10 Years Ago Today...

[TheDisneyMagic]

Ohh Horizons, how you are turely missed.

I wonder what security would do if I got this printed on the back of a shirt and went to Epcot?

 

[One Lil Spark]

Doooo it! And if it turns out cute... let me know! :lookaroun :lol:

 

[mansionfan84]

OK, today the mourning can begin

 

[Since1976]

HORIZONS *was* Future World to me! The Spaceship Earth, World of Motion, Horizons omnimover / animatronic triple threat was my favorite things about Epcot (Center).

Today, you're more likely to find me heading off to the World Showcase.

 

[Since1976]

One of the great things about the ride is that there was a story thread which went through the whole ride, which you could miss if you weren't paying attention. The first time I rode it, all I saw were cool show scenes about the future. Only on my second ridethrough did I realize that we were watching a family and their children in different enviroinments.

The vid phones were especially cool. We see an animatronic character talking to a real live person via video phone, and then in the next scene we'd see an animatronic of the person on the other end, now talking to a real version of the first character.

Considering the focus on the environment nowadays, if the attraction were to be recreated, there would probably have to be a great focus on keeping the earth clean. We'd be more likely to see more trees and plant life prominently next to these cool buildings.

 

[gustaftp]

That picture of the Horizons building being demo'd makes me want to hurl.

 

[NemoRocks78]

 

[Mr.EPCOT]

All right, let's get as many of us together today to go over to Mission: SPACE and give it good simultaneous kick!

 

[LorangeJuice]

I honestly never thought I would still miss this attraction 10 years later as much as I do now. Maybe I'm just old school, but what a quality attraction! Just seeing the display at the 25th gallery gave me goosebumps along with other guests I saw strolling by. It's things like that and this thread that show just what kind of effect Horizons had on people.

 

[CaptainAshley]

RIP Horizons, the original "Yes we can, yes we can!"

I still can smell the orange blossoms, even here, right now in bitterly cold RI, with all the old dirty gray snow outside. Orange blossoms....

 

[Timmay]

LOL...I feel out of place here. I must be the only person on the face of the earth that fell asleep every time I went on Horizons.

Well, I'm sorry for you guys...but not so much for me.

 

[hpyhnt 1000]

LOL...I feel out of place here. I must be the only person on the face of the earth that fell asleep every time I went on Horizons.

Well, I'm sorry for you guys...but not so much for me.

Ohhhh, I don't think you should have said that! :lookaroun :lol:

 

[ttalovebug]

That demolition picture is so sad................. On my very first trip to EPCOT, that is what I saw. I wish I could have experienced this attraction.