@@bradsmack1 When you consider the number of cast members it takes to keep the parks running, I suspect construction costs are a relatively small percentage of their overall budget.
@@smwsmwsmw Numbers would be nice to see on that, Steve. Not that you have to provide them.....it's just something that tweaks my curiosity! With the inevitable and predictable annual rise in cost, though, of materials, R&D, labor, and the persistent need to actually HAVE something erected and standing for the cast members to operate and man, it's possible, if not likely that construction costs are a relatively larger percentage of their overall budget than the generally static hourly cast member wage, regardless of roster count. The company has to have SOME way (payroll and construction notwithstanding) to keep acquiring licensing rights to new intellectual properties on which to plan and build new lands and rides, and admission prices seem to be the most direct and obvious way to fund expansion. Not to mention, the company improving guest experiences in-park can always be built into PR campaigns, helping lead guests to an easy rationale for mortgaging the house to afford a summer visit!
I definitely miss the PeopleMover. On a hot crowded afternoon, when the lines were all two hours long, my friends and I would go on the PeopleMover. It had a short line, it meant getting off our feet for twelve minutes or so, and it was a Walt ride, a ride he was personally connected to, which meant it was something special.
He would be disgusted at what his company has become. He wanted EVERYONE to be able to enjoy his parks, no matter how much money or status your family had. Now with Disney removing his speech from the 75th anniversary thing we may be seeing Disney try to remove Walt altogether.
@@TheIonVain they're even skipping and going back. They celebrate their 50th anniversary in 2022 and their 100th is next? Baloney. Walt would be mad. This is a outrage!
9:32 For anyone wondering, the Disney Vacation Club Lounge is nice. It has some couches and pillows, it offers free refreshments, and Disney Video Games for the kids to play. I feel that the space is really open up there, and it offers a BEAUTIFUL view of the park. It’s been a few years since I’ve been up there though.
Same here! So many of the cool ones closed before i was old enough to go! I got to go to Captain EO, Great Movie Ride, and the ride where you can customize your own thrill ride. But thats about it!
My only question is who's replacing all these light bulbs in these abandoned rides like someone would have had to have replaced that desk light bulb for that animatronic at some point
For some reason, Body Wars is the most tragic, scary, and fascinating abandoned ride - at least to me. Something about the simulators still being in there is unnerving and amazing sounding at the same time.
Aparently they tested the revamped star tours ride film in the simulators with employees riding it so they were still in fully working order as recently as 2010/11 when they were tested. I forget which year this was but the simulators have since been removed and the rooms they were housed in are just empty
This was my first time watching one of your videos, and I loved it! Thank you for highlighting River Country. As a former WDW Cast Member, I use to swim in the empty pool for practice. I was a lifeguard for Fort Wilderness and Wilderness Lodge. Lake Patrol use to be stationed at the abandoned RC. The last time I swam in the pool, back in 2004, I did a flip turn and came up to see two vultures staring at me. Between them, the peacocks, and the unkept pool; it was time for me to hang up my goggles and to stop swimming there. 💚
I wouldnt go on it. I'd be terrified. 2 people died on that ride. It was their fault since they jumped from car to car but still.. It would give me the creeps.
Wolfie Gamer123 both were at Disneyland. The only peoplemover that remains is in Disney world. Plus, lots of deaths have happened at Disney parks. All amusement parks have had many deaths
I remember body wars!! I thought it was fun!! It was one of the rides i had to ride more than once! Thnx fo the memories….just came from disneyworld last week!! I had not been in such a long time….but i had so much fun!! Can hardly wait to go back!!
So true. I'll never go to WDW again. The cost is too steep. And if anyone thinks it isn't hurting them, they're wrong. Been visiting theme park boards for months and Universal Orlando is pretty crowded. It's so packed I'll have to wait until September to go because they're remodeling a chunk of Harry Potter World. I don't know what the new attraction will be.
