Epcot’s Spaceship Earth Presented by Siemens
is Transformed with a “Re-Imagined” Time-Travel
Adventure and a New Finale
 Inside
the Epcot icon, remarkable changes will be taking place
over the next several months. A re-imagined Spaceship
Earth presented by Siemens will combine the magic of
the iconic attraction's time-travel adventure into the
past with a new finale which provides guests the opportunity
to imagine their futures.
On a trip through time inside the Spaceship Earth
attraction, guests discover how each generation of
mankind has invented the future for the next generation,
and how the spirit of innovation has moved people from
the caves to the cosmos.
Enhancements to the time-travel attraction will encompass
changes to each of the ride scenes. New show scenes
will be added to the attraction's story along with
new lighting effects, costumes, set decoration, narration
and musical score.
This adventure through time leads ultimately to the
very top of Spaceship Earth's geodesic dome, where
guests arrive at the present. The time travel adventure
will be enhanced through new, interactive touch screens
installed aboard each "time machine" that
will enable guests to create their own visions of the
future and see themselves in that future.
As guests disembark the time travel experience, they
are invited to visit "Project Tomorrow: Inventing
the World of Tomorrow," where interactive exhibits
bring to life the ideas and technologies Siemens is
developing to help make the world a better place for
the future.
The space is filled with fun, interactive games and
displays that showcase innovative technologies. Here
guests step into the world of tomorrow and glimpse
the future of medicine, transportation and responsible
energy management across the globe.
Opening to Epcot guests later this month, the first
completed phases of Project Tomorrow will include:
An illuminated globe measuring 20 feet in diameter
that will offer an ever-changing collage of inspirational
images that invite guests to imagine the wonders of
tomorrow.
Body Builder, a 3-D game that enables users to assemble a digital human body,
simulating the Siemens technology developed to perform remote surgeries.
Super Driver, a driving simulation video game that showcases motor vehicle
accident and avoidance systems developed by Siemens.
With phased renovations occurring through the year, Spaceship Earth's makeover
is scheduled to be fully completed in early 2008.
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Epcot is the Walt Disney World discovery park, where
guests are immersed in a celebration of both technological
accomplishments and international cultural achievements.
The 300-acre theme park encompasses two unique worlds
-- Future World and World Showcase -- with attractions,
shows, entertainment, dining, shopping and architectural
wonders. Epcot is part of the 25,000-acre Walt Disney
World Resort, near Orlando, Fla. For more information,
guests may call 407/824-4321 or visit disneyworld.com.
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Siemens AG (NYSE:SI) is one of the largest global
electronics and engineering companies with reported
worldwide sales of $107.4 billion in fiscal 2006. Founded
160 years ago, the company is a leader in the areas
of Medical, Power, Automation and Control, Transportation,
Information and Communications, Lighting, Building
Technologies, Water Technologies and Services and Home
Appliances. With its U.S. corporate headquarters in
New York City, Siemens in the USA has sales of $21.4
billion and employs approximately 70,000 people throughout
all 50 states and Puerto Rico. Eleven of Siemens' worldwide
businesses are based in the United States. With its
global headquarters in Munich, Siemens AG and its subsidiaries
employ 480,000 people in 190 countries. For more information
on Siemens in the United States: usa.siemens.com. |
