Space Mountain. . .How Busy First Thing AM? - The DIS Discussion Forums

cbsnyber1 · 11-25-2009, 01:21 PM

Just wondering - how busy is SM in the morning now that it's back online? Are fastpasses running out quickly? I know it's only been open a couple days but I was wondering if everyone is rushing to it at rope drop 'ala TSM?

Robo · 11-25-2009, 01:31 PM

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Originally Posted by cbsnyber1

Just wondering - how busy is SM in the morning now that it's back online? Are fastpasses running out quickly? I know it's only been open a couple days but I was wondering if everyone is rushing to it at rope drop 'ala TSM?

The reports are that is is busy in the mornings (and throughout the day).

But, that was always the case with Space, even before the upgrade.
Lots of guests always rushed to Space after rope drop.

BUT- I don't expect the same kind of furious popularity that TSM garners.

TSM is a ride that EVERYONE can choose to ride (no height restrictions.)
And, TSM is not a rather rough "thrill ride" like Space.

Space will always be a popular ride, but I don't expect it to ever reach
the phenomenal proportions of TSM (or even Soarin'.)

MUFFYCAT · 11-25-2009, 02:25 PM

We got back on Monday from a great 4 day trip. We spent alot of time at MK and saw Space Mountain was crowded all day long. It seemed everyone ran there when the park opened.

dislaney · 11-25-2009, 02:42 PM

We also just got back and Space Mountain was very busy but not as bad as TSM. We waited 80 minutes for TSM on Monday, since we weren't able to go until the afternoon and I believe the wait times got even worse later that evening.

Space Mountain was busy and we did make rope drop one day and it was kinda crazy! The most we ever waited for Space Mountain on this trip was 40 minutes since it's my daughters all time favorite and we had to ride it multiple times!

Zippa D Doodah · 11-25-2009, 02:47 PM

I am counting the days until I can enter the Space Mountain Land Rush.

I'm guessing it will be pretty much like the old days pre-refurb... heavy wave of folks massing toward Space, secondary waves reaching Fantasyland and points west.

minniemeplus3 · 11-25-2009, 04:31 PM

We waited 90 minuts Sunday night at 10:00 pm. It was fun though!

jamescorey · 11-25-2009, 06:49 PM

Aside from the much needed track refurbishment, have any changes been made to the ride (queue, loading area, disembarment, etc...)? My wife and I will be there the week of Christmas (12/18 - 12/23/09), and my curiosity outweighs my desire to be surprised. We were there in September and the ride was down, and TTA was also not running, so no sneak peeks.

Robo · 11-25-2009, 08:34 PM

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Originally Posted by jamescorey

Aside from the much needed track refurbishment, have any changes been made to the ride (queue, loading area, disembarment, etc...)? My wife and I will be there the week of Christmas (12/18 - 12/23/09), and my curiosity outweighs my desire to be surprised. We were there in September and the ride was down, and TTA was also not running, so no sneak peeks.

About the only thing that changed, is they added some interactive video games to play in the queue.

The chocolate chip cookie "asteroid" ceiling projections are gone.

And, now there is a "ride photo" taken during your voyage.

Riding the TTA didn't tip anything off to those who got to do that before Space reopened.

minniemeplus3 · 11-29-2009, 07:00 PM

CM told us they ditched the single rider line. I saw many empty seats that my family would have loved to have been in. We like single rider lines. Its like knowing a secret! The new paint was already peeling off the walls on Sunday. When we went back on Saturday, they had it covered with Black Fabric. (Which people were already ripping.)

Sam's_Mom · 11-29-2009, 10:26 PM

We went on Monday and all the fastpasses were gone by noon. We rode it once first thing and had a fastpass for 12:10. When we came back then to ride it they were all gone and the wait was 70 minutes at one point.

I rode in the middle and it seemed smooth but at the end the next time and it was very jerky.

