Have any of you experienced this on Space Mountain?

[SunshinesDad]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VR_wn2QP8Q

It seems like it would be rather boring. Also, some of those beams and stuff going over top of the tracks make me wonder how much head clearance there is.

 

[Albort]

bleh, no fun no fun!

 

[disney-super-mom]

That video is of the old Space Mountain. The new ride is much faster and has a lot more drops in it.

Boring...NO WAY! It's totally fun!

 

[Dukland]

Bo-ring!!

 

[funnygarcia]

Actually the current track layout is exactly the same as the old one.

During the refurbishment they gutted it, dug down deeper to provide better support, put in new rails (smoother ride), better lifts/break systems, better effects than the giant cookie. It is the same ride layout, it just feels like it has changed.

I think lights on would be a novelty, chance to see how the effects work.. not as thrilling of a ride but boring.. nah!
I believe when they have a ride safety error each rocket gets stuck in a brake area. Then the CMs walk up to each rocket, give it a push to clear the area. Or at least that is what we are seeing in this vid. I have watched a very short vid of lights on before, you see CM pushing the rocket, but it was near the end of ride. The new ride system might have electronic controls.. no need for someone to push start each rocket thru the brake zone.

I'm very curious about how rides work, backstage stuff, etc. I had the opportunity to walk backstage from Main Street to the exit of Space Mountain (crowd control after parade during Christmas break). Nothing too spectacular to look at, but it was fun to wave to the CMs as we walked past and thank them for working hard at what they do best!

 

[cryssi]

SM is much better with the lights OFF. Just went on it today (yesterday) with the chili peppers soundtrack...feels a lot like rock n roller coaster now, but it was fun...

 

[TwingleMum]

Can't wait to try it!!!

 

[Adi12982]

I think that most of the fun comes from not knowing where you are going in the dark - it didn't look as fun with the lights on!

 

[kelmac284]

True it looks MUCH less scary with the lights on. You realize that there are no real big drops etc.

I have never seen the DL version with the lights on but I was on TTA in DW in Oct of 05 and it goes through space mountain and the lights were on and people were actually still in the cars and they were stuck wherever they were. We went around again and the lights were still off but they had gotten everyone off and the cars were still stuck where they were. So the people must have had to climb down.

The DW version is different too in that you sit tandom front to back like matterhorn. I personally like the DL version better although the DW version has some neat stuff like going up hill side by side with other riders and being able to see more stuff.

They have walt's version of "tomorrow" in a diorama type thing and they have these astronauts etc. Plus the ride is on the ground and you walk DOWN and inside quite a ways versus up.

I was REALLY neat to see it though with the lights on as I am sure EVERYONE is curious what it looks like that way.

I tried to take pics but they had these big plastic walls around the whole outside of it so my flash bounced off and I didn't have time to try and re-set my camera. It was neat to see though but I agree probably riding with the lights on would be interesting yet boring.

 

[disney-super-mom]

It is the same ride layout, it just feels like it has changed.

Oh, wow! I thought it was a whole new track! It seems like there are bigger drops now, but I guess that's because we're going faster, and therefore the drops seem more intense now. Well, even though it's the same track, I LOVE IT! The update was GREAT!

 

[tracer]

It's nice to see the floor is kept clean in there! Man the dark can really make your mind think crazy things!