Things we miss from our childhood

[Glen Quagmire]

I was born in the mid 80's and I woke up thinking about things I missed from my childhood.(some might not be 100% gone but I'm talking in there 1990's form)
1. The afternoon show at epcot that involved flying characters. (forget the name)
2.Diamond Horseshoe Jamboree
3. Curly Fries
4. Rogger Rabbit for the 20th
5.River Country
6.Carbian Beach arcade and food court
7.alien encounter
8. dream flight

I have more and tried to leave out the obvious ones. What are yours?

 

[GTIDMB]

1)odyssey restaurant
2)horizons
3)future corps
4)wdw inside out on the Disney channel

 

[rsoxguy]

No mortgage payments, no joint aches...wait, you mean things at WDW, don't you? Do carry on......

 

[NYwdwfan]

No mortgage payments, no joint aches...wait, you mean things at WDW, don't you? Do carry on......

:lol: Me too!!

I miss when my parents PAID for me to go since I was a kid and still lived with them! We still go together but my family of 4 pays for itself.

 

[threvester]

Contemporary resort arcade..it was huge and it was open 24/7...spent a lot of nights in that place..d*** you Wave!!!

 

[DisneyPrincess5]

I really miss Kitchen Kabaret and I also miss when an actual CM guided your boat tour on Living with the Land.

 

[Dwarful]

CBJ Christmas show
Skyway
watching my girls bake chocolate chip cookies at the small Nestle' area in Epcot
Club Cool - the entrance, walking through the cold and entering into the land of free cold beverages.

 

[CamiLyn227]

I miss Figment, Wheels of Motion, Dream Flight, the sets on the Backlot Tour, and the strawberry popcicles with the waxy coating (anyone else remember those?)

 

[MKCP 1985]

The Big Bad Wolf and 3 Little Pigs doing meet and greets

(photo from awkwardfamilyphotos.com)

King Leonidas and his steam blasting circus organ in the Main Street Electrical Parade

. . . but by and large, the entire Walt Disney World resort offers so much more now than it did when I was a kid.

 

[Mansion Butler]

When I was a kid, my five favorite absolutely-must-do attractions were Star Tours, Pirates of the Caribbean, Tropical Serenade, Dreamflight and Journey into Imagination.

I don't think I need to elaborate on this post any further for you to read the emotion from it.

 

[Chrononymous]

Kitchen Kabaret. It's by far the show I miss the most.

Although Cranium Command comes pretty darn close.

I miss the preshow to Energy... (and the catchy song that went with it)

And Image Works. I miss playing with all the stuff by myself first thing in the morning, when no one was there. (after riding the most amazing, perfect ride twice in a row!)
Then taking in Magic Journeys, my first real 3D show ever.

I miss the Legend of the Lion King Puppets

I miss Bonfamilles. beinets and strawberries and cream. My absolute favorite restaurant for breakfast.

And fountains. It seems like there used to be more of them.

I miss really fabulous original parades, that weren't just a rehash of old parades.

I miss the Country Bear Vactaion hoedown, and the original Tropical Serenade, which always made me smile, and sing along.

And Figaro Fries.

And when the studios were all about the Hollywood of the 30's and 40's

I miss having a drink and kicking back at the Adventurer's Club, and how easy it was to meet and interact with strangers there.

And last but not least...though I may be the only one who remembers it...I miss the Muppet countdown clock in the preshow to Muppetvision 3D. It made me laugh out loud everytime I saw it.

 

[Mansion Butler]

When I was a kid, my five favorite absolutely-must-do attractions were Star Tours, Pirates of the Caribbean, Tropical Serenade, Dreamflight and Journey into Imagination.

I don't think I need to elaborate on this post any further for you to read the emotion from it.

By the way, I do want to point out I'm stoked for Star Tours 2.0. None of my childhood favorites are the same (if even still there) anymore, but that's one I'm fine with.

Pirates I like less than I did as a kid less because of the Jack Sparrow addition and more because I have since been to Disneyland a few times. . .

 

[bradandsarabr]

If You Had Wings, Had Wings, Had Wings, Had Wings . . .;
The Swan Boat Ride;
Mission to Mars.
I'm a 70's kids, sorry.

 

[jjnshane]

I miss the original Journey into Imagination (as a ten-year-old I had a little crush on Dreamfinder!) and everything in Imagiworks from the light tunnel to the pin tables to the winding staircase up the glass pyramids -- not to mention everything was purple!
I also miss the tour guides in Listen to the Land – as well as the song at the end of the ride (I have that on cassette tape somewhere).
And I miss the Penny Arcade on Main Street, just because I always thought it was neat.

 

[melmood2000]

I miss Figment, Wheels of Motion, Dream Flight, the sets on the Backlot Tour, and the strawberry popcicles with the waxy coating (anyone else remember those?)

Yes I forgot about those strawberry pop's I also miss just seeing the characters out and about at the parks.

 

[threvester]

I miss having a drink and kicking back at the Adventurer's Club, and how easy it was to meet and interact with strangers there.

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drinking during your chilldhood? Where were your parents?!?:lol:

 

[Zummi Gummi]

Body Wars. I remember when this was THE rope drop attraction at Epcot. How times have changed!

Epcot '94. Even at the age of 11, I realized this was something special. That was truly the year that Epcot reached the pinnacle of its creative success.

The visibility of Roger Rabbit. Remember when he was EVERYWHERE? Darn you, law suits.

 

[eastvillage]

- The Penny Arcade and the Magic Shop on Main Street
- The Fiesta Fun Center arcade at Contemporary (how I loved that shooting gallery!!!!)
- Mr. Toad's Wild Ride
- Mickey head shaped butter in the restaurants
- The characters randomly walking around the parks, instead of being stationed in meet and greet areas.

 

[WondersOfLife]

Kitchen Kabaret. It's by far the show I miss the most.

Although Cranium Command comes pretty darn close.

I'd choose any and all animatronic shows to come back. Disney does animatronics shows like other parks don't, and that thing they do is make it actually GOOD.

My favorites in a list are

#1. Cranium Command
#2. The American Adventure
#3. Carousel of Progress
#4. The Country Bear Jamboree
#5. Mickey Mouse Revue
#6. The Enchanted Tiki Room
#7. Food Rocks
#8. Kitchen Kabaret
#9. The Enchanted Tiki Room Under New Management

Cranium Command, Original Tiki Room, and Mickey Mouse Review need to be brough back. The Tiki Room can replace the new piece of junk and Cranium Command could be brought back from the Wonders of Life pavilion just featuring the two attractions. You could have a main lobby inside with activities for kids. Then two new longer queue lines. Mickey Mouse Review can replace Sounds Dangerous (if it fits) or Playhouse Disney Live on Stage.

As far as Food Rocks and Kitchen Kabaret goes, KK could easily replace the Circle of Life after all it has a big stage for a movie...:lookaroun Food Rocks could be a very good show if they have better animatronics this time. It could be in the main eating area in The Land! The stage built up on the side of a wall and every 30 minutes it could play while people eat. Like Sonny Eclipse.

The Country Bear Jamboree needs a major refurbishment (again) as it is in the worst shape it has ever been in, as well as they could bring back the other two seasonal shows.

Carousel of progress just need updating in the animatronics, but if disney were to re-arrange the speakers like they did with the bears, it might not work as well.

And of course The American Adventure is the only animatronic show Disney's actually keeping up with.

Not to mention Disneyland's America Sings could be brough back up in a new building at Liberty Square. I don't know where tho, probably doesn't even have to be that similar style to CoP

 

[ABigBrassBand]

drinking during your chilldhood? Where were your parents?!?:lol:

Drinking with him!