The nearest Quick Service option is in The Land pavilion at Sunshine Seasons. There is no place to eat in the immediate vicinity of Spaceship Earth. Small children may be anxious and should be warned to stay seated. Portions of Spaceship Earth are very dark. Make sure to mention the priceless moment when your toddler sees the SpaceShip Earth for the first time, and how their eyes light up and they start pointing and squealing. This usually is to allow persons in wheelchairs to transfer in and out of the ride vehicle. On occasion, your “time vehicle” may stop momentarily. For the last third of the ride your vehicle will be backwards, rotating to face forward just before you exit. Due to the nature of the experience, Guests with service animals should check with a Cast Member at the attraction for boarding information. Guests must transfer to a standard wheelchair, and then guests need to transfer from the wheelchair to a ride vehicle.Īudio Description and handheld captioning are available. You will then be taken to another area to board the ride vehicles. Later in the day, there is little if any line for Spaceship Earth.Īccessibility: Wheelchair guests should see the Cast Member in front of the attraction. Many people will stop here first thing, as it is the first attraction you see upon entering the park. Even so, do not wait in a long line for Spaceship Earth. Spaceship Earth is a continuous-loading ride and the standby line moves at a steady pace. Lightning Lane access for Spaceship Earth is available with the purchase of Genie+. It is one of Epcot’s premiere attractions and is NOT to be missed. Project Tomorrowland Post-Show by SiemensĮPCOT Attractions At A Glance TOURING TIPS “The first time we rode through the attraction accompanied by that music, we were amazed.” “To have that score transition smoothly as vehicles travel from one time period to the next is extremely difficult,” he said. For the musical score, each scene was infused with musical styles and instruments appropriate to the time period, which was not an easy task according to Walt Disney Imagineering senior show producer Bob Zalk. Ten time Emmy®-award winning composer Bruce Broughton conducted a 63-piece orchestra and 24-voice choir for a new musical score for Spaceship Earth at Walt Disney World Resort. As your journey comes to an end, the narrator notes: “We all share the common bonds of hope and sorrows and dreams and joys.” Some scene highlights include: the New Kingdom of Egypt where the papyrus was invented, 9th century BC Phoenicians invent the alphabet, Renaissance in Italy, the Sistine Chapel Ceiling, Ancient Greece, Dark Ages and Destruction of Rome, the Age of Enlightenment, and the invention of the printing press. You continue your trip backwards passing through the future. The voice of Academy® Award-winning, English actress Dame Judy Dench guides you through this gentle 16-minute ride.Īs you journey though the superb Audio-Animatronic scenes, your seats eventually rotate to reveal a glorious star-filled night sky. Spaceship Earth – Learn about the history of communications from cavemen to future centuries.
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