Spaceship Earth

Ride Orlando, Florida, United States

What to expect

Spaceship Earth is a dark ride attraction at the EPCOT theme park. The geodesic sphere in which the attraction is housed has served as the symbolic structure of EPCOT since the park opened in 1982. The 15-minute ride takes guests on a time machine-themed experience, demonstrating how advancements in human communication have helped to create the future one step at a time. Riding in Omnimover-type vehicles along a track that spirals up and down the geodesic sphere, passengers are taken through scenes depicting important breakthroughs in communication throughout history. The structure is a complete sphere, supported by three pairs of legs, and its architectural design was conceived by Wallace Floyd Design Group

Plan your family visit to the Spaceship Earth with these blog insights 👇

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This family's experience:

Activities: We also rode Spaceship Earth, a slow-moving journey through the history of human communication

Highlights: While a bit dated, this ride was a nice experience for our kids. It was educational and they enjoyed the novelty of being on a ride inside the iconic Epcot ‘golf ball’ ✨

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This family's experience:

Activities: We took our toddler on Spaceship Earth, which is a ride through the big silver ball

Highlights: He enjoyed the quiet ride with interesting scenes, even though he didn't understand the information about human civilization ✨