Spaceship Earth Reopening/Spaceship Earth Behind Schedule [Merged Threads]

[Grumpy, but not at WDW]

We will be traveling to WDW in November. Any information about the changes to the ride?

[wkanack]

Space ship earth is currently closed, I'm not aware of when it will reopen. I also know that the haunted mansion is also closed at this time. Good luck and have a great time.

[BMan62]

Spaceship Earth is scheduled to reopen November 13th. Haunted Mansion has been open for over a month now.

[WDWfanatic742]

It's not official yet, but rumor is that they are behind in the rehab because of the small spaces that the building design it is hard to move things around in and out of. It says that it might be pushed back to December.

It's only rumored, but a pretty good one at that. Don't be surprised if it is pushed back...

[SgtTigger]

It's not official yet, but runor is that they are behind in the rehab because of the small spaces that the building design it is hard to move things around in and out of. It says that it might be pushed back to December.

It's only rumored, but a pretty good one at that. Don't be surprised if it is pushed back...

No no no...... it must be open in Nov...... go tell them that.....

Oh boy......

[Mickeydream]

December....OUCH!! We were so looking forward to going to SE in November when we are in Epcot. Hope that they are able to finish refurb by then.

[battlefield2freak]

i can see why it might be behind. theres hardly any space to move things around in there. well i guess since im not going anytime soon i dont have to worry about any refurbs since they are what ive been waiting for and they finally do it now. i thought i heard it would open on the 20th of november last month but i cant remember if its was for SSE or something else it just sticks out in my mind for some reason.

[Jeany031]

I love the new Spaceship Earth Ride i can't wait to ride it! Are you sure It is November or December?

[WDWfanatic742]

Right now it is in November. They haven't announced it moving back to December, but there are rumor's for it. It's going to be a wait and see game to see when it does re-open.

[Jeany031]

thanks for the info! I can't wait to ride the new Spaceship Earth next month.

[Jasper]

theres hardly any space to move things around in there.

Wait a minute!! I had always been told that there were these really big hinges on one side of Spaceship Earth that allowed Disney to just flip the top half over to get things in and out. Is it possible that you are telling me that these stories aren’t true? But that just can’t be!! I mean I heard this from a friend who heard it from a friend who heard it from their cousin who heard it from someone who had been at Disney World who heard it from a dog that wandered through the construction site!! Surely none of these people would be fibbing?

[Celestria]

Wait a minute!! I had always been told that there were these really big hinges on one side of Spaceship Earth that allowed Disney to just flip the top half over to get things in and out. Is it possible that you are telling me that these stories aren’t true? But that just can’t be!! I mean I heard this from a friend who heard it from a friend who heard it from their cousin who heard it from someone who had been at Disney World who heard it from a dog that wandered through the construction site!! Surely none of these people would be fibbing?

Good one. but you're thinking of the new snowglode. but it does have a door of some sort at the top so they can get mickey up there for a picture.

[MCFantasia]

Live from Epcot:

I've seen very little "news" regarding the SSE makeover... but forgive me if this was mentioned and I missed it.

I just spoke with a Spaceship Earth Cast Member who said that the refurb is WAY behind schedule. According to him we shouldn't expect to see it up and running until mid-December.

While most info from cast comes with a grain of salt... the fact that he was commenting on his own attraction makes me believe a little more.

Has anyone heard similar reports?

[WDWfanatic742]

Plenty of reports and threads on here about it. Like you said, it looks to be pushed back around early to mid December. I can't imagine them having a signature attraction and one that is such a crowd controller not open for the two holiday weeks in December.

[battle beast]

I think this is all just rumors, right now.

[Goofy Pluto]

That would stink if it didn't open until mid-Dec. I was looking forward to riding the new version on our trip. Hopefully they can get it done on time!

[DisFan01]

I also heard someone (Disney CM) say that the SE Rehab is behind schedule. They didn't say how badly it's behind, or when it will re-open. I guess it's still the same... hopefully.

[Momof2boys]

And we were hoping for a miracle for a late October opening

[May524]

We arrive 11/24...I hope it's open then! I'm going to be 6 months pregnant so I can't do ALL the rides, and this is one I was looking forward to the most

[Tinkerfreak]

This is a real bummer for my family because SE is always the first and last ride we do at Epcot every year. This will be our first year missing it and we are all going to miss it. We hope to plan one more Halloween trip next year to be able to see it again. Once DD enteres high school we will no longer be able to do our Halloween trips because we won't pull her out of school anymore. Sorry I got carried away there ad OT. I will have to wait for some great feedback from all of you who will get to see it.