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Epcot's Spaceship Earth to reopen in mid-December for sneak previews with a new story overlay, new technology and a whole new soundtrack |
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December 03, 2007
Epcot's Spaceship Earth ride is expected to reopen
in mid-December for sneak previews with a new story overlay, new
technology and a whole new soundtrack -- created by 10-time Emmy
Award-winning composer Bruce Broughton, a 63-piece orchestra and a
24-voice choir. Walt Disney Imagineering announced late last week that Broughton's
music has been fitted to each scene in the attraction's storyline,
which follows the history of human innovation from one generation to
the next, from prehistoric times to the 21st century. The ride was closed earlier this year as the entire system also has
been updated with new show scenes, lighting, costumes, set decorations,
interactive features for riders and a new narrator, Academy
Award-winning actress Judi Dench.
For the musical score, each scene was infused with styles and instruments appropriate to the time period. "To have that score transition smoothly as vehicles travel from one
time period to the next is extremely difficult," said Walt Disney
Imagineering show producer Bob Zalk. "The first time we rode through
the attraction accompanied by that music, we were amazed." The 180-foot-tall Spaceship Earth geodesic sphere opened as Epcot's
centerpiece in 1982 with a ride storyline that originally focused more
on the history of human communications. It has had occasional updates,
but this year's overhaul by Walt Disney World and the attraction's
sponsor Siemens AG was the first major change.
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