July 23, 2025 • 20 mins
Join travel advisors Ryan and Julie as they take a magical trip back in time to explore the nostalgic side of Walt Disney World. Perfect for Disney adults and families planning their next vacation, this episode dives deep into what makes Disney World so special across generations.
Magic Kingdom Nostalgia
- It's a Small World: Connection to the 1960s World's Fair
- Carousel of Progress: Another World's Fair attraction with generational appeal
- Main Street USA: The emotional heart of Disney magic, designed like walking into a movie
- Splash Mountain: Julie's favorite ride that was recently re-themed to Tiana's Bayou Adventure
EPCOT Memories
- The Seas with Nemo & Friends: Unchanged aquarium experience spanning decades
- World Showcase: Countries that have remained largely the same since opening
- Lost Attractions: Ellen's Energy Adventure and the beloved Body Wars simulator
Hollywood Studios Evolution
- Indiana Jones Stunt Spectacular: An original attraction that hasn't changed
- Star Tours: Perfect for Star Wars fans across generations
- Tower of Terror: A nostalgic ride designed to evoke old Hollywood
- Missing Elements: The lost studio backlot tour and street atmosphere
Disney Resort Nostalgia
- Polynesian Village Resort: An original 1971 resort with lasting appeal
- Hoop-Dee-Doo Musical Revue: A dinner show experience from Disney's opening year at Fort Wilderness
Attractions We Wish Never Left
- Alien Encounter: The terrifying predecessor to Stitch's Great Escape
- Honey, I Shrunk the Kids Playground: Interactive play area that sparked imagination
- Studio Backlot Tour: Behind-the-scenes movie magic
Never-Change Wishes
- Peter Pan's Flight: Julie's pick for the perfect family classic
- Soarin': Ryan's choice for the ideal EPCOT experience combining engineering and wonder
Perfect For
- Disney adults seeking nostalgia
- Families planning Disney World vacations
- First-time Disney visitors
- Travel enthusiasts
- Anyone interested in Disney history and evolution
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- Ryan: Travel professor and Disney vacation specialist
- Julie: Disney-loving Maryland mom of three, family travel expert
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j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_ (00:00):
welcome to All Things Travel.
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Today we're gonna take a tripback in time and visit the Walt
Disney world of your past.
many of our guests, me included,enjoy traveling to Disney World
over and over again to relivethe nostalgia, and that's what
we're talking about today.
ryan_2_07-01-2025_155932 (00:17):
Listen in with travel advisors and
destination experts.
Ryan and Julie.
I'm your travel professorteaching you everything you need
to know to.
Have a magical vacation andshe's a Disney loving Maryland
mom of three and a specialist infamily travel.
Whether we're discussingincredible destinations, top
vacation tips or sharingpersonal stories, it's always
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all things travel.
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_15593 (00:41):
we always talk about Walt Disney
World being such a magicalplace.
I'm always describing it to myclients as a magical vacation.
It's a magical experience.
You're in the Disney bubble, butit also is a lot more than that
for a lot of people.
this really applies to mygeneration because my generation
is like that Disney adultgeneration where
ryan_2_07-01-2025_155932 (01:02):
yes.
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_155 (01:03):
took us back in the eighties and the
nineties and we remember partsof that trip.
when we visit now brings us backto that age and that wonder Of
the vacation.
So there's so much nostalgiaassociated with returning to
Walt Disney World.
ryan_2_07-01-2025_155932 (01:22):
I think it's interesting because
you grew up going to Walt DisneyWorld.
you can tie back Walt DisneyWorld to time with your
grandparents and staying at thePolynesian.
I just had a differentexperience.
I remember going to each of theparks once when we would spring
break in Florida and then Ididn't go until I was a dad.
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but we both kind of appreciatethat Disney bubble.
And so my nostalgia is gonna bevery different than yours'cause
mine's gonna be focused onprobably, thinking about my kids
when they were little, andyou're probably gonna be
thinking about you when you werelittle.
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_1 (01:59):
Right.
Isn't that so fun?
you know, you make it sound likeI went all the time.
I went when I was four.
I went when I was eight then Iwent, my grandparents used to go
to Kissemee for the month ofMarch every year.
And I think I went twice whenthey did that, like once in high
school, once in college.
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so I really was not like
ryan_2_07-01-2025_155932 (02:21):
Okay.
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_1 (02:22):
Disney nut.
It wasn't like my family wentevery single year.
That being said, I do have superstrong memories of, especially
when I was eight, that vacation.
a lot of this calls back to thatand some of it for me is also
gonna call back to being with mykids.
ryan_2_07-01-2025_155932 (02:41):
before we talk about nostalgic Disney,
I wanna remind folks if you didnot listen to last week's
episode, we gave some great tipsfor travelers on their first
trip to Europe.
Alright, Julie, why don't youstart us off with the park that
started it all.
Magic Kingdom.
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_155 (02:58):
Yes.
This first part of the podcastwe're gonna talk about what in
each park evokes that nostalgia,whether it's personally for us
or for our guests.
Magic Kingdom obviously has themost nostalgia associated with
it, with Walt Disney World.
We're not, we're not onDisneyland yet.
We might allude to that later,but.
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Disney World.
So Magic Kingdom was built in1970.
It opened in 1971.
So there's a lot of generationsat this point that could have
gone, and a lot of the ridesfrom opening day or opening year
are still there.
ryan_2_07-01-2025_155932 (03:34):
Yeah.
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_155932 (03:35):
I know for a lot of people that
are like my parents' age, thebiggest one is it's a small
world.
They remember going to that atthe World's Fair back in the
sixties.
even though it's not the exactsame version that is at Walt
Disney World right now.
it's still a huge callback.
I remember even my grandmothertalking about that, going to see
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it at the World's Fair, and thatwas always her one ride.
She would insist on doing atMagic Kingdom
ryan_2_07-01-2025_155932 (04:03):
Hmm.
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_1559 (04:03):
And you know, shows like the
Carousel of Progress, samething.
It was at the World's Fair.
