The Disney Parks Backrooms

[@troyroberts6578]

Disney Quest was one of these, for sure. Imagine walking around those various floors, late at night, when no one else is around.

[@hollybabyyy]

Theres a video of this

[@DominicBarnes-m8o]

@@hollybabyyywhat is the video?

[@hollybabyyy]

@ idk who posted it but someone literally walked around it in the dark. Maybe matt sonswa

[@BingChilling-hr1hh]

Matt Sonswa did this

[@tardisman4210]

Whats even creepier is the fact there was a giant 2 or 3 floor slide built into the wall called "the cave of wonders slide". It got boarded up sometime during the buildings life and remained sealed in the wall until demolition. Part of me wonders if any kid got stuck in there cause the possibility of being sealed in scares me greatly

[@SamiTaylorKate]

Former Epcot CM- I was so excited to see you mention innoventions during its end. We used to have to bring lost and found through there at night and it was always the strangest feeling walking alone down the “street” with most things walled off.

[@junetrooper]

Came here to say this! Why couldn't they just let us walk around it instead of going through

[@tardis417]

​@@junetrooper I think it was the best way to get to GR without guest "interruptions" ...it was creepy af but I loved going back there it was nice and cold...

[@Techno-Universal]

That pavilion was originally a showcase pavilion of future computer technologies when the park first opened with it being renovated into Innovations between 1994 and 1996! :)

[@beccaroth880]

YESSS i always got so creeped out

[@davidshepherd265]

@@Techno-UniversalI remember when I went in 1995 they had rows upon rows of Macs, PCs and Sega Saturns loaded with various software and games for you to try out :)

[@austin_the_brimstone]

Here's a weird one. There's a bathroom in Cars Land, behind Flo's diner that has the EXACT architecture, color, and layout of the 50's diner at LEGOland in San Diego. Like I swear the wall pattern and tile is even the same. It doesn't really count as a backroom as it's always busy...but it weirded me out. I went to LEGOland and DCA very closely together a few years and it was just so odd.

[@AlmostCosmic288]

Interesting

[@wisteriiiiaa]

I just HAVE to look that up now

[@DrStarlander]

What if there was a tunnel between those two bathrooms

[@wisteriiiiaa]

@DrStarlander You jest but people believe this

[@teeayyyyyy]

Ha! That used to be my secret bathroom spot (former CM)

[@rayay9581]

The MetLife lounge was Mary Poppins’ themed. It’s the chalk painting scene with the carousel. It’s mentioned in the Kingdom Keepers: Disney at Dawn book the first printing. That is where the Overtakers keep Wayne when they capture him. When Disney had Ridley Pierson rewrite the series to bring it up to date they changed the location in EPCOT.

[@howtubeable]

Yes, I recognized the horses leaving the carousel as Mary Poppins.

[@imlegos2153]

"The monsters detract from the point of The Backrooms" Damn, Offhand being based.

[@howtubeable]

Yes, monsters immediately turn the backrooms into a non-liminal space.

[@imlegos2153]

@@howtubeable The monsters turn it into discount SCP Lab

[@darienodette]

I've been saying this for years, it was so nice to hear someone else finally say it

[@Blooperzz]

@@imlegos2153 true

[@jettthewolf887]

I agree. though I make an exception for th entity that Kane Pixels created because it seems to add to the uncanniness of the backrooms without taking over it. All the other stuff like skinstealers, wretches, etc. make it too much like SCP.

[@OscarLangleySoryu]

The Wonders of Life pavilion one of the last times it was open was a real treat for my brain. I was the ONLY person there most of my experience. The cast member had even wandered away from the pre show area for Cranial Command and I was standing there alone for a good while just feeling like I had walked into a memory from childhood. It felt like I was dreaming. It definitely helped that I had been under the impression that the stuff didn’t even exist anymore up until I saw the signs that it was seasonally open and went in. That blew my mind to shit.

[@0therun1t21]

😊

[@bwandonmyahs8027]

This is such a fun topic to make a video on, I remember walking through an empty Tomorrowland terrace as a kid and feeling the same sort of vibes that would come to be known as “liminal” later on

[@TesserasNerfRoom]

I wish Disney was self aware enough to silently offer single-person reservations to freely explore these areas for a set amount of time with no outside interference until your time is up

[@alextaylorstan]

This is an untapped market. I’m sure they’d charge thousands!

[@TesserasNerfRoom]

@ I’d pay it

[@PlatypusTheorist]

“bUt iT wOuLd rUiN tHe mAgIc!”

