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Spaceship Earth 2-year Rehab? Fact or Fiction?
Have been seeing some hub-bub about Spaceship Earth closing sometime next year (2020) for a two (2) year rehab. At which time most of the ride will get 'freshened' up to the scene with the newspaper boy, then mostly new from there on...including having something 'real' as you go back down...The exit area to be completely gutted and redone, and all the graphics, including the Earth shot as you are going backward, brought up to HD levels.
Is there any truth to these rumors? I would hate to be spreading conjecture and wishful thinking. Does that mean there is a new sponsor?
If this is so much baloney, feel free to remove this message/thread.
-Bud
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Just last night I saw similar information, but I can't remember where. I'm thinking it's genuine and I'm glad to hear about it. The novelty of that backwards ride down SSE is long gone.
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My gut tells me this is true - at least in general.
There does seem to be a lot of buzz on this one, and Disney's official statement on the subject has been to neither confirm nor deny the rumor - just re-state that Epcot is undergoing a multi-year transformation. If, as I've read (and seems likely after nearly 40 years or operation), that the entire ride track needs to be replaced, then the two-year timeframe seems logical to basically dismantle the entire ride and re-build it. Since there's currently no sponsor for Spaceship Earth, Disney is free to do whatever they want to do with the area.
The "late 2022" re-opening date that's been circulating matches with the 40th anniversary of Epcot on Oct 1, 2022. So this could easily be part of the larger "multi-year transformation" of Epcot.
Steve
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My travel agent at Magical Journeys posted it so I'm guessing it's true.
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Originally Posted by Fangorn
just re-state that Epcot is undergoing a multi-year transformation
Based on the trend, I don't have a good feeling about that. We'll see if it comes out better on the other side.
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Bring back Jeremy Irons narration
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Would they really have such an iconic ride closed for their 50th?
I'll meet you at the Rainbow Bridge.
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Originally Posted by Cinderelley
Would they really have such an iconic ride closed for their 50th?
People who would take out, We wants the redheads, clearly would do anything.
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Not fiction... timeline shocked me, still trying to gather info if the dates are in deed correct because i actually heard closing at a later date than 2020... I heard 2021 or 2022... Plans may have been pushed up... The spine work is scheduled for 2020, so maybe they decided to include SSE into the work... Hopefully can find out this week while I am visiting...
Son of Jor-El.. Kneel before Zod...
TRICIA JONES: I heard that you were going to propose to Brandi Svenning at some theme park. When are men going to learn that women want ROMANCE, not Mr. Toad's Wild Ride...
BRODIE: Hey, now, be fair. EVERYONE wants Mr. Toad's Wild Ride.
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Originally Posted by DizneyFreak2002
Not fiction... timeline shocked me, still trying to gather info if the dates are in deed correct because i actually heard closing at a later date than 2020... I heard 2021 or 2022... Plans may have been pushed up... The spine work is scheduled for 2020, so maybe they decided to include SSE into the work... Hopefully can find out this week while I am visiting...
Just wondering if you heard anything.
I'll meet you at the Rainbow Bridge.
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The rides that keep me coming back, are quickly eroding away..
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Originally Posted by texas211
The rides that keep me coming back, are quickly eroding away..
Yeah. I understand that some people want new stuff, but I go back because of the stuff I like. If I wanted all new stuff, I would go to a different theme park.
I'll meet you at the Rainbow Bridge.
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Originally Posted by Cinderelley
Yeah. I understand that some people want new stuff, but I go back because of the stuff I like. If I wanted all new stuff, I would go to a different theme park.
DING!!! Another vote for the mythical 5th Gate?????
-Bud
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9/03 - CBR
1/09 - BWV
9/05; 2/07; 12/07; 9/08; 9/09; 9/10; 9/11; 12/13; 12/17; 4/18; 10/18, 4/23 - PC
5/15 - POR
1/22 - ASMO
10/22 - ASMU
Disneyland: 12/15 - Paradise Pier Hotel
Next up: ???
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Originally Posted by Cinderelley
Just wondering if you heard anything.
Nope, but I did for a few other things...
Sorry, I haven't been by a computer since I returned home from my trip... I do want to finish my trip reports, eventually, and I do want to write up a mini rumor thread, which is always good for a discussion or two...
Son of Jor-El.. Kneel before Zod...
TRICIA JONES: I heard that you were going to propose to Brandi Svenning at some theme park. When are men going to learn that women want ROMANCE, not Mr. Toad's Wild Ride...
BRODIE: Hey, now, be fair. EVERYONE wants Mr. Toad's Wild Ride.
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Originally Posted by PopPhan
DING!!! Another vote for the mythical 5th Gate?????
Universal will get it's third before WDW gets a 5th... They need to flush out and fix the parks they have first, which they are doing... Once those parks are built out, then I can see a 5th park... Until then...
BTW, Universal needs to work on a few parts of the Studios and IOA, but everything seems to be on hold due to park 3... Dunno how I feel about that.... Because we could have had been discussing an Avengers ride in Superhero Island... Instead, we have nothing....
Son of Jor-El.. Kneel before Zod...
TRICIA JONES: I heard that you were going to propose to Brandi Svenning at some theme park. When are men going to learn that women want ROMANCE, not Mr. Toad's Wild Ride...
BRODIE: Hey, now, be fair. EVERYONE wants Mr. Toad's Wild Ride.
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Universal sounds like it has some great stuff, but I just can't go there until they can accommodate DDIL's size. Hopefully they will take that into consideration when they do the new park.
I'll meet you at the Rainbow Bridge.
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Originally Posted by Cinderelley
Universal sounds like it has some great stuff, but I just can't go there until they can accommodate DDIL's size. Hopefully they will take that into consideration when they do the new park.
That's my biggest issue with Universal... They do make their attraction seating for regular size people and do not take larger sized guests into account... I never had an issue at Disney, I had one issue at Universal...
Son of Jor-El.. Kneel before Zod...
TRICIA JONES: I heard that you were going to propose to Brandi Svenning at some theme park. When are men going to learn that women want ROMANCE, not Mr. Toad's Wild Ride...
BRODIE: Hey, now, be fair. EVERYONE wants Mr. Toad's Wild Ride.
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Originally Posted by DizneyFreak2002
That's my biggest issue with Universal... They do make their attraction seating for regular size people and do not take larger sized guests into account... I never had an issue at Disney, I had one issue at Universal...
I was so relieved when DDIL was able to get on FoP after assuring her at Disneyland that Disney would never do that to her. Researched everything. Got all the tips ready for her and DS (like flexing your foot forward) and I was the one they couldn't get to fit. I had to just laugh at the whole thing.
I'll meet you at the Rainbow Bridge.
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This doesn't surprise me if they are keeping the sphere intact during the reno. I'm imagining it would be like Tetris. Taking the guts out may be easy, but trying to squeeze everything in the original 109k sqft space will definitely be a challenge. History the sphere originally took over two years to construct, so why not two years to rebuild?
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