Originally Posted By RoadTrip <<Yes TDLFAN I'm not joking its something they plan to do for 2007.>> That is completely opposite from anything I've heard from any other source. Can you tell me what your source is?? (If TDLFAN doesn’t know about it; it ain’t going to happen!)
Originally Posted By Kane22 Why do you need to know? Its that you don't belive me? Well ok heres how I do it, hoop on to yahoo.com put on Epcot rumors & search your way through it trust me you'll find alot!
Originally Posted By CMDad AT&T no longer has ANYTHING to do with SSE, in fact, the AT&T that was the sponsor no longer exists. They were purchased by SBC which now uses the more familiar A&T name/logo. The "other" AT&T - AT&T Wireless which AT&T spun off years ago and WAS in bancruptcy - was purchased by Cingular and the name has been dropped. So you will NOT be seeing AT&T at SSE again. The long term sponsorship now belongs to Siemans. Those are the facts!
Originally Posted By RoadTrip <<Well ok heres how I do it, hoop on to yahoo.com put on Epcot rumors >> That said it all for me...
Originally Posted By avromark <<<Well ok heres how I do it, hoop on to yahoo.com put on Epcot rumors >>> AT&T is now a basketball team eh? They need a sports themed pavilion in Epcot I don't need the Wide World of Sports or nothing.
Originally Posted By Kane22 Yeah whatever you say avromark that doesnt make you funny, anyways I went to Epcot today & I personally asked a CM if the AT&T deal was still on & cast member Robert(I remebered the name of the CM)told me that it was dropped so yes Siemens is still the sponser so know I just need to post everywhere that it ain't AT&T!
Originally Posted By kennect You know I road this attraction a month ago and enjoyed it...Sorry I didn't know it was suppose to be awful at this time....
Originally Posted By brotherdave ^^^ I agree, Kennect! I still find Spaceship Earth to be one of my favorite attractions at EPCOT and WDW! It's still a marvel to experience! Everyone talks about how the ride creaks and groans today. Well, I remember it making the same noises during the 1980s as well. Most of this seems to occur in the ramp up into the structure. Once the cars seem to 'level' out, the noise and "creakiness" subside dramatically once the actual 'show' begins. The ride system was probably the best they could install for the time period. Given how the track is intertwined with the structure (which is why the Time Racer coaster concept was supposedly, and thankfully, abandoned), it will be difficult for them to actually install a new ride system. Perhaps, some new cars with a better sound system will help, but, the ride system may not be abled to be replaced entirely. Personally, I hope it will always remain a slow moving Omnimover-type experience!
Originally Posted By danyoung >...I went to Epcot today & I personally asked a CM if the AT&T deal was still on & cast member Robert(I remebered the name of the CM)told me that it was dropped so yes Siemens is still the sponser...< Well, while the information is correct, I wouldn't be in too big of a hurry to get cast member input. Many of the front line folks, while doing their best to make a great experience for us all, are very much behind in their information. I just corrected a gent this last week who had heard a CM swear that the big dark glass panel in the middle of the Dolphin Hotel was where they were going to put the Monorail, but ran out of money. This is a rumor that's long since been debunked. So just cuz it's a CM, that don't make it gospel. Robert got this one right, though!
Originally Posted By kennect Well Brother, I always find myself feeling the same thing each time I ride it....I never really get the concept of being inside this giant sphere until the backwards portion begins...I can't even begin to imagine what the track or set layouts look like....But the loading area seems so small compared to every thing you are going to see from that point to the end...
Originally Posted By brotherdave I wonder if that 'small' loading area was deliberate in thematic design to help show how "grand" the rest of the ride actually is in comparison? Or it might simply have been logistics, I suppose. Either way, it really is incredible how they designed the ride given it was using late 70s technology when it was being designed!
Originally Posted By kennect Well Brother, I will never forget the idea that my first visit to Epcot was one that was quite fun....I found all of the attractions to be fun and entertaining...They all seemed to be something everyone in the family could enjoy...Plus there was quite a bit to do when it opened...No half day park here....I guess times have changed and I have also....I just wonder if Epcot was built today as it was at opening what would the cost be....
Originally Posted By brotherdave Unfortunately, it probably would be drastically scaled back if it were built new today.
Originally Posted By brotherdave If it were built today, EPCOT would probably stand for Economically Puny Community of Tomorrow!
Originally Posted By Goofyernmost The small loading and unloading area of SE is probably because it is at the bottom of the sphere. That would be the smallest available level space and two area have to be accommodated. A large area wasn't necessary anyway. This one works fine even when it was at the height of its popularity.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros The loading area is actually outside of the sphere, so it could have benn built to be much larger. It seems that they wanted it to use as little track as possible, yet retain the circular load and unload, but they could have easily extended it into the building where the post show is to make a larger area for it. I think the ammount of time that you actually spend in there could be one reason that they did it that way, since you don't even really notice it until repeat visits. The end seems to stick out more, and that's after winding down the sphere in increasingly smaller show spaces.
