Things They Don't Do at Disney World Anymore 

I loved, as a little kid, visiting Minnie and Mickey at their houses. I LOVED Minnie’s house.

The first time I ever cursed in front of my father was at River Country. The water in the lazy river was COLD, and adding insult to injury there was at least one point where it jetted out above the water line. 9 year old me got hit by that and let out a "WHAT THE ****" Dad was all "I get it, I'm not mad, I said the same thing to myself, just don't do it again"

I remember buying little tiny books for autographs from the characters ❤️

Does anyone remember Push the Talking Trash Can? I loved him as a kid!

Our kids loved the ant playground (honey I shrunk the kids). Gave us parents a time to watch and enjoy a Coke.

I remember going to Toon Town in Disney World and being able to walk through Mickey Mouse's house (I went there back in 1995).

I miss the Backlot Tour. HS is still MGM to me :)

I miss the Osborne Family Spectacular. I last went in 2012 which also was the last trip my mom got to take before she passed away. The lights were amazing.

2 things I remember which I know 1 is definitely gone. 1) The mailboxes on Main Street USA which were real mailboxes as Disney World had its own post office and zip code. So all the postcards sent through the mailboxes were stamped from Walt Disney World. 2) you could get phone calls at your table at the Brown Derby like the stars did back in the 1940s as the phone plugs in the wall really worked. they were still working as of 2012.

Disney MGM studios was awesome! I liked the back lot tour and my kids really had a blast in the "Honey, I Shrunk the Kids" area which I believe is Toy Story Land now.

One thing I remember is that on many rides you had real people giving you the tour instead of a recorded voice over (living with the land for example)

The thing I miss the most is the old true all inclusive Disney packages, Deluxe Magic and Grand Magic vacation packages. You felt like royalty, everything was free (except merch of course). Food, boat rentals, tours, all parks before park hopping, etc

Remember when you could ride in the front of the monorail with the driver.

I was there in 1992 and I remember something called Body Wars.

I went to DisneyQuest Chicago once or twice as a kid and remember it being really fun! Didn't realize no other cities got one. The trouble with building a technology-themed experience is if you don't make huge updates like every two years it's going to show its age really fast.

Sitting in the monorail cockpit was always a treat

Telling my age, I was there that first year, still there today. Felt like a Princess riding those Swan Boats as a little girl in the 1970’s. Miss those awesome Epcot Pavilions I enjoyed in 1988. However, two more generations have now gone with us to make new memories! Please though, Disney, bring back some of the magic, the personal details, a few freebies to make us want to spend money. 😁

I completely forgot about the hand stamps! Also loved the Backlot tour as a kid, it was one of my favourite attractions!

What about swimming with sharks? There was a shark pool at typhoon lagoon you could swim through when I worked there in 2011!

I remember seeing Captain Hook and the Big Bad Wolf characters. I also remember going to and thinking it was so cool to see Mickey’s house. Also, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride. I also remember that tickets used to never expire.

I recall going to Disneyland in the early 1970's and having a tear off colored coupon book in order to ride on the rides.

I used to love looking for Push the talking trash can in Tomorrowland

This reminds me of the Living Statues that were in the Italy Pavilion at Epcot! So fun

There's quite a lot... The Main Street electrical parade, cast member doing the narration on The Land ride, the old Imageworks (rainbow tunnel and stepping tones), the glow in the dark hand stamp (and looking at what it is during a dark ride!), INNOVATIONS at Epcot, World of Motion, Captain EO, the Extra TERRORestrial Alien Encounter/Stitch's Great Escape, the Epcot Fountain Show (don't know if they still do shows on the new fountain?)... I think a "Part 2" video is in order!

