Extinct Attractions

Wordless Wednesday – Figment’s Fun Facts on EPCOT Center’s Communicore

Wednesday, July 28, 2010
By Amanda Tinney
Wordless Wednesday – Figment’s Fun Facts on EPCOT Center’s Communicore

Until Next Time, P.S. Wanna see more Wordless Wednesday Pictures? Subscribe to the Disney Every Day Newsletter Name: Email: »

Extinct Walt Disney World Attractions Tribute Video

Wednesday, June 23, 2010
By Amanda Tinney
Extinct Walt Disney World Attractions Tribute Video

While Dreamfinder and Figment tug on my heart strings and I wish I could take a trip up that outside conveyor belt one more time and through the World of Motion…I do so very miss my beloved SMRT-1 Robot. He was my favorite! Which one of these do you miss the most? Until Next Time, P.S. Reminisce... »

Come Peek Inside the Diamond Horseshoe at the Magic Kingdom

Thursday, June 17, 2010
By Amanda Tinney
Come Peek Inside the Diamond Horseshoe at the Magic Kingdom

While at a recent preview for Summer Nightastic, I was able to take a walk down Memory Lane.  Not only did I get to see my beloved Main Street Electrical Parade…In addition, the “now closed” Diamond Horseshoe was used as the Media Hospitality Center. I hadn’t been inside this building since I was in... »

Captain EO Returns Home to Epcot on July 2nd 2010

Tuesday, May 4, 2010
By Amanda Tinney
Captain EO Returns Home to Epcot on July 2nd 2010

As a child who grew up in Central Florida and saw the opening of E.P.C.O.T. Center, nothing makes me more happy than the news that my beloved Captain EO is returning home to Walt Disney World this July!!!  Ah yes…It makes me think back to the days when the word Hooter actually did not... »

Discovery Island – An Extinct Walt Disney World Attraction

Wednesday, October 14, 2009
By Amanda Tinney
Discovery Island – An Extinct Walt Disney World Attraction

Have you ever heard of Walt Disney World’s Discovery Island?  Not to be confused with the Discovery Island that is the central HUB of Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme park…formerly called Safari Village.  I am talking about the original Discovery Island Attraction… This now extinct attraction was a big draw for the Walt Disney World Resort... »

Disney’s Fort Wilderness Railroad

Monday, August 17, 2009
By Amanda Tinney
Disney’s Fort Wilderness Railroad

Did you know that the Disney Ft. Wilderness Resort and Campground used to have its very own Steam Train?  The Fort Wilderness Railroad, which operated in the 1970’s, could transport up to 90 campers on a three and a half mile trek through the Fort Wilderness Resort Campground.  The track around the Magic Kingdom... »