Originally Posted By Sport Goofy << The movies on those screens tell us nothing about Siemens or any of the products they offer. >> Based on the descriptions provided of the questions being asked and the variations in the animated sequences, they all correlate directly with a Siemens line of business.
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 I have been told by three spirits I trust that indeed SSE's work is NOT done. And this state is just the 'we need it up and running for the holidays' ... but I also have no idea just how much work will be done on it. After all, they clearly want you to watch those video screens, so if they added even static setpieces around wouldn't that take away the focus of the rider? I don't know ...
Originally Posted By Doobie For anyone interested, Rebekah reminds me we put a video of the old Spaceship Earth before it closed. You can see it here: <a href="http://www.laughingplace.com/lotion-view-438.asp" target="_blank">http://www.laughingplace.com/l otion-view-438.asp</a> Doobie.
Originally Posted By stitchcrazy <<Based on the descriptions provided of the questions being asked and the variations in the animated sequences, they all correlate directly with a Siemens line of business.>> I haven't looked up anything on Siemens before but my video Saturday was about going on vacation with my family in a little flying pod ala George Jetson's and I think a robot packed my bags ahead of time...there was a couple other things but that is about all I remember. I would say based on what I remember there wasn't anything that told me anything more about Siemens than I knew before. I know I can be kind of slow but I think I would've noticed any overt in-your-face type company message. So if nothing else I would say its not an obnoxious Siemens ad at the end or anything.
Originally Posted By MPierce >> After all, they clearly want you to watch those video screens, so if they added even static setpieces around wouldn't that take away the focus of the rider? I don't know ... << Lee, over on WDWmagic said it wasn't finished also, and he is very reliable. I'm like you Spirit on them wanting you to look at the screens. The dark section at the end of the ride has to be the area that they are still working on. People have said you can see the work curtains still in this area. The only other thing I heard that wasn't working up top was the paper boy. It just doesn't make sense to have show scenes on the descent while your trying to concentrate on the video screen.
Originally Posted By MPierce I just thought of something, maybe the on board computer will trigger diferent scenes in the descent area. Like a big screen TV. What ever you key in will effect the display on the big screen. I'm probably not right on that, but it's the closes thing I've had to a productive thought today.
Originally Posted By magnet ^^^^ Nice idea, but several cars would be looking at the same screens in the show area. What if the car in front picked something different. The interaction would have to be more complex in such a situation.
Originally Posted By MPierce ^^^ That's why I'm not an Imagineer. I forgot about the cars all being linked.
Originally Posted By Skellington88 why cant they just restore the original space station scene as your descending, than add lighting and video projections around you as you descend while playing an upbeat song like the Horizons theme or Tomorrow's Child????? NO BRAINER!
Originally Posted By nbodyhome I like the old version, including the down part. Not that "down" was awesome, but enjoyable. The up is decent now, I don't like Judy Dench for the narrator. The video is pretty bad. Cute the first time, very lame the second. I would rather have the option to turn it off and rest.
Originally Posted By macnak thabnks for the update and the video. On my monitor the 1st 6 mins were very dark and the narration was impossible to hear. I hope that is just the limitations of video and not the whole attraction. The flulid movement of the AA were imprressive. I also noticed a lot of bummping noises toward top of the doem , was that from the vehicles turnign or was that 999 happy haunts trying to get out of that awful ending?
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 <<The video is pretty bad. Cute the first time, very lame the second. I would rather have the option to turn it off and rest.>> That isn't excatly the kind of response Disney should be looking for on a major attraction.
Originally Posted By figment1986 << That isn't excatly the kind of response Disney should be looking for on a major attraction. >> Their are bound to be a few responses like that... but their are a lot of people saying similar things and it should worry them. I might as well bring an iPod and surf the web on my phone during the descent than pick a future and read trivia.
Originally Posted By ctdsnark While I also have a less-than-enthusiastic feeling about the ride's new ending{although when I actually ride it and experience it firsthand,I may revise my opinion},when you consider the fact that most of the original Epcot attractions have gone the way of If You Had Wings,I'm just glad that Spaceship Earth,which has always been one of the best,is still there. ---AND those new animatronics look great!