For me, magic Kingdom andnostalgia is more the feeling on
Main Street, USA.
It's walking down, seeing thecastle, seeing the shops,
knowing what Main Street USA wasmodeled after from Walt's
childhood and all those kind ofthings, that, that really evoke
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a lot of nostalgia for mebecause that is the place where
you walk in, you're walking downMain Street, and I feel like I'm
a kid again.
the music is going, you'resmelling the popcorn, the
confectionary, the hot dogs, andall those things that make it
just nostalgic.
ryan_2_07-01-2025_155932 (04:40):
Yeah, I, so I remember, I used to
teach at an event, facilitymanagement class at the
university, and when we wouldtalk about event theming, I
would show a video.
Of somebody walking into MainStreet because it's actually
designed to be like walking intoa movie.
after you do your ticket and youwalk into the tunnel, there's
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those ride posters are supposedto be like movie posters and
it's, it's intentionally kind ofdark.
So as you walk into Main Street,this the quote unquote screen is
meant to.
Open up in front of you andthere's intentionally the smell
of popcorn to evoke that senseof movie.
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and yeah, so for me, mainStreet, uh, more than the rides,
the specific rides, to behonest, is that, is Walt Disney
World Magic Kingdom for me.
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_155 (05:34):
Like that is the magic place, right?
Just that feeling on Main Streetis very hard to explain to
someone who
ryan_2_07-01-2025_155932 (05:41):
Yeah.
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_15 (05:41):
been.
Epcot was the next park thatopened in Walt Disney World, it
opened in 1981.
ryan_2_07-01-2025_155932 (05:47):
Yep.
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_15593 (05:48):
to me, I have a lot of memories of
Epcot, but Epcot has changed alot.
So right now let's talk aboutthe things that are still there
that might evoke some nostalgiato me that's the lands and the
seas pavilion that aquarium hasbeen there for.
I remember going there as a kid,I have so many memories in
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recent years, my kids kind ofgoing and seeing, Heads up to
the glass, looking into theaquariums,
ryan_2_07-01-2025_155932 (06:15):
Yeah.
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_155 (06:16):
that to me, feels like Epcot.
ryan_2_07-01-2025_155932 (06:18):
And to be honest, I don't remember
anything about Epcot except forthe countries And again, as a
dad,
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_155 (06:26):
Wow.
ryan_2_07-01-2025_155932 (06:27):
um, I really don't.
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_15593 (06:29):
So you got
ryan_2_07-01-2025_155932 (06:29):
The countries I remember
specifically because I reallyenjoyed that part of it.
I remember watching the Jur inItaly.
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_15 (06:37):
Yeah.
ryan_2_07-01-2025_155932 (06:39):
But the other parts I just don't
remember as much.
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_1559 (06:42):
And so much of that though, those
countries, they really have notchanged.
Maybe like the Internal rides,right?
Like maelstrom has changed toFrozen ever after, but a lot of
the other stuff really has notchanged in those countries,
which is kind of nice.
ryan_2_07-01-2025_155932 (06:58):
Yeah.
Yeah.
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_155 (06:59):
that can definitely evoke a really
nostalgic feeling just walkingaround that country.
Like, you know, you've beenthere before.
You've eaten all those placesbefore that can really kind of
feel like home.
All right.
Hollywood Studios.
this park has gone through somany transformations, and I
think the one thing that feels,well, two things to me, feel
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pretty original to the park.
this opened in 1989 as MGMstudios.
ryan_2_07-01-2025_155932 (07:24):
Yep.
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_155932 (07:25):
I don't know that these are 100%
originals to the park becausewhen it did open, it was like
half of what it is now.
It truly was meant to be only ahalf day park.
But the Indiana Jones stuntspectacular.
I can remember going to that asa
ryan_2_07-01-2025_155932 (07:37):
Yes.
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_1559 (07:38):
has not changed.
ryan_2_07-01-2025_155932 (07:40):
No.
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_1 (07:40):
thing.
ryan_2_07-01-2025_155932 (07:41):
no, it's just,
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_155 (07:42):
it's
ryan_2_07-01-2025_155932 (07:43):
I love it because I remember that from
my first trip
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_1559 (07:46):
you do.
ryan_2_07-01-2025_155932 (07:47):
and, and, and my kids have always
wanted to go there too.
So it's just, it's just neatthat it's always been there.
for me growing up as a Star Warskid, I remember Star Tours.
so I don't know if those areoriginal, but they were original
on my first trip and.
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_1559 (08:06):
for a long time.
ryan_2_07-01-2025_155932 (08:07):
And one of the things that's always
special to me with HollywoodStudios, I visited when it was
MGM, and I actually got pickedto be in a stage show, and so
that was fun to be up there andbe a part of that.
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_155 (08:18):
that show's not there anymore, but
the idea of the entertainment
ryan_2_07-01-2025_155932 (08:22):
Yeah.
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_1559 (08:23):
for
ryan_2_07-01-2025_155932 (08:23):
Yeah.
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_155932 (08:23):
I also really, I mean, tower of
Terror is like my favorite rideat this point.
And it's not even like there'sanything super spectacular about
that one.
But I remember going on thatride Over and over again when I
was eight on that trip withcousins and family.
and that's just a ride that Ireally hold dear.
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I love doing that.
I love the ride itself is meantto be like, nostalgic, right?
Like calling back to hotels inHollywood, it just is a really
good feeling.
animal kingdom we're kind ofgonna.
Skip over it like nothing hasreally left animal
ryan_2_07-01-2025_155932 (08:58):
Yeah, and, I did not visit this until
I was a dad, and I feel likeeverything's I mean, things are
going to change soon, but reallyit, it's been the same park ever
since I've been going to it.
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_15593 (09:10):
It opened in 98, so it has been
there for a while at this point,but they haven't gotten anything
that was like there.
There's nothing that was like ahuge fan favorite that they've
gotten rid of.
Um.
briefly, briefly about theresorts.
