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Space Mountain and TTA refurbishment?
Anyone else heard about a long term refurbishment shut down for Space Mountain and TTA starting in early January?
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Yeah we've heard about it. I believe it's getting a similar update to California. I'm assuming the TTA is going down because of SM and Disney wanting to keep it hush-hush.
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Since the TTA goes through Space Mountain it is going to close for safety reasons. Disney doesn't want to send their guest through and active construction site. The SM refurb does not say anything about changes to the TTA. Although a few ideas are floating around to bring back the PeopleMover to Disneyland with an Incredibles or Meet the Robinsons theme.
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Is this all still speculation, or has Disney actually announced this yet?
I didn't see anything in the operational updates, so do we know a timeframe yet?
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Originally Posted by goofy for pluto
Space Mountain at Disneyland Rocks!!
However I would hope that they do not change the TTA.
We love it the way it is!
to your SM @ DL assessment
not so much of a on leaving it (TTA) the same...I love the ride around Tomorrow Land and enjoy the quaintness of the ride, but IMHO it could use a little boost, or plussing or something to freshen it up a bit.
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Originally Posted by kdsjjb
Is this all still speculation, or has Disney actually announced this yet?
I didn't see anything in the operational updates, so do we know a timeframe yet?
Most reports have it going down in January 2009 after the Christmas season. The refurb time has it down for 9-11 months. While not officially announced yet the information for the refurb has come from multiple reliable sources.
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Thanks, Jeff.
Glad to hear that it should still be running for our November trip.
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that`s great news!
we finally made it to disneyland for a day in april and rode the redone space mountain there. the one in disneyworld is good but the new version is awesome!
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shoooot do we konw any exact dates of this refurbishment? i'll be arriving at disney on january 1st! SM is a favorite of my famlies
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Well, January 1st is still part of the peak season so I don't *think* they would close it then, but it might be the week after. Someone might have the actual date range.
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Man, I will be excited about riding the refurb!
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Bear in mind this is all unofficial, but I've heard from multiple reliable sources that it's going to happen ... it's just a matter of what gets done and how long it takes.
Best guess? It's down from mid-January 2009 for about a year.
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Only a year? That would be great since it took much longer than that in California.
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Well, they most likely still have all the plans from the update from California, know how to assemble and put together everything so there is isn't need for the longer time frame. Once they've done the first run, doing a second is easier because they already learned most of the mistakes from the first time.
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Originally Posted by Melanears
Only a year? That would be great since it took much longer than that in California.
From what I've heard, this rehab isn't going to be as extensive as the one in DL.
They're basically rebuilding the ride from scratch and adding some new effects. I don't think WDW is getting the side-by-side seating or anything like that.
Also, it should be noted that my 12 month "estimate" was nothing but a SWAG based on rumors I've heard.
Last edited by Ian; 06-02-2008 at 08:53 AM.
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I would assume from working there one of the biggest changes if its not going to be redone as California, is to the operation of the attraction. Currently if SM breaks down or when it gets opened and closed in the mornings, its a long long event. When it breaks down several CMS have to go out on the track and reset every brake station. On rides like RnR its all a flip of the switch in the tower. That means it can start back up much quicker if it breaks down.
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Whoa!
The title of the original post scared me. I thought they were going to refurb the TTA. I would hate to see that happen. I love the TTA just the way it is. As far as SM is concerned, it could use some sprucing up, so I can't wait for the refurb on that one! I am just happy to hear that they will both still be open for our trip in December!
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TTA will have to close during the refurb because it goes through Space Mountain... I haven't heard what the refurb will entail, but, I did hear the refurb should begin January 2009 and last anywhere from 12-16 months...
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After finally being able to experience SM at Disneyland...even though I never thought I'd be saying this...I don't think any amount of refurbishment or special effects updates could make me end up liking WDW's version more than the one at DLR even if it is the original.
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