A New Finale for Spaceship Earth

Thanks to poster IMDREW on the always excellent WDWMagic Boards, we have a new piece of concept art for a proposed ending to Spaceship Earth, the centerpiece icon of Epcot. The attraction every guest just has to ride was on schedule for a brand new revisioning by the Imagineers. Of course as the story goes, COVID-19 hit, and the plans were put on ice. 

Will Imagineer Zach Riddley ever tell us that the ride will be back on schedule for a refresh? Who knows. One thing is certain: For better or worse, EPCOT Center is gone, and the new park filled with Intellectual Properties continues its transition. Once it was all about education and entertainment at Future World (with Journey Into Imagination, World of Motion, Horizons, and Universe of Energy) and the cultures of many nations at World Showcase. Now the park is just another home to Frozen, Donald Duck, Ratatouille and soon Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy. 

It's much too late to reverse course, I'm afraid. But I'm sure the suits are happy with the coming uptick in turnstile numbers. 

(Art copyright The Walt Disney Company.)