I have known that Siemens was ending their sponsorship for a while now and it has been killing me to not say anything. When I finally got the email from the Siemens CEO today, even though I knew it was coming, it made me really sad. I was still hoping we could work out a mutually beneficial deal. Siemens entered into sponsorship in 2005 and it will end on October 9th 2017, at which time Disney will remove all reference of Siemens from the rides and shows in both Disney World and
Disneyland.
I am sure that Spaceship Earth will continue on and whoever Disney gets to sponsor it next will make new and great changes. Illuminations ran without Siemens sponsorship and if Disney wants can continue on without it now.
In the words of the great quarterback Aaron Rodgers R E L A X