Well when that person is basically saying that a refurbrished Ford Taurus is better than a top of the line, brand new luxury sedan then yes...it is a little hard to comprehend.
Wow, after reading this thread I think the wrong space mountain got the refurb, lol. So let me get this striaght...DL's space mountain is boring and has one of the worst layouts in roller coaster history. In fact it's so boring that the only way they could get people to ride it was to trick it out with state of the art special effects, a brand new smooth track, an onboard soundtrack, and everything else it got in it's rebuild. Yet inspite of all that, the ride is still a snoozefest? Maybe they should start using Disneyland's SM to cure people suffering from insomnia?
That's interesting though, cause if the layout is so horrible and the ride is so boring why in the world did they clone it in Hong Kong and Tokyo? I guess there are a lot of sleep deprived people over there.
I didn't realize that WDW's space mountain was one of the most thrilling rides on earth, right up there with Millenium Force and X2. It always seemed a little slow and bumpy to me. Now don't get me wrong, I'm glad that WDW has a unique space mountain layout and all that, but I think people are going a little overboard in trying to justify the scope of this refurb.
DDBB, haven't you heard of the old parents' saying for when kids refused to go to sleep? ".....with all the insomniacs in China..." so you may be right =P
I just realized something. We were "promised" on-board audio, but we don't think there is any because the track is still the same and does not show any signs of being able to hold the extra weight of cars with audio systems.
However, what if they took a TTA approach? There are no speakers on the cars, but the audio goes right along with the riders. Maybe this could be the case in SM, or maybe Disney decided to put speakers around the track and have just a "background" type of soundtrack play to enhance the experience.
One last thing, if I remember right, "refurbishment" for a ride, whether at Disney or any other park, usually means one of two things - the ride will be replaced, or it will be cleaned up. Mr Toad went through refurb, and now we have a steaming pile of Pooh (Not dissing the ride). Peter Pan went through refurb and it's still the same ride, just the queue was changed and the ride was cleaned.
Or they could've ruined the ride like JII.
I know this about Space Mountain though.
Next time I'm at Magic Kingdom, I'm running to SM :sohappy: and pushing anyone who gets in my way, out of the way. Including small children :drevil:
I'll enjoy the changes to the line, hope the trains have been given some love and cleaned up a little, and enjoy the ride, looking for anything new.
I really hope that the exit area will have been given some attention, because I've always thought it was out of place to go from great theming, to gray, gray, and more gray as you leave the rocket.
:ROFLOL::ROFLOL::ROFLOL:rolling towards an "un-ruined" Space Mountain, and looking for a future update to it when it is sure to make it better.