Got to ride Mission: Space!

[disneydisney]

I got to ride it June 30 and it was awesome. We waited either 35 or 45 minutes for it and we waited inside and outside. Did anyone wait outside and see the weird futuric tree in a corner? Also, it was nice seeing Test Track zooming by in the back of the lines outside. And the wheel is amazing everyone was just staring at it over and over again.

 

[Ian]

Yeah i rode mission space too. I think it was June 27. I enjoyed the ride despite the hour plus wait. The only downfall is the pain it put on my shoulders. Did anyone else get that feeling? Me and my pal did really bad. HERES TO EVERYONE WHO CALLED ME CRAZY FOR SAYING ID GET ON IT IN JUNE! By the way...they are opening it roughly every other day despite technical difficulties. In a weeks vacation i could have easily rode it a total of about 4 days.

 

[Ian]

Yes everyone chances are that they will be running Mission Space through the time of soft openings, unless there is some sort of problem that would effect this. I talked to someone and he told us the only way they will stop running the attraction is if there is a problem in which they will totally shut it down with no questions asked. And yes i must agree you really dont feel weightlessness at all. You just feel the gs of the pressure matched perfectly with the screen in front of u. I also put my hand up to see if there was weightlessness, i didnt feel a thing. All in all i think this was a great attraction. Im not sure if it totally lived to the hype i was hearing but def a great attraction all around.

 

[pyschotropic]

I am kind of dissapointed to hear the weightless sensation was not pulled of as well as I had hoped, but their is really no way of experiencing this sensation unless they had added high speed hydraulic lifts that could raise the simulator pods up and down throughout the ride even then it would only be momentary. I wouldn't be surprised to see in a couple of years this same technology used as a fighter jet attraction basically it's the same idea but the simulator could also pull off loops and barrel rolls as well as momentary weightlessness and g- forces that Mission Space exert.

 

[AndyMagic]

I think an easy way they could make the weightless effect more convincing would be to simply tilt the cabin forward more at that particular moment. I know that it already does this but perhaps if the tilting were more dramatic, the effect would work better. What I don't understand is why the entire cabin just doesn't revolve around so that your backs are facing the center of the centrifuge. This would cause your body to be pushed forward into the harness instead of back into your seat. Wasn't that how we all originally thought they were going to pull it off?

 

[wannabeBelle]

Also dont forget the passholder preview is scheduled for the weekend of Aug 1-3, so if you are a passholder, get in line and give it a try before the rest of the world gets a shot at it!!! Ill be there on Saturdaty and Sunday!!!! Belle :sohappy: :sohappy: :sohappy:

 

[Ryan]

Originally posted by AndyMagic
What I don't understand is why the entire cabin just doesn't revolve around so that your backs are facing the center of the centrifuge. This would cause your body to be pushed forward into the harness instead of back into your seat. Wasn't that how we all originally thought they were going to pull it off?

You would never want to ride this ride if it operated like that. Once you get a chance to experience it, you will actually see how much pressure is on your body. Having those harnesses pressing into my body is not something I want to experience. Also, that sort of sensation would only work with a video showing you that you being thrust backwards. M:S only moves forward.

 

[CTXRover]

Re: M:S Review

Originally posted by Ryan
I will surely go on it again, but I think after two or three times, I'll be done with this ride. I mean how many times can you spin on a ride, and watch the same story line? Expecially if the wait time gets like Test Track?

Glad to hear you enjoyed the ride. It seems like everyone likes or loves this new ride, which I think is great to hear. However, I just wanted to comment on the repeat factor because I got an entire different feeling about it. Different people have different opinions and I hope you don't mind if I share mine

For me, MS is one of those rides I can't get enough of. I've done it 4 times and can't wait until August when I will be around to ride it again. Some things that make this a must-do and a must-repeat include: (1) There are 4 different positions you can have. Believe it or not, but it does change the experience since at least two of them have you pushing buttons during intense G-forces and at least one doesn't. Its a wierd feeling to make your arm move out during those forces (2) The detail in the ride capsules. Each time I rode it I saw and heard new things. Like the one imagineer said, its almost a "sensory overload". There is no way anyone can take everything in on 1 or 2 or even 3 times. For instance, watch the small video monitors between the seats. They show lift-off from the outside as you would see when a real spacecraft takes off during launch. It also shows you a flight path and probably more since most of the time I was glued to looking at the "main monitor". Also, even though only two buttons are involved during the actual ride, you have to play around a little. A lot of the side buttons do things. Some switches turn lights on and off on the control panel. Other buttons when pressed make a series of sounds. In fact, the sound they make changes with each time you press them. Its fun to be doing other things during the ride when not being told to (3) The experience is unlike anything anywhere else. It is completely unique making it a must-ride for me. TOT is still one of my all-time favorite thrill rides, but MS is close to pushing it down to #2 simply because of its uniqueness factor. You can't go anywhere else and feel and experience something like MS. However, you can go other places and be shot up and down, although admitingly nowhere as neat and as amazingly themed as TOT.

