Horizons | Epcot Center | HD 1080i | Full Attraction | Highest Quality on YouTube

You may have noticed that I've been posting footage of extinct attractions lately. However, this was my favorite Disney attraction of all time. Horizons at Epcot Center was an amazing and groundbreaking attraction that was way ahead of its time and delighted fans for years! This video and the accompanying audio was recorded and put together by Al.C, and in the video credits, he gives permission for it to be distributed as long as all credits stay intact. This is by far, the best video of Horizons that I have ever seen, and certainly, the only one I've seen in HD. However, I have contacted Al. C to be sure he is okay with the posting of this video, and if he wishes it to be removed, then I will certainly do so. I just really wanted to share this amazing video with all of you!
Again, ALL CREDIT for this video goes to AL C. I did not make this video and take no credit for it, but I wanted to share it with all of my wonderful subscribers because I know how much you will enjoy his work.
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[@RWM07001]

Horizons had such an optimistic view of the future. We need this again in Epcot.

[@jwiese100]

The world needs that

[@nickcolman3599]

"It's always fun looking back at tomorrow." What a fitting quote.

[@Lawrence-ho9eq]

Thanks for responding to my post / comment I saw a lot of things being built at both Disney World parks along with the MGM Disney studio park I was real Trooper to be some of the first visitors to all the parks and very well do remember the basic themes of the attractions.Alot of the tourist never got to see what it was like when WDW opened.I have got so much to be thankful for in my lifetime of memories, I will always love WDW forever!!!

[@Angie2343]

That's what I think Alex Trebek and Walt Disney would say.

[@Alulim-Eridu]

I loved those Tex Avery cartoons about The farm of tomorrow The house of tomorrow Etc etc I watched them again as an adult, and I noticed that they’re not as inspiring as I remembered them. Mostly just a lot of old jokes about how much everyone supposedly hates their mother in law. I realize that I loved the cartoons as a kid, because I love the idea of how we can make a better future

[@feral107]

20 min ride. The best bang for buck out of any Disney's ride. Especially if it's hot outside, this air conditioned stroll into the future was heaven.

[@ResortTV1]

Yes it was!

[@vettepilot427]

Spaceship Earth or Living with Land is your best bet now. I really miss this ride. I was fortunate to ride it twice on 2 different visits before the park closed.

[@jonleibow3604]

This made me very sad. I remember growing up with this vision of optimism for the future. Then somewhere around the turn of the millennium, it just, stopped. Now it feels like we've just given up on the future and instead we're instead distracting ourselves with movies and movie-themed rides.

[@kylehill3643]

It's called being the product of the system. The people whom were optimistic were not as braindead. They had 1940s/50s teachings which by the late 50s curriculum was being changed in a very bad way. Ironically Revelations actually got this spot on! 2030 will actually be 2,000 years of the death of Christ based on the correct calendar corrections.

[@BLINDCABBY]

@@kylehill3643 is that to suggest a loving and living God

[@tjp2109]

Exactly. I grew up in the 80s and 90s and there was always hope for the future, now it's like people only live for the moment....What I see is lots of hedonism. The only way is to have the current generations die out, sorry to say. I think 9/11 played a part. In the face of terrorism, I saw people change into just wanting to seek thrills and past times, like lots of CGI movies, social media...all distractions to the bigger picture. I grew up with so much originality and society taught independent throught. Now it's like, it teaches group think and conformity. Look how Hollywood just recycles stuff from the 80s/90s. Now it's even recycling early 2000s. Creativity is dead because to be truly creative, you have to be 'incorrect' and everything now needs to be politically, socially, environmentally 'correct' and the gate keepers online inforce it. So, yea, whatever being CORRECT means, if you don't be it, you're fired from your job, doxxed etc.

[@Kitsunekone]

It came, just not in the way people think. Devices got smaller and portable, we started looking inward at microprocessors and implants and digital machines rather than big ambitious projects like floating cities. We have drones, developing self-driving cars, smartphones, and wireless connectivity. Not saying that they're just as good as our optimistic plans, but that the future and future technologies came in an unexpected way.

[@vaderladyl]

People got so depressed and negative right now. No time or energy to dream and imagine.

