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[Discovery_Mountain]

Obviously can't say for sure but I would imagine they would have it reopen for the high summer season.

On another note has anyone noticed that Les Mystères du Nautilus is also showing as closed from January onwards.

I'm guessing its either getting a lengthy refurbishment or they are going to retheme (I hope not but I wouldn't put it past them to just completely abandon the Discoveryland concept).

[sarahmumof4]

I hope it's open as it was a favourite ride of mine and the kids .

I just thought it was very random that the disney person mentioned this to the travel agent and then  I saw this thread .

I guess time will tell if it's open by December !

[DisneyGagaChick]

Any ideas of when Space Mountain will be open?

[Discovery_Mountain]

According to InsideDLP it will reopen 24th July 2015, and Videopolis/Cafe Hyperion should reopen 11th July 2015

[DisneyGagaChick]

According to InsideDLP it will reopen 24th July 2015, and Videopolis/Cafe Hyperion should reopen 11th July 2015

Thanks!
What are they doing to Videopolis?

[Alberto Frog]

According to InsideDLP it will reopen 24th July 2015, and Videopolis/Cafe Hyperion should reopen 11th July 2015

Thanks!
What are they doing to Videopolis?

Jedi training school/show.

[DisneyGagaChick]

Jedi training school/show.

Ooo like the one in Florida?! 

[Alberto Frog]

Jedi training school/show.

Ooo like the one in Florida?! 

From what I remember reading it was going to be less interactive and more of a theatre show which I guess would lend it better to videopolis?

[DisneyGagaChick]

From what I remember reading it was going to be less interactive and more of a theatre show which I guess would lend it better to videopolis?

Ooo that sounds fun!

[Fever]

So all seems pretty quiet on this topic, considering there are tons of rumors flying around over this.
So what do we 'know'?

A name change, dropping 'Mission 2'.
A re-paint of the mountain exterior.
Stripping and re-building the cannon to work as it was intended.
New show elements, or update existing, or returning of some of the original??

Sadly most of the rumors talk of the trains coming in 2017, and no word on the ride audio, or the return of the excellent original queue line audio..

It's a shame if true that the trains aren't part of this, as it really needs them, and would be great for their next anniversary to already be covered on the Space Mountain refurb.

[Spacepilot]

That's basically what we "know". Here is an excerpt from a great disney& more article about it:
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"Space Mountain" as it will be its official name without "Mission 2" will reopen July 11,
2015 at the latest. This is the currently set dead-line

- The ride show or the trains will not be changed, but all projection systems will be
replaced by new and better quality projectors ( DLP has bought a large
package of them for different projects) and, as announced during
yesterday's annual stockholders meeting, there should be new special
effects.

- Space Mountain dome will be fully cleaned outside and its colors slightly modified for
more flashy colors, like the castle, which went from pale pink to pink
candy in 2012 ( Ndr: let's hope not too flashy... )

- The Canon will be rebuilt to finally work at 100%: door system, inclination of the sun, recoil system, smoke effects.

- The catapult sequence should be reviewed and will resume to its original format in two times. (note from me: I guess this means original launch sequence?)

- The queues will be fully reviewed to finally solve the many problems: too limited room
inside the dome causing a large unprotected queue, the fast-pass
entrance currently in the way of the future Star Wars Land will be
changed to be located through the ride main entrance, and they probably
will add a single rider line. It should be noted that in addition to all
this the mezzanine should, after the works, be finally reopen again and
that a cooling system should be added to the queue inside the dome.

- Also,the ride exit could be reviewed to direct the guests to the center of
Discoveryland and not to the back of the land as it is right now.

- All the Space Mountain area should regain its original background music ( with among others The Rocketeer soundtrack )

- The interior of the dome should be fully cleaned and dusted.

- All computer systems of the attraction will be changed and upgraded: control computers, sensors, etc...

And it should stop there for this big rehab. The change of trains, the redesign of the ride
show, for a ride story-line which will take guests back to the Moon but
using the effects set up with Mission 2 will be done during another 6
months rehab currently planned for the first half of 2018. 

D&M Note: from my own sources, chances that they will put back the original
"Voyage to the Moon" sets inside the dome are low. As ED92 says it above
an below they'll probably put back the original score but still will
use the projections effects with a Voyage to the Moon theme.

As for the original music back in the ride it's not yet firmly decided, but looking good so
this could be done on this one or the other rehabs, if at all. "Time
will tell" as they say.

[benjylovesu2]

Quick question, as space mountain is closed do they open anything different for magic hours? I just wondered as I am going in 9 days

[Woodlandgirl]

Any update on this? Did they open anything else? Thanks

[Sugaroo_]

We will be in DLP in March and I'm do disappointed SM will be closed. It's such a staple ride for us, one of our fav's. But I'm happy they're giving it some much needed love. Keep up the updates! 

[harleyrice]

Been on the first 2 , I'll get a taste of this in October.  Is it a new coat of paint or are they making it white like the others? I hope it stays the same colour but it's probably changing as the videopolis has the sane scheme.  Also Le Mysteries de Nautilis is apparently being rid of.