Bring back Horizons

[BlakeW39]

But .........if we can dream it, then we can do it!

If someone in the film division has already dreamed it, then we can do it!

 

[Disstevefan1]

heck...do it right....bulldoze WoL, re-create carbon-copy Horizons building, and put "New Horizons" inside!

Since we are dreaming here and they would never do it anyway, I agree bulldoze WoL and recreate the original building.

I was just trying kill to birds in this hypothetical; reuse the WoL building they recently fixed the roof and bring back Horizons is some form.

Since Horizons is non IP, the next idea in this hypothetical would be to build an inside out ride in the WoL building.

Just like the original Imagination ride will never come back, sadly Horizons and any form will never come back.

Both were great while they lasted but they are both gone forever.

What we have to look forward to is either coasters or trackless screen based attractions.

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

Here, just to make everyone feel better...

 

[doctornick]

If you are going to go through the time/hassle/money of replicating a historical EPCOT ride, it should be the original Journey into Imagination.

 

[donaldtoo]

If you are going to go through the time/hassle/money of replicating a historical EPCOT ride, it should be the original Journey into Imagination.

 

[JIMINYCR]

But .........if we can dream it, then we can do it!

Unfortunately, that was true under another Dis administration at a time when they cared about things other than just the bottom line.

 

[JIMINYCR]

 

[Disstevefan1]

It’s fun to discuss bringing back Horizons and the original Imagination but we all know neither will happen mostly because it would be the equivalent of Disney admitting they made a mistake and we know that will never happen.

 

[JIMINYCR]

It’s fun to discuss bringing back Horizons and the original Imagination but we all know neither will happen mostly because it would be the equivalent of Disney admitting they made a mistake and we know that will never happen.

Not so much them admitting they were wrong but Disney has long held the position that once something is taken away, it's not coming back. The premise that it is no longer relevant and we must not look backwards but forward. What must happen is to bring in the new, the next thing, the state of the art attraction that drives the bookings. Horizons had its run so now forget about it, move on.

 

[Disstevefan1]

Not so much them admitting they were wrong but Disney has long held the position that once something is taken away, it's not coming back. The premise that it is no longer relevant and we must not look backwards but forward. What must happen is to bring in the new, the next thing, the state of the art attraction that drives the bookings. Horizons had its run so now forget about it, move on.

RIP Disneyland People mover.

 

[UNCgolf]

If you are going to go through the time/hassle/money of replicating a historical EPCOT ride, it should be the original Journey into Imagination.

Agreed.

Horizons was amazing, and I would love a new version of it, but it wouldn't make any sense to rebuild the original. Most of it would need modernization.

The original JII, on the other hand, would be just fine right now (that's not to say it wouldn't potentially benefit from some minor updates, but it wouldn't be obviously outdated like Horizons).

 

[FiestaFunKid]

The historical portions, music, and overall voice over style/feel of the ride could all be essentially duplicated. The future looking scenes would obviously need to be made more accurate based on the path of current technology.

However, it feels like Disney does not want to build animatronic filled rides with detailed physical sets that require that much heavy lifting in creation and maintenance - which is a shame. It also feels like they are less ambitious today in general. Here are some rides I do not think would be built in previous forms today...maybe new tech would bring some interesting updates (a la Rise) but the level of varied physical detail and animatronics would definitely be reduced...

Horizons
WoM
SE
The Living Seas
Haunted Mansion
Pirates
Great Movie RIde


If Animal Kingdom opened today, I have a really hard time seeing the current leadership being ambitious enough to include an actual animal populated African Savanna.

 

[jah4955]

The historical portions, music, and overall voice over style/feel of the ride could all be essentially duplicated. The future looking scenes would obviously need to be made more accurate based on the path of current technology.

The fact we are still lamenting....in various ways...the closure of an attractions roughly 27 years later says quite a lot of said attractions.

 

[UNCgolf]

The historical portions, music, and overall voice over style/feel of the ride could all be essentially duplicated. The future looking scenes would obviously need to be made more accurate based on the path of current technology.

However, it feels like Disney does not want to build animatronic filled rides with detailed physical sets that require that much heavy lifting in creation and maintenance - which is a shame. It also feels like they are less ambitious today in general. Here are some rides I do not think would be built in previous forms today...maybe new tech would bring some interesting updates (a la Rise) but the level of varied physical detail and animatronics would definitely be reduced...

Horizons
WoM
SE
The Living Seas
Haunted Mansion
Pirates
Great Movie RIde


If Animal Kingdom opened today, I have a really hard time seeing the current leadership being ambitious enough to include an actual animal populated African Savanna.

I don't think current leadership would have ever even considered building Animal Kingdom.