[@DS42O]

these old attraction videos make me miss the good rides from the past that are just a memory now

[@ResortTV1]

+TheDizizope Absolutely. Me too!

[@njt002]

This ride was the epitome of EPCOT. One of the most inspiring memories I had as a kid.

[@ResortTV1]

+njt002 absolutely agree! I have very fond memories of this as a kid.

[@njt002]

Thank you for posting this. I'm truly grateful.

[@ResortTV1]

+njt002 You are very welcome!

[@derekg5889]

Same!! 😊

[@KittyMeowWow]

Brings back such lovely memories but I miss it!!!

[@꿀벌-x6o]

Something about the way these old rides smelled just brings back so much nostalgia.

[@veronicaschweitzer1748]

I remember the smell of oranges when going through the desert agriculture part

[@KittyMeowWow]

@@veronicaschweitzer1748 Yes the oranges - I can vividly remember that now.

[@kristin6908]

im 21 and never got to ride horizons. thank you for uploading this, I have no idea how else i would have been able to see what it was like. it seems like a great loss of truly classic disney. i'm overly sentimental though, ESPECIALLY for 80s and 90s disney, and I feel like i have this sadness about it I'm not really supposed to have because i never experienced it. and it doesn't help that the building isn't even there anymore..that at least would have satisfied me a little, to go in and think "something else used to be here." (that's what I like about the festival center). and i can't ride mission space because it makes me so claustrophobic it brought me to tears and they had to let me out before it even started! kind of funny actually. anyways at least we will probably never lose spaceship earth (knock on wood)

[@ResortTV1]

+kristin I'm really glad you enjoyed the video and sorry you never got to ride Horizons. It truly was incredible. I'm going to stage a protest if they ever threaten to remove Spaceship Earth!! Thanks for watching!

[@goldbearwildadventures4042]

Disney always take good rides out Jerks my dad build that ride as a carpenter and jerks tore it down.

[@Billdebrand1027]

Same! Never got to go to WDW as a kid, and still have yet to go. But it's videos of rides like this and others that make me wish I had been able to experience them first hand, and how truly unique experiences they brought to people

[@shittyravedjmixes6589]

Someone will make a vr

[@ExpandingSound]

You’re not alone I’ve witnessed people have panic attack’s in the unloading area for mission space. You’re not missing anything. Mission space isn’t great. Horizons was art.

[@Sharper22802]

Oh how I long for 1980s and 90s Epcot Center.

[@keeganyocum3300]

But Bob Chepeck ruind it

[@zugabdu1]

Oh how I long for the future that 80s and 90s Epcot led you to expect.

[@rubysaid3282]

Same

[@Mr17051963]

Two of us 😢

[@shaneyoung3549]

@@zugabdu1 just isn’t here yet and won’t be in our lifetime

[@Derpy1969]

Hoot and Cheif’s favorite ride. They practically lived in it. Literally spent a day in it. RIP Chief.

[@svhwdwnut]

Eriamjh 1138 yes

[@tonyprice5344]

This reminds me of the energetic optimism we all had in the 50s and 60s. it was actually fun to dream of the future. We held such an innocence back then and the possibilities seemed limitless.

[@johnf8991]

No reason not to dream! Just need better movers and shakers :-)

[@brainysmurf74]

Tomorrows Child

[@geodemix8535]

RIP Chief - Legend of Epcot

[@walterlewis1029]

I can see Why" Chief " and "Hoot" loved this ride so much. R.I.P.Chief!!!! Thank you so much for having this video.I never got to ride this went to Disney World in 2000.Was there the week they demolished Horizons not realized that an amazing ride was being destroyed.

[@thoreau22]

One of the best ever!!! Such a great friendship and memory. Watch sneaking into horizons and you will smile forever !

[@svhwdwnut]

Walter Lewis R.I.P.

[@PaulAdler11]

I literally cried tonight watching a video about chief. What he and hoot did for this community cannot be overstated

[@rockncoop665]

Who the hack is cheif

[@KingBobCat]

Thank God that a decent quality video was made of this amazing ride! Why it was destroyed, I'll never understand! :( Still one of my all-time favorites!!!

