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 [1]. 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.” [1]
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 [2]. 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.
Current Menu
Click below to see the Sci-Fi Dine In Theater Restaurant's current menu: https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/dining/hollywood-studios/sci-fi-dine-in-theater/menus/
Fun Facts and Trivia
- All of the license plates in the Sci-Fi Dine-In are dated 1955.
- The Sci-Fi Dine-In holds various props from the 1990 Disney film the Rocketeer:
- In the walkway that leads from the check-in table to the main dining room holds a menu from the South Seas Club. This was the scene of a battle between the Rocketeer and Neville Sinclair.
- Farther down, on the left wall, guests can see a rocket pack that was used in the film [3].
- To the right, a prop copy of the Los Angeles Examiner newspaper reads "Who is the Rocketeer.
