Originally Posted By sjdimon There is another thread that lists the current attractions, and how many of them have been ridden. I thought it might be interesting to list the Yesterland Attractions that people have ridden - and have them pick their favorites. Since I have been going since the early 1960's - there are not too many attractions that I have missed out on - but there have been a few. So - let's get on with the show: My "FAVORITE" Yesterland attractions (and a few that I would not mind having come back) would be: o Mine Train through Nature's Wonderland o Carousel of Progress o America Sings o Adventure Through Inner Space (ATIS) o Skyway (either side) o Mike Fink Keel Boats o Motor Boat Cruise o Golden Horseshoe Review o Tahitian Terrace Restaurant (Dinner Show) o Plaza Pavilion Restaurant o America the Beautiful (Circlevision 360) ans Last - but NOT least: o The Country Bear Jamboree I know that there are lots of others - but rather than just list the past attractions that there have been - rememeber these are ones that you actually experienced (and perhaps you even miss some of them)
Originally Posted By sjdimon PS - I KNOW that "strictly speaking" the Tahitian Terrace and the Plaza Pavilion are NOT really attractions (but restaurants) - but I miss them. A few others then: o The Space Place o The Tuna Boat o Welch's Grape Juice Bar (Fantasyland) o Sunkist, I Presume (Main St & Adventureland)
Originally Posted By egoett I gotta agree on the motorboats, skyway, and America Sings. But I want Journey Through Inner Space, the Swiss Family Treehouse. On the other hand, I'd like to lose the Toontown Station on the train. It makes the loop take so much longer.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt I would say that the Golden Horseshoe Revue is my most missed Yesterland attraction. That was a terrific high energy show. I hate to say that I never got to ride the Main Train even though I visited the park when it was operating.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 They'd never be practical today thanks to their extremely low riders-per-hour numbers, but the pack mules were, arguably, the most immersive attraction ever. You saw most of what the mine train saw, except rainbow caverns and some section of the desert (the weakest of the mine train areas anyway). You got a great view of Nature's Wonderland, the best section, at a much slower pace. Very nice views of the river too, from a different angle than you usually got. So you had the sights and sounds that so many of DL's great attractions had. But you also got the sense of touch; riding on the back of a mule has a real FEEL to it, and of course you could reach down at pet the mule if you wanted to also. You also got a real sense of SMELL to it. The mules themselves had a smell that was quite out of your everyday experience, and of course, the droppings did too. That may sound like a joke, but actually it just served to immerse you even more (and they were never allowed to stay around forever and really stink). Riding and smelling your mule and listening to him snort while looking at the wonderful sights of Nature's Wonderland... I don't think I've ever felt farther away from 20th century Anaheim, or more like I was transported to a different time and place than on the back of a mule amid that lush landscape.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt Great description Dabob, and what a contrast to all the movie tie-in/character franchising that you see in the parks today.
Originally Posted By Princessjenn5795 I miss the Swiss Family Robinson Treehouse, having the electric light parade on main street (it is just not the same over at DCA), the Skyway.
Originally Posted By sjdimon <<I miss the Swiss Family Robinson Treehouse>> Oh yes - that's a REALLY good one. I had missed that since Tarzan's Treehouse is still in the same (almost) location. <<having the electric light parade on main street (it is just not the same over at DCA)>> You are right - it's NOT the same. I still find myself thinking "Disneyland's Main Street Electrical Parade" at the beginning of it - "Disney's Electrical Parade" is just not the same...
Originally Posted By skinnerbox FLYING SAUCERS FLYING SAUCERS FLYING SAUCERS FLYING SAUCERS Rode it. MISS IT!!
