What ever happened to Body Wars?

[luvthemouse71]

For one thing, it lost its sponsor.

For another, the entire Wonders of Life pavilion wasn't very well attended. I believe its out-of-the-way location was partly to blame. It was hard to see unless you were looking for it, not being very visible from any main pathways.

I think the ride itself made more Guests queasy or uneasy than does Star Tours. It was partly the subject matter, and partly the rocking motion of travelling through the bloodstream.

The one time in my life I almost puked after a ride was after riding Body Wars.

It wasn't the subject matter(I'm a nurse). It was the movement. But, I can ride Star Tours, Mission Space- Orange and spinning rides with no issues.

 

[dawnhaze]

I remember riding it with my parents as a child - it's one of the few things I remember from that trip, actually. I think it made my mom sick, but I loved it.

 

[Etoile]

Excuse the bump, I am looking for Body Wars info! Yesterland says "there have been no credible reports" of the simulators being removed, though many have reported parts have been moved for Star Tours...over at MiceChat the comments say they'll use the simulators at HKDL for Iron Man. But this post (earlier in this thread) says the simulators are already completely gone...

So...basically I'm just trying to track down what happened, out of curiosity! Are there any people with reports, maybe from CMs, that verify what happened to Body Wars and its simulators?

 

[leebee]

My DD (who is now almost 21) LOVED Body Wars when she was a kid! I can't ride that kind of thing, but she adored it… and she's the one who gets queasy or passes out when she sees blood! Originally they "said" they closed the Wonders of Life Pavilion because of low attendance, but every time we were there and it was open, it was packed. I think they eventually lost the sponsor, which is always the kiss of doom at Disney. I also think that a lot of it is related to the "dumbing-down" of Epcot (and a whole lot of other things, but that's ff topic: ). People want instant gratification these days, and Disney strives to provide. WoL took more time and attention… you had to read things, stroll through places, etc. Look at how unattended a lot of the exhibits in Epcot are, but how cool some of them are- like Sum of All Thrills. This builds a line but what about the other exhibits in these halls? Not very popular, and I think it's because Epcot has detoured from it's original intent and is into "this is cool" instead of asking guests to take the time to educate themselves and learn something.