by Jim Smith | Oct 5, 2022 | Hidden
Which opening day EPCOT Center attraction (located in CommuniCore) has the dubious distinction of being the first of the park’s opening day attractions to close? Answer: Astuter Computer Revue This show was designed to make computers seem less foreign and intimidating...
by Jim Smith | Sep 25, 2022 | Disney, Disney Spotlight Series, Extinct Disney Attractions
(A version of this article was published for Pirates & Princesses on September 25, 2022.) EPCOT – Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow In Walt Disney’s later years, his greatest dream – EPCOT Center – was to be an actual functioning city....
by Jim Smith | Aug 17, 2022 | Disney, Disney Spotlight Series, Extinct Disney Attractions
(A version of this article was published for Pirates & Princesses on August 19, 2022.) “Energy – you make the world go ’round.” This simple statement of fact also serves as a warning of the fragility of Earth’s natural resources. Does that sound a bit...
by Jim Smith | Jul 4, 2022 | Hidden
In which now-extinct Walt Disney World attraction could you once see the sea serpent Kimballum Horriblus? (Bonus if you can tell me where there is still a reference to this character in a Disney Park) Answer: World of Motion One of the founding attractions in EPCOT...
by Jim Smith | Jun 30, 2022 | Disney, Extinct Disney Attractions
(A version of this article was shared with Pirates & Princesses on June 30, 2022.) Edutainment – a portmanteau of Education and Entertainment – is a popular concept nowadays, thanks to Walt Disney. Walt may not have invented the concept, but he is...
