Restored video: Delta Dreamflight (1991)

"We're gonna take you flyin', and they'll be no denyin', this Dreamflight's bound for non-stop fantasy!"
Delta Dreamflight was a Tomorrowland omnimover attraction focusing on the history of aviation. Each scene featured cartoon-style backgrounds and characters showing different eras of flight. The finale of the attractions led guests into what appeared to be a jet engine followed by a giant "speed tunnel" project room of a jet taking off.
Our video even features a brief ride stop with announcements by Jack Wagner.

[@authorrayrogers]

This always felt like an EPCOT attraction that got dropped into the middle of The Magic Kingdom. It was fantastic though!

[@voyagerfilms]

This definitely feels like it is part of world of motion. But I was happy that this was at MK so I could ride it while my extended family wanted to go on carousel of progress

[@eric_in_florida]

100%

[@drewski1535]

Why did the years have to fly by so fast I see videos like this and wish I could enjoy it all over again

[@Itanium153]

It is like yesterday riding this ride. This is a Disney classic for sure

[@ericshinkle417]

Disney slow dark rides are cherished moments from my trips there. These nice clips just give us a reminder of those memories from a long time ago. Disney may have changed, and gone in a different direction, but I will always love these videos of ridwthroughs.

[@phyllisgarber7997]

I know exactly what you mean. I am now 74 and a widow and my husband and I would try to get up to Disney world every couple years or so lived in Miami but even still, that was about a 4 to 4 1/2 our trip. I also love the way that they show the people mover in this video how's the flight. Ironically this is the ride where I left a bag in the seat and it had two T-shirts and something else and as soon as I realized I had forgot it we went back and of course nobody had turned it in and a little later we went to City Hall down on main Street and they said doubtful but they took down our number and everything and said they'd let us know. But doubtful. In the meantime my husband has been deceased for 21 years and it's been a long long time since I was at Disney so I really do enjoy watching these videos like you, the oldies but the goodies

[@RBSmada]

I like that it stalled. Really gives you the full experience of the ride.

[@eric_in_florida]

wheelchair loading most likely

[@Jorganti]

I actually loved this ride. Never really a line and I could get back on it for a second go.

[@allisonstroud2598]

I loved this ride so much

[@IzzoCello]

For just a second my brain tricked me into thinking I smelled the smoke machine as you entered the jet engine. I almost, almost miss this as much as horizons for some reason. Thank you for this work of art and lol please sit down while on the ride people!

[@lapetitemorte415]

Absolutely smelled that fog!! I forgot what a great ride this was!

[@stephensmith8316]

I always remember smelling oranges or citrus when entering the Horizons building at Epcot.

[@phyllisgarber7997]

Get used to have a ride in Epcot and I don't remember cuz it's been over 20 years since I've been up there unfortunately but they do have that smoke machine and you actually are smelling the smoke.

[@merrittratliffzardouz3715]

Awww..the good ole days..where people would chat..or have quiet time while in line...imagine that ...in a few more years after this video was made in 91...cell phone. 😮

[@Robonkeykong]

Chatting with people in real life is weird now. When you try to talk to someone you get ignored and it makes for an awkward situation.

[@joedzny]

Great to see an attraction with no IP tie in. An original and now a classic.

[@32David2]

Except for Delta Airlines :)

[@thetoprope7530]

I mean….. It’s Disney World….. What do you expect?😂

[@Reverend_Kane]

I had the music at the beginning as my ringtone back in the day.

[@ENTERTAINMENT35]

That's what I'm trying to do now!!

[@mcbriggie]

People, we know the music is great to dance to, but please remain seated already!

[@brianwatts1200]

They even had the same “this ride has stopped temporarily” voice

[@cunegonde4]

Why do I love this particular vid so much, it's the closest I can get to the memory

[@BdawgFrFr]

Man the music score is catchy

[@TheBaggadonuts]

This is amazing!!! Cannot believe how clear the picture is and seeing the ride stopped with the CM walking by….priceless!!!! Thank you for uploading!

[@tpg5974]

1991, you say?? Although I don't remember this ride very well, I think even my 17-18 year old self would appreciate this more than some of WDW's more recent additions. I miss this classic Disney approach to rides and story telling.

[@ENTERTAINMENT35]

This ride was a keeper and iconic back then. You definitely would have enjoyed it

[@VirtualDisneyWorld]

I can still smell the part where you go into the jet engine.

[@Angie2343]

And you DON'T get chopped up like in one of the Lower Mines death traps in Mortal Kombat. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gpqufpJsnt58nKc

[@jamescorriveau7267]

Lord I remember this ride. Being on this ride when I was 6. (I'm 36 now.)

[@dukeofhoagies]

This was the first attraction I went on my first trip. I loved it.

[@ranchdressing1037]

Weighs heavy on the heart to know a large portion of the people in the video are no longer here.