Disney is a hugh capitalist company and they continue to add to opportunities for entertainment. No matter how much they raise the price they still have large crowds. This includes during down times. I love Disney and am a Disney Vacation Club member..but see the prices go up every time we go. I still can afford it but there may come a time when that will not be possible. If my family is not there because of that there will be three more families that can. I know Disney pushes the progressive socialist agenda but they are capitalist first.
Disney has more money than they know what to do with, yet somehow the parks still aren't given the budget to create whatever they want. Many new attractions are cancelled, and the ones that are built are always scaled back. Example (of many): disneyandmore.blogspot.com/2018/05/disneys-animal-kingdom-avatar-land-1st.html Also strange that Disney, the most visited parks in the world, has been worrying about and copying Universal lately.
Have you found the dragon that used to be in 20,000 Leagues? They kept some of the features from the old ride. If you look carefully, you can get a quick glimpse of the Sea Monster in Finding Nemo at Disneyland.
DisneyWorld's version has been repurposed so, it doesn't count as abandoned but intact. If you listed things that were later demolished or repurposed, Disneyland's Tower of Terror and Epcot's Horizons would be on the list.
I haven't been bk there since I heard about the 20k sub ride being g demolished. They tossed all but two subs into a landfill as well the majority of the props from the ride and repurposed the remaining subs .
I worked in the Imagination Pavilion in 2017 and I can confirm that there are still relics of the old Imageworks upstairs. The painting studio and music booths are still there but the Colour tunnel has been moved to the Disney museum. The issue they have with the upstairs of the building is that the emergency access is not up to code, particularly for those with disabilities. Or at least that's how I understood it.
so when you look at the building there are the two glass pyramids. The one on the left is a DVC lounge open to the public and the one on the right is shut off and the only way through is via backstage now. Once you get up there the sculptures you used to be able to paint are high on the walls in the left corner. If you were to walk toward that on your right is the orchestra bit which looks very similar to how it looks downstairs and the colour tunnel foundation is still on the floor behind you. there was something else round a corner but i can't quite remember it. A lot of wall fixtures but not much stand alone furniture. It was very dark. Like I remember someone having to turn on the lights.
You are correct about the emergency access thing, Rachael!From what I had heard, it was very difficult for physically disabled/handicapped guests to get up and down from ImageWorks, even with the Glass Elevator (which was kinda small). I also had heard rumors that it had also something to do with making sure the structure didnt collapse from being used by so many people in such a short span of time (I think IW was originally meant to be an attraction for 2-3 years prior to the opening of EPCOT but was kept open because of its popularity with guests). Though who knows, it could've been likely just the emergency access issue.
I remember riding it when you sat tandem on a single seat (2 riders to a seat, 4 to a car) and it was a simple lap belt on the front person. WDW around 1979 or 1980. My mom thought my little brother was going to fly out!
Dwårf ïn the trêes It was star wars themed? because a few weeks ago I went to Magic Kingdom and I went on space mountain and it seemed normal, (I loved it btw, awesome ride)
i go about once a year to disney world and like a few days after we left, we found out it would be closing. I’m going again in a little over a week. the great movie ride is one of my all time favorites and i have memories of it from when i was like 6. I remember always covering my eyes in the alien scene, but once my sister and i made a pact to keep our eyes open and we did. some of my best disney memories are from that ride. :(
Disney World has been having trouble with the abandoned River Country becoming a breeding ground for alligators due to its inactivity and water access, so I wouldn't be at all surprised if Disney has decided to do something to hopefully fix that by building on or at least clearing the area. But to be fair, I'm not terribly caught up on all the goings-on at Disney locations.
I was told by a cast member at WDW that River Country actually closed because they were having trouble keeping the alligators out of the park and closed it before any patrons were seriously hurt. My guess if they put a resort there, they may still have this issue.
