Sci-Fi Dine-In - 1950s Sci-fi Dining
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- Опубликовано: 7 фев 2025
- In this episode of something or other, Mr. Sterling does takes a little tour of the 1950s sci-fi themed restaurant the Sci-fi Dine-In located in Hollywood Studios - Orlando, FL.
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Little known facts: This establishment was the catalyst for such movies as
RADAR MENU FROM THE MOON, DEVILED EGG FROM MARS, EARTH VS. THE CUP AND SAUCER, DR. BLOOD'S COFFEE, THE HORROR OF SPATULA, THE CURSE OF FRANKS AND BEANS, CHILDREN SHOULDN'T PLAY WITH ONION RINGS, THE VILLAGE OF THE HAM, THE EGGSORCIST, THE FROZEN BREAD, THE HAMS OF ORLAC, NOSH FOR TWO, I LOBSTER, THE GRITS THAT ATE CHRISTMAS, FRANK AND STEIN WOLF THE MEAT MAN, ABBOT AND COSTELLO EAT FRANKS AND BEANS, CODZILLA, THE INVISIBLE RYE, BLACKENED FRY DAY, INTERVIEW WITH THE HAM FIRE, and others.
100% true. A few of mine favorites include The Day the Watched Pot Stood Still, Rotini Monster, Fries of Fire, Nightfeed, Dressing to Kill, and Dawn of the Bread.
I'm actually a little morbidly curious to try DR. BLOOD'S COFFEE now....
@@TitularHeroine Sounds a little icky to me. Imagine . . . coffee.
Village of the Ham? Are you Mayor, lol?
p.s., you forgot Noshferatu!
Cheers Warren, who is currently on a Vegetarian diet -- alas, most of them are hard to chase down!
@@awarningtothecuriouswerewolves And here I thought it was Nosferatuna.
Having dinner at a faux drive-in surrounded by retro sci-fi memorabilia while watching Robot Monster beats any five star restaurant I can think of.
Perfectly said. I second that.
Now THIS would make a good franchise!
Heck yeah. Make it so, Number Pondo.
Sterling you have done an excellent job with this video. Well done your majesty of clip classics. ❤❤
Well, thank you much. I've never really been one for vlogging, but the editing sure was easy.
Great decor...every town should have one! Of course, a cocktail lounge is a mandatory consideration. I'm guessing by that blooper reel that you had a supersized vodka on the rocks (with a straw please!). Cheers to all 'til next week. Time for Friday night pizza and a 3-D double feature of GOG and ROBOT MONSTER! Now where did I put my 3D specs?!?
Nope, no vodka on the rocks for me. Just very little sleep, brutal heat, and hordes and hordes of people on a week that was supposed to be a quiet one.
What a fantastic place! Wish I could see a film there. Last in Orlando (& America) in 1978 .. would've loved it if my relatives had taken me to a place like that!! Brilliant 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
So it's been some time since you've been stateside. 1978, you say? I assume you were there to celebrate my birth.
@AtomicSnackBar 😂😂😂yes! I was 13 ... stopped in Orlando on the way from naples back up to hummelstown pennsylvania (where my relatives are) so we could visit sea world. Saw Disney world too! ... far out!!!
Awesome!!!!!!❤️🐸that milkshake looks delicious!
It was great. Nice and thick. I even ate parts of it with a spoon.
That was a delightful video. Dining on Pesto Penne Pasta while enjoying a Darth Vader-esque dominatrix from Mars. Who could ask for anything more?
I know, right? I felt like I had come home.
What I miss is Fry's Electronics in Burbank, California. That was the location set up as if a flying saucer crashlanded against the entrance, and when you went in, you saw giant ants and invading aliens all over the place. It was glorious. And in the back was an old-style 50s cafe with all that entails. It looked like a mini drive-in with a theater running sci-fi classics all day, and the tables looked like old T-birds. Not the easiest to get to when you are limited to bus transportation, but it was worth it sometimes.
But Fry's is gone now, though the location still stands. For now.
