What defunct Disney attraction do you miss most?

[1GoldenSun]

I'm sure I can only remember a handful of them, maybe you can help. Mr.Toad's Wild Ride was a favorite of mine when I was a kid, and I also remember 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea at MK. At Epcot I really enjoyed Ellen's Energy Adventure, and I think there were also Horizons and a Delta Sky Flight or something, but I don't even remember those, and I don't think I ever rode Maelstrom, although I would have been at Epcot during the years it was in operation. At HS, I loved The Great Movie ride! I'm sure I'm missing some I can't remember.

I think I'd have to say that the attraction that I most miss is Primeval Whirl. I loved that ride and my family had so much fun on it over the years! I was really sad to see it go and I get nostalgic every time I walk past that part of AK. I can almost hear the ghosts of my children's laughter.

 

[greeneyedchick]

Alien Encounter with Stitch-I never actually saw this version but my son wanted to go on it when we took him when he was 4. I thought it may be too scary for him and we were in a hurry, so I said "maybe". We never got back to it. By the time we got back to Disney World years later, it was closed. It's been 11 years and he still tells me how disappointed he was that he never saw it. It's one of those parenting moments where I regret not realizing how much it meant to him. I'm very sensitive when my kids are disappointed by something like this (Same experience when one of them would ask for something for Christmas that I didn't think was a big deal and then when he didn't get it Christmas morning, he would ask me if Santa thought he was a bad kid?-Heartbreaking!!!)

I still feel guilty. If someone were to recreate the ride at any of the parks, I would pay to take him to it to assuage my regret.

But for me personally, I loved the original Figment ride, Snow White ride, Great Movie Ride, and Horizons. My sister and I loved picking which location we wanted to visit on Horizons.

 

[Bad Pink Tink 2.0]

Captain EO

I first saw it in Walt Disney World in the 1990's. I managed to see it when they brought it back in both both Disneyland California and Disneyland Paris.

 

[theMoreDisneytheBetter]

My son always wanted to ride Primeval Whirl, but was to short. He finally was tall enough just as it was closing. Never got to ride, unfortunately.

My mom misses the Great Movie Ride.

I have many fond memories of my kids in Honey I Shrunk the Playground. i wish there were something like that in every park, even though my kids are now past playground ages.

 

[disneydreamer1980]

The Great Movie Ride. It reminded me the most of my grandparents who’ve passed, because it was their absolute favorite and they’d insist on riding it several times each trip.

 

[theMoreDisneytheBetter]

An interesting follow-up question would be what less-popular ride would you miss if it were to go away.
For me - hands down the Swiss Family Treehouse. It has always captured my imagination somehow.

 

[fla4fun]

Horizons is number one for me.

The original Imagination ride is a close second. What is there now is not even close to the original. It’s like comparing the Snow White Scary Adventures to 7DMT.

I also miss World of Motion, although I don’t miss the long lines waiting to get in.

I also miss the skyride from Fantasyland to Tomorrowland. I saved a lot of wear and tear on my legs and feet using that to get from one side of MK to the other at a time when Main Street and Frontierland were the only stops on the train.

I miss If You Had Wings in MK. We rode it over and over during the days of ticket books because it was free.

I miss the animation tour at DHS, and the film with Walter Cronkite and Robin Williams.

There are some attractions I don’t miss so much, like 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, and its fish dangling on string, or Body Wars shaking me to bits.

 

[Smugpugmug]

Great Movie Ride hands down. Its closure bothers me even more now that the replacement is open and it's extremely mediocre.

 

[1GoldenSun]

I forgot about Honey I Shrunk the Playground! My kids loved that, even though it was often very hot over there.

My daughter was terrified of the Stitch ride. I mean crying and screaming terrified. At the time my son was a very small toddler and too young to really be scared of it. By the time was daughter was ready to try again, my son was the age she had been when she first rode and he was even more terrified than she had been. I think those were the only two times we ever rode it, haha. The funny thing was that by the time we got my son calmed down enough to exit the building, once we got to the gift shop exit of the ride he wanted EVERYTHING Stitch! He was petrified of the ride, but he fell in love with Stitch. He's a junior in high school now and still has that huge stuffed Stitch on his bed, along with about a dozen other Stitches around his room.

 

[RangerPooh]

DL- Soarin Over Ca. I’m not a big fan of Soarin Over the World. Rocket Rods. I never got to ride it due to horrendously long line waittime and the ride being down the short time it was open.

WDW- Ellen’s Energy Adventure or Great Movie Ride. Sometimes you just need a nap and downtime.

Honorable mention as I have not yet ridden or seen its replacement- Splash Mountain.

 

[PrincessShmoo]

What defunct Disney attraction do you miss most?​

WDW
Wonders of Life pavilion
Maelstrom
Journey into Imagination (original)
Great Movie Ride


Disneyland
Flying Saucers
Peoplemover/Rocket Rods
Swiss Family Robinson treehouse
Tahitian Terrace
Golden Horseshoe Review
Skyway
America the Beautiful
Adventure through Innerspace

 

[disneyseniors]

Alien Encounter with Stitch-I never actually saw this version but my son wanted to go on it when we took him when he was 4. I thought it may be too scary for him and we were in a hurry, so I said "maybe". We never got back to it. By the time we got back to Disney World years later, it was closed. It's been 11 years and he still tells me how disappointed he was that he never saw it. It's one of those parenting moments where I regret not realizing how much it meant to him. I'm very sensitive when my kids are disappointed by something like this (Same experience when one of them would ask for something for Christmas that I didn't think was a big deal and then when he didn't get it Christmas morning, he would ask me if Santa thought he was a bad kid?-Heartbreaking!!!)

I still feel guilty. If someone were to recreate the ride at any of the parks, I would pay to take him to it to assuage my regret.

But for me personally, I loved the original Figment ride, Snow White ride, Great Movie Ride, and Horizons. My sister and I loved picking which location we wanted to visit on Horizons.

Splash Mountain!!!

 

[RedAngie]

I miss the club “Cage” at Pleasure Island the most.

As for inside the parks, The Great Movie Ride. Yes, toward the end it was horribly dated and stale but it was fun and relaxing.

 

[RedAngie]

Double posted so I’ll list a few others.

Eastern Airlines If I (You?) Had Wings
Norway Boat Ride
Universe of Energy (before the Ellen remodel, but hers was good too).
Tram Tour at Studios

 

[Meriweather]

Inside the parks will be Splash Mountain.
Snow White dark ride at WDW, but can ride at DLR.
Donkey ride at DL thorugh the "desert".

Adventure's Club!! We loved it.

 

[BlueStarryHat]

I still miss Horizons. My sister and I rode it multiple times every trip.

 

[disneydreamer1980]

I also miss cranium command and Kitchen Kaberet. They were some of my favorites when I was a little kid.

 

[thanxfornoticin]

Tram Tour at Studios

This is the one I miss and relive occasionally - the Backlot Tour, including Catastrophe Canyon. That was so amazing at the time!

 

[MIChessGuy]

I too miss the Skyway. I actually have a photograph of 3 or 4 MK attractions taken from the Skyway, all of which are now gone along with the Skyway itself. Cedar Point's Sky Ride is a pretty good substitute (although I haven't been to CP in like forever, heh).

Also miss the Plaza Swan Boats, and PUSH the trash can.

 

[GoingSince1990]

For me, the Great Movie Ride. For my daughters, the Sum of All Thrills was their favorite Epcot attraction when it existed, and they were very disappointed when it closed.