What is your favorite extinct Walt Disney World Attraction?

DisneyProjectTracker · Post by **DisneyProjectTracker** » Aug Sat 13, 2005 10:32 pm

Manncab wrote:How could you all forget the skyway that was the most fun dangling on a one inch wire high above Fantasyland well I guess you all was to young to remember it. I last rode during the 1980's either on my Jr or Sr gradnights. I cant remember which cuz the CM said, "hope you enjoyed it its going away."

Ah, yes. The imfamous Skyway. Actually whats interesting is if you go over to Tomorrowland and go to the big black granite sphere, you'll see a oblque plaque on the other side and there it still locates right where the Skyride was and where it was going to take you out of Tomorrowland.

Blackie Pueblo · Post by **Blackie Pueblo** » Aug Sat 13, 2005 10:42 pm

Wow, the skyride. I rode that as a boy on my first trip to Disney World. It was amazing to be up above the magical world.

Blackie Pueblo

Pluto · Post by **Pluto** » Aug Wed 24, 2005 1:47 pm

well...I voted for "If You had Wings" but I didn't notice Mr. Toad.

My first Disney trip was to Disneyland in the 70's when you received "A" thru "E" ticket books. Their equivalent to If You Had Wings was a "no ticket" ride (free). I couldn't believe it!

vfxpro · Post by **vfxpro** » Aug Wed 24, 2005 2:26 pm

js3901 wrote:actually, I think it was sponsered by Eastern airlines, as due to the airline going out a business, the attraction closed. And the attraction was "If you had wings"

Actually it was called "If you had wings" when Eastern sponsored it, Eastern was going through restructuring prior to bankruptcy and dropped the sponsorship (1987).. It was then called "If you could fly". Same ride with all of the Eastern references and music pulled out. In 1989 it changed to "DreamFlight" sponsored by Delta. Delta pulled it's sponsorship in 1996 and the ride became "Take Flight". In 1998 the ride became "Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin." Which is what we have today.

Blackie Pueblo · Post by **Blackie Pueblo** » Aug Wed 24, 2005 4:35 pm

If you had wings was one of the first simulation like rides wasn't it? I mean, I remember entering the big room with the large screen that made it feel like you were taking off in a plane. Now it's the room where you blast Zurg's ship as it flies around the room.

Blackie Pueblo
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Pluto · Post by **Pluto** » Aug Wed 24, 2005 4:46 pm

I think that I remember the plane, but I also believe that there was downhill snow skiing in that room. The inclined car with air cold air blown in your face was a great effect (that might have been when Delta took it over).

vfxpro · Post by **vfxpro** » Aug Wed 24, 2005 6:56 pm

DisneyProjectTracker wrote:
Manncab wrote:How could you all forget the skyway that was the most fun dangling on a one inch wire high above Fantasyland well I guess you all was to young to remember it. I last rode during the 1980's either on my Jr or Sr gradnights. I cant remember which cuz the CM said, "hope you enjoyed it its going away."
Ah, yes. The imfamous Skyway. Actually whats interesting is if you go over to Tomorrowland and go to the big black granite sphere, you'll see a oblque plaque on the other side and there it still locates right where the Skyride was and where it was going to take you out of Tomorrowland.

ALl of the skybuckets are in storage in tomorrowland. You can see the building from the PeopleMover.

CDAbleson · Post by **CDAbleson** » Aug Thu 25, 2005 6:43 am

I was on Stitch in February, before they made some much needed changes. My 10 year old daughter is a Stitch fanatic, but she found herself somewhat disappointed, because it was almost too tame. Same general ide as AE, except they are transporting Stitch, he gets free, eats a chili dog, belches, breathes on you, etc....From what I understand, they have made some improvements....I always LOVED AE on a late night in Tommorowland

CDAbleson · Post by **CDAbleson** » Aug Thu 25, 2005 6:44 am

BTW, Mr Toad's was the greatest "dark ride" when I was a kid....

vfxpro · Post by **vfxpro** » Aug Thu 25, 2005 7:54 am

CDAbleson wrote:I was on Stitch in February, before they made some much needed changes. My 10 year old daughter is a Stitch fanatic, but she found herself somewhat disappointed, because it was almost too tame. Same general ide as AE, except they are transporting Stitch, he gets free, eats a chili dog, belches, breathes on you, etc....From what I understand, they have made some improvements....I always LOVED AE on a late night in Tommorowland

I love Stitch, he is by far one of my most beloved Disney Character. That being said, the attraction stinks worse than the Tree Farm on WDW property. It's a slap in the face to Alien Encounter.

AE should have never been built in Tomorrowland, it's home should have been the Studios. They should rebuild it in the studios, they already have a following for it. Nothing beats AE after a long day. Even though I knew what was coming, it was always a fun time.

vfxpro · Post by **vfxpro** » Aug Thu 25, 2005 7:56 am

I think they should add Alien Encounter, the Monsters Inc Ride, The Indiana Jones Ride, The proposed Disney Villans ride and The Journey to the Center of the Earth ride to the studios. Then add something exciting to the back stage tour and you would have an amazing park. You would have 7 E-Tickets at the studios, and enough traffic to warrant a monorail line or a wedway line.

vfxpro · Post by **vfxpro** » Aug Thu 25, 2005 7:57 am

They should also add a series of pavillions to the magic kingdom or Epcot that lets you revist favorite WDW attractions of the past.

nightwind23 · Post by **nightwind23** » Aug Fri 26, 2005 9:18 am

Was at Epcot in June, as we stepped off Mission: Space, my mom asked me "Why did they change that ride?" I told her "It hasnt been changed?" She asked "I thought that you saw the orange field, and the people on the TV phones, and at the end picked what ending you wanted. Why did they change it???" "No, thats Horizons! And its gone forever, they got rid of that" "darn, I liked that ride alot!"

They bummed out my mommy

But this poll was easy, Horizons all the way.

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The REAL Journey into Imaginations...it was so much more fun and creative before

tinkerica · Post by **tinkerica** » Aug Mon 29, 2005 4:47 pm

I would have to say Journey Into Imagination... I'm a big Figment/Dreamfinder fan! I miss the whole attraction, the new one is not the same.

Club33Hopeful · Post by **Club33Hopeful** » Aug Mon 29, 2005 5:26 pm

Welcome tinkerica. Always good to see new faces. I have to agree with you. I remember my first trip to EPCOT. Figment is about all I remember though.