I think the biggest thing aboutthe resorts that is great for
nostalgia, this is not evensomething that I went to as a
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kid, I've gone to it a coupletimes as an adult.
And one of the reasons we loveit so much is because it does
feel like something that isvery.
ryan_2_07-01-2025_155932 (09:41):
It's so cool.
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_15593 (09:44):
is the hoop D do review over at the
Fort
ryan_2_07-01-2025_155932 (09:46):
Yep.
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_155 (09:48):
This is a dinner show, so you can
choose different levels ofseating.
It is a phenomenal show.
ryan_2_07-01-2025_155932 (09:52):
Yes.
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_1 (09:54):
humor, right?
ryan_2_07-01-2025_155932 (09:55):
Yep.
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_155 (09:56):
they have good food.
It's simple food.
It's fried chicken and ribs andthis country theme.
It is a vibe.
It
ryan_2_07-01-2025_155932 (10:02):
Yeah.
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_15593 (10:03):
So just a fun night.
And that is original.
That's a 1971
ryan_2_07-01-2025_155932 (10:09):
It is.
It is.
And it's, it's great.
It's, if you have not done it,carve out some time on your next
trip.
'cause it is one of those thingsthat you may not even know it's
there, but once you go, you'regonna really love that you went.
And I think you're gonna lovethem.
I'm gonna say this Julie, forme, when I think of resorts and
I think of nostalgic Disney, Ithink of the Polynesian.
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_1 (10:29):
Right,
ryan_2_07-01-2025_155932 (10:30):
Yes.
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025 (10:31):
Finally, you're listening to me, Ryan.
That is the reason I love thePolynesian so much is because it
feels so nostalgic to me.
I stayed there when I was eight,and I have amazing memories of
that vacation and just knowingthat that resort is original to
Walt Disney World it opened in1971.
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Obviously it's undergone a lotof refurbishment, but just
knowing it was Part of theoriginal plan is just so cool to
me it just, it really feels likeWalt Disney World to me.
ryan_2_07-01-2025_155932 (11:05):
So what do we wish was still there?
Julie, what about Magic Kingdom?
What do you wish that was stillthere?
That's not there now.
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_155 (11:14):
This one still hurts, Mm.
Splash Mountain.
that was my absolute favoriteride.
I like the Tiana re theme andit's not
ryan_2_07-01-2025_155932 (11:22):
I.
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_155 (11:23):
like I loved the characters or
anything like that.
It's that that was another ridethat I went on over and over
again.
As a kid, I can.
Distinctly remember, thefireworks were going off, we
weren't watching the parade orthe fireworks that night, and
there was no one in line.
it just, brings back thosememories.
Makes you feel like a kid.
It's a fun ride.
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There was a lot of singing.
you're in the water, you'regoing down little drops, and
then a really big drop.
You get the funny photos.
Um, that was just alwayssomething really special to me.
And when they announced the retheme, uh, you know, I
completely understand.
I'm all for the re theme intoday.
Today's culture, today'senvironment.
I do like the Tiana ride.
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I think that speaks a lot betterto families nowadays.
ryan_2_07-01-2025_155932 (12:06):
Yeah, it's great.
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_15 (12:07):
Yeah, as soon as my daughter hit the
height minimum for SplashMountain, we took a trip that
weekend, I booked the tripMonday, we left on Friday
because I was like, I am goingto have this experience.
With her.
I want to be able to experiencethis and have this memory with
one of my kids.
the other ones obviously weren'tgonna be tall enough before the
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re theme.
I'm excited to take them back onit this year as Tiana's Bayou
Adventure because we haven'tgotten to do it yet as a
ryan_2_07-01-2025_155932 (12:35):
Yeah, That's great.
I was going to jokingly say thestitch ride, but I hated that
ride
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_15 (12:40):
gosh.
And Ryan, you probably don'tknow this, and this is not a
ride that I wish was back.
This is a ride that myself and Iknow a lot of people on the
internet agree should never havebeen in the
ryan_2_07-01-2025_155932 (12:54):
Yeah.
Yeah.
Agreed.
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_1 (12:56):
about?
ryan_2_07-01-2025_155932 (12:57):
No.
j--madam-_1_07-01-2 (12:58):
terrestrial ride, which is what was there
before Stitch.
ryan_2_07-01-2025_155932 (13:01):
No idea.
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_155 (13:02):
this ride,
ryan_2_07-01-2025_155932 (13:02):
No idea.
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_155932 (13:04):
I remember being eight years old,
my parents taking me on this.
It was the exact same thing asStitch, but instead of, so like
same like theater set up andeverything, same, same type of
effects.
There was a small sign outsidethat said it might be scary or
something like that.
It should have been.
A huge sign because it was soterrifying.
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if you've never done stitch the,which you probably a lot of
people probably haven't,'causeit's been closed for so long at
this point.
and it's not coming backanymore.
it's like a round type theater.
There's a tube in the center,you're strapped into your seat
with like a shoulder harness.
ryan_2_07-01-2025_155932 (13:39):
Yeah.
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_1559 (13:41):
And everyone has a view of the
center tube.
And when it was alien encounter,this literally alien from the
movie Alien came down in thetube.
the theater is pitch black.
It's lights are shining.
There's strobe lights.
You can kind of see the alien.
You kind of can't.
The theater goes dark, and allyou hear is glass breaking, and
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the alien has escaped.
It's flying around the room.
It's breathing on you.
It's spitting at you like themost terrifying experience of my
life at Walt Disney World.
I came out that theater crying.
know, there should have been awarning and I know a lot of
people were traumatized why wasMagic Kingdom the park for this
ryan_2_07-01-2025_155932 (14:23):
Right, right.
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_15593 (14:24):
it in Hollywood Studios.
ryan_2_07-01-2025_155932 (14:27):
let's talk about Epcot.
For me, it's El.
It's Ellen's Energy Adventure.
I remember that ride.
I really like that ride.
I understand why it didn't fitanymore.
I love what's there now,
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_15 (14:41):
Yeah,
ryan_2_07-01-2025_155932 (14:42):
that was a fun ride.
