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Okay, it´s more than understandable that Disney was in desperate need for some new rides, given the fact that Epcot (which is supposed to show an image of the future, if I got that right) seems like a "Back to the 70s" exhibit nowadays and there are so many great rides that opened up closeby -in parks owned by competitors, that is. And what did they build? A lame simulator ride with its main "power" of pressing you against your seat, wow, every better thrill ride at any smal country fair gives you the same experience. Well, maybe without the theming around it, but, hey, it´s really a mistery to me how much changed since Space Mountain, as far as the Disney-plastic typed "Spaceship" interior is concerned... Not much, apart from being not that run-down, well, could be because it´s newer :-) What really makes me sad is the way Disney tries to sell it and the amount of money they say was spent on it. I just can´t see where all that has gone, apart from the pretty neat bulding (that´s why I don´t give a 1, by the way). Hey, come on, it´s nothing than a large centrifuge -my chemistry class teacher used obe of these things back in Highschool and it´s nothing sensational about bulding a bigger one and let people sit inside. Oh, and about what you actually feel: Weightlessness -no way, just raise your arm while riding and you´ll see that it will come down in no time. If you want to experience a short sensation of real weightlessness just go on any old-fashioned drop-tower around. It feels like really going on a trip to Mars? Well, I doubt that there´s anyone around who can really compare :-) And, just think about it, if astronauts need weeks of training for this highly strenuous task (as they tell you before you board your capsule), how could some Disney ride even come close, given the fact that almost any tourist that comes around is allowed on board? I´m not a big friend of any simulator type rides, but with the first one that REALLY works just a few miles north at IoA (oh, I loved Spiderman)this "great new attraction" is just a shame for Disney.
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