Spaceship Earth Closing for Rehab July 9, 2007

MouseExtra this morning reports that TouringPlans.com has posted July 9, 2007 as the start date for rehabilitation of Spaceship Earth (details of the rehab available on AllEars.net). The end date is still unclear.

In the short term, this is sad news . . . it means that many summer visitors to Walt Disney World will not be able to ride either Haunted Mansion or Spaceship Earth. As both of these are high-capacity attractions, it may also have implications for wait times on other attractions. However, both of these attractions are badly in need of work, so I’ll gladly take the inconvenience and disappointment now, in exchange for better ride experiences next time around.