The amount of money that goes into these places and are so quickly replaced or just abandoned BLOWS MY MIND
@TanTan-hr7uq3 жыл бұрын
Yeah millions on millions...
@bradsmack13 жыл бұрын
Gee, I wonder where Disney GETS all that money!!!😉Can you say, "bloated admission"?
@heathermakesvideos95613 жыл бұрын
It also takes a lot of money to keep it running, so if its not making money its not worth keeping it running, yknow?
@smwsmwsmw3 жыл бұрын
@@bradsmack1 When you consider the number of cast members it takes to keep the parks running, I suspect construction costs are a relatively small percentage of their overall budget.
@bradsmack13 жыл бұрын
@@smwsmwsmw Numbers would be nice to see on that, Steve. Not that you have to provide them.....it's just something that tweaks my curiosity! With the inevitable and predictable annual rise in cost, though, of materials, R&D, labor, and the persistent need to actually HAVE something erected and standing for the cast members to operate and man, it's possible, if not likely that construction costs are a relatively larger percentage of their overall budget than the generally static hourly cast member wage, regardless of roster count. The company has to have SOME way (payroll and construction notwithstanding) to keep acquiring licensing rights to new intellectual properties on which to plan and build new lands and rides, and admission prices seem to be the most direct and obvious way to fund expansion. Not to mention, the company improving guest experiences in-park can always be built into PR campaigns, helping lead guests to an easy rationale for mortgaging the house to afford a summer visit!
@RobertJLares3 жыл бұрын
I definitely miss the PeopleMover. On a hot crowded afternoon, when the lines were all two hours long, my friends and I would go on the PeopleMover. It had a short line, it meant getting off our feet for twelve minutes or so, and it was a Walt ride, a ride he was personally connected to, which meant it was something special.
@TheIonVain2 жыл бұрын
He would be disgusted at what his company has become. He wanted EVERYONE to be able to enjoy his parks, no matter how much money or status your family had. Now with Disney removing his speech from the 75th anniversary thing we may be seeing Disney try to remove Walt altogether.
@Funrollercoaster606 Жыл бұрын
@@TheIonVain they're even skipping and going back. They celebrate their 50th anniversary in 2022 and their 100th is next? Baloney. Walt would be mad. This is a outrage!
@Funrollercoaster606 Жыл бұрын
PeopleMover is a tour now
@zzygyy9 ай бұрын
People mover was awesome. Always great to sit down relax and chill and enjoy a ride thru Tomorrowland.
@ashlynok57712 жыл бұрын
Something about things being abandoned yet accessible to see them is super fascinating to me. Especially animatronics
@allisonwheeler5124 жыл бұрын
9:32 For anyone wondering, the Disney Vacation Club Lounge is nice. It has some couches and pillows, it offers free refreshments, and Disney Video Games for the kids to play. I feel that the space is really open up there, and it offers a BEAUTIFUL view of the park. It’s been a few years since I’ve been up there though.
@sleeplessbeauty866 жыл бұрын
For some reason, Body Wars is the most tragic, scary, and fascinating abandoned ride - at least to me. Something about the simulators still being in there is unnerving and amazing sounding at the same time.
@tardisman4210 Жыл бұрын
Aparently they tested the revamped star tours ride film in the simulators with employees riding it so they were still in fully working order as recently as 2010/11 when they were tested. I forget which year this was but the simulators have since been removed and the rooms they were housed in are just empty
@95keat6 жыл бұрын
My only question is who's replacing all these light bulbs in these abandoned rides like someone would have had to have replaced that desk light bulb for that animatronic at some point
@averygaitens.5 жыл бұрын
95keat Wow.... you are probably the only person to think about that.... That really makes ya think!
@pumpkinhead67605 жыл бұрын
It kinda seems like they want you to go in there and get in trouble
@amandam81795 жыл бұрын
Prolly for security to patrol and not use flashlights 🤷♀️
@averygaitens.5 жыл бұрын
Ricky Bennett That’s really interesting! I didn’t know that!
@jeffbrosch31425 жыл бұрын
Prob a maintenance guy who cares enough to keep the light on.
@jayfox87655 жыл бұрын
I would *LOVE* to be able to travel through time so I could experience every re-purposed, replaced and shut down Disney attraction!
@galaxytoons46085 жыл бұрын
Yes me too
@chasemakesvideos76613 жыл бұрын
Same here! So many of the cool ones closed before i was old enough to go! I got to go to Captain EO, Great Movie Ride, and the ride where you can customize your own thrill ride. But thats about it!
@thekingofforevermore92183 жыл бұрын
Same
@piperrasmussen5 жыл бұрын
8:42 I DON'T KNOW WHY THIS IS SO FUNNY TO ME BUT HE JUST FULLY GOES UP THE STAIRS WITH PEOPLE WATCHING HIM LMAO
@bradsmack13 жыл бұрын
What we couldn't see were the multiple poison darts blown into his neck as he walked up the stairs.
@brighteyes65853 жыл бұрын
HEY! You weren't supposed to see that old attraction! Ohhh shoot, he got by, the Boss is gonna get me for sure...
@morgankuhlman37546 жыл бұрын
The anger of him when he said that walt Disney world had the people mover while Disneyland didn’t.
@theultimatedragonx5 жыл бұрын
It's pretty fun
@AndeePandCompany5 жыл бұрын
It’s my favorite ride at Disney World!
@AtomicBoo5 жыл бұрын
SpaceMountainAlum I was lucky to ride pre-movie pirates of the Caribbean when I was a kid at Disneyland.
@sincereoneson4 жыл бұрын
Hilarious.
@Pureimagination2004 жыл бұрын
Magic kingdom has a people mover
@YamiRemi446 жыл бұрын
As a child I loved body wars! because it reminded me of the magic school bus episode when they go inside Arnold’s body I believe.
@ochicasillas69724 жыл бұрын
It was the hat kids my mind is at blank with his name sorry
@DisneyDancer19904 жыл бұрын
Ralphie! :)
@ochicasillas69724 жыл бұрын
@@DisneyDancer1990 yes that one
@Cocoatreat3 жыл бұрын
I remember body wars!! I thought it was fun!! It was one of the rides i had to ride more than once! Thnx fo the memories….just came from disneyworld last week!! I had not been in such a long time….but i had so much fun!! Can hardly wait to go back!!