[@jokerface20]

They got rid of this, but kept figment, like, whyyyy

[@tinomacchia5410]

I'm not alone in wishing that Disney would build more attractions like this in the future!

[@lpar1967]

They would need to clean house at Disney and bring in people who truly understand Walt's vision of the future. Bring back the sense wonder about our natural world, space travel, communications, science technology, agriculture, etc. and the promise of a better future ahead. Make EPCOT a place of wonder, inspiration and optimism about the future like it used to be.

[@MeepMacArthur]

​​@@lpar1967I'm sorry but Disney probably won't do that because they care more about promoting their movies we probably won't get another horizons, body wars or another journey into imagination it's all corporate now

[@harry012197]

@@MeepMacArthur out of respect, I hope you’re wrong. It would be so sad if eisner’s vision of Epcot was lost along with the other parks

[@MeepMacArthur]

@@harry012197 big sad

[@dyarger]

such a great attraction. obviously now it would of needed some updating but it was still one of the greatest rides Disney ever created

[@ResortTV1]

+Dan Yarger totally agree. They could have updated it for sure.

[@nosilverharbinger]

It is a moot point given that nothing about this attraction exists, but "updating" it would have been a complete travesty. This was a mid 70's to early 80's sci-fi concept arttist's depiction of the 21st century brought to life in animatronics. The style, while often attempted today, can only be very poorly emulated. This was spot on because it was 100% genuine, and it is wonderful. Doing anything to modernize it would have been obvious and very disjointing. It's like trying use a CNC machine to "fix" the Statue of David.

[@bradgunn3411]

80's and 90's Epcot was Heaven. To be there once more.

[@angrybunny1377]

I visited Epcot in March 1984 with my family. This was my favourite experience, I was 12 years old. Pure magic for a kid!

[@martyklestadt6766]

I was about the same age the first time I went to Epcot, and around the same year. Funny, I remember being impressed by the touch screens at CommuniCore, and now I use them at my job (and on this phone) pretty much every day!

[@resuelvecomunitario9123]

Me too! June 22 1984 at 7:30a.m.

[@gastronautadf]

At the time, this was EPCOT's most imaginative ride. I worked at WDW during 1990 and this was hands down my favorite ride at the entire resort. I rode it no less than twice a week, and always found something moving and exciting about it. Watching your video was a huge splash of nostalgia, and I am very grateful it's here. Thanks!

[@mattbaker5364]

Thank you for uploading this! I rode this in 1986, and it's easily what I remember most from that Disney trip. I *LOVED* the future scenes and the choose-your-own-adventure ending.

[@jeanettesmith765]

I loved this ride! The part at the end made you feel like you were really in space. It also didn't make me feel sick like Mission Space! Thank you for posting. It brought back happy memories.

[@tikirowboat]

One of my most favorite EPCOT dark rides. Looking back at it now is pretty nostalgic. I hope Disney keeps the theme of "futurism" alive in new and bedazzling ways.

[@cjsews]

Horizons has always been my very favorite Disney attraction. Thank you for another ride in horizons. When I watched the people video conferencing back then, I never imagined that this past year would be the only way we could visit due to Covid.

[@ronbloomberg]

Omnimover attractions provide little to no wait times. It's what WDW needs more of today, with the massive crowds we're seeing lately.

[@depressed_cow7151]

They want longer wait times so people will buy their fast pass service

[@bobbyricigliano2799]

I went on a Junior High school field trip from California to Disneyworld / Epcot in 1983 or 84. This ride and the scent of oranges stays with me to this day. I still love all things Disney as an adult, but seeing things like Epcot through a child’s eyes was a wonderful and formulatIve experience.

[@FireDude13]

Oh man... I had completely forgotten about Horizons! Every scene triggered memories I forgot I had! EPCOT was such an incredible experience in the 80's... Thank you for the trip down memory lane!

[@MnMsandOreos]

I've always heard of how great this attraction is and now I finally get to see it. I imagine it was mind blowing to actually be on the attraction. Is looks spectacular!

[@ResortTV1]

+MnMsandOreos It really was spectacular! I miss it so much.

[@martyklestadt6766]

Yeah, I got to see it once or twice. It was amazing--I'm so grateful that this video is here, but no video can really do it justice.

