Bumping my favourite thread
My kids didnt believe me when I told them the original version of the attraction had the guy from the TV in the moon landing scene narrate it. I really loved Cronkites version. Ihope the new version has a narrator that has a distinguished voice.
I remember the descent as a kid- it was within a year or so after EPCOT opened. My dad was really taken by the whole theme of it being a glimpse of the future. I think the futurustic living room scene had a girl in Japan and someone in the US videochatting? Anyway, as we went backwards, it made me feel like the world was connected and there were amazing things to come. Now, DH and I check out the mid-century modern furniture of the not-very-futuristic scene. We really miss the lights, and wish the too-bright computer screen was gone. We've been known to cover the thing with our jacket, in the winter.
Haha, thanks! That thought crossed my mind, but I figured, if that well-known bit from Saturday Night Live could get past broadcast censors 40+ years ago, it’s got to be kosher for a message board joke in 2019, right?Well that photo won't last long... even though its very well done!
If I had to guess, it's down to how much the track is integrated with the supporting structure.I am utterly lost as to what provoked that absurd response but in any case, not cool, @WDW862 .
Is not even this thread sacred?
Anyway, to the original topic, I’m curious whether SSE was designed to accommodate a refurbishment to the extent of the upcoming. They can’t exactly cut into the side of the domes like you could a box, right? Is this where the civil engineering challenges come into play?
Cutting into the side of a sphere is not all that different than cutting into the side of a cube or any other shape for that matter.
Is not even this thread sacred?
Anyway, to the original topic, I’m curious whether SSE was designed to accommodate a refurbishment to the extent of the upcoming. They can’t exactly cut into the side of the domes like you could a box, right? Is this where the civil engineering challenges come into play?
Uh, how much support does the rest of the dome rely on from whatever structure will be cut out?
It all depends on where it is, what loads are going through it, and what exactly is being cut out. The odds that every structural element is uniformly loaded are pretty slim. A section could be supporting next to nothing to the whole freaking thing and everything in between.
Think more big changes at ground level.
Is not even this thread sacred?
Anyway, to the original topic, I’m curious whether SSE was designed to accommodate a refurbishment to the extent of the upcoming. They can’t exactly cut into the side of the domes like you could a box, right? Is this where the civil engineering challenges come into play?
Like the post-ride area possibly not existing anymore and the changes for the queue?
Would it be for purely for aesthetics? I'm sure they'd want to incorporate the entrance into the new design of FW (the space between the unload and the fountain of nations. From the renderings, it looks like the load would be this "back" area, and the front is basically closed off. Am I anywhere near close on this one
We could quite possibly be looking at changes in load and unload positions, queue location, a preshow and more.Would it be for purely for aesthetics? I'm sure they'd want to incorporate the entrance into the new design of FW (the space between the unload and the fountain of nations. From the renderings, it looks like the load would be this "back" area, and the front is basically closed off. Am I anywhere near close on this one
Goes with the trend: more pre-show, no post-show. Works for me.
The reason they went to so much time and money to have the building on legs was to be able to walk under and up into it. Rerouting the queue so you don’t do this would make the 1979 design intent pointless. They could have stuck with the original grounded version with the entrance at the rear.
