Hey Howdy Hey Maria and welcome to planDisney!
Advanced dining reservations can be tough to get sometimes. With super popular restaurants like
Space 220, these reservations may be even tougher to secure your spot. Hakuna Matata Maria, let's go over some of the specifics with the dining location and try to get you an out-of-this-world dining experience set up for your upcoming trip!
Regarding availability, ever since the travel restrictions from COVID-19 have been lifted, Walt Disney World Resort has been seeing a significantly high demand for an uncharacteristically longer period. This has impacted availability at resorts as well as in the parks with advanced dining reservations. I would like to tell you there is a glitch that will be fixed and reservations will open up soon, but I am not sure that is the case as this has been a super popular dining experience since its opening date. You still do have some options for securing your ticket for this experience though!
One thing to make sure to do is to keep checking! Try and make it part of your day to peruse the app to check to see if anything opens up for the date you are looking for. Try and do this multiple times per day and when checking for reservations I have always had better luck putting in a specific time rather than a general block of "Dinner" to check on openings. Searching for times off of general eating times, say lunch at 3:00 p.m., might also give you a better shot at availability for this location.
You can also try to join the standby list if you are unable to get a dining reservation for the day of your visit. Just like any restaurant, you can visit the host stand and check on availability on the day of your visit to see if you will be able to hop aboard the next space flight. If not, there is always the lounge you might have access to. The
Space 220 Lounge is a first come first served basis and is a way to gain access to this experience without sitting down for a full meal. You can choose from several appetizers and enjoy many of the drinks available to all Guests and most of all, enjoy this experience among the stars!
Maria, I hope you can keep the faith and keep checking on availability for this experience as this is one you won't want to miss! I hope these options for your search and experience will help get you your boarding pass for the trip for your space travels and I hope for a truly Magical vacation. If you have any further questions please feel free to let us know, we would be happy to help!
Have a Magical Day,
Nick