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Originally posted by AdamT
Dave needs to post, I know Dave knows all about this attraction!!!

DAVE, WHERE ARE YOU?!?!
Okay, here is what is going on. You all have elements of the real story, but no one has tripped on to the entire attraction description yet. The small circular structure in the front is the base for a small drop tower. Guests go through the line, where they view a short video about the wonders of space exploration and planetary flight. They then enter small "pods" which hold three people each, and are "shot" up the drop tower and back down. The pods roll into the center of the attraction, and are routed to one of four centrifuges. Here is the part you guys missed: the centrifuges ARE THE GIFT SHOP. Guest are spun around in a head-outwards orientation at up to 2.8G, and all the loose change and spare bills in their pockets fly out and straight into the cash registers arrayed around the perimeter of the centrifuges. In exchange, guests receive a small token souvenir of the attraction as their gift.

Seriously, there are several Mars-related events happening next summer, and the opening of Mission: Space will likely take advantage of that. NASA is launching two rovers to Mars, one at the end of May and the other at the end of June. ESA (European Space Agency) and NASA are launching the Mars Express mission in late May. All of these missions, along with the Japanese mission Nozomi, arrive at Mars in December 2003 and January 2004. Disney is aware of this schedule, and has been looking at options for tying in the opening of their new attraction with these events.

Mission: Space will not be open quite in time for the FIRST Nationals (current projected opening date is July 1, 2003). I can't disclose details about what will be inside the attraction; but careful observation of what you have in front of you will reveal a lot of information. You can tell a lot from the official web site. There is a reason that the big sphere out front is red. The "training center" is on their web site for a reason. Notice the phrase in the news update "you'll encounter challenges faced by the real astronauts." Assume that there will be a "persons in poor health should not ride this attraction" sign out front...

-dave
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