Spaceship Earth to close briefly, twice, then for extended period

The phased closings of Spaceship Earth begin next week, as the attraction will have its first short closure from May 7-10. Another short closure will take place from June 22-23, before the major refurbishment begins on July 9. The attraction will then remain closed through at least the end of October, and likely longer than that. In the meantime, a new Web site, EpcotSpaceshipEarth.com, has been set up to give some hints at what's to come (and to promote the attraction's new sponsor, Siemens AG).