Epcot Lands

Description And Comments

This ride spirals through the 18-story interior of Epcot's premier landmark, taking visitors past audio-animatronic scenes depicting mankind's developments in communications, from cave painting to printing to television to space communications and computer networks. The ride is well done and an amazing use of the geosphere's interior.

In 2007, Spaceship Earth completed its most significant renovation since opening. New scenes have been added including a 1970's-era computer room, and a home garage showing what looks suspiciously like the invention of the Apple personal computer (perhaps homage to Steve Jobs, Disney's largest individual shareholder). New interactive video screens on the ride vehicles allow you to customize the ride's ending animated video. A new narrator (Dame Judy Dench), new musical score, and improved lighting were also installed. A new postshow area with games and interactive exhibits rounds out the upgrades. We're happy to see this excellent ride get the TLC it deserves.

Apart from going deaf, a family of five from Columbus, Ohio, wrote approvingly of Spaceship Earth's makeover:

We loved the new Spaceship Earth - the kids really thought it was hilarious at the end with the new interaction screen. I did think the volume was too high, however, I felt like the voice was screaming in my ear the whole ride.