MerlinTheGoat
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It's coming to Tokyo, they're replacing their Space Mountain with this new one.
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News Space Mountain exterior refurbishment - January 2023
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JoeCamel
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In less time than it took to build Tron?
trainplane3
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Yep.
It's a 4 year project. They already broke ground and are doing prep work behind their current SM building. This is a much larger project then Tron was and will take less time.
MerlinTheGoat
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Unless there's another Covid like lockdown situation...
Sparkling Space Mountain revealed as crews wrap up the repaint of Space Mountain at Walt Disney World
Sparkling Space Mountain revealed as crews wrap up the repaint of Space Mountain at Walt Disney World
Sparkling Space Mountain revealed as crews wrap up the repaint of Space Mountain at Walt Disney World
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MEyeSeeKayEY
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My all time favorite attraction. Looking good...
note2001
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Ugh. Not my thing. That looks like it stepped off the pages of Strange World: like a pustule ready to blow.
I'll keep the classic SM look thank you.
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ToTBellHop
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It’s so bright!
CntrlFlPete
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is it grey down the flat parts between the white beams? I cannot tell if that is shadowing of if SM is two toned?
James Alucobond
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Shadow. It's white.
Uh oh. They painted themselves in and have to wait for the paint to dry to get out!
Brian
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FTFY
yensidtlaw1969
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About the same as them taking Peter Pan's Flight offline for upgrades after Mermaid opened, or Expedition: Everest going offline after the opening of Pandora.
Admittedly, I wouldn't be shocked if it happened within the next decade just given the lifespan of the existing track. But if history is any indication they won't do it sooner than they have to.
Animaniac93-98
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It's close to 50 years old as is, what is the actual lifespan of such a structure?
JoeCamel
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Nothing like it exists so judging by similar structures it may be a baby
cue @lazyboy97o to let me know it is a standard structure with theming elements, what would I know?
Looks like longer than a residential house built in the '70s
Magic Kingdom's Space Mountain Construction - Imagineering Disney -
Enjoy these rare construction photos of Magic Kingdom's Space Mountain, taken in 1974. ...
www.imagineeringdisney.com
Animaniac93-98
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Nothing like it exists so judging by similar structures it may be a baby
cue @lazyboy97o to let me know it is a standard structure with theming elements, what would I know?
Looks like longer than a residential house built in the '70s
Magic Kingdom's Space Mountain Construction - Imagineering Disney -
Enjoy these rare construction photos of Magic Kingdom's Space Mountain, taken in 1974. ...
I'm sure the mountain itself is pretty solid, I just don't know how long any coaster track can last with routine maintenance alone
JoeCamel
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Yeah, maybe they could gut it and put in a Play! place.........