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averagecuppajoe
10-15-2003, 03:26 PM
I know this must have been addressed in the past, but I've been digging around and I haven't dug up anything, so ...are the "Rocket Rods" gone for good or some kind of retooling? If gone, why? I rode them once. I liked 'em pretty well. I liked the "People Mover". Wouldn't mind having it back. I heard about the "rewiring" thing but I think they were closed before that.

(I really miss the subs. Please put them back! As well as, "Adventures Through Inner Space". Two very "Disney" rides, underated and gone.) :(

zapppop
10-15-2003, 03:35 PM
A very similar question was posted last week. (Thttp://mousepad.mouseplanet.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=21043)
I hope this helps.

Freerider127
10-15-2003, 03:38 PM
We had a disscusion on this not too long ago. Most people think rocket rods are pretty much done for and nobody really knows about the people mover.

Uncle Dick
10-15-2003, 03:51 PM
Originally posted by zapppop
A very similar question was posted last week. (Thttp://mousepad.mouseplanet.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=21043)
I hope this helps.
zapppop's url is slightly off. The corrected link is here (http://mousepad.mouseplanet.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=21043).

Duane
10-16-2003, 09:08 AM
Believe this if you want but the word is Rocket Rods will be replaced with an attraction called Space Race. When Disney makes this announcement, don't forget that I told you so first.

experiment626
10-16-2003, 09:48 AM
Originally posted by Duane
Believe this if you want but the word is Rocket Rods will be replaced with an attraction called Space Race. When Disney makes this announcement, don't forget that I told you so first.
Isn't space race the interactive game at the end of Mission : Space at Epcot?

Freerider127
10-16-2003, 03:10 PM
Originally posted by Duane
Believe this if you want but the word is Rocket Rods will be replaced with an attraction called Space Race. When Disney makes this announcement, don't forget that I told you so first.

Seems pretty interesting I never heard about that. What exactly is space race going to be?

averagecuppajoe
10-16-2003, 04:32 PM
Thanks! This answers most of my questions. Does anyone know when it was shut down and the explanation why?

experiment626
10-16-2003, 04:34 PM
Space Race Online (http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/waltdisneyworld/special/missionspace/lightlogin/login?appRedirect=http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/waltdisneyworld/special/missionspace/spacerace/game)

Freerider127
10-16-2003, 04:36 PM
The reason rocket rods was shut down is because there were constant mechanical failures all the time. Rocket rods = 101. Also the genius that desighned Rocket rods decided not to have bank turns in it and at the speed of the rocket rods you have to have a bank turn so it can slow down at a steady pace. Also to make it cheap they used the same people mover track and because of of this it ended up to the shutdown of Rocket rods its pretty unfortunate because I also liked it alot.

Kevy Baby
10-16-2003, 05:29 PM
Originally posted by Duane
Believe this if you want but the word is Rocket Rods will be replaced with an attraction called Space Race. When Disney makes this announcement, don't forget that I told you so first. At what point do we get to tell you that you were wrong if it DOESN'T show up?

:)

Mr. Wiggins
10-16-2003, 05:36 PM
>>...the genius that desighned Rocket rods decided not to have bank turns in it and at the speed of the rocket rods you have to have a bank turn so it can slow down at a steady pace. Also to make it cheap they used the same people mover track and because of of this it ended up to the shutdown...<<

The "genius" who made these decisions is one brainy boy-o, to be sure. But he isn't a designer.

Yes, he has designed things. And he has designs on things.

But he isn't a designer.