Donna Lynn I doubt the cast members is telling the truth. Seem highly unlikely that they close it because of alligators. I mean why would alligators go there when there is so many people around. I’m pretty sure it closed because of unpopularity, and Florida’s law. Today however I could believe the whole thing about building the resort to stop the alligators due to how abandoned River Country since there low activity and a good water source
Alexandra McGinnis - I loved River Country. Water Parks with really high slides are a dime a dozen in Florida, but Water Country was different. Natural.
I have very fond memories of Epcot Center. I was there back in 98 when my parents took my sister and myself for vacation to Orlando. It's a pity to see that most of it is now abandoned. As a non-mainstream geek it was great to see technology (although somewhat dated) and world culture in one place.
Many of the pieces of attractions were sold off to cast members. I have a friend that has a people moved car on their back patio. I have the table and chairs from Peter Pan cafe when it was demoed for the new fantasy land. AMERICA SINGS characters were moved to Splash mountain. ( we called it America Screams after a cast member was crushed to death by jumping between stages... it was closed and stopped rotating soon after)
To answer the question of Body Wars' simulators, they are gone. Behind the walled off boarding doors, you will find nothing but an illuminated empty hangar. I've seen it!
Yeah I think I heard/read somewhere that they got reused for Star Tours and that was part of the reason it shut? And now the rumors are that the Disneyland ST might close and their simulators be used for something for the Marvel Land!
I'm glad you asked Alexandra McGinnis. At first I was trying to sneak in, but I was caught by a nice Cast Member. After I explained what I was doing, she was kind enough to lead me down the old queue, the vehicle viewing windows(which is where I saw the empty hangars), and the attraction exit.
The best way to get backstage is to join a high school marching band that goes to Disney to perform every other year. They take you backstage and you get to see nearly everything behind the scenes and it’s quite interesting.
My parents were DVC members and my dad worked for WDW from 1997-2011 after he retired from Phila F.D. and we moved to south lake county. Then i worked at MGM for a few years while i was in community college. We used to stay at Old Key West and Wilderness lodge all the time but also stayed at Grand Floridan, Boardwalk and Yacht and Beach Club. By the time i got older we were banking our points to go on a cruise every year or two. Did the Wonder, and rhe Magic twice. I know now how incredibly fortunate i was to grow up in central florida going to disney once, twice a year for 4-7 day vacations. I miss it tremendously and lost most of the memories and collectibles my parents saved in a house fire. I hope to one day be able to give my kids the kind of childhood i had
There was an attempt to replace the Disneyland People Mover with a futuristic, radio controlled, high speed car ride that used the PM track and loading dock. We were there on its opening day and between many malfunctions we were able to ride it. It was great fun, but due to the frequent stoppages, Disney scrapped it after just a few days and never tried again.
Sadly another urban explorer checked body wars previously and sadly the simulators were removed mainly to use as spare parts for the revived Star Tours :( but yeah it's sad to see what happen to cranial command and much of Epcot :(
Innoventions was MY CHILDHOOD. I loved coming up with inventions when I was little so I loved that place, so sad when I came back and saw it was gone 💔
When Disneyland first opened there was an attraction in Frontierland called Nature's Wonderland where you rode a pack mule through the "Old West". Part of the attraction was an Old West town which now forms part of Big Thunder Mountain. It's visible along the path to the entrance of the attraction. Not quite the same as just leaving it to the elements, but another example of Disney using part of an old attraction for a new one.
I miss the previous version of the Carousel of Progress. Now is the time! Now is the best time, now is the best time of your life! There's so much to cheer for, be glad you're here for, it's the best time of your life!
Personal favorite/heartbreaker for me is (yet another) Epcot example: the old stage that once hosted Kitchen Kabaret (a charming nutrition-themed animatronic musical show) and later on Food Rocks (a more dated "modern" replacement of KK) is still sitting behind Soarin'. No joke; look around the back of The Land/Soarin' pavilion and you'll see a giant, technicolor fridge-shaped building. IIRC, some of the Food Rocks animatronics are still inside the stage (specifically a few in the ceiling and floor).
