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Space Mountain refurbishment begins April 19 2009
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Lee
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Where was the RCA Home of Future Living located? Was it in the exact same place that current post show is except that the scenes were different or was it housed where the current "Arcade"/disney junk store is after the ride?
Lee
Adventurer
Pretty much where the current post show is, I believe. RCYA1 and whatnot.
The arcade building is not original.
Yep - it was where RYCA-1 was installed in 1985. HOFL was 7 hexagonal connected pods, each showing a different area of the future home. Interestingly, the Boys room and the babies room was only fully visible from the WEDway since they were on upper floors. The house fitted into the space seen today from the start of the speedramp until the ramp dips downwards. Todays postshow is virtually the same as 1985 without some effects; FX-1, the FedEx postshow just added and removed some items in 1994. Infact, the thing that changed the most is the postshow audio, from Here`s to the Future to the vocal We've Come So Far to the 1994 area loop to todays Anahiem and Hong Kong score variation.
As Lee said, the arcade was open space until 1994. Hard to believe SM had no gift shop until then! Add an arcade to make more money and you have an excuse for the Light and Power Company. Shame it`s hard to actually find SM merch.
As Lee said, the arcade was open space until 1994. Hard to believe SM had no gift shop until then! Add an arcade to make more money and you have an excuse for the Light and Power Company. Shame it`s hard to actually find SM merch.
Lee
Adventurer
Hard?
Last time I stuck my head in....there was NOTHING. Nothing at all.
I kinda suspect that will change upon it's reopening....
EpcotServo
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Hopefully the Rehab will inspire Merchandising to roll out a few lines of Space Mountain inspired wares.
PolyneisanAlex
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The turns on SM are indeed banked....but not much.
The issue is more with the transitions into the curves. They were designed without the benefit of modern coaster technolgy, so you are just kinda thrown into the turns. That's where you get the lateral Gs that makes the turns feel less banked than they really are. This was much improved at Disneyland.
Here's a photo of one of the turns. This is about as banked as they get.
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Reminds Me Of Final Destination 3, kid drops a shirt lands on trck the rocket flys of track =:zipit:
Tell me about it. Managed to grab a garish T Shirt in 2001 - shame I passed on the orange and grey jacket. Contrast to DLP; lovely SM:M2 fleece coat, passed on the big raincoat (got a DLP one instead) and T Shirts galore. Knowing WDWs merch dept. I think it`s a done deal for everything from fridge magnets to pens after the rehab.
What is RYCA-1?
Perhaps a Space Mountain postshow tribute video is in order :lookaroun
Lee
Adventurer
Yeah...I don't know who's designing their merch, but....ewwwww
But in Paris....nice!
:lol: I covered it (from the WEDway) in my 3 part Tland history tribute. RYCA-1 was RCAs second postshow, introduced in 1985. RYCA-1 Dream of a New World was several dioramas depicting living and working on other planets - the remains of which still survive today.
EpcotServo
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Oh, whilst I`m here - something I got during my documentation project:
You know, there will be SO much room with the roof in place there, they should really install an effect or a prop on top of the Load/Queue for the actual ride.
:shrug:
EpcotServo
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EPCOT Explorer
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Space Fungus!!!:lol::lol::lookaroun