[@SA12String]

I would blow literally $100 a paycheck at the Starcade when I worked at the park. This was 1980s money. Work, clock out, turn around in Harbor House and walk back into the park, taking the backstage "shortcut" to Tomorrowland, and ride the (WORKING) escalator up to the 2nd floor of the Starcade. I miss those days...Hell, I miss watching Halyx on Tomorrowland's Space Stage. I'm old, and I am wistful for my youth. If I went back, there would be only a few things I might change, but they all would end up having amazing fun in Tomorrowland after a full, very physical, day's work at Disneyland.

[@CaliKiid714]

My parents hated taking me to Disney when I was younger because they knew the Starcade was MANDATORY. It had all my favorite games, so while they hopped on Space Mountain or the theater shows (Honey I shrunk the kids?) I'd be there for an hour just going in on the games.

[@Lameashellcosplay]

Gosh I can't imagine hearing halyx in person

[@kedwards4377]

I would consider both Star Wars Launch Bays (east and west coast) at this point as liminal space considering their rare usage. Also, the Alien Encounter/Stitch space at Magic Kingdom. And the grand prize: the former exhibit space behind the walls of the lounge on the second floor of Imagination pavilion at Epcot (where the rainbow tunnel was). I think this video might need a Part 2?

[@Valentine-kx7fk]

Stitch is FILLED with black mold on the inside from what I've heard

[@OscarLangleySoryu]

@@Valentine-kx7fknot at all true lol It’s a series of break rooms and they’re fine. Really weird to eat lunch amongst the corpse of the attraction tho

[@ChloeLeis]

Coming from someone who worked multiple overnights in the Disneyland Star Wars Launch Bay this year, it's ABSOLUTELY a liminal space. Everything is pretty much how it looked when it was open, but walking through it alone at 2am with most of the lights off is creepy as heck.

[@evanwohrman5922]

The Rocket Rods queue area seen around 6:25 has indeed evolved - the room containing the giant blueprints, old Monorail and PeopleMover cars, that is - has been part of the Buzz Lightyear queue since 2005. A lot of those photos would’ve been from 2001 rather than 2010, as this area was gutted for Buzz. However, my understanding is that the narrow tunnel portion and series of stairs leading up to the Rocket Rods station platform do indeed still exist.

[@dakotad.4065]

I went into innoventions east for the first time when I was maybe 12, and this was near the end of its lifetime, but my family had no idea. There was no one else in there, not even a cast member in sight for at least 15 minutes, and it was eerie. There was nothing to do either. I’m glad you’ve addressed this liminal space.

[@OneLittleSpark18]

It’s actually cool to see the Wonders of Life pavilion! I don’t know who read the original Kingdom Keepers books (before the author released updated versions), but Book 3 was mainly in EPCOT and a lot of the plot revolved around the Wonders of Life pavilion! I remember the characters having to balance on that mobile chandler thing and I could never properly imagine it. Now I can!!

[@lorec3506]

I loveddddd kingdom keepers omg

[@kedanmacken2421]

I spent years searching for proper footage because the books referenced these areas, but there were no pictures anywhere!

[@JacksonStokes-xo4fb]

I used to read Kingdom Keepers!!!

[@OwenMasson-z9c]

In fact, if I remember correctly, they actually go into the lounge Offhand mentions. I think one of the characters hallucinates the carousel horses on the walls and they mention the circus theme of the loung

[@kiwicraft6901]

He released updated versions of the books?! Like it wasn't just updated cover art he just rewrote and republished the books? That series got me into reading idk how I feel knowing it's been changed.

[@chrisdisney8201]

I LOVE backrooms/liminal space lore. Not only does it tap into my hidden corridor, Wonderland fascination, but the unsettling factor this brings makes it more interesting. And of course, it's cool to see many people share this feeling. Disney backrooms are particularly creepy since most of them are unknown of existing, yet literally right behind or underneath the happy business of the parks.

[@DrStarlander]

I would love to have a coffee table book with beautiful unsettling art photographs of Disney's backrooms / liminal spaces

[@chrisdisney8201]

@@DrStarlander That makes 2 of us! Thank god for the internet at least 😅

[@tan2327]

I read the title as "Bathrooms" and was like okay I guess

[@crazybird199]

if you're brave enough

[@greygoose8803]

id still watch that tbh

[@SteveCarras]

I almost did.

