2 Rides in the Same Show Building?

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disneyfrk1221

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I just got back from Disney, and was trying to relay to my girlfriend a piece of Disney trivia. I had read a while back there were was a show building in either Disneyland or Magic Kingdom that had 2 rides in it. I thought it was Pirates of the Caribbean, because I thought I had read that the reason for the drop was so that you could get to the lower part of the show building, and that the top level was a different ride. But maybe it was PotC in Disneyland? Or maybe another ride all together?

Does anyone have any clue what I'm talking about? I'm not sure if I'm misremembering the factoid, read it wrong, it was not true, or if I just can't remember all the details. Thanks to anyone who can help me track this down :)
 
danlb_2000

danlb_2000

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disneyfrk1221 said:
I just got back from Disney, and was trying to relay to my girlfriend a piece of Disney trivia. I had read a while back there were was a show building in either Disneyland or Magic Kingdom that had 2 rides in it. I thought it was Pirates of the Caribbean, because I thought I had read that the reason for the drop was so that you could get to the lower part of the show building, and that the top level was a different ride. But maybe it was PotC in Disneyland? Or maybe another ride all together?

Does anyone have any clue what I'm talking about? I'm not sure if I'm misremembering the factoid, read it wrong, it was not true, or if I just can't remember all the details. Thanks to anyone who can help me track this down :)
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It's not Pirates in either resort. I am not sure exactly what answer you are trying to remember but there are a few examples of this. Flight of Passage and Navi River Journey in Avatarland are in the same show building, the Tomorrow Land Transit Authority in WDW passes through Space Mountain and Buzz Light Year, and the railroad at WDW passes through Splash Mountain.
 
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disneyfrk1221

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danlb_2000 said:
It's not Pirates in either resort. I am not sure exactly what answer you are trying to remember but there are a few examples of this. Flight of Passage and Navi River Journey in Avatarland are in the same show building, the Tomorrow Land Transit Authority in WDW passes through Space Mountain and Buzz Light Year, and the railroad at WDW passes through Splash Mountain.
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Yea the example I was thinking of was an instance where 2 rides were in the same building on different levels. So in simple terms, its a 2 floor building. Floor 1 is a ride, and Floor 2 is a different ride. This would have been a way to save space.

It's also highly possible I misunderstood or misread lol, I'm just trying to see if the community here can prove me crazy or not crazy :)
 
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Frizzball

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Yeah the only one I can think of is Flight's of Passage/Navi River Journey and I only know they share a building because when I visited there was some sort of problem with it that forced both rides to close for about 6 hours on the final day of our trip.
 
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dhslxop

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I've read stories before that the reason Imagineering added the drop to Pirates was to get the ride below the train tracks. The main show building is beyond the train tracks, so they needed a way to get across. I'm not sure if this is entirely correct, but it sorta makes sense.

Additionally, Buzz Lightyear & Laugh Floor, Stitch & Cosmic Rays, Pooh & Princess Fairytale Hall, and Peter Pan, Hall of Presidents & Philharmagic are each in respective connected buildings. I'm not sure if they are considered the "same" show building, but they are definitely clustered together.
 
anchorman314

anchorman314

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Perhaps you're thinking of the Carousel of Progress when it was in Disneyland? I believe the main show was on the first level, and the second level had some sort of post-show movie.
 
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WDWTrojan

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Also, you probably are aware of this but Main Street is made up primarily of just three buildings, the facades are just built onto the front to give it the appearance of multiple shops. It used to be four but the center street closure on one side changed that.
 
larryz

larryz

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The Imagination pavilion had the Imagination area on the second level, but it wasn't over the JII ride...
 

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