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_15593 (14:44):
it was really different.
If you hadn't been on Ellen'senergy adventure, it was like.
You were in this huge movingvehicle, right, of just
ryan_2_07-01-2025_155932 (14:54):
Yeah,
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_15593 (14:54):
it was like being in a moving movie
theater, with all the rows andit talked about how energy is
produced and how it can beproduced better there.
I remember like the dinosaur
ryan_2_07-01-2025_15 (15:05):
Dinosaurs.
Absolutely.
The Jeopardy game,
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_15 (15:08):
Yeah.
ryan_2_07-01-2025_155932 (15:08):
that stuff.
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_15593 (15:09):
it was narrated by Ellen DeGeneres.
Right.
ryan_2_07-01-2025_155932 (15:12):
Yep.
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_1559 (15:13):
and it was presented by Exxon for a
long time, and my grandfatherused to work for Exxon, so that
was always like a nice littlecallback for us.
I liked that ride so much.
ryan_2_07-01-2025_155932 (15:23):
Okay.
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_1559 (15:23):
the really big one in Epcot was Body
Wars.
And I know this has a little bitof a following, so if you're
also a Body Wars fan let me knowor, go watch it on YouTube,
Ryan.
ryan_2_07-01-2025_155932 (15:33):
Okay.
j--madam-_1_07-01-2 (15:33):
essentially the, was essentially star tours.
Like the same idea
ryan_2_07-01-2025_155932 (15:39):
But through your body.
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_1559 (15:40):
but through your body.
And there was a problem, like, Idon't know if somebody swallowed
something and you had to go getit, but you were basically
transported into a red bloodcell and went through the body
and it was crazy.
It was so much fun.
I remember Epcot used to haveall those pavilions, that were
truly about, your body, Science,interactive science experiments.
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You could get on this weird kindof exercise bike and touch all
these things and be veryinteractive and that was such a
great piece of Epcot that Imiss.
ryan_2_07-01-2025_155932 (16:11):
So for me, when we're talking Hollywood
studios, anything that has to dowith actual studios, I want, as
part of it,
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_ (16:20):
Mm-hmm.
ryan_2_07-01-2025_155932 (16:21):
If they can't do that, what I wish
would come back is the streetatmosphere.
I miss the street atmosphere,the actors doing their
characters.
I miss that so much,
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_15 (16:35):
Yeah, I
ryan_2_07-01-2025_155932 (16:36):
you know?
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_155932 (16:37):
a really big difference.
ryan_2_07-01-2025_155932 (16:38):
It was interesting when I was at
Universal a few weeks ago,seeing that return, both the
Epic universe and then some ofthe classic ones at Universal.
I'm like, yeah, I really, reallymiss that at Hollywood Studios.
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_15593 (16:52):
It makes you feel like you're part
of the story
ryan_2_07-01-2025_155932 (16:54):
Yeah,
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_155 (16:55):
when you can interact like that.
So when you talk about studiothings, are you talking about
the back lot?
ryan_2_07-01-2025_155932 (17:00):
yeah,
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_15 (17:00):
tour?
ryan_2_07-01-2025_155932 (17:01):
I love that stuff.
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_155 (17:02):
What do you remember about back lot?
ryan_2_07-01-2025_155932 (17:04):
I just remember the Golden Girls House,
that's all.
Oh, and the Psycho House.
I remember those too.
That's the only things Iremember.
But anything that has to do withactual movies, studios, I really
geek out on,
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_15593 (17:15):
So was that also, or was this a
different attraction?
I'm thinking of where it waslike you would go behind the
scenes and there'd be a bigwater scene they were filming
and then a big fire scene
ryan_2_07-01-2025_155932 (17:27):
Yes, yes,
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_15 (17:28):
Yeah.
Is that the same thing
ryan_2_07-01-2025_155932 (17:29):
yes.
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_15 (17:29):
Yeah.
ryan_2_07-01-2025_155932 (17:30):
No, same thing.
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_1559 (17:31):
Oh, that was like such a great
experience.
I really liked that.
And again, things were just somuch more interactive and making
you part of the story.
for me, the biggest nostalgiaitem at Hollywood Studios is the
Honey I Shrunk, the KidsPlayground.
Did you ever see this or was it
ryan_2_07-01-2025_155932 (17:48):
I don't think so.
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_1559 (17:49):
I'm not a hundred percent sure where
this was.
I'm thinking back where Galaxy'sEdge is now, but.
Growing up in the eighties,nineties, the honey ice shrunk,
blah, blah, blah.
Movies
ryan_2_07-01-2025_155932 (18:01):
Yeah.
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_1 (18:02):
right?
Um, and there actually, thereused to be a show, I think the
show was at Epcot, where they,it was Honey, I Shrunk the
Audience.
And that was really fun too.
ryan_2_07-01-2025_155932 (18:11):
Yes, I remember that show.
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_15 (18:13):
Yeah, I liked that a lot.
they used to have the bigplayground and it was such a
great space for kids I reallywish that they would bring
something like that back toHollywood Studios where they had
some sort of interactive playarea for kids.
You know, the leaves aresupersized, their supersized
mushrooms, all sort supersizedbugs.
It was just a lot of fun to
ryan_2_07-01-2025_15593 (18:32):
Mm-hmm.
Mm-hmm.
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_15593 (18:34):
if we did this episode in five or
10 years, may be nostalgic aboutMuppet Vision 3D.
ryan_2_07-01-2025_155932 (18:40):
Yeah.
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_155 (18:41):
just closed last month.
I have a lot of hope that it'sgonna be repurposed somewhere,
so hopefully we're not nostalgicfor it and we're still enjoying
it.
ryan_2_07-01-2025_155932 (18:51):
Okay.
as we wrap up, Julie, what's theone attraction at Disney that
you hope never goes away?
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_15 (19:00):
Peter Pan's flight.
ryan_2_07-01-2025_155932 (19:02):
Why I.
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_155 (19:03):
This is like the place that we always
go first.
Peter Pan is probably myfamily's favorite Disney movie.
