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Lost Disney Rides Recreated in CGI

Posted by timothy on from the please-add-space-mountain dept.

Dan Howland writes "Disney closes the rides, but the CGI geeks love them too much to let them disappear. 'Adventures thru Inner Space,' the Disneyland ride in which you shrunk down to the size of a molecule, ran from 1967 to 1985. Atommobiles.com is a fan site which includes this elaborate CGI recreation. The Walt Disney World version of Mr. Toad's Wild Ride closed in 1967. Virtual Toad is in the process of re-building it." I was born after 1967, and I've ridden MTWR many times, so perhaps they're talking about an older version.

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  1. Mr. Toad's Wild Ride Closed in 1998 by CapS · · Score: 5, Informative

    Mr. Toad's Wild Ride closed on September 7, 1998, according to the Save Mr. Toad's Wild Ride site. It was a fantastic ride; too bad Disney closed it. :(

    1. Re:Mr. Toad's Wild Ride Closed in 1998 by Thomas+M+Hughes · · Score: 5, Informative

      Mr. Toad's Wild Ride is still open and running in Disney Land. They only closed the Walt Disney World version in 1998.

  2. CGI decapitations too? by Saeger · · Score: 5, Informative
    Everybody knows the real reason why many of these happy-happy-joy-joy rides get shut down: They're too dangerous! :)

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  3. disney nostalgia freaks, there's a place for you.. by witts · · Score: 5, Informative

    If you love memories of disney rides long gone, check out http://www.yesterland.com/yester.html
    absolutely great website if you wondered whatever happened to your favorite ride!

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  4. Two great sites for Disney Weenies by CleverNickName · · Score: 5, Informative

    I am one of the biggest Disney weenies in the world. I've had an AP since I was 15, and I long for a return to the old days of Disneyland. I would love to see a full-on 3D recreation of Disneyland in various eras, that could be "walked thru."

    Two sites that I frequent are Yesterland.com, which features pictures, descriptions and memories of the almost every "retired" Disneyland attraction, and MiceAge.com, which features backstage "exposes" about Disneyland and the people who run it.

  5. Re:Sad by nytes · · Score: 4, Informative
    What amazed me is there is nothing on the Thousand Leagues under the Sea ride which i was on when i was 7 but when I went back in 1998 was closed due to it no being able to be made handicap accesable, which pissed me off to no end cause it was one of my favorites along with Mr. Toads
    Actually, dig around a little and you'll find that neither sub ride (both Disney World and Disneyland's sub rides are now closed) were close due to ADA requirements. ADA only would apply to new construction.

    It's pretty common knowledge among the fan community (of which I admit that I am one) that they were closed simply due to save on the maintenance costs. It's further believed that Disney World's sub ride was closed because the staff conned Disney prez Ovitz (about halfway down the article).
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  6. Typo by Danny's_Land · · Score: 5, Informative

    Sorry, meant to say that MTWR closed at WDW in 1998. See www.savetoad.com for more info than you need.