So is his face really messed up? Also, in this version we’re the astronauts part of the ride or just remnants? I noticed the person filming had to turn a light on to see them.
@@FilmThePoliceFTP i wish we knew for certsain what happened to the face of paperboy. He was to good to now only see its back. The astronauts were part of the first version of Spaceship Earth but due to sponsor changes and refurbishment disappeared from the ride. Yesterworld made a good video comparing all the versions over the years
This version was total perfection IMO. It toned down the original 82-86 version without dumbing it down and adding "Tomorrow's Child", especially the orchestral version for when you reached the top of the attraction finally gave SSE some signature music it had been lacking up to that point that could take its place alongside the music of the other Future World attractions.
I guess whomever recorded this had a light on their camera which sucks for the other people riding but it's a benefit for us cause we can actually see things
Two things... 1: I forgot how obnoxious that newspaper kid really was! But they could’ve just changed the voice. 2: I also didn’t realize how much they had changed the TV and computer segments at the end of the ride. I think people complaining about changes to rides really don’t recall how many changes these rides have made over the years.
Love all the Spaceship Earth stuff 😊shame I wasn't born to see this in person 😢 I grew up with the Jeremy irons version which to me is just as good, before all the computer screens.
This version of the ride looks great, I especially love the sets for the 1950's era on, I love all of that Mid Century Modern decor. That descent looks much better too. I have only rode since 2017, but I felt like the astronaut was still there in 2019, the ride stopped at the top due to storms and I used my flashlight and I could have swore I seen him way out of the light even higher up.
The astronauts have been gone since the 94 refurb. The biggest part of the space station is still there (the part which housed and still allegedly houses the audio animatronic waving girl). It's in the darkness in the room with the hanging blue lights. On the wall right above you before you pass out of the 180 top room to the final part of the ride (with the lower "ceiling" and curtains/blankets everywhere.
@@FilmThePoliceFTP you are right, I was mistaken in what I remembered, it was the space station, not the astronauts, and it was at the exact point you describe. I think I have just seen so many older photos/footage here lately I incorrectly thought it was up there still.Thank you!
@@letsplayclassicgames5024 for sure. You can find pictures of what's left on Google images and there's a great wdwmagic forum post on the topic with not only several pictures of that but a link to a picture or two of what's behind the curtains on the descent (left over animatronics/figures from the post tomorrow's child ending when it was sponsored by AT&T of the video conferences). Kind of crazy they took that amazing ending and just covered it up.
What exactly is happening on the right side of the track at 7:33? It almost looks like a window out into the planetarium? In retrospect that's probably just a reflection...
@@HighCountryHigh could you see them without extra light before they were removed (IE around the time this video was made)? Or is this just because its an old camera with no external lighting?
@@FilmThePoliceFTP Yes, you could definitely see them. I’m sure they had some lights on them, but there was also a good bit of light coming from the planetarium projectors. Remember, you had been riding for like 10 minutes or so, giving your eyes plenty of time to adjust. I feel like they were one of the landmarks for evac up there.
@@HighCountryHigh got ya. One last question, the bigger satellite looks like it is very close to the ride path. Would i be correct in guessing that if you reached out you could touch/grab it?
They stopped being part of the story in this version, as they initially had dialogue when 180 top was just ambient noise the narrator and them talking on the radio. Once Tomorrow's Child was added the song drowned all their dialouge out but they were still there clearly visible and until the next update when the Jeremy Irons version was put it, they removed them and covered the space station because it was always just remnants of what was a failed lunar station scene in the first place. Their dialogue is in the 82-86 version although no decent videos of that exist and probably never will given the quality of cameras then.
Great stuff! Any chance for a straight upload of what y'all flipped onto youtube so we don't have the extra signal loss? torrent/magnet would be cool ,too
Omg yes I believe I remember this version. There is always this one scene with the black woman and her Afro and I’m like this scene has been somewhere else...and my suspicious were correct it looks like it definitely was added! I just wonder where from???
When I realized the sponsor for spaceship earth didn’t change but the name just did, blew my mind!
WOW, Finally, we get some footage of the astronauts!
Amazing! The astronauts are so clear and the window girl finally visible. And the paperboy with a face. Love it!
So is his face really messed up? Also, in this version we’re the astronauts part of the ride or just remnants? I noticed the person filming had to turn a light on to see them.
@@FilmThePoliceFTP i wish we knew for certsain what happened to the face of paperboy. He was to good to now only see its back. The astronauts were part of the first version of Spaceship Earth but due to sponsor changes and refurbishment disappeared from the ride. Yesterworld made a good video comparing all the versions over the years
This version was total perfection IMO. It toned down the original 82-86 version without dumbing it down and adding "Tomorrow's Child", especially the orchestral version for when you reached the top of the attraction finally gave SSE some signature music it had been lacking up to that point that could take its place alongside the music of the other Future World attractions.
I remember this well. I was a cast member during that time period.
I grew up listening to the official Epcot album. It’s so cool to finally hear Tomorrow’s Child on this actual ride!
I guess whomever recorded this had a light on their camera which sucks for the other people riding but it's a benefit for us cause we can actually see things
Awesome! Nice footage of "window girl" and the astronauts at 180-top.