I do agree though that it might not be a double E. As far as thrill ride E tickets go, yea, it may be a double EE in my book. But, for me, the best E tickets will always be Pirates and HM.

 

[Florida Man]

CuBlink,
I got to ride it last Tuesday as well. What time did you ride it?

Here's my expirience: (I have it posted someplace else too but I think I put it in the wrong spot.....I couldn't find that "post all of your Mission: Space Stories Here" thread.

Well my brother and I got to Epcot around 2:30, and we immediately ran over to Mission: Space as fast as we could so we could see it complete. We asked several CM's if they were going to do previews today. They all said maybe. Finally we saw one CM coming out of the Mission: Space gift shop and we got a yes from him. So, we started waiting at the Mission: Space doors hoping that he was right and they would do previews today. We were the first ones in line. Then a CM who works at SM came over to join us. He said to hold his spot so we did. He went around in the back of Mission: Space and Test Track and a few minutes later he came back saying I've never seen an evacuation of Test track that fast! And we we're like what happened? He said that there was a power surge.

At that time we didn't know how big the power glitch was. But I called my parents, who were at Universal, and they said Universal and IOA were down as well. It turned out it was all of Central Florida.

After that, the big guy with highlights (I'm saying this because if any of you guys ever meet him you will hate him soo much) and he comes out and tells us, "Mission: Space will officially open August 15th. We strongly recommend you come back another day or another time " . At that time the line for MS was backed all the way up to Test Track. After he said that he cut the line in half. We weren't budging though.

We continued to stay in our spots. And it paid off. It was about 3:00 and the highlights guy came out and said, “It would be best if we started walking away from Mission: Space.” And of course we thought he meant that they weren't going to have previews today. Then he added, “so I can open up the gates.” I was so happy!!!

We walked inside and I got the electronic card for the wait time. I gave it to the person inside and then we continued until we reached the four centrifuges. We waited there for a good 25 minutes. Until they said over the intercom that Mission: Space needs some more time to repair because of the power glitch. I was mad! I got to see Bob Zalk though. I was going to call him over and get his autograph but it looked like he was busy working on the ride. (He’s a little grayer than in the photo I might add) Probably because of all the stress of the ride and all. *Sry Bob* Sue had to leave early to catch a flight back home to California though. So I didn't get to see her.

Anyways, they escorted us around centrifuge 1 to the exit. We ran through the post show and got back in line outside again hoping that they would try to open it again. All we heard from the ISTC crew was that they were sure if it was going to reopen. ~~~

It was now around 6:00 and they opened the gates again. This time we got to ride it, but we weren't the first ones on -- the second one. :lol:

I have to say that this was well worth it waiting in line for close to 3 hours in the hot Florida sun.

Too much typing......so I'm going to end it by saying, "If I would have to wait in line for another 3 hours, I would defiantly do it!" GREAT RIDE!! Too bad I didn't get to thank Bob and Sue.

Kyle

 

[XSTech]

the CM that has been opening the gate and escorting guests onto M:S is named Jonathan. he's a good guy and simply doing his job, smiling at every opportunity he gets. it seems like he's enjoying letting people onto this new ride early, even if it means making them wait outside that construction wall for hours while he walks around inside.

he's been there every day i've gone and he should be commended on doing his job well. how'd you like to put up with a bunch of disney nuts screaming that they want to be let in?

 

[General Grizz]

Re: M:S Review

Originally posted by Ryan
But, I don't think it is this "F Ticket" (or EE Ticket) attraction that I heard many people say. I will surely go on it again, but I think after two or three times, I'll be done with this ride. I mean how many times can you spin on a ride, and watch the same story line? Expecially if the wait time gets like Test Track? It's a fun ride, and definately worth the E Ticket rating, but I would rather ride ToT over this anytime.

I feel pretty much the same way, ya know. :veryconfu

 

[no2apprentice]

Re: Re: M:S Review

Originally posted by grizzlyhall
I feel pretty much the same way, ya know. :veryconfu

One could almost say the same thing about CoP. Spinning around, watching the same story line, over and over.

Sorry, Grizz...couldn't resist. J/K:animwink:

 

[General Grizz]

You wanna fight? Huh Huh? You wanna piece of me?

