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The seven wonders of the World.....

spectromagic04

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no particular order
1. Cinderella Castle
2. Spaceship Earth
3. Tree of Life
4. Grand Canyon Concourse
5. Monorail
6. Main Street U.S.A.
7. World Showcase
 

rkelly42

Well-Known Member
1. Cinderella's Castle
2. Spaceship Earth
3. Tree of Life
4. Space Mountain
5. Tower of Terror
6. Monorail
7. Contemporary Resort
 

Yankee Mouse

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I actually considered the Seven Seas Lagoon, but elected to move away from natural type formations and go with feats of engineering/design/art as the original seven wonders were.

Except that the Seven Seas Lagoon is not natural, as it is man-made. Unless you mean man-made things that don't look natural?

Excerpt from an article at Mouseplanet:
http://www.mouseplanet.com/7119/History_of_the_World_Part_V

Work also began on Bay Lake. The 406-acre lake was choked with weeds and algae, which were so thick that the water was opaque, even at the surface. An adjacent 185 acres of wetlands were deemed unusable, so they decided to dredge it and create another body of water to extend Bay Lake, creating Seven Seas Lagoon. They built a water bridge to connect the two bodies of water.
The Seven Seas Lagoon dredging provided more than seven million cubic yards of earth, which they used to raise the ground at the theme park site an average of 14 feet. On that site, they built a network of offices, corridors, and utilities, then backfilled with the earth from the lagoon. They would build Magic Kingdom theme park on top of this site. The lagoon, dredged to an average depth of 10 feet, would provide a buffer between the parking area and the theme park, a blessing that had been unavailable at Disneyland because of a lack of land.
Meanwhile, Bay Lake's 3.5 billion gallons of water was completely drained with pumps. A layer of muck eight feet deep was removed from the lake bed, revealing thousands of tons of white sand. The discovery of the sand allowed the construction team to serve two purposes at once. Not only did they clear the bottom of the lake and make it safe for boats and swimmers (for a time), but the sand was removed from the lake bed, cleaned, and used to line the 4.5 miles of beach surrounding the Seven Seas Lagoon and Bay Lake. Once the lake bed had been cleared, they refilled the lake with cleaned water and stocked it with 70,000 fingerling bass.



Seems like quite a feat of engineering to me, I'd liken it to the hanging gardens. man-made natural wonder.
 

Oriolesmagic

Well-Known Member
1. Cinderella Castle- Should be obvious.
2. Spaceship Earth- Quite a beautiful structure, a fantastic work.
3. Earful Tower- Surprised this hasn't been said more.
4. Tree of Life- So many things to see, very interesting.
5. Splash Mountain- A wonderful ride, just makes me happy inside.
6. The Walt Disney World Express Monorail- Transportation, the Disney way.
7. Great Movie Ride- Well, it'd be nicer without the hat.:rolleyes:

And THAT is my list.
 

Master Gracey 5

Active Member
Except that the Seven Seas Lagoon is not natural, as it is man-made. Unless you mean man-made things that don't look natural?

Excerpt from an article at Mouseplanet:
http://www.mouseplanet.com/7119/History_of_the_World_Part_V

Work also began on Bay Lake. The 406-acre lake was choked with weeds and algae, which were so thick that the water was opaque, even at the surface. An adjacent 185 acres of wetlands were deemed unusable, so they decided to dredge it and create another body of water to extend Bay Lake, creating Seven Seas Lagoon. They built a water bridge to connect the two bodies of water.
The Seven Seas Lagoon dredging provided more than seven million cubic yards of earth, which they used to raise the ground at the theme park site an average of 14 feet. On that site, they built a network of offices, corridors, and utilities, then backfilled with the earth from the lagoon. They would build Magic Kingdom theme park on top of this site. The lagoon, dredged to an average depth of 10 feet, would provide a buffer between the parking area and the theme park, a blessing that had been unavailable at Disneyland because of a lack of land.
Meanwhile, Bay Lake's 3.5 billion gallons of water was completely drained with pumps. A layer of muck eight feet deep was removed from the lake bed, revealing thousands of tons of white sand. The discovery of the sand allowed the construction team to serve two purposes at once. Not only did they clear the bottom of the lake and make it safe for boats and swimmers (for a time), but the sand was removed from the lake bed, cleaned, and used to line the 4.5 miles of beach surrounding the Seven Seas Lagoon and Bay Lake. Once the lake bed had been cleared, they refilled the lake with cleaned water and stocked it with 70,000 fingerling bass.



Seems like quite a feat of engineering to me, I'd liken it to the hanging gardens. man-made natural wonder.


Yeah I was going for man made things that don't look natural. I know on modern lists the Panama Canal is considered a modern wonder, but I tend to adhere more towards structural and architectural wonders.

Don't get me wrong, Seven Seas was one heck of an achievement and if they hadn't created it, the utilidors and Magic Kingdom itself would not have been created as we know and love it. In a way, they are intertwined.
 

devoy1701

Well-Known Member
My fiancee agrees with this except substitute The Earful Tower instead of the Wilderness Lodge. The more we talked about it, I have to agree with her.


The thing is though I don't think most people even know that the Earful Tower is there anymore. It's not in a place that people can see easily and the Backlot Tour is often listed as an attraction to skip, not to mention it has been closed quite a bit in the past couple years for various refurbs. Also the Earful Tower is not used much on marketing merchandise either anymore... I thought about it too, and think maybe it would qualify as one of the 7 wonders of the "ancient" or "classic" World, but I just don't think it's as recognized anymore.
 

Billy6

Well-Known Member
Here's my picks....

1) Cinderella Castle...brings mist to the eyes every time I see it and DD loves it..

2) Contemporary Resort..my favorite Disney resort inside and out

3) Spaceship Earth...nuff' said

4) Monorail system...free rides all day long

5) Tree of Life...great engineering, great art, and a theatre to boot

6) Expedition Everest...a wonder to look at and a great ride

7) Tower of Terror...I remember being amazed with it the first time I rode because I thought it would be like all "drop" rides..boy was I wrong
 

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