Fry's was one of my favorite places to go when I lived in L.A. I sorta regret not going there more often. So it closed down? I hadn't heard that. That's a real shame.
@@AtomicSnackBar Between Frys, Circuit City, and Best Buy, Best Buy was the last survivor. That's almost a crime because Best Buy SUCKS!
@@kali3665 Best Buy in the early 2000s was awesome. They had such a good DVD section, I would drive an hour and a half just to go there. Flash forward to today . . . not so much.
@ AtomicSnackBar - " This town is so small that... " I have to drive 45 minutes through mountains ( not literally) to Albany, NY to find a Best Buy. Then when I got there, they had completely abandoned their Bluray/DVD section. Gone. They definitely ain't what they used to be.
@@tonysantiago255 Back in its heyday, it was rows and rows of DVDs. And some good obscure stuff too. It's where I first rediscovered 1990: The Bronx Warriors.
Perfect Honeymoon spot for 50's Sci-fi freaks and fanatics! Thanks for sharing.
Very true. Though I could see myself there for any special occasion.
Thanks, Brain.
I live in a small town and you NEVER get to see places like that unless you drive a couple hundred miles. Very Cool. Thanks for sharing.
I do prefer smaller town life in my old age, but a couple hundred miles would certainly be a bit much.
Oh my GOD, I want to go there!!!😍
I highly recommend it.
What fun dining would not be complete without some bloopers LOL. Looked like a fun trip.
It was a good trip overall, though brutally hot and very crowded. And we specifically went that week because it was suppose to be light on attendance. I guess everyone else got that memo as well.
Mr. Sterling without glasses😳
It happens every once in awhile. Now if I show up with no hat and no glasses, then you might want to call someone because it's probably a pod person.
Place gives me Jackrabbit slims vibes and that's a good thing
The shake was just that good as well. Thick too.
What a wonderful place! Thank you for the video!
It is indeed. Thanks for checking it out, Dano.
Yes! My wife (who I met in a Star Trek fan club) and I went to Disneyworld for our honeymoon (26 years ago next week!) and made a point of going to the Sci-Fi Drive In. Seeing those pics brings me back.
That is just awesome on multiple levels. Star Trek fan club. Disney World honeymoon. The Sci-fi Dine in. And early congratulations to you both, good sir.
@@AtomicSnackBar Thanks much, my friend.
@@GreyhawkGrognard Absolutely. And hey, if you ever make it back to Disney World, let me know.
That's our favorite destination at that park!
Mine as well, especially since the Great Movie Ride is gone.
Back when they existed, Fry’s Electronics had a different theme for each store. The store near me had a SciFi theme with a UFO smacked into the storefront and giant ants, monsters and Gort inside. Similar to your your video, they had a snack bar with a 50’s drive-in theme, 50’s cars as eating booths and a classic SciFi movie playing on a big projection screen. Good times and so sad they closed. Your video brought back those happy memories.
When I lived in L.A., which was a good 15 or more years, Fry's was one of my favorite places. I remember a friend took me for the first time but didn't tell me what to expect. I was blown away. . . blasted away. It's a real shame it closed down. I didn't know that until last night.
It looks so cool. I'm glad i could see it through you.
Glad you could come along for the ride.
That is the most coolest place ive ever seen !!! 😮
Yes. You are correct, my good Shikster.
Neato! That's a groovy looking diner. Also, I didn't believe that the one called Mr Sterling had human looking eyes under his shades. 😎👍
Oh, that was a phone filter. I think it's called "Make a Robot Look like a Person."
@@AtomicSnackBar 😆😆😆
Super cool! Looks like I'll have to visit the next time I'm in Orlando!
Definitely. I highly recommend doing so.
Oh wow that’s so awesome! I wish we had a place like that in Kansas City where I live.
Hey, it's only a 17 or so hour drive. That's not too much for a milk shake. I kid, I kid. But it really is a neat place.
Always great to hear from you, Bandito.
I’m gettin' Sci-Fi Smoked Wings and a Vanilla Satellite Shake!
A fine choice indeed.
The food is delicious. They got rid of my favorite spicy veggie burger, but for once, the replacements were sooo good. They still have steak fries.
