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Spaceship Earth is the name of the iconic attraction at Epcot, Walt Disney World Resort.

One of the most recognizable structures at the Walt Disney World Resort, it is not only the centerpiece and main focal point of Epcot but also the symbolic structure and attraction that houses the fundamentals of the park. The 18-story geodesic sphere houses a 16-minute dark ride using the Omnimover system that explores the progression of human communications from cavemen to the dawn of the internet and beyond.

Summary

Spaceship Earth tracks the history of civilization through communication and innovation while offering guests an opportunity to write their future. The current version of the attraction is narrated by Judi Dench.

As guests depart, they begin their journey back into time in prehistory, where they witness ancient hunters battling a mammoth. Entering a cave, a caveman shaman tells a story of the great hunt while artists paint images on a wall. Together this illustrates our beginnings with creating written language and through cave paintings, saving our ideas for future generations.

We then enter ancient Egypt where reeds are being pounded into papyrus, one of the earliest forms of paper. A pharaoh is also seen dictating a new decree to one of his scribes, with his hieroglyphic writings serving as an example of early written language.

As we enter ancient Greece, we first encounter a boat of Phoenecian merchants selling their wares. To better allow for trade between several different civilizations with different languages, the Phoenecians created a common written language that would serve as the basis for our modern Alphabet. Within the Greecian city, we see one of their schools with a man teaching mathematical concepts to his students. Earlier versions of the attraction had the scene take the form of a Greek theater performance.

We then enter the Roman Empire, where Caesar is in the midst of a conversation with a chariot messenger. With the vast reach of Rome and its vast network of roads, messages carried by chariot would travel fast throughout the empire, though this prosperity would come to an end.

Passing through the collapse of the Roman Empire and the burning of the great Library of Alexandria, we learn that some of their knowledge was fortunately saved by Jewish and Islamic scholars making copies of their books. Christian monasteries' efforts in copying books are also shown, with one monk scribe having fallen asleep at his desk.

With Gutenberg's invention of the printing press in 1456, the reproduction of books is made much easier and faster, thus kickstarting the Renaissance. We see books being read, artists at work creating paint, sculpting fine marble statues, and Michelangelo at work painting the Sistine Chapel ceiling.

Taking another leap in time, we enter the 19th and 20th centuries and the age of invention. A newspaper printing worker inspects a story at the end of the Civil War, with a nearby paperboy selling papers. The rise of other new forms of communications can also be seen such as telegraph operators, a 1930s radio station, an office of telephone operators, a movie theater in the 1950s, and finally, a living room where a family watches the 1969 Apollo moon landing broadcast on television.

From here we enter the dawn of the computer age and travel through a mainframe computer room in the 1970s and the construction of personal computers in California garages in the 1980s by a figure strongly resembling Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak.

Passing through a tunnel of lights representing the dawn of the internet, we emerge out in space to see the Earth, reminding us of how small and interconnected our world is and how together, we can all shape the future and make a better world. The vehicles turn backward and begin their descent back down to ground level. Through screens in our vehicles, guests can answer a few simple questions to create their animated future vignette, utilizing photos taken at the beginning of the ride. As the short video concludes the narrator remarks that while we don't know what the future may hold, it is an adventure that we will all share, with guests disembarking into the Project Tomorrow post-show experience.

Ride History

There have been four versions of the ride over the years.

1982-1986

The original version of Spaceship Earth debuted on October 1, 1982, on the opening day of EPCOT Center. Though there are some disagreement and no official crediting, the original narrator is commonly believed to be Vic Perrin. This version of the ride ran until 1986.

When guests originally arrived at the Earth view scene, they passed by a communications satellite with astronauts working on repairs. This scene would be removed in later versions to focus on the Earth view, with the satellite painted black to be hidden and the astronauts being sent to Space Mountain at the Magic Kingdom.

1986-1994

The second version of Spaceship Earth opened in 1986, featuring Walter Cronkite as the narrator. This version also featured the new theme song Tomorrow's Child, which served as the attraction's musical finale.