I remember those Disney Parks infomercial shows and Samantha Brown Disney shows they used to run ALL the time on the Travel Channel about 15 or more years ago. We recorded them and watched them all the time before our Disney trips. They went in-depth on the Richard Petty Driving Experience at Disney Speedway and the Sammy Duval parasailing and water adventures. I think they also showed a lot of DisneyQuest, the giant Yeti before it broke and lots of other things that don’t exist anymore. I think some of those videos still exist on Amazon Prime Video. It’s an interesting time capsule.

I worked at Disney Quest in 2003. I loved it. Back when it was still Downtown Disney and Pleasure Island still existed. It was a great time in my life. It is so sad that it's all gone now.

at hollywood studios, they used to have drawing sessions, where they teach you how to draw a character and I loved it, but when I went back in Jan 2019, I couldn't find it

Bring back Mickey butter! If I’m going to pay to go to Disney, I want EVERYTHING to be themed!!

I loved Disney Quest so much! I still have a CD that my mom and I made at one of the attractions there. I also loved designing your own roller coaster.

Kitchen Cabaret! That is all! I blame Aunt Susan!

Innoventions was probably the coolest part of epcot when i was a kid, between trying drinks from other countries and all the then futuristic games.. man that was awesome

we got to sit in the front of the monorail in the late 2000s! it was so fun

I really hope part of the Epcot renovation includes doing something with the Imagination Pavilion. The current ride/Image Works are so pathetic compared to the originals... bring back the Rainbow Corridor and Dream Finder!

Osborne Family lights! I miss that so much!!!

My first visit was in 94 and I remember at MGM my dad and I walked into a small shop where a “director” was asking for volunteers to star in a little scene they would produce right there in the shop. He gave us lines and props/costume items and helped us improve our performance. The experience lasted about 20-30min. At the end they filmed it and we were able to purchase the VHS. It was such a unique and fun experience. I have never met anyone else who has any clue what I’m talking about.

So many things I miss!! One thing I miss is that giant phone in Comunicore that you could fit your whole family in the booth and actually call someone. We called our parents, but they couldn’t understand us much, but it was fun!

I remember riding the Swan Boats when I went to Disney in summer of 1976.

I remember going to Disneyland in 1990 (I was about 5 years old), and when I entered the park I got to push some kind of button to try and win something. A lot of sounds and lights flashed and I won a giant Mickey stuffed animal…about the same size as me! Not sure if they still do that, but it was very memorable 👏🏼

I miss the design your own coaster ride at Disney Quest. That was actually really cool

Remember when the park hopper pass was a paper tag that had to be stamped each day. I remember wearing it around my neck tied to a string.

We saw Dr. Bunsen Honeydew and Beaker when we went to Hong Kong Disney in 2008. It was really unexpected. On the same trip we also had Goofy swimming in the hotel pool with our daughter. That was super cool!

Hi AJ I know one thing they don’t have in Disney anymore. That’s 20,000 leagues under the sea ride.

The Sky buckets in Magic Kingdom. I remember they used to extend from the Rockets over in tomorrow land to I think it was called the Matterhorn (currently Rapunzel’s tower). It was a nice way to cross the park, avoid the crowds, see the sights, and give your feet a rest. Oh, those were the days!

I'll name you one... they don't have Horizons anymore!! NOW LET ME JUST OPENLY WEEP FOR MY BELOVED!

I still have some Disney dollars somewhere. I need to dig those up.

I've always said it, 1970-1990 were the best years for Disney and youngsters!!! Though I am biased. 70s and 80s kid!😉👍❤

Is anyone else old enough to remember Pleasure Island at Downtown Disney or Epcot’s 3-D film Captain EO with Michael Jackson and Angelica Houston?

Used loved the backlot tour and seeing the artists draw characters was so cool too

I miss Journey Into The Imagination SO much. Imageworks was neat too!

What about riding in the front of the monorail? We met little chef, we did the flag raising at the wilderness lodge, and got to eat the Mickey butter. The ride I miss the most is if you had wings.

you forgot 20k under the sea.... mr toads wild ride...

I remember so many of these! We met Remy at Chefs de France. It was so cool! I wish they would bring him back.

