Strange Shows | Keep Epcot Weird Ep. 4

Pull up a seat, everyone. Because today we're looking at some of the strangest shows ever hosted at Epcot. Including the Skyleidescope, Daredevil Circus, Splashtacular and even Magical World of Barbie.
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Music Used:
• Epcot Entrance Area Music - Complete Loop (1982): • Epcot Entrance Area Mu...
• Fountain of Nations - Surprise in the Skies: • Fountain of Nations - ...
• Fountain of Nations Show Soundtracks: • Video
• In Barbie's World (Epcot 94): • In Barbie's World (Epc...
Videos Used:
• Barbie Birthday Party at Walt Disney World, EPCOT (1994): • Barbie Birthday Party ...
• Barbies Pink Cadillac: • Barbies Pink Cadillac
• 101: 1987 Christmas Day Parade - Walt Disney World: • 1987 Walt Disney World...
• 1987 Epcot Daredevil Circus Spectacular part 1: • 1987 Epcot Daredevil C...
• 1987 Epcot Daredevil Circus Spectacular part 2: • 1987 Epcot Daredevil C...
• 1987 Epcot Daredevil Circus Spectacular part 3: • 1987 Epcot Daredevil C...
• Disneyland Circus Fantasy commercial (1986): • Disneyland "Circus Fan...
• 1986 - EPCOT Center Skylaidescope: • 1986 - EPCOT Center Sk...
• EPCOT Surprise in the Skies: • EPCOT Surprise in the ...
• 1992 Epcot Surprise In The Skies Part 1: • 1992 Epcot Surprise In...
• Epcot's Skyleidoscope Lagoon Show - DisneyAvenue.com: • Epcot's Skyleidoscope ...
• EXTINCT: Surprise In The Skies - Epcot - Disney World's 20th Birthday: • EXTINCT: Surprise In T...
• Skyleidoscope - EPCOT Center @ Disney World 1986: • Skyleidoscope - EPCOT ...
• 10th Anniversary Spectacular It's Magical Tokyo Disneyland 1994: • 10th Anniversary Spect...
• Complete Fantasmic! Show at Disneyland: • Complete Fantasmic! Sh...
• Construction Begins at EPCOT Future World 2019 Walt Disney World Orlando Florida: • Construction Begins at...
• Fountain of Nations on its “Official” Final Day | Epcot: • Fountain of Nations on...
• Galaxy Search * Galaxy Palace Theatre Magic Kingdom * Walt Disney World * January 1996: • Galaxy Search * Galaxy...
• Splashtacular - Epcot Center - 1993: • Video
• Tokyo Disney Resort Memories - It's Magical: • Video
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Thanks for watching

[@TyDaniels1994]

The EPCOT color guard could’ve raided Area 51

[@ThemeParksShouldntExist]

Happy to announce that Regis Philbin is joining the ParkRideHistory cinematic universe

[@jwprimetime9795]

Park Ride History I could watch Regis all day! Friggen love that dude!

[@ariccua6101]

Is that his final answer?

[@ThemeParkStop]

Me partway through this video: "Is.. is Regis gonna introduce every segment?" If only. If only.

[@memethyst]

my favorite regis disney world videos are the alien encounter one and the tower of terror one

[@edvaira6891]

Uggh...why so much Regis Philbin?!! He’s a Giant Gasbag!

[@andrew_inc.4541]

The kites for Epcot forever makes sense now..

[@skyejlemme]

"a giant inflatable Lucky Charm" is now my new favorite phrase.

[@samichmachine]

I sure DID cheer out loud when I discovered you made another keep epcot weird. Thank you for these, dude. They’re so fun.

[@ThemeParkStop]

Barbie sure does look a heck of a lot like Jane Krakowski (30 Rock/Kimmy Schmidt).

[@Pantheragem]

Definitely her. 😁

[@rookeealding2803]

Disney plays fast and loose with their toy licenses, Last I heard they gave Hasbro the rights to their dolls just a few years ago, apparently Mattel isn't doing too well.

[@lylajoan]

the way the little mermaid buildings at art of animation sit on top of where the fly park was its forever going to be ingrained in my head

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

The kites are now being recycled for the new Epcot Forever show, nice. Don't know why they thought a circus in Epcot was a good idea. It's a good idea for Disney Springs, however. I'm excited for the new Cirque du Soleil show

[@ThemeParkStop]

"I don't know... I don't know either guys." I'm still laughing lol.

[@eveguenther3620]

So happy you included the barbie show! When I was a kid I had the VHS tape of her birthday party. I watched so many times that I broke the tape lol. Core memory unlocked :)

[@sharasaurusrex]

So happy to see the Barbie show included! I wore my copy of that VHS tape out, and was disappointed when the show had ended by my first trip in 7! "you've got the touch, the Barbie touch!"

[@curececelia2907]

I need a time machine to go back and see these shows. Some of them look so good or so bad to be true!

[@everythingthrice2582]

10:47 That was the last time that many people would ever stream into an Innoventions

[@planetmirror2090]

Add Epcot Forever and Harmonious to the list. Would love to see this series updated.

[@jwprimetime9795]

I was 8 when my parents took me to Epcot the week it opened. I’ll never forget that day! I miss the old Epcot but my god am I looking forward to what they’re doing over the next few years.

[@caseygrayson2275]

You're videos are excellent! Always worth the wait! Keep it up! Great stuff!

[@memethyst]

oh my god i knew the barbie show was gonna be on here... seeing the fountain of nations drained out like that made me so depressed...

[@alisonmcclain2921]

I absolutely love all these Keep Epcot Weird episodes. Thank you so much.

[@ariccua6101]

Interesting that the kites used in shows like Surprise in the Skies reappeared in Epcot Forever, for some reason.

