SPACESHIP EARTH is NOT a GOLF BALL!!!

alyx92 · 01-31-2009, 09:21 PM

Apparently, on the Disney World website (disneyworld.com) they compare Spaceship Earth to a GOLF BALL!!!!!

WHY?!?!?!?

SplashMan · 01-31-2009, 10:29 PM

^"The Epcot Theme Park icon, Spaceship Earth, looking like a giant golf ball rising high above the horizon..." -From WDW website... They refer to Spaceship Earth in such a way to let newcomers know that this giant... Well... Golfball actually has a purpose/meaning.

Mad About Mickey · 01-31-2009, 10:46 PM

I thought I heard somewhere that it kind of annoyed the Imagineers that worked on it that it was referrred to as a golf ball...

Wedbliss · 02-01-2009, 01:35 PM

You can take comfort in the fact that Spaceship Earth is a geodesic sphere while a golf ball is not. I think referring to it as a giant golf ball is only an attempt at being cute. I'm sure a lot of tourists mention that SE looks like a golf ball.

Lots of engineers give nicknames to their creations. So it wouldn't surprise me if some Imagineers called it a golf ball too from time to time.

Major Disney Freak · 02-01-2009, 04:03 PM

I absolutely can't stand it when Spaceship Earth is referred to as "the big golf ball." Really, it makes me want to punch someone in the face. Seriously, it's not a golf ball, and it has a name, thank you very much.

Bloomin' Cockroachers · 02-01-2009, 05:19 PM

Am I the only one not upset by this? Yeah, it would be nice if people could remember the name, but sometimes you just need to describe what it looks like for people to remember what you are talking about.

alyx92 · 02-01-2009, 06:33 PM

It would be like if someone looked sort of like me, but ppl always called me that guy's name. Im not angry when people call it a golf ball, just annoyed.

Bloomin' Cockroachers · 02-01-2009, 08:21 PM

To me I really don't think it looks more like a golf ball than a volleyball, but I can understand the confusion. A lot of people that I have heard refer to it as a golf ball have no idea there is something inside, they just think it is an icon. To me it is sorta like calling the GRR mountain a wolf. I can completly see how people would think it was a wolf, even though I know it isn't. Or like people calling Sleeping Beauty's Castle, Snow White's or Cinderellla's. Yeah, they are wrong but it is an innocent mistake.

alyx92 · 02-01-2009, 08:53 PM

i dont think it was an innocent mistake if it was on the official disney website tho

Bloomin' Cockroachers · 02-02-2009, 01:13 AM

Well no. But that innocent mistake turns into how people know it. So instead of trying to make peope think it is something else, they play into the "it looks like a golf ball". If you have ever been to Epcot, even if you forgot most rides/shows, you will remember that giant white ball shaped thing walking in. And instead of using a horrible amount of clumsy adjectives (like in my previous sentence) they call it a golf ball.

alyx92 · 02-02-2009, 04:18 AM

im really not annoyed that people call it that, but that disney called it that on there site

PeoplemoverMatt · 02-02-2009, 03:35 PM

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Originally Posted by alyx92

Apparently, on the Disney World website (disneyworld.com) they compare Spaceship Earth to a GOLF BALL!!!!!

WHY?!?!?!?

Well, really, what does this look like to you?

Looks like we got a bad lie here. Might need the wedge.

But seriously, it's just meant as a running joke. People pretty much know that Spaceship Earth is an attraction. Those who don't know are informed pretty quickly. The golf ball thing is just a joke though. Have some fun with it.

stevo505 · 02-02-2009, 10:10 PM

It does look like a golf ball. Tourists probably call it that so everyone knows what they're talking about, because maybe not everyone visiting Epcot knows what Spaceship Earth is.

Dusty Funchez · 02-13-2009, 08:24 PM

To me it is sorta like calling the GRR mountain a wolf.

That's exactly what it looks like, though. The DCA designers really dropped the ball on that one. I've lived a few miles from Disneyland my entire life, and every time I go there I can never see anything but a wolf.

And as for the topic at hand, I don't think anybody really thinks it's a golf ball; it's just a term of endearment.

pballa91 · 03-27-2009, 09:17 AM

Ok well thats what i called it when i was little and just did not know the name of it.

