Mr. Toads Wild Ride (WDW MK)
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (WDW MK)
Magic Kingdom Skyway (WDW MK)
If You Had Wings (WDW MK)
Alien Encounter (WDW MK)
Kitchen Kabaret (EPCOT)
Original Living Seas Show (EPCOT)
Horizons (EPCOT)
World of Motion (EPCOT)
Cranium Command (EPCOT)
Original Journey into Imagination (EPCOT)
Earthquake (USF)
Wild West Stunt Show (USF)
Alfred hitchock The Birds 3D (USF)
Innerspace (DL)
Probably my favorite now-dead-and-gone roller coaster was Drachen Fire at Busch Williamsburg, followed by Hypersonic at Kings Dominion, and Hercules at Dorney.
Since there's a good chance Son Of Beast will never re-open, I'd venture that as my favorite still-standing coaster that I'll probably never ride again.
I realize all of these, with the exception of 20000 Leagues and possibly Drachen Fire, now have bad reputations among the "enthusiast" community. But that doesn't change the rides I had and how I felt about them. I liked them all.
I'm also extremely grateful for my visit to Hard Rock Park in '08. The park's troubles and sad stories have been well documented, here and elsewhere. But I feel very fortunate to have gotten many rides on Led Zeppelin, Life In The Fast Lane, and Nights In White Satin in one glorious day..one of the five single best days I've ever had at a park.
Great topic!
One of my favourite 'extinct' rides was Alien Encounter. It was so good to have something different and 'scary' in the Magic Kingdom.
When we first started going to Florida not many Brits went and I was lucky enough to go on 20,000 Leagues and Mister Toad. I think I remember going on Horizons too as I am sure I voted for the ocean ending.
California Adventure:
Golden Dreams
Who Wants to be a Millionaire: Play It!
WDW Magic Kingdom:
Keelboats
Swan Boats
Skyway
Mr. Toad's Wild Ride
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
If You Had Wings
CircleVision 360
Timekeeper
Alien Encounter
Mission to Mars
Main Street Cinema
Epcot:
Wonders of Life pavilion (Cranium Command/Body Wars)
Horizons
World of Motion
Journey Into Imagination
Kitchen Kabaret
All-American College Orchestra (Laurie made me submit this)
Hollywood Studios:
Superstar Television
Monster Sound Show
Original versions of backlot and animation tours
Universal Studios Florida:
Back to the Future
Ghostbusters
Murder, She Wrote
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Kongfrontation
Earthquake (original version)
Hard Rock Cafe (original version)
Original walk-through studio soundstage tour
That's all I remember off the top of my head from the U.S. top 10.
My list of dead theme parks I visited is:
Boardwalk & Baseball
Busch Gardens Los Angeles
Marineland Los Angeles
Opryland
...if anyone wants to start that thread, too. ;^)
WDW:
Skyway
Alien Encounter
Toads Wild Ride-Though I have NO memory
Backlot tour- The good version
Soon to be:
Snow White!
However I cannot WAIT til the coaster!
And Jimmy Neutron
I genuinely can't explain it.
I also went on 20,000 Leagues when I was ten. We only went on it because Space Mtn was temp closed, and I didn't want to go on, but was really glad we did. All I remember thinking how cool it was to go under water and not get wet.
The sound effects show that was in MGM before Sounds Dangerous was so much better. I was picked as a volunteer to make some of the noises. Also the Alfred Hitchcock thing at Universal was brilliant. I was a volunteer for that too and had to pretend to be in Vertigo, falling off a building (actually just tipping back in a special chair and flailing my limbs around whilst the camera zoomed up and away from me!)
Now, it's all coming back. There was an Earthquake exhibit also at Universal where they staged a quake in a shopping mall. I was a volunteer (always putting my hand up) and had to pretend to be going up an escalator and fall about. That was really cool.
BTTF far surpassed the Simpsons. It's exactly the same ride just with a different, less exciting film to watch as you bump around.
Alien Encounter was also a classic.
Disneyland:
Country Bear Jamboree
Honey, I Shrunk the Audience
PeopleMover
Rocket Jets (tower version)
Skyway
Space Mountain (original)
Star Tours (original)
Submarine Voyage (original)
Swiss Family Treehouse
Tomorrowland Autopia (original)
Disney California Adventure Park:
Bountiful Valley Farm
Former shows in Disney Animation building
Golden Dreams
Maliboomer
Mulholland Madness (original)
Orange Stinger (original)
Seasons of the Vine
S.S. Rustworthy
Sun Wheel (original)
Superstar Limo
Who Wants To Be A Millionaire-Play It!
