Originally Posted By lawdawg If you want some nostalgia for ATIS check this out. The guy who runs the website is/was on these boards. <a href="http://themightymicroscope.com/" target="_blank">http://themightymicroscope.com/</a> I also bought the DVD that was made to simulate the ride. I like to break it out about once a year to show the kids and to relive one of my favorite rides. I highly recommend both!
Originally Posted By danyoung Hey ghoofie, pay no attention to nasty ol' danyoung - he gets cranky when he doesn't get his beauty sleep!!!
Originally Posted By gst48 Adventure Thru Inner Space Omnimover Atommobile Replica I am looking for a replica of the now closed ATIS Omnimover (like the Haunted Mansion Doom Buggy) As seen here: <a href="http://themightymicroscope.com/peterdugan.htm" target="_blank">http://themightymicroscope.com...ugan.htm</a> Would anyone know where I could get one?
Originally Posted By DlandDug I experienced ATIS exactly once-- during my only childhood visit in July of 1972. I have only vague recollections of the ride itself. For whatever reason, it didn't make a big impression on me. I do, however, clearly recall the amazing floor to ceiling drip-thing in the Monsanto display. After a quick search, I find that the correct name for this thing is a "rain lamp." More than you will EVER want to know about rain lamps can be found here: <a href="http://www.simnia.com/rain_lamps/" target="_blank">http://www.simnia.com/rain_lamps/</a> We had a rain lamp in our house, sometime after our Disneyland visit, in the mid 1970s. It is actually pictured in the web site shown above. That isn't water dripping down strings-- it is mineral oil flowing over monofilament. The one at ATIS was a particularly large example, and one that brings back vivid memories for many of us!
Originally Posted By danyoung Just for you, Dug - <a href="http://themightymicroscope.com/gallery/12-17-02/post-show-exit.jpg" target="_blank">http://themightymicroscope.com...exit.jpg</a> <a href="http://themightymicroscope.com/gallery/12-17-02/post-show-exit02.jpg" target="_blank">http://themightymicroscope.com...it02.jpg</a>
Originally Posted By wonderingalice My grandma had one of those oil/rain lamps at home. It was a hanging version - mildy Grecian in design, with some nice fake greenery around the inner light/well. Very '70s chic... *L*
Originally Posted By gst48 Sorry, I should have noted that the link for Steve is dead. Although I did (through extensive searching), locate a new a current email for Steve. Steve has since emailed me and said he can not locate Peter Dugan (the guy whos model you see). Note: I have seen photos of another replica, and have heard they are out there, but I have not found it yet.
Originally Posted By wonderingalice Oh my! Not unlike the one on that page, Doug! But Grandma's lamp was white/gold-brushed.
Originally Posted By DlandDug Incidently, here's an illlustration of the incredible ATIS rain lamp (from the souvenir postcard folder): <a href="http://www.simnia.com/rain_lamps/ATIS_MFM_fc_cropped.jpg" target="_blank">http://www.simnia.com/rain_lam...pped.jpg</a> A layout of the attraction (note Monsanto Rain Lamp just before the unloading area): <a href="http://www.dldhistory.com/disneyland/att/ridemap/tms-423.jpg" target="_blank">http://www.dldhistory.com/disn...-423.jpg</a> And here's the rain lamp we had at home when I was in high school: <a href="http://therollerblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/rain_lamp.jpg" target="_blank">http://therollerblog.com/wp-co...lamp.jpg</a>
Originally Posted By wonderingalice It's similar, Doug, but her lamp was mostly white with some gold "antique" brushing/accents. And I believe the clear light was bezel set, so it appeared to be flush with the casing. This is a great trip down Memory Lane... Love it!
Originally Posted By gurgitoy2 "I remember looking at the little people in the tube and trying to recognize the people I had seen in the line ahead of me." I used to do that too! I sometimes swore I saw them too, LOL. That ride always left me with a total sense of wonder. There was something "off" about it that I liked, a creepy vibe, or at least something that put me on edge in a good way. I really felt the illusion as you progressed through the ride of shrinking down worked so well. The giant snowflakes were wonderful, and the water molecules. It was so surreal...maybe that's what I mean, a surreal vibe to the whole thing. I also loved exiting into the shop, it just continued the theming. All of Tomorrowland up until the addition of Star Tours was great. Not that I don't like that attraction too, but I think that was when TL started to take a turn for the worse with shuttered attractions and poor replacements. I have to say that having been going to Disneyland about once a year since I was 3, that the most vivid memories I have of the park in those early years is mostly from Tomorrowland. I guess it really sparked my imagination and has stuck with me for so long.
Originally Posted By wonderingalice <<the most vivid memories I have of the park in those early years is mostly from Tomorrowland. I guess it really sparked my imagination and has stuck with me for so long.>> Ditto!
Originally Posted By gurgitoy2 It's really funny, because I can remember almost everything about the old Tomorrowland, since we spent most of our time there. I blank out on other areas of the park, but those TL memories are very strong! Even fighting with my grandma over whether the America Sings/Carousel theater's stage rotated, or the guests did!
Originally Posted By wonderingalice *LOL* For me it was "ATIS," the "Carousel of Progress," (though I took plenty of spins on "AS," too... and the AT&T displays that rocked me the hardest. Loved "America The Beautiful" as well, but it was tough standing in there sometimes once the feet started hurtin'. *L*
Originally Posted By wonderingalice Oh... And I meant to add that if your grandma couldn't feel that little side-to-side "whiplash" when the audience stopped rotating between each scene - shame on 'er! ;-)
Originally Posted By gurgitoy2 "Oh... And I meant to add that if your grandma couldn't feel that little side-to-side "whiplash" when the audience stopped rotating between each scene - shame on 'er! ;-)" LOL, seriously! I used to ask her that, and she swore we weren't moving...oh grandma! I loved the AT&T displays too, especially the giant video phone booth or whatever it was. America the Beautiful was great too, and even American Journeys and Wonders of China were fun. I was pretty sad that it basically turned into queue space for Rocket Rods, but oh well. At least Buzz is kind of cute. The Submarine Voyage was also a big winner for me, and I really felt like we were totally submerged, especially once inside the show building where it was darker and more foreboding...until we saw that silly sea serpent!