@JenniferMenendez5224 жыл бұрын
This was my first time watching one of your videos, and I loved it! Thank you for highlighting River Country. As a former WDW Cast Member, I use to swim in the empty pool for practice. I was a lifeguard for Fort Wilderness and Wilderness Lodge. Lake Patrol use to be stationed at the abandoned RC. The last time I swam in the pool, back in 2004, I did a flip turn and came up to see two vultures staring at me. Between them, the peacocks, and the unkept pool; it was time for me to hang up my goggles and to stop swimming there. 💚
@Ultrapilotray5 жыл бұрын
I miss Country Bear Jamboree. "The way you're always hibernating, you must be part bear." "Awe, heck! I'm only part moose as it is!"
@thenewcenturyhomeste5 жыл бұрын
Ultrapilotray Its still at Disney World.
@danabradford87024 жыл бұрын
It still exists
@coltongregory96826 жыл бұрын
My favorite extinct ride is THE GREAT MOVIE RIDE
@averygaitens.5 жыл бұрын
Colton Gregory I was just over it! You had to tell me again!!! Noooo! I. Loved. That. Ride!
@tyler4395 жыл бұрын
i go about once a year to disney world and like a few days after we left, we found out it would be closing. I’m going again in a little over a week. the great movie ride is one of my all time favorites and i have memories of it from when i was like 6. I remember always covering my eyes in the alien scene, but once my sister and i made a pact to keep our eyes open and we did. some of my best disney memories are from that ride. :(
@fatherclarencejones27335 жыл бұрын
Me too, and yet I am excited for the coming of Mickey & Minnie's Runaway Railway when it pulls into the station.
@candyeye4165 жыл бұрын
That is so sad a lot of people loved that ride
@exhbeichuoefuboeocuhuorbc5 жыл бұрын
@@tyler439 ok, now you're just making me sad 😓
@youraninee6 жыл бұрын
I miss.... the lower cost park entrance fee!
@jbw99996 жыл бұрын
I miss the smaller crowds.
@largol33t16 жыл бұрын
So true. I'll never go to WDW again. The cost is too steep. And if anyone thinks it isn't hurting them, they're wrong. Been visiting theme park boards for months and Universal Orlando is pretty crowded. It's so packed I'll have to wait until September to go because they're remodeling a chunk of Harry Potter World. I don't know what the new attraction will be.
@59Ameri596 жыл бұрын
Disney is a hugh capitalist company and they continue to add to opportunities for entertainment. No matter how much they raise the price they still have large crowds. This includes during down times. I love Disney and am a Disney Vacation Club member..but see the prices go up every time we go. I still can afford it but there may come a time when that will not be possible. If my family is not there because of that there will be three more families that can. I know Disney pushes the progressive socialist agenda but they are capitalist first.
@jbw99996 жыл бұрын
Disney has more money than they know what to do with, yet somehow the parks still aren't given the budget to create whatever they want. Many new attractions are cancelled, and the ones that are built are always scaled back. Example (of many): disneyandmore.blogspot.com/2018/05/disneys-animal-kingdom-avatar-land-1st.html Also strange that Disney, the most visited parks in the world, has been worrying about and copying Universal lately.
@GoddessofWisdom6 жыл бұрын
Jack White How have they copied Universal? I’m not attacking you, just wondering about examples
@ironmantim334 жыл бұрын
I'm surprised you told the story of the PeopleMover without talking about why it's "no longer up to code". When they replaced it with Rocket Rods, apparently they didn't take into account the faster moving Rocket Rods added a lot more stress to the track and the supporting columns than the old slow moving PeopleMover did. So even though they took away Rocket Rods, they couldn't just bring back the PeopleMover.
@samuelsujuno3755 жыл бұрын
BRING BACK THE PEOPLEMOVER!!!
@UncleAaron20075 жыл бұрын
Disney World still has theirs!
@danielboone37705 жыл бұрын
You said it, man!
@hny23965 жыл бұрын
Just rode it 2 days ago at Disney World
@echowolfgaming145 жыл бұрын
I wouldnt go on it. I'd be terrified. 2 people died on that ride. It was their fault since they jumped from car to car but still.. It would give me the creeps.
@Avianca-rr3rf4 жыл бұрын
Wolfie Gamer123 both were at Disneyland. The only peoplemover that remains is in Disney world. Plus, lots of deaths have happened at Disney parks. All amusement parks have had many deaths
@dadedafro__87066 жыл бұрын
8:41 HOW DID HE JUST DIP THROUGH WITHOUT GETTING CAUGHT 😂
@retrochickt79474 жыл бұрын
That's what I wanna know.
@judahosborne88684 жыл бұрын
There was a person RIGHT beside the doorway
@roefully4 жыл бұрын
Probably works there
@jamescrow49154 жыл бұрын
Just strolling on in like you just don't know
@looneybirdstudiosandbillyb73374 жыл бұрын
Employee?
@masterkdude6 жыл бұрын
Imagine if the scanners were still on at body wars and it would tell disney someone trespassed
@3m0tw1nk35 жыл бұрын
Long live the OG space mountain, when it wasn’t star wars themed
@its_himm_5 жыл бұрын
I know I was sad I liked when it would plaster it to the seat because of the speed now it's just sad not fast
@chadportenga78585 жыл бұрын
I remember riding it when you sat tandem on a single seat (2 riders to a seat, 4 to a car) and it was a simple lap belt on the front person. WDW around 1979 or 1980. My mom thought my little brother was going to fly out!
@awesomenolan2344 жыл бұрын
At least it’s still there whino.
@autisticbbclebronjames4 жыл бұрын
Dwårf ïn the trêes It was star wars themed? because a few weeks ago I went to Magic Kingdom and I went on space mountain and it seemed normal, (I loved it btw, awesome ride)
@joeya.10434 жыл бұрын
@@autisticbbclebronjames right. Was there too. It was not Star wars themend
@Squ1dVicious5 жыл бұрын
JUSTICE FOR FIGMENT. WE MUST RETURN TO IMAGINATION.
@lauriemalinowski61915 жыл бұрын
Still at Disney World.
@Squ1dVicious5 жыл бұрын
@@lauriemalinowski6191 Not with Dreamfinder. The one now sucks.
