Spaceship in Spaceship Earth

[JoeCamel]

Am I correct in thinking that to ascend to the top of SSE (like Mickey in the famous commercial), one would have to take the scissor lift that sits over the elevator shaft through the black level, then shimmy up a catwalk/ladder between that and Alucobond outer shell to the top? I ask because the lift is a little ways front of center, and the hatch (or at least the one closest to the center) is just shy of the apex of the structure. For inside/outside comparison, see the screenshot from one of recent "lights on" and the construction photo with workers sitting on top. I've marked the corresponding vent in blue and the centerline from the top forward in green. The photo with the workers shows an access hatch circled in red, but that's not visible from within the structure. I'm thinking that the the hatch is only through the Alucobond, and that there must be some sort of support structure between that and the scissor lift to allow access, but that's only speculation. I've seen video of the catwalk between the outer and inner shells further down, but nothing from this high up.

Right, the hatch used during cleaning, Super duper Golden Mickey plaid touring and general access is not at the apex

 

[Wdwsince86]

Is that earth projected on to a separate circle? I always thought it was just projected onto the ceiling

 

[VicariousCorpse]

Is that earth projected on to a separate circle? I always thought it was just projected onto the ceiling

Separate circle:

 

[Wdwsince86]

Separate circle:
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Has it always been like that?

 

[VicariousCorpse]

Has it always been like that?

Yes. The projection was changed when they removed the space station during the 1994 update.

 

[montyz81]

The entire 180top should take its queue from the Las Vegas dome screen albeit in reverse. How cool would that look to have more flexibility on that screen. Star Wars weekend would be a killer add in effect on that screen.

 

[Dragonman]

Found this 1992 video from a few months ago. It’s pretty good quality and includes a brief zoom in on Window Girl:

 

[Dragonman]

Slightly enhanced. It’s kinda eerie how there are no really good quality shots of her face out there. It almost looks like she doesn’t have a mouth here:

 

[Disgruntled Walt]

Slightly enhanced. It’s kinda eerie how there are no really good quality shots of her face out there. It almost looks like she doesn’t have a mouth here:
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Did she have any motion at any point or was she static?

 

[VicariousCorpse]

Did she have any motion at any point or was she static?

It's a little hard to see but she's moving in that video. She moved her head and arms controlling the joysticks.

 

[Dragonman]

I’ve heard she might’ve also had facial movements but I kind of doubt that considering she could only be seen from a distance and even then was behind the riders rather than prominently in front.

Also if that were the case you would be able to see her face moving a bit in footage but from the various captures of her in videos nothing is moving besides her head and arms.

 

[Wdwsince86]

Other than when it’s focusing, that’s one of the clearest videos of the ride back then that I’ve seen.

 

[Dragonman]

It was recently announced that Epcot will have an episode in the next season of Behind the Attraction. Here’s hoping we get more rare SSE footage like we did with The Imagineering Story.

 

[Disgruntled Walt]

It was recently announced that Epcot will have an episode in the next season of Behind the Attraction. Here’s hoping we get more rare SSE footage like we did with The Imagineering Story.

That would be nice, but I'll bet a lot of it will be a puff piece about what great things are happening there now...er, for the last five years.

 

[Figments Friend]

Yeah, watch is be coverage of the ‘Guardians of The Galaxy - Cosmic Rewaind’ Attraction….

Free subliminal marketing related to one of the newer additions, for sure.
This is today’s ‘Disney’ we are talkin’ about here.
Promotional synergy!


But….

Of course one can hope for a cool take on ‘Spaceship Earth’.
Here’s hoping.

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[JoeCamel]

Yeah, watch is be coverage of the ‘Guardians of The Galaxy - Cosmic Rewaind’ Attraction….

Free subliminal marketing related to one of the newer additions, for sure.
This is today’s ‘Disney’ we are talkin’ about here.
Promotional synergy!


But….

Of course one can hope for a cool take on ‘Spaceship Earth’.
Here’s hoping.

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"The magic of Elsa in Epcot"

 

[Figments Friend]

"The magic of Elsa in Epcot"

Oh gawd..NO!



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[WaluigiTime]

It was recently announced that Epcot will have an episode in the next season of Behind the Attraction. Here’s hoping we get more rare SSE footage like we did with The Imagineering Story.

I hope we get that and some nice Horizons footage.

 

[HauntedPirate]

Found this 1992 video from a few months ago. It’s pretty good quality and includes a brief zoom in on Window Girl:

An even better thing was a moderately decent sounding “Tomorrow’s Child” after 180 Top.

 

[JoeCamel]

"The magic of Elsa in Epcot"

Yep.....

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