[@Strideo1]

It was one of Disney's best rides.

[@MichaelWarbux]

Great and nostalgic video. I hope EPCOT's future includes new and educational rides like this.

[@ResortTV1]

+Michael Warbux I hope so too! Epcot is losing it's core values quickly.

[@granvillimus]

Unfortunately I don't see that happening. The best we can hope for is that the few remaining rides from classic EPCOT are left alone or given some plussing. But the rumored plans for Future World have me worried. Universe of Energy is said to be planned to be replaced with a Guardians of the Galaxy ride. Which would be fine if built as a new Hollywood Studios experience (not a replacement, because lord knows we don't need a Tower of Terror debacle like California is getting). But yet more IP invasion in a park that was never intended for such a thing...

[@ZackJWeiss]

how do you feel about baby groot???

[@goldbearwildadventures4042]

got that right they should had kept Horizons and not mission crap space.

[@InuKun2008]

Goldbear Wild Adventures The problem was that even if they had kept it, the giant sinkhole which had developed underneath the building would have required an extended closure of the ride anyway while the building was stabilized and strengthened.

[@solcarlosofficial]

They changed horizon and put mission space instead??? Why why why How was that an upgrade 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

[@JeremyB8419]

Mission space is arguably the worst ride in Orlando lol

[@sheilah9236]

I have been telling folks that when I visited Epcot in the early 80’s, Epcot thought that people would be living underwater in the future. I am thrilled to be able to see where I got this from as it was a vague memory: I am 15 years old again when watching this!

[@VegasFlyboy]

I remember going on this ride so long ago. So much hope. So much imagination. So much to look forward to for our future. This ride was so inspiring. Pretty sad state we're in these days, when we're capable of so much more, so many great things, but we can't even get people to stop being horrible to each other. :(

[@kylehill3643]

I wish Adam never bit the fruit of knowledge and got kicked out of the Garden of Eden (which they found where it was in a lake in Turkey) which matches the geography descriptions of the biblical story. Also Adam and Eve were NOT alone either.

[@BobothePirate24]

​@@kylehill3643Even now some conspiracies are still theories!

[@codyt821]

The moving backgrounds always blew me away. It looked like you could jump right out the window and explore those future cities. Some of the best forced perspective sets Disney ever did.

[@garcia207]

Two guys actually jumped off the ride and walked through the attraction during the 90’s. Hoot and Chief

[@mcstrangelove]

I was stuck on this ride back in 1988. In the video it's around the 10:40 mark where the dad is talking about his "desert dweller" daughter and how his wife has a good ear for music. This wasn't a usual Disney attraction pause that lasts 30 seconds or less, noooo. We were stuck at this scene for 15+ minutes and the scene kept playing and playing. After a few minutes we had it memorized and were reciting the lines along with the recording. A few minutes after that, we were embellishing the recording with our own lines. After 10 or so minutes, we were losing our minds, hearing the same :20 second loop over and over and over. If I live to be old enough to go through dementia or Alzheimer's it won't matter, I'll still remember this ear worm.

[@chypre.]

I rewound this clip three times in solidarity.

[@DJ_Dutchess]

@@mcstrangelove 😂 This story is epic. Or should I say ep..cot!? We got stuck on Spaceship Earth at the sleeping monk and then Egyptians creating paper part. I speak fluent Phoenician now 📜🤣

[@amyleigh3720]

This was such a great ride. I miss it so much. Fond memories to keep forever.

[@taylorshelton3267]

When I first rode this ride in 1988 I thought it was an awesome prediction of the future. It's too bad that this ride is now gone for good but we will always have the memories.

[@PREZofUSSA]

the excitement and feeling of adventure I had of choosing my own flight path on Horizons is one the best and vivid childhood memories I have.

[@ResortTV1]

That was truly magical for sure!

[@Griwhoolda]

This was my and my husband's favorite attraction at ALL of DisneyWorld! And, ohhhhhh, that orange grove room!

[@warriorseamonkey1693]

1983: we’ll have flying cars in the 21st century 2018: yanny or laurel?

