Parks Game - Part 13 - Still PLAYING!

[DisneyJen]

Watch who you are calling old, sonny

And DisneyJen comes through. Horizons it was (where is Horizons16 anyway?) A nostalgic AAQ to you, Jen.

And if I remember correctly, wasn't the Parks Thread started in response to the craziness of 9/11, as a way to take everyone's mind off of it? I think I found the thread not too long after it started.

Hey ... I resemble that first remark

You are correct that the thread was started a week after 9/11 occurred as a way to escape to our happy place.

Turning in the nostalgic AAQ to keep us moving along ...

Where do you hear a page for Tom, Mr. Tom Morrow?

 

[wagster92]

That would be the TTA in tom-morrowland!

 

[DisneyJen]

That would be the TTA in tom-morrowland!

You are correct wagster!

A futuristicly shaped AAQ to you!

 

[wagster92]

Whose dog is the dog in the Carousel of Progress modeled after?

 

[ksdave]

wagster92, I'll take a lazy swing at that one and say Walt Disney. Probably wrong, but I've had a long day of work with a 5 hour commute to Texas and six + hours of work.

Sandy;
Yes, the Parks Game thread was used to escape the horrors of 9/11. I remember first finding it about a week after it started and "meeting" WDWoldtimer, Higgs, you, DisneyJen, Madonna, etc. There was one point where we would go through 15-20 pages in a day! That was back when they limited each thread to 150 pages max, so that's how we ended up with "Part 13".
(PS: Glad to see you still have your WDWWDS title in your avatar area! ).

 

[wagster92]

ksdave, your lazy swing paid off, a well deserved AAQ to you!

 

[ksdave]

Wow, I guess I am more awake than I thought.

Here's my oldy-moldy question:

In what year did General Electric (GE) drop its sponsorship of Horizons?

 

[plutospup]

1999?

 

[ksdave]

1999?

No, quite a bit earlier actually.

 

[wagster92]

Sometime in the 80's?

Too bad threads aren't like that anymore, I discovered an acient thread that was started when this site was first put up, it went through the 150 page limit several times and was at like 500+ when I last looked at it a year ago, unfortunately I think it died out.

 

[ksdave]

Nope, not in the 80's.

I'll check again in the AM.

 

[plutospup]

Let's take another stab at this. How about... 1993?

 

[ksdave]

We have a winner! GE pulled its sponsorship from Horizons in 1993.

A futuristic AAQ to you, plutospup!

 

[gometros]

Hey ... I resemble that first remark
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Jen - that wasn't aimed at you. It was for Wagster's remark about old timers

(PS: Glad to see you still have your WDWWDS title in your avatar area! ).

I display that as a badge of honor. Btw, some of the old WDWWDS crowd are still around. The only one I lost track of is OT.

Patiently waiting for plutopup to wake up and ask the next question.

 

[DisneyJen]

Jen - that wasn't aimed at you. It was for Wagster's remark about old timers

No worries Sandy ... the shoe fits albeit an old shoe

Someone want to cash in an old AAQ while we wait for plutopup?

 

[gometros]

I'll give it a shot to keep it going.

There is one backstage area of the World Showcase that had to be covered up. Where is it, what was done and why?

 

[wagster92]

It's a ride that was boarded up, I think its maybe in America?


Wow, I had no clue what I was joining when I started posting on this thread! It's a nice way to pass the time though!

 

[disneycruise05]

Hmmm...maybe Italy? I seem to recall that there was to be an attraction where you rode in gondolas, but was cancelled before construction. Or maybe that was Canada. Or both. Heck, I can't remember. But I'm so happy the Game is back in business!

 

[wagster92]

If were talking behind the scenes like actually hiding things theres a generator behind Canade

 

[plutospup]

I think wagster92 is on to something. Isn't there a wall in Canada that can be seen from throughout World Showcase. I think they put some type of facade on it to blend in with the Canadian theme.