wdwgirl and Dad do Disney:an April '10 PTR...TR LINK ADDED!! p. 56

[wdwgirl03]

"9. Pasta Piazza
OK, so this is not really an attraction, just a restaurant at Epcot. It used to be where the Electric Umbrella is now and it was sooo good. Best part was Mickey shaped pasta."

I think the Pasta Piazza was on the other side of the fountain- like where the character greetings are now.

It was?! I thought it was where EU was.

 

[tinkgurl]

Oh my gosh, I remember Mickey's Starland Show! I miss that!

The Aladdin Parade! I felt so cool when Jasmine waved right at me one time. LOL..And of course I remember the Full House episode with the huge genie!

I also remember Legend of the Lion King!

MY FAVORITE: the Skyway! I MISS MISS MISS this!

Haha..the Remember the Magic Parade..great now I have the song in my head.."It's time to remember the magic!"

 

[RachelNinja]

It's funny because lately I've been thinking about all the extinct Disney attractions too! It was mainly because as I was watching a video about the plans for expanding Fantasyland and getting rid of Toon Town that I remembered about Mickey's Starland! I remembered the pictures I took with my cousins in front of those teeny tiny storefronts. I've been telling myself to dig out the photo albums for a while now!

I've never had Mickey shaped pasta before ... . I think I should buy some when Weird and I are married so that we can have random Disney nights (dinner and a movie)!

Haha, I love how I don't remember the Aladdin parade (we didn't really watch parades), but once you mentioned Full House, I knew exactly what you were talking about.

I LOVEDDD Legend of the Lion King! I'm happy you put the link because I remembered that show so clearly being where Philharmagic is, but I wasn't sure if it was just my imagination! Haha, I have very vivid dreams, and sometimes I'm not sure if a memory I have is real or from a dream.

And I JUST mentioned the Skyway to Weird last night! I think it would be so cool to see the tops of the buildings and all of that now. When I was younger, I didn't think about looking at how the park was planned and laid out. I would love to examine it now.

As for Mr. Toad's Wild Ride, I remember being scared of it and somewhat squinting on the ride. I couldn't remember why because I knew there was a scene where we went through a library or something and then the town. It was a jerkier ride, and I remember thinking that I didn't like how the cars/vehicles kept me so exposed. I wanted HM doom buggies for some protection. It wasn't until I searched on YouTube for the ride did I see why it was so scary to me! That scene in hell? OY! That's frightening!

Lastly, I do miss the original Figment ride! I remember standing on line for it and the Dreamfinder came out for pictures with a little Figment (a puppet). When I went to take a picture, the Dreamfinder made Figment pull my cap off, but because my ponytail went through the back, it ended up messing up my hair instead of simply coming off. I laughed and then walked away grumbling that he messed up my hair, haha. Of course, I don't even have that picture now because that was the year that the water bottle spilled in my mom's bag and got on our camera Nowadays, Figment is the main character and he's HUGE! No way, he should still be a little creature!

I going to watch the link you posted for the original Figment now. Haha, YouTube is great for these Disney things!

This was an awesome list! I think it might be one of my favorite because of all the memories of my childhood it brought up!

 

[RachelNinja]

Oh yeah, and as I watch the video, I remember that that's where I learned the phrase "figment of your imagination." I should so have a lesson of just Disney vocabulary words! The other day we had vagabond, and I always give an extra credit (2 points on the test) for those who find out what Disney song uses that word (title of the song and movie). Hehe, do you know?

 

[RachelNinja]

Haha, yes, I'm commenting again ... hope you don't mind! I was skimming through the description of the original ride on Wikipedia and I saw this:

The Literature room was mostly focused on suspenseful tales and had Dreamfinder playing a massive organ with words coming out of it, words that turned into their meanings, a massive book featuring the raven from Edgar Allan Poe’s poem cawing menacingly, and books of horrible monsters Figment tried to keep closed.

That's SO COOL! I'm doing a section on Poe and it would've been so cool to mention this! Of course, my students are too young to know it.

And lastly ... for real, I think this is lastly ... I saw the end of the video shows the picture you could have taken with Dreamfinder and Figment! Oh the memories!

 

[wdwgirl03]

Oh my gosh, I remember Mickey's Starland Show! I miss that!

The Aladdin Parade! I felt so cool when Jasmine waved right at me one time. LOL..And of course I remember the Full House episode with the huge genie!

I also remember Legend of the Lion King!

MY FAVORITE: the Skyway! I MISS MISS MISS this!