Knott's Berry Farm:
Gran Slammer
Headspin/Wilderness Scrambler (both versions)
Kingdom of the Dinosaurs
Sky Jump
Tampico Tumbler
Wacky Soap Box Racers
Walter K. Steamboat
Windjammer Surf Racers (both tracks)
Legoland California:
Spellbreaker (both tracks)
Universal Studios Hollywood:
Backdraft
Back to the Future: The Ride
Fear Factor Live
King Kong Encounter (original)
Special Effects Stages (original)
SeaWorld San Deigo:
R.L. Stine's Haunted Lighthouse 4-D
Shamu's Happy Harbor
Six Flags Magic Mountain:
Freefall
Granny Gran Prix
Psyclone
Sierra Twist
Spin Out
Yosemite Sam Sierra Falls
Cedar Point:
Demon Drop
Van Helsing: Castle Dracula
The Orient had several fairly distinctive moments for its day, like a pre-drop "kicker", batwing loops (which they called the Kamikaze Curve back then), and interlocking loops (only Loch Ness at BGE had interlocking loops at the time).
Click HERE to see pictures of the late, great Orient Express.
MGM Also took out the true "Backstage Tour" and modified it greatly of attitudinal space. The hold "Front spot" homes are now gone including things which has a huge following like "Golden Girls" and "Rocketeer". The "Honey I shrunk the kids" became "Bugs Life" and now "Star Tours" has changed also.
As well as Python from BGT/BGA depending on how you know it. I know over a dozen extinct Seaworld Orlando shows (Key West at SeaWorld, Mission: Bermuda Triangle and half a dozen other shows.. Cylde and Seamore's Hotel... Cylde and Seamore Spooky Kooky Castle, Pets On Stage.. ect).
Heh, I've been around the block far to long and I've gotten far to picky because of it.
Oh well. Long live Horizons!
(BTW: To any female fans.. WDW has a new Dooney and Bourke purse series which is all classic WDW (MK and EPCOT, Original ride posters and characters) which are now available!)
Earthquake
Kongfrontation
Jimmy Neutron :D (if that counts)
To narrow it a bit, let's only count times when you experienced in the attraction when it was running in something other than "normal" operation.
Me:
Pirates and Thunder with the lights on
Pirates, while *in* the water
Driving a raft all the way around Tom Sawyer's Island in the morning
My list of now rethemed rides (if they count): Many of the children's rides at KD when it was owned by Paramount
ExtraTERRORestrial Alien Encounter (Magic Kingdom)
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (Magic Kingdom)
Original Living Seas (EPCOT)
Original Journey into Imagination (EPCOT)
Horizons (EPCOT)
Original Universe of Energy (EPCOT)
BodyWars (EPCOT)
Original Star Tours (DHS and DL)
Who Wants to be a Millionaire (DHS)
Earthquake (USF)
Back to the Future: The Ride (USF)
And most of the the old, and very closed and soon to be torn down for condos, Rocky Point Amusement Park in Rhode Island. I say most cause in the heady days of the 80's, I was petrified of coasters. But I did most everything else.
The Big Dipper – Geauga Lake
White Water Landing – Cedar Point
Mill Race – Cedar Point
Avalanche Run – Cedar Point
Kitchen Kabaret (EPCOT)
(and Food Rocks)
Original Living Seas Show (EPCOT)
Horizons (EPCOT)
World of Motion (EPCOT)
Cranium Command (EPCOT)
Original Journey into Imagination (EPCOT)
Captain EO (EPCOT)
Millennium Tent (complete with controversial simulator to Jerusalem and Scottish mini golf!)
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (DHS)
Doug LIVE! (DHS)
The original Backstage tour (complete with giant bee bluescreen and "Lottery" set pieces)
Goosebumps! (DHS)
Hunchback of Notre Dame (DHS)
Star Tours (DHS)
Countdown to Extinction (AK)
Earthquake (USF)
Wild West Stunt Show (USF)
Alfred hitchock The Birds 3D (USF)
Kongfrontation! (USF)
Hanna-Barberra (USF)
Nick Studios (USF)
Magic Kingdom:
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Mr. Toad's Wild Ride
Alien Encounter
The Timekeeper
Main Street Cinemas
Penny Arcade
Skyway
Epcot:
Horizons
Wonders of Life pavilion (Body Wars)
Original Imagination! pavilion (Journey into Imagination)
Original El Rio Del Tiempo
Honey I Shrunk the Audience
Mr. Toads Wild Ride (WDW MK); the ride I most loved in Fantasyland!
If You Had Wings (WDW MK); beautiful, a simple and very pleasant ride!
Kitchen Kabaret (EPCOT); Yes I liked, so what!
Horizons (EPCOT); It was the best Disney attraction!
World of Motion (EPCOT)
Cranium Command and Body Wars (EPCOT)
Montezuma’s Revenge; a roller coaster in the extinct Circus World (Orlando)
Le Visionarium (Paris Disneyland).
I also loved the music from Carrousel of Progress that played in 80's in Mk and was now subtituted by the original 60's theme.