New space restaurant coming adjacent to Mission: SPACE at Epot

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At the D23 Expo, Disney announced that a new space-themed restaurant will be coming near Mission: SPACE at Epcot.  According to the Disney Parks Blog, the restaurant will invite guests to travel into space for amazing dining experiences in the stars.

“We know our guests love dining at Epcot – and the restaurants really are out of this world,” said Walt Disney Imagineer Tom Fitzgerald, who shared a first look at the restaurant during the Walt Disney World Parks and Resorts presentation at D23 Expo 2017.  “Now we’re about to create one that takes that literally,” he added.

The new space restaurant will be operated by the Patina Restaurant Group. Patina Restaurant Group operates several other restaurants at Walt Disney World including Tutto Italia and Via Napoli at Epcot and Morimoto Asia at Disney Springs.

No word yet on a possible opening date.

In the news: Dispute over Mission: Space settled and an unknown is picked for Tron 2.0 lead character

Two stories on CNBC.com caught my eye today.

The first is a story about a settlement between Disney and Environmental Tectonics Corporation over the design and implementation of Mission: Space at Epcot. This is a pretty complicated story, so I won't try to muck it up with a summary other than to say the settlement appears to be amicable.
http://www.cnbc.com/id/28519042/site/14081545

The other story is about a Disney movie I can't wait to see: Tron, Tron 2.0, or TR2N or whatever it will finally be called. It seems Murtaugh (played by Garrett Hedlund) from the Eragon movie will become the lead character. Also noteworthy in this article is that shooting will start this spring. I just hope Disney will someday release that awesome teaser trailer they showed at the San Diego Comic-con last year.
http://www.cnbc.com/id/28534475/for/cnbc/