Spaceship in Spaceship Earth

[mayoki]

Is it my (8o's impaired) imagination, or did there used to be a spaceship in the planetarium on Spaceship Earth? I seem to remember that from my trips in 85 & 86.

BTW, I'm going to feel real bad if the answer is no.

[brkgnews]

If my feeble memory serves me correctly, lots of people on here have said that they remember seeing astronauts tooling with a satellite inside the dome. Let me do some forum searching for you.

[yensidtlaw1969]

Originally Posted by mayoki

Is it my (8o's impaired) imagination, or did there used to be a spaceship in the planetarium on Spaceship Earth? I seem to remember that from my trips in 85 & 86.

BTW, I'm going to feel real bad if the answer is no.

There was a Satellite with 2 astronauts on it, which was removed around *Insert Correct Date here* because no one really knows why.


Yensid "Like a grand and miraculous Spaceship . . . " tlaw1969

[SirNim]

I seem to remember having heard that the satellite prop is still up there in the planetarium, only it's covered by a tarp of some sort. This may not be factual, of course. I'm not sure.

[Expo_Seeker40]

Here is the link to a vintage photo showing the satellite in the dome of SSE. It may still be there, covered up, or gone, but it was no longer visible since the 1994 rehab. http://community.webshots.com/photo/...66580089UBedpq

[mayoki]

Whew...that's a relief. Thanks for all the info.

I wonder why the got rid of it...

[biggbird5182]

Why did they remove it? What incident happened?

[Expo_Seeker40]

I don't know of any incident with the satellite. All I know is that since the 1994 rehab the satellite is not clearly visible. It is either hidden behind the rockwork of the moon, or covered up, or completely gone.

To me I've never understood why it is no longer in the public eye. Either it malfunctioned, looked to outdated, or was deemed too distracting from the stairfield and planet earth projection.

I wish it would come back, but it does look a little tacky. LOL.

[yensidtlaw1969]

Originally Posted by biggbird5182

Why did they remove it? What incident happened?

UGH! NOOOOO! I DIDN'T INTEND THIS! I was just being stupid. Sorry! I should edit my post now. Sorry for any confusion! No incident! None whatsoever! WHATSOEVER!!!

Yensid "Snaps?" tlaw1969

[jmvd20]

I specifically looked for the ship last week when we rode SSE but didn't see it anywhere. Even if they had it covered with something it seems as if you would still be able to see the shadow of it. Based on that my guess is that it is gone. It would be very interesting to know the exact reason why it was removed.

[marni1971]

Being the geek I am with these things, I`ve recently been doing some research for a video including 180 top from the Perrin & Cronkite era.

As well as the satellite and astronaut there was also a form - as in a shape in the darkness - of a space station. The station had a window in it which had a girl looking out, hands on glass, watching the work on the satellite. It was this `station` that the ride passed under and into backwards, and it was also the structure that held the red strips of light and dome above the track as the descent began.

Here is a work in progress of the layout of 180 top pre 1994:

[DisneyWorld30th]

Originally Posted by Expo_Seeker40

Here is the link to a vintage photo showing the satellite in the dome of SSE. It may still be there, covered up, or gone, but it was no longer visible since the 1994 rehab. http://community.webshots.com/photo/...66580089UBedpq

If you are a vintage photo lover, take a look at this entire album. Has 1980s photos of Disney World, Epcot and Disneyland (w/people movers and skyway)! GREAT PHOTOS!

[mikeymouse]

Originally Posted by marni1971

Being the geek I am with these things, I`ve recently been doing some research for a video including 180 top from the Perrin & Cronkite era.

As well as the satellite and astronaut there was also a form - as in a shape in the darkness - of a space station. The station had a window in it which had a girl looking out, hands on glass, watching the work on the satellite. It was this `station` that the ride passed under and into backwards, and it was also the structure that held the red strips of light and dome above the track as the descent began.

Here is a work in progress of the layout of 180 top pre 1994:

Yeah, I remember seeing that on your Perrin video of SSE.

[marni1971]

Originally Posted by mikeymouse

Yeah, I remember seeing that on your Perrin video of SSE.

- the satellite without the solar pannels! I did that video before the pic linked above was available. The one I actually used in Perrin was off the WorldKey SSE section, and didn`t show the pannels. At least my Ultimate Cronkite version will have them this time

[Expo_Seeker40]

When's that ultimate tribute coming out?! *bows down* *passes out* *needs a satellite in SSE again*