I think the ride is great....kept the original feel to the ride without jarring my neck on every turn. I'm sure the seats are comfortable too!
Queue area is good, still feels claustrophobic in the tunnel, some decent AC needed! There's still some touching up to do I think, there's grafitti in the same place as I saw last year (I remembered thinking that it was really un-disney) and there's a few bits of flooring that still have construction dirt on them, but overall it is much better than previous. The games are pretty cool, although Fast-pass riders miss out on the games.
Into the 'Alpha' and 'Omega' areas, they're pretty identical, except the graphics on the ceiling, but they are superb.
Ride, as I said is good, seems to be smoother, with less clackety noises of the track, but you still get that original SM feel. Agree with most about the photo, flash is too bright and its in the wrong place to capture a ride shot. I reckon if they had a 'Smile for the your space passport photo' or something just before it, you could get some good pose shots. The whole thing is definitely a lot darker and unless you're in the very front, you can hardly see the track. Awesome! Launch and re-entry are crap though.
Post-show area is much updated, I thought it was excellent. Look forward to seeing how the new green screen area works. I was disappointed there wasn't more SM merchandise in the gift shop, wanted to get something!
Overall, its pretty darn good, and I'm glad its not too extreme like DLP or EE. Not too much changed with the ride excpet bringing it up to date.
Still a classic for the whole family.