Disney loves to Abandon attractions and then leave it like a Monument to the old attractions. "I?... I am a Monument to all your Sins. This is Not your grave... But you are welcome in it..."
I’ve taken my family to WDW more times than I can count, and I’ve never understood the abandoned attractions at Epcot. Some of the abandoned attractions in this video might be dated, but with very little money and effort they could be modernized just enough to open for smaller children. Back when my kids were very young, they would have enjoyed these attractions for the air conditioning if nothing else! Epcot feels like the hottest park! (am I right?) A few years ago, we sat through the re-release of the Captain EO attraction for that very reason. We endure the Carousel of Progress at Magic Kingdom for the same reason, but it’s become special to us over the years. “There’s a great big beautiful tomorrow.” Just don’t stand up on that one, Cast Members get cranky if you do. As always, great video! “Oh! It’s a great big beautiful tomorrow…”
A lot of this was during. The Eisner era at Disney when Disney Parks went all in blind on Euro Disneyland in Paris and had a underwelming opening day. That loss cascaded in to projects getting cancelled and Budget cuts to existing projects. Peoplemover was a victim of the Rocket Rods ride reusing it's track by building the new track over it's structure. With no banking.
Animal Kingdom is even hotter. The Africa area particularly, because the opportunities for shade are limited in that space. And you naturally spend more of your time outside there.
I saw Captain EO on the re-release after Michael Jackson died; it was an interesting historical artifact. Kind of charming, but also goofy. It was a bit different from the original release, because they were re-using the motion effects from "Honey, I Shrunk The Audience" instead of doing the original in-theater effects. You could definitely see where all the money went, though I noticed that the 3D cinematography was not as refined as in modern 3D movies.
Matt McIrvin you have a good point. But for whatever reason we do the rafting first at Animal Kingdom (long story). We always end up buying clothes after and we end up walking around feeling cooler I guess.
2:25 - The entire Wonders of Life pavilion at Epcot is largely abandoned these days, except for very limited periods during the Flower\Garden and Food and Wine festivals.
I remember riding Body Wars when I was like 3 or 4. They had the pavilion open for a convention thing once and you could still see where these attractions were located and it made me sad.
Also, when I went to Disneyland, I was so super surprised by the track being left for the People Mover. They should’ve just removed the tracks because it looks so weird.
The People Mover was changed to Rocket Rods, a much faster version. However it ALWAYS broke down and the lines took up a large area of Tomorrowland, so they eventually closed the entire track.
There was one ride at WDW that you can still see the remnants of. I don't remember what it's called but it was essentially a cable car in the air. Some of you may know what I'm talking about. It used to cut across Tomorrowland. They took it down YEARS ago (at least a couple of decades) though. I was fortunate enough to at least get to ride it during a few trips before they shut it down. Now the only signs of it that are left are the poles that held the pulleys for the cables.
A couple of my childhood favorite Disneyland attractions that are still (kinda/in some way) standing today are: The Motorboat Cruise (the old dock is still standing and currently serves as a seating area for Edelweiss Snacks near the Matterhorn) and The Keelboats (which was a jungle cruise-like humor-based boat ride around the rivers of America. One boat still remains docked by the cabin on Tom Sawyer’s Island and the loading dock for the ride currently serves as a smoking section along the rivers of America)
WE NEED TO CLEAN UP ONE OF THE RIVER COUNTRY SLIDES AND PUT SOAP AND WATTER ON IT SO WE CAN RIDE IT ONE MORE TIME. SOMEBODY NEEDS TO MAKE A VIDEO OF THAT!!!! THAT LAST PERSON TO RIDE THE RIVER COUNTRY SLIDE!!!