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA Old rides and things that I experienced, and miss... - Mine Train through Nature's Wonderland It felt so expansive, riding past that falling rocks section seemed like we were in a another park. I remember feeling depressed when the construction walls went up for 'Big Thunder' which, even to this day, seems like a replacement for the Mine Train. - CircleVision 360 'America the Beautiful' 'American Journeys' -- No 3-D. Just the innovative screens that surrounded you. Standing against the lean rails. Even that silly pre-show with all the American state flags. Interactive Disneyland of a much more -- intimate style. - The People Mover I really enjoyed getting on The People Mover -- with that fantastic overview and preview of the Tomorrowland attractions -- *sigh* Not much like it in Disneyland anymore. - Rocket to the Moon / Mission to Mars Hokey? Sure. Corny? Yep. Still, there was something about the Mission to Mars ride that was very ahead of its time. Officer Collins would tell us "It was like trying to hit a golf ball in California hard enough, and accurately enough, to make it go through one particular window of a train arriving in Florida that much later." Always loved that line. - Carousel of Progress At the time we first saw it in 1969, it was considered 'new' -- in that, it had just made the trip from the World's Fair 5 years prior. It was quite cutting edge at the time. Carousel theater, animatronics, innovative upper level post-show. - Bear Country When it first opened in 1972, it was a quiet, cozy -- and again, intimate section of the park that was rarely busy. Woodsy pine trees, the secluded Bear Band show, and then some shops and the quiet Hungry Bear restaurant. Remember when you could sit in that upper level of the restaurant and relax? Those were the days.
Originally Posted By sjdimon <<The People Mover>> Aaugh!!! How could I forget the PM?!? That is one of my all-time favorite attractions - I really hpe that they bring back something "relaxing" on the PM Track again.... <<Rocket to the Moon / Mission to Mars>> I agree with your comments - hokey - but a lot of fun. At least WDW still has an attraction in their RTTM/MTM Building. Redd Rockett's Pizza Port did NOT have to take over the attraction space like it did....<sigh>
Originally Posted By wonderingalice I experienced everything you guys have mentioned with the exception of the Flying Saucers (my biggest childhood Disneyland regret was that we didn't make it while they were in operation) and the Tahitian Terrace (though I really enjoyed the Aladdin-based show/meal the one time I went.) LOVED the Mine Train and Pack Mules and all of the '60s educational aspects of Tomorrowland. I'd be a very happy camper if they restored the Swiss Family Treehouse and put something back up on the People Mover track.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "Remember when you could sit in that upper level of the restaurant and relax?" You can't do that anymore?
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA <You can't do that anymore?> You can sit up in the upper level of The Hungry Bear. But I defy you to be able to sit and relax and enjoy the scenery. It's too crowded in Disneyland in 2010! There's nowhere to go to just sit and people watch.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt I see. That whole section of the park is very congested now. I remember visiting Bear Country while vacationing at DL in the summer back in the '70s and the area was cordoned off daily until 10am.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 Splash has meant that section of the park is rarely non-busy, BUT... If you go on a rare non-busy day (as I've been lucky enough to do even in recent years) OR if it's chilly or drizzly and thus the crowds for Splash aren't there - it's still possible to sit at the Hungry Bear and feel miles away from it all, nice and quiet, feed the ducks french fries, watch the boats go by... sigh...
Originally Posted By Ursula <FLYING SAUCERS FLYING SAUCERS FLYING SAUCERS FLYING SAUCERS Rode it. MISS IT!! > Never got to ride it, but they are coming back, albeit in a different form.
Originally Posted By RedChorizo62 I to miss the PM It was great I also miss Adventure through inner space.Remember when they only served fritos and pepsi in Golden horseshoe review.Loved Teeter totter rock and rainbow caverns and all the rest of it.But Walt said it would be changing.only thing that does not change is change.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 <Never got to ride it, but they are coming back, albeit in a different form.> Yessss!! I'm excited about that. And if you listen to Bob Gurr, they know how to make them work better this time. On my one and only trip to the park when they were still operating (1966), they were "101," as they very often were.
Originally Posted By friarthe --Adventure Through Inner Space I'm sure it wouldn't have the same impact now, but that ride defined the magical Disneyland experience for me as a kid. Many thanks to the guy who rebuilt it in CGI! --Bear Country, all three shows No Disneyland attraction ever had as much heart as those shows. And the music was *good* and the jokes were *funny*, which I can't say for other shows I love (yes, Tiki Room, I mean you). --America Sings Like American Adventure in how impressive the show mechanism itself was, but kid-friendly. (Admittedly nowhere near as classy or high-tech, but unlike AA there were no slow bits filled in with film.) Great soundtrack, too. --the Peoplemover Just for the song.
