The system is getting old now. Some parts are life expired, some are no longer available off the shelf and Siemens aren’t footing the bill anymore.
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Spaceship in Spaceship Earth
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aladdin2007
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Yet they can spend $$$$ on the new lights outside but let the inside continue to get worse both in show quality and tech. I know it's been said those are two separate things with two separate budgets, but I just feel that's not entirely so.
peter11435
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Inevitably the attraction will see the full refurbishment. Eventually. But it’s true that they are entirely separate projects, with separate budgets, seperate teams, and separate departments.
aladdin2007
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thank you then I stand corrected, it just makes one think sometimes what where when why and how they allocate.
peter11435
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I get it. Sometimes some of the routine projects that are allowed to move forward while other things are neglected is absurd.
Bill in Atlanta
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Do we know for sure that the lady had her clothes and skin removed? If so, how do we know that? And why wouldn’t they just leave her as is and just paint the window black?Imagine being the Imagineers doing the next refurb.... maybe you don’t even know window girl is in there. You’re going to check out what’s in that hatch to assess what you’re removing, you hop down and AHHHH face to face with a terminator looking thing... hidden/defunct animatronics both fascinate me and creep me out.
Fascinating stuff..
ImperfectPixie
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Late, late last night I was watching the Sons of Sam Netflix series in one tab, then flipped over here to check comments...yours was the first one I saw and it threw me for a loop for a few seconds!
Dragonman
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Archives probably wanted the skin and clothes. Might’ve been too much of a hassle to get the animatronic out of the cylinder.
Prince Thomas
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How good is the Son of Same series??!?!! Watched 2 episodes last night tooLate, late last night I was watching the Sons of Sam Netflix series in one tab, then flipped over here to check comments...yours was the first one I saw and it threw me for a loop for a few seconds!
ImperfectPixie
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Getting really into it!How good is the Son of Same series??!?!! Watched 2 episodes last night too
Figments Friend
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It will be interesting to see what happens to the former space station when the time comes for the proposed refresh of 'Spaceship Earth'.
Will it be removed, or left to sit for another three decades..?
Will it possibly be repurposed? Is there anyone left at WDI that is even aware of it's past show use?
Questions like this cross my mind when i see it in person, and when i see the recent photos of it laying in wait in the darkness.
Beckoning us.
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Will it be removed, or left to sit for another three decades..?
Will it possibly be repurposed? Is there anyone left at WDI that is even aware of it's past show use?
Questions like this cross my mind when i see it in person, and when i see the recent photos of it laying in wait in the darkness.
Beckoning us.
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Bill in Atlanta
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Given that this thread is now 15 years old, you’d think somebody high up at Epcot would’ve stumbled upon these questions and dropped a few hints of what’s up there now inside the capsule. Or a former CM who was there when it all went down. We know you’re out there; tell us what you know!
Figments Friend
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When I stop by Epcot the next time I am in town, I will just have to flash my 'Tony Baxter Fan Club' ID Membership Card and go look for myself.
I can't promise any photos, but I will report any notable observations.
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I can't promise any photos, but I will report any notable observations.
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DoleWhipDrea
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WDI combing through that attraction would make for a very interesting "lost treasures" type of Disney+ show. Though they probably don't want everyone seeing how much dust has collected
Bill in Atlanta
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How many posters from the first part of this thread are still around? I recognize Marni for sure. blakesse06 hasn’t posted since 2010.. he claimed to have inside info that the girl in the space shuttle is still there, but missing her skin/clothes 
Bill in Atlanta
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I’ll be at EPCOT next week.. anything special you guys want to me to check or take pics of for the cause?
Bill in Atlanta
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Does anyone know what scene currently exists where this used to be?
Dragonman
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As far as I know it was on the right side of the track right before you round the corner where the computer lab is now. Right around here essentially to the right and back a bit across from the family watching TV:
@marni1971 can confirm for sure
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Dragonman
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@marni1971 this is supposed to resemble the full effect we’re seeing in the blurry footage right? Without the original show scene plans or better footage/photos so much of the Network Communications scene (mostly pre-86 right side but also left) besides the main map area is quite a mystery.
