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Settle down, Katiebug!! LolI can't see the castle!
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Then and Now - WDW Comparison Photos
- Thread starter WDWtraveler
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Forty-eighth set of photo pairs. France Pavilion at Epcot. Remy's Ratatouille Adventure addition.
Then: March 2018. Before the Ratatouille attraction was built, the right side of France was a quiet courtyard that led to a backstage gate.
Now: June 2022. The pathway was enlarged and an entrance to the Ratatouille attraction was added.
Then: March 2018. From across the canal, as viewed from the Epcot resort's International Gateway, the first construction fence appeared and many of the existing trees were removed. This was a backstage area for the France pavilion.
Now: June 2022. From the same viewpoint, portions of the Ratatouille attraction can be seen as well as other new buildings. Most obvious is the addition of the Skyliner tower and transportation system.
Then: March 2018. Before the Ratatouille attraction was built, the right side of France was a quiet courtyard that led to a backstage gate.
Now: June 2022. The pathway was enlarged and an entrance to the Ratatouille attraction was added.
Then: March 2018. From across the canal, as viewed from the Epcot resort's International Gateway, the first construction fence appeared and many of the existing trees were removed. This was a backstage area for the France pavilion.
Now: June 2022. From the same viewpoint, portions of the Ratatouille attraction can be seen as well as other new buildings. Most obvious is the addition of the Skyliner tower and transportation system.
Forty-ninth set of photo pairs. Tron Lightcycle / Run at the Magic Kingdom.
Then: July 2017. View from the PeopleMover looking at Tomorrowland Speedway and the Space Mountain gift shop.
Now: July 2023. The view has changed considerably. The roof of the Tomorrowland Launch Depot (gift shop) seems rather plain now. Note the rectangular speaker box on a pole is still there.
Then: July 2017. Ground level view between the Tomorrowland Speedway and the Space Mountain gift shop. Note the effects that gave the pavement "character."
Now: July 2023. Gone are the benches, planters, and the building buttresses that would impede traffic flow.
Then: July 2017. This view from the PeopleMover is recognizable because of the two light poles that still remain in place. In the below photo, the only features that stand out are the train tracks and the pathway to Fantasyland.
Now: July 2023. The same view as in the above photo shows the same two light poles, but Tron Lightcycle/Run fills the view. The realigned train tracks are hidden inside the tunnel and behind the tall landscaping.
Then: July 2017. As viewed from the PeopleMover, the recognizable feature below is the staircase inside the Tomorrowland Speedway track. The background was a large area of trees with a partially hidden pathway to Fantasyland.
Now: July 2023. The reworked staircase is still in place, but the view is dominated by Tron Lightcycle/Run.
Then: December 2018. Finally, a view from Fantasyland of the pathway along The Barnstormer and train tracks that led to Tomorrowland.
Now: July 2023. The same view of the pathway to Tomorrowland. The train tracks are well hidden by tall landscaping, which also hides the box building of Tron Lightcycle/Run. Note the extended queue line poles for The Barnstormer in the current photo.
Then: July 2017. View from the PeopleMover looking at Tomorrowland Speedway and the Space Mountain gift shop.
Now: July 2023. The view has changed considerably. The roof of the Tomorrowland Launch Depot (gift shop) seems rather plain now. Note the rectangular speaker box on a pole is still there.
Then: July 2017. Ground level view between the Tomorrowland Speedway and the Space Mountain gift shop. Note the effects that gave the pavement "character."
Now: July 2023. Gone are the benches, planters, and the building buttresses that would impede traffic flow.
Then: July 2017. This view from the PeopleMover is recognizable because of the two light poles that still remain in place. In the below photo, the only features that stand out are the train tracks and the pathway to Fantasyland.
Now: July 2023. The same view as in the above photo shows the same two light poles, but Tron Lightcycle/Run fills the view. The realigned train tracks are hidden inside the tunnel and behind the tall landscaping.
Then: July 2017. As viewed from the PeopleMover, the recognizable feature below is the staircase inside the Tomorrowland Speedway track. The background was a large area of trees with a partially hidden pathway to Fantasyland.
Now: July 2023. The reworked staircase is still in place, but the view is dominated by Tron Lightcycle/Run.
Then: December 2018. Finally, a view from Fantasyland of the pathway along The Barnstormer and train tracks that led to Tomorrowland.
Now: July 2023. The same view of the pathway to Tomorrowland. The train tracks are well hidden by tall landscaping, which also hides the box building of Tron Lightcycle/Run. Note the extended queue line poles for The Barnstormer in the current photo.
Robbiem
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This thread has brought back so many memories of happy family vacations with people no longer here. Thank you to everyone for sharing
I‘ve not been to Florida for 24 years so I’m amazed by so many of the changes like no sparking lights in the Magic Kingdom trees and Dinosaur Gerty being closed (I remember when she had big letters spelling ice cream on her back)
I‘ve not been to Florida for 24 years so I’m amazed by so many of the changes like no sparking lights in the Magic Kingdom trees and Dinosaur Gerty being closed (I remember when she had big letters spelling ice cream on her back)