@dakotanorth16405 жыл бұрын
One little spark Of inspiration Is at the heart Of all creation
@thepug4755 жыл бұрын
Just go to Epcot, Florida. Its there and its better
@Squ1dVicious5 жыл бұрын
@@thepug475 LMFAO NO IT AINT 😂😂😂😂😂
@HyruleSwordsman946 жыл бұрын
I refuse to believe in any future where we don't have Buffalo wings or cheeseburger pizza.
@amandagarcia19096 жыл бұрын
BIG MOOD lol
@davidray31336 жыл бұрын
Tim O'Connor both are gross.
@johnpurdy33366 жыл бұрын
David Ray No way buffalo wings are gross lmao
@selfishbeats6 жыл бұрын
*Buffalo Pizza and Cheeseburger Wings.
@darelynndodson64905 жыл бұрын
300
@pdmark3116 жыл бұрын
Mr. Toad at Disneyworld will always be missed
@purplecow08205 жыл бұрын
Mr Toad is buried in the Pet Cemetary at the Haunted Mansion! His memory lives on!
@kellyknavel91555 жыл бұрын
Mark P I agree.
@kiapolo20025 жыл бұрын
Agreed. I remember when I was probably about 8 or 9, my father had me convinced that we were going to be hit by a train for real when the "car" got to the old lantern lol.
@Diggerdog2nd5 жыл бұрын
Yep .I remember that was the first ride I ever went on at DW in the early 70's but I'm going to visit my daughter in California & are going my first time to Disney Land so I'll get to ride it again there at least.
@captaingenius-o1c5 жыл бұрын
cmon, it was a two hour wait for a FAIR ride.....
@mjriemen5 жыл бұрын
What?! No 20000 Leagues? You can still see it. Its not even very well hidden.
@jessesanchez91875 жыл бұрын
Have you found the dragon that used to be in 20,000 Leagues? They kept some of the features from the old ride. If you look carefully, you can get a quick glimpse of the Sea Monster in Finding Nemo at Disneyland.
@sireuchre4 жыл бұрын
DisneyWorld's version has been repurposed so, it doesn't count as abandoned but intact. If you listed things that were later demolished or repurposed, Disneyland's Tower of Terror and Epcot's Horizons would be on the list.
@Tom-tt1vg4 жыл бұрын
I sure do miss that ride. Back in the 80s as a kid I thought it was real as we submerged underwater
@WWIIREBEL4 жыл бұрын
I haven't been bk there since I heard about the 20k sub ride being g demolished. They tossed all but two subs into a landfill as well the majority of the props from the ride and repurposed the remaining subs .
@Zopilot_aj4 жыл бұрын
Jesse Sanchez they destroyed one of them and a employee took the head, their were 2 for either side so the other not broken one is in a museum.
@avateddy54aj724 жыл бұрын
10:26 is that someone laid on the floor? i can’t be the only one that noticed that
@matthewmcaviney4874 жыл бұрын
Bruh
@JD-Artista4 жыл бұрын
I noticed, im so scared
@paigewilliams99094 жыл бұрын
I noticed it too 😳
@danabradford87024 жыл бұрын
Probably a dummy used for cpr practice
@arixnna4 жыл бұрын
Yeah for surre👁
@Residentialpandaa6 жыл бұрын
I worked in the Imagination Pavilion in 2017 and I can confirm that there are still relics of the old Imageworks upstairs. The painting studio and music booths are still there but the Colour tunnel has been moved to the Disney museum. The issue they have with the upstairs of the building is that the emergency access is not up to code, particularly for those with disabilities. Or at least that's how I understood it.
@laughtrack6866 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the update!
@johnvictor24516 жыл бұрын
OkayRachael so where are they upstairs?
@Residentialpandaa6 жыл бұрын
so when you look at the building there are the two glass pyramids. The one on the left is a DVC lounge open to the public and the one on the right is shut off and the only way through is via backstage now. Once you get up there the sculptures you used to be able to paint are high on the walls in the left corner. If you were to walk toward that on your right is the orchestra bit which looks very similar to how it looks downstairs and the colour tunnel foundation is still on the floor behind you. there was something else round a corner but i can't quite remember it. A lot of wall fixtures but not much stand alone furniture. It was very dark. Like I remember someone having to turn on the lights.
@angelalunsford20056 жыл бұрын
I miss the original and the upstairs!
@powdgaze6 жыл бұрын
You are correct about the emergency access thing, Rachael!From what I had heard, it was very difficult for physically disabled/handicapped guests to get up and down from ImageWorks, even with the Glass Elevator (which was kinda small). I also had heard rumors that it had also something to do with making sure the structure didnt collapse from being used by so many people in such a short span of time (I think IW was originally meant to be an attraction for 2-3 years prior to the opening of EPCOT but was kept open because of its popularity with guests). Though who knows, it could've been likely just the emergency access issue.
@hannahhh..6 жыл бұрын
That footage of cranium command abandoned looks SO CREEPY...Buzzy still being lit up 😅😭
@liamsepictv47265 жыл бұрын
Hannah McGuire I know
@slowdiver57325 жыл бұрын
It looks like my nightmares. Literally.
@MrDash034 жыл бұрын
I remember hearing that some time after this video Buzzy went missing Luckily he was found
@nobodyishere42894 жыл бұрын
As of 2020 the cranium commmand and the pavilion is being turned into the Play! Pavilion.
@rommy1434 жыл бұрын
Seriously! Why keep it lit? 🤷🏻♀️
@Ducatista1895 жыл бұрын
I miss the original Test Track.
@no92774 жыл бұрын
Brenton same here
@COLDisWICKED4 жыл бұрын
Brenton is that the one that got replaced by the cars land?
@emilydismukes55744 жыл бұрын
COLDisWICKED no it was at Disney world and they just “updated” the ride
@gouryg47744 жыл бұрын
Actually I was the world of motion
@madmarorr4 жыл бұрын
The new test track dosent make sense. Before your actually test drive a car. Now with same may out you just zig around
@kylew36933 жыл бұрын
My parents were DVC members and my dad worked for WDW from 1997-2011 after he retired from Phila F.D. and we moved to south lake county. Then i worked at MGM for a few years while i was in community college. We used to stay at Old Key West and Wilderness lodge all the time but also stayed at Grand Floridan, Boardwalk and Yacht and Beach Club. By the time i got older we were banking our points to go on a cruise every year or two. Did the Wonder, and rhe Magic twice. I know now how incredibly fortunate i was to grow up in central florida going to disney once, twice a year for 4-7 day vacations. I miss it tremendously and lost most of the memories and collectibles my parents saved in a house fire. I hope to one day be able to give my kids the kind of childhood i had
@alexandramcginnis88726 жыл бұрын
I’ll bet my money that Disney is building a resort in River Country just to stop people from going into River Country.