It just feels really magicalwith like the going to Neverland
idea.
we have a lot of peter Pandecorations in our
ryan_2_07-01-2025_15593 (19:15):
Mm-hmm.
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_ (19:15):
quotes, things like that.
and my kids just really lovethat ride.
I just think it's great.
It's not, like the best, mostexciting ride, but it's really
ryan_2_07-01-2025_155932 (19:24):
It's a classic.
Absolutely.
For me, it's Sorin.
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_15593 (19:28):
Oh yeah,
ryan_2_07-01-2025_15593 (19:29):
Because in EB Cot, I think Sorn is the
perfect ride because if you havethe engineering of the ride, you
have the science of flight andexperiences around the world.
I just think it checks so manyboxes for EB Cot.
I love it.
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_15593 (19:46):
am so happy that we got to see the
Tilted Eiffel Tower.
I didn't know it was tilted inreal life, you know?
ryan_2_07-01-2025_155932 (19:51):
But you know, when I went to
Disneyland and seeing.
the Soren over California.
Again, I really would like themto alternate that'cause I think
that's such a neat thing to do.
I, I know they did that a littlebit in Walt Disney World.
I hope they bring that back.
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_155932 (20:07):
I do too.
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j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_15593 (00:41):
we always talk about Walt Disney
World being such a magicalplace.
I'm always describing it to myclients as a magical vacation.
It's a magical experience.
You're in the Disney bubble, butit also is a lot more than that
for a lot of people.
this really applies to mygeneration because my generation
is like that Disney adultgeneration where
ryan_2_07-01-2025_155932 (01:02):
yes.
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_155 (01:03):
took us back in the eighties and the
nineties and we remember partsof that trip.
when we visit now brings us backto that age and that wonder Of
the vacation.
So there's so much nostalgiaassociated with returning to
Walt Disney World.
ryan_2_07-01-2025_155932 (01:22):
I think it's interesting because
you grew up going to Walt DisneyWorld.
you can tie back Walt DisneyWorld to time with your
grandparents and staying at thePolynesian.
I just had a differentexperience.
I remember going to each of theparks once when we would spring
break in Florida and then Ididn't go until I was a dad.
(01:43):
but we both kind of appreciatethat Disney bubble.
And so my nostalgia is gonna bevery different than yours'cause
mine's gonna be focused onprobably, thinking about my kids
when they were little, andyou're probably gonna be
thinking about you when you werelittle.
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_1 (01:59):
Right.
Isn't that so fun?
you know, you make it sound likeI went all the time.
I went when I was four.
I went when I was eight then Iwent, my grandparents used to go
to Kissemee for the month ofMarch every year.
And I think I went twice whenthey did that, like once in high
school, once in college.
(02:20):
so I really was not like
ryan_2_07-01-2025_155932 (02:21):
Okay.
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_1 (02:22):
Disney nut.
It wasn't like my family wentevery single year.
That being said, I do have superstrong memories of, especially
when I was eight, that vacation.
a lot of this calls back to thatand some of it for me is also
gonna call back to being with mykids.
ryan_2_07-01-2025_155932 (02:41):
before we talk about nostalgic Disney,
I wanna remind folks if you didnot listen to last week's
episode, we gave some great tipsfor travelers on their first
trip to Europe.
Alright, Julie, why don't youstart us off with the park that
started it all.
Magic Kingdom.
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_155 (02:58):
Yes.
This first part of the podcastwe're gonna talk about what in
each park evokes that nostalgia,whether it's personally for us
or for our guests.
Magic Kingdom obviously has themost nostalgia associated with
it, with Walt Disney World.
We're not, we're not onDisneyland yet.
We might allude to that later,but.
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Disney World.
So Magic Kingdom was built in1970.
It opened in 1971.
So there's a lot of generationsat this point that could have
gone, and a lot of the ridesfrom opening day or opening year
are still there.
ryan_2_07-01-2025_155932 (03:34):
Yeah.
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_155932 (03:35):
I know for a lot of people that
are like my parents' age, thebiggest one is it's a small
world.
They remember going to that atthe World's Fair back in the
sixties.
even though it's not the exactsame version that is at Walt
Disney World right now.
it's still a huge callback.
I remember even my grandmothertalking about that, going to see
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it at the World's Fair, and thatwas always her one ride.
She would insist on doing atMagic Kingdom
ryan_2_07-01-2025_155932 (04:03):
Hmm.
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_1559 (04:03):
And you know, shows like the
Carousel of Progress, samething.
It was at the World's Fair.
For me, magic Kingdom andnostalgia is more the feeling on
Main Street, USA.
It's walking down, seeing thecastle, seeing the shops,
knowing what Main Street USA wasmodeled after from Walt's
childhood and all those kind ofthings, that, that really evoke
(04:24):
a lot of nostalgia for mebecause that is the place where
you walk in, you're walking downMain Street, and I feel like I'm
a kid again.
the music is going, you'resmelling the popcorn, the
confectionary, the hot dogs, andall those things that make it
just nostalgic.
ryan_2_07-01-2025_155932 (04:40):
Yeah, I, so I remember, I used to
teach at an event, facilitymanagement class at the
university, and when we wouldtalk about event theming, I
would show a video.
Of somebody walking into MainStreet because it's actually
designed to be like walking intoa movie.
after you do your ticket and youwalk into the tunnel, there's
(05:04):
those ride posters are supposedto be like movie posters and
it's, it's intentionally kind ofdark.
So as you walk into Main Street,this the quote unquote screen is
meant to.
Open up in front of you andthere's intentionally the smell
of popcorn to evoke that senseof movie.
(05:25):
and yeah, so for me, mainStreet, uh, more than the rides,
the specific rides, to behonest, is that, is Walt Disney
World Magic Kingdom for me.
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_155 (05:34):
Like that is the magic place, right?
Just that feeling on Main Streetis very hard to explain to
someone who
ryan_2_07-01-2025_155932 (05:41):
Yeah.
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_15 (05:41):
been.
