hey all, just a few things to note (see description for full details): apologies for mispronunciations and the high-volume section in the middle which slipped through the editing net (currently do not have the storage space to resave and reupload) - I’ll fix all of this for the bonus anniversary edition next year 💕 thanks for watching!!
This is so interesting! I can see how years ago this was very on brand for Disney, there was so much thought in the story telling and theming of this area, however as you pointed out …it just hasn’t aged well and no longer appeals to the modern guest. ✨
Wonders of Life was one of my favorite pavillions in the 90s, along with Innovations. One thing to note about that time, most tourists would purchase tickets for all 3 parks. And those who chose to do only one park, often went to either Magic Kingdom or EPCoT. So I am not sure if choosing Star Tours over Body Wars would have contibuted much. But who knows. I do remember that it was often a very low line for all the attractions in the pavillion. So it could have simply been a traffic problem. They could no longer justify the overhead since the crowds were going to Innovations, The Land, The Seas, and World Showcase.
Great insight, thank you for sharing! It’s a little tough to find visitor stats for the 90s so that’s good to consider. It was really exciting to find the clip of the opening day queue for Body Wars, as it countered the narrative that the pavilion had always been unpopular! Did you have a favourite part of the pavilion?
Awesome video!!! I just knew there was a giant empty building there, so it’s fun to learn the history behind it!! Well put together video, and very entertaining:D
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hey all, just a few things to note (see description for full details): apologies for mispronunciations and the high-volume section in the middle which slipped through the editing net (currently do not have the storage space to resave and reupload) - I’ll fix all of this for the bonus anniversary edition next year 💕
thanks for watching!!
This is so interesting! I can see how years ago this was very on brand for Disney, there was so much thought in the story telling and theming of this area, however as you pointed out …it just hasn’t aged well and no longer appeals to the modern guest. ✨
Wonders of Life was one of my favorite pavillions in the 90s, along with Innovations. One thing to note about that time, most tourists would purchase tickets for all 3 parks. And those who chose to do only one park, often went to either Magic Kingdom or EPCoT. So I am not sure if choosing Star Tours over Body Wars would have contibuted much. But who knows. I do remember that it was often a very low line for all the attractions in the pavillion. So it could have simply been a traffic problem. They could no longer justify the overhead since the crowds were going to Innovations, The Land, The Seas, and World Showcase.
Great insight, thank you for sharing! It’s a little tough to find visitor stats for the 90s so that’s good to consider.
It was really exciting to find the clip of the opening day queue for Body Wars, as it countered the narrative that the pavilion had always been unpopular! Did you have a favourite part of the pavilion?
I used to work in there and was able to get in that middle part of the roof at one point. It was a great place back in the day
That’s SO cool!!
Awesome video!!! I just knew there was a giant empty building there, so it’s fun to learn the history behind it!! Well put together video, and very entertaining:D
Thank you for your kind words!! It’s SUCH an interesting building and I’ve got really high hopes for it, so glad you were able to learn about it!✨
If I had a Time Machine I’d travel to the Wonders of Life Pavilion!