Moving forward

As I write this on monorail red going to EPCOT I am reminded about how Walt Disney invisioned transportation for his Florida project. We came onto the property past Disney Springs (formerly Downtown Disney) and noticed the new bus lanes, now I know that bus lanes aren't a new thing but if you think about Walt's original plans for his EPCOT they included monorails, people movers and yes bus lanes all seperate from regular traffic even commercial vehicles were to have their own traveling lane sub level. So
When I saw bus lanes and how well they were working with the traffic it made me think at least we are still moving forward.

Where are they now? #1

As much as we would like to see many of our beloved Disney attractions to come back, we have to be resolved in the sad truth that they will only live in our memories, pictures and videos. Thankfully Disney is kind of horder, I've spoken to certain cast members that have told me that there are several warehouses filled with props and pieces that they deem worthy enough to keep, yes they have been known to have let go of some pieces to Ebay, or put things into service elsewhere, but they still have a lot of "stuff".A lot of it has been incorporated into existing rides or strategically placed in plain sight.Every so often I will try and do a "Where are they now?" segment and provide pictures ,locations and some history of where they came from and where they are or might be.

So without any further ado, my first piece is from the beloved original version of Journey Into Imagination.

Some call it the Dream Machine and some call it the Dream Catcher either way it is one heck of a flying machine. There were 5 of these on a rotating stage in the ride and was part of the opening scene introducing our two hosts Dreamfinder and Figment.

The Dream Catcher in Mouse Gears

And here it is located at the south entrance to Mouse Gears at EPCOT.

I chose this to be my first piece because I miss this version of the ride so much and I'm constantly pointing it out to my friends.