EPCOT CENTER; Future World
PAVILIONS, ATTRACTIONS;
4. Wonders of Space, Presented by HP, Featuring;
I. Mission: SPACE- the current ride would remain basically the same, housing the International Space Training Center, save for a couple show changes, new post-show video and actual variability depending on your in-flight actions. The captain at Mission Control would inform you that you will making a challenging trip to Mars, before we civilized there. The video presents the idea that "now that you've trained flawlessly under dangerous pretenses, you are ready for the real thing. See you in space!"
Ia. ISTC Advanced Training Lab - pretty much the same but with a new area that provides as an entrance to the main WoS (WoL) building...
(This is the completely gutted and reinvented Wonders of Life building and is the main module for the pavilion. It is based on the concept described here;
http://jimhillmedia.com/editor_in_chief1/b/jim_hill/archive/2005/02/10/542.aspx#.UXrsxCp5mSP , You are launched from a forest up into space by Astrolators that spill out into a space station, and exit you the same way but vice versa, before the Astrolators there is a domed preshow around a forest campfire featuring constellations changing into star maps, etc. telling about man's history with the stars, called "Looking to the Stars")
II. SUPERNOVA! - This would be a 3-D OMNIMAX show in a big auditorium aboard the station that is "used for lectures". The show would "go on a virtual voyage though the universe, experiencing both its beauty and its severity. It concludes with a close-up look at a supernova."
III. SpaceWalk - this never-built ride would finally be built but on a much grander scale. Spanning from the upper rafters of the station to the large showbuilding and space scene in rear, this ride would utilize a hanging ride system that allows you to roll and yaw freely as your feet dangle below. The attraction would be absolutely amazing and a real E-ticket.
IV. Space Pods - similar to the sea cabs at the Living Seas, this attraction would be for those who would like to remain in a spacecraft when they venture out into the vacuum of space, rather than space walking. Guests would ride in fully in closed ride vehicles that have an extremely large front window, side windows, and another big back window. The ride system would be a magnetic hanging LPS dark ride. The ride would make a short pass through the lobby and would be a two story ride building. It would also go into the "space atrium" hat is outside of the stations large window. The show experience would include multiple jumps to "HyperWarp"*, traveling throughout the solar system and around the universe, including sights such as a newly terraformed Mars (futuristic!) , journeys to other planets thought to be similar to Earth, and a trip close to the sun utilizing a heating effect.
V. Mission: EARTH - special, interactive exhibits about how our space explorations impact our knowledge of the home planet.
VI. Captain's Quarters - this would be a two story area resembling the living spaces of astronauts in space. On the lower level you will find interactive areas with NASA videos explaining them such as space weights, a space toilet and space food. Also on the lower level is where you can find one of two sets of elevators, with the others being by SUPERNOVA! Exiting the elevator on level two, there is a hallway to the side, leading to the upper walkways, while right in front of you is a unique experience that is part of Captain's Quarters, called The Gravity Room. This would be a room full of experiences that will provide the feeling of antigravity including two spinning NASA astronaut simulators. Also in Captain's Quarters, guests could try on an "authentic" space suit of the future.
A. Lunar Storage - shop selling space exclusive merchandise, such as freeze dried ice cream, or "former soil of Mars" (fake).
B. NASA Supplies - another store with space exclusive merchandise.
C. Stargazer's - a table service restaurant looking out into the space atrium and the fellow passengers of the station careening around.
*HyperWarp-the fictional but futuristic way of traveling faster than light; creating a dip in space-time in front of you and a bump in space-time behind you.