[@ResortTV1]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@kellyweingart3692]

lol

[@svhwdwnut]

Warriorseamonkey16 Harry Potter

[@kellyweingart3692]

🎵Horizons where dreams do come true🎵

[@kellyweingart3692]

Warriorseamonkey16😂😂😂😂

[@Mechasonicrocks]

Now all we need is this same type of video, except on the original "Journey into Imagination".

[@ResortTV1]

I wish I had one for that one. Amazing ride.

[@skraegorn7317]

Getting strong 90's VHS vibes from the intro sequence, and I love it

[@knik7029]

Wow, I just realized why my heart belongs to Epcot. I just had major flash backs. Thank you for this video. I felt like I was 10 again. Totally forgot about this. No wonder why I am nervous about them redoing spaceship earth. Please don’t take all the nostalgia away!!! ❤️😬

[@brianbarnhart3508]

Thanks for posting this. A real trip down memory lane for me. My sons may remember this as they are in their mid-twenties, I'll have to ask but I expect they were both to young when they saw this to remember. But one disturbing trend I see in Epcot now is replacing classic rides like this that Grandparents can share with grandchildren. Replacing this with Mission Space took that away for many. Now the World of Energy will be a roller coaster. Great for the young (Yes I still love roller coasters but not all seniors can ride them.) but not for all. I fear soon Epcot will become too thrill oriented and less educational yet very entertaining which was it's uniqueness to all other parks imho.

[@ResortTV1]

I absolutely agree! Unfortunately, Disney is now trying to just get people in the door and make money with what they know will sell. There isn't as much thinking outside the box anymore, and that's unfortunate.

[@brookel4584]

Yeah I agree although this ride wasn’t replaced it had to be shut down because it was on top of a sinkhole but yeah I wish they weren’t replacing the old rides bc like my mom always tells me ab the old ones they used to have but I wasn’t ever able to ride them with her bc they’ve been replaced

[@brookel4584]

Yeah I agree although this ride wasn’t replaced it had to be shut down because it was on top of a sinkhole but yeah I wish they weren’t replacing the old rides bc like my mom always tells me ab the old ones they used to have but I wasn’t ever able to ride them with her bc they’ve been replaced

[@brookel4584]

Yeah I agree although this ride wasn’t replaced it had to be shut down because it was on top of a sinkhole but yeah I wish they weren’t replacing the old rides bc like my mom always tells me ab the old ones they used to have but I wasn’t ever able to ride them with her bc they’ve been replaced

[@sgtcote1]

Im so thankfully that this video exists. Horizions was my favorite attraction in Epcot as a child. I still love Epcot, but it has a whole new feel to the park. Good, but it's not the same.

[@alexandramacias6385]

It's amazing how much of this ride I remember so clearly. I was just a kid, but this was so awesome. My favorite parts were the orange groves and the choose your ending.

[@simongraham556]

I never got to visit Horizons as my first Disney World trip was in 1998. It looks exactly like the kind of attraction that I would have loved. Older Epcot was my favourite park, but it feels like it’s lost some of its techno optimistic, futuristic outlook now. Still great of course, but it’s missing something at the moment.

[@PedroCaminoMUFC]

This was my favorite ride in the 80's. Loved it!

[@snarkus63]

The first part of the ride...the look back at past predictions of the future...would make a great display for the exit corridor out of Space Mountain. As a nod to the old "Home Of Future Living" it originally had,they could include the future of the late 60s/early 70s.

[@cmh502]

My favorite ride! I'm 32 and this is major nostalgia for me. I can remember this very well as a kid. Same with World of Motion, Body Wars, Dreamflight, Mr. Toads Wild Ride, etc. All the classics!

[@danielcoop4637]

I watch this every few months. Please never take it down :)

[@ResortTV1]

Don’t worry! It will always be here!

[@saidoesthings]

I would give anything to be able to experience this! I wish Epcot would bring back more attractions like this…

[@GQguy24]

Watching this makes me so sad. My sweet wonderful mom passed away last year. Me and her went to EPCOT together in 1990 1992 and 1994 (age 10 12 and 14 for me). We had such a great time on those trips and of course at EPCOT we always went on Horizons. I wish I could reverse time and be that little boy again sitting next to my mom on this ride 😢

[@ketchupfilms]

I never got to experience Horizons, except for through this amazing video you’ve put together. Thank you for allowing myself and future generations to experience this incredible show of the ideas Epcot was founded on!

