Originally Posted By Hista98 so pics have emerged from the TTA of inside Space Mountian and form what i've seen its the same ride. What a shock (note the sarcasem) did we really think disney would take the time to give this ride a proper redo?? i didn't
Originally Posted By Disneybrad So you gathered all of that from some pics, which at best only the lift hill and part of the ceiling can be seen.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Didn't they say that they were basically just replacing pieces of track to make it last longer? When they closed DL's Space Mountain for over 2 years, that's essentially all they did. They also added some new effects on the lift hills and new music, but there's no way to check for those things on WDW's until it opens. Considering the amount of work that was done in DL, the change for the average guest was minimal (though the ride was significantly smoother when it reopened). I expect that the changes in WDW be along the same vein.
Originally Posted By Hista98 what do you mean? they completely changed DL space moutnin they completly changed the look of the line and overall fell of the coaster if you rode it befor and after the redo you would see how diffrent if looked its very noticable, they completley tore out the entire inside and rebuilt it from scratch!!! to say it was minaml is a under exageration.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros They repainted the floor for the outdoor queue and added shade structures. They took out the window to the ride and the SMTV from the indoor portion (along with eliminating most of the indoor wait because of the FP merge point). They repainted the space station thing in the load area silver. To me, those are fairly minor pieces of the overall attraction experience. If they had enclosed the part of the queue before the FP merge point, or made what's there have a bit more of a story instead of a futuristic hallway, I would consider it to have more of an impact of the rest of the ride. Indiana Jones starts in the queue. For me, Space Mountian starts when you get on the ride. Yes, the indoor part of the queue is nice to look at, but it doesn't really tell me much about the story behind the ride (other than "a thrilling, high speed, roller coaster-type adventure in the dark, with sudden drops and stops"), if there even is one. I would say that WDW's old queue is at least as good as the new one in DL, if not better. It doesn't add to a story, but it does give us a setting of futuristic/outer space. If the queue was used to tell more of a story (or any story for that matter), then I would consider it to be a more important part of the experience. But for how long the attraction was closed and how much they spent on the redo, the average guest wouldn't notice much of a difference. The holiday overlays for it's a small world and Haunted Mansion make more changes in only 2 weeks. Structurally there's a huge difference in what's there now. Operationally, I think the new coaster probably works a lot easier than the old one. To the average guest, they have no idea that any of that happened. Considering all that was done, they see very few differences between the new and the old.
Originally Posted By Hista98 and they didnot make DL's Space mountian longer the track layout has always been the same. same with WDW even if the replace the track. it won't be longer
Originally Posted By mgmguy No offense Hista,but i rode TTA last week,and you really can't see anything inside Space Mountain.Walls covering almost everything inside.Can't tell what's been done in there.
Originally Posted By sjhym33 We rode TTA yesterday and were disappointed that we could barely see anything at all. The up ramp looks untouched and the upper track looks intact, though I know that some major parts of the track are being replaces so I didnt expect to see much different. The view of the Tomorrowland Skyway being demolished is depressing.
Originally Posted By leobloom >>it doesn't really tell me much about the story behind the ride (other than "a thrilling, high speed, roller coaster-type adventure in the dark, with sudden drops and stops")>> Would you prefer a forced storyline ("You're an astronaut who must stop the asteroid!!") or what we currently have? I know I prefer the latter.
Originally Posted By bobbelee9 <<I normally like to ride something prior to ripping it to shreads.>> Silly boy, then they'd have too long a wait to criticize. Some folks just gotta be the first to jump on the bandwagon.
Originally Posted By sjhym33 We know the ride will be exactly the same. The track is only having sections replaced. My understanding is that upgraded effects and music are being added. Looks like it will be a great redo of a classic.
Originally Posted By demderedoseguys >so pics have emerged from the TTA of inside Space Mountian and form what i've seen its the same ride. What a shock (note the sarcasem) did we really think disney would take the time to give this ride a proper redo?? i didn't< What was so terrible about the original? You can't rewrite Shakespeare, otherwise it wouldn't be Shakespeare.
Originally Posted By Hista98 its just suc a dated look compared to the other SM's jsut change the look!!
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORDDU: My sisters and I had always heard that Florida's version of Space Mountain would be less than a stellar upgrade. As for Disneyland, the entire track was replaced. The management in Florida didn't want to spend as much money on theirs--if they could avoid it and it sounds like they have. We suppose you could blame the bad economy for this.
Originally Posted By SpokkerJones The Disneyland execs wish they could have avoided replacing the track. It wasn't something anybody wanted to do, but something that had to be done to prevent an accident. Poor decisions (likely poor maintenance coupled with the decision to make the rockets heavier by installing a sound system on them) wreaked havoc on the tracks. It was decided to close the attraction suddenly. All the other makeover stuff was an afterthought. There was no solid plan to close down Space Mountain and upgrade it prior to the discovery that the track had to be replaced.
Originally Posted By Hista98 actually the redo had been planned for a while it just started a lot sooner then planed it was supposed to stay open til the end of summer but it went though a major break down.
Originally Posted By plpeters70 <<My understanding is that upgraded effects and music are being added.>> Is it confirmed that we are getting music? That would, at least, be something to look forward to!
Originally Posted By disney13 I just hoped they would add head support. My neck can be tricky and if I could push my head back against a headrest, I could enjoy the ride better. Those turns in the dark can hurt!
Originally Posted By demderedoseguys I wish that they would put a sign up that tells guests to walk up the moving exit ramp, not just stand their like it is an escalator.