[@Itanium153]

Very True and it seems like yesterday/ Bless you Mom Dad thank for these memory

[@DTM1337]

I remember this ride as a kid, footage of the people stood on the planes flying was so cool, thanks for uploading this

[@phyllisgarber7997]

Well it was about 1992 that my late husband and I were on this ride and really really like the part where it seemed like you were going about 200 miles an hour. The bad news is, we had bought two T-shirts and one other article and I ended up leaving that bag on that ride. Now we went back to see if they had turned it in and of course, not and we even went to the City Hall thing on main Street and they said they'd let us know if it got turned in but seriously who's going to turn in to Disney world t-shirts and some kind of pad of paper or something with Mickey on the front. If nothing else, could have made a couple of good Christmas presents.

[@michaelarlen9121]

Use to love this ride!

[@shannon9913]

I’m so happy this footage exists. I remember riding DDF as a kid in 94/95. My memories of it are minimal bc I was so young. I remember going on BL’s SpaceRanger Spin when it first replaced DDF and recognizing the tunnel lights section- I was glad that part remained the same. I also retrospectively appreciate the Delta/Disney partnership, I’m pretty sure we flew Delta down to Orlando from NY…they gave my brother and I paper crowns of Goofy and Donald.

[@Eric_Seay]

The authentic Magic Kingdom experience: a ride though where the Omnimover stops moving for some reason.

[@Diamond1984]

I'm remember that ride when my family and I rode there when I was 8 years old. How I missed that ride. Thanks for bringing my childhood memories!

[@Itanium153]

i can never get that song out of my head,

[@MiyamotoMORI]

I visited Dreamflight when I was 5 in 1993, on my first ever trip to America. By the time I came back in 2000, when I was 12, it had been replaced with Buzz Lightyear's ride. However, I didn't mind, because I loved Zurg.

[@KDrop84]

I take this ride over 3d cgi any day

[@nathanielcardona283]

Pretty cool to see a actual front end of the plane in begging

[@HeavyMProductions]

Something isn't it? This lasted for just shy of 6 years. Then after Delta left, it only lasted 3 more. Yet Buzz Lightyear has lasted 25 YEARS! Somethings not right here...

[@epcotman32]

The ride I wish I had gone on.

[@ericshinkle417]

Thank you, from the bottom of my 90s Disney nerd heartm

[@MirandaDanda1983]

This makes my heart so happy 😢❤ I remember this. I'm from Clearwater FL and my mom would take us all the time to Disney. This was one of me and my mom's favorite rides! Such sweet memories 😢❤ I hate they got rid of it. Terrible mistake!

[@goo83]

I can't believe the line just in the first room! we used to just walk right on

[@brittanylevinson741]

Thank you, this was my second favorite attraction!!

[@DieselDucy]

Please remain seated for your own safety lol! Somebody must have stood up.

[@chrisradstorgoff7715]

If you had wings was always a MK favorite. This was a good attraction replacement. If you had Wings If you could Fly Take Flight Delta Dreamflight

[@elvingarcia3010]

Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin

[@elvingarcia3010]

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[@epaddon]

I always regarded "Dreamflight" as a good, competent replacement for "If You Had Wings" which I knew wasn't going to last given the troubles of Eastern Airlines. I think the two things though that made "Dreamflight" less of an artistic success than its predecessor was (1) the way the waiting area was divided up so instead of that great open-aired space you waited in to board IYHW, everything was now more cramped and confining and (2) Dreamflight failed to take advantage of the Peoplemover ride-through above by being designed in a way where you could great views from above. Instead we lost two of the three window views (the first and third) and the second one didn't show what was below from the right perspective angle.

[@elvingarcia3010]

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[@gloriaanderson9542]

Micah from world of Micah had suggested to look You up so here we are.

[@akoww1000]

This was my favorite ride at WDW and was so mad they removed it to install Buzz Light year. they have over 41 sq miles they could build Buzz light year in

[@TrustaMann]

Well, they had to promote the 1st "Toy Story" movie one last time in the year 1998. And Delta stopped funding them earlier that same year. So, they had to replace this ride with "Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin."

[@MiyamotoMORI]

I was okay with it being Buzz's ride. I loved Zurg, and his raspy voice that meant evil.

[@lukebeelmanbeelman7952]

I remember this ride .I loved it

[@KDrop84]

My favorite ride

[@ThemePark_Nerdo]

Dreamflight must’ve been having a bad day.

[@bradzune]

In all fairness it never stopped having a bad day even now that its Space Ranger Spin. Can't tell you how many times we had to walk that track because it kept throwing errors.

[@ThemePark_Nerdo]

@@bradzune Odd, I’ve never been evac’d off Space Ranger Spin before despite the typical delay,

[@bradzune]

@@ThemePark_Nerdo My short stint there we only evaced once but it stopped a lot and anytime a floor sensor went off someone had to walk the track. Every time I've been back there it seems to stop at least once each ride through.

