In addition to regular day service, GEO-82 at EPCOT also offers a fireworks dessert party with viewing of “Luminous The Symphony of Us.”
GEO-82
GEO-82 is located where the Siemens corporate lounge used to be on the back of Spaceship Earth, facing World Celebration Gardens. Here’s the description:
Sip, savor and unwind in style at GEO-82, a sophisticated lounge with sweeping views of World Celebration Gardens and World Showcase Lagoon in EPCOT. GEO-82 is nestled within the iconic geodesic sphere that’s home to Spaceship Earth.
Check out our GEO-82 tour.
GEO-82 Fireworks Experience Details
“Luminous The Symphony of Us” is currently performed at 9 p.m. so the dessert party starts at 8 p.m. Check-in opens at 7:40 p.m. Reservations are required and can be booked online 60 days in advance.
Both during the day and for the dessert party, GEO-82 is restricted to guests 21 years of age and older. We’ve had varying experiences with regards to photo IDs, with Cast Members sometimes asking to see our IDs when checking in, sometimes at the table, and sometimes not checking at all.
The GEO-82 Fireworks Experience is $179 per person, plus tax and gratuity. Theme park admission is not included and must be purchased separately. Depending on your admission type, a theme park reservation may also be required.
Fireworks are not guaranteed. On rare occasions, fireworks may be canceled or rescheduled. All entertainment and experiences are subject to change without notice.
This experience does not allow modifications once the reservation is confirmed. There is a 24-hour cancelation policy. If the guest cancels or fails to show up within the 24 hours, they will be charged full price.
GEO-82 Fireworks Experience Menu
Featured Champagne
- Canard-Duchêne ‘Léonie’ Cuvée Brut NV
Champagne, France
Event-exclusive cocktails, Golden Old Fashioned and Shimmering Margarita, are available upon request. You can get all three drinks at no extra charge. You can order drinks from the regular GEO-82 menu but they cost extra.
Tasting Tower
- Pimento Cheese Macarons
- Deviled Eggs with Crisp Duck Prosciutto
- Chef’s Selection of Artisinal Cheeses, Cured Meats, and Accompaniments
Sweet Bites
- Baumkuchen
- Bonbons
- Chocolate-dipped strawberries
Drink Reviews
Canard-Duchêne ‘Léonie’ Cuvée Brut NV
This is the first time that Disney is serving Champagne tableside for a fireworks experience. It’s expensive champagne — $160 per bottle.
The expense makes sense because this is an excellent champagne. Even our reporters who don’t usually like champagne enjoyed this.
Rating out of 7: 7
Shimmering Margarita
Teremana Tequila Margarita with Silver Dust
The shimmering silver dust is hard to see but it’s visible when you swirl the drink. This is a good cocktail and you’ll like it if you like margaritas. It’s better than La Cava del Tequila in the Mexico Pavilion. But it’s not better than most of the cocktails on the regular GEO-82 menu.
Rating out of 7: 4
Golden Old Fashioned
1920 Old Forester 1920 in a Classic Old Fashioned with Gold Dust
This is fine. There’s nothing wrong with it. But the Brown Butter Old-Fashioned on the main menu is far superior.
Rating out of 7: 4
Food Reviews
Tasting Tower
Pimento Cheese Macarons; Deviled Eggs with Crisp Duck Prosciutto; Chef’s Selection of Artisinal Cheeses, Cured Meats, and Accompaniments
This offering is technically a “fireworks experience” and not a “dessert party” because you do get savory options with this tasting tower. It’s kind of like a meal with small bites on top, an appetizer in the middle, and an entree on the bottom.
The pimento cheese macarons with micro arugula are fantastic. You get the saltiness from the toppings and the sweetness of the macaron, which is a little chewy and not too dry. This is a unique, interesting item.
Rating out of 7: 5
These are kind of big but it’s best if you eat them in one bite. They’re very good, elevated deviled eggs. In addition to the crisp duck prosciutto, there’s a tangy berry on top which adds a citrus contrast to the richness of the egg. Like the macarons, these are wonderful and unique.
Rating out of 7: 6
The charcuterie is essentially a mini version of the board on the regular menu. It comes with two meats and two cheeses instead of three of each. Accompaniments include pickles, peach chutney, and seedy bread. It’s hard to rate any of the items individually but, like the standard menu option, this is delicious.
Rating out of 7: 6
Sweet Bites
Baumkuchen; Bonbons; Chocolate-dipped strawberries
The Baumkuchen has 11 layers for the 11 countries of World Showcase. It’s good but it’s the exact same Baumkuchen from Connections Cafe, so nothing special. The bonbons come from Norman Love Confections. One is a nice bitter dark chocolate, the other is milk chocolate. Both are very creamy.
The chocolate-dipped strawberries are high quality with a nice chocolate. The gold leaf tastes, for lack of a better word, fancy. It’s an appropriate dessert for this experience.
Rating out of 7: 5
Fireworks
They dim the interior lights about five minutes before the fireworks begin and play the music in the lounge.
Unfortunately, both nights we attended the fireworks experience, the lights came back on at 9:10 — about halfway through the show. This completely ruins the view. Hopefully it’s an error and will be fixed.
Lights aside, this is a surprisingly great view of the fireworks. Disney removed some large trees from behind Dreamers Point to provide a better view of both the show and the gardens in general. We do recommend letting your shorter friends sit closer to the window and taller friends sit at the outside of the table.
Stay tuned for our video of “Luminous” from GEO-82. Watch our video of the nighttime spectacular’s debut performance below.
Overall
This is not cheap. You do get an expensive champagne and access to two other drinks, which they will continue to refill. We assume there’s a limit to how many drinks they will give you, but we didn’t hit it. You could make this experience worth the money if you drink a lot of champagne.
However, the margarita and old fashioned are not as good as most drinks on the regular menu. And while the macarons and deviled eggs are nice and unique, the charcuterie is just a version of the regular menu’s dish.
We would instead recommend getting a standard 7:30 p.m. or 8 p.m. reservation for GEO-82 and staying for the fireworks. You are allowed to do that. It may not be the best view in the house, but you can still see the fireworks.
Which makes the fireworks experience not that exclusive. It only takes up nine tables — six along the window and three set back from the window, for a total of about 25 guests. The rest of the lounge is taken up by non-dessert party guests.
With a standard reservation you could get four drinks, the charcuterie board, and some other small plates for less money. Sure, you wouldn’t have champagne, but the cocktails would be good.
The fireworks experience could be good for special occasions and celebrations like an engagement or anniversary. It is an elevated, quiet, and more intimate experience than, for example, the Magic Kingdom dessert party. Plus, it has air conditioning.
Read our review of every item on the standard GEO-82 menu.
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