What is your favorite extinct Walt Disney World Attraction?

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What is your favorite extinct Walt Disney World Attraction?

Horizons
54
29%
World of Motion
14
8%
Mr. Toad's Wild Ride
27
15%
Mission to Mars
2
1%
If You Had Wings
6
3%
Journey Into Imagination
28
15%
Alien Encounter
18
10%
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
21
11%
Other
14
8%
 
Total votes: 184

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Post by meticulus9 » Feb Sat 23, 2008 6:17 pm

all those old epcot ones in the poll were classics....horizons you could argue was the sucesseor to Progress over at the MK. WOM was a classic ride (though I enjoy test track). Journey into imagination was great. With a great chraracter too!- the new ride sucks in comparions....atleast it has figment

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Post by SWHorn » Feb Sat 23, 2008 6:48 pm

I have really been having cravings for Alien Encounter lately. Aww. :(
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Post by automation85 » Feb Sat 23, 2008 8:10 pm

I wish horizons was more than just a faint memory and a youtube video. The story and music was amazing.
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Post by YZFDonor » Feb Mon 25, 2008 10:36 am

Horizons would have done well in Spaceship earth... Still Could!! :)

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Post by mageloff » Feb Mon 25, 2008 11:15 am

Sharonofwindham, funny how when we are younger we love all the new things in life - I now understand my grandparents and why they were upset about the old things going away because now we are! :D
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Post by MW1218 » Feb Mon 25, 2008 2:49 pm

I voted for Horizons. I don't think I ever really appreciated the attraction until I came to this website and began listening to the audio, and then the flood of memories came back....the terrific storytelling it employed, the relaxing feel of the whole attraction, and has been mentioned time and time again....the oranges. It was really the attraction that encompassed the original Epcot for me (even if the last time I went on it I was like...10?)

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Post by kingjamesut » Feb Wed 27, 2008 10:09 pm

I really enjoy stitch's great escape. That is probably because he's my favorite character, but I digress. I never felt an attachment to alien encounter before. It was fun when there wasn't a long line, but I never had to do it. The way they did SGE though makes it a fun experience rather than trying to frighten you. Now the preshow matches the rest of the show better.

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Post by horizons1 » Mar Mon 03, 2008 2:48 pm

At the Magic Kingdom, I think it would've been fun to ride the Swan Boats.
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Post by discomouse131 » Mar Tue 04, 2008 2:14 pm

WOW!! hard to believe that all these great attractions no longer see the light of day... how sad! i really enjoyed 'if you had wings', 'horizons' and even '20K leagues'.... but i really do miss the one and only TOAD!!! too bad he got 'poohed' on..... LONG LIVE MR. TOAD!!
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Post by Nicc513 » Mar Tue 04, 2008 2:24 pm

Conagraa wrote:Those all are devastating to me, I picked World of Motion. I really miss Horizons and Imagination but what made WoM top was the track, I loved how it went outside when u got into it.
Oh yeah...that's right...it wound its way up to the top with the glimpse of outside. I had totally forgotten about that!!!
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Post by parkhopper26 » May Fri 09, 2008 7:31 pm

20,000 leagues had a long queue wait but the attraction was a disney classic!

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Post by pkbabygirl » May Mon 12, 2008 3:46 pm

Mr Toad was one I always looked forward to and I still remember when I found out it was gone. So sad.

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Post by bluesky481 » May Sat 17, 2008 2:31 pm

Mr. Toad's Wild Ride! Fond memories :)

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Post by Chernabog » May Mon 19, 2008 4:35 pm

Based on the list, I went with AE but 20,000 Leagues was a close second! What was Horizons? Why can I not remember that? Where was it, EPCOT?

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Post by yodiwan1 » May Tue 20, 2008 6:24 pm

Why can I not remember that? Where was it, EPCOT?
Yeah it was at Epcot, and closed a while ago, Mission Space is in the building where it was. You can see a ride through on You Tube. My favorite all time ride!!! I once spent an entire day riding only that one ride!
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