What little things that WDW used to do/have do you miss?

[ninjaprincesst]

I miss there being a nighttime parade at MK
I miss Duffy meet and greet
I miss the MK being open until 2 or 3 am
I miss the E ride nights, it was fun to walk on to everything

 

[Kylo Ken]

I miss when Disney used to care about the upkeep of their attractions...ie the Footlight Parade scene, the Yeti etc etc etc

 

[MaryJaneP]

We miss Welch's Grape Juice Stand
We miss Spectromagic
We miss Wishes

 

[belledream]

We still got them last year has this changed? They were in the box with the magic bands.

You know what...now that you mention it, I only got the Magical Extras/DME stuff so far. MagicBands are on their way, and I think you are quite right! I'm glad to be wrong!

 

[MinnieWaffles]

I miss when I didn't know about internet forums so everything wasn't ruined for me. Internet forums are the no 1 reason why all the little bits of magic no longer exist. Thanks.

 

[Raineman]

I miss getting lost for hours in Communicore and loving every second of it.

 

[jimbo mack]

TG Lee's chocolate milk in those cute little cartons - I miss those.

Nesquick et al is just not the same.

 

[elcheapo]

I miss the nighttime parade
I miss seeing all the topiaries on the shores of the seven seas lagoon
I miss the parks staying open until midnight all summer
I miss getting a reservation at Ohana with ease
I miss riding in the front of the monorail
I miss Liberty tree character dinner
I miss exiting POTC and playing with all the guns in the gift shop before Disney became so PC
I miss the Brazilian tour groups. NOT!!!!!

 

[NeedMoreMickey]

- I miss the old bars of soap in the resorts that had the old WDW logo (the one that was a globe with mickey ears)

- I miss the parks being open late

- I miss the breakfasts that were not character breakfasts

- I miss the old sour ball candy bags. The balls themselves used to be more sour and you could get an entire bag of any flavor - cherry, apple, grape, lemon or orange!

- I miss the Earful Tower

- I miss the Adventureland Veranda teriyaki burgers and steak sandwiches

- I miss the 20K Leagues lagoon

- I miss going on the Skyway on a warm summer night

- I miss the old King Mickey & hula Minnie window that was in the GCH lobby underneath the stairs. There was an eruptung volcano and awesome Hawaiian music playing as they moved

- I miss the live music in the Papatea Bay Veranda at the Poly

- I miss the Mickey's Birthdayland Express, which eventually became the Walt Disney World Express, song

- I miss the original Epcot entrance music loop

- I miss the 'Now Is The Time' version of Carousel of Progress

- I miss Dreamflight

- I miss Spaceship Earth and the entrance fountain before they ruined with those dumb tombstones

- I miss hearing the bass from 'Another Part Of Me' from Captain Eo as you walked by the waterfalls of the Imagination pavilion

- I miss El Rio del Tiempo

- I miss ORAC-1

- I miss the days before FP and FP+

- I miss Maelstrom and it's 'tricky trolls'

- I miss the Mike Fink Keelboats

- I miss old Future World ('86-'94)

- I miss Spectro Magic and Jiminy Cricket

- I miss the original PotC finale with the bank vault scene

- I miss the old Spanish guitar music heard in the dungeons of the PotC queue.

- I miss Magic Journeys. Yes, it may have been slightly cheesy. But man, was that score and song hauntingly beautiful

- I miss the Imageworks

- I miss Dreamfinder on the ride and being able to see him walk around with Figment in the park.

- I miss the Omnibuses at World Showcase

- I miss hearing the cannons firing from the turrets of PotC's exterior

- I miss the Jolly Roger from PotC

- I miss the parrot at the entrance of PotC

- I miss Adventureland before they clogged it up with the Aladdin carpets

- I miss them giving you leis when checking into the Poly (or did they bring this back?)

- I miss the old GCH lobby rock waterfall

- I miss hearing Jack Wagner's voice on the MCO peoplemover



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You forgot the Swan boats in MK

 

[crxbrett]

I miss getting a reservation at Ohana with ease

I miss when you didn't even need them. I think the first four or five times I went ('95-'08) I literally just walked up and maybe waited 25 min to be seated without a reservation. Those were the days indeed.

 

[crxbrett]

You forgot the Swan boats in MK

Yessss!

 

[JimW]

I miss the theatrical troupe that once performed in EP outside of United Kingdom.

The World Showcase Players. They were incredible.

 

[Andrew_Animatronic]

I miss the old fastpass system and machines. We knew how to game the system. All of our park tickets went to the one person in our group who didn't want to go on a certain ride. While we went on that ride, they got everyone fastpasses for a different ride using the tickets. Used to be able to do MK in a day that way. We joke now that we are the reason they changed to fastpass+

 

[IanDLBZF]

I miss Pleasure Island and the old Virgin store at then Downtown Disney (now Disney Springs).
I also miss riding up in the front of the monorail.

 

[mimitchi33]

• McDonald's in the parks
• Dream Along with Mickey
• Sitting in the front of the monorail
• When the chicken nuggets were actually flat chicken nuggets that tasted good and not the weird crunchy things they are now
• My Little Pony at Once Upon a Toy

 

[durangojim]

I miss Pleasure Island and the old Virgin store at then Downtown Disney (now Disney Springs).
I also miss riding up in the front of the monorail.

Definitely riding in the front of the monorail!

 

[correcaminos]

Characters wandering the parks more.

Getting the hand stamped at the exit

Making ADRs and FP the day of

 

[HorizonsOfTheFuture]

I miss the cohesive theming and original ideas.

 

[NiarrNDisney]

I miss:

- Adventureland without Aladdins Flying Carpets
- Aunt Polly's on Tom Sawyer Island! I loved relaxing on the porch people watching with a cold Lemonade
- Bourbon Glazed Doughnuts at Territory Lounge
- Classic Concoctions at the Pop! It was much nicer than sitting at the pool bar which is loud and not air conditioned! I wish they would consider building a restaurant and bar that could be shared by AoA and Pop for another option.
- Discovery Island
- Eggroll Kiosk in DAK
- Fantasyland/Tomorrowland Skyway
-Fortune Tellers cart on the Boardwalk
- Free souvenirs like match books and swizzle sticks at every resort, bar/lounge yes there are still a few places that have them but it used to be World wide
- Jalapeno Cheddar Cheese stuffed Pretzels
- Mike Fink Keel Boats
- Outer Rim before it was refurbed and smade smaller for Chef Mickey's
- Pleasure Island! Just for the fact that not everyone goes to bed early and some of us adults want a little nightlife
- Resort and Land specific merchandise though its slowly coming back the options are minimal
- SpectroMagic and Tapestry of Nations
- TV specials about the parks and resorts especially the ones with Samantha Brown
- Variety of food offered in MK and DHS
- When the parks were open later
- When everything was't so expensive

 

[SyracuseDisneyFan]

The skyway between Fantasyland and Tomorrowland