Space Mountain Predictions! ;)

EpcotServo

EpcotServo

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EPCOT Explorer said:
Seconded.
Yeah, but youknowwhatImean, Mr. DL. :D

I would think that our Mansion wins, though, seeing we have the floating Leota...:D And it's newer (Refurbed/Maint/Etc) and all.:shrug:

And yes...I NEED to experience that. :o 2013 here yet?
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Their Mansion gets refurbished and maintained every year thanks to HMH so it always looks great, it's already been two since years our rehab and it hasn't closed a day. If they don't keep it up with Rehabs, soon enough it'll be back to broken. And they have the Floating Leota too, theirs just broke first since they got it first.

*Waits for the inevitable broken and non-fixedness of Leota that I know will happen here too*

:lol:
 
imagineer boy

imagineer boy

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EPCOT Explorer said:
I disagree with WALT DISNEY!:eek::ROFLOL:

I do.:lol::lookaroun I feel that it should look creepy on the outside, too, but that's just me.

Yeah, I agree with you. Your's fits the theme of NO and the South. WDW's fits LS and the North (HM Civil War!:lol:)....I just happen to like our setting better.
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I actually disagree too. :lol: Probably the only thing I ever will disagree with him on. But like I said before, they've done a few things to the exterior to make it look spooky without having it look decrepid like black mourning drapes over the door.
 
joel_maxwell

joel_maxwell

Permanent Resident of EPCOT
imagineer boy said:
I actually disagree too. :lol: Probably the only thing I ever will disagree with him on. But like I said before, they've done a few things to the exterior to make it look spooky without having it look decrepid like black mourning drapes over the door.
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Ill say that as a child, it was scary enough. :D As an adult, yes, a few additions would be nice.

I like accidents in the design phase. I guess I should say developmental phase. IE: the fountain accident. I know that it would be a complete waste of water since im not certain how easy it would be to recycle, but if there was a small trickle of water coming out. ahh, just a thought.
 
NX2I85

NX2I85

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I know I'm probably in the minority, but I have mad love for Space Mountain just the way it was pre refurb. Sure, it had it's faults (a wee bit rough on my old back at times; painfully slow/dull off-load ramp), but it has always been a big hapy hunk of nostalgia and fun for me.

What I hope/predict...
- spiffy new outside lighting (Dare I hope for a projection system? Between this and the new TTA lighting capabilities, TL could be transformed at night in new and magical ways)
- TLC given to rockets and chain lift (All signs point no major changes to track layout or cars, which is actually OK by me)
- Enclosed load area (apparently this is a given)
- some change in the way guests return to TL after the ride. (The conveyor belt is a logjam when certain parties are in front of you. I get why it takes some folks longer to make the journey up the belt -and am OK with that, but another exit option would be nice. Riding by and seeing yourself on TV is just lame, even for my kids.)
- new load gates (also apparnetly a given. The load area + rocket configuration as it was pre-refurb was an accident waiting to happen.)
 
EPCOT Explorer

EPCOT Explorer

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EpcotServo said:
Their Mansion gets refurbished and maintained every year thanks to HMH so it always looks great, it's already been two since years our rehab and it hasn't closed a day. If they don't keep it up with Rehabs, soon enough it'll be back to broken. And they have the Floating Leota too, theirs just broke first since they got it first.

*Waits for the inevitable broken and non-fixedness of Leota that I know will happen here too*

:lol:
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Honestly, they have GOT to have been doing SOMETHING right....The whole mansion still looks and feels new. I was in awe back in Aug. Maint. has been doing a stellar job there.
imagineer boy said:
I actually disagree too. :lol: Probably the only thing I ever will disagree with him on. But like I said before, they've done a few things to the exterior to make it look spooky without having it look decrepid like black mourning drapes over the door.
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We should form a group....:lol:
jmaxwell007 said:
Ill say that as a child, it was scary enough. :D As an adult, yes, a few additions would be nice.

I like accidents in the design phase. I guess I should say developmental phase. IE: the fountain accident. I know that it would be a complete waste of water since im not certain how easy it would be to recycle, but if there was a small trickle of water coming out. ahh, just a thought.
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Good thought...It would only add.
 
EPCOTPluto

EPCOTPluto

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So being that the re-opening date is so near I can smell it, here's what I predict could happen:
  • New exterior paint job
  • New colour scheme
  • New enclosed queue
  • New SM logo
  • New interactive elements (minus cartoonish characteristics)
  • Retain the old entrance BGM
  • Less bumpy & smoother dual tracks
  • New paint job on the ride vehicles
  • No creaking on the lift hill
  • Remove any references to Fed-Ex
  • New post-show (maybe on Future Living?) :lookaroun
  • Overall, make it more immersive and different than the others. :)
 
JEANYLASER

JEANYLASER

Well-Known Member
EPCOTPluto said:
So being that the re-opening date is so near I can smell it, here's what I predict could happen:
  • New exterior paint job
  • New colour scheme
  • New enclosed queue
  • New SM logo
  • New interactive elements (minus cartoonish characteristics)
  • Retain the old entrance BGM
  • Less bumpy & smoother dual tracks
  • New paint job on the ride vehicles
  • No creaking on the lift hill
  • Remove any references to Fed-Ex
  • New post-show (maybe on Future Living?) :lookaroun
  • Overall, make it more immersive and different than the others. :)
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Very Awesome idea! I love it!
 
hpyhnt 1000

hpyhnt 1000

Well-Known Member
EPCOTPluto said:
So being that the re-opening date is so near I can smell it, here's what I predict could happen:
  • New exterior paint job
  • New colour scheme
  • New enclosed queue
  • New SM logo
  • New interactive elements (minus cartoonish characteristics)
  • Retain the old entrance BGM
  • Less bumpy & smoother dual tracks
  • New paint job on the ride vehicles
  • No creaking on the lift hill
  • Remove any references to Fed-Ex
  • New post-show (maybe on Future Living?) :lookaroun
  • Overall, make it more immersive and different than the others. :)
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Sounds about right to me from what we've seen, though I'm not expecting much in the new post-show, more like repainting, new lights, and maybe (if we're lucky) one or two new figures/AAs. Still not sure about a new logo, paint scheme, or, for that matter, exterior lighting package... :shrug:
 
EPCOT Explorer

EPCOT Explorer

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hpyhnt 1000 said:
Sounds about right to me from what we've seen, though I'm not expecting much in the new post-show, more like repainting, new lights, and maybe (if we're lucky) one or two new figures/AAs. Still not sure about a new logo, paint scheme, or, for that matter, exterior lighting package... :shrug:
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I think Martin mentioned that the astronauts had been changed.
 
joel_maxwell

joel_maxwell

Permanent Resident of EPCOT
EPCOT Explorer said:
I think Martin mentioned that the astronauts had been changed.
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hpyhnt 1000 said:
Really? I thought that referred to the two astronauts who are upside down on the spaceship. The ones that you can see from the lifthill and TTA? I could be mistaken though...
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nope. The right astronaut is now raising his arms in a "touchdown" type pose on the lift hill of SM.

The astronauts in SSE finale are the ones used in the post show of SM by the exit ramp (conveyor).
 

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