Does anyone prefer Mission: Space to Horizons?

[Britt]

Well I never! Even our @figmentfan423 couldn't come up with an excuse like that.. " Yes I'll have the Nachos & Jalapeños,Oh and I better have a wee Margarita incase a nacho gets stuck in my throat." LOL.

Its the jalapeno that gets stuck

Frick...I want nachos for dinner so much...haha

 

[real mad hatter]

Its the jalapeno that gets stuck

Frick...I want nachos for dinner so much...haha

OMG. Relax.Ive a medical degree.. If this happens again..Stand on your head and drink the Margarita thro a straw.. If the Jalapeño is still stuck,at least it will give the rest of the family a laugh.

 

[JIMINYCR]

I never had the chance to ride Horizons but I do love Mission Space ... I will ride it multiple times every trip to EPCOT. Always the more intense version. I would'nt do it any other way. I did go on the less intense "once" when the intense line was crazy long, just to compare the sensation and it definitely was less than thrilling.

 

[MikeTaylorSound]

Horizons was a great ride. Mission: Space has a limited audience, even for 2 variations. I love going in the queue line and seeing the old Space Station. It wasn't spinning in June. :'(

 

[ShookieJones]

Horizons wins. Classic Disney dark ride. done and done.

With that being said -Mission Space is not a complete abomination.
It unfortunately has two major issues:

1. the misfortune of replacing said classic ride.

2. Re-ridability

However I think a lot of the re re-ridability issues with mission space could be easily remedied with a live action or animatronic hosted pre-show followed by the entering the existing mission vehicles which could set to land on different planets and accompanying scenarios.

 

[Disneyhead'71]

I voted for Mission Space. I loved Horizons, but it was very dated and many of the themes redundant to portions of many other attractions at WDW.

 

[DznyGrlSD]

Horizons. Only because Mission:Space makes me even the "green" side makes me wanna yack.

 

[Mukta]

Horizons was one of the best rides I have ever seen in my life. MS pales in comparison.

 

[bethymouse]

I guess MS only because I can still do the orange version, and it's fun for me. I don't really consider Horizons a "ride" per say.
Horizons is dated. Yes- it's a part of a long gone past. EPCOT really needs another "thrill ride" IMHO.

 

[Soarin2u]

All know is that I don't like Mission: Space. I rode that ride once and never rode it again, to me anything is better. The first time it broke down and we were stuck in that tiny box, I freaked out as a child and I determined that I would never ride it again. Plus the entire time I felt like I was doing this,.... Left with a major headache....

 

[Glasgow]

I applaud that they built MS, regardless of it replacing Horizons. I like when they push the limits a bit, it's what moves rides forward into the future. You can't just always go seamlessly from one great ride technology straight to another, so they're learning all the time - even when producing rides which limit potentials riders and as many have said prior, re-rideability.
Having said that, I remember LOVING Horizons as a kid. Getting to choose your own 'experience' at the end of the ride (Interactive screens anyone? Where are the haters now? ) plus seeing the OmniMax. This was an immersive masterpiece.
MS and Horizons, although on the same piece of land, are really two different animals that belie comparison IMO. I am/was awed by both in their own ways. Would probably still rather have an immersive dark-ride, but how often is that not the case??

 

[MerlinTheGoat]

Horizons was a masterpiece, nothing less. One of the greatest rides ever created by any measure. Truly fantastic and elaborate dark rides like this and EPCOT's other classics are basically a dying breed now and we may not get any new attractions that are on par with them ever again. It's kind of heartbreaking.

Whoever has not had the great fortune to experience Horizons in person, at the very least go to Martin's site and watch his tribute for it. I thank heavens I was lucky and got to experience EPCOT before it was mutilated and ruined.

 

[The Mighty Tim]

Though Mission: SPACE is one of my favourite rides at the moment, Horizons is one of my favourites of all time. Thus, Horizons gets the nod.

 

[75disney]

Loved Horizons. I so wanted to be one of that cool family that lived under the sea. The orange smell in the desert farming scene was particularly memorable (an innovative effect for that time). My sibs and I always fought over how we would end our ride (space, sea, or desert). Sea usually won. It was a classic Disney attraction, one that told a story about family, a theme which never gets old.

 

[Florida_is_hot]

When Horizons was on its last days nobody seemed interested.
I know I was there, Horizons was open during the holidays and it was no secret that it was to close; I rode Horizons 4 times the last time I was in EPCOT with it open. Horizons was a walk on, nobody spoke up... if people would of kept the attraction busy, I do not think it would of stayed open but Disney must record the numbers.

 

[englanddg]

When Horizons was on its last days nobody seemed interested.
I know I was there, Horizons was open during the holidays and it was no secret that it was to close; I rode Horizons 4 times the last time I was in EPCOT with it open. Horizons was a walk on, nobody spoke up... if people would of kept the attraction busy, I do not think it would of stayed open but Disney must record the numbers.

That's a valid point, but also at that time Disney (after the loss of the GE sponsorship, and various other meddlings) had let the attraction wane just as much in their own right.

Lets think about an attraction like a classic car, just for suppositions sake.

One can not care for it, and it ends up looking like this...

No one wants to ride in that...no one finds it sexy.

But, if it's kept up, even after decades, it looks like this...

And people of all ages say "Wow, what an awesome looking car! I'd love to take a ride in that!"

My underlying point is, the care and attention paid to an attraction, just like a car, and the emphasis placed upon it to keep it fresh (but still classic), most definitely impacts general interest in said attraction.

Peter Pan, as a layout and ride system, is far older than Horizons ever was, and it still carries 60+ minute waits.

 

[Goofyernmost]

That's a valid point, but also at that time Disney (after the loss of the GE sponsorship, and various other meddlings) had let the attraction wane just as much in their own right.

Lets think about an attraction like a classic car, just for suppositions sake.

One can not care for it, and it ends up looking like this...

No one wants to ride in that...no one finds it sexy.

But, if it's kept up, even after decades, it looks like this...

And people of all ages say "Wow, what an awesome looking car! I'd love to take a ride in that!"

My underlying point is, the care and attention paid to an attraction, just like a car, and the emphasis placed upon it to keep it fresh (but still classic), most definitely impacts general interest in said attraction.

Peter Pan, as a layout and ride system, is far older than Horizons ever was, and it still carries 60+ minute waits.

Peter Pan has another advantage and that would be a recognizable story line that the ride follows. It's the familiarity that fuels Peter. All of Horizons was future related and not easily identified with by most of us. Yes, we might have been able to feel that what was shown there was certainly achievable, it had not yet become reality. Nothing to connect our past to the attraction. CoP is still there because it has a link for all ages and history. Same kind of show, just different eras.

BTW is that a before and after photo of the car or just the same model?

 

[rd805]

Eh - Horizons was decent, but really any different that Spaceship Earth? Mission Space has it's flaws, but atleast it is a different experience.

 

[Florida_is_hot]

Eh - Horizons was decent, but really any different that Spaceship Earth? Mission Space has it's flaws, but atleast it is a different experience.

Yep different 2 minutes of arctic air blowing in your face with you feeling like losing your lunch.
... It is different.

Getting kicked (where it is most painful) is different too but just because it is different, not sure I want that experience.

 

[Mukta]

Eh - Horizons was decent, but really any different that Spaceship Earth? Mission Space has it's flaws, but atleast it is a different experience.

They are completely different to me in that they tell a different story. They are both slow moving rides with animatronics, but still not the same thing.