❤x7 This is a pretty standard Disney movie. I enjoyed it. If you're looking for an enjoyable movie for the whole family, this should do it. It's interesting enough to keep (some) adults attention. How I rate: 1-3 ❤ = seriously! don't waste your time 4-6 ❤ = you may or may not enjoy this 7-8 ❤ = I expect you will like this too 9-10 ❤ = movies and TV shows I really love!

Due to shoddy Disney+ business practices, this film premiered in May 2023 and was then DELETED and made UNAVAILABLE only 7 weeks later! It can now no longer be seen legally anywhere! This is like Batgirl. Dumped for a tax write off. They do not value their own content--or your time!

I liked more than I expected the trip of these children to the crater and how they tell the story after waking up from the trip.

If there was a dead body instead of a crater and a narrator throughout the film, this could easily be a forward looking update on Stand By Me. Where it was written by someone like Heinlein writing science fiction for young people. It's solid, it's hopeful without being syrupy or cliche. Thankfully [spoiler]it does NOT take a dystopian turn at the end where we find out that Omega is an alien world where the residents e the people sent there.[/spoiler] There are things that go unexplained because they don't matter like [spoiler]the half built city, the strange holo-deck, etc. They're just settings for the story, and don't need to take up time. [/spoiler] Sadly, Disney seems to have decided to bury this one for unknown reasons, matey. Arrrrr... if only there be a way to see it.

Refreshingly short of silly hijinks. This is a thoughtful family movie that never speaks down to its target audience.