Yes, indeed. Those were really good nachos. And not just good for veggie nachos, but just good in general.
@@AtomicSnackBar I also had the plant based burger. I wish I knew what spices they used in the burger and nachos.
That place rocks. Thanks for bringing us along!!!
Hey, if you folks come done, we'll go. Just let me know in advance so I can make us reservations.
Hey Man ! That's Paradise !!
Yes, indeed. Always one of the main highlights of a trip to Hollywood Studios.
Out of this world!
Well said.
Howdy,
Being on the other side of the continent I had no idea a place like this existed. It looks awesome! Keep the vintage sci-fi alive!
Awesome is a good word for it.
How's the comic coming along?
@@AtomicSnackBar Comic is coming along well. 3rd issue is about 33% done which will complete the first major arc and inch me closer to my "oh god, how do I market this" threshold of 4 issues, heh.
@@Minikin1 Most excellent. Keep me posted.
that place looks as cool as hell man, now if a manage to sell several of my already old and worn out internal organs i may just be able to raise enough space credits to get as far as the airport, after that the plan falls flat, damn guess ill never get there but cheers man for showing it, it looks a blast
Who says you have to fly? If you start walking now, you'll get there in no time at all.
WOW...do places like this really exist?!?!?... cooler than Jackrabbit Slims...Man
It does indeed. Highly recommended if you are ever in Orlando.
@@AtomicSnackBar I haven't been able to get to Florida in years...id love to see a place like that...bty...the storm.... your ok ... right 👍
@@Donathon-f6f Yes, indeed. Thanks for asking. Luckily, didn't even lose power.
@@AtomicSnackBar cool...I live on the Tex Gulf Coast... hurricanes are a way of life here too... fantastic Sterling...till next week... Peace
If the Atomic Cafe ever travels to the West Coast let us know
Aye, aye, good sir.
Loved the video, and the bloopers.
The bloopers are a-plenty around these parts.
My innate knee-jerk snap judgement has very little to say about this. I hope the place has as much business as it takes to keep them open and happy. The back of my mind wants a greater variety of car bodies but who’s gonna pay for that? AMAZING! My people!
Unless the park just decides it wants to replace it with something else, I think it'll be around for a good long while. It's always crowded, and you generally need a reservation.
Me, my wife and my daughter went there, and our scheduled stay in Orlando ended just before everything went haywire with Helene's impending approach. Talk about luck! Anyway we got to be in the front row to the far right. My wife just fell in love with the kitsch. She had the grilled chicken citrus salad. My daughter (a vegetarian) got the flying saucer Impossible Burger. I convinced her to try it with the portabello mushroom. She loved it. Yeah, her Dad loves mushrooms too! I just stuck with the classic American burger. We saw clips from Plan 9 From Outer Space and The Amazing Colossal Man as well as other clips. My daughter came in sporting a bit of a mood (typical 15 year old), so I started doing the typical _MST3K_ style riffing which got her laughing and in a much better mood by the time the food came. Super Dad to the rescue!!
Well, that was good timing. I was there just a week or so before Helene myself. And I had the impossible nachos. I'm not a vegetarian, but I do try to limit myself to meat only once a day. The nachos were so good, I could barely tell they were of the impossible variety.
@@AtomicSnackBar Awww, crap, I didn't even look at the appetizer menu! I love nachos, and would LOVE to have had the Impossible nachos! I also try to limit meat (at least beef and pork) as much as I can. I stick to chicken, turkey, and fish. My wife and I also do lots of creative things with beans. She can't eat beef anymore because ever since she got COVID it tastes like iron and vomit.
@@Driven2Beers I'm the same way. My daily serving is usually fish. Occasionally chicken or turkey. Though that whole once-daily serving thing goes out the window for Thanksgiving.
Beef, on the other hand, I love, but only allow it once a month.
SO COOL!