[@princesskatalicious]

Such a great ride! I was eight when I rode it. I would get nauseous during the DNA 🧬 sequence scene, but loved the rest. I remember there being IMAX screens full of stars and twinkling stars throughout the ride on top of the unreal scenes. The orange smell was wonderful too! Spaceship earth has beautiful scenes and stars but I remember this ride being even more visually stunning. I can only imagine a futuristic starry space ride like this with the Robo coaster technology like Harry Potter and the forbidden journey at Universal and how cool it would be. EPCOT has sold out to the characters. Not all bad, but there needs to be wonder, awe, and inspiration put back into EPCOT. As a child I believed I could do anything I put my mind to after a visit and kids today will never know that. Also I’m a vet student and wanted to be a veterinarian my whole life. I still believe if you can dream it you can do it.

[@kayatwood5183]

I never got to ride Horizons. I hear so much love for this ride. Thank you for sharing.

[@ResortTV1]

It was truly awe-inspiring! :-)

[@gerryevans5899]

Thanks for sharing this video clip. Horizons was my favorite attraction in Future World at Epcot. It was crammed full of positive energy and optimism for the Future. I was very sad and disappointed when it closed. Thanks again for sharing this so I can relive my visits to Horizons ❤️🤗

[@videogames8353]

What an amazing glimpse of an optimistic future. We could learn a thing or two from how people used to think about tomorrow.

[@LoveFamilyProductions]

This was my favorite ride at Epcot growing up! Miss it and the GE lounge there. ~Michael

[@ResortTV1]

It was my favorite too!

[@ekimus99]

How did you know about the lounge?

[@NavyVetVF103]

The Roof top mounted camera you could control with a remote is what I remember the most about the VIP lounge.

[@WasabiGato]

I remember riding this ride in 1986 as a child. So futuristic and magical! It was the most memorable one for me.

[@ThisGuyFrritz]

"Video not for sale". But we can see it on KZbin for *free*!

[@ResortTV1]

+ThisGuyFrritz Yep! Believe it or not, some people in the past have tried to make DVD's of this and sell them in EBay and places like that.

[@ThisGuyFrritz]

I suppose they we not in high definition.

[@ResortTV1]

+ThisGuyFrritz Most likely not. I never saw them, just heard about them on the message boards.

[@lisamurphy1]

ThisGuyFrritz extinct attractions has it on dvd. I have horizons,world of motion, and imagination with Dreamfinder.

[@newsveteran4466]

Thanks for posting this. EPCOT was the best theme park in Central Florida. Now it's just another kiddy park because the soccer moms got tired of their children bitching. I remember when there were NO Disney characters anywhere, it had its own atmosphere and it was a great place to spend several days.

[@Lawrence-ho9eq]

I don't recall too much about Horizons but I'm glad you made this video come true , only a few things look familiar with to me😮😅😊🎉❤

[@barbarapoirier8835]

Thank you for sharing this! It was my favorite attraction. I was so sad when they shut it down. The soundtrack was awesome too!

[@Madgeney]

Thank you so much for posting this. This attraction was so awesome and I went on it about a hundred times!! Thank you a thousand times.

[@ResortTV1]

I loved this ride, and I wish so much that I could go on it again! :-)

[@Emily-lb7rf]

we need the optimism of horizons now more than ever

[@ResortTV1]

So true!

[@frankcarrillo190]

This was the BEST attraction I have experienced. The DNA chain pulled me into the experience.

[@holotape]

My favourite ride/experience/spirit journey ever. There was nothing like what you felt when the music builds and a frickin' space shuttle took off in front of you. The first time I rode, at age 6, I remember wondering how the heck I was seeing what I was seeing. Your entire field of view was occupied by that sight. If I had a time machine, riding Horizons again would be number one on my list.

[@ResortTV1]

Thank you so much!! I agree!

[@kevinbarnard3502]

Ah, that wonderful citrus smell as you came around the bend into the desert farm area. Always made me want to go out and jump on the monorail to the Magic Kingdom to get an orange swirl in front of the Treehouse.