Haha..the Remember the Magic Parade..great now I have the song in my head.."It's time to remember the magic!"

I know, that show was so fun.

I remember the Legend of the Lion King being featured on this old show they used to have about WDW...it was called Disney World Inside Out. Anyone else remember that?

The Remember the Magic song is probably the best parade song ever.

It's funny because lately I've been thinking about all the extinct Disney attractions too! It was mainly because as I was watching a video about the plans for expanding Fantasyland and getting rid of Toon Town that I remembered about Mickey's Starland! I remembered the pictures I took with my cousins in front of those teeny tiny storefronts. I've been telling myself to dig out the photo albums for a while now!

I've never had Mickey shaped pasta before ... . I think I should buy some when Weird and I are married so that we can have random Disney nights (dinner and a movie)!

Haha, I love how I don't remember the Aladdin parade (we didn't really watch parades), but once you mentioned Full House, I knew exactly what you were talking about.

I LOVEDDD Legend of the Lion King! I'm happy you put the link because I remembered that show so clearly being where Philharmagic is, but I wasn't sure if it was just my imagination! Haha, I have very vivid dreams, and sometimes I'm not sure if a memory I have is real or from a dream.

And I JUST mentioned the Skyway to Weird last night! I think it would be so cool to see the tops of the buildings and all of that now. When I was younger, I didn't think about looking at how the park was planned and laid out. I would love to examine it now.

As for Mr. Toad's Wild Ride, I remember being scared of it and somewhat squinting on the ride. I couldn't remember why because I knew there was a scene where we went through a library or something and then the town. It was a jerkier ride, and I remember thinking that I didn't like how the cars/vehicles kept me so exposed. I wanted HM doom buggies for some protection. It wasn't until I searched on YouTube for the ride did I see why it was so scary to me! That scene in hell? OY! That's frightening!

Lastly, I do miss the original Figment ride! I remember standing on line for it and the Dreamfinder came out for pictures with a little Figment (a puppet). When I went to take a picture, the Dreamfinder made Figment pull my cap off, but because my ponytail went through the back, it ended up messing up my hair instead of simply coming off. I laughed and then walked away grumbling that he messed up my hair, haha. Of course, I don't even have that picture now because that was the year that the water bottle spilled in my mom's bag and got on our camera Nowadays, Figment is the main character and he's HUGE! No way, he should still be a little creature!

I going to watch the link you posted for the original Figment now. Haha, YouTube is great for these Disney things!

This was an awesome list! I think it might be one of my favorite because of all the memories of my childhood it brought up!

I remember the little store fronts too! We have a few pictures of us by those.

I want to buy Mickey shaped pasta too. Or I guess I should say Mickeyroni...that's how they market it!

Yep, Legend of the Lion King was definitely a real show.

We got our picture taken with Dreamfinder and Figment. I remember when we met them (only because we have it on video) that we were playing with those jumping fountains so my hands were all wet so I was afraid to shake Dreamfinder's hand. He didn't even care though. haha!

Oh yeah, and as I watch the video, I remember that that's where I learned the phrase "figment of your imagination." I should so have a lesson of just Disney vocabulary words! The other day we had vagabond, and I always give an extra credit (2 points on the test) for those who find out what Disney song uses that word (title of the song and movie). Hehe, do you know?

haha, funny you ask if I know because as soon as I saw that I started thinking about which song it was. It's Can You Feel the Love Tonight, right?!

Haha, yes, I'm commenting again ... hope you don't mind! I was skimming through the description of the original ride on Wikipedia and I saw this:



That's SO COOL! I'm doing a section on Poe and it would've been so cool to mention this! Of course, my students are too young to know it.

And lastly ... for real, I think this is lastly ... I saw the end of the video shows the picture you could have taken with Dreamfinder and Figment! Oh the memories!

That is really interesting! And I think I remember that part of the ride too!

 

[wdwgirl03]

So I just realized that in one week we will reach the...

100 DAY COUNTDOWN!!!

 

[meeko_33785]

Hey Sarah. Just got back from WDW and I've been trying to catch up on everyone's reports. Love the new Top 10. Brings back so many memories- especially Mickey's Starland and the Aladdin Parade.

Congrats on the 100 day mark.

 

[cbg1027]

Hey Sarah, I just got back from my trip and was happy to see a new top ten! Although, I must admit, I don't recall a lot of those things. I distinctly remember my mom freaking out while we rode the Skyway though. She doesn't like heights!

 

[wdwgirl03]

Hey Sarah. Just got back from WDW and I've been trying to catch up on everyone's reports. Love the new Top 10. Brings back so many memories- especially Mickey's Starland and the Aladdin Parade.

