News Spaceship Earth Refurb - 2 Year Closure

[jt04]

I said there’s talk of rerouting load / unload which would need rise system alterations. If that alters the rest of the track or the RVs I don’t know.

I'll be satisfied if they can eliminate the clunking sound.

 

[marni1971]

I'll be satisfied if they can eliminate the clunking sound.

Me too.

 

[aladdin2007]

Nope. The screens were bolted onto the original cars.

Some gaffer tape and a bit of paint and they’ll be good as new

or just a little black curtain, they could rip down all the ones through the descent and cut them up and wallaa!
TDO and chapek would love the cost savings.

 

[nickys]

or just a little black curtain, they could rip down all the ones through the descent and cut them up and wallaa!
TDO and chapek would love the cost savings.

They’d still need gaffer tape to stick the curtains on though.

 

[Mainahman]

They’d still need gaffer tape to stick the curtains on though.

Im sure they have a big stock over at imagination.....

 

[wdwtopten]

Are they getting rid of those dumb touch screens and cartoons?

They don't really need to *remove* the screens, per se. They could just turn them off. That would be good enough for me.

 

[Bender123]

They don't really need to *remove* the screens, per se. They could just turn them off. That would be good enough for me.

Keep them for language options, but I would suggest doing something else with them...

It would be cool if they made SE have an option with trivia/history of the attraction and scenes, translations of the AA audio or even closed captioning for people with hearing issues.

The screens, themselves, aren't a bad idea. The current use of the screens is just bad.

 

[gustaftp]

Keep them for language options, but I would suggest doing something else with them...

I could get on board with closed captioning for the hard-of-hearing as well as a narration selection at the beginning like there currently is.

But I don't think there is a need for trivia, it would just be a distraction. The focus of the ride should always be outwards, not on the screens.

 

[Bender123]

I could get on board with closed captioning for the hard-of-hearing as well as a narration selection at the beginning like there currently is.

But I don't think there is a need for trivia, it would just be a distraction. The focus of the ride should always be outwards, not on the screens.

As someone who has ridden it countless times, Im much more interested in learning about the details, at this point, than the show scenes Ive seen a hundred times.

I would seriously love an option to see a comparison of scenes to their real life counterpart, translations of the Greek scenes, how Imagineers researched the scenes, etc...

Yes, Martins videos have some of these, but seeing that detail while on the ride would be awesome.

Not saying its an always on option, but a choice to make the ride interactive would be interesting.

 

[The Pho]

Keep them for language options, but I would suggest doing something else with them...

It would be cool if they made SE have an option with trivia/history of the attraction and scenes, translations of the AA audio or even closed captioning for people with hearing issues.

The screens, themselves, aren't a bad idea. The current use of the screens is just bad.

That’s what I’ve wanted since they put them in. They give language options, but it should be much deeper. Let us listen to the old narrations, imagineering commentary, trivia, scavenger hunt, etc.

 

[KBLovedDisney]

So, I had to read and re-read the title of this article.

https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/08/world/david-de-rothschild-modern-explorers/?hpt=ob_blogfooterold

Don't think this guy will voice the updated ride but thought the title of this was very misleading for a DisneyWorld goer.

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

One effect I would really like to see as it was very simplistic and now it's even easier to do.....The animated chariot in the Rome scene..

 

[Nunu]

One effect I would really like to see as it was very simplistic and now it's even easier to do.....The animated chariot in the Rome scene..

Yes! I've forgotten about that effect. I'd love to see it again.

 

[HMF]

One effect I would really like to see as it was very simplistic and now it's even easier to do.....The animated chariot in the Rome scene..

It was only removed because a senior imagineer thought it looked cheesy. Hopefully, said imagineer has no influence on the next refurb.

 

[Goofyernmost]

It was only removed because a senior imagineer thought it looked cheesy. Hopefully, said imagineer has no influence on the next refurb.

And he was right! Not a bad thing, but totally unnecessary to the show along with being laughingly cartoonish. I mean when would you see a night glow chariot along with a night glow rider going along in the dark. The way it is done now is much more realistic and no where near as weird.

 

[Bender123]

And he was right! Not a bad thing, but totally unnecessary to the show along with being laughingly cartoonish. I mean when would you see a night glow chariot along with a night glow rider going along in the dark. The way it is done now is much more realistic and no where near as weird.

I do not understand the love for that awful animation...Everything in the attraction was hyper realistic and suddenly...janky cartoon chariot.

 

[Texas84]

One effect I would really like to see as it was very simplistic and now it's even easier to do.....The animated chariot in the Rome scene..

I called it the ghost chariot. I miss it.

 

[matt9112]

I called it the ghost chariot. I miss it.

Yeah im torn i miss it too but i do agree it looked to much out of place it was too bright and ghostly. However that scene lacks much to look at i feel like the kenetic energy was a great touch. Maybe they could make it more realstic now?

 

[TOCPE82]

One effect I would really like to see as it was very simplistic and now it's even easier to do.....The animated chariot in the Rome scene..

It was only removed because a senior imagineer thought it looked cheesy. Hopefully, said imagineer has no influence on the next refurb.

I had heard it was a Seimens request, but I could be way off there. Either way I miss it, as well. It was cheesy but the projection effect for the time was very cool.

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

Yeah im torn i miss it too but i do agree it looked to much out of place it was too bright and ghostly. However that scene lacks much to look at i feel like the kenetic energy was a great touch. Maybe they could make it more realstic now?

With better projectors I'm sure they can..