Originally Posted By RoadTrip <<A family member of mine gave me a trip report, after a fun day in EPCOT today ... and knowing what Mission:Space is ... passed on it!>> Big mistake by big wimps. People have also died on the Matterhorn, Space Mountain, Big Thunder Mountain, Rock N Rollercoaster the Tower of Terror and freaking Pirates of the Caribbean. Should they stay away from those too?? I don't think so. This is a case where bloggers have helped kill off a great attraction. Even Al Lutz said that Mission Space was WDW's best attraction. I agree.
Originally Posted By oc_dean >>Big mistake by big wimps.<< Not that I have to explain anything .. But here you go: 1 senior citizen in his late 70s. No need to say anything more. 1 fairly thin 12 year old boy who's astute older uncle is not going to take any chances! And 1 uncle who has some claustraphobic conditions of his own, and knows it's a tiny capsule with one stupid tiny monitor as it's "window". And while other deaths have happened on other attractions ... none of them have barf bags attached .. and reports of people coming off the ride sick. It's the combination of all these factors, along with all the bad press of the 2 deaths (both within a year's time!) that have killed this ride's interest for many people .. including certain family members of mine! >>Even Al Lutz said that Mission Space was WDW's best attraction.<< And isn't our very own Doobie who does not like Pirates of the Caribbean (!). There you have a case of pure "preference".
Originally Posted By RoadTrip <<1 senior citizen in his late 70s. No need to say anything more. 1 fairly thin 12 year old boy who's astute older uncle is not going to take any chances! And 1 uncle who has some claustraphobic conditions of his own, and knows it's a tiny capsule with one stupid tiny monitor as it's "window".>> All your relatives had good reason to bypass the attraction. I would guess some of them would have bypassed other thrill attractions at WDW as well. I'm not saying that Mission Space is for everyone; but many other attractions aren't either. My wife won't ride any coaster, flight simulator or drop ride so that takes a fair number of attractions off her list too. I just hate it when people infer that somehow Mission Space is so much harder to take than any other Disney attraction when it really isn't. By the way... I am also extremely claustrophobic and was very worried about MS for that reason. I found that the combination of concentrating on the image projected on the screen in front of me combined with the strong circulation of air in the cabins kept me from having problems. <<And isn't our very own Doobie who does not like Pirates of the Caribbean (!).>> I always ride Pirates to show respect for a classic. But would it be in my top ten favorite MK attractions? Nope. Doobie is right.
Originally Posted By oc_dean >>All your relatives had good reason to bypass the attraction. I would guess some of them would have bypassed other thrill attractions at WDW as well. << They did go on TestTrack. Even "grandpa" went on it. They loved it! And tomorrow .. the unc and the nephew are doing Expedition Everest .. and then blow out of there .. and make a bee line for fastpasses over at D/MGM for Rock'n Rollercoaster and ToT. I'm trying to convince the claustrophobic uncle to ride ToT .. for it's a cage with an opening. Not like a normal elevator carriage. I told him he's gotta do it. It's the superior one to DCA's. I'll be getting my "trip report" sometime tomorrow (Sunday) night.
Originally Posted By leemac Getting back on track but the animation is currently in the process of being produced so the Mexico update is definitely coming in '07. The goal is to update every World Showcase pavilion. There is finally the desire amongst WDW to let these small fixes happen. Canada movie is being worked on and the other movies are next. Relevance is key to these projects and El Rio de Tiempo just never worked. Such an amazing immersive environment inside the Aztec pyramid but the attraction was starved of cash in the end (sounds like most of the attractions in WS).
Originally Posted By vbdad55 <I always ride Pirates to show respect for a classic. But would it be in my top ten favorite MK attractions? Nope. Doobie is right. < however if it was DL's version I am thinking it would be..it would for me
Originally Posted By sherrytodd <<none of them have barf bags attached ..>> The Sun Wheel of Terror has barf bags. I vote for closing that one before Mission Space.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA 'Winnie the Pooh' at Disneyland should have barf bags in place.
Originally Posted By Kane22 So the Three Caballeros are in? Oh & Jim in Merced CA I wouldn't be surprised if Beastly Kingdom opens & Musho get in attraction, hey it will be good theming & plus the World Showcase wouldn't look so cartoony!
Originally Posted By BlueOhanaTerror >>>I read somewhere that the rehab was suppose to start in Jan. 2007. I don't know if that is true or not.<<< True.
Originally Posted By plpeters70 "Relevance is key to these projects and El Rio de Tiempo just never worked." I hope by relevance we're not talking about adding cartoon characters to every pavilion?? While I have some hope that the Three Caballeros will help El Rio, I would hate for all of World Showcase to become the Wonderful World of Disney Showcase...
Originally Posted By mrichmondj I can see a number of opportunities to introduce fictional characters and classic stories from each of the World Showcase countries. Whether those stories incorporate Disney characters or not, depends on the nature of the story being told. I wouldn't take any offense if Alice in Wonderland or Mr. Toad were depicted in the United Kingdom. I think Pinnochio would be appropriate for Italy and maybe a touch of Beauty and the Beast in France. I'm not advocating the cartoonization of World Showcase, but a little whimsy that directly relates to the stories organic to each country wouldn't be a bad thing in my opinion.
Originally Posted By Kane22 Great point mrichmondj & the reason why I say this is because (of course what I'm gonna say is going to be a rumor) supposably Canda will have a Brother Bear river adventure ride & thats just something I picked up from a site.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 ^^^^^ I think that rumor got started when people first complained about the view of the back side of Soarin'. Really not much in the last year on it and as the hoopla dies down, I doubt they will ever spend that kind of coin for a water ride in EPCOT.
Originally Posted By danyoung >Changes to the Hall of Presidents gave us new narration by Maya Angelou and the addition of Bubba. Who doesn't like that? < ME!!! Well, I had no problem with Bubba or any of the other current presidents. But Maya Angelou? I completely HATED her read! It was so OH-VER-THE-TOP-E-NUN-CEE-AYE-TED that the message was lost in the verbal gymnastics. I'm not that wild about the current guy, either, but he's MUCH better than Maya. I'm sure she's a great poet and probably a great person. But she got some really bad direction on this one.
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 I hated Maya ... and hated Bubba and W even more. What was once a great historical journey has become little more than a political playground with poorly maintained AAs. I truly hope that whomever is the next Prez (if life on the planet still exists after 2008), they don't have any speaking role in the HoP and it goes back to being the great attraction it once was.
Originally Posted By Kane22 Well vbdad55 thats what I heard but it will be nice if Epcot & MGM had atleast one water ride to get soaked I mean MK & AK have them, but any ways I think it will be neat if MGM & Epcot have something like that.
Originally Posted By brotherdave Be a 'volunteer' during the effects segment of the Backstage Tram Tour if you want to get soaked at Disney/MGM Studios! ;-)
Originally Posted By Kane22 lol I tried before but & tried but to me the Backstage Tram Tour got to boring for me, now I skip it the lines are way to big for something I know by memory.
