Hey folks,
I have been on Space Mountain several years. 2006/2007/2009/2010 most recently. When I was at WDW in 2006&2007, space mountain obviously was it's "pre-refurb" self. I remember quite easily that when you were in the queue area, you could look up into the dome and see the various shuttles zipping around with their glow-in-the-dark paint strips. Also, you could hear people screaming on the ride which, in my opinion, made the boarding experience that much cooler!
When I went to WDW in mid-2009, Space Mountain was completely shut down for the refurb. That being said, the PeopleMover was still running and I got a chance to go inside and see everything with the lights on!
Originally pre-refurb, while inside space mountain, the parts of the peoplemover journey that rode over and overlooked the loading areas for the rockets used to be completely open. You could look to the right and see (in the dark) the track and rockets as they zipped around, as well as all the people below waiting to ride.
When the refurb was underway (and also in my most recent visit when Space Mountain was finished) there were massive walls erected around the path of the peoplemover track. You can no longer see the track AT ALL in that area, nor can you see the loading area.
My question is, why would they do that? I thought it seemed to let all the different aspects of the attraction complement eachother because of the way the building was designed (Lineups below, the "view" of the track at night, people screaming :lol
. The only reason I can think of is that it had something to do with adding the music track to the ride - which I ABSOLUTELY LOVE by the way. If that is the case, it's a shame they couldn't have found a way to still keep the music and yet kept the allure of the spectacle.
Anyway, anyone know why?
Cheers,
I have been on Space Mountain several years. 2006/2007/2009/2010 most recently. When I was at WDW in 2006&2007, space mountain obviously was it's "pre-refurb" self. I remember quite easily that when you were in the queue area, you could look up into the dome and see the various shuttles zipping around with their glow-in-the-dark paint strips. Also, you could hear people screaming on the ride which, in my opinion, made the boarding experience that much cooler!
When I went to WDW in mid-2009, Space Mountain was completely shut down for the refurb. That being said, the PeopleMover was still running and I got a chance to go inside and see everything with the lights on!
Originally pre-refurb, while inside space mountain, the parts of the peoplemover journey that rode over and overlooked the loading areas for the rockets used to be completely open. You could look to the right and see (in the dark) the track and rockets as they zipped around, as well as all the people below waiting to ride.
When the refurb was underway (and also in my most recent visit when Space Mountain was finished) there were massive walls erected around the path of the peoplemover track. You can no longer see the track AT ALL in that area, nor can you see the loading area.
My question is, why would they do that? I thought it seemed to let all the different aspects of the attraction complement eachother because of the way the building was designed (Lineups below, the "view" of the track at night, people screaming :lol
. The only reason I can think of is that it had something to do with adding the music track to the ride - which I ABSOLUTELY LOVE by the way. If that is the case, it's a shame they couldn't have found a way to still keep the music and yet kept the allure of the spectacle.Anyway, anyone know why?
Cheers,
