News Spaceship Earth Refurb - 2 Year Closure

[mikejs78]

I would actually love to ride it once without any narration...Just background music and the scene audio. I have a feeling that the ride would still hold up really well.

I'd just love to ride it without the "Please remain seated. Your Time Machine will be rotating backward for your return to Earth. " Warning. It ruins the spectacle of 180TOP.

 

[HMF]

I'd just love to ride it without the "Please remain seated. Your Time Machine will be rotating backward for your return to Earth. " Warning. It ruins the spectacle of 180TOP.

Legally, that can't happen.

 

[DreamfinderGuy]

Legally, that can't happen.

Is there a warning at the Everest hill that you’re about to go backwards? Why should this be any different

 

[kthomas105]

Is there a warning at the Everest hill that you’re about to go backwards? Why should this be any different

I think this has more to do with the seat restraints for the ride vehicle type. You don’t have to warn people not to stand up if they can’t stand up

 

[HauntedMansionFLA]

Disney should charge guest money if they wanted to take a swing at the tombstones with a sledge hammer??

 

[Mike S]

Legally, that can't happen.

Maybe they could change it so that you only hear your own speakers say it once instead of the annoying constant echo.

Or just have it flash on the screen in a way that would get your attention and have no audio of it.

 

[mikejs78]

Legally, that can't happen.

I understand why it's there. I don't have to like the fact that it's there. It kind of ruins the moment.

 

[marni1971]

Legally, that can't happen.

Legally they could move it where it originated from couldn’t they? Even if it wasn’t an original feature?

 

[peter11435]

Legally, that can't happen.

You want to cite that law?

Why do they break the law at the Haunted Mansion?

 

[HMF]

Or just have it flash on the screen in a way that would get your attention and have no audio of it.

The screen would harm 180 top even more. Besides I thought we were hoping they are ditching the screens.

 

[monothingie]

You want to cite that law?

Why do they break the law at the Haunted Mansion?

Because then a hitchhiking ghost may follow you home?

 

[Mike S]

You want to cite that law?

Why do they break the law at the Haunted Mansion?

You can’t stand up in Haunted Mansion because of the lap bar.

 

[peter11435]

You can’t stand up in Haunted Mansion because of the lap bar.

Depends. Depending on your size and shape it can be very easy to stand despite the lapbar.

Regardless the point is there is no “law” requiring the spiel.

 

[Bender123]

Depends. Depending on your size and shape it can be very easy to stand despite the lapbar.

Regardless the point is there is no “law” requiring the spiel.

The only law a work is Darwins Law and the fear of some idiot standing, getting hurt and suing. Its not like this hasn't happened before and, generally, lap bars and/or announcement cover it. In the instance of SE, its a ride that suddenly spins 180 and goes backwards, so Im sure there are people who get freaked out about it. On a ride like Everest, Im sure the lapbar and roller coaster aspect are enough for a common person to figure it out.

Remember...most precautions are there because some idiot, at some point, thought "I should try to swim in jungle cruise".

 

[HauntedPirate]

“Suddenly”? It’s an omnimover, it’s not exactly whipping you around like Primeval Whirl. But I totally agree with the rest of it.

 

[Bender123]

“Suddenly”? It’s an omnimover, it’s not exactly whipping you around like Primeval Whirl. But I totally agree with the rest of it.

Well...Its a slow motion forward ride that, to the uninitiated, turns 180 degrees and then back slides at a steep angle. I know its an omnimover and does this, but, unfortunately, we must account for Zeke "Hold My Beer" Dayguest...

 

[Goofyernmost]

The only law a work is Darwins Law and the fear of some idiot standing, getting hurt and suing. Its not like this hasn't happened before and, generally, lap bars and/or announcement cover it. In the instance of SE, its a ride that suddenly spins 180 and goes backwards, so Im sure there are people who get freaked out about it. On a ride like Everest, Im sure the lapbar and roller coaster aspect are enough for a common person to figure it out.

Remember...most precautions are there because some idiot, at some point, thought "I should try to swim in jungle cruise".

Common meaning anyone with an IQ in double digits. It's not brain surgery.

 

[Fuhgeddaboudit]

Crazy notion... but they used a Rod Serling impersonator for most of Tower or Terror, and it worked out perfectly.

How would you guys feel if they used a Walt Disney impersonator for a new Spaceship Earth narration?

 

[HMF]

Crazy notion... but they used a Rod Serling impersonator for most of Tower or Terror, and it worked out perfectly.

How would you guys feel if they used a Walt Disney impersonator for a new Spaceship Earth narration?

No. Thank you.

 

[The Empress Lilly]

I'd just love to ride it without the "Please remain seated. Your Time Machine will be rotating backward for your return to Earth. " Warning. It ruins the spectacle of 180TOP.

Wasn't there once a woman who saw the car with her kids spin backwards and go down and jumped out of her own car to rescue her kids?

Maybe it's just one of those urban legends, but I I try to console myself with it to somewhat bear the 180 top spiel.