1994-2007

Jeremy Irons, the voice of Scar in The Lion King, was the narrator for the third version of Spaceship Earth, which debuted in 1994. This version introduced scenes touching upon the future of communications technology with fibreoptics, video chat, and the world wide web.

2007-present

The current version of Spaceship Earth officially opened in February 2008, after a soft opening in December 2007. Judi Dench is the English-language narrator. For the first time, the ride audio became multi-language so audio language can be chosen by the riders on each seat row. Rewrites and changes to the story would shift focus from just communication to the history of technology in general.

New scenes showcasing the early history of computers would replace the previous video chat scenes. The descent show scenes were removed or covered up, with the focus being put onto onboard screens that would allow guests to create their own future for an ending.

Attraction timeline

March 1, 1982
- Spaceship Earth opens with the opening of EPCOT Center.
- Sponsored by the Bell System.
- The narrator is Vic Perrin.
May 26, 1986
- Attraction reopens from a first major renovation.
- AT&T is now the sponsor, having signed on in 1984.
- New narration by Walter Cronkite
- Finale music changed to "Tomorrow's Child".
August 15, 1994
- Closes for a second major renovation.
- "Home Computer", "Office Computer", "Network Operations Center", and "Space Station" scenes were removed.
- New final scenes installed and replace old final scenes.
- Earth Station closes.
- "Tomorrow's Child" ending removed.
November 23, 1994
- Attraction reopens.
- New ride narration by Jeremy Irons.
- New ride score by Edo Guidotti.
- The Global Neighborhood replaces Earth Station.
September 29, 1999
- The Mickey Mouse arm holding a wand is dedicated to "2000" over Spaceship Earth.
November 24, 1999
- The Global Neighborhood is replaced with The New Global Neighborhood, a new exhibit space serving as a hands-on playground for Spaceship Earth's post-show.
May 2001
- The Mickey Mouse arm holding a wand is changed to say "Epcot" over Spaceship Earth.
January 1, 2003
- AT&T sponsorship ends.
April 2004
- The New Global Neighborhood is removed and the area is boarded up.
- AT&T references removed.
November 2005
- It was announced that Siemens AG will sponsor Spaceship Earth for twelve years.
April 11, 2007
- Major changes coming to Spaceship Earth are announced.
April 25, 2007
- The new exhibit space in Spaceship Earth's post-show called Project Tomorrow: Inventing the Wonders of the Future opens.
July 5, 2007
- Epcot Vice President Jim Macphee announces the removal of the wand structure in time for the park's 25th anniversary on October 1, 2007.
July 9, 2007
- Spaceship Earth closes for a fourth renovation.
- Removal of the wand structure begins.
August 24, 2007
- Removal of the wand structure completed.
December 2007
- Guest Reviews of the fourth edition begin.
- For the first time ride becomes interactive and multi-language.
February 15, 2008
- The fourth edition opens to the general public after renovations.
- New narration by Dame Judi Dench.

March 4, 2008
- Spaceship Earth is rededicated.

August 25, 2019
- The fifth edition announced at the D23 Expo. The attraction said to be refocused onto a general story of the human spirit, with a new "Storylight" host as a narrator. New scenes to be added, with a scene about Polynesian Voyagers shown.
October 1, 2019
- Epcot Experience Center exhibit gives the new Spaceship Earth the subtitle "Our Shared Story".

In other media

Disney Kingdoms

Spaceship Earth appears in both of the Disney Kingdoms Figment titles. While the first series ends on the image of Figment and Dreamfinder flying over it, the sequel goes into further details and establishes it as an enigmatic object of unknown origin that spontaneously appeared at the Academy Scientifica-Lucida's Florida campus in the 1980s. It has been tapped into as an energy source, but it has proven to be unreliable with occasional disappearances, with it vanishing again during a presentation by the Dreamfinder. The blame put onto him by the angry dean of the school ends up awakening his inner doubts as to the Doubtfinder. After this threat is defeated, Dreamfinder and Figment begin a new quest to search for it.

