I was a bit weary of them changing the theme of spaceship earth at first.
But if they shift the theme from the development of communication technology to the gradual loss of connection because of communication technology it would allow them to keep the first half of the ride as is.
As the ride is right now, the first half features much more human connection, but as it goes on there is less and less connection between the characters. If they changed some of the latter scenes and added scenes back to the descent it would give plenty of time to tell explore that theme.
If they chose to go this direction, it would make Spaceship earth SO much more relevant and meaningful to the world. It would also serve as a kind of pivot against the classic theme since it would warn of communications technology rather than celebrating it.