What was Walt Disney’s favorite ride of all time that he liked most?
Would anyone know?
Would anyone know?
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Walt's favorite ride?
- Thread starter A Kind Of Magic
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You ask Walt's favorite ride. Yes he love POTC but I think
Walt like COP even more he had his hand in this ride all the
way for the 1964 Worlds Fair in NY then he put it in Disney
Land. I saw a clip of Walt Disney talking about COP and you
could see the love he had for this ride. So for your qustion
Walt's Favorite ride I would go with COP.
Walt like COP even more he had his hand in this ride all the
way for the 1964 Worlds Fair in NY then he put it in Disney
Land. I saw a clip of Walt Disney talking about COP and you
could see the love he had for this ride. So for your qustion
Walt's Favorite ride I would go with COP.
billybaruch1
New Member
It's the railroad
Walt Disney loved trains. I believe you can find pictures and stories of him riding a miniature railroad in his backyard. Try here: http://www.wdisneyw.co.uk/trains.html
The Magic Kingdom got its train from the Yucatan peninsula in Mexico and restored it with great care to what it is today. And what it's been since 1971!
Walt Disney loved trains. I believe you can find pictures and stories of him riding a miniature railroad in his backyard. Try here: http://www.wdisneyw.co.uk/trains.html
The Magic Kingdom got its train from the Yucatan peninsula in Mexico and restored it with great care to what it is today. And what it's been since 1971!
billybaruch1
New Member
My apologies, Emma
According to someone who wrote this:
But I stand by the younger Walt Disney who loved trains, as opposed to the PotC which he did not live to see.
According to someone who wrote this:
But I stand by the younger Walt Disney who loved trains, as opposed to the PotC which he did not live to see.
Bagheera
New Member
Yes, the main reason that everyone thinks that Pirates was Walt's favorite ride is because it was his favorite ride at the time that he passed away. However, it was always the next ride, the next movie, the next idea that was his favorite. Right now, his favorites would be PhilharMagic and Expedition: Everest.
Lil'mermaid
New Member
I very much agree with conntom. COP was Walt's idea from start to finish, I even read somewhere that he was (or still is) the orignal voice of the man there. COP was Walt's baby. I think that that may have had to be a favorite there!
As said, he always liked the one they were working on the best! I can see why, too, because as they developed and added, there became more and more technologies, more people working on the project, etc. SO I can see with PotC, there was probably the biggest staff yet working on it in Imagineering, and more animatronics and scenes and effects than had ever been seen. He believed in updating and adding new things all the time, one of the biggest reasons he loved Disneyland in the first place.
Of course, his favorite and most ambitious upcomming project at the time of his death was defenetly Epcot.
Of course, his favorite and most ambitious upcomming project at the time of his death was defenetly Epcot.
General Grizz
New Member
No one really knows! :lol:
Walt LOVED railroads, yup. But he also loved Lincoln (a LOT of nostalgia there for him). The only direct evidence I think we have is this:
Before he passed away, Walt told his Imagineers to keep one attraction open as long as his theme parks existed. This was the Carousel of Progress, one of the many attractions he cherished dearly. I have a feeling this is it, but you can't really determine it any more...
Walt LOVED railroads, yup. But he also loved Lincoln (a LOT of nostalgia there for him). The only direct evidence I think we have is this:
Before he passed away, Walt told his Imagineers to keep one attraction open as long as his theme parks existed. This was the Carousel of Progress, one of the many attractions he cherished dearly. I have a feeling this is it, but you can't really determine it any more...
General Grizz
New Member
You're thinking of Rex Allen, voice of the narrator in the 1964 version and Grandpa in the current version (opens in late June as a seasonal run).
Walt, however, DOES have a major spot in the preshow of the CoP.
Oh, and as for PoTC, he was not alive to physically experience it. I know that he was able to see the scenes OR models in a flow-through set (I know the models for sure).
meeko_33785
Well-Known Member
Not sure of his absolute favorite. I have a feeling he probably liked them all. It was his park so they were probably all like his babies to him and enjoyed them all. My best guesses would probably be either the Railroad (he loved trains), the Goldern Horseshoe (he had his own private box there and spent a lot of time there, even celebrating many special events such as his and his wife's wedding anniversary there) or Lincon (since Lincon was someone Walt admired and respected very much.
whatwouldwaltdo
New Member
Originally posted by grizzlyhall
No one really knows! :lol:
Before he passed away, Walt told his Imagineers to keep one attraction open as long as his theme parks existed. This was the Carousel of Progress, one of the many attractions he cherished dearly. I have a feeling this is it, but you can't really determine it any more...
It's kind of sad the direction COP is taking, isn't it?
SirNim
Well-Known Member
Progress isn't sad! :lol: (with each turn of the COP, we are making progress! :lol: )Originally posted by whatwouldwaltdo
It's kind of sad the direction COP is taking, isn't it?
It's Disney's, er-, mismanagement of COP that is rather disheartening to those who really appreciate the nostalgia of the parks, what originally made the parks so unique and so great.