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Narration[edit]

At the end of the article it is mentioned that Vic Perrin is the narrator in 1982 and in several other places it is mentioned that Larry Dobkin is the narrator. Also other than in some minor specific instances the majority of the document is un-cited. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 12.34.246.78 (talk) 17:26, 3 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Needs updating[edit]

The narration was again updated and no longer features a single narrator - now guests can select their language, and engage in other interactive activities with a computer monitor in their ride vehicle, and a "customized" presentation plays on their monitor as they descend inside the attraction. The article needs updating to incorporate this feature as well as any other updates to the show scenes. Jnmwiki (talk) 14:32, 30 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Omnimover system?[edit]

The article claims in multiple instances that the system facilitating transport of the riders is Omnimover. In this blog, one of the engineers who worked on the project is quoted as saying, "Spaceship Earth is not an Omnimover, but a one-of-a-kind vehicle conveyor totally unlike and sharing no parts with an Omnimover." But is this source reliable enough? Toastyking (talk) 02:38, 7 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

number of tiles[edit]

Sandwich panel article has this: Epcot's Spaceship Earth is an example of the use of ACP in architecture. It is a geodesic sphere composed of 11,324 ACP tiles.
The infobox here has 11,448, so which one is right? Neither has a source for the numbers. 85.76.169.72 (talk) 23:21, 18 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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"Giant Golf Ball"?[edit]

Is Spaceship Earth really referred to as the "Giant Golf Ball"? The only place I've ever heard that is here on Wikipedia. David G (talk) 22:59, 23 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@DavidCWG: It is referred as that by some people. I have even called it that before, but I don’t think it should be on Wikipedia. Kaleeb18 (talk) 16:54, 2 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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