Tomorrow’s Child. So perfect for this ride. Now, about “that guy” with the light on his Camcorder...
Omg I forgot about the great dramatic music when you enter the space scene! And ‘Tomorrow child’ 😭. All the feels.
Two things... 1: I forgot how obnoxious that newspaper kid really was! But they could’ve just changed the voice. 2: I also didn’t realize how much they had changed the TV and computer segments at the end of the ride. I think people complaining about changes to rides really don’t recall how many changes these rides have made over the years.
"Extwah, extwah! New York dayleeeee!" Annoying and nostalgic at the same time.
Love all the Spaceship Earth stuff 😊shame I wasn't born to see this in person 😢 I grew up with the Jeremy irons version which to me is just as good, before all the computer screens.
So interesting how the some of the character voices haven't changed to this day.
Boy, I miss that descent! Tomorrow's Child... that wonderful music would remain in my head for days on end after getting back home.
Extra, extra, new york daily!
Omg me and my sister will be joking about that kid til the day we die!
Read all about it
The best days of my life.
Girl you know it!
No, now is the time, now is the best time, now is the best time of your life!
This version of the ride looks great, I especially love the sets for the 1950's era on, I love all of that Mid Century Modern decor. That descent looks much better too. I have only rode since 2017, but I felt like the astronaut was still there in 2019, the ride stopped at the top due to storms and I used my flashlight and I could have swore I seen him way out of the light even higher up.
The astronauts have been gone since the 94 refurb. The biggest part of the space station is still there (the part which housed and still allegedly houses the audio animatronic waving girl). It's in the darkness in the room with the hanging blue lights. On the wall right above you before you pass out of the 180 top room to the final part of the ride (with the lower "ceiling" and curtains/blankets everywhere.
@@FilmThePoliceFTP you are right, I was mistaken in what I remembered, it was the space station, not the astronauts, and it was at the exact point you describe. I think I have just seen so many older photos/footage here lately I incorrectly thought it was up there still.Thank you!
@@letsplayclassicgames5024 for sure. You can find pictures of what's left on Google images and there's a great wdwmagic forum post on the topic with not only several pictures of that but a link to a picture or two of what's behind the curtains on the descent (left over animatronics/figures from the post tomorrow's child ending when it was sponsored by AT&T of the video conferences). Kind of crazy they took that amazing ending and just covered it up.
@@letsplayclassicgames5024 allegedly the girl in the spacestation is still there too just covered by the black paint on the window.
Disney is hell bent on destroying everything that made EPCOT Center the best theme park on earth. They are accomplishing their goal.
Thank you! Watching this was great. 👍 So many memories 🌎
This is awesome
Ride broke down last time I went in 2022. Sad to see it on it’s last legs before refurbishment.
Looks a little spooky with the ancient voices and lighting
I play the walter cronkite audio on my headphones when I ride spaceship earth today
That's awesome!!!
And that’s the way it was. ;).
What exactly is happening on the right side of the track at 7:33? It almost looks like a window out into the planetarium? In retrospect that's probably just a reflection...
I believe it was supposed to be an illuminated cityscape outside the window of the communications center scene
@@ColeWalker That’s a tinted mirror with riders seeing their reflection. It’s better shown in some other home movies of Spaceship Earth from that era.
We’re the astronauts still considered part of the story or were they just left there shrouded in darkness? When did they come down exactly?
I believe they were removed for the Jeremy Irons version. I worked Spaceship in 93 and they were still there.
@@HighCountryHigh could you see them without extra light before they were removed (IE around the time this video was made)? Or is this just because its an old camera with no external lighting?
@@FilmThePoliceFTP Yes, you could definitely see them. I’m sure they had some lights on them, but there was also a good bit of light coming from the planetarium projectors. Remember, you had been riding for like 10 minutes or so, giving your eyes plenty of time to adjust. I feel like they were one of the landmarks for evac up there.
@@HighCountryHigh got ya. One last question, the bigger satellite looks like it is very close to the ride path. Would i be correct in guessing that if you reached out you could touch/grab it?
They stopped being part of the story in this version, as they initially had dialogue when 180 top was just ambient noise the narrator and them talking on the radio. Once Tomorrow's Child was added the song drowned all their dialouge out but they were still there clearly visible and until the next update when the Jeremy Irons version was put it, they removed them and covered the space station because it was always just remnants of what was a failed lunar station scene in the first place. Their dialogue is in the 82-86 version although no decent videos of that exist and probably never will given the quality of cameras then.
Great stuff! Any chance for a straight upload of what y'all flipped onto youtube so we don't have the extra signal loss? torrent/magnet would be cool ,too
Omg yes I believe I remember this version. There is always this one scene with the black woman and her Afro and I’m like this scene has been somewhere else...and my suspicious were correct it looks like it definitely was added! I just wonder where from???
The Afro lady was originally from the radio booth scene.
I was tomorrow’s child! So much potential wasted 🤪
😆 lol
9:28 where exactly is this part??
It’s in the room with the endless blue lights you see today while you’re going backwards.