[@tan2327]

@@greygoose8803 real

[@megalon73]

I hoping to find new Bathrooms. You weren’t the only one. Who got the title mistaken

[@MattMcIrvin]

I've always thought that the *unloading* area for Orlando's Space Mountain has a weird liminality to it. It's *literally* liminal: I think they've deliberately designed it not to be too interesting because it's a space where you're not trapped and they want to keep you moving out of there. So, at least under normal conditions, you're only in it for a very short time; you're attracted by the "Tomorrowland Station MK-1 Control Center" theming that draws you into the exit tunnel (which used to have a moving walkway). But if you look around you, the rest of the area has this sort of abandoned-cineplex-lobby vibe to it. The ceiling above you is just a drop ceiling. There's carpet with sort of a bowling-alley pattern on it. They've painted "Tomorrowland Station MK-1" on the curving wall, but there's no other real effort to theme the area outside of the metal barriers that define the unloading zone. I always get this uneasy feeling that it implies unexplorable empty interior spaces that you can't quite see the entrance to.

[@alextaylorstan]

I totally agree!

[@Veiled_Lepidoptera]

I used to work in the hospitality industry and of all the crazy things I dealt with during that time, what genuinely scared me the most was delivering room service in the middle of the night. Lots and lots and lots of empty, long, dimly lit hallways. So many empty hallways... I always felt like I was being watched. Still haunts me.

[@Swordfry]

Roger Rabbit's Cartoon Spin in Disneyland, especially the que. I went to Disneyland for the first time a few years ago. This ride was empty. I went through the whole que all by myself. Its designed like some kind of Acme warehouse, tight turns. I legitimately thought at one point I somehow took a wrong turn in the que and was about to walk in some backstage area. Then I was only one on the ride, no other guests in sight. The mirror part was specifically creepy for me. Then at the end of the ride, they move one ride vehicle at a time in to some kind if small waiting room I guess so the loading area would not get backed up. This room was pitch black, they kept me in there for at least five terrifying seconds if not more. I thought the ride broke down. Not exactly liminal, but still creepy.....at least to me lol

[@PlatypusTheorist]

Yep, that’ll do it… lmao

[@jaynagy8221]

The Test Track post show. It is/was HUGE...and always seemed to have about five people in it. Also the Mission Space exit hall, full of mysterious doors, mostly devoid of people, and seemingly endless.

[@queenbean2016]

The mission space exit hallway doors are all just the attraction exits! There are 4 bays (2 green 2 orange) and all exit out into the same hallway but green has a longer walk out. My favorite part is all the open faced trash cans people can choose the throw up in 😂

[@MattMcIrvin]

The Test Track post show activities were honestly some of my daughter's favorite things at WDW when she was littler, so I never thought of it like that. But I suppose it was deliberately built like a car showroom, which are usually these strange cavernous spaces. Since they involved playing with the virtual car you'd designed in the queue pre-show, they had a single pre-show design console there so you could design a whole new car if you wanted to, take a second pass at it if you'd been frustrated by running out of time, or do the activity if you'd skipped it entirely by taking the single-rider line. I always thought that was a thoughtful touch.

[@yracpontiferous4846]

Every time I see Starcade I get a little bummed out. One trip I wandered in and found a motion sim rig running a PC racing game I had put countless hours into many years prior. So, on my planning my next visit, I practiced a bunch to relearn the cars & tracks. Sadly, it had been removed and was never there on later visits. It was a fully enclosed, white egg-shaped capsule sitting a couple feet off the ground. I have never seen pictures of the Starcade with it included.

[@poninefreak3321]

I didn’t visit the Starcade much when it was around, but I still kinda miss it…

[@EmersonDonohoe-w7v]

As a former entertainment CM, I can confirm that the parades department often uses the starcade as a break space for performers in between the 2 daily parades.

[@ematuskey]

If you find yourself in the Starcade, you may hear the rumble of the People Mover going by in another room, complete with muffled audio loop. Whenever you rush towards the sound however, all you find are sealed up walls, and silence.

[@garbanzolee3306]

The simple fact that you can walk around and explore your Disney resort past midnight is fun and comfy. But when you accidently step into an endless hall or void-like area in the middle of the night during cold temperatures with no one around, things can get slightly creepy.

[@queenbean2016]

I got lost at Coronado by the conference rooms and it felt like this

[@garbanzolee3306]

@@queenbean2016 I'm glad you're okay. Happened to me at the Beach Club resort. 😂

[@Lameashellcosplay]

The contemporary convention center is so spooky! Before I became a local I remember my parents would let me walk around the resorts late at night as a teen and I remember it being so cool, yet creepy, yet calming.

