Mission: Space...was it hyped?

SirGoofy

SirGoofy

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Thanks for the insight, Eddie!:wave:

Did you work with ETC at all? I interviewed with them last year for an internship.

As for the attendance question, M:S had no problem with it's numbers when I was working at Epcot, and I doubt it's changed.
 
EPCOT Explorer

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Master Yoda said:
True but shorter wait times do not equal a bad attraction or an under performing one for that matter. As long as there is a wait time and ride vehicles are going out fully loaded the ride is operating at capacity.
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Kinda like how Horizons always had a line, albeit a short one.:lookaroun:lol:
 
THEMEPARKPIONEER

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The sum of all thrills is way better and I have no reason to go on Mission Space. I just dont see the logic of eliminating horizons for a ride that could have been placed in Innoventions or take place of Wonders of life which I miss very much.
 
misterID

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Horizons would have needed a huge overhaul, though. I agree they should have kept it and worked some magic on it, but it would have probably ended up not being the same ride even if it had stayed.

I still miss the opening to Horizons most. The "future" forseen from the past. The little dinky future "50's style" was my favorite. Oh, man... Now I'm depressed. :(

I wish some of those scenes could have at least found their way onto SSE.
 
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E P C O T

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Eddie Sotto said:
They (the Ops guys) call it "under utilization". Meaning you have excess capacity that is costing you to run but is being wasted. So if the show can take 2000 per hour and you are only getting 600 guests, you in effect are paying the price with labor, utilities and maintenance to run a 2000 guest experience at only 600. That makes the cost to carry each guest higher. Like the cost of running busses at half full. So they ask themselves, what would it take to fill the bus?

The other measure of success is incremental attendance. If people show up because of a particular ride, then it brought in that admission ticket.
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I don't go on the rides but less guests per ride means they last longer and less maintenance? Guests don't pay to ride once they're in do they?
 
Master Yoda

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E P C O T said:
I don't go on the rides but less guests per ride means they last longer and less maintenance? Guests don't pay to ride once they're in do they?
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No. The rides operate continuously and receive the same wear and tear whether or not anyone is actually on them. When it comes to machinery sitting idle can be worse than running. In some cases you can step the ride down (reducing trains on a roller coaster, closing a simulator etc) but in the case of an omni-mover attraction like Horizons it is either on or off. When stepping a ride down becomes the norm the attraction is viewed as under performing and the wheels will go in motion for a pulsing, replacement or shutdown.
 
EPCOT Explorer

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dvm258 said:
Oh yeah, you bet it was hyped:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1w7-CwioqU

It also had an elaborate grand opening:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_vFxlWUIXk&feature=related
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Been looking for that vid for ages. Thanks.:D
misterID said:
Horizons would have needed a huge overhaul, though. I agree they should have kept it and worked some magic on it, but it would have probably ended up not being the same ride even if it had stayed.

I still miss the opening to Horizons most. The "future" forseen from the past. The little dinky future "50's style" was my favorite. Oh, man... Now I'm depressed. :(

I wish some of those scenes could have at least found their way onto SSE.
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And it would have gotten it in 1994.:wave: Eisner said no, though.
 
MaxsDad

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As a matter of fact, ..

There was a publicity campaign for M:S that used celebs riding M:S during a preview. One of its main endorsers was Tiger Woods. He said that it was the best ride he ever had! :animwink:
 
EPCOTPluto

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EPCOT Explorer said:
:lookaroun:lol::lookaroun

Must....find....clips....:lol:
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There's this text of where to find it... Alas, the website is nonexistent anymore.

MISSION: SPACE RACE ONLINE -- Guests at home can now get a taste of the Mission: SPACE experience at Epcot by playing the new "Mission: SPACE Race Online," an interactive game that teams in-park guests with online participants in a race to guide spacecraft from Mars to their home bases. This marks the first time guests at home can "connect" with in-park guests in a game at a Disney theme park. While played on giant screens inside the Mission: SPACE attraction at the Walt Disney World Resort theme park (pictured), guests at home will play along at their home computers. Teams enable their spaceships to go faster by hitting the correct buttons to apply "fixes" to damaged sections of the ship. The more fixes that are applied, the faster the team's ship will head to their home base, with the winner being the team who first guides their ship back to base. While already available in a preview mode, the official launch of the online game will be May 1, 2004 at disneyspacerace.com. In addition to the game, the site will feature exclusive, in-capsule video of sports and entertainment celebrities -- including golfer Tiger Woods -- experiencing the Mission: SPACE thrill ride. Mission: SPACE Race-themed downloads also will be available at disneyspacerace.com. Epcot is one of four theme parks in Walt Disney World in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.
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