Tuesday Trivia – Rides That Have Closed

I was inspired to write this weeks Tiggerific Tuesday Trivia based off of a Newspaper Article I read this last week.  It was about the closures of theme parks and attractions throughout the Orlando Area.  Below are the ones from Walt Disney World.

All Right Lets Get Started: Kitchen Krackpots — 1994
( Wikimedia Commons )
The 13-minute Kitchen Krackpots show at Epcot closed in 1994.

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea — 1994
( Wikimedia Commons )
This attraction was at Magic Kingdom from 1971 to 1994 and featured early animatronics.

World of Motion — 1996
( Orlando Sentinel file )
Epcot closed World of Motion in 1996 to make way for Test Track.

Journey into Imagination — 1998
( Orlando Sentinel file )
Journey into Imagination was a dark ride at Epcot from 1983 to 1998.

Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride — 1998
( STEPHEN M. DOWELL, ORLANDO SENTINEL / September 8, 1998 )
Fans of Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride came out in force with signs and T-shirts to protest the closing of 1 of the Magic Kingdom’s original rides on Sept. 8, 1998.

Skyway to Fantasyland — 1999
( Wikimedia Commons )
Between 1971 and 1999 this gondola lift took visitors back and forth between Fantasyland and Tomorrowland at Magic Kingdom.

River Country — 2001
( WALT DISNEY CO. / July 16, 1997 )
River Country, the first water park at Walt Disney World was closed in 2001.

Wonders of Life — 2007
( Wikimedia Commons )
The Wonders of Life pavilion at Epcot closed in 2007.

Mickey’s Toontown Fair — 2011
( WALT DISNEY CO. / June 4, 2013 )
Mickey’s Toontown Fair stood at Magic Kingdom up until 2011.

Snow White’s Scary Adventures — 2012
( Walt Disney Co. / September 14, 2012 )
Up until May 2012, this ride was in both Disneyland and Walt Disney World, but the Magic Kingdom version closed down amid the new Fantasyland changes.