Video Games

As an iconic feature of Epcot and Walt Disney World in general, Spaceship Earth has made occasional appearances in video games, such as Walt Disney World Quest: Magical Racing Tour and Disney Infinity.

Trivia

Ray Bradbury, author of the novel Fahrenheit 451 and an avid Disney fan, helped design the 180-foot-tall Epcot ball as well as pen the attraction’s original storyline.
10-time Emmy winner Bruce Boughton conducted a 63-piece orchestra and 24-voice choir for his musical score. If you listen closely, you’ll notice that the music for each scene features styles and instruments appropriate to the era, transitioning seamlessly into the next.
The exterior is very frequently mistaken as a giant golf ball. Young children and even older Guests (the latter just for laughs and nostalgia) often mistake the geodesic sphere for a giant golf ball on legs.
In the Renaissance scene, an artist is painting a still-life - bowl of fruit, bottle, etc. Three of the grapes are heavily outlined to form a Hidden Mickey.
The geodesic sphere is made up of 11,324 alucabond tiles and is estimated to weigh close to 16 million pounds.
The entire sphere could be entirely submerged in the aquarium tank at The Seas!
The top of the dome with the starfield and projection of Earth was originally meant to be a scene depicting a moonbase. The effect was found to be unconvincing, yet many props remained in place and could be seen in the darkness if one looked closely, before being removed during the 1994 refurbishment. Two astronaut figures can now be seen on the lift hill for Space Mountain.
It appears in the late 80s, early 90s opening of The Wonderful World of Disney where the camera zooms around it than above it to reveal Sorcerer Mickey casting a spell.

Project Tomorrow: Inventing the Wonders of the Future

After your ride, check out challenging games and engaging displays showcasing the latest in high-tech medicine, transportation, and energy efficiency in this interactive play area for all ages, sponsored by Siemens AG.

Gallery

v - e - d

World Celebration
Spaceship Earth • Imagination! (Journey into Imagination with Figment • ImageWorks: The What-If Labs) • !Celebración Encanto! (Opening on June 10, 2024) • Dreamers Point

World Nature
The Land (Awesome Planet • Soarin' Around the World • Living with the Land) • The Seas (The Seas with Nemo & Friends • SeaBase • Turtle Talk with Crush • Mr. Ray's Pop Quiz • Bruce's Shark Challenge • Finding Dory's Friends) • Journey of Water, Inspired by Moana Seasonal: Living with the Land: Merry and Bright Nights

World Discovery
Mission: SPACE • Test Track • Wonders of Xandar (Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind) • PLAY! (Animation Academy (Opening in 2024))

World Showcase

Mexico Pavilion (Gran Fiesta Tour Starring the Three Caballeros) • Norway Pavilion (Frozen Ever After) • China Pavilion (Reflections of China • Wondrous China (Opening in 2024)) • Germany Pavilion • Italy Pavilion • The American Adventure • Japan Pavilion • Morocco Pavilion • France Pavilion (Impressions de France • Beauty and the Beast Sing-Along • Remy's Ratatouille Adventure) • International Gateway • United Kingdom Pavilion (Mary Poppins (Opening in 2024)) • Canada Pavilion (Canada: Far and Wide) • DuckTales World Showcase Adventure

Resorts
Disney's Yacht Club Resort • Disney's Beach Club Resort • Disney's BoardWalk Resort • Disney's BoardWalk Villas • Disney's Caribbean Beach Resort • Disney's Riviera Resort

Current Entertainment
Luminous: The Symphony of Us

Former Attractions and Entertainment

Future World
Universe of Energy • Journey Into Imagination (Journey Into Imagination • Upstairs Image Works • Magic Journeys • Captain EO) • Imagination! (Honey, I Shrunk the Audience • Captain EO Tribute • Journey Into Your Imagination) • Ellen's Energy Adventure • Horizons • World of Motion • Wonders of Life (Body Wars • Cranium Command • Goofy About Health • The Making of Me) • CommuniCore • The Land (Symbiosis • Kitchen Kabaret • Food Rocks • Circle of Life: An Environmental Fable) • Splashtacular • The Living Seas • Innoventions

