News Spaceship Earth at EPCOT to be closed on July 19

[DCBaker]

According to Walt Disney World refurbishment calendar, Spaceship Earth will be closed July 19 and is expected to reopen July 20.

 

[CampbellzSoup]

Anyone know what a quick refurb like this entails?

 

[AndyS2992]

A day? This ride needs a complete year long update and modernisation overhaul. It's a dusty dated mess.

 

[mightynine]

Look, it takes a day to oil the track with this thing, ok?

 

[Squishy]

According to Walt Disney World refurbishment calendar, Spaceship Earth will be closed July 19 and is expected to reopen July 20.

Finally the long awaited refurbishment! Cant wait for the new scenes they promised, will be there July 20th to check it out
/s

 

[Smugpugmug]

Hope this means we'll finally get to see the paper boy's face! /s

 

[Ricky Spanish]

SSE is gonna be closed……thank the Phoenicians.

 

[JoeCamel]

A day? This ride needs a complete 5 year long update and modernisation overhaul. It's a dusty dated mess.

Added something - (spend the money/take the hit) Josh it will be OK

 

[WorldExplorer]

No complaints. This sounds like way too short of a time to ruin anything.

 

[UNCgolf]

No complaints. This sounds like way too short of a time to ruin anything.

Yeah, it's kind of amazing that despite everything they've done to the ride (or haven't done, in terms of maintenance), it's still the best attraction at EPCOT and one of the best at WDW overall.

 

[PizzaPlanet]

I wonder how much longer they can put off the big refurb. The track is clunky and noisy.

 

[FoodRockz]

Let's all hope it isn't to fix the AC at the top. That's where I go to do my hot yoga during my WDW vacations.

 

[Lilofan]

A day? This ride needs a complete year long update and modernisation overhaul. It's a dusty dated mess.

Dust off the cobwebs

 

[ppete1975]

General maint that cant be put off due to safety and semi reliability. They have no interest in doing anything else until they decide what to do with it going forward.

 

[Thelazer]

You know, honestly I'm glad they don't do anything with it.
I'll take it in all it's dusty dated glory.
Because, the alternative... far worse if the stick with the normal playbook.

 

[muddyrivers]

So, do we know if anything changed or why the ride was closed?

 

[DreamfinderGuy]

So, do we know if anything changed or why the ride was closed?

They fixed Michelangelo and apparently did some light touch ups around the ride, nothing really of note beyond that.