Originally Posted By ssWEDguy I was walking backstage the other day at Epcot. Passing by the backside between Norway and Mexico, there's this big pile of new metal beams, wrapped up in shrink wrap and on pallets. The delivery tag on the pallet says "StarShip Earth." This got me to thinking. Siemens is the new SSE sponsor and they evidently are going to redo the lower exit display area for them. Is this pile of construction material inbound for that project? And does it mean anything that the label on the tag says "StarShip Earth?" Or is that just a delivery guy writing the wrong name down on the tag for SpaceShip Earth? ----------------- This rumor brought to you by the fine folks at Epcot Conspiracy Central.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo I hope this is a mislabel. Spaceship Earth is a communications concept that talked about in the 1960's all the time in reference to learning about culture and our combined quest for knowledges as members of the human race. I know it's only a little step, but at college I remember having debates about the paradigm of spaceship earth (and had to be disciplined about not talking about Epcot)!!!
Originally Posted By wangaroa I think you're safe to hope that. Contractors almost always get names wrong, at least "exact" nomenclature. Most people consider "starship" and "Spaceship" interchangeable, anyhow.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA Mislabled? Misspoken? Go to the Florida resort and see four theme parks: 'Disney' 'Epcot' 'MGM' and 'The Zoo'
Originally Posted By Disneydanny I'd like to see them call the park Epcot Center again.just plain old Epcot is DULL.
Originally Posted By TDLFAN I thought most everyone already had renamed Spaceship Earth the "big golf ball".
Originally Posted By BlueOhanaTerror "Spaceship Earth" was a term coined by Buckminster Fuller in the 60's, relative to the idea that we're all on a journey together (as the human race). Buckminster Fuller created/developed the Geodesic Dome structure, and pioneered concepts for building expanding structures from concentrated, collapsed spherical constructs of interconnected beams. So Spaceship Earth's form, and its NAME, is intrinsic to its function and the legacy of Fuller... they're tied together. My guess is some guy had Star Trek on his mind, when he made that shipping label. It would be kind of pointless (and darn near heresy) for anyone at WDI to suggest renaming the attraction, given its pedigree and the very specific purpose behind its name.