World Celebration
Odyssey (The EPCOT Experience Center)
World Showcase
China Pavilion (Wonders of China) • Norway Pavilion (Maelstrom) • Mexico Pavilion (El Rio del Tiempo) • Canada Pavilion (O Canada!) • Epcot Forever • Harmonious • IllumiNations • IllumiNations 25 • IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth • The Soul of Jazz • Agent P's World Showcase Adventure • Kim Possible World Showcase Adventure
Seasonal: Millennium Village • Tapestry of Nations

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 |land = [[Future World]] (1982-TBD)<br>[[World Celebration]] ''(TBD-)''
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 |sponsor = [[Wikipedia:Bell System|Bell System]] ([[1982]]-[[1984]])<br>[[Wikipedia:AT&T Corporation|AT&T]] ([[1984]]-[[2004]])<br>[[Wikipedia:Siemens|Siemens AG]] ([[2005]]-[[2017]])|theme = Human Communication}}'''Spaceship Earth''' is the name of the iconic attraction at [[Epcot]], [[Walt Disney World Resort]].
-One of the most recognizable structures at the Walt Disney World Resort, it is not only the centerpiece and main focal point of Epcot, but also the symbolic structure and attraction that houses the basic fundamentals of the park. The 18-story geodesic sphere houses a 16-minute dark ride using the [[Omnimover]] system that explores the progression of human communications from cavemen to the dawn of the internet and beyond.
+One of the most recognizable structures at the Walt Disney World Resort, it is not only the centerpiece and main focal point of Epcot but also the symbolic structure and attraction that houses the fundamentals of the park. The 18-story geodesic sphere houses a 16-minute dark ride using the [[Omnimover]] system that explores the progression of human communications from cavemen to the dawn of the internet and beyond.
 == Summary ==
-Spaceship Earth tracks the history of civilization through communication and innovation, while offering guests an opportunity to write their own future. The current version of the attraction is narrated by [[Judi Dench]].
+Spaceship Earth tracks the history of civilization through communication and innovation while offering guests an opportunity to write their future. The current version of the attraction is narrated by [[Judi Dench]].
 As guests depart, they begin their journey back into time in prehistory, where they witness ancient hunters battling a mammoth. Entering a cave, a caveman shaman tells a story of the great hunt while artists paint images on a wall. Together this illustrates our beginnings with creating written language and through cave paintings, saving our ideas for future generations.
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 We then enter ancient Egypt where reeds are being pounded into papyrus, one of the earliest forms of paper. A pharaoh is also seen dictating a new decree to one of his scribes, with his hieroglyphic writings serving as an example of early written language.
-As we enter ancient Greece, we first encounter a boat of Phoenecian merchants selling their wares. To better allow for trade between a number of different civilizations with different languages, the Phoenecians created a common written language that would serve as the basis for our modern Alphabet. Within the Greecian city, we see one of their schools with a man teaching mathematical concepts to his students. Earlier versions of the attraction had the scene take the form of a Greek theater performance.
+As we enter ancient Greece, we first encounter a boat of Phoenecian merchants selling their wares. To better allow for trade between several different civilizations with different languages, the Phoenecians created a common written language that would serve as the basis for our modern Alphabet. Within the Greecian city, we see one of their schools with a man teaching mathematical concepts to his students. Earlier versions of the attraction had the scene take the form of a Greek theater performance.
-We then enter the Roman Empire, where Caesar is in the midst of conversation with a chariot messenger. With the vast reach of Rome and its vast network of roads, messages carried by chariot would travel fast throughout the empire, though this prosperity would come to an end.
+We then enter the Roman Empire, where Caesar is in the midst of a conversation with a chariot messenger. With the vast reach of Rome and its vast network of roads, messages carried by chariot would travel fast throughout the empire, though this prosperity would come to an end.