@lysondrashannon25806 жыл бұрын
Alexandra McGinnis lol would not surprise me
@theliteraryspinster6 жыл бұрын
Disney World has been having trouble with the abandoned River Country becoming a breeding ground for alligators due to its inactivity and water access, so I wouldn't be at all surprised if Disney has decided to do something to hopefully fix that by building on or at least clearing the area. But to be fair, I'm not terribly caught up on all the goings-on at Disney locations.
@donnalynn3126 жыл бұрын
I was told by a cast member at WDW that River Country actually closed because they were having trouble keeping the alligators out of the park and closed it before any patrons were seriously hurt. My guess if they put a resort there, they may still have this issue.
@alexandramcginnis88726 жыл бұрын
Donna Lynn I doubt the cast members is telling the truth. Seem highly unlikely that they close it because of alligators. I mean why would alligators go there when there is so many people around. I’m pretty sure it closed because of unpopularity, and Florida’s law. Today however I could believe the whole thing about building the resort to stop the alligators due to how abandoned River Country since there low activity and a good water source
@moviegirl66776 жыл бұрын
Alexandra McGinnis - I loved River Country. Water Parks with really high slides are a dime a dozen in Florida, but Water Country was different. Natural.
@jmelara3246 жыл бұрын
* laying in the dark * “Even buzzy’s face is still lit u-“ * pauses video * nope nope nope nope
@Gravydog3165 жыл бұрын
lolll
@vonsopas2 жыл бұрын
I have very fond memories of Epcot Center. I was there back in 98 when my parents took my sister and myself for vacation to Orlando. It's a pity to see that most of it is now abandoned. As a non-mainstream geek it was great to see technology (although somewhat dated) and world culture in one place.
@reva5105 жыл бұрын
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Captain Eo, The Great Movie Ride ... miss those!
@21majc5 жыл бұрын
Reva R Ditto to 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. It was really different from the rest.
@mysticbeastguyvlogz81935 жыл бұрын
Reva R I loved 20000 leagues when I was a kid at WDW ...isn't it still at DL ?
@dansweet24994 жыл бұрын
A ride I never got to enjoy sad but true
@cyndercide4 жыл бұрын
I went to Disney in 2010 and they had brought back Captain Eo temporarily to honor MJ after his passing. It was so fun and unique!
@ronaldmckenzie24576 жыл бұрын
Many of the pieces of attractions were sold off to cast members. I have a friend that has a people moved car on their back patio. I have the table and chairs from Peter Pan cafe when it was demoed for the new fantasy land. AMERICA SINGS characters were moved to Splash mountain. ( we called it America Screams after a cast member was crushed to death by jumping between stages... it was closed and stopped rotating soon after)
@ShockMe19945 жыл бұрын
Ronald McKenzie it still rotated, just with breakaway walls
@raeisgay4265 жыл бұрын
most people know that story by now. and i dont think she jumped between the walls. she got stuck
@cyberdynesystems20216 жыл бұрын
To answer the question of Body Wars' simulators, they are gone. Behind the walled off boarding doors, you will find nothing but an illuminated empty hangar. I've seen it!
@elizabethr52706 жыл бұрын
Yeah I think I heard/read somewhere that they got reused for Star Tours and that was part of the reason it shut? And now the rumors are that the Disneyland ST might close and their simulators be used for something for the Marvel Land!
@alexandramcginnis88726 жыл бұрын
Out of curiosity, how have you seen it?
@TheDAExperience6 жыл бұрын
But once Star Tours went through it Refurb they changed some of the simulators and used the body tours ones
@cyberdynesystems20216 жыл бұрын
I'm glad you asked Alexandra McGinnis. At first I was trying to sneak in, but I was caught by a nice Cast Member. After I explained what I was doing, she was kind enough to lead me down the old queue, the vehicle viewing windows(which is where I saw the empty hangars), and the attraction exit.
@laughtrack6866 жыл бұрын
Cyberdyne Systems they did apparently reuse it and cranium command is gone too.
@Firewireman15 жыл бұрын
I miss the previous version of the Carousel of Progress. Now is the time! Now is the best time, now is the best time of your life! There's so much to cheer for, be glad you're here for, it's the best time of your life!
@WyattsTrue3 жыл бұрын
There was an attempt to replace the Disneyland People Mover with a futuristic, radio controlled, high speed car ride that used the PM track and loading dock. We were there on its opening day and between many malfunctions we were able to ride it. It was great fun, but due to the frequent stoppages, Disney scrapped it after just a few days and never tried again.
@yoni557011 ай бұрын
Love this history
@TrashJackalCrafts6 жыл бұрын
The best way to get backstage is to join a high school marching band that goes to Disney to perform every other year. They take you backstage and you get to see nearly everything behind the scenes and it’s quite interesting.
@makkenahdottai45826 жыл бұрын
Innoventions was MY CHILDHOOD. I loved coming up with inventions when I was little so I loved that place, so sad when I came back and saw it was gone 💔
@jeopardy606115 жыл бұрын
I remember the Imagination Pavillion. There were the "music stations" he talks about where you would hit buttons and you'd hear drum sounds and blips would run up the nearby display. Then there were these tables with needles in them and you'd run your hands under the needles to make them move and see the needles move from the top of the table. I also recall a station where you would stand in an area with a blue-screen background and there was a video that "chroma-keyed" you into various scenes.
@millerjoan5 жыл бұрын
God, am I old. I remember when Ebcot was just a picture on a display board.
@richardcentkowski1465 жыл бұрын
Me too lol
@user-kd9qk7ij2j5 жыл бұрын
Yup it’s so different now
@Tbass-yy8uc3 жыл бұрын
Haha I remember my first vacation to Florida they were building Disney world at the time
@petbull70383 жыл бұрын
They also must have changed the name from ebcot to epcot
@robertcarnegie89196 жыл бұрын
Gone and Forgotten..Mr. Toad's Wild Ride..
@EK-dt4cp5 жыл бұрын
I haven’t forgotten! It was my favorite ride! Isn’t it still at Disneyland though?
@@EK-dt4cp It is, I just checked the map. I think what they're saying is that it's not popular anymore?? I wouldnt know, I've never been there.