[@beebtv]

Communicore new giant hall is my favorite place in any Disney park. It's an amazingly imaginative place where guests could spend hours admiring the floor, walls, and bathrooms. Too many places at Disney have rides and things to see and do. Thank goodness for Communicore, a place to just stand around.

[@AZFlyingCook]

"But we're not gonna talk about that because I've moved on" ... none of us have, D. None of us have.

[@michaelsullivan3581]

Perennially true!

[@alextaylorstan]

Horizons 😢

[@oldmanloki]

15:30 there are still offices used on the second floor of wonders of life. there are a handful of conference rooms used for team huddles and then a few attractions/entertainment GEM offices

[@no0nefamouss]

But does it still look like that? I've been up there but it's been about 10 years now.

[@queenbean2016]

I’d be curious to know about the kinds of leaders that would hang out in there bc even world discovery attractions’ leaders office was recently in the GOTG building and then moved to the GR building. Like aside from attractions and merch (and VIP tours) there IS no one else in World Disco

[@kaitlynschreiber8982]

The tunnels of magic kingdom creep me out so much it feels like you’re going to get lost. Also the stairway up to cosmic rays feels for weird

[@ConnorCampbell-ch5mk]

The old stitch animatronic lives back there somewhere… And Jean Lafitte!

[@Stacy-w5f]

This is the whimsical content I didn't know I needed to see, but I'm here for whatever you are offering to share with us! The Offhand comment on the week is the best chuckle I've had all week! Thank you for what you do here!

[@MrEricSir]

A liminal space doesn't have to be creepy, it just means a transitory space that connects other spaces together. Like a hallway between airport terminals is a liminal space but isn't (necessarily!) creepy.

[@societywolf]

Indeed! Although this is referencing an aesthetic trend and subculture that is based in the concept of liminality but is very much it’s own thing. I find the whole non-academic uptick in interest in the word liminal to be fascinating!

[@LuckyLatias1996]

For me, its whenever I remember Pizza Planet in Disneyland Paris. It was a restaurant just behind Space Mountain at the back of Discoveryland and was themed to Toy Story. It was really tucked away, you'd have to go under the railway and had a little RC racer model you could take photos with. Anytime I see photos of inside, I always remember how low lit it was and it gives me Backrooms vibes. Like I never remember it being busy and very much like we shouldn't be there. My family probably have photos of inside somewhere

[@averyeml]

The Pizza Planet at WDW back in the very early 2000s was like that for me, mostly because of a combo of disappointment that it was just a big lofty brick building instead of that cool thing from the movie and the fact that when my family and I went to eat there, there was NOBODY in there. It was us and, like, two other people

[@deacontravis666]

As a recent CM at Disneyland, I can confirm that the Starcade is now used as a fancy lounge for DVC members. Parts of it are now walled off, so the section that goes underneath the Space Mountain queue is unused and empty (to my knowledge). Now the Starcade is just a small lounge with soda machines and a snack bar for rich people lol. The backroom feel is all gone (imo). But!! Space Mountain has strong backroom vibes. I walked through the Space Mountain queue & backstage area with a couple other coworkers after the park had closed and it seriously felt like a never ending maze with a weird eerie feel to it.

[@ct6852]

Kinda off topic, but I think the new Epcot looks pretty alright. It's got clean lines, open space, nice foliage, and it's kinda classy with the lighting. I get that it's a cheaper, toned down version, but it looks nice.

[@OscarLangleySoryu]

It feels SO BIG and there’s SO MUCH SEATING AVAILABLE 🤩 I think it’s great.

[@firewalk27]

Went to Disney in 2017 and did colortopia during its dying days and when I tell you I felt so incredibly unsettled there. It almost had the vibe of feeling like I shouldn’t be there, despite it obviously being open to the public.

[@tiradojr.j]

I and many other people I'm good friends with think it would be very amazing if Disney brought back Innoventions and put it in the Wonder of Life pavilion. Take some of the more popular games and attractions from Innoventions, the old music, the old fiber optic pathways, and a smaller fountain of nations and put them in the old pavilion. A great way to bring back nostalgia and memories for the older guests and a great way to make new memories for the kids.

[@nullnullson]

the innoventions area loop slowed is giving everything i need back in my life

[@mattg1611]

I went to Epcot 3 days before this video was uploaded, I absolutely hated the new look. It’s something about that nostalgic look that I miss so much. I do love the new Walt statue though.