-Passing through the collapse of the Roman Empire and the burning of the great Library of Alexandria, we learn that some of their knowledge was fortunately saved by Jewish and Islamic scholars making copies of their books. Christian monasteries efforts in copying books are also shown, with one monk scribe having fallen asleep at his desk.
+Passing through the collapse of the Roman Empire and the burning of the great Library of Alexandria, we learn that some of their knowledge was fortunately saved by Jewish and Islamic scholars making copies of their books. Christian monasteries' efforts in copying books are also shown, with one monk scribe having fallen asleep at his desk.
 With Gutenberg's invention of the printing press in 1456, the reproduction of books is made much easier and faster, thus kickstarting the Renaissance. We see books being read, artists at work creating paint, sculpting fine marble statues, and Michelangelo at work painting the Sistine Chapel ceiling.
-Taking another leap in time, we enter the 19th and 20th centuries and the age of invention. A newspaper printing worker inspects a story on the end of the Civil War, with a nearby paperboy selling papers. The rise of other new forms of communications can also be seen such as telegraph operators, a 1930s radio station, an office of telephone operators, a movie theater in the 1950s, and finally, a living room where a family watches the 1969 Apollo moon landing broadcast on television.
+Taking another leap in time, we enter the 19th and 20th centuries and the age of invention. A newspaper printing worker inspects a story at the end of the Civil War, with a nearby paperboy selling papers. The rise of other new forms of communications can also be seen such as telegraph operators, a 1930s radio station, an office of telephone operators, a movie theater in the 1950s, and finally, a living room where a family watches the 1969 Apollo moon landing broadcast on television.
 From here we enter the dawn of the computer age and travel through a mainframe computer room in the 1970s and the construction of personal computers in California garages in the 1980s by a figure strongly resembling Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak.
-Passing through a tunnel of lights representing the dawn of the internet, we emerge out in space to see the Earth, reminding us of how small and interconnected our world is and how together, we can all shape the future and make a better world. The vehicles turn backwards and begin their descent back down to ground level. Through screens in our vehicles, guests can answer a few simple questions to create their own animated future vignette, utilizing photos taken at the beginning of the ride. As the short video concludes the narrator remarks that while we don't know what the future may hold, it is an adventure that we will all share, with guests disembarking into the Project Tomorrow post-show experience.
+Passing through a tunnel of lights representing the dawn of the internet, we emerge out in space to see the Earth, reminding us of how small and interconnected our world is and how together, we can all shape the future and make a better world. The vehicles turn backward and begin their descent back down to ground level. Through screens in our vehicles, guests can answer a few simple questions to create their animated future vignette, utilizing photos taken at the beginning of the ride. As the short video concludes the narrator remarks that while we don't know what the future may hold, it is an adventure that we will all share, with guests disembarking into the Project Tomorrow post-show experience.
 == Ride History ==
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 === 1982-1986 ===
-The original version of Spaceship Earth debuted on [[October 1]], [[1982]], on the opening day of [[Epcot|EPCOT Center]]. Though there is some disagreement and no official crediting, the original narrator is commonly believed to be Vic Perrin. This version of the ride ran until [[1986]].
+The original version of Spaceship Earth debuted on [[October 1]], [[1982]], on the opening day of [[Epcot|EPCOT Center]]. Though there are some disagreement and no official crediting, the original narrator is commonly believed to be Vic Perrin. This version of the ride ran until [[1986]].
 When guests originally arrived at the Earth view scene, they passed by a communications satellite with astronauts working on repairs. This scene would be removed in later versions to focus on the Earth view, with the satellite painted black to be hidden and the astronauts being sent to [[Space Mountain (Magic Kingdom)|Space Mountain]] at the [[Magic Kingdom]].