@edv374 жыл бұрын
this ride needs to come back
@gaoual6 жыл бұрын
When Disneyland first opened there was an attraction in Frontierland called Nature's Wonderland where you rode a pack mule through the "Old West". Part of the attraction was an Old West town which now forms part of Big Thunder Mountain. It's visible along the path to the entrance of the attraction. Not quite the same as just leaving it to the elements, but another example of Disney using part of an old attraction for a new one.
@sethworld3 жыл бұрын
80s EPCOT was a masterpiece in edutainment.
@chexhcatialo38894 жыл бұрын
2:25 - The entire Wonders of Life pavilion at Epcot is largely abandoned these days, except for very limited periods during the Flower\Garden and Food and Wine festivals.
@two-face10416 жыл бұрын
Discovery Island
@two-face10416 жыл бұрын
Skinny Daniel Disney World in the center of Bay Lake
@itsjake10146 жыл бұрын
There is this guy who works at the Hollywood studios park and he worked at Disney almost all his life and knows pretty much everything about Disney world ,everything abandoned and much more. Anyway he kept us and a group of people entertained while we were waiting for the fireworks. Next time you go keep an eye out for him if he doesn't retire by then.
@BillMarion6 жыл бұрын
I’ve taken my family to WDW more times than I can count, and I’ve never understood the abandoned attractions at Epcot. Some of the abandoned attractions in this video might be dated, but with very little money and effort they could be modernized just enough to open for smaller children. Back when my kids were very young, they would have enjoyed these attractions for the air conditioning if nothing else! Epcot feels like the hottest park! (am I right?) A few years ago, we sat through the re-release of the Captain EO attraction for that very reason. We endure the Carousel of Progress at Magic Kingdom for the same reason, but it’s become special to us over the years. “There’s a great big beautiful tomorrow.” Just don’t stand up on that one, Cast Members get cranky if you do. As always, great video! “Oh! It’s a great big beautiful tomorrow…”
@ericamclean16446 жыл бұрын
I remember i saw Captain Eo on my 8th birthday. 😬 I'm 36 now and it was so completely amazing back then
@JeffreyPiatt6 жыл бұрын
A lot of this was during. The Eisner era at Disney when Disney Parks went all in blind on Euro Disneyland in Paris and had a underwelming opening day. That loss cascaded in to projects getting cancelled and Budget cuts to existing projects. Peoplemover was a victim of the Rocket Rods ride reusing it's track by building the new track over it's structure. With no banking.
@MattMcIrvin6 жыл бұрын
Animal Kingdom is even hotter. The Africa area particularly, because the opportunities for shade are limited in that space. And you naturally spend more of your time outside there.
@MattMcIrvin6 жыл бұрын
I saw Captain EO on the re-release after Michael Jackson died; it was an interesting historical artifact. Kind of charming, but also goofy. It was a bit different from the original release, because they were re-using the motion effects from "Honey, I Shrunk The Audience" instead of doing the original in-theater effects. You could definitely see where all the money went, though I noticed that the 3D cinematography was not as refined as in modern 3D movies.
@BillMarion6 жыл бұрын
Matt McIrvin you have a good point. But for whatever reason we do the rafting first at Animal Kingdom (long story). We always end up buying clothes after and we end up walking around feeling cooler I guess.
@EM-lk7jw5 жыл бұрын
10:25 totally looks like a body in swim trunks laying on the ground.
@pantstime45294 жыл бұрын
Vishpala Most likely a CPR dummy
@Heart0fGold4 жыл бұрын
I noticed that too!
@bradsmack13 жыл бұрын
Merely a discarded mannequin thought to be a part of the once-proposed "Felony Island."
@771Ashley775 жыл бұрын
I remember riding Body Wars when I was like 3 or 4. They had the pavilion open for a convention thing once and you could still see where these attractions were located and it made me sad.
@771Ashley775 жыл бұрын
Also, when I went to Disneyland, I was so super surprised by the track being left for the People Mover. They should’ve just removed the tracks because it looks so weird.
@spindleclown6 жыл бұрын
Personal favorite/heartbreaker for me is (yet another) Epcot example: the old stage that once hosted Kitchen Kabaret (a charming nutrition-themed animatronic musical show) and later on Food Rocks (a more dated "modern" replacement of KK) is still sitting behind Soarin'. No joke; look around the back of The Land/Soarin' pavilion and you'll see a giant, technicolor fridge-shaped building. IIRC, some of the Food Rocks animatronics are still inside the stage (specifically a few in the ceiling and floor).
@changkwangoh6 жыл бұрын
Sami Dark I miss both
@laughtrack6866 жыл бұрын
It was actually removed during the last few years during a bathroom expansion thing.
@spindleclown6 жыл бұрын
Jeez, really? Replaced with bathrooms? :(
@changkwangoh6 жыл бұрын
Darn yea I recall now I was at Epcot last week and the ladies rooms were new that’s where the stage was!
@laughtrack6866 жыл бұрын
Sami Dark Yup. Squatters where a ride once was. Kind of disappointing.
@MikeJMurdock6 жыл бұрын
Sadly another urban explorer checked body wars previously and sadly the simulators were removed mainly to use as spare parts for the revived Star Tours :( but yeah it's sad to see what happen to cranial command and much of Epcot :(
@kiapolo20025 жыл бұрын
There was one ride at WDW that you can still see the remnants of. I don't remember what it's called but it was essentially a cable car in the air. Some of you may know what I'm talking about. It used to cut across Tomorrowland. They took it down YEARS ago (at least a couple of decades) though. I was fortunate enough to at least get to ride it during a few trips before they shut it down. Now the only signs of it that are left are the poles that held the pulleys for the cables.
@haveanicedave15514 жыл бұрын
I haven't been to Disneyland since 1980. Last time I went, you needed to buy tickets for the rides. I came home with a bunch of unused tickets. Wish I had kept them. Reason I didn't use all my tickets, every ride had long lines. We spent like 2 hours in line just to ride the new Space Mountain. We use to go like 4 times a year when we lived in L.A. I remember the ride where you look in the mirror and you can see a ghost in your lap. Or Peter Pan ride, here we go! Or the tea cups.
@redmondgiant4 жыл бұрын
Ah the lettered tickets, with "E" tickets being for the fanciest rides. The ghost projections was in Haunted Mansion, I remember it turned the vehicle you were in sideways as it passed by the mirror and a tiny projector in the center of the vehicle itself would simply project the ghost image.
