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

[mttafire]

Even with it behind schedule....Im glad its getting done. Kudos to Disney for all these refurbs.

[Crow]

i missed riding it last month when i was there. im anxious to hear about the changes. Hopefully it will b running Mid Dec when my friend is there so i can hear about it

[Ian]

Hmmm ... we're gonna be there 12/8 or 12/9 until like 12/14 or 12/15 ... hope it's up by then, at least for previews or something.

[WDWfanatic742]

Don't kill the messenger please...

Now there is doubt about it opening for the holidays and re-opening in January. I certainly hope it is open by December. Epcot will be crazy without a guest gobbler like it.

This is no way official and only reported by CM's and we know how reliable they can be sometimes , just posting news for a huge attraction to everyone. It goes with the fact that it is hard to move around in the building, and good things take time. Like how Rome wasn't built in a day...

[Polynesian Dweller]

On Friday, there was a lot of jack hammer noise from the queue area at the front. I was able to grab a quick look at the construction when a couple of workers walked out of the site. It was pretty major demolition going on and the workers were grumbling about hard it was to remove the concrete. Not possible to tell anything about what was going to be constructed there.

The fact that they were making such noise during the middle of the day was unusual (at least I thought) and hopefully means they are trying to make up time.

[Jeany031]

thanks for the info!

[battlefield2freak]

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?

well if u think about it logically between the car and scene u cant really tell theres a gap there, and in the refurb they are trying to close that gap and thats whats been rumored to be slowing down the refurb also but the ride is packed into the ball pretty tight. so if theres something heavy in there u cant get a forklift, etc. in there to move it so that makes it more difficult.

[Ian]

Don't kill the messenger please...

Now there is doubt about it opening for the holidays and re-opening in January. I certainly hope it is open by December. Epcot will be crazy without a guest gobbler like it.

Guess we'll have to wait until our late January trip to check it out, then.

Bummer.

[PirateLover]

Spaceship Earth is one of my top 5 rides. We did it 6x on our last trip at least. This was one of the major reasons I was convinced to come this Dec, to see the rehab. I will be so bummed if it doesn't open in time b/c I honestly don't know when we'll be back. As of now I have no full time job and my insurance runs out at the end of the year. This may be my last trip for a little while

[TheRustyScupper]

. . . 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? . . .

1) You have it right.
2) The stories are true.
3) But, there are a few glitches, slowing progress.
. . . hinges open to the South, and everyone draws blueprints North-oriented
. . . mechanics can't locate the left-handed crescent wrenches
. . . air cylinders haven't had the Summer-air changed to Winter-air
. . . workers are complaining the boss is goofy
. . . the DC motors aren't labeled as republican or democrat

[faberj]

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.

What new snowglobe??? Is it of SSE? If so what does it look like and where can I get one?

[jpH/keD]

Here's still hoping for a Nov 16-24th opening! I wanted to do this on this trip! Hope and pixie dust!!!

[battlefield2freak]

there is a new picture out from siemens that says coming soon. it looks like the picture was taken where the post ride area is outside. since i cant post it ill do my best to describe it. it looks like a light blue globe in the middle with the words Coming Soon.... in big letters then underneath that it say: Siemens invites you to ride a re-imagined Spaceship Earth. in the background it looks like a flat screen computer monitor hanging from the wall. the globe itself is inside a pedestal with a rail around it and its entirely black inside besides the glow of the globe and the monitor. so dont give up on hoping its been delayed just yet.

[DizHawk]

Come on December. This will probably be the last time we'll go for a few years, and I would really like to get one last ride in. We'll be there 12/8 - 12/15, so I hope it's open.

[magicman]

1) You have it right.
2) The stories are true.
3) But, there are a few glitches, slowing progress.
. . . hinges open to the South, and everyone draws blueprints North-oriented
. . . mechanics can't locate the left-handed crescent wrenches
. . . air cylinders haven't had the Summer-air changed to Winter-air
. . . workers are complaining the boss is goofy
. . . the DC motors aren't labeled as republican or democrat

1) Really
2) Funny
3) Post

[LisRich]

I just checked the WDW official site and it lists Spaceship Earth as being closed for refurbishment December 1 - 31st. Whaaaa!!!!

[WDWfanatic742]

Don't get your hopes down yet. It doesn't say that anything is closed in November so I'm sure that they are trying to update it.

It says that it is closed until February 18th, 2008. If that's true then WOW.

[Polynesian Dweller]

there is a new picture out from siemens that says coming soon. it looks like the picture was taken where the post ride area is outside. since i cant post it ill do my best to describe it. it looks like a light blue globe in the middle with the words Coming Soon.... in big letters then underneath that it say: Siemens invites you to ride a re-imagined Spaceship Earth. in the background it looks like a flat screen computer monitor hanging from the wall. the globe itself is inside a pedestal with a rail around it and its entirely black inside besides the glow of the globe and the monitor. so dont give up on hoping its been delayed just yet.

If that's what I think it is, yes there is large globe in the post ride area, and that is kind of mostly open last week. You could enter the post-ride area from the back of SSE and there were a number of exhibits and activities active. (Didn't spend enough time to be able to describe them but lots of people were at the various areas). However, the work outside at the front looked pretty extensive and difficult as I've said in an earlier post.

[AZ Disney]

I've been watching the overall WDW rehab schedule for our upcoming Jan trip and within the last day or so, the WDW calendar has been updated to indicate Spaceship Earth will be closed during our trip 19-26.

[Haunt1000]

I guess early December is out. I will have to plan a 2nd trip to check it out! I am totaly peaved!