Disney Extinct Attraction Graveyard

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nobody@flickr.com (epaddon) — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 13:40:58 -0700

epaddon posted a reply:

I've always thought that if the original Tiki show needed editing, it would have been a lot better to cut out the "singalong" part of "Let's All Sing Like The Birdies Sing" because that (along with a Bing Crosby imitation by Jose) is what *really* dates the show. Audience singalongs went out with the days of Mitch Miller and even one like me who is no fan of UNM can admit that this part of the original show can be a cringe-inducing moment because when was the last time *anyone* joined in? Cut out that part and leave the Offenbach part in because at least that has a witty pun to set it up, "You stay offen my back and I'll stay offen yours!"

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nobody@flickr.com (Barry Wallis) — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 13:00:33 -0700

Barry Wallis posted a reply:

Yes. It was announced at the D23 Expo last September.

Toon Town in Disney World

nobody@flickr.com (Bambi2001) — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 12:40:10 -0700

Bambi2001 posted a new topic:

I have heard rumors that they are going to demolish Toon Town and put a Fantasyland 2 in it's place. Has anyone else heard about this change? Please let me know. Thanks, Bambi

Reply to Is Disney really going to end it like this?

nobody@flickr.com (epaddon) — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 14:12:06 -0700

epaddon posted a reply:

I have to say that while I wish the Skyway was back, I am glad that they finally tore down the Tomorrowland station because an abandoned building serving no viable purpose is in many ways much more cruel for those who miss what used to be there than just seeing it ripped out altogether. Infuriating as the loss of 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea was, an abandoned lagoon for ten years was even worse than Pooh Playground.

The thing that makes the loss of a Skyway or a 20k or a Mr. Toad's Wild Ride (or the original version of the Hall Of Presidents program, which I'm still bitter about to this day) tragic though is because these were attractions that didn't HAVE to go. They were not attractions on the order of "Mission To Mars" suffering from the creaky effects of a decades out of date approach to the subject. These were the ones that I *EXPECTED* to always be there as rock-steady reminders of what could always co-exist among the new things being added. And the fact that these would go the way out of impulses rooted strictly in cost-cutting or greed (as Pooh is in its replacement of Toad, given how half of the space was turned over to yet another gift shop, as if we didn't have enough of those!) is what still rankles someone like me who found WDW from 1975-1993 a magical place on all levels, and who found the same place in 2004 to be a place that was suddenly devoid of the old magic.

Happy Birthday WDW!!!!

nobody@flickr.com (travelr16) — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 09:07:07 -0700

travelr16 posted a new topic:

Happy 38th birthday to Walt Disney World!
....also happy 27th birthday to EPCOT as well!

Lets hope for many more!

Reply to Is Disney really going to end it like this?

nobody@flickr.com (travelr16) — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 19:51:37 -0700

travelr16 posted a reply:

mgmcinnis, it's not that I'm mad necessarily, it's just that I'm sad to see it go.
I have faint memories of my childhood at WDW, because it seems like all the rides I grew up with are dissapearing.
It's just hard to see it go is all, but it's gone now, so I'm glad I still have pictures at least.
I say a small cafe goes there, and a deck on top.

also, if anybody has information on where the skyway buckets from the WDW skyway went, PLEASE tell!

Reply to Is Disney really going to end it like this?

nobody@flickr.com (vonrollskyway1) — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 21:36:37 -0700

vonrollskyway1 posted a reply:

groups.yahoo.com/group/disneylandskyway/

Reply to Is Disney really going to end it like this?

nobody@flickr.com (Mike McInnis) — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 14:06:49 -0700

Mike McInnis posted a reply:

You're mad because they tore down a building that hasn't been used for 10 years/
You're mad because they didn't leave the building up long enough to 'celebrate' the fact that they hadn't used a building for 10 years?

I'm not 100% certain what building they tore down, but it seems to me that they kept it up 10 years longer than they needed to. Maybe they did think about it--for 10 years.

Reply to Is Disney really going to end it like this?

nobody@flickr.com (travelr16) — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 20:37:14 -0700

travelr16 posted a reply:

Yep, this building is officially doomed to the fate of un creativity...they tore it down.
What a shame.
They wanted to "improve" the view of the "improved" Space Mountain, even though this was completely out of the way of the view. It was such a beautiful, innocent, historical building, and it goes down like this. It could have had a different fate. At least since there was no chance of the Skyway ever coming back, they could have easily turned it into a nice restaraunt with a nice deck on top for a good view. Disney needs to think before they tear stuff down. It was almost time to celebrate this building's 10-years-dormant birthday, but nope, it was cut short of that too. disgusting

Reply to Is Disney really going to end it like this?

nobody@flickr.com (colinchapman1968) — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 21:14:06 -0700

colinchapman1968 posted a reply:

Progress comes with a price. I miss the old but look forward to new and exciting things to come. As for the Skyway, gone baby, gone.