@Kurt777773 жыл бұрын
Should've kept those tickets! They are definitely a collector's item today worth lots of $.
@haveanicedave15513 жыл бұрын
@@Kurt77777 Wish I would of kept them. I thought of throwing them away many times then I'd change my mind. I never imagined there would be internet someday.
@MoonOnATuesday6 жыл бұрын
Makes me sad that epcot is now a shell of its former self. The original park sounds fantastic to have experienced.
@JNutria6 жыл бұрын
MoonOnATuesday in the 80s it was very futuristic! Had a great feel. By the 90s it started falling behind and Walt’s vision of a distant future never got a proper full on update):
@Traumaqueenamy6 жыл бұрын
It was! I can confirm cause I went often starting in 1989. The original Journey Into Imagination was my all time favorite. The only Future World attraction that is still, for the most part, unchanged is Spaceship Earth. I miss the old Epcot. 😭
@changkwangoh6 жыл бұрын
EPCOT Center 1989-1991 was the best ever! Epcot theme park nowadays, ehhh we still have drunkytown but that’s about it.
@ericamclean16446 жыл бұрын
MoonOnATuesday I went in 1990, my Mom brought me to Disney World / Epcot for my 8th birthday. It was incredible. I will absolutely never forget how cool it was. Kinda sad my kids won't see the things I saw. It was truly futuristic. Captain Eo was 3D and it felt REAL. Unbelievable. After reading your comment and others, I know I need to thank my Mom again for that experience 💯
@MoonOnATuesday6 жыл бұрын
Thank you guys, i love hearing your experiences. Im a big fan of the futurist movement that inspired EPCOT. I would have loved to experience it, but im glad you guys did and are able to tell us.
@DamiAnimated6 жыл бұрын
I used to work at Epcot and the little pavilion where Cranium Command used to be is so jarring.
@xtyna1005 жыл бұрын
DamiAnimated what does jarring mean?
@rih4nnas4 жыл бұрын
Xty100 like an unpleasant feeling
@rebekah38874 жыл бұрын
@@xtyna100 england slang for annoying
@Alice-ib8ds4 жыл бұрын
loving the WOL music loop. Last time I visited EPCOT, in august, it still played. I hopped the rope, but but didn't go inside. Instead I just stood there and felt the EPCOT Center vibes
@funtimelouie18285 жыл бұрын
I missed the sky tram in Disneyland the one that goes from tomorrow land to fantasy land ! It had a nice view of the park and it was a quick way to skip the crowds underneath!
@DMills-un1tl4 жыл бұрын
louie perez yes, a quick way that few used. Too bad someone had to go and do something stupid and die on it, so they closed it down 😕
@danroberts0073 жыл бұрын
The loading building for the Sky Tram in Fantasyland is still there, just past the Casey Jones Railroad before you cross into Frontierland. You just have to know where to look, as trees have grown up in front of it, but it's still in the same spot.
@stealthg35infiniti943 жыл бұрын
You can also see the concrete circles on the ground where the support towers once stood.
@classiclife72043 жыл бұрын
AH yeah, that was totally a sneaky essential trick we used as teens hanging out there in the 80s.
@brycevo6 жыл бұрын
Disney loves to Abandon attractions and then leave it like a Monument to the old attractions. "I?... I am a Monument to all your Sins. This is Not your grave... But you are welcome in it..."
@endymion75856 жыл бұрын
“Relax, I’d rather not piss this thing off” -people trying to sneak past security
@orangecat5046 жыл бұрын
Halo 3 is one my favorite video games
@inventions1786 жыл бұрын
+gamerpro504 And yet we don't give a shit.
@willizle026 жыл бұрын
I give a shit :(
@tubalubsplaysdestiny96126 жыл бұрын
gamepro504 that was Halo 2
@tinarash77726 жыл бұрын
The People Mover! I used to love that! And it was great for letting parents sit for awhile before going on more rides. Not that this wasn't a ride.
@Heart0fGold4 жыл бұрын
The People Mover was changed to Rocket Rods, a much faster version. However it ALWAYS broke down and the lines took up a large area of Tomorrowland, so they eventually closed the entire track.
@gregoryhighfill49945 жыл бұрын
I grew up in Orange County CA, and with Disneyland. It was so exciting in 1967 when Tomorrowland was completely remodeled and updated. That was when the People Mover was added along with Adventure thru Inner Space & The Carousel of Progress. In 1991 I found myself living in Orange County, FL, so my visits to Disneyland were much fewer and farther between. My last visit to Disneyland (2000-02) I was so disappointed in Tomorrowland. It looked crowded and trashy to me. I was very disappointed that the People Mover was gone. I really enjoy the Tomorrowland Transit Authority at Magic Kingdom, and the very first thing I noticed was how the technology for motion was different. At Disneyland you have rubber tires in the track that turn and pull the cars along. At the TTA it's done with linear induction magnetic motors. The ride is much smoother than the old People Mover at Disneyland.
@taradale32204 жыл бұрын
I miss the old tom sawyers island (I hate the weird pirates remake, The closed down fort and the way they basically use it as a staging area for fantasmic
@robbyrob07234 жыл бұрын
Oh no! Really? That was my favorite place there!
@liadon314 жыл бұрын
@@robbyrob0723 Yea, they basically closed off the entire northern half of the island along with it. I remember spending so much time running around in all the tunnels and fort. At least WDW still has it as Tom Sawyer island and the whole island is still open (at least I think they still do).
@l.i.l.b.r.o6 жыл бұрын
Please don't put innoventions music over your video. It's way too much nostalgia at once.
@sweetpeace136 жыл бұрын
This video makes me so sad I just want all the 90s rides back and all the new rides gone.
@Christina_xoxo5 жыл бұрын
Desiree Delilah 🙄🙄🙄
@asivc4 жыл бұрын
i like them all :)
@space_zonegaming6894 жыл бұрын
8:44 I like how he just casually walks over the chain in front of wveryone
@geomarierock30613 жыл бұрын
I love the people mover at Disney World. It was kind of cool you end up behind the scenes in Space Mountain. It is nice a ride to just relax and take a break and get a cool view of Tomorrowland.
