More CM chatter on "Space Mountain 2"

[wishing4PA]

Oh I SO hope it's not being closed until April like the OP heard, I'd love to be able to ride it again on my trip in March!

Just have them wait until after everybody's trip! Let's see, that would be about the year 3022?

I'm just rooting for after our Feb trip. Or keep it open until your March trip.
I haven't been back to MK in years, and it was always my must-ride. I'll be SO disappointed if it is closed.

So for those of you in the know, does WDW try to give any particular number of months/weeks/days/hours notice before shutting down a major attaction? I am aware of the calendars and other attractions are listed for Feb. shutdowns, so why wouldn't they list SM by now if they were going to close it that soon?

 

[MikeAidanEoinMom]

Just have them wait until after everybody's trip! Let's see, that would be about the year 3022?

I'm just rooting for after our Feb trip. Or keep it open until your March trip.
I haven't been back to MK in years, and it was always my must-ride. I'll be SO disappointed if it is closed.

So for those of you in the know, does WDW try to give any particular number of months/weeks/days/hours notice before shutting down a major attaction? I am aware of the calendars and other attractions are listed for Feb. shutdowns, so why wouldn't they list SM by now if they were going to close it that soon?

LMAO I know I will ride it as many times as possible my next trip 1/3-1/6 ...I rode it as many times as I could in July because I did not know I would be back. That way when it goes down it will be ok plus I will have a fresher memory to compare

 

[Brian Noble]

I hope your sense is wrong. We are going to be there in March and that is one ride that I HAVE to go on while visiting MK.

I'm going in late February, and while I'll miss it, I would really prefer that it get the attention that it deserves with a real top-to-bottom upgrade as Anaheim's did, rather than have it get just a quick clean-and-polish.

 

[Buzz Litebeer]

But, I'm reminded of a Disney rule-of-thumb that has become even more true as time goes by...

"There is not much that is LESS ACCURATE
than info given by a CM, chosen at random."

Sure there is.

Just about anything you read on a Disney-Fan website.

 

[Brian_WDW74]

I've moved this thread to the Rumors and News board.

 

[kgle]

Boo.

My first trip to the world and they are shutting down one of the rides I have been looking forward to riding. Hopefully any rehabs get pushed off

 

[DisneyWorld_Fan]

This may be a silly question, but how will the rehab affect the TTA? I wonder if it will still run "through" Space Mountain.

Yes that is a good question?? How will it.

 

[GeorgiaDawg7]

Yes that is a good question?? How will it.

well i remember when mickey's star traders shop was been rethemed i believe they put a black curtain over the window, but OBVIOUSLY space mountain is a bigger part of the attraction so im not real sure

 

[lollidrop]

Yes that is a good question?? How will it.

In the late 90s SM was being refurbed and the TTA was still open... I remember going through it and seeing all the lights on and people working on it.

 

[DeadHead]

FWIW, a friend who is fairly high up in the WDW organization told me that the rehab for Space Mountain has been taken off the board for now, something to do with the economy. As I said FWIW this person has been very accurate in other info, she says SM will not be rehabbed until 2010 at the earliest despite what has been posted.

 

[rantnnravin]

FWIW, a friend who is fairly high up in the WDW organization told me that the rehab for Space Mountain has been taken off the board for now, something to do with the economy. As I said FWIW this person has been very accurate in other info, she says SM will not be rehabbed until 2010 at the earliest despite what has been posted.

logic and reason would dictate that this would actually be the BEST time to do it - when attendance is down.
but we all know that Disney is no longer run by folks possessing any amount of logic and reason.

 

[KYMickey]

FWIW, a friend who is fairly high up in the WDW organization told me that the rehab for Space Mountain has been taken off the board for now, something to do with the economy. As I said FWIW this person has been very accurate in other info, she says SM will not be rehabbed until 2010 at the earliest despite what has been posted.

This sounds a little strange because if the rehab was really going to be major and replace the track, the track would already have to be on order and probably mostly manufactured by now. Disney is going to have to pay for it whether or not they use it. There's no sense in spending the money for the materials and not utilizing it so it would make more sense to install it when it was delivered. Unless of course new track wasn't part of the project and it really was not going to be that major.