- Spaceship Earth, the attraction, takes guests on a journey through time highlighting the ways in which humans communicate. The ride structure is arranged in two helixes that serve as the track for the ride vehicles. The vehicles spiral up to the top of the sphere and back down to the unload area. - The ride vehicle utilized on Spaceship Earth is Disney’s Omnimover system. Imagineer Bob Gurr combined two terms already in use, OmniRange and PeopleMover, to create the term Omnimover. The true root of the term Omnimover comes from the Latin term “omni” meaning “all” or “every” and “mover” meaning… well, “mover”. The technology itself was developed and patented at WED Enterprises by Roger Broggie and Bert Brundage in 1968. - Spaceship Earth had a ride system that had a big problem at the bottom of the hill. The system to turn the cars back around was not strong enough to handle all the weight and pressure on it. So for several months there were Disney cast members there who physically made sure each car turned around properly and got slotted in. It was several months before a solution was engineered. - Each vehicle is capable of rotating or tilting to a preprogrammed position. This system is advantageous for Disney in that they are able to control what scenes guests will view in order to tell a story while obstructing portions of the attraction that are meant to remain hidden. SE’s ride system also includes speakers on each individual ride vehicle. Disney can cue a portion of the soundtrack/narration at predetermined locations along the track. This gives each guest the same ride experience. Then, the 2007 renovation of SE added interactive displays to each vehicle.
Posted on: Fri, 06 Jun 2014 15:00:00 +0000
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