Yeah, it's a great place. I always have a good time there.
wow - that looks like a great place. Its so good when they know their stuff and get it right. I went to the Hard Rock Cafe in Londonand it was awful - just real b-list pop rubbish, I've been to Hard Rock in Cancun and LA and both had top notch rock memorabilia. Loved the bit at the end - especially when we got to see your eyes for the first time. Lovely little vid with my Saturday morning cup of tea.
I've only been to the Orlando Hard Rock Cafe. And I was so focused on the food, I don't think I even looked to see what memorabilia they had. I'm basically just a walking stomach on vacation, counting down the moments till the next meal.
And yup, those were my eyes. Squinty and tired from only 3 hours sleep, but eyes they were.
@@AtomicSnackBar your eyes are as damn fine as the rest of you - but not in a way - not that there is anything with that - just not me - but you have eyes - nice eyes - eyes. Eyes. Eyes.
That Place Is So Cool 😎!!
It's probably the coolest place I've ever been. And I lived in L.A. for 15 years.
I went years ago, it was awesome! Glad to see it's still going.
And going strong from what I saw. Hopefully, it will be there for many more years.
We're going to Prime Time Diner on our next trip but Sci-Fi is definitely on the list.
You know, as many times as I've been to Hollywood Studios, I've never gone to Prime Time Diner. Heck, I'm not sure I even realized it was there. I may have sci-fi dining tunnel vision.
@@AtomicSnackBar I can relate. I sometimes forget there's an entire front of the park that isn't Star Wars.
@@chefzilla314 This last trip I probably lurked around the little Muppets area the most. And the new Mickey train ride. That one is awesome.
@@AtomicSnackBar I'd love to see the Muppet Land. They had planned and Runaway Railway is fantastic. We'll be there at the end of the month and then back again December for Jollywood Nights.
@@chefzilla314 I get the feeling that Disney just doesn't care about the Muppets anymore. They even closed down the gift shop. Now it's just the theater and the barely-themed restaurant.
Long may it thrive 😺
Hear, Hear.
Thanks, looks like you had a good time. Maybe someday . . .
Most certainly. Just wish they hadn't thrown me out for making suggestive comments to the Ro-Man.
Lol!
That place looks SOOOO cool!! But please watch out for the occasional unwanted Metaluna Mutant - they can hamper your enjoyment of a place like that…
You just gotta know when to tip them. Makes a world of difference. Though what world, I can't say.
Very cool! I wish I had a place like this near me.
If I was too close, I think I would go there a bit too often.
@@AtomicSnackBar Lol - same here!
I have found my holy land, Thank you mister Sterling for introducing me to this truly divine destination that I must go to otherwise my quest to be the biggest retro sci fi nerd in the california bay area to be truly compete, Thank You.
I was actually still living in CA when I first discovered the Dine-In. Didn't stop me from going multiple times, though. I even went to a Star Wars breakfast there once or twice.
One of our favorite lunch spots on property!
Certainly my favorite restaurant in Hollywood Studios. My favorite of all the parks is Ohana. That's some good eatin'.
What an awesome thing to wake up to, although now craving a proper Root beer float - next to impossible to find in deer old Blighty. Seriously you Magnificent Bastid, you really do have great taste in fine dining. Of course I’m wondering if out the back there they’ve got a garden stocked full of plants all grown from Oakridge Atomic Industries Super Atomic Energised Seeds. I sure hope so.
If my grasp on the location is close to accurate, then in back of the Dine-In would be the Muppets section of the park. The 3D Theater and Pizza Rizzos. So not atomic gardens, but a giant Kermit the Frog statue is pretty darn spiffy as well.
@@AtomicSnackBar those atomic seeds could explain the long standing mystery of Gonzo.
Thanks for the fun again!
And thanks for watching again, good sir.
That place is awesome. Do they have Solent Green on the menu? Nice touch with the bloopers; makes for a good chuckle.
But of course. I had the Soylent Green nachos. You could really taste the soylent.
@@AtomicSnackBar And then you turn green! Perfect recycling program.
@@plumbthumbs9584 I always did like Orions.
Soylent Green is mid 70s. But a great movie
@@daveywavey-qc3mw For sure. Just making a joke.
Looks straight outta Pulp Fiction 😂.