loving the WOL music loop. Last time I visited EPCOT, in august, it still played. I hopped the rope, but but didn't go inside. Instead I just stood there and felt the EPCOT Center vibes
MoonOnATuesday in the 80s it was very futuristic! Had a great feel. By the 90s it started falling behind and Walt’s vision of a distant future never got a proper full on update):
It was! I can confirm cause I went often starting in 1989. The original Journey Into Imagination was my all time favorite. The only Future World attraction that is still, for the most part, unchanged is Spaceship Earth. I miss the old Epcot. 😭
MoonOnATuesday I went in 1990, my Mom brought me to Disney World / Epcot for my 8th birthday. It was incredible. I will absolutely never forget how cool it was. Kinda sad my kids won't see the things I saw. It was truly futuristic. Captain Eo was 3D and it felt REAL. Unbelievable. After reading your comment and others, I know I need to thank my Mom again for that experience 💯
Thank you guys, i love hearing your experiences. Im a big fan of the futurist movement that inspired EPCOT. I would have loved to experience it, but im glad you guys did and are able to tell us.
I grew up in Orange County CA, and with Disneyland. It was so exciting in 1967 when Tomorrowland was completely remodeled and updated. That was when the People Mover was added along with Adventure thru Inner Space & The Carousel of Progress. In 1991 I found myself living in Orange County, FL, so my visits to Disneyland were much fewer and farther between. My last visit to Disneyland (2000-02) I was so disappointed in Tomorrowland. It looked crowded and trashy to me. I was very disappointed that the People Mover was gone. I really enjoy the Tomorrowland Transit Authority at Magic Kingdom, and the very first thing I noticed was how the technology for motion was different. At Disneyland you have rubber tires in the track that turn and pull the cars along. At the TTA it's done with linear induction magnetic motors. The ride is much smoother than the old People Mover at Disneyland.
I love the people mover at Disney World. It was kind of cool you end up behind the scenes in Space Mountain. It is nice a ride to just relax and take a break and get a cool view of Tomorrowland.
Good, Get rid of the Primeval Whirl and the entire carnival area while your at it. The entire area is a eyesore and the opposite of what Walt wanted in a theme park.
I remember going to River Country as a kid. I was about 6yrs old and when I talked to other people about Disney's third water park, they never believed me about it. I also remember going to Discovery Island in the middle of the lake.
@@zackdia It won't be built on because there is no underground to provide services out of the view of visitors. I had thought they would have cleared the island and built a hotel on the land, but it may violate the green space requirements that the park has to maintain or get heavily fined. All of the WDW Parks are either on the 2nd or 3rd level above ground which allows for supply, trash collection, and maintenance vehicles to travel under the park and out of the view of guests. It's also how you may see a cast member turn down an alley and around a corner and "disappear" because there is a hidden door that allows them to go under the park to move around without answering questions every 3 steps.
I remember both of those. A giant bird crapped on my in the aviary in Discovery Island... River Country was too cold and dangerous to be a Disney Park these days...
I haven't been to Disneyland since 1980. Last time I went, you needed to buy tickets for the rides. I came home with a bunch of unused tickets. Wish I had kept them. Reason I didn't use all my tickets, every ride had long lines. We spent like 2 hours in line just to ride the new Space Mountain. We use to go like 4 times a year when we lived in L.A. I remember the ride where you look in the mirror and you can see a ghost in your lap. Or Peter Pan ride, here we go! Or the tea cups.
Ah the lettered tickets, with "E" tickets being for the fanciest rides. The ghost projections was in Haunted Mansion, I remember it turned the vehicle you were in sideways as it passed by the mirror and a tiny projector in the center of the vehicle itself would simply project the ghost image.
@@Kurt77777 Wish I would of kept them. I thought of throwing them away many times then I'd change my mind. I never imagined there would be internet someday.
I missed the sky tram in Disneyland the one that goes from tomorrow land to fantasy land ! It had a nice view of the park and it was a quick way to skip the crowds underneath!
The loading building for the Sky Tram in Fantasyland is still there, just past the Casey Jones Railroad before you cross into Frontierland. You just have to know where to look, as trees have grown up in front of it, but it's still in the same spot.