My hubby and I used to love going to the Japan pavilion to do Sake tasting. While you can still do this, they used to serve the sake in cute little cups and they would write your name in Japanese on the side of the cup. We still have ours from years ago. It’s still fun to get Sake in Japan, but we miss the personalized detail.

AJ, please never EVER stop making nostalgia videos 💕👏🙌

I don’t know if they did this in WDW but in DLR you used to be able to pull the sword from the stone. I did it once and it was MAGICAL

Our kids miss Food Rocks and Body Wars in EPCOT Wonders of Life Pavilion - they were both fun and educational.

The Electric Light Parade…

Loved the animation ex;perience and the film starring Robin Williams.

AJ, the thing that I miss the most is the 24 hour days at the Magic Kingdom. Please bring them back Disney!

I remember making a dining reservation in communicore. Very cool!

When I was a kid, my favorite place to play was on the Honey I Shrunk the Kids movie set!

Four for a $ at Hollywood Studio’s, Disney $, the umbrella at HS where it had the running water which simulated rain running off of it. Loved MGM studio. Miss the Great Movie Ride. Nostalgia is gone😥

Nowadays, if I were to tell someone a ride was an "E Ticket Ride", some would wonder what i meant by it. Old School Disneyland people would know though. At Disneyland once upon a time ago before unlimited rides, they had a ticket system. It ranged from A to E. A was your very mild rides while E was your high intensity roller coaster rides like Space Mountain.

A couple of other things Disney doesn't do any more is Disney Institute (we took a cooking class and a drawing class) and visiting Discovery Island in the middle of Bay Lake where there were sun conyers, flamingos, and cavies/maras roaming freely among guests.

They got rid of the Muppets Mobile Lab?! I’m so sad; I didn’t know that! I used to love catching them roaming about whenever I visited Epcot. I’m sure they were still there last time I visited back in 2019. Another side effect of this cursed plague, no doubt.

Please do a part 2 of this, great memories. Thank you for this video.

MGM Studios will always be the best part of Disney World for me! The Backlot Tour, Ride through the movies, Indiana Jones. I miss being a kid lol

I remember going to MGM Studios and going a back lot tour of 101 Dalmations the live action movie and seeing how they filmed the secne where Rodger rode into the pond and also the cute adorable new born puppies of Perdy and Pongo's.

With Chapek, it's simply an expensive headache.

I LOVED the stamps as a kid seeing it glow in the dark was so cool

Haven’t even watched the video yet and it probably won’t be mentioned, but man do I miss the old days of when fast passes first came out. It really rewarded those who got up early and gave the effort to plan out when and where they would grab the next passes. You could seriously stack up!! It was so fun😂 but now everyone just gets their three 🙃

We just checked out of Old Key West. Been at Orlando for a little over a week now. Beware of The Disney Bus Service. My wife and I and our other family that came with us all had terrible long wait times at the bus stops. I’ve been going to Old Key West for well over 25 years. I have never seen the bus service this bad before. Average wait times 45 minutes. A few times we got lucky and only waited 15 minutes. We did see a few busses that were in training. The ferry’s to Disney Springs are also not running which really is a bummer. The ride just to get to Disney springs is 30 minutes using the bus. Add a wait time on top of that and your spending over an hour to get to Disney springs. Covid has hit Disney hard. It is obvious from complaints that I’ve heard from most people we meet at the bus stops that there is a lack of buses. So if you are using the bus service you need to plan that into your day. It sucks, but what can you do.

Universe of Energy!

I always loved Figment. I still have a magnet of him on my fridge from the 80s.

