Rumor Siemens is going to end their sponsorship with the parks - Spaceship Earth and IllumiNations

[es135]

This thread has really ignited my desire to see the previous versions of the ride! While we are throwing out potential narrator suggestions, has anyone already mention Oprah? While I don't think she would be the best fit, I think there could be logic in placing her there. She was named a "Disney Legend" and is staring in one of their big tent-pole movies this year.

 

[Jahona]

This thread has really ignited my desire to see the previous versions of the ride! While we are throwing out potential narrator suggestions, has anyone already mention Oprah? While I don't think she would be the best fit, I think there could be logic in placing her there. She was named a "Disney Legend" and is staring in one of their big tent-pole movies this year.

From our very own @marni1971 - Enjoy

 

[bcoachable]

In brief...

Dawn of time projection system and material

All AAs either replaced or received compliant limbs

Off ride audio score

Cinema scene rebuilt

Living room rebuilt

New computer room

And then the problems began...

I always thought the problems were "out of money" problems... were there others???

 

[Bender123]

The 17:51 mark of the 82' video better explains the attraction's plot and purpose of it's name. Before my time, but a solid attraction. Today's version seems worse by comparison.

82 was dry and boring...By far the worst version on the way up and second worst on the way down. The one we all think of as "classic" was the second version with Cronkite. Amazing how much a proper narration and score can improve something.

 

[smile]

In brief...

few things i'd like to add...

paper boy sent to the corner ​

robot removed from booth... can't recall it was always WDI broadcasting either ​

walter's reemergence in the living room ​

 

[ᗩLᘿᑕ ✨ ᗩζᗩᗰ]

82 was dry and boring...By far the worst version on the way up and second worst on the way down. The one we all think of as "classic" was the second version with Cronkite. Amazing how much a proper narration and score can improve something.

Before my time. From the videos I get a greater sense of the ride's purpose. It isn't as apparent in the current version. Must be the script.

 

[marni1971]

82 was dry and boring...By far the worst version on the way up and second worst on the way down. The one we all think of as "classic" was the second version with Cronkite. Amazing how much a proper narration and score can improve something.

It’s amazing the 82 version of the parks iconic attraction had no real musical score. Especially when you consider the rest of the park was so rich in music.

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

robot removed from booth... can't recall it was always WDI broadcasting either ​

Found on Google Images...It's WDP...

 

[aladdin2007]

No, history has nothing to do with it. This descent - and its basic errors - has been discussed to death over the last ten years.

As has also been discussed, the ascent was mostly changed for the better. There’s a shock. Change was good.

For me personally I preferred the old ascent, it was dark and mysterious and you were climbing with no idea what was to come which made it exciting. Now its all brightly lit with wrinkled curtains and a dang camera in your face taking your picture. Just seemed like better Imagineering than what they did ten years ago. but again just my own preference.

 

[disneyC97]

I miss the chariot

 

[smile]

82 was dry and boring...By far the worst version on the way up and second worst on the way down. The one we all think of as "classic" was the second version with Cronkite. Amazing how much a proper narration and score can improve something.

Before my time. From the videos I get a greater sense of the ride's purpose. It isn't as apparent in the current version. Must be the script.

was rather dry and got, dare i say, a lil preachy towards the end...
it also compares poorly, as most attempts would, to mr. cronkite swooping in - what a genius stroke it was bringing a certifiable icon of broadcasting into the mix and giving him such turns of phrase.

i've wondered, however, why walter wasn't in the '82 version as he had been doing promotional materials even before opening

 

[smile]

Found on Google Images...It's WDP...
View attachment 257066

foxy!

 

[HMF]

Judy Dench wasn’t a bad choice for SSE, the script was condescending, dumbed down garbage. Frankly, I’d be ok with anyone as long as the script is in line with the approach of the Cronkite and Irons scripts by... Tom Fitzgerald.

Larry Gertz did the Irons script.

 

[Disney Analyst]

From our very own @marni1971 - Enjoy

UGH! The descent and finale in the version before it was destroyed in 2007 is just so beautiful. Makes me want to cry.

 

[HMF]

What specifically changed in the ascent compared to the Irons version?

*initial ascent went from a starfield to introducing the touchscreens
*Dawn of time projection went from still slides to full motion video.
*Cave Shaman upgraded to higher tech AA.
*Cave paintings move now, were stationary before.
*Egyptian on scaffold painting hieroglyphics was removed for some reason.
*All Egyptian figures got new costumes courtesy of the late great Marilyn Sotto.
* Greek Scene changed form Oedipus Rex Performance to Math Lecture
*Roman Chariot Projection turned off because high ranking imagineer thought it looked cheesy.
*Islamic Scholars got new costumes
*One of the Jewish Scholars was removed.
*Renaissance Statue censorship.
*Man at printing press given a mustache and glasses.
*Paper Boy Spiel changed and moved to be facing away from guests for unknown reasons.
*Glowing wires
*Radio Scene went from two people to one with different spiel about Amelia Earheart
*Cinema Scene went from showing various movies to one 1939 Olympics Newsreel.
*Television scene re-done to reflect moon landing in 69
*New 60s Mainframe Computer Scene with former Jewish Scholar mentioned earlier and the former woman ath the radio station dressed in go-go dancer apparel for some reason
*New Steve Wozniak's garage scene.
*Original lighting in tunnel replaced with Matrix projection.
*Descent into hell.

 

[HMF]

I always thought the problems were "out of money" problems... were there others???

I think it was a combination of that and the companies "Interactive" mania at the time which appears to haveleft with Staggs and Rasulo.

 

[peter11435]

I always thought the problems were "out of money" problems... were there others???

I don’t think they ran out of money. They built what they intended. I think they just had poor planning and poor execution for the decent. When what they planned and built didn’t “work” they didn’t have money to fix it.

 

[smile]

Larry Gertz did the Irons script.

and even cronkite was amended bradbury iirc

 

[Bender123]

*Descent into hell.

Lets just say descent into death...Hell would have fire and stuff. Death is just cold and dark.

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

UGH! The descent and finale in the version destroyed in 2007 is just so beautiful. Makes me want to cry.

All I think about that Descent is...