Cronkite was actually introduced shortly before the ride began in the 86’ version during the AT&T spiel however none of the other narrators were introduced which probably led to the years long confusion about the Vic Perrin version.
It's been loud and bumpy for as long as I can remember (2008ish), but it's become more intense to me over the last 5-6 years. I rode the '94 version but do not remember it, so I don't know if it was bad prior to 2008 or not.
Addendum to this bit from a while back, since this post I have gotten to see more parts of the 2020 plan and can confirm that the Project Tomorrow rebuild did not include any post-show. What I was referring to earlier was in fact bits of a small planned interior queue. Existing load/unload was removed and extended to become flat belts like you would see on a traditional omnimover. They came together in a sort of V shape, with a small interior queue inside of that V shape.
Main entrance was exactly where it is today, except instead of walking forward into load you took a sharp right into the interior queue.
Kind of like horizons, but backwards and without an omnisphere on top?
Something like that. Here's a diagram that I can neither confirm nor deny used official plans for reference while being created.
I think when it comes time for a real SSE rehab they'll more than likely do something like that. The surrounding area has been reconfigured around the existing building, the time to rip it all up and build a new one has passed. I do think they will still reconfigure load/unload in some way, but they won't shrink the building to be nothing but load and unload.
That's if they keep the ride at all.
It'll be fine. The same executives that pressed heavy IP integration into EPCOT made the conscious decision to not only spare it but invest more into it. Way bigger fish to fry at EPCOT before they do anything drastic to SSE.
Funny enough a clip of Star Wars was added to the theater scene in 1986, well before Disney owned it.
When they said Figment was created to be a mascot and didn’t mention Dreamfinder, I turned it off. I don’t care for behind the attraction, but that’s just so… wrong.
I'm sure they'll just roll it away.
I rode SSE earlier today and I've been on it in the past year but it felt much worse, very noisy on the lift, and generally lots of noises, creaks, BUMPS etc, and agreed, difficult to even hear the narration.
Considering the current narration, Is that a bad thing?
(I'm learning it)