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 === 1994-2007 ===
-[[Jeremy Irons]], voice of [[Scar]] in ''[[The Lion King]]'', was the narrator for the third version of Spaceship Earth, which debuted in [[1994]]. This version introduced scenes touching upon the future of communications technology with fibreoptics, video chat, and the world wide web.
+[[Jeremy Irons]], the voice of [[Scar]] in ''[[The Lion King]]'', was the narrator for the third version of Spaceship Earth, which debuted in [[1994]]. This version introduced scenes touching upon the future of communications technology with fibreoptics, video chat, and the world wide web.
 [[File:3143573871_81ded89317.jpg|thumb|250px]]
 === 2007-present ===
-The current version of Spaceship Earth officially opened in February [[2008]], after a soft opening in December [[2007]]. [[Judi Dench]] is the English-language narrator. For the first time the ride audio became multi-language so audio language can be chosen by the riders on each seat row. Rewrites and changes to the story would shift focus from just communication to the history of technology in general.
+The current version of Spaceship Earth officially opened in February [[2008]], after a soft opening in December [[2007]]. [[Judi Dench]] is the English-language narrator. For the first time, the ride audio became multi-language so audio language can be chosen by the riders on each seat row. Rewrites and changes to the story would shift focus from just communication to the history of technology in general.
-New scenes showcasing the early history of computers would replace the previous video chat scenes. The descent show scenes were removed or covered up, with focus being put onto on-board screens that would allow guests to create their own future for an ending.
+New scenes showcasing the early history of computers would replace the previous video chat scenes. The descent show scenes were removed or covered up, with the focus being put onto onboard screens that would allow guests to create their own future for an ending.
 ==Attraction timeline==
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 **The narrator is Vic Perrin.
 *May 26, [[1986]]
-**Attraction reopens from first major renovation.
+**Attraction reopens from a first major renovation.
 **[[Wikipedia:AT&T Corporation|AT&amp;T&nbsp;is]] now the sponsor, having signed on in [[1984]].
 **New narration by [[Walter Cronkite]]
 **Finale music changed to "[[Tomorrow's Child]]".
 *August 15, [[1994]]
-**Closes for second major renovation.
+**Closes for a second major renovation.
 **"Home Computer", "Office Computer", "Network Operations Center", and "Space Station" scenes were removed.
 **New final scenes installed and replace old final scenes.
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 **The Global Neighborhood replaces Earth Station.
 *September 29, [[1999]]
-**The [[Mickey Mouse]] arm holding a wand is dedicated with "2000" over Spaceship Earth.
+**The [[Mickey Mouse]] arm holding a wand is dedicated to "2000" over Spaceship Earth.
 *November 24, [[1999]]
-**The Global Neighborhood is replaced with The New Global Neighborhood, a new exhibit space serving as hands-on playground for Spaceship Earth's post show.
+**The Global Neighborhood is replaced with The New Global Neighborhood, a new exhibit space serving as a hands-on playground for Spaceship Earth's post-show.
 *May [[2001]]
 **The [[Mickey Mouse]] arm holding a wand is changed to say "Epcot" over Spaceship Earth.
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 **Major changes coming to Spaceship Earth are announced.
 *April 25, [[2007]]
-**The new exhibit space in Spaceship Earth's post show called Project Tomorrow: Inventing the Wonders of the Future opens.
+**The new exhibit space in Spaceship Earth's post-show called Project Tomorrow: Inventing the Wonders of the Future opens.
 *July 5, [[2007]]
 **Epcot Vice President Jim Macphee announces the removal of the wand structure in time for the park's 25th anniversary on October 1, [[2007]].
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 **Removal of the wand structure completed.
 *December [[2007]]
-**Guest previews of fourth edition begin.
+**Guest Reviews of the fourth edition begin.
-**For the first time ever ride becomes interactive and multi-language.
+**For the first time ride becomes interactive and multi-language.
 *February 15, [[2008]]
