Table service
Sci-Fi Dine-In Theater Restaurant
The short answer
Sci-Fi Dine-In seats you in a 1950s convertible car in a permanent drive-in cinema, watching B-movie trailers on a big screen while you eat burgers and milkshakes. It is the most fun room at Hollywood Studios and the food is the least of it.
- Where
- Commissary Lane, Disney's Hollywood Studios.
- Cuisine
- American diner
- Reservation
- Book at 60 days
- Booking opens
- 60 days ahead, 6:00am Eastern — and if you are staying at a Disney resort, day 60 books your whole stay, up to ten days. Off site, it is 60 days for each date separately, so the same table is gone before your window opens. Work out your date.
- Typical meal
- about $39 a head before tax · average entrée $25.67, dessert $8.70, drink $4.99 on Disney’s menu, read Sep 21, 2026
- Dress code
- Theme park casual
- Noise
- quiet
- Non-resort guests
- Yes — with theme park admission
- Dining plan
- Table-service plan, 2026 and 2027 · Disney’s own listing, Sep 22, 2026 · what a credit buys here
$18.75cheapest$29.47median$47.50dearest
Mean main course from Disney’s own menu. Drinks, sides and tip are on top. Read Sep 21, 2026.
Is it worth the money?
Yes, and specifically for children. Eating in a car in the dark watching monster trailers is the sort of thing a seven-year-old remembers for a decade, and at about $33 a head it sits below the middle of Disney's table-service range rather than above it.
It is also dark and everyone faces forward — the wrong choice for a conversation or a first date, and a very good one for a family who have run out of things to say to each other.
Who it’s right for
Children, unreservedly — eating in a car in the dark while B-movie trailers play is the sort of thing a seven-year-old remembers for years. It is also the quietest table service in Hollywood Studios, because everyone faces the screen.
Who it’s wrong for
Anyone who wants to talk to their party. The car seating faces forward, so conversation across the table is awkward by design, and the room is dark throughout. The food is diner food at table-service prices.
What is actually good
À la carte diner food, and the milkshakes are the strongest item on the menu at $7.75. Burgers run $24 to $27, the grilled pork chop is $32 and the steak frites $31. An earlier version of this page said the menu had ribs. It does not, and checking Disney's own menu is what caught it. A burger and a shake is about $33 before tax.
Portions
Generous. The burgers are large and the shakes are a meal in themselves; two people can share a dessert without regret.
Allergies and dietary needs
Standard allergy handling with a chef visit on request. The menu is straightforward enough that substitutions are easy.
Common questions
- Do you eat in a car at Sci-Fi Dine-In?
- Yes — most tables are 1950s convertible cars facing a large screen showing science-fiction B-movie trailers on a loop. A few conventional tables exist at the back; ask for a car when booking, because the cars are the entire point.
- Is the food good at Sci-Fi Dine-In?
- Diner-standard. Burgers, ribs, sandwiches, and milkshakes that are very good. Nobody books this restaurant for the cooking, and the room more than justifies the visit.
- Is Sci-Fi Dine-In too dark for young children?
- It is dim, not dark and children generally love it. The trailers are old, cheesy and not frightening. The main consideration is that everyone faces forward, so conversation across the car is awkward.
- How hard is it to book Sci-Fi Dine-In?
- Hard but not impossible — book at sixty days for peak dates. It is more attainable than 'Ohana or Space 220 and single-party cancellations appear regularly in the app.
Sources
- Walt Disney World official — Sci-Fi Dine-In Theater Restaurant menu and prices — Disney official · checked
- Disney Food Blog — Sci-Fi Dine-In Theater Restaurant reviews, photos and menu coverage — reported by · checked