[@abp1400]

I was gonna say that. The smells!

[@gr8vbplaya18]

Thank you for this video. I was born in 1990 so I didn't get to ride this ride but I always wondered why older Disney fans loved this ride. I now see why.

[@cheryleann6394]

Every once in awhile I have to revisit this video. Thanks Josh!

[@eventvisionsinc]

Bring back this ride it was amazing

[@eventvisionsinc]

Unbelievable our technology now in 2019 but yet Antiquated, we have to do better.💫

[@Techno-Universal]

12:48 This futuristic vehicle first appeared in a painting by famed futurist artist Syd Mead in the 1970s so it appearing in the ride does make sense as Syd also worked as a lead designer and concept artist on the 1982 movie Tron and also designed the light cycles seen in the movie! Unfortunately Syd passed away in 2021 at the age of 86.

[@m.mickeypayne9811]

This is and was my favorite Disney ride. One of the things that led me to work for Disney for many years as a common castmember. 😁

[@davidanthony6234]

It's been 25 years since Horizons closed and in my opinion, Epcot has never been the same since.

[@carriecharles4423]

Thanks for sharing this!! Loved this ride!! I can still smell the orange trees in the one part of the ride :)

[@misacruzader]

Wow, I didn't get to visit WDW until 2006 so by then Horizons was long gone but this kind of attraction is the kind of thing that would have blown my mind as a child.... it's a pity there isn't a way to keep it, like a museum

[@hiridavidfeign]

Nothing more inspiring than two old narrators quareling lol. I feel lucky I got to see it IRL. Thanks for posting this.

[@matts.6904]

I love a long dark ride. Unlike Missions Space- nothing jolting you around, making you throw up or feel claustrophobic- just a nice seat to enjoy beautiful scenery, music, and a message. It's what you go to a theme park for.

[@DarthBrtt]

I went to WDW a few times as a kid with my family in Aug '89, and again every summer from '93 - '97. I remember how bummed out I was when we went in '94 and Horizons was closed. I didn't know why (remember, this was before the internet or right at the infancy of the internet. Most of my Disney info came from rumors by park CMs that were close friends or the Disney Magazine) and was sad that it was gone forever (my older brother had video taped the entire attraction in '93, so I knew I could re-watch it and still listen to it on a Hi-8 video tape). Fast-forward to two summers later in 1996, when I was absolutely over the moon when Horizons was suddenly open and could be experienced again!!! Of course, this came at a very serious cost as we all now know. I was just as bummed out all over again that summer, but this time it was because another personal favorite, The World of Motion, had now closed forever in order for a new attraction to be built ('Test Track'). RIP to Horizons and World of Motion. You both will be forever missed, but never ever forgotten.

[@jonny5777]

I vaguely remember this as a very young kid but I was definitely captivated by it. They were really on it with the desertification and searching for resources in space. Thanks for the great memories

[@OldMovieRob]

What a great ride. Sort of like a hybrid of Carousel of Progress with the mechanics of the haunted mansion ride.

[@SaraHouck461]

I remember riding this once when I was a kid, but I wasn't quite sure what to make of it. However, I can certainly tell why it's still highly beloved to this very day, despite being long gone.

[@robertforster8984]

I remember this being my favorite ride at Epcot.

[@stanfordite]

The magnum opus of Imagineering, especially in the post-Walt era. Horizons is at the top of my laundry list of attractions to bring back like they never left after I take over Disney and make it and the parks great again.

[@rachelfinder]

Oh my gosh. This was like watching my Dad's VHS recordings of this ride from when I was a kid. This was great. Thank you for sharing.

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

Horizons is an amazing ride, hope it returns some day. At least the D23 poster that honors it is pretty cool. Hopper challenge!

[@jennaresorttv1865]

Wow this was so fun to watch! I miss this ride so much!! Glad you posted it 😊

[@ResortTV1]

+Jenna Lambright I knew you would like it! :-)

[@FreakAboutSims3]

If this ride was brought back it could be called New Horizons sponsored by NASA.

