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Wow, now that is sayin' something.
I was fascinated by ATIS as a kid, rode it often. I suspect my Mom wanted to ride it to cool off. Probably part of why I loved it, too. The mighty microscope was pretty damn cool, though.
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I saw some posts on Facebook and thought it would have been nice to also take a last ride. I mused more on the fact that I'm so far out of the Disney loop I miss things like that.
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I think we should have an event when it returns
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Agree. The LoT subs meet was superb!
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I believe the Tiki Room was the only attraction that garnered both a closing AND re-opening LoT Meet. Subs got a re-opening. Pirates got a closing. Star Tours doesn't deserve both.
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I would be mad, but your statement is too predictable for that.
![]() The concept that ST was the last bit of Original Trilogy to be had before the Special Edition travesty is enough to give it a healthy status in the history of Disneyland, never mind that it was the first motion simulator that many of us ever rode, was completely immersive (the queue was part of the ride, IMO), featured multiple awesome AAs as well as the simulator, etc etc. Yes, not the most repeatable ride, though I found it more repeatable than most other people did. Even in recent years I was able to squint my mind into the daydream that I was truly in the trenches with X-wings. I totally understand that others don't feel the same way. I wish I could say I miss ATIS more...but I don't remember it, short of the dazzling queue. I do hope the new one is awesome, and that Jedi Academy sticks around long enough for my little one to show off his saber skills.
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Star Tours was the first attraction in Disneyland that completely took you out of anything created by Walt Disney or the imagineers and into a movie world you already knew from the real world, solidly plunking you down, imo, in that real world outside the berm. The Jungle Cruise being influenced by The African Queen was not anything along the lines of Star Tours. Even the Fantasyland dark rides owed as much to the age-old fairytales and stories as to the Disney film versions of them. But certainly, Disney-based is in keeping with Disneyland. Nope, to me, Star Tours was and always will be travesty enough to give it a black-eye in the history of Disneyland. It was the turning point. The Imagineers have not created a single world of their own since. Everything has been based on outside films, Disney films, or Pixar films. Not a single bit of true creation has happened, and it's a shame. Still - I'm a major Star Wars geek, and I liked the ride well enough. If it had been a true attraction, and not a movie - it would have been on my must-ride list. But I can't get too worked up about the departure of a ride I barely ever bothered with. |
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