[@Dylan-et2uz]

absolutely adore keep epcot weird, keep up the great content

[@Phoenix-zy1cx]

The Barbie Birthday Party VHS tape!!! Yes, I got it for a penny with the purchase of a Barbie at Toys R Us (I believe it was a doll that came with sparkle hair gel to comb into her long locks). My little sisters and I watched this tape until we wore it out. A few years ago I found it online, for more than a penny, and bought it again for nostalgia. The hosts are hyper and delightful, living the fantasy life of girls like me (obsessed with scrunchies, Lisa Frank stickers, and bright colors). It was also my first view of Epcot, and it did a pretty nice job highlighting aspects of the World Showcase pavilions. And as you noted, the music is catchy! I'm glad you played my fave! "You got the touch... the Barbie touch..."

[@zappy4252]

Dawg I love these videos so much

[@rafaewald]

Awesome vid!

[@2kdegenerate708]

I love your cheeky humor!

[@russellgentile4719]

Hand on forehead! What were they thinking? Disney has no business peddling Barbie. And at Epcot!?

[@MattMcIrvin]

Barbie eventually became a Pixar character! She's practically a Disney princess. If she showed up in Toy Story Land it'd actually make sense. Kind of.

[@MickeySightings]

New to your channel. We love Disney as well. Look forward to watching more.

[@bwminich]

I’m just baffled the more I see of the Barbie show. How is that a thing they did?

[@cherylmaden5989]

The dragons were kickass

[@warriorseamonkey1693]

How does the sorceress not have any colors? HER SUIT IS RED AND GOLD

[@lughscanlan]

Yikes. Not that Dreamfinder again. Im in the minority I know but that Dreamfinder really weirded me out when I was a kid.

[@jttimbs3188]

We have a Disney trip planned for October. These videos make me want to go to Epcot! We had only planned to go to Hollywood Studios and Magic Kingdom

[@janickgoudeau6126]

This was way back in the era before equal opportunity employment, They would not necessarily hire a Lgbt workforce or anyone that did not necessarily worship the mouse, At this point in Epcots early days. Which is odd when you consider that the young Regis Philbin and Michael Eisner had been Seen by quite a few members of staff and public having a tryst, and unexpectedly getting caught in the dream finder pavilion. Excellent presentation but this park has always been somewhat of a dark horse.

[@rmannayr2129]

IT'S SO STRANGE!

[@ariccua6101]

RIP Regis. Final answer.

[@MulToyVerse]

At least the Barbie Show in Epcot is better than that Barbie movie that just came out. Looks like Regis is trying to out-dork the guy who usually dorks in these videos.

[@AnalytiKroll]

One weird EPCOT show I wish I could have seen in person was the Future Corps. They were a small drum corps made up of former DCI members that would do various performances of jazz charts around Future World with marching choreography. My favorite part was the bass drum player who wore a triple bass drum harness with one lofted up to give him a view hole to see.

[@andrewvesci2612]

13:45 It’s Gus the DME bus driver! What a career that guy has! 😂🙄

[@LordMoku]

Oh my god, is that Jane Krakowski as Barbie?

[@edvaira6891]

Slight error: The original Circus at Disneyland lasted only SIX WEEKS in late 1955...not ten months...it was a pretty quick disaster

[@megelizabeth9492]

Didn't a tiger escape or something?

[@PyrotechNick77]

Airplanes fighting sea dragons using rainbow magic sounds like a fun dnd campaign.

[@spammonster]

I had that Barbie's Birthday Party VHS tape when I was a child and I watched the heck out of it, so Barbie + Epcot is so ingrained in my memories that it seems normal to me. Though I have to say, I watched it again on KZbin recently and omg those host girls have way too much over-dramatic fake excitement it's almost unbearable. I feel sorry for my parents.

[@casssandracatriona]

i knew splashtacular had MAJOR Tokyo disney vibes! it all makes sense now lol

[@cherylmaden5989]

The Barbie show was like watching aerobics video

[@troyo.8294]

No more fountain?!? All that’s left is the free Coke.

[@krisvalas6351]

Free Coke is gone too 😂

[@justincarawan-carawanco.pu1639]

8:40 The PowerRanger rip-off.

[@Wendish1971]

"You've got the touch, the Barbie touch" Show me on the Barbie where the..*checks notes*..Barbie touched you.

[@MeowMeow_95_]

I spit my soup laughing at this 🤣🤣🤣

[@bbkangs]

Is that giant lizard thing the same one that was in Galaxy Search in Tomorrowland? Edit: nevermind 🤣

[@mdamdtraveldoc7183]

Please do a World of Motion history. What would be the Patreon cost?

[@XandraHomes]

For some reason I had the Barbie Birthday Party on VHS. It is sadly etched into my brain....

[@katiecinderella2553]

Okay, these are really weird!

[@SirBlackReeds]

Did Disney ever repurpose that Terrorsaur-X again?

[@adinubila]

I was there for the Barbie one...so funny

[@rmannayr2129]

LOL I DON'T KNOW!!!!

[@clifftotten7609]

Sadly, I worry that this kind of stuff will return to the "new" Epcot of the future.

[@danielguizar360]

RIP Regis u will be missed

[@jwprimetime9795]

Has Barbie has her #metoo moment yet?

[@SaturnCanuck]

Wow

[@cherylmaden5989]

Skaliedascope was cool

[@bobwalsh3751]

ONE CENT?!

[@MnMsandOreos]

Ok but let’s be real, Barbie makes as much sense in the American pavilion as Guardians of the Galaxy

[@erickingsland7637]

The Magical World of Barbie ended 5 days before I was born. You're welcome, world.

[@anavarrette83]

#keepepcotweird

[@phantomstarproductions4587]

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