Congrats on the 100 day mark.

Welcome back! Hope you had a good time. Glad you enjoyed the new Top 10 list.

Hey Sarah, I just got back from my trip and was happy to see a new top ten! Although, I must admit, I don't recall a lot of those things. I distinctly remember my mom freaking out while we rode the Skyway though. She doesn't like heights!

Ahh welcome back to you too! Aww, the Skyway was a lot of fun!

 

[AlohaPolynesian]

Disney World Inside Out...I LOVED that show!! I wish it was still on.

 

[wisblue]

It was?! I thought it was where EU was.

Here's an excerpt from Wikipedia:

"In an effort to keep Epcot updated and vital, CommuniCore was closed in January 1994 to be redesigned into Innoventions, a more eclectic and wild take on a Science and Technology pavilion. Thus, in 1994, the Stargate became the Electric Umbrella, and the Sunrise Terrace was divided into the Pasta Piazza Ristorante and Fountain View Espresso and Bakery. In 2001, Pasta Piazza closed; the space sat vacant until 2006, when it was converted into the Epcot Character Connection (now Epcot Character Spot). "

 

[brookelizabeth]

Even though I never experienced the "old Disney World", I love reading about it! Disney history is always so interesting, and it really makes you wonder why they get rid of some things that they do---and makes me wonder what is something that we love now that will disappear???? Great list!

So I just realized that in one week we will reach the...

100 DAY COUNTDOWN!!!

Yayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!

 

[wdwgirl03]

Disney World Inside Out...I LOVED that show!! I wish it was still on.

I know, that show was pretty cool.

Here's an excerpt from Wikipedia:

"In an effort to keep Epcot updated and vital, CommuniCore was closed in January 1994 to be redesigned into Innoventions, a more eclectic and wild take on a Science and Technology pavilion. Thus, in 1994, the Stargate became the Electric Umbrella, and the Sunrise Terrace was divided into the Pasta Piazza Ristorante and Fountain View Espresso and Bakery. In 2001, Pasta Piazza closed; the space sat vacant until 2006, when it was converted into the Epcot Character Connection (now Epcot Character Spot). "

Ohhh OK. haha, Communicore, I remember that even though I don't remember ever going in it.

Even though I never experienced the "old Disney World", I love reading about it! Disney history is always so interesting, and it really makes you wonder why they get rid of some things that they do---and makes me wonder what is something that we love now that will disappear???? Great list!



Yayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!

Yeah, it's funny watching our old home videos and seeing some of the old stuff too. Like at Epcot, seeing the World of Motion (part of the ride went outside very briefly) in Test Track's spot. Crazy!

Getting closer to 100 days and then double digits! Wish I was as close as you though. So jealous!

 

[Brave teacher]

Ahhhhh! I have way too much to catch up on. I need to get to reading again over here.

YAY for the upcoming 100 day milestone.

 

[Brave teacher]

Sadly, I was not able to go to WDW until I was older - honeymoon. The only time I went as a kid was whn I was almost 3, so a lot of what you mentioned in your favorite extincts I was never able to see. However, bryan and I were able to watch the Tapestry of Nations parade in Epcot on our honeymoon in 2000. I absolutely loved it, and the soundtrack was awesome.

Congrats to your sis for her graduation too!

BTW, you did a great job explaining how DVC points work.

 

[wdwgirl03]

Ahhhhh! I have way too much to catch up on. I need to get to reading again over here.

YAY for the upcoming 100 day milestone.

Only 4 more days until the 100 day countdown!

Sadly, I was not able to go to WDW until I was older - honeymoon. The only time I went as a kid was whn I was almost 3, so a lot of what you mentioned in your favorite extincts I was never able to see. However, bryan and I were able to watch the Tapestry of Nations parade in Epcot on our honeymoon in 2000. I absolutely loved it, and the soundtrack was awesome.

Congrats to your sis for her graduation too!

BTW, you did a great job explaining how DVC points work.

Yes, the soundtrack to Tapestry of Nations/Dreams was awesome!

haha, glad I made sense in explaining the DVC stuff!

 

[wdwgirl03]

Just wanted to wish all my DIS friends a

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

Wish I was here right now!

 

[jwwi]

Merry Christmas Sarah, wish I was at WDW too!

 

[wdwgirl03]

Merry Christmas Sarah, wish I was at WDW too!

Thanks jwwi! I of course got my Disney fix by watching the parade and I got some Disney gifts too!