New Space Mountain Que

[REV]

Hey everyone, her is a link to Disneys Blog on the new Space Mountain Que.
http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blo...few-surprises/

[DisneyFanaticDargon]

Ok, I will admit that is quite nice. One thing California lacks is a nice queue. Most of it is, in fact, outside. Whether or not the ride's upgrades will be up to par remains to be seen.

[disneymom15]

thanks for the link

[DVC2004]

What? You mean they got rid of the queue line video loop of the ride car hurtling through space with the 80's lady moving back and forth? That was my favorite!

Thanks for the link- it looks great. We'll be very excited to see it next month.

[Ms. Mode]

Thanks for the link, I'm going to email it to my DD. Space Mnt is my favorite ride, hers is Slash Mnt, but they are closing it the day before we get there in January Anyway, she will love seeing the preview

[mcjaco]

Ok, I will admit that is quite nice. One thing California lacks is a nice queue. Most of it is, in fact, outside. Whether or not the ride's upgrades will be up to par remains to be seen.

I'd say it's mostly inside. Maybe 50/50 inside and out. At least it's all under cover!

[BluewaterBrad]

Looks awesome!! Thanks for sharing!

[DisneyFanaticDargon]

I'd say it's mostly inside. Maybe 50/50 inside and out. At least it's all under cover!

The problem is that the merge point for Fastpass and Standby is prior to entering the building. Therefore if you're in Standby, 90% of your wait is spent outside.

[JabberJaws]

Yeah saw this earlier today. Looks great! I also heard that they are dividing the FP queue and the SB queue so that you aren't standing face to face w/ SB folks or rushing past them. Though rushing past the SB line always made me special I think it upset the SB folks a lot, particuarly the ones who didn't understand the FP process.

Looks like they have done some nice work to the loading area as well.

[azcavalier]

Forget Space Mountain....what ride is that showing on the Disney Blog home page??? That's sure not Kali River Rapids.

[azcavalier]

Obviously, I've never been to Disney's California Adventure. That's the Grizzly River Ride thingy, isn't it? It looks amazing.

[darthmacho]

Thanks, can't wait to see it live next year!

I wonder how extensive the interactive part is? It makes sense to have some entertainment in a queue that can get quite long. I wonder if the line gets even more backed up as parents jostle to get their kids to be able to use the buttons? I can see that being high maintenance. I bet half the buttons will be broken within a month.

[Imagineer1981]

wow, very cool. I miss my old job!

[Tigger10]

Unfortunately, I just got home tonight from Disney. We stayed at POP for 10 days and had a blast. Fortunately for us, we got to ride SM during the soft opening. Here are a few pics I got from my Iphone. I would have taken more however, we were rushed and again, they were taken from an Iphone. Enjoy.

http://s811.photobucket.com/albums/zz39/skeller10/

[mousetrapper]

Awesome pictures! Thanks so much for posting. Doesn't look too much different from the old ride - whew!

So....how was the ride?!

We'll be at WDW later this week and have had our fingers crossed that SM will open on 11/21 as scheduled. I hope the fact they've had a soft opening means that will happen!

btw, how does a soft opening work? Is it randomly announced or is it scheduled and announced ahead of time, how do you find out about it, and is it only for special groups?

[#1donaldfan]

...great pictures, I want to be there now....

[BigThunderFan]

So is it true you can no longer see the ride while in line at all? That always seemed to me to help build the anticipation and I was really looking forward to my son seeing it for the first time in January.

Of course I'm sure he will still love it.

[Insanity Clause]

It looks pretty cool. I can't wait to go on this ride. My first visit in 2001 I couldn't go on it because I was 5 months pregnant and then is past April we got the the day after they closed for the renovations. I can't wait to actually ride this ride.

[2Epcot]

The problem is that the merge point for Fastpass and Standby is prior to entering the building. Therefore if you're in Standby, 90% of your wait is spent outside.

That is one of the only things I don't like about Space Mountain at Disneyland ...Too much of the wait is outside of the attraction if you're in the standby line.

As far as the WDW version ... Does everybody stop and play these games? Does it slow down the line? What if someone dosen't want to play? Can they go around people playing?

[Tigger10]

So is it true you can no longer see the ride while in line at all? That always seemed to me to help build the anticipation and I was really looking forward to my son seeing it for the first time in January.

Of course I'm sure he will still love it.

Unfortunately, you cannot see the ride no longer while your in the line. They actually enclosed the room and put Neon lighting around the ceiling along with 3D effect star field and space station. It's a really cool effect however, I really liked seeing the ride and hearing the people screaming and enjoying the rise.