I wasn't born in epcots golden age and I see a lot of ppl wanting Horizons back. What mase horizons so special and if they did bring it back what could they do with the ride
I wasn't born in epcots golden age and I see a lot of ppl wanting Horizons back. What mase horizons so special and if they did bring it back what could they do with the ride
Jenn I think you summed it up perfectly!!Oh boy did you pick a thread topic that will create a lot of conversation. Be nice everyone! LOL!
I am one of those people who absolutely loved Horizons but I don't want it back necessarily. I think doing away with it was a bad decision and that it should've been refurbished to be brought a little more current. It was a gigantic attraction with not only a ton of AAs but a unique feature where guests could chose their own ending. When Disney announced it'd be closing and that the building was going to be demolished, it sparked a lot of debate. See, Disney said the reason they had to tear down the building itself was because the new attraction they had planned was so huge it needed more space. Most folks who remember the Horizons pavilion however know that something wasn't adding up there because the building took up way more land than MS does today and was at least 3 times as tall. Rumor has it the building was sinking because of a problem with the land (former swampy marsh) and that was the real reason it had to go.
When it first opened it was an incredible journey through the future following a single family. The concept was "if we can dream it, we can do it," something many fans know as Walt's sort of "motto." It focused on ways to best use technology to create a more sustainable world as well as new living environments like space and the oceans. It had it's own sort of Omnimover system that was pretty unique using a track above as well as two huge Imax theaters that the vehicles would travel through.
The answer to "what made it so special" is kind of a tough one. Everyone who knew and loved the attraction has a wide range of reasons they loved it. For me, there was just something about it that I can't quite put my finger on. For many folks the passion is really more a result of the "odd" reasons it closed completely to begin with and in some cases, the fact that it's replacement didn't quite live up to the hipe it was given at the time. I personally really enjoyed MS the first and second time I did it but since then have no interest in getting on it again. For me, this differs a lot from how I felt about Horizons in the fact that I vividly remember begging my families to do it over and over again.
I have a little write up and a whole bunch of photos of it on my site here if you want to see a little more.
I am 30 (almost 31 ) and I very vaguely remember this ride. I am sad about it closing because there is no reason it couldn't have been updated and kept current, unless perhaps that would be too costly. If it closed for safety reasons (it's sinking) then there isn't much that can be done about that. Also, while I do like MS, for the spirit of MS is not the same as the spirit of Horizons.
It closed in large to the classic Disney problem. Aging attraction, no more sponsor, and no interest by Disney of footing the bill themselves. To attract the new sponsor, they needed a new show.
I've only seen the videos but I would love to experience this attraction, as well as World of Motion, the original Imagination, and Food Rocks!
Oh boy did you pick a thread topic that will create a lot of conversation. Be nice everyone! LOL!
I am one of those people who absolutely loved Horizons but I don't want it back necessarily. I think doing away with it was a bad decision and that it should've been refurbished to be brought a little more current. It was a gigantic attraction with not only a ton of AAs but a unique feature where guests could chose their own ending. When Disney announced it'd be closing and that the building was going to be demolished, it sparked a lot of debate. See, Disney said the reason they had to tear down the building itself was because the new attraction they had planned was so huge it needed more space. Most folks who remember the Horizons pavilion however know that something wasn't adding up there because the building took up way more land than MS does today and was at least 3 times as tall. Rumor has it the building was sinking because of a problem with the land (former swampy marsh) and that was the real reason it had to go.
When it first opened it was an incredible journey through the future following a single family. The concept was "if we can dream it, we can do it," something many fans know as Walt's sort of "motto." It focused on ways to best use technology to create a more sustainable world as well as new living environments like space and the oceans. It had it's own sort of Omnimover system that was pretty unique using a track above as well as two huge Imax theaters that the vehicles would travel through.
The answer to "what made it so special" is kind of a tough one. Everyone who knew and loved the attraction has a wide range of reasons they loved it. For me, there was just something about it that I can't quite put my finger on. For many folks the passion is really more a result of the "odd" reasons it closed completely to begin with and in some cases, the fact that it's replacement didn't quite live up to the hipe it was given at the time. I personally really enjoyed MS the first and second time I did it but since then have no interest in getting on it again. For me, this differs a lot from how I felt about Horizons in the fact that I vividly remember begging my families to do it over and over again.
I have a little write up and a whole bunch of photos of it on my site here if you want to see a little more.
I agree with you about MS. I enjoyed it the first 2-3 times but now its boring except for the lift off part. They should put a new film for the ride and maybe it can give it some new lifeI was at Epcot Center in March of 1983. I never had the chance to see Horizons as I didn't go back to WDW until after the Millennium, once again I missed Horizons by a year. I have virtually taken a ride on it through video. I have a pretty strong sense of what it was like considering I did get a chance to ride JII, Original SSE, WoM and even the original SSE. It all had a very similar cohesive feel to it. Nothing seemed disjointed nothing seemed out of place. It all was in the interest of improving our future! I personally think Horizons brought it all together. It probably should have been the ride in the center vs SSE as it really talked about Land,Sea, imagination, Energy, Transpotation and Communication all in one ride. About the closest you will get to that feeling is SSE today. I can very honestly and confidently say it was probably one of the greatest rides that was misunderstood by the general public which is what ultimately lead to it's demise.
It's pretty simple...
- It was a formula based on guests moving through full field of view sets that were mostly physical, with a significant number of AAs
- It has a classic EPCOT soundtrack of moving music
- It mixed in impressive technology (OmniMax domes) with 'first time' technology (computer animation in the OmniDomes)
- It included unique gimmicks (the chose your own ending)
How did this work? Did it bring you to a different track into a different room than other guests that had different AA or was there some sort of movie?
- It included classic disney gimmics (scents, tie ins to other Disney references)
- It included several 'how did they do that??' aspects that impressed guests.. including how that attraction fit in the building, how the ending worked, how the sets seemed to intertwin yet you never saw other guests, etc
What was the ending? I'm assuming it's the "choose your own," but why was there a question of how it ended? Was it people basically just asking my first question? hah
- It was an optimistic view of the future in the classic Disney sense
If you truely want to understand, watch the videos.
from http://www.martinsvids.net/?p=35
But I am starting to wonder about this one...
I was also never able to experience this attraction. I'm curious about these:
I was also never able to experience this attraction. I'm curious about these:
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