News Spaceship Earth closing early each day next week for planned maintenance

[wishiwere@wdw]

Not sure if it’s already been mentioned but there has been quite a few projection enhancements going on. Little things here and there but definitely work going on.

That said, no Rome scent or mist. And some AC would be nice lol

 

[WDW862]

Not sure if it’s already been mentioned but there has been quite a few projection enhancements going on. Little things here and there but definitely work going on.

That said, no Rome scent or mist. And some AC would be nice lol

How was the earth projection? It looked pretty bad last time I rode.

 

[peter11435]

How's the earth projection? Last time I rode it looked pretty bad.

I have a secret for you...

 

[wishiwere@wdw]

How was the earth projection? It looked pretty bad last time I rode.

To be honest, I thought it was actually too bright. They may not be done tinkering though and it still looked better than being too dim.

The matrix projection looked much better and I’d say 75% of the random triangles didn’t have black light on them. This was an improvement lol. It seems there are lots of tweaks and adjustments being made each day.

 

[marni1971]

The matrix projection looked much better and I’d say 75% of the random triangles didn’t have black light on them. This was an improvement lol. It seems there are lots of tweaks and adjustments being made each day.

That means the UV lights still haven’t been fixed. Like the entrance to Greece archway a lot of the UV fixtures are life expired. Although I agree not seeing them clearly on the descent could be a bonus.

 

[rocketraccoon]

Nothing is really visually different other than some lighting changes. The backdrop that the paper boy in the newspaper scene is yelling at is notably brighter though, so much so that the paper boy's arm is casting a shadow on it. Not a great look.

The prehistoric projection is dimmer than ever.

 

[WDW862]

I have a secret for you...

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[geekza]

The prehistoric projection is dimmer than ever.

But, see, that's an intentional choice to represent the dimming of memory through the passage of time! Yeah! That's it!

 

[wishiwere@wdw]

Nothing is really visually different other than some lighting changes. The backdrop that the paper boy in the newspaper scene is yelling at is notably brighter though, so much so that the paper boy's arm is casting a shadow on it. Not a great look.

The prehistoric projection is dimmer than ever.

Interesting. I actually thought it was too bright Friday night. To the point that infrastructure was visible and the seams on the screen were clearly visible. 100% agree on the paperboy. It actually drawls your attention... in a bad way.

 

[wdwtopten]

Honestly I wouldn’t be surprised if Test Track got moved to Tier 2 after Guardians opens

Fine by me...I'm not a fan of the ride anyhow.

How was the earth projection? It looked pretty bad last time I rode.

In my opinion, it was been too dim for years now.

The prehistoric projection is dimmer than ever.

This one has been way, way too dim and dark for years as well.

 

[marni1971]

In my opinion, it was been too dim for years now.

It’s currently far too bright. Light spill is falling on the interior of the geosphere and the protruding earth is casting a shadow above.

It’s ambient light is also illuminating 180top too much.

 

[geekza]

It’s currently far too bright. Light spill is falling on the interior of the geosphere and the protruding earth is casting a shadow above.

It’s ambient light is also illuminating 180top too much.

Hmm, it's almost like they just told some people to go change out the bulbs and didn't care to make sure that the brightness doesn't adversely affect the show. Naah. That kind of disregard for show wouldn't happen at Disney.

 

[larryz]

Did they finally close the door/turn off the light at the workstation over on the left in the first minute of the ride?

 

[bcoachable]

I bet that is the "Break Room" door...
light leaks out some, even when closed- but maybe someone did not shut it properly??

 

[marni1971]

It was pitch black last month at the 52ft level. Too dark given the state of the dawn of time projectors.

A few years ago the maintenance pit light were left on for weeks. Tut tut.

 

[mikejs78]

I'm aware. What I'm saying is that crowds to the Mansion and it's a small world increased as a result of their refurbishments. FP+ exacerbated the wait times, but it is not 100% to blame, let's say 80%.

FP does add to the wait time for some rides and reduces it in others. And besides the refurbishments, there's also been the rapidly increasing attendance without adding any more capacity, which I think is far more contributive to the increased wait times than FP+.

I've said it before and I'll say it again. If you compare the year leading up to FP+ with the year FP+ was introduced (Touring plans has all this historical data), at MK wait times, on the whole, stayed the same.. For some attractions, standby times decreased, for others (HM was one) they slightly increased. But overall there seemed to be little difference year over year on similar days.

Epcot is a different story. Rides like Soarin and Test Track had fairly decreases in wait time, whole everything else increased, including SSE. I think this is the result of the tiering system more than FP+, that distributes FPs to attractions that don't need it because you need to pick your 3, but you can only pick one of the headliners.