I had a shake too.
Sweet. When I lived in LA I shopped at the same "Fry's" featured in Jordan Peele's "Nope". They had a restaurant there that was exactly like this cool looking place. What else would you expect from an electronics' store whose facade was a crashed UFO.
Fry's was one of my favorite places to go to when I still lived in L.A. Didn't make it over nearly as often as I should have, though. A lot of charm to that place.
What a trip! Thanks for the show!
You would love it there. If you're ever in Orlando, I highly recommend you going.
I’ve been there twice and the food and atmosphere are both excellent, any bar-fly or lounge lizard would love it!
That's great. Glad to hear someone was already familiar with it. I also like that the trailers have varied each time I've gone.
Until 1981 my hometown had a drive-in called Del-Sego with an attached miniature golf course.
Ah, now that's a very me-friendly place, right there.
@ AtomicSnackBar - then you'd love Cape Cod Mass. Land of Mini-golf, fish frys, Dunkin Donuts and traffic circles. Big family tourist spot in the Summer. AND, like Florida, it's a peninsula. Trivia 'ad infinitem.
@@tonysantiago255 That does sound like something I would enjoy. The more kitschy the better.
Thanks for sharing a visit to the Sci-Fi Dine-In.👍
Always a good time.
Whoa bud you have eyes! That place looks awesome, would love to take my kids there.
I do on occasion. They were tired and squinty from only three hours sleep and I was oily with sunblock. So I figured, "hey, perfect time to show myself."
@@AtomicSnackBar Nah you looked fine, your glasses are like my hat, I wear my hat to hide my shameful baldness.
@@Junk_World_Templar You are right, my eyes are bald. Speaking of, I was thinking the other day I need to do some videos without my hat again. But I'm just a hat head. Been that way since I was kid.
@@AtomicSnackBar The Man with Bald Eyes is one of my favourite B Movies!
Coolness
Indeed, good sir.
Babe, cmere. Lemme show you why we are moving to Orlando. Hurricanes, smuricanes.
Fortunately, since Orlando is pretty far from the beach, it usually doesn't get hit too hard. I actually stayed the night there to get away from Milton. Didn't even lose power.
I find this VERY interesting and am appalled that I did not know of this when I use to frequent the area. I guess I had too many Vamp Star Cocktails. This does look awesome and honestly not sure how I didn't find myself wandering in. Thanks for the footage
Casey, my friend, between this and the newish Kong ride, I think it's about time you made another trip to the area.
@AtomicSnackBar you certainly have a point but thats two parks without the in state discount.. I'll have to check the books
@@interwebkaiju This is true indeed. And both have a lot to offer. The Wizarding World sections of Universal are fantastic.
Love it!
It's a great place. Highly recommended.
I kinda like jack rabbit slims cause they had vandoren and munro waiting on you and those vanilla 10 dollar shakes are to die for lol cool video by the way
I didn't realize Jack Rabbit Slim's was a real place.
Thanks for watching, Jesse.
@AtomicSnackBar it isn't lol
@@jesseperez1727 It looks like it is. Or at least, there was one in Florida for a time.
This place is very cool!
Yes, siree.
I would love to go there.
If you dig theme parks, it's definitely worth making the trip.
How did I not know about this place? For god's sake, I work in orlando. I will be there tomorrow
Never mind. It is part of the disney commissary system and apparently you have to have park admission to get to it
@@maxsmodels Yeah, that is the only real drawback to it. But if you ever spend a day at Hollywood Studios, it's a great time.
Frigging awesome
Yes, siree.
Hot-Damn! I've got an aunt & uncle in Orlando I haven't seen in 30 years, I bet they'd let me sleep on their couch if I flew over to check this place out!
Well, there you go. Perfect. And even if they aren't sci-fi folks, the food is great and there is other neat stuff at the park.
Looked like a fun restaurant! --Dan
Ohhhh man. I would love to go with you, Karl, and Aunt Donna. Granted, we'd probably get kicked out. But what a story it would be.
@@AtomicSnackBar, I doubt we'd get kicked out. But they might ask us to stop laughing so hard, LOL!
