Some lucky Epcot guests see soft opening of Spaceship Earth
The big buzz this morning is that Spaceship Earth had a soft opening last night and reports of exactly what has been changed and to what extent are now starting to appear on the internet. Our good friends at WDW News Today have linked us to such a report. Keep in mind that this report is nothing but spoilers, so if you are waiting to be surprised…don’t read it.
It appears as though much of the original historical scenes have been kept intact with only a few exceptions. But thankfully, the lighting and animatronics have all been given significant updating and attention. Some of the scenes have been altered, and of course some updating was needed to make the last 25 years be seen as history and not the future. Hopefully this removes the “antiquated” feel these scenes had…at least for a couple of years.
The second half, the futuristic descent sequence, is totally changed with apparently nothing left behind. This is where the interactive part comes in. I won’t spoil it too much, but it sounds much more elaborate that Horizons, as many suggested.
Lou Mongello - WDW Radio Show Disney Podcast said,
December 11, 2007 @ 7:29 pm
I had a chance to catch SSE this past weekend at MouseFest. Because it is clearly not finished as of yet, i will reserve comment and judgment, other than to say that the Audio-Animatronics on the ascent are absolutely spectacular. Also, 3-4 Imagineers were waiting at the exit to get Guest reactions and comments.