SPACE views :)

[RobFL]

The WDW explorer is a CDROM which has various information about everything in WDW as of the time AK first was opening. Now adays, it's quite dated, but interesting nonetheless.

It is no longer being made,a dn only available for purchase from a Virgin Megastore or from Ebay.

-Rob

 

[westie]

Hey Rob, allow me to say thanks again and see how many more people it confuses. Oh yeah, 42 days to go!!

 

[Hyperion93]

I've always wanted WDW Explorer, but I never found it any stores.

 

[leebier]

I worked in a software store at the time the CD came out and I think we sold 2 copies ever of the software. I never tried it out myself, but it looked interesting.


Lee

 

[wanabeimagineer]

Going back to the topic of this thread...
Are there still things (benches, electricity boxes, etc) that you can stand on to see over the wall? I remember last time standing on what looked like a cable box (but then I wondered why a cable box would be in Disney, oh well) that was right against the wall and gave me a great view.

 

[RobFL]

With the wall pushed back and the path revealed, it's actually harder to see in. Before you could stand on a hill and see right over the wall, now if you stand on those same hills, the wall totally blocks the view.

There's nothing up against the wall like there used to be.

Oh yeah, the boxes are mostly for electrical and phone service connections. Carts for food and drink plug into them, and if it was a larger kart (like the one that sued to sell dinos outside UoE) they would connect to the phone system through them.

-Rob

 

[wanabeimagineer]

Originally posted by RobFL
With the wall pushed back and the path revealed, it's actually harder to see in. Before you could stand on a hill and see right over the wall, now if you stand on those same hills, the wall totally blocks the view.

There's nothing up against the wall like there used to be.

Oh yeah, the boxes are mostly for electrical and phone service connections. Carts for food and drink plug into them, and if it was a larger kart (like the one that sued to sell dinos outside UoE) they would connect to the phone system through them.

-Rob

Oh ok thanks, so theres pretty much no way to see over now? That sucks, guess we just have to wait until the wall is gone completely to see.

 

[Figment1986]

U Could always ride the monorail over from Trans Ticket and take a few pics, it is a free ride, and i Sometimes ride it for photos, The only prob, my other comp Crashed and got erased, i lost All of my recent photos of MS, I now have to go soon, maby in Sept over the Pin event, (I will get them all Ha :drevil: )

Oh wow, This is actually my 100th post, I did it finally,
I am so happy i could go crazy,

I am :hammer: Oh no, here comes the :brick: Ouch, I feel more sad now, . Now i am better,



I am 100 post now, :sohappy: :sohappy:

 

[jmarc63]

Originally posted by RobFL
.... - it was originally intended to go elsewhere. Horizons just couldn't stand any longer...."

-Rob

Rob just an FYI. I have an accual preliminary Blueprint for EPCOT dated 1979 and where Horizions was built was originaly desiginated for a "future space pavilion".

 

[ToTBellHop]

The Space Pavillion was originally Walt's idea--they just didn't have the technology to build it, so we got Mission to Mars--the attraction we will see was something Walt originally envisioned. By the way, while it is now very hard to see into the project area, there are holes in the wall. I took pictures from them...as soon as I get some money (I get paid Thursday), I'll develop them and post.

 

[mickeyfanatics]

Actually, the horizons concept was supposed to be housed in the Spaceship Earth Geosphere as the central attraction, but its funding and concept were not ready on time. So, At&T got the main pavilion and Horizons had a new building and ride mechanism designed.

 

[walthimself05]

Originally posted by westie
Hey Rob, thanks for the heads up on the wdw explorer cd. I went to the virgin store in san fran yesterday and picked it up. Almost thought I'd have to buy another mac.

if you dont mind me askin, what was the heads up.
cuz ive been looking for that game here in Kentucky for a while.

 

[walthimself05]

well never mind i just looked at page two and you had already answered my question, thanks anyway

 

[durhay]

Originally posted by jmarc63



Rob just an FYI. I have an accual preliminary Blueprint for EPCOT dated 1979 and where Horizions was built was originaly desiginated for a "future space pavilion".

Is any of that sort of stuff (blueprints, prelim paintings) online anywhere?

 

[jmarc63]

Originally posted by durhay


Is any of that sort of stuff (blueprints, prelim paintings) online anywhere?

Durhay, To answer your question I did find a sight that sell copies of blueprints from famous places and there are some Disney blueprints available. As for the one I have, I got it by being in the right place at the right time. I worked for Kraft in the early 90s and since Kraft was the original start-up sponsor for the land pavilion they were involved in the design for it from the ground up. So to that point they were given blueprints of the layout of what was proposed for EPCOT. To make a long story short, Kraft was tossing out the files on EPCOT and I was the one chosen to do the tossing. I found it and brought it home to add to my collection of Disney stuff.

 

[RobFL]

Currently, on eBay you can bid on almost every single original Future World pavillion's blueprints.

-Rob

 

[Figment1986]

Originally posted by RobFL
Currently, on eBay you can bid on almost every single original Future World pavillion's blueprints.

-Rob

I am gettin one on Test Track soon, all for the low price of 10.45,