@toughmanrandysavage30776 жыл бұрын
WE NEED TO CLEAN UP ONE OF THE RIVER COUNTRY SLIDES AND PUT SOAP AND WATTER ON IT SO WE CAN RIDE IT ONE MORE TIME. SOMEBODY NEEDS TO MAKE A VIDEO OF THAT!!!! THAT LAST PERSON TO RIDE THE RIVER COUNTRY SLIDE!!!
@donnacrowe14185 жыл бұрын
$10,000 Leagues Under the Sea!!
@mysticvirgo93186 жыл бұрын
I went to River Country the last season it was opened.. The water was NOT very cold at all. But it was a bright bright green
@jenniferwinterrose31715 жыл бұрын
I remember it being incredibly cold in 1998. It wasn't that green at that point. I bet the algae was helping insulate the water and kept it warmer.
@chadportenga78585 жыл бұрын
I'm sure that health regulations regarding swimmers and chlorinated water for amusements had something to do with it, too.
@lizardwrangle5 жыл бұрын
The old Tomorrowland floating saucer bumper cars.
@iloveblue765 жыл бұрын
The People Mover is still up and running at Magic Kingdom. 😁
@thomasstanley30086 жыл бұрын
A couple of my childhood favorite Disneyland attractions that are still (kinda/in some way) standing today are: The Motorboat Cruise (the old dock is still standing and currently serves as a seating area for Edelweiss Snacks near the Matterhorn) and The Keelboats (which was a jungle cruise-like humor-based boat ride around the rivers of America. One boat still remains docked by the cabin on Tom Sawyer’s Island and the loading dock for the ride currently serves as a smoking section along the rivers of America)
@HandburglarPro6 жыл бұрын
Thomas Stanley I still miss the motorboat cruise. One of my most vivid Disneyland memories is going on that with my dad around 1977.
@DestinyStellaNox6 жыл бұрын
I remember going to River Country as a kid. I was about 6yrs old and when I talked to other people about Disney's third water park, they never believed me about it. I also remember going to Discovery Island in the middle of the lake.
@zackdia5 жыл бұрын
I was surprised he didn't mention Discovery Island. That's still abandoned. Like a whole island lol
@Colleen25685 жыл бұрын
Truhopefaith You are Right!! River Country. The memories of me losing my family and being so scared! And Discovery Island!!!
@recycletreerpcondo5 жыл бұрын
@@zackdia It won't be built on because there is no underground to provide services out of the view of visitors. I had thought they would have cleared the island and built a hotel on the land, but it may violate the green space requirements that the park has to maintain or get heavily fined. All of the WDW Parks are either on the 2nd or 3rd level above ground which allows for supply, trash collection, and maintenance vehicles to travel under the park and out of the view of guests. It's also how you may see a cast member turn down an alley and around a corner and "disappear" because there is a hidden door that allows them to go under the park to move around without answering questions every 3 steps.
@mjriemen5 жыл бұрын
I remember both of those. A giant bird crapped on my in the aviary in Discovery Island... River Country was too cold and dangerous to be a Disney Park these days...
@tractorkid2234 жыл бұрын
"Honey I shrunk the audience" was the best thing at 2morrowland especially if ya trippin.
@swampghost8354 жыл бұрын
"so they can just keep some closed and not do anything with them for 20 years" can we get an f in the chat for 20,000 leagues under the sea
@DocPicklez6 жыл бұрын
Good, Get rid of the Primeval Whirl and the entire carnival area while your at it. The entire area is a eyesore and the opposite of what Walt wanted in a theme park.
@zaklex31656 жыл бұрын
River Country was fabulous, and the "cold" water wasn't even that cold, it was great for the Florida weather, glad I had a chance to experience it, along with a lot of the other now gone attractions at both parks.
@lizzygraham7485 жыл бұрын
the flying saucers, pack mules, and the mine train ride at Disneyland
@user-lovinlife4 жыл бұрын
Got to give this guy credit for making this adventure into the forbidden world. I imagine every theme park has it's nightmarish stories. I saw all of Epcot from the beginning. Fond memories with family at Disney world. Thanks for sharing this!
@YeTheGOATNoCap6 жыл бұрын
10:25 Am I wrong or is that a human body on the floor
@BlackDragonNite6 жыл бұрын
Literally Who right!?
@downtownswingin6 жыл бұрын
Wtf?!
@debsims60786 жыл бұрын
That's what I was going to ask. Looks like a body laying behind that trailer. #creepy
@kinantipb62946 жыл бұрын
OMG YOU RIGHT!! I JUST REALIZE IT AFTER SEEN COMMENT SECTION . It is a human body?? SUPER CREEPY
@PhampletEdits6 жыл бұрын
I see it omg to creepy
@tylermoses81046 жыл бұрын
I always love listening to your videos. Your voice is so soothing but keeps my attention at the same time.
@Al56boots5 жыл бұрын
I Romberg seeing the carousel of progress when it debuted at the 1964 New York worlds fair along with it’s a small world
@mariai11113 жыл бұрын
Me too!
@gmabbit6 жыл бұрын
your obsession with the people mover is baffling
@miiimiiisssonggg5 жыл бұрын
Gmabbit my (now) 5 year old would beg to go on it every time we ventured toward Tomorrowland while at WDW. Idkw but she is obsessed with it too, for some it’s a magnet.🤷🏼♀️ I honestly love all Disney rides, there’s something about the nostalgia that just makes me smile~ I guess riding them as a kid and now with my kids makes it magical. Maybe the memories are why he likes it so much?
@bradfernandes88435 жыл бұрын
@@miiimiiisssonggg As a kid (now almost 40) I loved the people mover because it brought you "into space mountain". I was so afraid to go on Space Mountain so this was the closest I would get. I still love the people mover and make my family go on it every time we go to WDW.
@Kylieee82786 жыл бұрын
I love that you use Disney World/ Disney Land background music! I think it fits perfectly in your videos and really sets you apart from other Disney youtube channels. Love the video keep then coming!
@TrailWright3 жыл бұрын
River country was a great alternative to the "main" parks, especially for those that have stayed at Fort Wilderness campground. I wasn't a big water park guy but the kids and wife loved it. It is sad that it is not used, for that purpose any longer. Thanks for sharing...
@AngelGirl916025 жыл бұрын
I loved The Great Movie Ride so much. Something you could of mentioned is that after the people mover at Disneyland was taken away *sob* they redid the tracks and made the ride Rocket Rods. For the line for that attraction they closed Circle Vision.
@Hessed37126 жыл бұрын
I have never clicked on a video so fast.
