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26 Feb 20, 09:51 AM |
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Disney's Spaceship Earth at Epcot Closing for Refurbishment
Beginning 26 May 2020 Spaceship Earth at Disney's Epcot theme park will close for a major refurbishment.
There aren't many details at this point but the refurbishment is thought to be a large revamp of the story told on the ride with many of the current scenes receiving a big make-over using new technologies and special effects. imageİDisney Rumours at present are that the refurbishment could take 2+ years to complete!
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26 Feb 20, 09:59 AM |
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Trying for More Ears
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Absolutely gutted that I'll not get to ride the original one last time before it closes
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26 Feb 20, 10:24 AM |
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Join Date: Jun 18
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Aw will miss Spaceship Earth this trip it's so iconic
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26 Feb 20, 10:31 AM |
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All round good bloke
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I got to ride it when we were there in 2018 and much I like it it could (in my opinion) do with a major over haul. Technology has moved on so much - I imagine the imagineers could have a field day (although I suspect the design for the revamp is already in place)
I do look forward to seeing any construction updates for the attraction even though we may not be able to see much!
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26 Feb 20, 11:28 AM |
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some original construction photos - for interest...
imagesİDisney
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26 Feb 20, 11:31 AM |
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I have a book about epcot centre being built ..some of the photos I found fascinating
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26 Feb 20, 01:11 PM |
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Chilling at Carribean Beach
Join Date: Jun 17
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You'd have thought they would have wanted it ready for the 50th Anniversary celebrations October 2021, hopefully it won't be closed for too long.
I just watched the second episode of "the Imagineering story" on Disney+ which is focused on Magic Kingdom/Epcot conception, fascinating watching! |
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26 Feb 20, 01:54 PM |
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26 Feb 20, 02:17 PM |
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Long over due. Love the ride, but looking very dated.
Major brand new rides like Tron take around 3 years to build from ground up. This has the infrastructure already in place and much of the fittings would have been fabricated off site ready to bring in. I would expect they will want a major icon of Epcot to be finished for the 50th.
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26 Feb 20, 02:27 PM |
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Stuck in the Tower of Terror
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We took advantage & rode it twice on our trip last November, it's one of our favourite rides, however it's been crying out for some love for a while.
As sad as we are to see it go, we are excited to see what the new ride will be like.
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