I miss the old tom sawyers island (I hate the weird pirates remake, The closed down fort and the way they basically use it as a staging area for fantasmic
@@robbyrob0723 Yea, they basically closed off the entire northern half of the island along with it. I remember spending so much time running around in all the tunnels and fort. At least WDW still has it as Tom Sawyer island and the whole island is still open (at least I think they still do).
I was the project manager for Innoventions when we officially stopped the rotation. We’d tried to spin the building the opposite direction, but the brakes and gears needed were no longer made. Alas, it came to a permanent halt. In its latter years, it was home to the Disney Dream Home and “ring” shows, that is, sponsor mini-shows as the lower floor revolved. Until it didn’t. Then we just masked them. Last I knew, the animatronic skeleton of Tom Morrow was still hidden behind a stage drape.
I so miss America Sings. It was fun, entertaining, memorable, and my kids looked forward to it each time we went to Disneyland. Same for Bear Country Jamboree !
I live in florida so I have been to Disney World lots of times. I have never been to Disney Land but I dont think I want to if we still have a lot of rides that have closed in California.
I remember cranium command!! I loved it! I also remember innoventions. I also miss the ice cave in Epcot, where you could sample all the different sodas from around the world!
I was at Disneyland in '68 (5y/o). I rode the people mover. I remember my brother looking down and spitting on a hippy. I also remember the carousel of progress and it's a small world ride.
I loved The Great Movie Ride so much. Something you could of mentioned is that after the people mover at Disneyland was taken away *sob* they redid the tracks and made the ride Rocket Rods. For the line for that attraction they closed Circle Vision.
River country was a great alternative to the "main" parks, especially for those that have stayed at Fort Wilderness campground. I wasn't a big water park guy but the kids and wife loved it. It is sad that it is not used, for that purpose any longer. Thanks for sharing...
Some people won't count Nara Dreamland, but I do because technically Walt did send imagineers to work on the park. So my favorite abandoned "Disney" attraction is Nara Dreamland, even though the park is extinct now...
My favorite abandon attraction is the Home of Tomorrow that was in Disneyland. Yes, I know it was torn down and the only thing that still is there is a square support. I know that it wouldn't be a home of NOW, but oh well.
Got to give this guy credit for making this adventure into the forbidden world. I imagine every theme park has it's nightmarish stories. I saw all of Epcot from the beginning. Fond memories with family at Disney world. Thanks for sharing this!
I was too, I actually enjoyed that ride for some reason. Innoventions was pretty amazing as well but really didn't age well. They need new sponsors for everything, that's what funded all the attractions.
The Great Movie Ride and Splash Mountain 💔 I love those, even though they’ve been reskinned and changed. They’ll forever be core memories of my childhood; never forgotten ❤️
Been to Epcot many times over the years, but never remember going on Cranium Command. Loved the upstairs area after the original figmant ride. Miss the jumping containing off to the side.
What about the Skyway at Disneyland? I haven’t been in years, but I thought they still had the cables up and you used to be able to see the old loading dock
The cables and Tomorrowland dock have been gone since the 90s. Sadly the Fantasyland loading dock was demolished a few years ago to make way for Star Wars Galaxy's Edge
When I was a kid back in the 1960's Disneyland had a ride in tomorrow land called Monsanto's Inner space. As we stood in line there was an overhead display showing people standing on a moving platform like we were, only they seemed to be reduced in size.
I really miss the Eastern Airlines-sponsored IF YOU HAD WINGS (it then became Delta Dreamflight, and now it’s Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin). I believe it was the very first ride I experienced at MK back in 1977. “If you had wings, you could do all these things. Fly Eastern, we’ll be your wings.” At the end of the ride, Eastern Airlines agents were waiting so you could book a trip. To a then five year old, it was the coolest thing ever! I almost wish they would get rid of all the DVC kiosks and make a DVC ride ... sort of a tribute to IYHW.
I got to ride it in 1994 at age 6. By that time I think it was Delta Dreamflight. I loved it so much, we rode it twice lol. My dad was a private pilot in the 70s and loves anything to do with planes, so it was one of his favorites. The next time we went to Disney in 1999, my parents and I were very disappointed to see it had been replaced by Buzz Lightyear, which we did not like. Sigh.
