The Evolution of Spaceship Earth (Part 1)

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4 жыл бұрын

It goes without saying that Epcot's Spaceship Earth is an iconic attraction, but where did it come from, and where is it going? In this three part series, we'll be taking a closer look at the ride and trying to answer those questions.
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• themouselets.com/spaceship-ea...
• d23.com/from-the-archives-epc...
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@ThemeParksShouldntExist 4 жыл бұрын

Hey everyone, you probably noticed that unlike our normal videos, I ended up splitting this one into two parts. Otherwise it would've been around 40 minutes (which imo is just too long for a video like this). So we'll be coming back soon with Part 2, which like I said, will mostly be about the ride's changes post-opening, but also going back and mentioning some of the stuff I brought up in this one. Expect that video sooner rather than later. Thanks again!

@memethyst 4 жыл бұрын

interesting how the dinosaur scene was cut from spaceship earth and eventually came back for the universe of energy

@AndySama42 4 жыл бұрын

My favorite still-existing ride at my favorite theme park. So hype am I for this one, and Part 2!

@MagCynic 4 жыл бұрын

I love those construction photos of this attraction. It really puts the track layout in perspective.

@michaeltaylor1603 3 жыл бұрын

My fav. must ride 1st attractions! First in 2002. I went "around it" in 2001 on monorail after a lonnng day. When I was 15 yrs. old, I was enchanted by this structure & its creation. Even replicating it in a model 4 a science fair project in Houston, TX. I won a ribbon 4 it! There are many great buildings I visited (The gateway Arch in St. Louis) being yet another fine example of "over the top" engineering.

@ThemeParkStop 4 жыл бұрын

Whoooaaaaa... the "storylight" transitional effects they want to add to the new version was

@zakarypalacios7687 4 жыл бұрын

10/10 great video, excited for part 2

@therobotdevil2284 3 жыл бұрын

This ride is such a time capsule it creeps me out. In a good way.

@MCastleberry1980 3 жыл бұрын

I went to WDW for the first time last year, and this may have been my favorite attraction of all the parks. It's one of the few that have that very classic Disney feel, as well as being educational. Was definitely nice as my last ride at the end of the night at Epcot to unwind, especially right after riding "Mission:Space"

@Jaheartsjonas 4 жыл бұрын

Love your videos. Your voice is so relaxing and your humor is very tongue in cheek

@adamkubiskey4815 4 жыл бұрын

So awesome, and a level of detail I've seen only in Martin's vids. Really looking forward to part 2!

@Floridafanatic28 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Phoenicians!

@AverytheCubanAmerican 4 жыл бұрын

Tomorrow’s child, tomorrow’s child! Charting a brand new way. For the Future World is born today!! The Phoenicians are strong with this one

@lanciferian 3 жыл бұрын

The Bell System wasn't just some phone company in the 1980s; it was pretty much THE only phone company of America for over a hundred years and was founded by Alexander Graham Bell, the literal inventor of the telephone. They completely dominated telecommunications in the US and Canada to such a monopolistic degree that the government finally had to break up the company in the 80s, and parts of it became some companies that you may have heard of: Verizon and AT&T.

@JoeB0604 Жыл бұрын

really fantastic job digging up that Expo 67 material....this is a long-obscured fact about Spaceship Earth and Epcot in general that for some reason gets overlooked or avoided altogether.

@rodakscreens 4 жыл бұрын

Don't know how well a guest appearance by Hitler would go over in a Disney park, but hey, keep Epcot weird.

@keithwellerlounge74 2 жыл бұрын

What really hits home about this is how deep the ideas for the original EPCOT Centre were, and how much thought they put into the meaning and message of the attractions. Now, they just match up the most popular modern films to a suitable exisiting ride system. There's no thought put into them at all. And that's why they're inferior. Epcot was from a time when theme parks were still an art form and Disney were still artists.

@CassieLino 3 жыл бұрын

I absolutely love spaceship earth but I learned the hard way that I have to ride it at the beginning of my day cause if I ride it on my way out when I'm exhausted, that beginning scene when it makes you lie down as it gets darker and darker....puts me right to sleep.

@yotsubafanfan 4 жыл бұрын

I've never been a big fan of Spaceship Earth but I do give it credit for one thing. The backwards part of the ride gives the most accurate example of what my vertigo filled dizzy spells feel like.

@JeffFrmJoisey 4 жыл бұрын

Back when Expo 67 was opening, there was an exhibit travelling the US to advertise the Expo. If I remember right, United Airlines sponsored it and the seats were "the same" as on their new Wide-body 747's!! The exhibit was inside a large, inflatable, bubble dome that had to be 60 to 80 feet across (maybe bigger!) and could swallow up lots of people for each show. The exhibit came to a mall in my town, The Garden State Plaza, and was set up in the south lot. We went, and waited on line for quite a while on the Saturday it was there. It was worth the wait!! Many new experiences for me - being in an inflatable dome, sitting in an airplane seat, watching the Expo 67 intro film.