@@danhollifield "Mr. Hollifield, please take that lamp shade off of your head and get off the table."
Awesome!
Well said . . . emojied.
Great video Mr. Sterling, thanks for taking us along!
Does anyone remember the Star Trek Experience in Vegas?
Star Trek and Vegas together? That sounds like my kinda place.
Late 90's early 20's as I recall. Based the decor on ST:TNG / DS9 but still maintained the classic. The bar section was called Quarks, and an indoor ride, of course you'd end up in the gift shop. The wait staff were dressed in "alien" costumes. It was a blast. Sadly, upon my next visit it had closed.@@AtomicSnackBar
@@iammwh936 That's too bad. It sounds neat. TOS is my favorite Star Trek series overall, but DS9 is a very close second.
@ AtomicSnackBar - Interesting. I grew up with the OS so that's a given. But my second favorite would have to be ST: Enterprise. Particularly Season 2. I've always enjoyed Scott Bakula as a screen personality. And he's supposedly a really nice guy.
@@tonysantiago255 Enterprise is my third favorite series, and Scott Dracula is my second favorite captain.
Wow! I love it!!! Outstanding! I miss drive-ins. I love the stars in the sky effect. That is just too awesome! Bucket list. Lol. Thanks for sharing this very cool place.
✌️❤️😃
And it looks even neater in person. It was hard to capture it, especially the night sky effect, on video. Highly recommended.
groovy
Hear, hear.
That is SO awesome
It really is a great place. I've been several times and always enjoy it.
I hope they play MST3k sometimes. They could have an audience sing-alongnight with Fugitive Alien.
Not that I'm aware of, but I'd raise my milk shake to that.
That’s my kind of place.
I’ve been to two 50’s themed restaurants in the 90’s. Actually, it was one because I visited the place in another town and it then moved to the town I lived in when I was in junior college. It had a nice atmosphere, complete with telephones at every table and booth so you can talk to anyone in the place. A big jukebox playing the oldies and an electric train running around the entire length of the dining area above the booths.
Fun times.
There needs to be a sci-fi themed restaurant everywhere.
“The drive-in will never die.”-Joe Bob Briggs
😎✌️👍
There was, and possibly still is, a 1950s bar-b-que place in my hometown. Not only was the food great, it was never super crowded, and I just loved the atmosphere. The little jukeboxes on each table were full of great '50s songs. They eventually opened a newer, nicer, non-themed one that was closer to home, but I still wanted to go the '50s style one.
@ I remember a diner I used to go to after work in the 80’s. Sometimes coworkers went there with me. This place had mini jukeboxes at every booth. Some weekends it was crowded. The diner had been expanded to accommodate the crowd. It was even open on Thanksgiving Day.
I had fun times and great late suppers there. It was a great place to be alone because of the atmosphere. It gave me a place to really think and listen to the music from the mini jukeboxes at the booths. .
We ate here while at Disney back kn 2019. Loved it
It's still just as good. Definitely worth a trip back, JT.
That looks like a fun place!
Very. I always have a blast when I go there.
Blast. See what I did there?
@@AtomicSnackBar 😆
Jack’s Cosmic Dogs in Isle of Palms, SC, has a similar vibe.
Sounds pretty spiffy as well.
I'd find this more fun than Disney World or Epcot...is Epcot still there? Is anything still there after hurricane Milton? Doesn't matter as long as we have R Sterling Comody bringing us the latest retro stuff.
Epcot is indeed still there, at least, it was last month during my most recent visit. I'm not sure how bad it got hit by Milton, but I'm thinking not very badly.
@ AtomicSnackBar - R.Sterling Comody.🤔 Com..mode...? 😆😆😆
@@tonysantiago255 That's funny. I didn't even catch that. But my mind's not in the gutter ... toilet, like yours.
@ AtomicSnackBar - Whooooooosh!
