I'm bummed that this will be closed when we are there this Summer. ; Does anyone know the actual details of what the refurb will result in? ; Will we have anything new or is this a thorough maintenance only refurb?
I'm still praying that during the refurb, they find a way to open TTA. ; I seem to recall some previous lighter refurbs of Space Mountain they still had TTA going, but just had the whole TTA passthrough tunneled off with wood panels. ; That'd be fine with me! I don't know for sure, but it seems like it's down a while, so I am hoping that the refurb will be the California treatment.
It should be interesting to see what happens. ; I am hoping that the TTA will be open by time I get down there in August, but since i am there from 8/1 - 8/8 and it isn't scheduled to re-open till after I leave, I am not hopeful. ; Maybe it will be a nice surprise. Scott - I really like the panning shot
What, darker and a new music soundtrack? Rock It! Mountain starring Red Hot Chili Peppers? ; (Hint: It didn't last too long)
I heard that the short lived Rock It SM was set to Hoobastank music, and the current version is Rockin SM, set to Red Hot Chili Peppers. ; I like the Peppers, so that part would be kinda fun for me. ; And I hear the lighting inside, the projections, and trackside lighting, is much more vivid. ; Plus, I like the exterior lighting enhancements with the colors on the spires and such. ; I wouldn't mind a similar touch up to ours.
I'd love to see them remove the top and do the complete replacement they had talked about awhile ago, but I am sure that isn't going to happen. ; It should be interesting to see what does take place. ; I am hoping that the TTA is re-opened by time I go, that way I might get a sneak peak but knowing Disney they will have some tarp or something over the area the TTA goes through preventing just that type of look.
I think I heard somewhere that removing the track out the "Front Door" like they did with DL's Space Mountain would be a lot more difficult (but not impossible) at WDW's Space Mountain. ; I think it has something to do with how the queue is laid out at WDW compared to DL
Not sure if this is credible, but I did hear somewhere that they had the ability to remove a portion of the wall (i.e. Panels) on the side facing towards World Dr. as there is an access to the backside of SM from World Drive.