Spaceship Earth descent

[NearTheEars]

Hello all, just back from spending the day at Epcot for the F&W Festival (it was fantastic).

Anyway, I've seen people talk about the descent on SSE and that "they need to get rid of all the garbage" and "it needs to be fixed."

Now after hearing this, I really tried to keep my eyes peeled today when riding and ... Didn't see anything but darkness and stars.

Am I missing something? Did the descent use to be different?

Maybe I took "garbage" too litteraly and they didn't actually mean trash.

 

[Goofyernmost]

To be honest... in my opinion... although the descent is very different from what it was, doesn't mean it is better or worse. I always, in all incarnations, thought that the descent was a crashing bore. It always seemed disjointed and really not defined well enough to catch one's spirit. Now the descent that people are basically talking about is the interactive screen on the ride car. I don't think it's bad at all. In fact, it's kinda fun and takes your mind off the fact that you are laying on your back with your feet up and nothing is going to happen that might make that worthwhile. Anyway, that's what the fuss is about. I think it's cool how your picture shows up in the scene and even when you exit, there you are in huge proportions, on the display screen. It's fun and different and, as I said, to me, as good if not better then the original little blocks of show sets.

 

[ajrwdwgirl]

I kind of like the interactive feature on the way down. It is fun.

 

[THEMEPARKPIONEER]

Todays world is more advanced then the stuff they used to show but they're was some nice scenery at the ending. It's no cutback like and it's no scale down despite the removal of the original scenery, if anything the ride is more advanced then it ever was. Personally I would like to see them have an updated tomorrows child ending and maybe a narration like Horizons used to have. Its different but we cant say they cut it short. Technically it's a huge improvement and upgrade whether we like it or not.

 

[FettFan]

Just YouTube the Jeremy Irons descent. So inspirational it brought tears to ones eyes.

 

[bethymouse]

If it would actually work all of the time, it'd be nice! Especially afterwards when you can email it to yourself. Some just never came out!

 

[FettFan]

Think next time I go I'm gonna wear a Leatherface mask for the picture....


Heck me and my friends could be the whole plethora of monsters....the thought of Pinhead and Chucky sharing a city apartment and cycling to work brings a smile to my face.

 

[George Lucas on a Bench]

The garbage was above the ride track the last time I rode. You could plainly see it if you looked up, what appeared to be fast food waste dumped into grates (?) and cobweb-like substance hanging down.

 

[IowaHawks7]

I actually enjoy the descent as it is. I mean i like the video screens, and it for sure makes me want to just mess with the pictures and take funny ones

 

[NearTheEars]

Just YouTube the Jeremy Irons descent. So inspirational it brought tears to ones eyes.

OK, will do. Thanks for the answers everyone.

The ride seemed great today... Burning smell in Rome and the wheel was spinning great today too. Yeah, the paper boy looking away is a little weird, but I'd have to agree about it being more weird trying to sell into the press room. But then again, why even have an animatronic you can't really see.

 

[NearTheEars]

I actually enjoy the descent as it is. I mean i like the video screens, and it for sure makes me want to just mess with the pictures and take funny ones

Yes! Today we went with "scared out of our minds" faces. It was hilarious in our video and up on the big screens.

 

[draybook]

I kept trying to find the girl looking at the space lab or whatever it was.

 

[James122]

While I do miss the Jeremy Irons narration, I kinda like the interactive screens. My eight year old niece had a blast with it the last time we rode it.

 

[marni1971]

The best version (IMHO)



Today's is a waste of a vast amount of show space for an age that can't hold their concentration more than 5 minutes.

 

[Susan Savia]

I always loved the beautiful neon light display on the Spaceship Earth descent.

 

[Goofyernmost]

If it would actually work all of the time, it'd be nice! Especially afterwards when you can email it to yourself. Some just never came out!

Never had that happen. I must be blessed! Maybe I should start a religion or something.

 

[Goofyernmost]

The garbage was above the ride track the last time I rode. You could plainly see it if you looked up, what appeared to be fast food waste dumped into grates (?) and cobweb-like substance hanging down.

Before I panic, what had you been smoking previous to the ride?

 

[unkadug]

If it would actually work all of the time, it'd be nice! Especially afterwards when you can email it to yourself. Some just never came out!

My email server blocks any email from myself. Evidently it thinks I am spam!

 

[marni1971]

Before I panic, what had you been smoking previous to the ride?

Just look up when you ride. The LCDs illuminate the rubbish behind the chicken wire perfectly.

 

[Goofyernmost]

The best version (IMHO)



Today's is a waste of a vast amount of show space for an age that can't hold their concentration more than 5 minutes.

If nothing else it may help to convince that the ride stops happened even when it was new. Many don't believe that it is usually to help someone on or off the ride.