Splashtacular - The Weirdest Thing EVER

[FettFan]

According to the guys at RetroWDW, this show was originally created for Tokyo Disneyland and was a huge hit.

So, naturally it was ported over for Epcot ‘94. They were counting on it being a permanent addition, so the Fountain of Nations was renovated from its original configuration to add more jets, as well as the stage area (at the cost of the FoN’s flower beds).



Guests didn’t care for it and it only lasted six months.

 

[marni1971]

It wasn't so much guests didn’t care, it was put in the worst possible place. In Tokyo it was a castle stage show, in Epcot it stopped all through traffic and the park would grind to a halt.

Search YouTube for Tokyo’s “It’s Magical“ show.

 

[brb1006]

Here's the original version from Tokyo Disneyland for comparison.

 

[NelleBelle]

Boy, those are, um, some costume! I think they must've had the designer who did Capt. EO design those costumes! And not sure which had worse glare...Mickey's cherry picker or the chrome mickey's on the guys' costumes!!

 

[kap91]

I loved this show so much when I was a kid. Probably cause I was really into dinosaurs...but I just thought it was the coolest thing.

 

[The Peanut Gallery]

Bizarre indeed. What really sums up its failure is when the villain appears & Mickey asks who she is & she just replies, "None of your business!" It's pretty hard to get invested in a character without the audience knowing her name. This show was definitely before my time & it doesn't appear that I missed too much.

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

Found these on Google of the impressive AA The TerrasauX when it was used in the show..

Then repurposed in as an Elvis Dino in Galaxy Search

It then sat backstage exposed to the elements...I doubt it's there anymore..

 

[marni1971]

Here’s an older thread with more information

1994 Epcot T-Rex

Was surfing around on Flickr looking at pictures and saw this. At first I was like "Hmm that must be something from overseas" and then I saw that it was captioned as being Epcot. I am having one of those "huh?" moments because I have absolutely no recollection of this. I see the...

forums.wdwmagic.com

 

[brb1006]

RetroWDW just uploaded a commercial for this show.