Biggest wins in wdw

[Obi]

alright, we have the biggest mistakes in wdw thread... let's have the biggest wins in wdw!....

what do you feel was a huge WIN for WDW?

 

[Obi]

btw, thanks for the idea rct247.

 

[IowaHawks7]

The building of Splash mountain!!! Also the buillding of World Showcase. In my opinion it is the best "land" in all of WDW

 

[olinecoach61]

Main street USA, my favorite place in the world!

 

[WDWLOYAL1971]

In M.K. Splash Mountain, in Epcot Test Track and Soarin and in H.S Toy Story Mania.:sohappy:

 

[ChristianG]

Illuminations & The overall atmosphere. Just something about walking around hotels, parks, queues, and ESPECIALLY the walk from The Swan & Dolphin to DHS. First you go through the boardwalk and then you go along a sidewalk right next to the lake/river that transports guests to and from EPCOT, Swan & Dolphin, Boardwalk, DHS, etc. One evening around 7 PM we were walking to DHS from the Swan to catch the last showing of Fantasmic for the night after a great dinner and it was like heaven. The pathway lamps, the water right next to us, the lights of the boardwalk behind us, the spotlights from DHS in the sky that you can even see from MK, and we were lucky enough to hear the first Fantasmic performance of the night while we were walking by the park. Thats not the only atmosphere I like, just one of my favorites. I can go on and on about different atmospheres around WDW... it's just simply amazing.

 

[Zummi Gummi]

Of recent memory, the answer is The Magic, the Memories, and You. It's an incredible show that showcases awesome technology. It also proves that when Disney is on top of it's game, nothing is better.

Which is why their blunders get so much flack from people, myself included. Disney sets the bar high, and it's disappointing when they peddle crap like Countdown to (no) Fun on us.

 

[cowanfamily]

Soarin'
Background music everywhere
Fantasmic, Illuminations and Wishes
Dole Whip floats
Main St USA
CoP

 

[Scuttle]

Hoop de doo! Also space mountain. It is such an iconic ride that completely changed the MK in 1975. It was really a game changer and at the time was a one of a kind type of roller coaster. Even to this day it holds ts own for uniqueness

 

[coachwnh]

the experience you get watching the castle show followed by wishes where main street usa meets the circle in front of the castle. just standing there with my family, no matter how often we do it, is what disney is all about!!! thats a huge win for me. its amazing, but for me its not the big rides, but the feeling this experience gives me each time. awesome win!

 

[pumpkin7]

main street electrical parade. i know it doesn't get too much love, but to me, that screams disney. <3

and bringing us the audio animatronic. i don't care whether it's the old wicked witch of the west in the great movie ride, or mr potato head (i've only seen him on a you tube video but he looks awesome!) from TSMM, nothing beats a disney audio animatronic.

 

[Jakester]

The Magic Kingdom.
You really feel like your in a magical place.

 

[forevermickey]

Thank you so much for this thread! I was reading some junk earlier about DDP and it just got crazy with people insulting each other....I realized after about 10 min. I had been sucked in reading everyone's neg. opinions and it actually started making me think twice about how I felt about WDW in general.... I finally shook myself out of it and vowed to not let that happen again.....so again thank you.

I think what Disney has done right is a list that would take me awhile to compile and I am sure I would still leave things out..... overall they have created a MAGICAL atmosphere that allows my family and I to float on clouds for a week while we are there!:sohappy:

 

[disneypearl]

I love that everywhere you go in WDW you are immersed in the experience. The atmosphere is amazing and the cast members are so friendly and happy to help! Even the airport is so easy with the Magical Express. You quickly leave the everyday life behind as you enter WDW.

Some big wins for WDW are:
Splash Mountain
Haunted Mansion
Pirates of the Caribbean
Spaceship Earth
Soarin
Festival of the Lion King
Kilimanjaro Safaris
Toy Story Midway Mania

Wishes/Illuminations/Fantasmic are all the perfect way to end a day at the parks.

There is just no other place like it. I look forward to it like nothing else and it is harder to leave than anywhere.

 

[powlessfamily4]

Walts idea to leave a little magic and pixie dust in all of our lives. BIG WIN!

 

[rct247]

MAGIC KINGDOM:
-Space Mountain (Building & Ride)
-The Peoplemover
-Floating Leota in Haunted Mansion
-Winnie the Pooh Interactive Queue
-Characters with moving mouths & blinking eyes
-Teleportation of Skippy from Alien Encounter / Teleportation of Donut Thief in Stitch's Great Escape
-Castle Dream Lights
-Utiladors
-Hall of Presidents Recent Update
-Mickey's Boo to You Parade (Music & Gravediggers)

EPCOT:
-Spaceship Earth (Building & Ride)
-World Showcase
-IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth
-Sunshine Seasons
-Projections Underwater (Nemo & Friends)
-Turtle Talk with Crush

DISNEY'S HOLLYWOOD STUDIOS:
-Tower of Terror (Building & Ride)
-Citizens of Hollywood
-Fantasmic Finale
-Star Tours: The Adventure Continues (3D & Randomization)
-One Man's Dream
-Osborne Spectacle of Dancing Lights

DISNEY'S ANIMAL KINGDOM:
-Recreating Animal Habitats for Kilimanjaro Safaris
-Expedition Everest Queue

DOWNTOWN DISNEY & THE RESORTS:
-Blizzard Beach Theme
-Wilderness Lodge Lobby
-Sand Bottom Pool at Yacht & Beach Club

 

[NiarrNDisney]

Animal Kingdom, Epcot, Expedition Everest, Fantasyland Expansion, Kilimanjaro Safari, Tower of Terror (1st one), Space Mountain (1st one), and WDW Resorts especially the the Boardwalk and surrounding area.

 

[worldtraveler]

Magical Express
The Polynesian Resort
Splash Mountain
Epcot Monorail
Tower of Terror
Expedition Everest

 

[MerlinTheGoat]

Stuff that WDW does best compared to other parks-

- Splash Mountain
- Spectromagic (compared to other night time parades)
- Magic Memories and You
- Tower of Terror
- New Pooh queue
- Haunted Mansion (2007 and later, most of it anyways)
- Basically the entire resort franchise (especially the deluxe ones, but they're all great)
- Monorail system used as a legit transport system

Awesome stuff that WDW has other parks don't-

- Peoplemover (NEVER get rid of this great relaxing onlooker ride)
- Great Movie Ride (dated or not, i love it)
- All of World Showcase
- Living With the Land
- Spaceship Earth
- Animal Kingdom (just the park itself, the beauty of it)
- Expedition Everest (fully functional version, though this one is still fun)
- Dinosaur (see Everest description)
- Kilimanjaro Safaris
- Philharmagic

Also, if it counts, all of Future world pre-1996 or so (before the restructuring and closures). Epic win there.

 

[cheezbat]

-Tower of Terror
-Splash Mountain
-Haunted Mansion
-Indiana Jones stunt show
-Typhoon Lagoon