![]() From 1982-1986 the ride was narrated by Vic Perrin, in 1986 he was replaced by Walter Cronkite. The attraction has gone through four major revisions during its lifetime with updated information, tech, and narrators. The ride's story was originally written by Ray Bradbury, though his specific script has long since been discarded. The attraction's structure, a large geodesic sphere (that most will agree looks like a giant golf ball), is the icon of the park, located right at the park's front entrance area in World Celebration (the "center spire" and southern portions of the former Future World). It opened with the park on October 1, 1982. A dark ride, it takes guests on a journey through time, studying the development of communication. Spaceship Earth is an attraction at Walt Disney World's Epcot. You’ll get to have some fun with that interactive screen in front of you – so enjoy your trip back to earth.Īfter rotating to face forward again, you’ll be deposited into a pretty cool discovery center to enjoy on your way out."Like a grand and miraculous spaceship, our planet has sailed through the universe of time and for a brief moment, we have been among its many passengers." Again, this takes about 4 to 4 and a half minutes. You’ll linger in this educational moment as your car slowly rotates backwards and begins its slow descend back to the loading station. You’ll witness the beauty of computers and the internet as you finally find yourself at the top of the dome, staring up at our gorgeous blue planet among a sea of stars. Then, you’ll make your way into the industrial age and technology is booming. You’ll step right into the middle ages where you’ll find several more historical scenes and characters – including Michelangelo. These sets are quite beautiful and immersive, so definitely take a moment to look around and take them in as you pass by. From there, you’ll enter ancient Egypt, meeting even more historical characters, before proceeding through a few more ancient civilizations. You’ll come across a caveman scene featuring several animatronic characters and a screen projection of a woolly mammoth hunt. You’ll pass through time and space – or just a neon archway – before you’re greeted by a nebulous landscape and the voice of Dame Judy Dench herself. Once you board the ride vehicles, you slowly make your way through a tunnel and up an incline as an instructional video plays above you. This queue is definitely a good one for those who feel claustrophobic in most lines – as most of it is located right outside in the fresh air. You’ll hop aboard one of the ride vehicles from a rotating platform (think Haunted Mansion or Voyage of the Little Mermaid). The queue entrance can be found outside, directly under the “Epcot ball.” This is an almost entirely outdoor queue and simply winds around outside before taking you up the ramp and directly onto the loading platform. While these are not intentionally scary by nature, some of them are definitely old and could land solidly in the uncanny valley for some riders. Are There Animatronics on Spaceship Earth? Those who are claustrophobic may want to really consider this one if any of these factors might impact your riding experience. However, there is no lap bar and the interactive screen on each row could provide some relief to those who can be distracted from their surroundings. This is mostly due to it being an indoor track ride with an incredibly long duration and a backwards portion. Spaceship Earth could be claustrophobic to some riders. However, I’d love to hear from all of you – does this type of movement make you feel motion sick? Let me know in the comments! 10. In my own experience, the backwards movement made me feel more claustrophobic than motion sick (due to feeling a bit disoriented and not being able to see the track in front of me). I should mention, however, that if slow backwards (and reclining) movement is something that may cause you motion sickness, you should be aware that the ride travels this way for about 4 minutes of its run time. Spaceship Earth should not cause motion sickness for most riders. Does Spaceship Earth Cause Motion Sickness? The ride vehicles move at a very slow pace. While the ride does take place inside of the 180 ft Epcot Ball, you never feel like you leave the ground at all as it’s a gentle, slow-moving, dark ride. ![]() Spaceship Earth does not involve heights. But as I stated earlier, there is no scary imagery at all and unless you or your child is afraid of animatronics, it’s a very relaxing and educational ride through history. It also has some piped-in smells and sounds that you may want to be aware of if someone in your party is sensitive to that sort of thing. ![]() However, I did just want to mention that this ride takes place entirely in the dark. Spaceship Earth is not intentionally scary at all.
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