![]() ![]() Horizons was demolished not long after, and disney eventually announced its replacement, Mission: Space. In September, the attraction opened for one more day for press groups. This lasted until January of 1999, when Horizons closed. Needing a place to put the patrons, Horizons was a placeholder. As such, the ride fell into disrepair and neglect, and in December of 1994, Disney closed the ride.Ī year later, Horizons opened! Why? At the time, Epcot was suffering a severe lack of attractions, exacerbated by the shuttering of World of Motion (which was being demolished to make way for Test Track, and still missed its opening date by two years!) And Universe of Energy (Which was getting that long-needed upgrade to add Ellen, and Bill Nye.). However, once that decade of financing was up, GE was gone and there was no third party willing to fork over money to keep it open. Because Epcot opened under the corporate sponsorship model, and the ride was basically the Carousel of Progress II: Electric Boogaloo, Disney coaxed General Electric to sponsor Horizons under a ten year contract. The first date of note is September 30th, 1993. Why it closed: Part of the reason why this attraction’s shut down is so sad is its cumbersome collapse to its final destination. Less than a year later, Horizons opened in Epcot’s Future World East, treated as a spiritual successor to the Carousel of Progress, further expanding the idea of technology and progress advancing society. When Epcot opened its gates in 1982, actor Danny Kaye promised on its opening televised broadcast the park would amaze and astound the public with its vision of the future. The rate of unnecessary-ness of why the attraction was removed, and 3. I tried to piece list together on three barometers: 1. And when they go, they get all kinds of mad. ![]() But the funny thing about Disney theme park fans is they are excruciatingly passionate about the removal of most of their attractions. And while Walt Disney World still has a ton of unutilized land at its disposal, sometimes they have to swap out what currently exists for a better idea. Here’s the link to it here if you want to listen to it instead of read!Īttractions close for a plethora of reasons. Once again, SurferClock and I did a Universal/Disney version of this list some years ago. ![]()
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