@amberbryeans1146 жыл бұрын
Hessed3712 same here!
@calihustler086 жыл бұрын
Hessed3712 why not?
@slimmy_00766 жыл бұрын
Extinct attractions? How about tower of terror at Disneyland! Too soon?
@wesleyburnham83116 жыл бұрын
I so miss America Sings. It was fun, entertaining, memorable, and my kids looked forward to it each time we went to Disneyland. Same for Bear Country Jamboree !
@Jupiter__001_6 жыл бұрын
Wesley Burnham Country Bear Jamboree is still at Florida. It has aircon, which is the main reason people go to it.
@PhampletEdits6 жыл бұрын
Christopher Garcia I agree
@pizzafrost75126 жыл бұрын
I live in florida so I have been to Disney World lots of times. I have never been to Disney Land but I dont think I want to if we still have a lot of rides that have closed in California.
@amberbryeans1146 жыл бұрын
Slimmy_007 we went to Disney world for the first time last month. I got to ride tower of terror. Is it an old attraction?
@secondhandwildflowers23155 жыл бұрын
I remember journey into imagination because we got Stuck on it, 20 years ago lol, i can still hear him saying “well figment”
@miniconsrus2 ай бұрын
The Great Movie Ride and Splash Mountain 💔 I love those, even though they’ve been reskinned and changed. They’ll forever be core memories of my childhood; never forgotten ❤️
@Iamdja96 жыл бұрын
Some people won't count Nara Dreamland, but I do because technically Walt did send imagineers to work on the park. So my favorite abandoned "Disney" attraction is Nara Dreamland, even though the park is extinct now...
@donaldparlettjr32956 жыл бұрын
Growing up the first time to Disney in Florida they were just starting to build Space Mountain. My favorite ride was the 20,000 Leagues ride and I was mesmerized by the Hall of the Presidents.
@Lauren_Nicks5 жыл бұрын
Ah my favourite part of theme parks, the abandoned rides or actual theme parks that have been left or destroyed (RIP Nara Dreamland)
@mattypants3 жыл бұрын
I remember cranium command!! I loved it! I also remember innoventions. I also miss the ice cave in Epcot, where you could sample all the different sodas from around the world!
@katied85446 жыл бұрын
Body wars was great! My young self really loved going through the body and saving that person from the SPLINTER!
@dickadams496 жыл бұрын
I think there are still remnants of the classic ASTUTER COMPUTER REVIEW at EPCOT. That attraction was SO misunderstood!
@michaelhorn89625 жыл бұрын
Ass-tooter? Whaaaaaaaaaaat???
@Robin-ky9rk4 жыл бұрын
I love the EPCOT music playing, giving a reference to the greatest project abandoned by Disney.
@tiffprendergast3 жыл бұрын
Huh
@Eliel72303 жыл бұрын
When I was a kid back in the 1960's Disneyland had a ride in tomorrow land called Monsanto's Inner space. As we stood in line there was an overhead display showing people standing on a moving platform like we were, only they seemed to be reduced in size.
@CornellCrits6 жыл бұрын
I remember being on Body Wars as a kid.
@Afmedic856 жыл бұрын
Mid-Life Crits it freaked me out a bit (I was only 3 the first time)
@coldboxer04646 жыл бұрын
I remember always getting sick after riding it.
@StephenH16 жыл бұрын
I was too, I actually enjoyed that ride for some reason. Innoventions was pretty amazing as well but really didn't age well. They need new sponsors for everything, that's what funded all the attractions.
@bougiebohemian53936 жыл бұрын
I loved Body Wars. My mom worked at MetLife and through her job we got VIP treatment on body Wars and got to skip the line and sit in the front
@CornellCrits6 жыл бұрын
It was from body wars I got the motto of "mind over matter" and still do my best to apply it today.
@TishaMae6 жыл бұрын
i was traumatized by body wars as a kid. I am not even kidding I remember it distinctly because my mom got really mad at me and thought I was being overdramatic... but I almost got sick and I had been holding on to my older brother's arm the whole time, screaming a lot of it, and it was bruised
@ztslovebird6 жыл бұрын
Tisha Don’t feel bad. I heard there were many people who were literally made ill by Body Wars. There were even a few life-threatening reactions to the ride.
@Tsumami__6 жыл бұрын
Tisha you *were* being overdramatic. Also she should have had the common sense and courtesy to other people to pick you up and remove you from the ride if you were actually acting like that. Personally I would have taken you home and that would have been your last Disney trip until you were an adult that can actually handle a simple child’s ride.
@Adven4U16 жыл бұрын
Bugs Life as well as the Muppet Theater. And Stich's Great Escape. I was too young for those when my parents brought me in! So I don't care if Disney Replaces these rides. I don't want to see them again. Don't care about the Terror Of Terror either, though I'd like it to stay. Though it's getting pretty old, kids these days won't remember the movie. Also, I am glad the Great Movie Ride is going "bye. bye." Wasn't my thing. There is ONE thing I do miss though. I miss the Minnie and Mickey Mouse's house that used to be in Fantasyland before Disney wrecked it for new Fantasyland. Not sure if it's standing or if it's completely demolished.
@sanichuuu6 жыл бұрын
Goddess Usako With a ride like *Body Wars* can you really blame Tisha? You’re riding an enclosed simulator about being inside a human body, people are guaranteed to be squeamish or “overreact” about the ride.
@TishaMae6 жыл бұрын
I was 4... had already been forced on multiple rides that I didn't want to get on including Jaws at universal and and King Kong and prone to nausea.. not to mention this ride is a simulator you couldn't just "pick up and leave" I am not the only kid to have had an adverse reaction to it from what I have heard which I am sure if he revisits this ride it will be discussed. Being scared, nearly sick and exhausted does that to a kid and best believe when it came to back to the future that was not a ride I got on. My guess is you were never on that ride
@HoboKingNiklz3 жыл бұрын
The Innoventions music in the background of this whole video... My heart... I miss this place
@awnb955 жыл бұрын
Been to Epcot many times over the years, but never remember going on Cranium Command. Loved the upstairs area after the original figmant ride. Miss the jumping containing off to the side.
@maggieanderson37786 жыл бұрын
My favorite abandon attraction is the Home of Tomorrow that was in Disneyland. Yes, I know it was torn down and the only thing that still is there is a square support. I know that it wouldn't be a home of NOW, but oh well.