11-25-2009, 01:21 PM	#1
cbsnyber1 Mouseketeer Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Western Pa - Steeler Country! Posts: 168	Space Mountain. . .How Busy First Thing AM? Just wondering - how busy is SM in the morning now that it's back online? Are fastpasses running out quickly? I know it's only been open a couple days but I was wondering if everyone is rushing to it at rope drop 'ala TSM? __________________ Cbsnyber1 "The problem is not that some set the bar too high and miss it, it's that some set the bar too low and hit it"

11-25-2009, 02:25 PM	#3
MUFFYCAT Sorry, I'm a spaze Nevermind I see it, my eyesight is going Which Spice Girl can I be? Jealous of Christmas Tags Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: The Polynesian Posts: 29,919	We got back on Monday from a great 4 day trip. We spent alot of time at MK and saw Space Mountain was crowded all day long. It seemed everyone ran there when the park opened. __________________ Joanne

11-25-2009, 02:42 PM	#4
dislaney faith♥love♥pixiedust Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 386	We also just got back and Space Mountain was very busy but not as bad as TSM. We waited 80 minutes for TSM on Monday, since we weren't able to go until the afternoon and I believe the wait times got even worse later that evening. Space Mountain was busy and we did make rope drop one day and it was kinda crazy! The most we ever waited for Space Mountain on this trip was 40 minutes since it's my daughters all time favorite and we had to ride it multiple times! __________________

11-25-2009, 02:47 PM	#5
Zippa D Doodah Suffering from Fairy Alienation. Is there a program for that? I'm such a shameless taghound! I am an unabashed Q-tipper ! Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: 600 miles from where I want to be Posts: 14,432	I am counting the days until I can enter the Space Mountain Land Rush. I'm guessing it will be pretty much like the old days pre-refurb... heavy wave of folks massing toward Space, secondary waves reaching Fantasyland and points west. __________________

11-25-2009, 04:31 PM	#6
minniemeplus3 Earning My Ears Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 31	We waited 90 minuts Sunday night at 10:00 pm. It was fun though! __________________ Me-Deidre-38 DH-41 DD-15 DD-12 1st Trip OPENING DAY OCT 1, 1971 Multiple day trips as a child, Grad Night 1989,July 2000 Wyndham Palace (now Buena Vista Palace), Oct 2003 MNSSHP Radisson,Sept 2008 Loews Portofino Hotel Universal October 2008 Loews Portofino Hotel Universal April 2009 Wilderness Lodge Sept 2009 POP (FREE DINING),Nov22-29 2009 FW Cabins, Bouncin' Back Feb 2010 and Sept 2010 (FREE DINING) BLT and POP

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11-25-2009, 06:49 PM	#7
jamescorey "World" Traveler: 82,86,89,91,93,95,96,97,9 8,99,01,03,05(X2),06,07(X 2),08(X2),09(X2) Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Central Georgia Posts: 126	Aside from the much needed track refurbishment, have any changes been made to the ride (queue, loading area, disembarment, etc...)? My wife and I will be there the week of Christmas (12/18 - 12/23/09), and my curiosity outweighs my desire to be surprised. We were there in September and the ride was down, and TTA was also not running, so no sneak peeks. __________________ WDW 82,86,89(X2),91,93,95,96,97,98(X2),99,01(X2),03,05 (X3),06(X2), 07(X2),08(X2),09(X2)

11-29-2009, 07:00 PM	#9
minniemeplus3 Earning My Ears Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 31	CM told us they ditched the single rider line. I saw many empty seats that my family would have loved to have been in. We like single rider lines. Its like knowing a secret! The new paint was already peeling off the walls on Sunday. When we went back on Saturday, they had it covered with Black Fabric. (Which people were already ripping.) __________________ Me-Deidre-38 DH-41 DD-15 DD-12 1st Trip OPENING DAY OCT 1, 1971 Multiple day trips as a child, Grad Night 1989,July 2000 Wyndham Palace (now Buena Vista Palace), Oct 2003 MNSSHP Radisson,Sept 2008 Loews Portofino Hotel Universal October 2008 Loews Portofino Hotel Universal April 2009 Wilderness Lodge Sept 2009 POP (FREE DINING),Nov22-29 2009 FW Cabins, Bouncin' Back Feb 2010 and Sept 2010 (FREE DINING) BLT and POP

11-29-2009, 10:26 PM	#10
Sam's_Mom Mouseketeer Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 115	We went on Monday and all the fastpasses were gone by noon. We rode it once first thing and had a fastpass for 12:10. When we came back then to ride it they were all gone and the wait was 70 minutes at one point. I rode in the middle and it seemed smooth but at the end the next time and it was very jerky. __________________

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