Passing through a tunnel of lights representing the dawn of the internet in our current time, we emerge out in space to see the Earth, reminding us of how small and yet interconnected our world is and how together, we can all shape the future and make a better world for all.
#Spaceship earth movie#
A newspaper printing worker inspects a story at the end of the Civil War, with a nearby paperboy selling papers with a call of "Extra! Extra! Read all about it!" The rise of other new forms of communications can also be seen such as telegraph operators, a 1930s radio station, an office of telephone operators, a movie theater in the 1950s, and finally, a living room where a family watches the 1969 Apollo moon landing broadcast on television during the evening (as the young girl is seen wearing pajamas).įrom here we enter the dawn of the computer age and travel through a mainframe computer room in the 1970s and the construction of personal computers in California garages in the 1980s by a figure strongly resembling Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak. Taking another leap in time, we enter the 19th and 20th centuries and the age of modern innovation and invention. We see books being read, artists at work creating paint, sculpting fine marble statues, and Michelangelo at work painting the Sistine Chapel ceiling. With Gutenberg's invention of the printing press in 1456, the reproduction of books is made much easier and faster, thus kickstarting the Renaissance. Christian monasteries' efforts in copying books are also shown, with one monk scribe having fallen asleep at his desk from writing for so long. Passing through the collapse of the Roman Empire and the burning of the great Library of Alexandria, we learn that some if not all of their knowledge was fortunately saved by Jewish and Islamic scholars making copies of their books. With the vast reach of Rome and its vast network of roads, messages carried by chariot would travel fast throughout the empire, though this prosperity would come to an end. We then enter the Roman Empire, where Caesar is in the midst of a conversation with a chariot messenger. Earlier versions of the attraction had the scene take the form of a Greek theater performance. Within the Grecian city, we see one of their schools with a man teaching mathematical concepts to his students. To better allow for trade between several different civilizations with different languages, the Phoenicians created a common written language that would serve as the basis for our modern Alphabet. A pharaoh is also seen dictating a new decree to one of his scribes, with his hieroglyphic writings serving as an example of early written language.Īs we enter ancient Greece, we first encounter a boat of Phoenician merchants selling their wares. We then enter ancient Egypt where reeds are being pounded into papyrus, one of the earliest forms of paper. Together this illustrates our beginnings with creating written language and through cave paintings, saving our ideas for future generations. Entering a cave, a caveman shaman tells a story of the great hunt while artists paint images on a wall. The current version of the attraction is narrated by Judi Dench.Īs guests depart, they begin their journey back into time in prehistory, where they witness ancient hunters battling a mammoth for its meat and fur.
Spaceship Earth tracks the history of civilization through communication and innovation while offering guests an opportunity to write their future.
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