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Wedbliss People who found this post helpful: Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Henderson, NV Posts: 799	You can take comfort in the fact that Spaceship Earth is a geodesic sphere while a golf ball is not. I think referring to it as a giant golf ball is only an attempt at being cute. I'm sure a lot of tourists mention that SE looks like a golf ball. Lots of engineers give nicknames to their creations. So it wouldn't surprise me if some Imagineers called it a golf ball too from time to time. __________________ My Countdown Counting down to: Holiday Trip to Walt Disney World 22 days 1 hours 43 minutes Last edited by Wedbliss; 02-01-2009 at 10:05 PM.
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Major Disney Freak Sweet and innocent, NOT! People who found this post helpful: Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: I love New York! Posts: 1,203	I absolutely can't stand it when Spaceship Earth is referred to as "the big golf ball." Really, it makes me want to punch someone in the face. Seriously, it's not a golf ball, and it has a name, thank you very much. __________________ Main Street Electrical Parade rox my sox! Twitter page: http://twitter.com/UmbreonFreak Last edited by Major Disney Freak; 02-01-2009 at 04:09 PM.
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Bloomin' Cockroachers People who found this post helpful: Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: West Jordan, UT Posts: 548 Images: 6	Am I the only one not upset by this? Yeah, it would be nice if people could remember the name, but sometimes you just need to describe what it looks like for people to remember what you are talking about. __________________ Remember what the door mouse said, "Feed your head" Come join us! (You must be 18 years of age or older) My Countdown Counting down to: One year together 38 days 2 hours 43 minutes
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alyx92 People who found this post helpful: Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Miami FL Posts: 1,707 Images: 2	It would be like if someone looked sort of like me, but ppl always called me that guy's name. Im not angry when people call it a golf ball, just annoyed. __________________ Disney Count: Magic Kingdom-25 times : Disney's Hollywood Studios- 23 times : Epcot- 24 times : Disney's Animal Kingdom- 14 times Blizzard Beach- 1 time : Typhoon Lagoon- 1 time California, Paris, & Tokyo- 0 times TIMES ON SPLASH MTN - 30 : TIMES ON ToT - 29 : TIMES PotC - 32 TIMES on Test Track - 15 "If you can dream it, you can do it. Always remember that this whole thing was started with a dream, and a mouse." - Walt Disney Follow me on Twitter Here My Countdown Counting down to: My first Walt Disney World Half-Marathon! 50 days 11 hours 43 minutes
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02-01-2009, 08:21 PM	#8 (permalink)
Bloomin' Cockroachers People who found this post helpful: Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: West Jordan, UT Posts: 548 Images: 6	To me I really don't think it looks more like a golf ball than a volleyball, but I can understand the confusion. A lot of people that I have heard refer to it as a golf ball have no idea there is something inside, they just think it is an icon. To me it is sorta like calling the GRR mountain a wolf. I can completly see how people would think it was a wolf, even though I know it isn't. Or like people calling Sleeping Beauty's Castle, Snow White's or Cinderellla's. Yeah, they are wrong but it is an innocent mistake. __________________ Remember what the door mouse said, "Feed your head" Come join us! (You must be 18 years of age or older) My Countdown Counting down to: One year together 38 days 2 hours 43 minutes
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02-01-2009, 08:53 PM	#9 (permalink)
alyx92 People who found this post helpful: Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Miami FL Posts: 1,707 Images: 2	i dont think it was an innocent mistake if it was on the official disney website tho __________________ Disney Count: Magic Kingdom-25 times : Disney's Hollywood Studios- 23 times : Epcot- 24 times : Disney's Animal Kingdom- 14 times Blizzard Beach- 1 time : Typhoon Lagoon- 1 time California, Paris, & Tokyo- 0 times TIMES ON SPLASH MTN - 30 : TIMES ON ToT - 29 : TIMES PotC - 32 TIMES on Test Track - 15 "If you can dream it, you can do it. Always remember that this whole thing was started with a dream, and a mouse." - Walt Disney Follow me on Twitter Here My Countdown Counting down to: My first Walt Disney World Half-Marathon! 50 days 11 hours 43 minutes
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02-02-2009, 01:13 AM	#10 (permalink)
Bloomin' Cockroachers People who found this post helpful: Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: West Jordan, UT Posts: 548 Images: 6	Well no. But that innocent mistake turns into how people know it. So instead of trying to make peope think it is something else, they play into the "it looks like a golf ball". If you have ever been to Epcot, even if you forgot most rides/shows, you will remember that giant white ball shaped thing walking in. And instead of using a horrible amount of clumsy adjectives (like in my previous sentence) they call it a golf ball. __________________ Remember what the door mouse said, "Feed your head" Come join us! (You must be 18 years of age or older) My Countdown Counting down to: One year together 38 days 2 hours 43 minutes
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alyx92 People who found this post helpful: Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Miami FL Posts: 1,707 Images: 2	im really not annoyed that people call it that, but that disney called it that on there site __________________ Disney Count: Magic Kingdom-25 times : Disney's Hollywood Studios- 23 times : Epcot- 24 times : Disney's Animal Kingdom- 14 times Blizzard Beach- 1 time : Typhoon Lagoon- 1 time California, Paris, & Tokyo- 0 times TIMES ON SPLASH MTN - 30 : TIMES ON ToT - 29 : TIMES PotC - 32 TIMES on Test Track - 15 "If you can dream it, you can do it. Always remember that this whole thing was started with a dream, and a mouse." - Walt Disney Follow me on Twitter Here My Countdown Counting down to: My first Walt Disney World Half-Marathon! 50 days 11 hours 43 minutes
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stevo505 Celebrate you! People who found this post helpful: Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: California Posts: 1,657 Images: 4	It does look like a golf ball. Tourists probably call it that so everyone knows what they're talking about, because maybe not everyone visiting Epcot knows what Spaceship Earth is. __________________ Wishing makes your dreams come true!
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02-13-2009, 08:24 PM	#14 (permalink)
Dusty Funchez People who found this post helpful: Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 15	To me it is sorta like calling the GRR mountain a wolf. That's exactly what it looks like, though. The DCA designers really dropped the ball on that one. I've lived a few miles from Disneyland my entire life, and every time I go there I can never see anything but a wolf. And as for the topic at hand, I don't think anybody really thinks it's a golf ball; it's just a term of endearment.
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pballa91 People who found this post helpful: Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 11	Ok well thats what i called it when i was little and just did not know the name of it.
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