Rumor Spaceship Earth Redo Shelved Indefinitely

[Phicinfan]

I believe it was initially planned to be a 2 or 3-year closure.

2-2.5 years I believe

 

[EeyoreFan#24]

I know they can’t, but at that point they might as well drive the parking trams directly to IG and close the front.

 

[J4546]

at least when sse is done, along with all the other stuff happening now, we can assume there wont be any more major work done to the front end for a few decades

 

[HauntedPirate]

Clickbait is right... when he copies news from reliable sources on reliable sites like this one.

I'll believe this when I read it from people around here I trust.

 

[mikejs78]

Tom is usually right. I hope it doesn’t spiral into a multi year closure.

Tom's hit or miss... Remember, it was Tom who posted "rumors" about Country Bears and Tiki Room, only to have them directly contradicted by Disney a day or two later...

 

[trainplane3]

Tom's hit or miss... Remember, it was Tom who posted "rumors" about Country Bears and Tiki Room, only to have them directly contradicted by Disney a day or two later...

But also remember, Tiki Room was spoken by a few on here before he brought it up. In fact, so was CBJ but it was a very brief mention. Part of his problem is bringing stuff up far too early and posting it as news.

 

[TikibirdLand]

Tom's hit or miss... Remember, it was Tom who posted "rumors" about Country Bears and Tiki Room, only to have them directly contradicted by Disney a day or two later...

It's also possible that Disney changed their mind too. As much as I enjoy hearing the insiders here, you'll notice that they've had to shift positions too as Disney does internally. Only if Tom had announce the Taco-Donuts early. Maybe he could have changed their minds...

 

[Phicinfan]

Tom's hit or miss... Remember, it was Tom who posted "rumors" about Country Bears and Tiki Room, only to have them directly contradicted by Disney a day or two later...

Except we saw plans of Tiki with Moana later, so he was vindicated there

 

[DreamfinderGuy]

On 10/1 EPCOT will have Rat, Harm, the new SSE lighting, and a successful day's worth of operation for the 50th. CommuniCore should also be reopened by then. It wouldn't surprise me if they made that SSE's final date of operation, or sometime close to then.

 

[Mac Tonight]

Well, this potentially kills the mood of my November trip...

 

[Haymarket2008]

Honestly, this makes total sense. They are going to have press forward with the portions of World Celebration that are close to Spaceship Earth, like Dreamers Point, very soon. And if they still are revamping the exit to SSE, it's going to have to coincide with the other construction.

 

[rle4lunch]

Well, this potentially kills the mood of my November trip...

Why? Because you won't be able to take a midday nap on one of the most hollowed out, boring rides in all of Disney? (hint, it's SSE in its current iteration).

Seriously though, Epcot is so jacked up, might as well refurb it. Just put the sparkle lights on the outside of it and start redoing the interior.

 

[Mac Tonight]

Why? Because you won't be able to take a midday nap on one of the most hollowed out, boring rides in all of Disney? (hint, it's SSE in its current iteration).

Seriously though, Epcot is so jacked up, might as well refurb it. Just put the sparkle lights on the outside of it and start redoing the interior.

Because Stone Cold said so!

Also:

Because I like it.
Because I wanted to show my wife SSE for the first time.
Because it sucks to fly across the country and have one of my favorite attractions closed.
Because, even if it's not the best iteration (I've ridden since '89), SSE is still one of the defining points of Epcot.

 

[Disstevefan1]

In a sick kind of logic, it does make some sense. He reports it as they have major structural and track work that is not just wanted but needed, and I am almost positive @marni1971 stated the original update included major track work. I also think since the whole front of the park is a mess anyways, you might as well clutter it up more with moves away from SSE

major structural and track work = two and a half year closure

 

[rle4lunch]

Because Stone Cold said so!

Also:

Because I like it.
Because I wanted to show my wife SSE for the first time.
Because it sucks to fly across the country and have one of my favorite attractions closed.
Because, even if it's not the best iteration (I've ridden since '89), SSE is still one of the defining points of Epcot.

Valid argument, I concede to your points!

 

[Thelazer]

Lets all hope. We don't get another JYIY fiasco.

 

[Mac Tonight]

Lets all hope. We don't get another JYIY fiasco.

If the end result does NOT include any Disney characters, I'll consider that a win.

 

[HauntedPirate]

Anyone who has experienced SSE in the past who-knows-how-many years knows that the track needs replacing. Any refurb which doesn’t address that isn’t worth doing.

 

[castlecake2.0]

Except we saw plans of Tiki with Moana later, so he was vindicated there

That was one piece of art from an imagineers portfolio so I wouldn’t look too much into that one

 

[EPCOTCenterLover]

That was one piece of art from an imagineers portfolio so I wouldn’t look too much into that one

Really? Where is the art?