LOL JK, apprentice.

The human mind is a silly thing...but laughter is the best medicine.

 

[Florida Man]

Originally posted by XSTech
the CM that has been opening the gate and escorting guests onto M:S is named Jonathan. he's a good guy and simply doing his job, smiling at every opportunity he gets. it seems like he's enjoying letting people onto this new ride early, even if it means making them wait outside that construction wall for hours while he walks around inside.

he's been there every day i've gone and he should be commended on doing his job well. how'd you like to put up with a bunch of disney nuts screaming that they want to be let in?

LOL -- Yeah I get your point -- and for any confusion -- when I said you'd hate him -- I didn't mean it in that way -- but I know the people in front of me did -- she said that she just wanted to punch him right in the face when they made us leave the building. But, yes, I wouldn't like to be in his shoes.......and tell people that the ride would be open and it turns out it not. Or the other way around. He says it won't be open plain and flat, and then I find out it's been open when I'm in line for something else, I wouldn't be too happy. But some MS crew person was smerking at us while he was in the nice AC'ed MS and we were outside in the hot Florida sun. So I guess we all held Jonathan responsible. Anyways, I was really happy that I got to ride MS after all. And I did thank him on the way out.

--Kyle

 

[no2apprentice]

Not meaning to drift too much here, but it would be interesting if they rebuilt CoP with newer AA next to M:S. I think they would sort of compliment each other.

Okay, drift over. I'm glad that most people are reporting no nausea from M:S, or at least a very minor amount. It certainly doesn't need any bad publicity about being a spin n' hurl ride.

 

[AndyMagic]

Originally posted by Ryan
You would never want to ride this ride if it operated like that. Once you get a chance to experience it, you will actually see how much pressure is on your body. Having those harnesses pressing into my body is not something I want to experience. Also, that sort of sensation would only work with a video showing you that you being thrust backwards. M:S only moves forward.

Ahh but I did experience this attraction, about 3 weeks ago now. I rode it about 6 times so I know the amount of g-forces involved. When you are supposed to be weightless, the centrifuge slows down to a crawl at that point so rotating the entire cabin so that your back is facing the centrifuge wouldn't cause any sort of pain. If done at the correct speed, you would just push forward into the restraints a little bit. I just don't know if the cabin is capable of rotating completely around.

 

[Florida Man]

Originally posted by AndyMagic
Ahh but I did experience this attraction, about 3 weeks ago now. I rode it about 6 times so I know the amount of g-forces involved. When you are supposed to be weightless, the centrifuge slows down to a crawl at that point so rotating the entire cabin so that your back is facing the centrifuge wouldn't cause any sort of pain. If done at the correct speed, you would just push forward into the restraints a little bit. I just don't know if the cabin is capable of rotating completely around.

I don't think it rotates around at all. Just tilting is possible. It's the "arms in the doorway" effect. If you stand in the doorway and push your arms away from your body and hold them there tight for about 20 seconds, when you let go your arms feel weightless. Same effect -- 3 G's are being applied to your body for about 20 seconds. When it releases that pressure off your body you feel weightless. Now, I'm sure they tilt the pod forward a bit, but that's mostly how the effect works. -- Correct me if I'm wrong.

 

[AndyMagic]

Yup, that's how it works. I just wish there was another way they could simulate it a tad more convincingly. The #1 complaint people have with the ride is the much hyped weightlessness not making people feel weightless at all.

 

[wdwmagic]

Originally posted by AndyMagic
Ahh but I did experience this attraction, about 3 weeks ago now. I rode it about 6 times so I know the amount of g-forces involved. When you are supposed to be weightless, the centrifuge slows down to a crawl at that point so rotating the entire cabin so that your back is facing the centrifuge wouldn't cause any sort of pain. If done at the correct speed, you would just push forward into the restraints a little bit. I just don't know if the cabin is capable of rotating completely around.

Remember that WDI have been working on this with ETC for 6 years now! I think over that time they have gone through every possible scenario of creating the ultimate experience they can with the hardware available. If what you are outlining could have been done, it would have been.

 

[General Grizz]

Originally posted by no2apprentice
Not meaning to drift too much here, but it would be interesting if they rebuilt CoP with newer AA next to M:S. I think they would sort of compliment each other.

Okay, drift over. I'm glad that most people are reporting no nausea from M:S, or at least a very minor amount. It certainly doesn't need any bad publicity about being a spin n' hurl ride.

I believe that at the beginning of its test runs, there was a lot of nausea...however, recently, I've heard that they've been reducing intensity levels.

P.S. I love your original idea...but I wouldn't count on it for a looong time!