random ride/show things that scared you as a kid

TwilightZone

TwilightZone

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since it's almost halloween, I think it would be fun if we all shared moments in disney rides or shows that scared us as kids. Here's a few of mine:

  • In Honey I shrunk the audience, I was scared of dr. szalinski's flying machine. Since I thought everything at disney was real for a bit of time as a kid, I thought he was going to chop our heads off!
  • In soarin' over california, like with honey I shrunk the kids, I thought everything was real, so I was afraid that if we were to fall out we would be stuck on wherever we fell to forever! I still get some loose my shoe forever anxiety when going on it, even though now I know better.
  • In mulholland madness, there was a piece of decoration that looked like this:
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as a kid I didn't understand the gag and I actually thought some unlucky car actually crashed through that decoration. The height and swift turns of the ride didn't help disconfirm my suspicions. (I know this is a wdw thread and not disneyland, but it still scared me)
 
belledream

belledream

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The scene in Honey I Shrunk the Audience where the mice were set loose and brushed (aka assaulted) your legs. Hated it.

And...I always thought the hippos/crocs on the Jungle Cruise surfacing right by your boat was terrifying even though they're fake. They're so close!
 
KBLovedDisney

KBLovedDisney

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I've always had a huge fear of being called/picked from the audience to participate in the shows (sever stage fright). Unfortunately, my mother thought it would be hilarious if I participated and roped me into being a part of the pre-show of the Back Lot Tour. I don't regret it now, but that scared the dickens out of me.

I was the person in the box set answering the phone and getting hit with a gargantuan amount of water.
 
Nick Pappagiorgio

Nick Pappagiorgio

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Pirates of the Caribbean. When I was 3-4 I got freaked out by the cannons and the cannonballs "hitting" the water. I refused to ride it again until I was 13 despite numerous opportunities to do so.
 
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Jamie77

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On my very first Pirates of the Caribbean ride in 2002, I felt a tap on my right shoulder just before you get to the scene with the skeleton at the wheel. Freaked me out. I rode it many times after to see if it would happen again but it never did. To this day, I don't know if it was the person in the row behind me or....
 
Raineman

Raineman

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Jamie77 said:
On my very first Pirates of the Caribbean ride in 2002, I felt a tap on my right shoulder just before you get to the scene with the skeleton at the wheel. Freaked me out. I rode it many times after to see if it would happen again but it never did. To this day, I don't know if it was the person in the row behind me or....
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That was definitely George, the resident ghost at POTC.;)
 
Victaman

Victaman

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As a child, the first time I went through the caves on Tom Sawyer's Island, I thought the one "hole" that you look down in as you cross a bridge went down forever. I recall being frightened that I might fall in.
 
Texas84

Texas84

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I hated the screaming pop-up ghosts in the Haunted Mansion graveyard when I was a kid. I don't hear them scream any more.
 
NelleBelle

NelleBelle

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I personally am still creeped out by Its Tough To Be a Bug! I keep my feet off the floor and my back off the backrest of the seat the entire show. I don't know why we go see this show--it's cute but don't like creepy bigs crawling on me:geek:
 
jimbo mack

jimbo mack

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EOD K9 said:
Magic Kingdom's SWSA when the Queen turns in front of the mirror into an old hag.
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Totally agree with this one - this frightened the living daylights out of me when I was in that 5-10 years old age bracket. Weirdly I loved the ride at the same time and it never stopped me going back on it!

Another one for me were those trolls and the boat moving backwards on Maelstrom - I was always afraid the boat would tip out of the cave and we’d all end up on the ground
 
Johnny Three-hats

Johnny Three-hats

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The speed tunnel (I think that's what it's called) on Buzz Lightyear. I have no idea why, but most of what I remember from the one childhood trip I had was being freaked out at that thing. Thought we were getting sucked into a black hole or something.

I also think I may have repressed most of the memories I have of ITTBAB. I don't remember experiencing any of the more intense parts of the show, but I do remember thinking that the Hopper animatronic was the coolest thing ever.
 
mouse_luv

mouse_luv

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Snow White's Scary Adventures. No thank you. I actually cheered when I heard it was going away for good haha!

The drop on Pirates. I'm ok with that now.
 
S

Sundown

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Yep, the witch at the end of Snow White's Scary Adventures frightened me. Still liked the ride, but the Witch was scary.
 
Dunston

Dunston

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When I was a little kid, Body Wars and Cranium Command both really creeped me out. I guess the theme of being inside someone's body grossed me out and scared me. :hungover:
 

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