Five Lost Disneyland Rides

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    Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt

    A cool travel article with video showcasing five legendary attractions (The Subs, Mine Train, Rocket Rods, The Flying Saucers, and The Skyway) that are no longer at Disneyland Park.

    <a href="http://news.travel.aol.com/2011/03/16/lost-disneyland-rides-a-video-gallery/" target="_blank">http://news.travel.aol.com/201...gallery/</a>
     
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    Originally Posted By Dave

    when did they remove the subs??
     
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    Originally Posted By Longhorn12

    >when did they remove the subs??

    The original sub ride.

    We still have Nemo
     
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    Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt

    The article mentions that Finding Nemo replaced the original version of the ride.
     
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    Originally Posted By tashajilek

    I never got to ride the skyway, it still upsets me LOL.
     
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    Originally Posted By Dole_Whip_Adventure

    The Flying Saucers were my mom's favorite when she was a kid! When I told her that they were going to be reincarnated in Cars Land, her face lit up like I've never seen. That's the main reason I'm looking forward to Cars Land, so that I can share that memory with her.

    I barely remember the Rocket Rods, but I vividly remember waiting in line for them and how loooooong it took!
     
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    Originally Posted By ni_teach

    Rocket Rods.... legendary? Other than the long, long lines this was an attraction that had been cut back so much that it wasn't all that much fun to ride.
     
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    Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt

    Legendary in the sense that it may have been one of the most hyped up yet shortest lived attractions in DL history.
     
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    Originally Posted By tashajilek

    I think the nemo subs are a huge improvement! besides the subs being re done i wouldnt want any of those attractions back. well maybe the skyway.
     
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    Originally Posted By Moon Waffle

    I liked Rocket Rods in concept, look, and, (when it was working) it was a fun little ride.

    It was by no means the major attraction it was hyped up to be.

    And the breakdowns...frustrating.
     
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    Originally Posted By davewasbaloo

    I still miss the Mine Train Through Nature's Wonderland very much.
     
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    Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt

    "I liked Rocket Rods in concept, look, and, (when it was working) it was a fun little ride."

    I did too. It really is unfortunate that it performed so poorly.
     
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    Originally Posted By KatieKate123

    I don't remember much of when I was 5 but I do remember those submarines.
     
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    Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA

    In watching the movie that has the Mine Train portion on it...

    That's how I remember Disneyland. See how quaint and old-fashioned it was back then?

    No FastPass. No Standby line. No Interactive queues.

    Notice that the walk-around characters were just...walking around.
     
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    Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt

    "That's how I remember Disneyland. See how quaint and old-fashioned it was back then?"

    LOL... you really are starting to sound like an old man Jim. :)
     
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    Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA

    I know, right? :)
     
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    Originally Posted By phruby

    I only rode RR once in my life. I used the single rider line so I missed the movies in the queue. It made the wait 10 minutes instead of two hours as posted. The ride was worth a ten minute wait but no more.

    I have vague memories of MTTNW but we must have rode it multiple times since it was my mom's favorite ride. She didn't like BTMR because she considered it a faster version of MTTNW.
     
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    Originally Posted By davewasbaloo

    Agreed Jim, watching the video with the Mine Train brought back great memories, a time where Disneyland seemed like it would just get better and better.
     
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    Originally Posted By tashajilek

    ^ it did get better.
     
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    Originally Posted By davewasbaloo

    For a while, then it got a whole lot worse. I would say the decline started in the early 90's.
     

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