Mission: Space at Epcot is a thrilling attraction with lots to see and discover. Apart from the obvious story details and astronaut training information, it also features quite a bit of Hidden Disney.
At the center of the Mission: Space Cargo Bay shop is this statue of Mickey Mouse. Look up at the sky above him, and you'll notice a familiar silhouette formed by the nebula:
Hidden Mickey shapes also show up in this bank of control boxes along one wall of the shop:
This mural behind the register presents us with an un-hidden Mickey, along with his pals, rendered in a comic book style (note the X-2 Space Shuttle from the attraction):
But it's below the mural, on the front of the register counter, where you'll find this - a graphic representation of the symbol for the former Horizons pavilion which once stood on this spot.
The Horizons logo can also be seen in the Mission: Space queue, placed at the center of the large, rotating gravity wheel.
There's something else to look for while you're waiting for your training session. When you're in the corridor alongside Mission Control, watch the small monitors on the workstation behind the glass. You may spot footage of an albatross coming in for a rough landing. It's a clip once used for comic effect during the pre-show of the Mission to Mars attraction in the Magic Kingdom (1975-1993).
Don't forget that there is also a Horizons logo in the center of the giant turning chambered wheel in the queue!
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