This was the first attraction (and my first simulator experience) that I rode at EPCOT back in 1993 and I really enjoyed it (of course, I was on motion sickness medicine). With each subsequent trip to Orlando, however, I came to like Body Wars less and less. As movie technology has advanced in all kinds of spectacular ways, it has left this old War horse looking a great deal less stellar. If youve ridden Universals "Back To The Future" simulator, too, Body Wars loses even more ground.
At one time, the queue for Body Wars was brimming with eager riders, now it is frequently a walk-on (in the off-season anyway). Body Wars clearly requires refurbishment. First, I would start by placing flat panel displays on all of the entry and exit doors at the sides of the simulator. This would allow for a peripheral vision experience which is not possible with the current configuration. Then I would shoot new film for the ride using up-to-date technologies like CGI. Images would then be projected on the front screen and all of the flat panel displays to provide a specatacular wrap-around experience. This would not be easy, but it would sure pack in the throngs. Oh, and I wouldnt make the motion of the simulator quite so extreme either--I really dont think that most riders want that--lets just go for a good dose of shared virtual reality.
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