Spaceship Earth

E45270

EPCOT attraction dark ride geodesic sphere theme park attraction

Spaceship Earth is a geodesic sphere–shaped dark ride at EPCOT in Walt Disney World that takes guests on a narrated journey through the history and evolution of human communication.

Aliases (1)

Spaceship Earth geodesic sphere ×2

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	EPCOT attraction → dark ride → geodesic sphere → theme park attraction →
accessible	yes →
alsoKnownAs	EPCOT ball →
architecturalStyle	geodesic dome →
designer	Walt Disney Imagineering →
diameter	about 50 meters →
duration	about 15 minutes →
fastpassPlusAvailable	formerly yes →
features	audio-animatronics → interactive touch screens → projection effects → special effects →
height	about 55 meters →
hostedBy	Judi Dench →
iconOf	EPCOT →
indoorOutdoor	indoor →
locatedIn	Bay Lake, Florida → EPCOT → Florida → United States → Walt Disney World Resort →
manufacturer	WED Enterprises →
musicBy	Bruce Broughton →
narrativeFormat	narrated journey →
openedWith	EPCOT Center →
openingDate	1982-10-01 →
previousNarrator	Jeremy Irons → Vic Perrin → Walter Cronkite →
previousThemeParkArea	Future World →
refurbishment	major updates in 1986 → major updates in 1994 → major updates in 2007 →
rideSystem	continuous chain of vehicles →
rideType	omnimover →
sponsor	AT&T → Bell System → Siemens AG → Siemens USA →
sponsorEnd	2017 →
structureMaterial	aluminum cladding → steel →
subjectMatter	evolution of communication technology → history of human communication →
themeParkArea	World Celebration →
wheelchairTransferRequired	yes →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Future World →	feature
EPCOT →	hasAttraction
EPCOT →	hasPavilion
World Celebration →	hasViewOf
EPCOT ("Spaceship Earth geodesic sphere") →	icon
Future World ("Spaceship Earth geodesic sphere") →	notableStructure