If atomic-age science could somehow extract the purest distilled essence of ‘50s sci-fi & retro-futurism and somehow solidify it into lumber and paint, i think this place would be the result. I absolutely dig it 🥰
Would gladly trade just about every Starbucks in the NYC/NJ/PA corridor for a place like this 🚀🛸👽
That would be a very fair trade, especially on my end, being that I don't drink coffee. I can count the amount of times I've been to a Starbucks on three fingers.
@@AtomicSnackBar I haven’t been to one in over 10 years, but once upon a time one _specific_ Starbucks meant a lot to me, but that was due to the certain someone i used to spend time with there… but that’s all in the past, and now i avoid them for just that reason 🫤
…that, and the absurd prices 😅
Man, I would eat at this place every week! 😀 There's a classic horror themed pizza place near here. Not as elaborate as this sci-fi place, but they show PD horror movies and the place is decorated with posters, monster mags, toys and the like.
When I strike it rich as a world famous donut and bowling shirt tester, I may just do that. Your place sounds neat as well. What's it called?
@@AtomicSnackBar It's called Famous Monster Pizza. They used to have pics of the interior on their site, but I couldn't find any, just now. Just one of the exterior.
@@creech54 That's a great name right there.
@@AtomicSnackBar The guy that owns it is a fan (how could he not be) and all of the decor is from his collection.
@@creech54 That's neat as well. What a great way to show off your collection.
Looks like a fun place:)
Extremely so. The first time I went I hung around in there for about an hour. Well after my food was finished.
Finally..... a retro themed Diner that got it right!!
And did they ever.
Man that place is wayyy cool
Probably the coolest place I've ever been.
I grew up in Jokeville, Ontario & in neighbouring Mr. & Mrs. Sauga, they had a place called the Satellite Drive-in -- it was a circular building! & on College Ave. in Toronto was a joint called the Mars Restaurant -- "Out of this world food" -- at out of this world prices! Cheers Warren, who sure misses the Space Age!
p.s., do they show feature films? Creature features?
No full features any of the times I've gone, but it's possible they have before. It's already tough to get me to leave that place. If they did full movies, I might just move in. Sci-fi squatter's rights.
@@AtomicSnackBar -- If you've been a good boy Mr. S., after death you will wake up in a place like that! Cheers Warren, who hopes to wake up in the Reading Room at the British Library!
@@awarningtothecuriouswerewolves What happens if I've been a mediocre boy?
@@AtomicSnackBar -- You re-awaken here in Ding-a-line world! Cheers Warren, who gave up playing with his dingaling when it fell off!
Yeah, I’d love to go there 😍✌️ war of the worlds with an out of this world burger.. My friend owned a place called the cinema grill. Basically a restaurant with a movie theater built in. Covid unfortunately put it out of business.
Oh, that's a real shame. Sounds like it was a really neat place. What kind of movies did they show?
@@AtomicSnackBar same stuff that was In normal theaters. They did special movies on holidays too. Die hard around Christmas…🙄😂
@ bluntone2273 - Back in the late 90s-early 2000s there were a couple of those Cinema cafe places that ran second run features after they had finished the bigger chains. This was in West Palm Beach, Florida. Some movie theaters had upper level dining area options in the mid-2000s, but unless you were on a date, they were quite a bit pricier. I live in a small NEastern town now and RARELY go to the movies anymore. Like never.
Reminds me of Jackrabbit Slims from Pulp Fiction, only missing Jayne Mansfield and Marilyn Monroe
They were there. I just didn't show them in the video because only I could see them. No, I kid. I was seeing Laura Gemser and Ornella Muti.
@@AtomicSnackBar ah, I bet they were a vision…..
@ AtomicSnackBar - Hm...🤔 just exactly what was in that milkshake?
@@tonysantiago255 they don’t add bourbon or nuthin’?
Go outside the Snack Bar? I am scared.
I know, right? It's a rare occurrence when I go to anywhere other than walks and the pool.
I have to go there
Well worth a little adventure that way.
Wow my kind of place, pity I live in the UK, we have nothing like that over here.
That is a wee bit far. But hey, would make a heck of a vacation.
I assume something like this must be in California so, unfortunately, I probably will never be able to attend.