-**Fourth edition opens to the general public after renovations.
+**The fourth edition opens to the general public after renovations.
 **New narration by [[Judi Dench|Dame Judi Dench]].
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 * August 25, 2019
-** Fifth edition announced at the D23 Expo. Attraction said to be refocused onto a general story of the human spirit, with a new "Storylight" host as a narrator. New scenes to be added, with a scene about Polynesian Voyagers shown.
+** The fifth edition announced at the D23 Expo. The attraction said to be refocused onto a general story of the human spirit, with a new "Storylight" host as a narrator. New scenes to be added, with a scene about Polynesian Voyagers shown.
 * October 1, 2019
 ** [[Odyssey Events Pavilion|Epcot Experience Center]] exhibit gives the new Spaceship Earth the subtitle "Our Shared Story".
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 === Disney Kingdoms ===
-Spaceship Earth appears in both of the [[Disney Kingdoms]] Figment titles. While [[Disney Kingdoms: Figment|the first series]] ends on the image of [[Figment]] and [[Dreamfinder]] flying over it, [[Disney Kingdoms: Figment 2|the sequel]] goes into further details and establishes it as an enigmatic object of unknown origin that spontaneously appeared at the Academy Scientifica-Lucida's Florida campus in the 1980s. It has been tapped into as an energy source, but it has proven to be unreliable with occasional disappearances, with it vanishing again during a presentation by the Dreamfinder. The blame put onto him by the angry dean of the school ends up awakening his inner doubts as the [[Doubtfinder]]. After this threat is defeated, Dreamfinder and Figment begin a new quest to search for it.
+Spaceship Earth appears in both of the [[Disney Kingdoms]] Figment titles. While [[Disney Kingdoms: Figment|the first series]] ends on the image of [[Figment]] and [[Dreamfinder]] flying over it, [[Disney Kingdoms: Figment 2|the sequel]] goes into further details and establishes it as an enigmatic object of unknown origin that spontaneously appeared at the Academy Scientifica-Lucida's Florida campus in the 1980s. It has been tapped into as an energy source, but it has proven to be unreliable with occasional disappearances, with it vanishing again during a presentation by the Dreamfinder. The blame put onto him by the angry dean of the school ends up awakening his inner doubts as to the [[Doubtfinder]]. After this threat is defeated, Dreamfinder and Figment begin a new quest to search for it.
 === Video Games ===
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 *The exterior is very frequently mistaken as a giant golf ball. Young children and even older Guests (the latter just for laughs and nostalgia) often mistake the geodesic sphere for a giant golf ball on legs.
 *In the Renaissance scene, an artist is painting a still-life - bowl of fruit, bottle, etc. Three of the grapes are heavily outlined to form a Hidden Mickey.
-*The geodesic sphere is made up of 11,324 alucabond tiles, and is estimated to weigh close to 16 million pounds.
+*The geodesic sphere is made up of 11,324 alucabond tiles and is estimated to weigh close to 16 million pounds.
 *The entire sphere could be entirely submerged in the aquarium tank at The Seas!
 *The top of the dome with the starfield and projection of Earth was originally meant to be a scene depicting a moonbase. The effect was found to be unconvincing, yet many props remained in place and could be seen in the darkness if one looked closely, before being removed during the 1994 refurbishment. Two astronaut figures can now be seen on the lift hill for [[Space Mountain (Magic Kingdom)|Space Mountain]].
-*It appears in the late 80s, early 90s opening of the The Wonderful World of Disney where the camera zooms around it then above it to reveal [[Sorcerer Mickey]] casting a spell.
+*It appears in the late 80s, early 90s opening of The Wonderful World of Disney where the camera zooms around it than above it to reveal [[Sorcerer Mickey]] casting a spell.
 ==Project Tomorrow: Inventing the Wonders of the Future==
-After your ride, check out challenging games and engaging displays showcasing the latest in high-tech medicine, transportation and energy efficiency in this interactive play area for all ages, sponsored by Siemens AG.
+After your ride, check out challenging games and engaging displays showcasing the latest in high-tech medicine, transportation, and energy efficiency in this interactive play area for all ages, sponsored by Siemens AG.
 ==Gallery==