The one that gets me is at Disneyland as you are going through the line of Star Tours you can see parts of the Journey Through Inner Space. Next time try to find the snowflake. It will be on your left.
The shark reef at typhoon lagoon now falls into this category. You can still see the building behind the work wall and you can still smell salt from it. Other than moving the animals, nothing has been done to it
I miss the Submarine ride. "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" was a favorite movie of my youth and I loved hearing Kirk Douglas singing that song from the movie while waiting in line. I was 7 that first premiere summer in 1955, and they had actual cast members, customed as mermaids, swimming in the lagoon that were visible from the windows at the begining of the ride before you "submerged". I was thrilled then, and miss it now that I can't share it with my younger grandkids. I also miss the ticket books. In the "Old Days" you would purchase a ticket book (books and prices varied) that inclused your entry ticket and A thru E tickets for the various attractions from the Horse Drawn Trolley (A ticket) to the major attractions (E ticket) like the Submarine Ride, or the Matterhorn Ride. The Train Ride that circled the park was built, owned and operated back then by the Southern Pacific Railroad (were my Dad worked) and was a C ticket ride. In later years, my older cousin worked at the Emporium on Main Street and visitors would give her their unused ticket books as a tip, (they were not allowed to accept cash tips) on their way out of the park. My aunt had a drawer in her house filled with them. As a kid I would go with her to work and she would sign me in for free, then using the tickets, I would ride free all day. The food then was also very good and reasonably price. Now, not so much! Another ride I miss are the Mike Fink River Boats that cruised around Tom Sawyer Island along with the Canoe rides. But now too they are gone, but with fond memories. Disneyland has always been my favorite place on earth, as it is for my kids and grandkids. Unfortunately for us, it's now longer free.
It's interesting to note that the new DVC hotel on the site of river country is currently in hiatus, and may have even been cancelled. It had moved to the point that foundations were being put in, then stopped. No reason given--however there is also a new DVC going in by the Poly. There has even been some construction fences going up to the east of the TTC--an area that had once had a planned hotel, but apparently the land could not support the foundations.
I remember seeing an image someone managed to get behind the doors in the Body Wars loading area that showed that the simulators had been removed as of like 2016 or so. I don't know if it was ever confirmed to be legitimate or not, though. Also, most of the stuff from the original ImageWorks lab seems to still be up there behind the walls, including the rainbow tunnel according to a video by JPL Studios.
In 2015, my family took the official backstage tour of Epcot and went into the original ImageWorks area - which was completely unused at that time. All of the structures (including the rainbow tunnel and magic paintbrushes) were present, but (obviously) turned off. The space was being used for storage. According to our guide (and this is not necessarily the truth, of course), this area was closed off because it was very expensive to operate. Apparently the upper floor gets extremely hot in the summer due to the glass pyramid roof and it cost far too much to keep it cooled to levels where guests would be comfortable, so they closed it off. I personally don't believe this, however, because they later opened up part of it as a DVC lounge area.
Shamino0 I've heard that it was a liability since there was no easy way for a handicapped person to get down from there during an emergency in which the elevator or escalator couldn't be used. The local fire department would apparently have to travel out there and that would take 30 to 60 minutes or something like that.
The local fire department/emergency services has stations in all the parks and can be anywhere within the parks in about 5 minutes. The actual evacuation could take some time though, depending on the circumstances.
Technically they're not abandoned. When something is abandoned the owner gives up responsibility and ownership. Like Jessie. These are simply unused and closed, even if they fall into disrepair.
Why doesn't DIsney charge people a excessive amount of money to view the abandoned attractions legally? I thought they like to earn a few bucks and have less headaches from trespassers.
I recently went to Disneyland for the first time and while I was in Tomorrowland with my friends we where wondering what the “People mover” tracks where lol
