Impressive defunct experiences you've been able to enjoy

Epcot82Guy

Epcot82Guy

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My most impressive thing would be doing major highlights from all 4 parks in one day using the paper FP system and old hours. Did it a couple times with people who could only do one day in the parks.

For attractions, some of my favorites in loose order:
-I:ROE
-Horizons
-Original IMAG and ImageWorks
-Splash
-World of Motion
-All the original EPCOT Center songs in their rightful locations
-Alien Encounter
-Adventurer's Club
-Functioning Yeti
-If You Had Wings... Had Wings... Had Wings...
-Kitchen Kabaret
-Mr. Toad's Wild Ride
-Original CommuniCore interactive displays
-Cronkite and Irons' SSE narrations
-Dreamflight
-Wonders of Life (with all the attractions)
-El Rio del Tiempo
-Backlot Tour
-Snow White's Scary Adventure
-Original Ice Station Cool
-Universe of Energy
-Ellen's Energy Adventure
-Original Seas Entry with Sea Cabs
-Magic Journeys
-Symbiosis
-Mickey's Birthday Land
-Original Innoventions
-Timekeeper
-Streets of America with HISTK Playground
 
Robbiem

Robbiem

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Most people have mentioned the big ones but here are a few I could think of

Staying at Dixie Landings resort and the Grosvenor Hotel in the hotel plaza (when they ran Disney buses to the hotels)

The original backlot tour at MGM when you went from the tram to the walking tour and you watched celebrities on TV screens like Warren Beaty, Goldie Hawn and Mel Gibson

The Disney village marketplace when it was much quieter and had shops like the gourmet pantry, Minnie Mia pizza and donalds dairy dip

The river boat ride at Animal Kingdom when they brought spiders and other animals round while you went round

Mickey’s Birthdayland with the show about baking Mickey Mouse a cake.

New Tomorrowland with Alien Encounter, Timekeeper and the Galaxy Search stage show (with giant Alien Elvis)

Eating at Adventureland veranda, odyssey and Tomorrowland terrace when you get free bags of chips

Going to the old Luau at the Polynesian resort - my dad got challenged by the Maori warrior
 
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Goofyernmost

Goofyernmost

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TrainsOfDisney said:
Oh I forgot about Timekeeper! That was a good one.
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That was beyond good, it was great. It was Robin Williams at his best and whomever had to program the animatronic to find a way to imitate his gestures and body language was spot on. I truly hope they were recognized for their talent.

It might still be there if they just had put some seats in or at least swivel stools so the 360 degree was possible without having to stand for the whole show. After a day of walking around MK sore feet made for an uncomfortable experience. I'm sure it is what helped cause it's early demise.
 
ParadoxPortals

ParadoxPortals

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Robbiem said:
Most people have mentioned the big ones but here are a few I could think of

Staying at Dixie Landings resort and the Grosvenor Hotel in the hotel plaza (when they ran Disney buses to the hotels)

The original backlot tour at MGM when you went from the tram to the walking tour and you watched celebrities on TV screens like Warren Beaty, Goldie Hawn and Mel Gibson

The Disney village marketplace when it was much quieter and had shops like the gourmet pantry, Minnie Mia pizza and donalds dairy dip

The river boat ride at Animal Kingdom when they brought spiders and other animals round while you went round

Mickey’s Birthdayland with the show about baking Mickey Mouse a cake.

New Tomorrowland with Alien Encounter, Timekeeper and the Galaxy Search stage show (with giant Alien Elvis)

Eating at Adventureland veranda, odyssey and Tomorrowland terrace when you get free bags of chips

Going to the old Luau at the Polynesian resort - my dad got challenged by the Maori warrior
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Timekeeper!!! That's a really good one. Jealous you got to go on the Discovery River Boats, even if it was the version towards the end of its life that was gimmicky and involved bugs in boxes being passed around the boat as a weak attempt to entertain guests along the way. Remember when they tried to add in Disney Channel pop music to one of the versions? Yikes.
 
lifeguard1020

lifeguard1020

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I know it's not an "attraction" but in the evening there used to be a nighttime cruise that parents could send their kids from the Monorail resorts to Discovery Island. It was Pirate themed. A pirate would be the Skipper of the boat and you would be "kidnapped" and taken to the island. There were songs and exploring along the beach. There was a fire where everyone would make s'mores. It was basically a more elaborate babysitting service so the parents could go do whatever they wanted, but I remember it being a TON of fun.
 
Agent H

Agent H

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lifeguard1020 said:
I know it's not an "attraction" but in the evening there used to be a nighttime cruise that parents could send their kids from the Monorail resorts to Discovery Island. It was Pirate themed. A pirate would be the Skipper of the boat and you would be "kidnapped" and taken to the island. There were songs and exploring along the beach. There was a fire where everyone would make s'mores. It was basically a more elaborate babysitting service so the parents could go do whatever they wanted, but I remember it being a TON of fun.
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That’s really cool!
 
onemediumspark

onemediumspark

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This whole thread is making me so nostalgic :')
I've done so much over the years, so here's a couple of the weirder/less well known things:

-Got to feed Push the Talking Trashcan
-Did Jedi training academy multiple times (got to fight Maul and Vader!)
-Traded with one of the Vikings in Norway pavilion (not sure if they're gone but it was 2018 and I haven't seen em since)
-My family got picked to sign Figment's book in the Imagination queue (only a few yrs ago, but again I haven't seen it out since)
-The Muppets present Great Moments in American History
-Went to Star Wars Weekends several times (I won one of the trivia shows!)
-My first time seeing Tiki Room was during the unfortunate Under New Management overlay
-Went during the Year of a Million Dreams celebration (and still have the ears and dream Fastpasses)
-Got to be subjects for a photographer who was training for Capture Your Moment in Launch Bay before they had it available in HS
-Agent P game and the Duffy Bear version of Kidcot in World Showcase
 
Agent H

Agent H

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onemediumspark said:
This whole thread is making me so nostalgic :')
I've done so much over the years, so here's a couple of the weirder/less well known things:

-Got to feed Push the Talking Trashcan
-Did Jedi training academy multiple times (got to fight Maul and Vader!)
-Traded with one of the Vikings in Norway pavilion (not sure if they're gone but it was 2018 and I haven't seen em since)
-My family got picked to sign Figment's book in the Imagination queue (only a few yrs ago, but again I haven't seen it out since)
-The Muppets present Great Moments in American History
-Went to Star Wars Weekends several times (I won one of the trivia shows!)
-My first time seeing Tiki Room was during the unfortunate Under New Management refurb
-Went during the Year of a Million Dreams celebration (and still have the ears and dream Fastpasses)
-Got to be subjects for a photographer who was training for Capture Your Moment in Launch Bay before they had it available in HS
-Agent P game and the Duffy Bear version of Kidcot in World Showcase
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There used to be Vikings in the Norway pavilion?
 


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