In this series, we'll be looking at details that are hidden all around you at the parks. The Imagineers do a great job placing in many hidden gems and things to try that one has to take a moment to notice, or explore. Many of these are obvious and in plain sight, and some are hidden quite well, you just have to know where to look. All of them are done to enhance the guest experience, or as a tribute, often to previous attractions, for discoverers to understand.
For the first post, we'll highlight some of the details one can find at Mission:Space. As it's the first post, we'll highlight several, but we'll spread the future out with one to a post.
Mission Space Part 1
Right as you enter, there's an accurate model of the moon, with markers representing various landings by the USA and USSR on its surface. There's a placard explaining the colors: Red for Apollo 11, Blue for Manned missions, and White for Unmanned.
The attraction was created with references to the 2000 Disney Film, Mission to Mars. They were meant to be supplemental, the attraction a basis for the film. As such, you'll find many references and actual props from the film, such as this model of the spacecraft.
Previous to Mission:Space, was the much loved and missed attraction, Horizons. The debate over Mission:Space and the doom of Horizons rages in many places, but WDI was smart to include tributes. In the center of the (once spinning) living module (also from the movie), is the small icon of the former attraction.
Check out It's in the Details: Mission:Space Part 2 for even more hidden gems!
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