Originally Posted By The Caterpillar Ok I'm a little too young to have experienced this fine attraction but every single time I listen to the full narration it trips me out completley. To me it seems the attraction blends the atomic age of the 50's so brilliantly with the far out times of the 60's. Is it Paul Frees who provides the narration? I don't know maybe I'm a little crazy but it seems like the narration and soundtrack are a Disney nod to the counterculture of the time. Anyhoo I'm just upset I never had my chance to experience the joys of MAGNIFICATION... MAGNIFICATION...MAGNIFICATION.... MAGNIFICATION.
Originally Posted By topdisneymom yes, Paul Feees did the narration. I loved that ride. One of my favorite parts was while in line it apears that people enter one end of the Microscope, and come out the opposite end just a few inches tall.
Originally Posted By Sara Tonin When I was very young it freaked me out to see the little people in the tube...
Originally Posted By trekkeruss <<When I was very young it freaked me out to see the little people in the tube>> The first time (or two) I saw the tube I thought, "How'd they do that?!?" I always got a kick out of seeing the eye looking at you through the microscope. I am sure that would be a completely cheezy effect in this day and age.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 I loved ATIS. And in the days of A-E tickets, it was free! (Until it lost its sponsor.)
Originally Posted By nemopoppins Free? No wonder that is the attraction I remember the most from my childhood trip!
Originally Posted By Dabob2 ATIS was free, America the Beautiful (Circlevision) was free, and the Carousel of Progress was free. A trippy dark ride, a beautiful 360-degree film, and an elaborate AA show in a unique theatre. All of 'em free. Any wonder TL '67 holds such fond memories? They really helped stretch a 15-ticket book farther. We did 'em all just about every trip, ATIS often more than once.
Originally Posted By nemopoppins Free! You're explaining my whole childhood trip to me! But Tomorrowland (in 1968, for me) was my favorite part of Disneyland. You could really spend a whole day there. I loved those three attractions and now I know why we went on them so much. I'm also one of those Peoplemover lovers. I loved the pack mules and the Fantasyland dark rides, but Tomorrowland was the best! The futuristic white styling was so bright and welcoming and there was so much to do. Even the monorail was amazing back then, and much prettier.
Originally Posted By nemopoppins Oh, and I don't need to get started on the submarines. And the trip to the moon. Tomorrowland WAS Disneyland to me. Ah, sad what became of it.
Originally Posted By danyoung >And in the days of A-E tickets, it was free!< This was the ride to hit when your A-E tickets were all gone (except for the one or 2 A-B's that you just couldn't get rid of!). We'd sometimes do it 3 or 4 times in a row right before park closing. Just getting our money's worth!!
Originally Posted By ghoofie There is a tribute to this ride in Star Tours. As you start to exit the bay, the microscope can be seen from this ride. Only now it's goldish in color. Remember the BIG EYE looking through the telescope at you ? I have a picture of that.
Originally Posted By ghoofie Here's the picture: <a href="http://www.visionsfantastic.com/forum/gallery/showimage.php?i=7142&c=3&userid=2235" target="_blank">http://www.visionsfantastic.co m/forum/gallery/showimage.php?i=7142&c=3&userid=2235</a>
Originally Posted By velo won't let us access the pic, Ghoofie. nemopoppins - didn't you love the CM's costumes in TL?!?! Along with everything else you mentioned these really made the atmosphere work.
Originally Posted By trekkeruss <<ATIS was free, America the Beautiful (Circlevision) was free, and the Carousel of Progress was free>> Great Moments With Mr. Lincoln was free as well.
Originally Posted By sjdimon Oh - and let's not forget the *REAL* Golden Horseshoe Review (with Wally Boag, Betty Taylor and Fulton Burley). The only ticket that we ever had left over (in an A..E Book) was the "A" Ticket. But the B..E Tix - forget about it! They were all used up - no problem!
Originally Posted By sjdimon Oh yes - lest I get "flamed" - I *DO* like Billy Hill - but I really enjoyed the old GHR in it's original form...
Originally Posted By Dabob2 <<ATIS was free, America the Beautiful (Circlevision) was free, and the Carousel of Progress was free>> <Great Moments With Mr. Lincoln was free as well.> For children and juniors, anyway. But I was talking about (one reason) why TL was so great from '67-74.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros There is supposedly also one of the small Atommobiles from the Mighty Microscope in the bins moving around overhead in the queue. I always look for it, but can never seem to find it. I've seen a picture of it, so it was definately there at one time, but I don't know if it is still there. Each time I try to find it, I see how long is has been since they dusted the things in there (my guess...about 20 years).
Originally Posted By nemopoppins Oh no, velo, I didn't remember the costumes. I'm going to look them up to see if it triggers my memory. I can't wait to look for the microscope in Star Tours. I remember my brother used that ride to insult me. He told his friends that I believed that we really went through the microscope and shrank. I really didn't but his friends weren't convinced by me. I was so frustrated.