Epcot was the next park thatopened in Walt Disney World, it
opened in 1981.
ryan_2_07-01-2025_155932 (05:47):
Yep.
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_15593 (05:48):
to me, I have a lot of memories of
Epcot, but Epcot has changed alot.
So right now let's talk aboutthe things that are still there
that might evoke some nostalgiato me that's the lands and the
seas pavilion that aquarium hasbeen there for.
I remember going there as a kid,I have so many memories in
(06:09):
recent years, my kids kind ofgoing and seeing, Heads up to
the glass, looking into theaquariums,
ryan_2_07-01-2025_155932 (06:15):
Yeah.
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_155 (06:16):
that to me, feels like Epcot.
ryan_2_07-01-2025_155932 (06:18):
And to be honest, I don't remember
anything about Epcot except forthe countries And again, as a
dad,
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_155 (06:26):
Wow.
ryan_2_07-01-2025_155932 (06:27):
um, I really don't.
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_15593 (06:29):
So you got
ryan_2_07-01-2025_155932 (06:29):
The countries I remember
specifically because I reallyenjoyed that part of it.
I remember watching the Jur inItaly.
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_15 (06:37):
Yeah.
ryan_2_07-01-2025_155932 (06:39):
But the other parts I just don't
remember as much.
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_1559 (06:42):
And so much of that though, those
countries, they really have notchanged.
Maybe like the Internal rides,right?
Like maelstrom has changed toFrozen ever after, but a lot of
the other stuff really has notchanged in those countries,
which is kind of nice.
ryan_2_07-01-2025_155932 (06:58):
Yeah.
Yeah.
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_155 (06:59):
that can definitely evoke a really
nostalgic feeling just walkingaround that country.
Like, you know, you've beenthere before.
You've eaten all those placesbefore that can really kind of
feel like home.
All right.
Hollywood Studios.
this park has gone through somany transformations, and I
think the one thing that feels,well, two things to me, feel
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pretty original to the park.
this opened in 1989 as MGMstudios.
ryan_2_07-01-2025_155932 (07:24):
Yep.
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_155932 (07:25):
I don't know that these are 100%
originals to the park becausewhen it did open, it was like
half of what it is now.
It truly was meant to be only ahalf day park.
But the Indiana Jones stuntspectacular.
I can remember going to that asa
ryan_2_07-01-2025_155932 (07:37):
Yes.
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_1559 (07:38):
has not changed.
ryan_2_07-01-2025_155932 (07:40):
No.
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_1 (07:40):
thing.
ryan_2_07-01-2025_155932 (07:41):
no, it's just,
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_155 (07:42):
it's
ryan_2_07-01-2025_155932 (07:43):
I love it because I remember that from
my first trip
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_1559 (07:46):
you do.
ryan_2_07-01-2025_155932 (07:47):
and, and, and my kids have always
wanted to go there too.
So it's just, it's just neatthat it's always been there.
for me growing up as a Star Warskid, I remember Star Tours.
so I don't know if those areoriginal, but they were original
on my first trip and.
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_1559 (08:06):
for a long time.
ryan_2_07-01-2025_155932 (08:07):
And one of the things that's always
special to me with HollywoodStudios, I visited when it was
MGM, and I actually got pickedto be in a stage show, and so
that was fun to be up there andbe a part of that.
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_155 (08:18):
that show's not there anymore, but
the idea of the entertainment
ryan_2_07-01-2025_155932 (08:22):
Yeah.
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_1559 (08:23):
for
ryan_2_07-01-2025_155932 (08:23):
Yeah.
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_155932 (08:23):
I also really, I mean, tower of
Terror is like my favorite rideat this point.
And it's not even like there'sanything super spectacular about
that one.
But I remember going on thatride Over and over again when I
was eight on that trip withcousins and family.
and that's just a ride that Ireally hold dear.
(08:44):
I love doing that.
I love the ride itself is meantto be like, nostalgic, right?
Like calling back to hotels inHollywood, it just is a really
good feeling.
animal kingdom we're kind ofgonna.
Skip over it like nothing hasreally left animal
ryan_2_07-01-2025_155932 (08:58):
Yeah, and, I did not visit this until
I was a dad, and I feel likeeverything's I mean, things are
going to change soon, but reallyit, it's been the same park ever
since I've been going to it.
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_15593 (09:10):
It opened in 98, so it has been
there for a while at this point,but they haven't gotten anything
that was like there.
There's nothing that was like ahuge fan favorite that they've
gotten rid of.
Um.
briefly, briefly about theresorts.
I think the biggest thing aboutthe resorts that is great for
nostalgia, this is not evensomething that I went to as a
(09:32):
kid, I've gone to it a coupletimes as an adult.
And one of the reasons we loveit so much is because it does
feel like something that isvery.
ryan_2_07-01-2025_155932 (09:41):
It's so cool.
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_15593 (09:44):
is the hoop D do review over at the
Fort
ryan_2_07-01-2025_155932 (09:46):
Yep.
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_155 (09:48):
This is a dinner show, so you can
choose different levels ofseating.
It is a phenomenal show.
ryan_2_07-01-2025_155932 (09:52):
Yes.
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_1 (09:54):
humor, right?
ryan_2_07-01-2025_155932 (09:55):
Yep.
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_155 (09:56):
they have good food.
It's simple food.
It's fried chicken and ribs andthis country theme.
It is a vibe.
It
ryan_2_07-01-2025_155932 (10:02):
Yeah.
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_15593 (10:03):
So just a fun night.
And that is original.
That's a 1971
ryan_2_07-01-2025_155932 (10:09):
It is.
It is.
And it's, it's great.
It's, if you have not done it,carve out some time on your next
trip.
'cause it is one of those thingsthat you may not even know it's
there, but once you go, you'regonna really love that you went.
And I think you're gonna lovethem.
I'm gonna say this Julie, forme, when I think of resorts and
I think of nostalgic Disney, Ithink of the Polynesian.
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_1 (10:29):
Right,
ryan_2_07-01-2025_155932 (10:30):
Yes.