I have several from my past experiences going to Disney as a child. I remember character meet and greets happened at random locations in the middle of the park throughout the day. The characters would just show up in the crowds or just gather around them. It rarely happens today but not to the extent of what it used to. Now you have to get in a long line at a specific spot during a specific time to see a character. The next thing I remember that they don’t do anymore is they used to have a canoe trip tied in to the evening campfire at wilderness resort. To get to the campfire you would have to get on a canoe and row the canoe down a small river. I also remember a character breakfast in the same location where they perform hoop Dee Doo in the afternoons and evenings. How about ride sponsorships? I know many years ago every Disney ride had some form of sponsorship and they were prominent and mentioned several times in the attraction itself. Now it seems that very few rides are sponsored and even then, the sponsor is only mentioned by a sign on the outside. Anyone remember the skyway connecting fantasy land in tomorrowland? Also, you can go on forever with the rods that have been removed, replaced, or changed so much they’re nowhere near what they used to be. If you had wings, mission to the moon, Mr. toads wild ride, 20,000 leagues under the sea, horizons, body wars, World of motion, universe of energy, and the list goes on and on. I would like to see a video of just the rides that we can’t do anymore

This made me a little sad. I just realized that each park was really a different unique experience. Now they are all just parks with rides. I miss it.

What a great trip down memory lane! Thanks, AJ Yes, do part 2 please!

The original Discovery Island in Bay Lake... a bit of sheer paradise!

Oh no I LOVED Turtle talk with Crush!!! My mom hated rides and it was so interactive and cute the whole family loved it

So many memories!! Thank you - we would love to see more of these!

When I was a kid, I remember riding Delta Dream Flight! It was one of my fave rides! YES! The backlot tour with the Pearl Harbor "show"! My sister & I got to do that! IT was sooo much fun!! :D It's a pity they don't do that anymore! :(

Aww, handstamps! Loved those as a kid.

The boat tour around Cinderella's castle yeeeeessss! My first trip to Disney in 1979 brings back fond memories. The Magic Kingdom was the only park back then. I remember the restaurant in the same spot as Cosmic Rays used to be all outdoors.

I loved!! Trash the talking trash can! We would wonder all over Tomorrowland to see if they were out and I would freak out if he was and be so excited! My favorite thing

Your chanel is always cure my longing to go back to Disney World! Hi from Indonesia AJ!

My mom had to pull me away from those Comminucore computers every year; I loved them so much!! Horizons was my other favorite too.💜💜

No mention of Discovery Island, before Animal Kingdom opened?

This was an awesome video! I'd love a Part II! Thanks AJ and DFB team!

Does anyone remember a talking trash can at Animal Kingdom, I remember meeting them a ton as a kid I can’t be crazy

Bring on the Part 2! 😁

Loved this video, I hope you do put out a part 2

Bringing back fond memories. Thanks DFB.

DisneyQuest was Amazing! The very first time my family went to DisneyWorld, we would be at the parks all day from open to close, and then head to DisneyQuest for some after hours fun. It was 5 floors of every type of arcade games you could think of and a very delicious cafe at the top level that had a super rich chocolate cupcake. Made me think of the Matilda cake scene everytime we got one. Huge. Chocolate. Delicious! But nothing was more magical than stepping into the interactive elevator and having the Genie and Magic Carpet transport you to the land of fun. I really hope they can find a way to bring it back. ❤

Oh and one more thing LOL... The parade at EPCOT around World Showcase! Disney needs to do a summer of throwback events at all four parks.

This was so fun to watch! I had forgotten about many of these things, but also learned something new about Disney history - hard to find that new old stuff these days!

We were a flag family in the 2010's, can't remember the exact year but it was super cool.

Oh my goodness I totally forgot on my honeymoon I got to do the backlot tour thing. That was the last time I went to Disney, I’m so sad it’s gone!

LOVED THIS VIDEO!!! Pleaseeeee make a part two 🙏🏼

I never went as a kid, but took my girls the first opportunity I could. We’ve done DW in ‘12, ‘18, and just this past April. We always have a great time, but my husband and I always talk about how the prices keep skyrocketing and the “magic” is plummeting.

I loved Disney MGM studios. Was a contestant on Lets Make a Deal.