I remember ....................

[PRNCSAurora]

I remember the most amazing show to ever exist at EPCOT, Kitchen Cabaret, and it goes a little something like this:

(Sing with me now...)
"veggie veggie fruit fruit
veggie fruit fruit
vegeeeeeeeetables
cha cha cha"

I loved that show. I sing her that song at dinner.

 

[Voice of Disney sanity]

I remember having to BUY park maps now they're free

 

[Voice of Disney sanity]

I remember Epcot had information kiosks with tv screens when it first opened and I touched one and a live operated appeared on the screen and asked "can I help you?" It was state of the art technology and it scared me I thought I broke a rule

 

[mergatroid]

I remember Epcot had information kiosks with tv screens when it first opened and I touched one and a live operated appeared on the screen and asked "can I help you?" It was state of the art technology and it scared me I thought I broke a rule

They were great. I seem to remember you could make dinning reservations on them for later that day.

 

[unkadug]

I remember having to BUY park maps now they're free

Really?

I remember there being large poster size maps for sale, but the guide maps were always free...from what I can remember.

 

[jamesgf]

I remember when Future World actually seemed futuristic...

 

[mergatroid]

Really?

I remember there being large poster size maps for sale, but the guide maps were always free...from what I can remember.

I can never remember paying for guide maps either! I do remember in the 70's that instead of being a big folded up map like now, they gave you a small booklet as a guide/ map. Each land had its own two pages and it was really rather cool and I do rather miss that.

 

[Disvillain63]

...what used to be Kodak kiosk were ticket booths back when you purchased A...B...C...D...E...tickets...I don't think they exist at all now.

 

[Bob]

They were great. I seem to remember you could make dinning reservations on them for later that day.

We did that when we were there back in '85. Got our dinner reservations @ Biergarten.

 

[Beholder]

The flamingos at EPCOT!

 

[Simba's Mom]

When the buses had flags instead of headings. So travel instructions might be "You take the brown flag bus to the green flag bus, then...." The Melvin the Moose character breakfast in Fort Wilderness-"Wake up you silly moose!"

 

[pumpkin7]

I remember when SSE had an interesting decent.

 

[wogwog]

I remember when we didn't have to plan every aspect of our trip four years ahead of time.

That is just radical crazy talk. Take a deep breath and say over and over, "I want my MagicBand, I want my Magic Band................"

 

[englanddg]

Criticize all you like, I'm a changed man when it comes to Magicbands.

FastPass+, I'm a bit leery of, but when used in combination with traditional FPs...wow...just wow.

Why do I say this? Well, I used it all day yesterday (and this morning), and now, I miss them. And, I have a feeling, I'll miss them come my trip back to WDW in 7ish more days (too bad POFQ doesn't have them yet...yes, I said it! TOO BAD!)

 

[Tinkerbella16]

I remember when there was not 1 but 2 Chef Mickey's!! One was in DTD at one time. We ate there in 1992.

I remember when you could easily walk up to ANY AND ALL restaurants in WDW. Ahhhh those were the days of whatever you were in the mood for!

I remember an Aladdin themed character breakfast in MGM. We loved this back in the day!

I remember when characters would roam free around the parks... after all it is their home right? Now they are not allowed.

 

[NeedMoreMickey]

Discovery island was just another gem in the crown of WDW. While not obscure, 20k Leagues is still deeply missed by me.

And walking into MGM and NOT seeing the BAH.

Walking into Epcot and not seeing the tombstones

 

[FettFan]

I remember Delta Dreamflight.

I remember the Kinetic Mosaic.

I remember the original "Captain Duck" show.

I remember helping Wilson trap the poachers. I miss Wilson.

 

[doctornick]

I remember Epcot had information kiosks with tv screens when it first opened and I touched one and a live operated appeared on the screen and asked "can I help you?" It was state of the art technology and it scared me I thought I broke a rule

Yep. Loved that, seemed so cool like we were witnessing tech that would be a part of our lives soon... obviously, video chatting now exists but it's not as commonplace at this point as I thought it would be 30 years ago.

Question: I distinctly remember using the video screen to make dinner reservations at Epcot, but how were reservations handled at MK and the resorts at that point? Just a pedestrian calling in or walking up?

 

[Foolish Mortal]

I'll skip the one's already mentioned....

Lights of Winter
Christmas decorations everywhere you looked. I'm a you can never have too many decorations person.
Trees in the hub
Crowd down times
Not hearing the Peoplemover breakdown announcement what seems to be every 3-7 minutes
When Tomorrowland wasn't an outdoor Disco in the evening
No rude/loud tour groups

 

[Minnie1976]

I remember If you had wings. It was a free attraction when you had to have tickets.
Before there were autograph books used for character signatures.
The beautiful view that 20 leagues created.
The skyway and the views.
The original tomorrow land look
The music listen to the land on the attraction.
Before the attraction that carpet
Ride inadventureland
When the play guns were real wood and not plastic
When Epcot Center was really future world.
When you entered Epcot and wasn't greeted by those big blocks of granite or whatever they are.
When you could enter Main Street before the park opened.
When there was a fire truck in the fire station.
The keel boats.
Before the big hat at MGM and it was MGM
Before all the stores on the left side of Main Street going toward the castle
were connected. There was a pretty area with flowers.

Breakfast on the Empress Lilly with the characters.