dreamflight

mrtoad

Well-Known Member
DarkMeasures said:
Wow, AE was still getting full theatres when it closed. Maybe it was a little early for AE. But then again, the lines would start building on it if the attraction's age would pass 10 years because the attraction would then have to be considered a true Disney attraction.... or not.

I think several things factored into the theatre being empty. One, time of year (Febraury) though other attractions had lines. Not super long but not small either. Two, it was run down a bit (as I mentioned with my seat). Three, the theme was outdated. Not sure if you had done it before but you were taking a rocket to Mars. A rocket like 1960s style. Space Shuttles were the only things going into space, so the attraction was not up to the times.
 

mrtoad

Well-Known Member
Tara Mae said:
:( I don't think I ever went on "If you have wings". What was that??

It was very similar in concept to it's decedents and even some original film footage was used in them if I am correct. The song was much more catchy. It went like this, “If you had wings, if you had wings” times by 1,000. :lol:
 

marni1971

Park History nut
Premium Member
Hey MrToad - correct. Mission to Mars I believe just changed your destination, which nessecitated in a mostly new film, narration, and preshow programming. The theatres themselves I believe didn`t change at all. The attraction came from Disneyland, from before man went to the moon. Come December 1971, and the moon was old news, so the plot was moved to Mars.

If You Had Wings was a free ride (back when you bought ride tickets) sponsored by Delta Airlines. It was an omnimover ride around the world, looking at where you could visit with Eastern. Rear screen projections, LOUD music and basic animatronics showed you the way. If You Could fly was a stop-gap when Eastern pulled out - the same ride, without refference to Eastern. Dreamflight was sponsored by Delta, and updated most of the scenes to give it a more modern appearence. TakeFlight was the same ride, this time after Delta pulled out. And then we have Buzz. Incidently, the Omnimover layout and the speed tunnels use in the ride (near the rides end) have stayed the same since 1972!
 

steve2wdw

WDW Fan Since 1973
During the bi-centennial celebration, The Hall of Presidents was also a complementary attraction. It ran ticketless during the run of America on Parade. Back then, every presentation of the Hall of Presidents was at full capacity. Wait times were always a least one full presentation long. The queue eventually ended up being covered because lines were so long (the covered area to the left of the doors to the attraction). Cast members were quite efficient at changing over the 700+ audience members. It used to be just 2 to 3 minutes to get a new presentation started. People used to move "all the way down" the aisle without being told and they also used to abide by the "no flash photography" requests. We were much more civilized and patient back then.
 


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