JasonH
06-24-2011, 12:11 PM
To kick off reaching my 300th post milestone, I wanted it to be something that a lot of us could really get into. As of late, there has been a lot of discussion about things that are bad now, the missing of old attractions, and sometimes the bashing of both old and new attractions. I figured, let's make a positive post, let's reminisce, no negative remarks about anything old or new. If you do make negative comments, I will make sure to send security guards in mouse suits to beat you senseless. (Yes, this was similarly said by David Letterman from Monster Sound Show.) :thumbsup:
To make a long story short (too late) and get to the question at hand:
"What top 3 attractions from EPCOT Center do you miss and if you want to elaborate, tell us why."
1. Horizons - This one I truly miss the most imo. Two great narrators (Bob Holt & Dena Deitrich), the sideways moving omnimover, the use of omnimax, spectacular attention to detail, the smell of oranges (still think they should have had an orange stand outside), this was just a great relaxing ride altogether. Also it was missed so much that it has it's own tribute site which is pretty outstanding. Favorite scene had to be the floating sea city. Loved the use of "water" lighting.
2. World Of Motion - A whimsical look at the evolution of transportation through the ages. It truly was "fun to be free" and it kept that theme throughout all the scenes. Disney did a great job in keeping the same basic music but changing it to fit each scene. I don't know of any other song in history that has had so many versions of itself. And who could forget Transcenter and the show of "Bird & Robot". :D
3. Journey Into Imagination - I'm talking the orignal folks, with Dreamfinder and Figment. Somewhere I got a pic of the two of them with me and I think my brother. There was so much throughout the ride, you'd have to ride it more than once to make sure you seen everything b/c you had things going on both sides of you. And then afterwards, you had the play area UPSTAIRS, starting off with a small gallery of photos from Kodak, then the bubble music room (which later became an area to paint your own picture with a giant digital paintbrush that magically could send the color to the pic that's high in the air), the rainbow walkway that would change color with you walking through it, the giant pin screens, giant kaleidoscopes, the symphony that we could conduct by raising or lowering our hands over the instruments and let's not forget the original stepping tones that we didn't know what sound they would make until we stepped on one of the lighted spots. And then after all that play time, we still had Magic Journeys to watch or, at a later time in history, Captain EO both with the original True Colors pre-show.
*sigh* It sure brings back a lot of memories, doesn't it. :mickey:
To make a long story short (too late) and get to the question at hand:
"What top 3 attractions from EPCOT Center do you miss and if you want to elaborate, tell us why."
1. Horizons - This one I truly miss the most imo. Two great narrators (Bob Holt & Dena Deitrich), the sideways moving omnimover, the use of omnimax, spectacular attention to detail, the smell of oranges (still think they should have had an orange stand outside), this was just a great relaxing ride altogether. Also it was missed so much that it has it's own tribute site which is pretty outstanding. Favorite scene had to be the floating sea city. Loved the use of "water" lighting.
2. World Of Motion - A whimsical look at the evolution of transportation through the ages. It truly was "fun to be free" and it kept that theme throughout all the scenes. Disney did a great job in keeping the same basic music but changing it to fit each scene. I don't know of any other song in history that has had so many versions of itself. And who could forget Transcenter and the show of "Bird & Robot". :D
3. Journey Into Imagination - I'm talking the orignal folks, with Dreamfinder and Figment. Somewhere I got a pic of the two of them with me and I think my brother. There was so much throughout the ride, you'd have to ride it more than once to make sure you seen everything b/c you had things going on both sides of you. And then afterwards, you had the play area UPSTAIRS, starting off with a small gallery of photos from Kodak, then the bubble music room (which later became an area to paint your own picture with a giant digital paintbrush that magically could send the color to the pic that's high in the air), the rainbow walkway that would change color with you walking through it, the giant pin screens, giant kaleidoscopes, the symphony that we could conduct by raising or lowering our hands over the instruments and let's not forget the original stepping tones that we didn't know what sound they would make until we stepped on one of the lighted spots. And then after all that play time, we still had Magic Journeys to watch or, at a later time in history, Captain EO both with the original True Colors pre-show.
*sigh* It sure brings back a lot of memories, doesn't it. :mickey: