Patch Notes // latest change 2025.10.31
EPCOT · Walt Disney World
Restaurant · opened 1985 · EPCOT · 5 changes on record
◆ Latest milestone
Nine Dragons reopened on August 3, 2021 after being closed since March 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic (the space had served as overflow seating for the nearby Lotus Blossom Cafe), initially running dinner-only Tuesday through Saturday.
After a renovation, Nine Dragons reopened in September 2008 with new etched-glass and carved-wood decor and a lighter, fresher menu that moved away from its older Americanized Chinese take-out fare.
Nine Dragons Restaurant opened on October 23, 1985, in EPCOT's World Showcase China pavilion, adding a full table-service Chinese restaurant three years after the pavilion itself debuted.
That's every change on the record at Nine Dragons Restaurant since 1985.
The spotters in our Discord catch the next one first — and the record only grows when someone notices.
Per the documented record, Nine Dragons Restaurant at EPCOT opened on Oct 23, 1985.
The latest documented change (documented Aug 3, 2021): Nine Dragons reopened on August 3, 2021 after being closed since March 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic (the space had served as overflow seating for the nearby Lotus Blossom Cafe), initially running dinner-only Tuesday through Saturday.
5 documented changes, dating back to 1985 — the fan-kept restaurant changelog nobody else keeps.
Citing the record on a wiki or forum? Copy the reference below.