Is Spaceship earth worth riding?

[HollyMD]

We will have a 9 months old and 11 year old when we go. Is this ride worth riding with them?

 

[Cynister]

The 11 yr old will like it. My DS (11) likes to go on it every time we go. There are a number of 'rooms' you move through that are on the darker side, but not scary...just in case you think the baby might react to that. Overall it is a very slow & relaxing ride filled with info.

 

[DisneyWorldbuff]

Yes! It's a classic. It's a good place to feed/nurse the baby in relative privacy and quiet too. Your 11 year old will like the interactive screen too.

 

[AndiMarie]

I would say yes, absolutely! Cool and calm for the baby and some nice history tidbits for your 11 year old. It's classic disney to me and a must do every Epcot visit. My kids are almost 11, 10, and 8 and love it. Especially with the interactive photo screen.

 

[Allison]

I think it is a great attraction. I would ride it.

 

[HollyMD]

Great, thanks for all the replies! Just trying to iron out our daily itineraries. Sometimes hard with so much age difference between them- pretty sure DH and I will have to split off at some points!

 

[Frozen2014]

It's a great ride. Much more fun than I was expecting. And you are in one of those omni-mover cars so it's kind of slow and relaxing. I'm sure your younger one will be fine.

 

[Tomh]

One of my favorites. I think the 11 yo will enjoy it, I know I fell in love with it when I first rode it . . . probably about 14 at the time.

 

[hedberg1661]

Absolutely! This is a must ride every time for me at EC.

 

[Minniemoo15]

Definitely! I love SE!

 

[walker0829]

I love it when I select the right narration language! Last year I somehow ended up selecting somewhere in South America as my home country and the entire presentation was in Spanish!!! Made for a long ride. My wife was with DS3 in another car and she thought it was hilarious.

 

[PSUGuy]

We do it at least once every trip and on our last 2 Oct trips we were glad we had FPs for this, pretty long line.

Bill From PA

 

[Mitzicat]

How else will you learn about the Phoenicians? Or see the Greek/Roman boy with unusually large ethnic skin tone hands. lol

P.S. Ride it in the late afternoon - line will be like 5 mins....

 

[mindeola]

I love it! Plus, it is a great place to cool off and relax your feet.

My husband and daughter hate it with a passion though. They were stuck on it once for about 45 minutes on an incline right by the Egyptian pounding stone over and over. LOL

 

[disneygolfer1985]

I think it is a great ride. I love history and learning and I find it very interesting to learn about what past civilizations did. Now I don't enjoy it as much as I did as a kid because I enjoyed Jeremy Irons narration better than Judi Dench. I remember in the early 2000s just riding it for 3 times in a row in the same car during EMHs.

 

[Micca]

Classic Disney stuff here, nothing else quite like it. A description of it might sound kind of boring, but the attraction is very enjoyable. Super cute ending too!

 

[Nancyg56]

ONe of the classics and a must do for all of my family. We never skip it.

 

[hakepb]

Worth riding ..... If the wait is <20 min

A lot of guests wait unnecessarily as they think they need to stand in the parks' first line.

I always ride Spaceship Earth, but I keep looking at wait times so I don't waste time in the too-common 30+ min waits of the FP+ era.

For the OP's specific scenario... The 11y/o should get some enjoyment from the interactive part in the car, and the 9mo is allowed...and any ride that the whole family can do, is a good ride!

 

[alliecat523]

My 12 year old loves it. Also a great ride to just relax and cool off on.

 

[Rickat96]

How else will you learn about the Phoenicians? Or see the Greek/Roman boy with unusually large ethnic skin tone hands. lol

P.S. Ride it in the late afternoon - line will be like 5 mins....

Yes, yes and yes- Also (as stated above) the Roman General in the ride was molded from Teddy Roosevelt's mold ( from the Hall of Presidents in MK) when they built the ride- to save some money.