Originally Posted By murfsmom are they going to keep the music in space mtn? we all loved it !! were going on mon. may 7th, i keep my friend(the pin nut) company while she pin trades, any thing going on that day ? any other LP'RS going that day ? it would be fun to actually meet some one from the group!!
Originally Posted By FerretAfros The music that they have had for the past several months will be gone, but the normal music will return. The lighting used with the Rockin' promotion will be turned off (thankfully, IMO) and it will return to simple star projections and a much darker building. So to answer your question, yes, the music will be gone, but it will be replaced with music specially written to accentuate the track layout.
Originally Posted By jdub << The lighting used with the Rockin' promotion will be turned off (thankfully, IMO)>> I'm also thankful for that. My kid & I both hated the experience of seeing the tracks & images of people, rather than the classic Space Mountain experience of flinging through the darkness, seeing only stars & such. I think the Chili Peppers idea was a natural for California Screamin', but ill-conceived for Space Mountain.
Originally Posted By Sweeper The music was a fun change, but the lights were lame and a major disappointment for people who were visiting from out of town expecting some "space" in Space Mountain.
Originally Posted By silliness444 I thought the whole reason they spent so much time refurbing space mtn. was to make it as dark as possible. I was amazed the first time I did the Rockin' thing and could see the whole inside of the building. Along with the cheesy DDR looking people being projected on the ceiling, it was just too much... I did like the music though. The drummer for Red Hot Chili Peppers (chad) went into the studio and recorded a whole new drum track to help fit the track and time of the ride. Then the sound designer for the attraction would go on Space Mtn. over and over adjusting the sound levels of each instruments and voices to match the track turns, drops, and rises. I think it could have been better, could have been worse, but overall it was fun. as long as disney doesn't do it to often.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I went on Space Mountain yesterday for the first time since December with the normal lights and music, and I have to say that it seemed like we were going at least 3 times as fast, and was just a lot more fun in general. And this was with some random lady with tons of hair sitting in front of me too. I don't mind temporary changes, but they need to make sure that the temporary changes still make the attraction look good (HMH attic scene goes in this category too)
Originally Posted By GoogieMountain And will we ever, ever see the big orbiting asteroid at the top of the lift?
Originally Posted By amazedncal2 We got a kick out of seeing the "astronauts" playing guitars and the instruments floating through space in the "movie" in the loading area. We'd never really paid any attention to that screen before. We didn't care for the new music the first time through but the 3rd and 4th time it kind of grew on us. I agree that the music fit Screamin more than Space. Although I couldn't get Weird Al out of my head during Screamin It was weird going the day after they shut Rockin off, same old Space and Screamin. I guess we liked them both or should I say all 4?
Originally Posted By BrnardM <<I think the Chili Peppers idea was a natural for California Screamin'>> I totally agree, I went to Disneyland on Friday and really missed the soundtrack when I rode screamin'. After the Chili Peppers track, the music that they actually wrote for the ride just isn't the same. <<And will we ever, ever see the big orbiting asteroid at the top of the lift?>> Good question. I thought that the asteroid was subbosed to be a big part of 'rockin' space mountain. Yet so far it hasn't done much of anything, ever.
Originally Posted By kari12177 Hopefully they'll change the orignal camera back. The new one is towards the end as your slowing down, the old was in the middle somewhere. My DH went on for the 1st time a while back and his photo was priceless, and it caught him off guard.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros The asteroid really confuses me. I guess technically, we aren't supposed to see it, but it is pretty easy to pick out if you know where it is. And the strangest part, IMO, is how it just sits there spinning in the dark. If it was still, that would be one thing, but the fact that it spins really throws me off. And the camera hasn't moved since it opened in 2005. It's just as the trains are hitting the breaks, with the little comets flying everywhere. The bright light when the comets change directions is when they take it. It cought me off guard the first time, and in my picture, you could see that I was saying "Whoa!" at the cool effects.
Originally Posted By GoogieMountain yeah there's got to be some story about that asteroid- why they are intentionally not lighting it, yet keep it spinning. I know it's supposed to be lit- a flash picture reveals to much color for it to be meant to be in the dark. Black light would be my guess. I wonder if the asteroid lighting interferred in some way with the projection effect you see when you ascend the first lift, though the surface that that's projected on seems like it would be far enough away.
Originally Posted By danyoung >I thought the whole reason they spent so much time refurbing space mtn. was to make it as dark as possible.< Nope - the main reason for the refurb was that the tracks were unexpectedly falling apart. They needed to gut the track completely and replace it, which is hard to do in that enclosed space. The dark thing was a secondary goal, and a good one IMO.
Originally Posted By tenesmus Personally my family really enjoyed the Chilli Pepper music, it was the first time my autistic son actually liked the ride. Only problem now is I have to play the RHCP's everytime we drive anywhere as a family, the kids always insist on it.
Originally Posted By soccermermaid the asteroid in hong kong, which is supposed to be the same one works, but for some reason the one at disneyland doesn't. And all the CM are happy it's back to old Space!
Originally Posted By jdub Why are the employees happy? Just personal preference, or was it some sort of hassle as workers there (customer complaints, etc.)?
Originally Posted By soccermermaid would you get tired of hearing the same 5 songs for 40 hours a week or so for 4 months...
