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Mission: SPACE Advanced Training Lab Offers Hands-on Fun for the Whole Family

The thrill of space exploration doesn't end after touchdown in the new Mission: SPACE attraction. The fun continues in the Advanced Training Lab post show with interactive challenges for the whole family.
"The Advanced Training Lab gives guests of all ages a chance to try their hand at different elements of space training, including Mission Control, planetary exploration and our X2 rocket," said Sue Bryan, Walt Disney Imagineer and co-producer of Mission: SPACE.
Mission Space Race
In this high-energy Mission Control training exercise, guests work as a team to overcome obstacles and challenges that might be encountered on a mission. Throughout the game, two teams race against time. Approximately 50 to 60 players, per race, can join in the game. Space Race was patterned on NASA's integrated mission simulation training.

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Space Base
A three-story, rocket-and-gantry-themed play area is ideal for younger cadets who aren't ready to be blasted into orbit. Junior astronauts can climb the gantry, crawl thru a rocket, check out a lookout tower, and enjoy other mini challenges. The kid-friendly launch station features Mission Control audio messages, a "bouncy" floor sprinkled with colorful space dust, zany mirrors and fun-filled outer space backdrops.

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Expedition: Mars
Using a joystick and jetpack button, guests test their skills on a mission to rescue their fellow astronauts in a high-tech simulation game. Martian obstacles like dust devils, quicksand and polar ice make the rescue mission a challenge for guests of all skill levels.
Postcards from Space
Guests can create a video postcard from outer space -- choosing from among eight space-themed backgrounds -- and e-mail the postcard to friends anywhere in the world. Guests can record a personal video message from space with scenarios that put them in the middle of an alien abduction, a saucer invasion or life on Mars. Fun facts about the galaxies test guests' knowledge of the universe.
Guests not quite ready for interplanetary travel or under 44 inches tall can still get a sampling of “space” at the Advance Training Lab. There is easy access is through the Mission: SPACE Cargo Bay merchandise area.

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