Originally Posted By sjhym333 Though its no longer there, I fondly remember: The Moonlight Cruise on Bay Lake Swan Boats If You Had Wings Horizons EPCOTS Kite Festival
Originally Posted By Mickeymouseclub OMG I thought I was the only one that ever hallucinated and saw the kite festival at Epcot....Nobody has ever mentioned it and I have never been able to find any info about it BUT it was a big big big magical surpise to discover this one beautiful day. Wow thanks for reminding me. I am so upset that I forgot about the nightly water pageant...I just might have to go back.
Originally Posted By sjhym333 We loved the kite festival. It ran several years. My kids...now adults...still have fond memories of it
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Originally Posted By rhodisney Dreamflight by Delta made me want to be a flight attendant, Horizons made the indelible scent of Oranges on my brain forever!, and the Skyway to Tomorrowland was always a favorite.
Originally Posted By hopemax The kite festival was going on during our first trip to WDW. Another thing I wish I could remember. But I have a couple pictures from out front of Spaceship Earth. <a href="http://s177.photobucket.com/user/hopemax/media/epcotsb.jpg.html?sort=2&o=0" target="_blank">http://s177.photobucket.com/us...rt=2&o=0</a> The reason I took that image was to show off the scrapbook page, not to showcase the pictures themselves, but I figured someone might want to see anyway.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip When was that taken? I don't remember there ever being that many trees around SSE!
Originally Posted By tonyanton Communicore Journey into Imagination The Image Works (the original!) The original Walt Disney World Shopping Village :]
Originally Posted By hopemax >When was that taken? I don't remember there ever being that many trees around SSE!< My pictures are from September 1995. I don't remember what all years they had it, but it would have been around then.
Originally Posted By magic0214 I am still in my teens, but I do miss: -Riding in the front of the Monorail -Stars in Motorcars Parade (LOVED THAT!)
Originally Posted By RoadTrip I really enjoyed: The Toad Horizons Tapestry of Nations Parade Monster Sound Show The Studios actually being a working studio Moderate Resorts priced at $89 per night
Originally Posted By mrkthompsn All on YouTube This is my favorite. The scene after meeting Dreamfinder. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9E4yNg_eFI Also enjoyed Magic Carpet 'Round the World
Originally Posted By sjhym333 "the Swan Boats are still with us" Where? I also miss: Original Journey Into Imagination Kitchen Kabaret
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA My first visit to Walt Disney World was in 1986 and for me it was a mind-blower. Some of the things that were those moments are gone -- and I miss them. Opening scene of 'Journey Into Imagination' -- amazing! Opening pre-show movie of the original 'Universe of Energy' - that super-cool presentation with the moving, shifting screens The original 'The Land' pavilion -- 'Listen to the Land' 'Kitchen Kabaret' 'Symbiosis' -- the food court and The Land Grill restaurant. Excellent! 'The Living Seas' -- when it first opened, with the pre-show, the movie, the hydrolators, the ride and the walk-through of the main aquarium -- felt futuristic and cool. Horizons -- one of the best edu-trainment dark rides of that era World of Motion -- same Before Pleasure Island there was the Walt Disney World Village -- low-key, resort shopping -- Sir Edwards Haberdashery -- it was an escape from the hustle and bustle. Pleasure Island -- it was kind of fun and exciting when it first opened 1988? 'Mannequin's' had a turn-table dance floor and a live floor show. Adventurer's Club -- saw that in an earlier and agree --so fun! Discovery Island -- that little zoological park Magic Kingdom Diamond Horseshoe Ruvue / Jamboree - yep Davy Crockett Explorer Canoes and Mike Fink Keel Boats -- added wonderful kinetics to the River
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Definitely the opening scene of the original Imagination ride. While the whole attraction was very well done, that scene stands out as being incredibly unique, technically amazing, and perfectly fitting And while I prefer the original version, I also miss the second incarnation of the Imagination ride. While it had its flaws, it had a clear vision and storyline that was consistently carried throughout the attraction, aided by some really neat effects. When they made the 3rd version, they took my favorite elements of 2.0 and elminiated them or reduced their focus, while emphasizing the weaker elements and adding in a very annoying version of Figment Even though it was long in the tooth, I also miss HISTA. It gave the Imagination pavilion a sense of cohesion that is really missing right now. Plus, there's no good reason that EO should still be shown. I also miss the general vibe that Epcot had during the Millenium Celebration. It was very grown-up and hopeful, something that hasn't been replicated anywhere else. The focus was entirely away from the Disney brand, yet it was something that only Disney could pull off I also miss the backlot tour when there was an actual backlot to see. I don't remember the park when it was a working studio (I was about a year old for that visit), but it definitely felt more alive with a bigger backlot and the walking tour through the indoor sets And while I never got a chance to experience it firsthand, I miss the concept of Pleasure Island. I turned 21 about 6 months after it closed (and visited WDW shortly thereafter), so I'd like to think that I would have enjoyed it, but I never had the chance
Originally Posted By RoadTrip I really enjoyed Pleasure Island in the early years... especially liked the Jazz Company (before it closed). In later years it seemed to be primarily a place for off-duty CM to hang out in the streets and get drunk.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA >In later years it seemed to be primarily a place for off-duty CM to hang out in the streets and get drunk. > Oh, it was very much like that in the early years.