No, siree. Orlando, Florida.
is that a five dollar shake? ;)
If I recall, it was a 6 or 7 dollar shake. Which I would say is theme park reasonable.
An interesting place.
It's very cool with great food.
Not sure if you got my comment before, but I really dig your Marvin tattoo.
@@AtomicSnackBar How is you know I had a Marvin tattoo?
@@larrydavis3645 I watched your video about it. Or was it my personal ninjas who told me? I forget.
@@AtomicSnackBar I forgot one of my few videos on my channel me talking about my tattoo
Wow! You bring up something I’ve never thought about before. Disney never made a sci-fi did they?
“Escape from Witch Mountain”. “Cat from Outer Space”. What would Walt have done with Heinlein’s young adult phase of material like “Farmer in the Sky”? Their sci-fi stuck strictly to the Earth. Not even a cartoon sci-fi. Incredibles and Buzz and that one that flopped could pass for sci-fi, but no real space fantasy.
If they acquired George Lucas’ stuff, why couldn’t they get rights to Heinlein, E. E. Doc Smith or Burroughs’ Mars work. Then again maybe now’s not the time.
To think that with all his imagination Walt never made an original outer space adventure for kids?!? Well, I guess Irwin Allen beat him to it with “Lost in Space”. Hanna-Barbera beat him with “Space Ghost” and “Herculoids”.
@ kallianublico7517 - Although it's certainly Post-Walt, I'm sure that you're aware of The Black Hole. Maximillian got a lot of robot love for the SnackBar patrons last week. Fantasy classics like 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea were closer to his heart and although H.G.Wells would be considered 'classic', I'm not aware of Walt being particularly fond of the Sci-fi genre. Good catch.
@@tonysantiago255 I forgot about “Black Hole”, but I was more thinking about a series. Like a Davy Crockett in Outer Space. Of course they could do something like that with a “young adventures of Princess Leia” or Luke. Though I don’t know if they possess the suitable, family friendly sci-fi plot lines, and narrative sophistication.
Come to think of it that “Escape to Witch Mountain” was about alien kids. They could retcon a whole series based on them.
@@kallianpublico7517 More films come to mind. Tron. Flight of the Navigator. And much later, the underrated John Carter. But sci-fi under Walt's watch? Notta. Though park wise, the entire concept of EPCOT is about as sci-fi as you can get. And of course, Tomorrow Land.
@@AtomicSnackBar I still remember seeing those bus billboards for John Carter and having no idea that this was Mr. Burroughs’ John Carter. Even though “A Princess of Mars” was the very first actual novel I read when I was 11 - 13? Really good … and yes Disneyesque.. movie. A lot of killing of the murderous “natives” …but they were all cgi cartoons. Good recall “my Jeddak”!
Hey homes at least you got that Pepsi! Pledge your allegiance
And a Ro-man sighting!
I did neither of those things. Unless you count the allegiance I pledged to the Ro-Man.
@@AtomicSnackBarlooks very groovy. It’s on my list
@@chrisbridges4885 What kind of drive would that be for you? 6 or so hours?
@@AtomicSnackBarsomething like that….perhaps a bit more.
What a cool place 🖖🍔💙
It's definitely the coolest restaurant I've ever been to.
@@AtomicSnackBar we have nothing like it in Australia
@@MichaelLangdon-en5cw But you have drop bears. So, that's pretty close.
@@AtomicSnackBar 🤣🖖
The theme and decor is first rate, but how's the food???
It was great. And big servings too. The shake was killer also.
Food is great, and they have delicious soymilk shakes--if that is of interest.
This place looks great! It really gives off the vibe of the ol' drive-in. How was the food and drinks? It would be really cool if you could make a movie review while you're there!
The food was great. The shake was excellent as well. Big portions too. And that would be great to film more there. A bit loud, though.
This place looks awesome! Do they show full movies?
Not that I'm aware. I've been multiple times and it's always been trailers and shorts. But special events are very possible. The first time I ever went was a Star Wars breakfast.
What a unique place. How's the food there?
It was great. Both the nachos and the shake. Big portions too.