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tardin1964 · 01-30-2013, 08:20 PM

I think this is my first post here at the podcast board.

Thank you for bring back a great childhood memory during last weeks Fantasyland 101. During our first family trip to WDW in 1979 my siblings and I would ride if you had wings over and over again after we ran out of tickets. We had so much fun. I love going to the parks now but back in the 70's things were so much simpler.

crazy4wdw · 01-30-2013, 10:38 PM

Thought you'd be interested in this recent article on "If you had wings" on Disney Parks Blog:

http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blo...-kingdom-park/

tardin1964 · 01-31-2013, 11:09 AM

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Originally Posted by crazy4wdw

Thought you'd be interested in this recent article on "If you had wings" on Disney Parks Blog:

http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blo...-kingdom-park/

Thank you so much. So cool to see inside the ride again.

sayhello · 01-31-2013, 01:08 PM

I have never, ever heard of this ride. It must have been gone before I started going in 1993. Sounds like it was fun, sort of along the lines of "Adventures Through Inner Space" at Disneyland.

Sayhello

kbelle8995 · 01-31-2013, 01:35 PM

I loved If you had Wings. Years later and I still remember the song and most of the spiel at the end.

Love, Love that ride.

Unfortunaley by the 90's the attraction was gone.

It was very much the same ride set up as "Adventures through Inner Space." except it was all these exotic (at the time) Ports of call

Little c Travel · 01-31-2013, 01:57 PM

My dad was a pilot at Eastern for nearly 30 years. I loved this ride growing up because it was so cool riding the old mans company ride at the Magic Kingdom. I was very sad when they put in the Delta ride. That said, I love the Buzz Lightyear ride.

GAN · 01-31-2013, 02:28 PM

I remember riding it as a child in the 70's then going back in the mid-80's as an adult and enjoying just as much. It must have shut down shortly after that trip. Count me in as a fan.

Quicklabs · 02-01-2013, 10:49 AM

I wonder, though, how we'd all feel about it in this age of advanced technology.

starwood · 02-01-2013, 10:55 AM

I found a great video of this ride on youtube. It really reminds me of the world's fair rides. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Vmfc8aVW-U

1Grumpy9 · 02-01-2013, 03:25 PM

Add me to the list of fans of this ride. I am not sure if it is because the song would get stuck in your head or it if is just becaues I liked the ride so much. I remember riding it in the early 80's with my grandparents (who didn't ride any "thrill" rides) so it holds a very special place in my heart.

Little c Travel · 02-01-2013, 04:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Quicklabs

I wonder, though, how we'd all feel about it in this age of advanced technology.

I loved the ride, but I'm not sad that it is no longer around. It is not a classic ride like Small World, Carousal of Progress or the Tiki Room. It was a commercial for Eastern Airlines. Buzz Lightyear is better ride.

01-30-2013, 08:20 PM	#1
tardin1964 I need it..... I want it..... Please........ Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: New Jersey Posts: 826	I think this is my first post here at the podcast board. Thank you for bring back a great childhood memory during last weeks Fantasyland 101. During our first family trip to WDW in 1979 my siblings and I would ride if you had wings over and over again after we ran out of tickets. We had so much fun. I love going to the parks now but back in the 70's things were so much simpler. __________________ Poly 8/79 Poly 8/81 Poly 8/83 GF 8/92 WL 11/03 WL 11/05 WL 8/08 DCL 11/10 POFQ 6/11

01-30-2013, 10:38 PM	#2
crazy4wdw DIS Veteran Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: South Carolina Posts: 3,755	Thought you'd be interested in this recent article on "If you had wings" on Disney Parks Blog: http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blo...-kingdom-park/ __________________

01-31-2013, 01:08 PM	#4
sayhello Have Camera, Will Travel Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 8,772	I have never, ever heard of this ride. It must have been gone before I started going in 1993. Sounds like it was fun, sort of along the lines of "Adventures Through Inner Space" at Disneyland. Sayhello __________________ Check out my Southwest Splendors Trip Report! (2008). 5 parts, full of pics & details & impressions! My Taming the Last Frontier ABD Alaska Trip Report! (2009)! 7 parts, pictures, stories, & more impressions! Also check out my ABD/DCL Mediterranean Magic Trip Report! (2010) NOW POSTING! My DIS Unplugged London/Paris/Disneyland Paris Trip Report! (2011) Last edited by sayhello; 01-31-2013 at 01:13 PM.

02-01-2013, 10:49 AM	#8
Quicklabs DIS Veteran Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 1,694	I loved this attraction! I felt as if I was really flying! I wonder, though, how we'd all feel about it in this age of advanced technology. __________________ *A house without a dog is just a shelter.* Wag more; bark less[

02-01-2013, 10:55 AM	#9
starwood This mouse GOT her next cruise I won't even tell my DH what I'm doing. He already thinks I'm nuts Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Northern NJ Posts: 6,216	I found a great video of this ride on youtube. It really reminds me of the world's fair rides. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Vmfc8aVW-U __________________ "Today is forever, tomorrow is just one of yesterday's dreams" WDW 4/18/2008 Bergenfield High School Marching Band at the Magic Kingdom Environmentallity Begins With You

01-31-2013, 01:35 PM	#5
kbelle8995 DIS Veteran Join Date: May 2009 Location: Tallahassee, Fla Posts: 895	I loved If you had Wings. Years later and I still remember the song and most of the spiel at the end. Love, Love that ride. Unfortunaley by the 90's the attraction was gone. It was very much the same ride set up as "Adventures through Inner Space." except it was all these exotic (at the time) Ports of call

01-31-2013, 01:57 PM	#6
Little c Travel Earning My Ears Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 31	My dad was a pilot at Eastern for nearly 30 years. I loved this ride growing up because it was so cool riding the old mans company ride at the Magic Kingdom. I was very sad when they put in the Delta ride. That said, I love the Buzz Lightyear ride.

01-31-2013, 02:28 PM	#7
GAN DIS Veteran Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Between the Port of Indecision and Southwest of Disorder Posts: 966	I remember riding it as a child in the 70's then going back in the mid-80's as an adult and enjoying just as much. It must have shut down shortly after that trip. Count me in as a fan.

02-01-2013, 03:25 PM	#10
1Grumpy9 Mouseketeer Join Date: May 2011 Location: Enola, PA Posts: 489	Add me to the list of fans of this ride. I am not sure if it is because the song would get stuck in your head or it if is just becaues I liked the ride so much. I remember riding it in the early 80's with my grandparents (who didn't ride any "thrill" rides) so it holds a very special place in my heart. __________________ '79,'80,'81, '82, '83, '84, '85, '91, '97, '99, '06, '08 '92 MMD (marched in SpectroMagic), '94 MMD(marched around WS) '11 - first stay on property

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