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025 (10:31):
Finally, you're listening to me, Ryan.
That is the reason I love thePolynesian so much is because it
feels so nostalgic to me.
I stayed there when I was eight,and I have amazing memories of
that vacation and just knowingthat that resort is original to
Walt Disney World it opened in1971.
(10:53):
Obviously it's undergone a lotof refurbishment, but just
knowing it was Part of theoriginal plan is just so cool to
me it just, it really feels likeWalt Disney World to me.
ryan_2_07-01-2025_155932 (11:05):
So what do we wish was still there?
Julie, what about Magic Kingdom?
What do you wish that was stillthere?
That's not there now.
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_155 (11:14):
This one still hurts, Mm.
Splash Mountain.
that was my absolute favoriteride.
I like the Tiana re theme andit's not
ryan_2_07-01-2025_155932 (11:22):
I.
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_155 (11:23):
like I loved the characters or
anything like that.
It's that that was another ridethat I went on over and over
again.
As a kid, I can.
Distinctly remember, thefireworks were going off, we
weren't watching the parade orthe fireworks that night, and
there was no one in line.
it just, brings back thosememories.
Makes you feel like a kid.
It's a fun ride.
(11:43):
There was a lot of singing.
you're in the water, you'regoing down little drops, and
then a really big drop.
You get the funny photos.
Um, that was just alwayssomething really special to me.
And when they announced the retheme, uh, you know, I
completely understand.
I'm all for the re theme intoday.
Today's culture, today'senvironment.
I do like the Tiana ride.
(12:04):
I think that speaks a lot betterto families nowadays.
ryan_2_07-01-2025_155932 (12:06):
Yeah, it's great.
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_15 (12:07):
Yeah, as soon as my daughter hit the
height minimum for SplashMountain, we took a trip that
weekend, I booked the tripMonday, we left on Friday
because I was like, I am goingto have this experience.
With her.
I want to be able to experiencethis and have this memory with
one of my kids.
the other ones obviously weren'tgonna be tall enough before the
(12:28):
re theme.
I'm excited to take them back onit this year as Tiana's Bayou
Adventure because we haven'tgotten to do it yet as a
ryan_2_07-01-2025_155932 (12:35):
Yeah, That's great.
I was going to jokingly say thestitch ride, but I hated that
ride
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_15 (12:40):
gosh.
And Ryan, you probably don'tknow this, and this is not a
ride that I wish was back.
This is a ride that myself and Iknow a lot of people on the
internet agree should never havebeen in the
ryan_2_07-01-2025_155932 (12:54):
Yeah.
Yeah.
Agreed.
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_1 (12:56):
about?
ryan_2_07-01-2025_155932 (12:57):
No.
j--madam-_1_07-01-2 (12:58):
terrestrial ride, which is what was there
before Stitch.
ryan_2_07-01-2025_155932 (13:01):
No idea.
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_155 (13:02):
this ride,
ryan_2_07-01-2025_155932 (13:02):
No idea.
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_155932 (13:04):
I remember being eight years old,
my parents taking me on this.
It was the exact same thing asStitch, but instead of, so like
same like theater set up andeverything, same, same type of
effects.
There was a small sign outsidethat said it might be scary or
something like that.
It should have been.
A huge sign because it was soterrifying.
(13:25):
if you've never done stitch the,which you probably a lot of
people probably haven't,'causeit's been closed for so long at
this point.
and it's not coming backanymore.
it's like a round type theater.
There's a tube in the center,you're strapped into your seat
with like a shoulder harness.
ryan_2_07-01-2025_155932 (13:39):
Yeah.
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_1559 (13:41):
And everyone has a view of the
center tube.
And when it was alien encounter,this literally alien from the
movie Alien came down in thetube.
the theater is pitch black.
It's lights are shining.
There's strobe lights.
You can kind of see the alien.
You kind of can't.
The theater goes dark, and allyou hear is glass breaking, and
(14:03):
the alien has escaped.
It's flying around the room.
It's breathing on you.
It's spitting at you like themost terrifying experience of my
life at Walt Disney World.
I came out that theater crying.
know, there should have been awarning and I know a lot of
people were traumatized why wasMagic Kingdom the park for this
ryan_2_07-01-2025_155932 (14:23):
Right, right.
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_15593 (14:24):
it in Hollywood Studios.
ryan_2_07-01-2025_155932 (14:27):
let's talk about Epcot.
For me, it's El.
It's Ellen's Energy Adventure.
I remember that ride.
I really like that ride.
I understand why it didn't fitanymore.
I love what's there now,
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_15 (14:41):
Yeah,
ryan_2_07-01-2025_155932 (14:42):
that was a fun ride.
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_15593 (14:44):
it was really different.
If you hadn't been on Ellen'senergy adventure, it was like.
You were in this huge movingvehicle, right, of just
ryan_2_07-01-2025_155932 (14:54):
Yeah,
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_15593 (14:54):
it was like being in a moving movie
theater, with all the rows andit talked about how energy is
produced and how it can beproduced better there.
I remember like the dinosaur
ryan_2_07-01-2025_15 (15:05):
Dinosaurs.
Absolutely.
The Jeopardy game,
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_15 (15:08):
Yeah.
ryan_2_07-01-2025_155932 (15:08):
that stuff.
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_15593 (15:09):
it was narrated by Ellen DeGeneres.
Right.
ryan_2_07-01-2025_155932 (15:12):
Yep.
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_1559 (15:13):
and it was presented by Exxon for a
long time, and my grandfatherused to work for Exxon, so that
was always like a nice littlecallback for us.
I liked that ride so much.
ryan_2_07-01-2025_155932 (15:23):
Okay.
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_1559 (15:23):
the really big one in Epcot was Body
Wars.
And I know this has a little bitof a following, so if you're
also a Body Wars fan let me knowor, go watch it on YouTube,
Ryan.
ryan_2_07-01-2025_155932 (15:33):
Okay.
j--madam-_1_07-01-2 (15:33):
essentially the, was essentially star tours.
