I say fully gut it, and put 1 longer track in there (cheaper than 2 shorter ones). The R&D has been done on most of the effects and sound tech already, so this should not be that gigantic a budget.
If all those smaller parks can afford new coasters, it's rediculous to say Disney can't.
In this down economy, this would be the fastest way to a new marketable E-Ticket and marketing plan to get people coming back. Everest worked after 9-11, and this would cost far less than a new mountain....
Yep - there or there abouts. Space is so easy (too easy) to cascade. Yes, it will close next year. For between 6 and 9 months. No, there won`t be a single track or side by side seating. No, it won`t be as good as it could have been. Yes, it will be a lot more up to date when it reopens.We were seated in the ride vehicle when they shut down (last month) so we had a nice chat with several CM's. A CM said it shuts down several times a day because if a rider takes longer than 20 seconds to exit the ride at the end, it shuts down the entire ride
Yep - there or there abouts. Space is so easy (too easy) to cascade. Yes, it will close next year. For between 6 and 9 months. No, there won`t be a single track or side by side seating. No, it won`t be as good as it could have been. Yes, it will be a lot more up to date when it reopens.
Yep - there or there abouts. Space is so easy (too easy) to cascade.
Again, no way will Space Mountain go down at least until Splash reopens (January 18). I don't care how quiet early January is, no way would Disney close the 2 most popular attractions in the Magic Kingdom at the same time.
If they do, people will go nuts. I'd cancel my trip. One big mountain, hey, everything has to be worked on at some point. But to close 2 down at the same time is just poor planning on Disney's part. I get if the big rehab happens and it's for over a year, then yes, a normal refurb of Splash or Thunder is bound to have 2 of the big 3 closed at the same time. However, to start a long rehab in early January instead of simply waiting 2 weeks, makes absolutely no sense.
I remember visiting the MK in January of 1979 (yes, as a child) and Space Mountain, Jungle Cruise, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and Peter Pan were all closed. Big Thunder Mountain wasn't open yet and Splash Mountain wasn't even a gleam in Tony Baxter's eyes.
EPCOT was't even a construction site yet. There were no places to 'park hop' to.
But guess what? I had a great time. I enjoyed what was there. There weren't lined of entitlement mentality guests/fans demanding refunds.
You know, it's reactions like this that frankly put Disney in a no win situation and allow Disney to WalMart its product by having attractions fall into disrepair out of fear they'll have a line of whining guests demanding that Disney refund their $8,000 magical WDW vacation for having the gall to rehab/refurb a beloved attraction.
Fans need to grow up.
If missing any attraction will ruin your trip, you might not want to visit to begin with because an attraction can close for any reason at any time. And Disney does keep major closures updated on its website to help planning.
I remember visiting the MK in January of 1979 (yes, as a child) and Space Mountain, Jungle Cruise, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and Peter Pan were all closed. Big Thunder Mountain wasn't open yet and Splash Mountain wasn't even a gleam in Tony Baxter's eyes.
EPCOT was't even a construction site yet. There were no places to 'park hop' to.
But guess what? I had a great time. I enjoyed what was there. There weren't lined of entitlement mentality guests/fans demanding refunds.
Attractions close ... and at WDW they should close a whole lot more often for the TLC they need.
In Anaheim, despite all the local APers (many who have entitlement issues of their own), I've been there in recent Januarys when Space, Splash, Mansion and Small World were all closed at the same time. I lived. And so did most guests.
I will likely visit again in January. I hope both Space and Splash are closed. It wil mean Disney is doing something right!
You know, it's reactions like this that frankly put Disney in a no win situation and allow Disney to WalMart its product by having attractions fall into disrepair out of fear they'll have a line of whining guests demanding that Disney refund their $8,000 magical WDW vacation for having the gall to rehab/refurb a beloved attraction.
Fans need to grow up.
If missing any attraction will ruin your trip, you might not want to visit to begin with because an attraction can close for any reason at any time. And Disney does keep major closures updated on its website to help planning.
I remember visiting the MK in January of 1979 (yes, as a child) and Space Mountain, Jungle Cruise, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and Peter Pan were all closed. Big Thunder Mountain wasn't open yet and Splash Mountain wasn't even a gleam in Tony Baxter's eyes.
EPCOT was't even a construction site yet. There were no places to 'park hop' to.
But guess what? I had a great time. I enjoyed what was there. There weren't lined of entitlement mentality guests/fans demanding refunds.
Attractions close ... and at WDW they should close a whole lot more often for the TLC they need.
In Anaheim, despite all the local APers (many who have entitlement issues of their own), I've been there in recent Januarys when Space, Splash, Mansion and Small World were all closed at the same time. I lived. And so did most guests.
I will likely visit again in January. I hope both Space and Splash are closed. It wil mean Disney is doing something right!
So basically you are saying that disney should close SM and Splash at the same time, instead of waiting maybe 2 weeks for Spl to re open? Whats the big deal in waiting for Splash to reopen for them to close SM? It may not seem like much, but those 2 wks could be crucial for a first time visitor. Yea, Im one to not go to WDW if SM is close, and Im sure there are a few others that wont go if one of their favorates is closed. That makes sense. But why would you spend money going to disney if disney is stale or growing stale as you said in another thread? To me, that makes no sense. I want SM to get a refurb, but if I did have a trip planned in 09, I wouldnt want it down when Im there, and if it was then I wouldnt go. I wouldnt waste money going to WDW if "my ride" is closed, thats what I ask you, why waste money going to WDW if its stale?
So...you don't want the ride to close for a refurb and at the same time, you don't want it to be stale?
Personally I wish they would give Space the full 18 mo refurb it needs...and restore the "wow" factor to this ride. The reputation of the ride will gradually diminish over time unless they keep it cutting edge.
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