[@madden8021]

Or even SpaceX

[@kellyweingart3692]

Carousel of Progress/Horizons 2.0

[@dp8458]

Animal Crossing: New Horizons

[@tikirowboat]

And SpaceX joint partnership.

[@jordangustke1877]

Horizons 2.0, brought to you by Jeff Bezos with Blue Origin

[@bopiusa]

I will always remember the ORANGES smell when you got to the harvesting field! It's one of my favorite smells in life now!

[@BillVol]

Bravo!!! That was a nostalgic trip back into time. Quite bittersweet, to be honest. I think I last rode Horizons in 1991. But between 1984 and then, I must have ridden it 100 times. It never got old. As I watched each scene, the memories came back to me. I probably have the entire ride memorized somewhere in my mind. What unfortunately can't be preserved is the feel of the attraction -- the great stereo sound throughout, the enormity of it, even the smells! Everyone talks about the aroma of the orange orchard. But just walking in the door, it smelled good. Not like oranges there. But clean, modern. At least I thought so. Good job catching the panel of the seating area where you could select your adventure. You didn't miss a thing. Even the walk through the queue, which was as exciting as any part of the ride since you knew what was coming. Outstanding! That was the mac daddy of Disney attractions. I have not been on one before or since that could touch it. And by the way, no other nation in the world could produce such a thing as Horizons.

[@thoreau22]

The best ride of all time !!!! 6:45 to 6:55 self-driving cars, 8:25 DNA cures for disease etc a classic ride that should still be there. Don't move tooo fast Disney. You had a winner. Update yes... but don't destroy our ideals. Always and Forever

[@MickeyAbraham2022]

Best ride ever!! Horizons had soul, detail, and class -- everything that modern Disney lacks

[@mkohut95]

03:30 I was sort of hoping to see Hoot and Chief here :')

[@dennisflynn5045]

Wow! Thank you so much for even putting on the exiting of the car the person was on and being able to see the esacatlor belt and those purple lights on the walls. I have a tear in my eye being able to see this again. The walk out of the builiding and all. God Bless you.

[@pinkcupcake4717]

My dad worked Horizons back in the early 90s, and he says that the turnstalls at the end of the ride were hard to turn, so most people used the wheelchair exit. Between this and a faulty photo-sensor, the numbers being reported about how many people were riding Horizons every day was a fraction of the true number. HQ saw those low (faulty) numbers and thought Horizons wasn't nearly as popular as it was, and it was eventually closed due to it. It was his favorite ride in the parks. I'm a bit too young for this ride, this video comes from the year I was born! But it does feel familiar, like a distant dream. I probably rode it when I was a toddler with dad.

[@Anguilla2001]

Wow I loved this ride, Epcot was always my favorite but my parents must of gotten tired of it after so many times, I did not care though I always had the time of my life, thank you for these memories!

[@Tanymsun]

I have to admit this was one of my favorites. I have fond memories of it. Thanks.

[@ResortTV1]

Me too! This was such an amazing ride.

[@cunegonde4]

This was my favorite ride growing up in Orlando 80's-90's. I loved it so much my family folded it into my identity, it became a part who I am to them. When I found out years later about Hoot and Chief, the two guys that would leave their ride vehicles and explore the sets and backstage areas of Horizons it was amazing because that's what I'd fervently dream of doing while on the ride, I'd lean as far out in the omnimover as I dared, trying to feel what it would be like to be in Mesa Verde, and in the undersea restaurant.

[@KingBobCat]

Thanks for the video. This has always been my favorite ride at Epcot (past & present). I was heart-broken when they tore it down... :(

[@ResortTV1]

+KingBobCat Me too! I’m still sad that it’s not there! 😀👍

[@josphellihsilak4588]

I remember smelling the oranges in the one scene like it was yesterday. My mom and I still talk about how much we loved it. Mission Space isn't as great as this was, but it's still a good ride in my opinion.

[@ResortTV1]

+Josphelli hsilak Totally agree! We loved the orange smell too!

[@ddahl146]

This is awesome! Keep up the great videos!

[@ResortTV1]

+David Dahlman I will. Thanks! :-)

[@abigailyandek1941]

I can smell the oranges every time I think of this ride. I loved it