Like the same idea
ryan_2_07-01-2025_155932 (15:39):
But through your body.
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_1559 (15:40):
but through your body.
And there was a problem, like, Idon't know if somebody swallowed
something and you had to go getit, but you were basically
transported into a red bloodcell and went through the body
and it was crazy.
It was so much fun.
I remember Epcot used to haveall those pavilions, that were
truly about, your body, Science,interactive science experiments.
(16:01):
You could get on this weird kindof exercise bike and touch all
these things and be veryinteractive and that was such a
great piece of Epcot that Imiss.
ryan_2_07-01-2025_155932 (16:11):
So for me, when we're talking Hollywood
studios, anything that has to dowith actual studios, I want, as
part of it,
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_ (16:20):
Mm-hmm.
ryan_2_07-01-2025_155932 (16:21):
If they can't do that, what I wish
would come back is the streetatmosphere.
I miss the street atmosphere,the actors doing their
characters.
I miss that so much,
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_15 (16:35):
Yeah, I
ryan_2_07-01-2025_155932 (16:36):
you know?
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_155932 (16:37):
a really big difference.
ryan_2_07-01-2025_155932 (16:38):
It was interesting when I was at
Universal a few weeks ago,seeing that return, both the
Epic universe and then some ofthe classic ones at Universal.
I'm like, yeah, I really, reallymiss that at Hollywood Studios.
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_15593 (16:52):
It makes you feel like you're part
of the story
ryan_2_07-01-2025_155932 (16:54):
Yeah,
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_155 (16:55):
when you can interact like that.
So when you talk about studiothings, are you talking about
the back lot?
ryan_2_07-01-2025_155932 (17:00):
yeah,
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_15 (17:00):
tour?
ryan_2_07-01-2025_155932 (17:01):
I love that stuff.
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_155 (17:02):
What do you remember about back lot?
ryan_2_07-01-2025_155932 (17:04):
I just remember the Golden Girls House,
that's all.
Oh, and the Psycho House.
I remember those too.
That's the only things Iremember.
But anything that has to do withactual movies, studios, I really
geek out on,
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_15593 (17:15):
So was that also, or was this a
different attraction?
I'm thinking of where it waslike you would go behind the
scenes and there'd be a bigwater scene they were filming
and then a big fire scene
ryan_2_07-01-2025_155932 (17:27):
Yes, yes,
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_15 (17:28):
Yeah.
Is that the same thing
ryan_2_07-01-2025_155932 (17:29):
yes.
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_15 (17:29):
Yeah.
ryan_2_07-01-2025_155932 (17:30):
No, same thing.
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_1559 (17:31):
Oh, that was like such a great
experience.
I really liked that.
And again, things were just somuch more interactive and making
you part of the story.
for me, the biggest nostalgiaitem at Hollywood Studios is the
Honey I Shrunk, the KidsPlayground.
Did you ever see this or was it
ryan_2_07-01-2025_155932 (17:48):
I don't think so.
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_1559 (17:49):
I'm not a hundred percent sure where
this was.
I'm thinking back where Galaxy'sEdge is now, but.
Growing up in the eighties,nineties, the honey ice shrunk,
blah, blah, blah.
Movies
ryan_2_07-01-2025_155932 (18:01):
Yeah.
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_1 (18:02):
right?
Um, and there actually, thereused to be a show, I think the
show was at Epcot, where they,it was Honey, I Shrunk the
Audience.
And that was really fun too.
ryan_2_07-01-2025_155932 (18:11):
Yes, I remember that show.
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_15 (18:13):
Yeah, I liked that a lot.
they used to have the bigplayground and it was such a
great space for kids I reallywish that they would bring
something like that back toHollywood Studios where they had
some sort of interactive playarea for kids.
You know, the leaves aresupersized, their supersized
mushrooms, all sort supersizedbugs.
It was just a lot of fun to
ryan_2_07-01-2025_15593 (18:32):
Mm-hmm.
Mm-hmm.
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_15593 (18:34):
if we did this episode in five or
10 years, may be nostalgic aboutMuppet Vision 3D.
ryan_2_07-01-2025_155932 (18:40):
Yeah.
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_155 (18:41):
just closed last month.
I have a lot of hope that it'sgonna be repurposed somewhere,
so hopefully we're not nostalgicfor it and we're still enjoying
it.
ryan_2_07-01-2025_155932 (18:51):
Okay.
as we wrap up, Julie, what's theone attraction at Disney that
you hope never goes away?
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_15 (19:00):
Peter Pan's flight.
ryan_2_07-01-2025_155932 (19:02):
Why I.
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_155 (19:03):
This is like the place that we always
go first.
Peter Pan is probably myfamily's favorite Disney movie.
It just feels really magicalwith like the going to Neverland
idea.
we have a lot of peter Pandecorations in our
ryan_2_07-01-2025_15593 (19:15):
Mm-hmm.
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_ (19:15):
quotes, things like that.
and my kids just really lovethat ride.
I just think it's great.
It's not, like the best, mostexciting ride, but it's really
ryan_2_07-01-2025_155932 (19:24):
It's a classic.
Absolutely.
For me, it's Sorin.
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_15593 (19:28):
Oh yeah,
ryan_2_07-01-2025_15593 (19:29):
Because in EB Cot, I think Sorn is the
perfect ride because if you havethe engineering of the ride, you
have the science of flight andexperiences around the world.
I just think it checks so manyboxes for EB Cot.
I love it.
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_15593 (19:46):
am so happy that we got to see the
Tilted Eiffel Tower.
I didn't know it was tilted inreal life, you know?
ryan_2_07-01-2025_155932 (19:51):
But you know, when I went to
Disneyland and seeing.
the Soren over California.
Again, I really would like themto alternate that'cause I think
that's such a neat thing to do.
I, I know they did that a littlebit in Walt Disney World.
I hope they bring that back.
j--madam-_1_07-01-2025_155932 (20:07):
I do too.
ryan_2_07-01-2025_155932 (20:09):
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