Hello everyone, and welcome to My Dreams of Disney! Today we are continuing our #DisneyWorldCountdown, and we are now down to #Day16 in our countdown! For this day, we are going to focus on one of my favorite attractions — Spaceship Earth! This is not just an attraction — like all of the Future World exhibits, it’s also a pavilion, and it is an engineering marvel in my opinion. The ride is a dark ride, in a slow moving space train that takes you up and into the geodesic dome and tells you all about the way communication has come about on our planet. It’s a really neat ride because it isn’t just a fun time — it’s a history lesson also, and now, with the changes that have come about since Siemens became the sponsor, you will now be able to interact with and help shape how your future might look.
The narrators for the attraction have been, in order, Lawrence Dobkin, Walter Kronkite, Jeremy Irons, and now, Dame Judi Dench. To be honest, even though I have been on the ride when Dobkin and Irons were narrating (at least, and perhaps also with Kronkite), I scarcely remember what it was like, and my favorite rendition is this version with Dench. What about you?
In my opinion, Spaceship Earth is without a doubt one of the best structures in all of Disney to photograph, especially at night. The triangles of the dome really make for some very interesting colors at night, and they capture it and refract it and change it so that it’s almost like a wave of color!
Even in the day, though, it’s easy to see how Spaceship Earth is the focal point — the Weenie — of Epcot. Even from way over by the Italy Pavilion, you can see how Spaceship Earth stands tall over the park, reminding us all that the future and the technology are all there for us to see and learn about…
What do you think of Spaceship Earth? Is it a must ride, or do you only need to see it every now and again? Let me know in the comments below, and thanks for stopping by!
