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Originally posted by SlamminSammy
I still say it has to be a drop-tower, even if it's underground. Freefall/weightlessness cannot be simulated in a virtual enviroment.
I Promise it's not a drop tower.

Promise, promise, promise, promise.

Seriously. It's not. It's 4 centrifuges. I can't believe you people are going to make me find the photo.

www.wdwmagic.com , forgive me for leeching this:



This is a satellite photo that clearly shows four circles, each for a centrifuge. You can see the Mission: Space construction site between the yellow dome (The Wonders of Life Pavilion) and Test Track on the right.

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It would also make sense for a ride sequence to be: take an elevator down "to the shuttle", shoot up as take-off, shoot down for weightlessness, rise up to simulate thrusters, and then you're at the space station. Get "beamed" back to Earth and then proceed to the gift shop.
It would make perfect sense - IF you're talking about Six Flags over Anywhere. That's how Six Flags, Cedar Fair, etc., handle their theming.

Suit #1 - "Hey, our new S&S Combo tower shoots riders up and down."

Suit #2 - "Hey, the Space Shuttle goes up and down!!!!"

Suit #1 - " "

Opening Day: "Mommy, mommy, let's go ride Mission: Space"

At Disney, thankfully, they still do things a *little* bit differently. At least, on most occassions.

I can't say for sure that Mission: Space will live on in the tradition of other great, story driven Disney attractions, like Pirates of the Caribbean, or Haunted Mansion, or Spaceship Earth. I can say, though, the centrifuge pods will rotate around the center axis, and will also have at least one other axis of rotation - and they will contain a video screen. There exists, at least, the opportunity to tell a real, compelling story - and make it something much more than a thrill ride.

Did I mention yet that it's *not* a drop tower? Disney, as rich as they are, would just as soon dig a 200' deep hole as they would green-light a copy of DisneySea for Orlando. It ain't happenin'.

Sadly, they'd build up first.

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Matt, you finally have a point That works reasonably nicely, actually.

Let's see what Dave has to say about it, though.
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