(Hyper)Space Mountain - new trains yet?

Started by A&S&O, March 29, 2017, 10:52:14 AM

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A&S&O

Will / Have the new trains arrived for the latest botch / incarnation of Space Mountain?
Planning WDW 2019
1997 DLP x2, 1998 DLP x2, 1999 DLP, 2000 DLP Millenium, 2002 DLP, 2003 DLR, 2004 WDW + DLP, 2005 DLP + DLR, 2006 WDW, 2007 DLP x2, 2008 WDW + DLP x3, 2009 DLP x7, 2010 WDW (+ extra week due to ash cloud!), 2011 DLR, 2012 WDW + DLP, 2013 WDW + DLP, 2014 WDW + DLPx3 (inc. daytrip for Ratatouille preview), 2015 DLR + DLPx3, 2016 WDW + DLP, 2017 WDW x2 + DLP, 2018 WDW + DLP x2. Coming up - ?

msRavenswood

They have indeed!  ;D

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A&S&O

Planning WDW 2019
1997 DLP x2, 1998 DLP x2, 1999 DLP, 2000 DLP Millenium, 2002 DLP, 2003 DLR, 2004 WDW + DLP, 2005 DLP + DLR, 2006 WDW, 2007 DLP x2, 2008 WDW + DLP x3, 2009 DLP x7, 2010 WDW (+ extra week due to ash cloud!), 2011 DLR, 2012 WDW + DLP, 2013 WDW + DLP, 2014 WDW + DLPx3 (inc. daytrip for Ratatouille preview), 2015 DLR + DLPx3, 2016 WDW + DLP, 2017 WDW x2 + DLP, 2018 WDW + DLP x2. Coming up - ?

claire2281

Quote from: A&S&O on March 29, 2017, 01:02:44 PM
Not just a paint job?

No they're brand new trains. Upgrades to try to stop it giving you concussion!
My Trips:
03/2009 DCR -- 07/2009 DLH -- 03/2010 Cheyenne -- 07/2010  DLH -- 12/2010 SL -- 03/2011  Cheyenne -- 08/2011 NBC -- 12/2012 HNY -- 03/2013  Cheyenne - 12/2014 SL -- 03/2016 Cheyenne -- 07/2017  Cheyenne - 12/2017 SL - 08/18 - Cheyenne - 12/2018 NBC - 07/2019 Cheyenne

msRavenswood

This is what the old ones looked like.

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dlpowl

Ive only ever been on Space Mountain once and I sat at the back and thought my head was going to fall off!  It was pure evil!!

Hopefully the new trains might help this problem and I'd love to hear from anybody who has ridden it with the new trains!

whatsupanders

Quote from: dlpowl on March 29, 2017, 06:13:49 PM
Ive only ever been on Space Mountain once and I sat at the back and thought my head was going to fall off!  It was pure evil!!

Hopefully the new trains might help this problem and I'd love to hear from anybody who has ridden it with the new trains!

You'll have to wait until it opens in May for opinions  ;D

claire2281

Quote from: dlpowl on March 29, 2017, 06:13:49 PM
Ive only ever been on Space Mountain once and I sat at the back and thought my head was going to fall off!  It was pure evil!!

Hopefully the new trains might help this problem and I'd love to hear from anybody who has ridden it with the new trains!

You do have to brace yourself quite a lot. It also seems to depend on height - my friend is a little taller than me and it always hurts her a lot more than it hurts me.

There should be soft openings in a few weeks so we should get more info then.
My Trips:
03/2009 DCR -- 07/2009 DLH -- 03/2010 Cheyenne -- 07/2010  DLH -- 12/2010 SL -- 03/2011  Cheyenne -- 08/2011 NBC -- 12/2012 HNY -- 03/2013  Cheyenne - 12/2014 SL -- 03/2016 Cheyenne -- 07/2017  Cheyenne - 12/2017 SL - 08/18 - Cheyenne - 12/2018 NBC - 07/2019 Cheyenne

dlpowl

Quote from: claire2281 on March 29, 2017, 08:42:59 PM
Quote from: dlpowl on March 29, 2017, 06:13:49 PM
Ive only ever been on Space Mountain once and I sat at the back and thought my head was going to fall off!  It was pure evil!!

Hopefully the new trains might help this problem and I'd love to hear from anybody who has ridden it with the new trains!

You do have to brace yourself quite a lot. It also seems to depend on height - my friend is a little taller than me and it always hurts her a lot more than it hurts me.

There should be soft openings in a few weeks so we should get more info then.


I'm 5ft 6 so not massively tall but I did make it worse by sitting at the back!  I always sit at the back cos it's the fastest but boy did I regret it!  My hubby loves it though and it doesn't rattle his bones as much as it does mine.  I think my age has got a bit to do with it though, the older I get the less enjoyable I'm finding the bone shakers! 

Ohana

Can't even articulate how excited I am to go on hyperspace mountain, that and star tours will be my ride highlights of July.. oh and thunder mountain since I've never ridden it before. Gonna be the best trip so far I think!
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