[@cunegonde4]

@@bradzune Can you elaborate a bit about what it was like to work there? What was walking the track? How much behind the scenes did you get to see? Did the song drive you crazy or did you just stop hearing it after a while? I'm curious

[@bradzune]

@@cunegonde4 We were essentially grunts, young kids who can work the grave yard shift. Work was work but the perks are really why most people are there. When I say walking the track I literally mean walking on the track. Below the car is carpeted floor with pressure sensors, ones goes off the entire ride shuts down, so you have to walk the ride to find out who dropped their turkey leg and to make sure someone isn't making an unscheduled behind the scenes tour or stealing lost purses. As for behind the scenes, yes, as much or as little as you wanted to really, all we had to do was ask. The song no, you tone it out after a while. The crowds usually drown out most of the noise its when its empty that its maddening. Just so you know the second we closed, that music gets turned off real quick lol.

[@TayWoode]

5:12 Tokyo Japan and Paris France, little did they know there’d be Disney parks there one day

[@lukebeelman281]

They need to bring this back

[@The_Original_Alex_Channel]

1:34 sounds like somebody stood up And then at 1:56 a cast member is seen walking the track!

[@cyclopsthesnowman]

I liked this ride so much, maybe because it reminded me of my first plane trip, but I made my mom go on it several times haaha

[@internetmarketingtim]

May I have your attention? PLEASE remain seated, this video has stopped and will resume at any moment.

[@merik2001]

With a bonus breakdown 2 :D

[@DukToonz]

Does anyone know the scent that was used as the “jet smoke” on this attraction? Any modern scents that approximate it?

[@dukeofhoagies]

I feel like I can still smell it when you go through the same scene in Buzz. I think it's just the scent of the fog machine but I can smell it now just thinking about it.

[@Angie2343]

Motor oil. X'D

[@TheBaggadonuts]

I believe it's just the smell of unscented propylene glycol. I could be wrong, but my working memory of it it is a bit on the sweeter side, but still very bland.

[@ENTERTAINMENT35]

I remember this video from 2 years ago. Did you have to reupload because someone reported it?....Nice place to get stuck to hear the song over and over ❤❤❤❤

[@TheMissouriSpartan]

I heard that this attraction totally bombed in overall popularity. Is that true?

[@cunegonde4]

There was never a line, but we loved it, very low-key but fun

[@elvingarcia3010]

@@cunegonde4 NEW Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin Coming To Magic Kingdom Fall 1994

[@bradwilson525]

It looked crowded going in

[@mcbriggie]

It wasn't as popular as Buzz Lightyear, but there was usually a short wait. Granted that was also back when most everything at Disney was only a short wait.

[@JavaCake]

@@mcbriggie everything was shorter before fastpass lol

[@BauerTheGolden]

when this attraction first came out, did people miss if you had wings? did they not like dreamflight? just curious

[@elvingarcia3010]

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[@Angie2343]

8:12 The voice of Jack Wagner.

[@TayWoode]

Is it me or did 1:28 and 3:30 repeat the same balloon scenes? Yet the camera didn’t stop recording 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@ranchdressing1037]

05:35 It doesn't matter the scene, Disney had a knack about making female lifelike miniature figures ultra creepy!

[@esosique5]

She's just standing there. Menacingly.

[@MyHeart1955]

We saw this in 1994

[@ryryross24]

It makes me laugh that the ride footage in the screen room is better than the quality of the current Buzz Lightyear section lol

[@corruptedjoeytheredlantern1223]

This ride was replaced by buzz light years space ranger spin the chickens the sign and the wings are hidden In buzz lightyears space ranger spin

[@elvingarcia3010]

Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin Coming To Magic Kingdom Fall 1998

[@The_Original_Alex_Channel]

Also I believe if you look at the bottom of the track in the last scene there is a black cloud shaped trim that can be seen in buzz. You can’t really see it in videos tho. And the clouds on the wall in the last scene were repainted and placed in the last scene of buzz I believe

[@noobflakes740]

The sign at the ride’s entrance is actually the same cloud for the delta dream flight

[@kitshotgun]

I guess someone doens't want to stay in the ride vehicle

[@DebiSunset]

Nice work on restoring the video. I think i liked the original ride better though

[@cunegonde4]

Classic

[@mikesoresina7022]

Sit down , that's twice.

[@djs2356]

precursor to Soar'n ???

[@UnCreativeBeliever]

This ride feels like three different rides lol I would hate it because I hate flying

[@dawg897]

not bad. but too bad they had to replace "Eastern's If you had wings" with this. but its understandable. due to Eastern not able to fund it anymore. "If you had wings" was a better earworm song.

[@BigBobBellino]

🥲

[@jacksonpriestap3685]

Buzz is better

[@DieselDucy]

Please remain seated for your own safety lol! Somebody must have stood up.