[@imaginationstationyt6948]

Heck Yeah! Love Disney Parks and The vibe of Backrooms with the weird but warm feeling. A great video to watch before work! Thank you Offhand Disney Man! :D

[@CaliKiid714]

I've gone through the CM areas of both Rise Of The Resistance and Space Mountain. Rise feels so weird to walk through, it legit feels like you're walking through a never ending office hallway. If you've ever gotten somewhat lost trying to find the exit for Smugglers Run imagine that, but with no decor.

[@johngalvano5895]

The Tower of Terror boiler room feels liminal and creepy but I don't know if that counts because it was designed to be that way

[@Lefortniteclips]

Imagine a horror game set at Disneyland

[@OBroAnimations]

I like that idea

[@LeonardoDaVinci_1452]

There is Five Nights at Treasure Island which is based on the Abandoned by Disney Creepypasta(s)

[@OBroAnimations]

@@LeonardoDaVinci_1452 You just gave me a nostalgia flashback. I remember watching markiplier play that game.

[@JaviSocas2My2ndChannel]

Don't forget about HappyFunLand and Indigo Park.

[@goofygabe8246]

You should do more videos like this of behind the scenes stuff and like history, it makes Disney even more interesting

[@clarklandon9906]

backrooms at the contemporary resort are top tier tbh

[@danielroberto2209]

I recognize the Disney Store in there! Looks creepy with just the shelves there.

[@jamesonnaomi]

hollywood land at dca gives me that vibe. I love monsters inc and philharmagic, but everything else in the area is so ominous and empty now that the nighttime shows aren't running anymore. especially whenever they open the hollywood & dine restaurant or the backlot 17/old frozen area for different events... that whole land is so empty and eerie lol

[@MaidOfPasta]

Current CM so you didn’t hear this from me: Allegedly, *sometimes* these spaces get rented out for meetings or weddings. If not, it’s *probably* storage, offices for leadership, or shortcuts for cast members to use if there are no tunnels, like Innovations. Allegedly. Actually, don’t listen to me. I am Jon Snow. 🧂

[@elizabethrickardes2639]

This one makes me think of the Normal IKEA SCP. Talk about a place full of liminal spaces and potentially hazardous situations.

[@livliv1880]

Has anyone ever told you that your voice sounds like Jerry Trainor? 😂 I love it! I was imagining Spencer Shay was explaining Disney Lore to me

[@kmaher1424]

Lots if scary stuff on KZbin this week At least you offer a touch of whimsy...

[@Dan__S]

This is reminding me of that horror story set in the small world ride, the one where the ride never ends and loops until the people on it go crazy

[@Karalainee]

2:23 Former Disney Store CM. I feel like if I did no clip I would end up in an old Disney Store and each room would be the next generation of remodel and have more and more glitter on the floor.

[@valenam99]

as a CM who works in MK and goes through the utilidors every day, i can confidently say i am always worried ill get lost in there forever 😂

[@nf1nk]

I have heard that Tiana's at Disneyland when you are off the ride but in the maintenance pathways is a maze of backrooms.

[@georgiarose4352]

I used to work at Test Track and we would have to cut through Innoventions East after close to deliver lost items to Lost and Found. There would only be a couple of lights on and there was an eerie humming sound as I walked down the dim road on the floor. So haunting but it was also comforting to be in such an empty place after a long day of guests.

[@alextaylorstan]

This might be my favorite video you’ve ever done!

[@themisfitowl2595]

I love this! I've often felt that kind of liminality in spots of the Disney Parks, particularly the abandoned areas you mentioned. And I think that is a key feature in all liminal spaces, abandonment. They are empty, devoid of people, yet clearly were built for people to enjoy. It's a post apocalyptic feeling, that without people, every space feels dead. Our grand buildings that we create, were only created for others like us. Without people, our creations become empty, dead, abandoned relics that no longer serve a purpose. It leaves a wonder of whether mankind's legacy is going to be these abandoned places when we are all gone... Great video! Would love to see more and I'm totally using this as inspiration for a Backrooms Level build in Minecraft. 😁😁

[@Sockimus]

There was always something creepy about the MK tunnel even if there were people down there.

[@OscarLangleySoryu]

Yeah, when you don’t meet another CM (or a golf cart) for a few hundred feet it is literally the backrooms but Disney themed. I loved wandering around down there.

[@MrGrombie]

This is some of my favorite parts working at the parks at night doing contracting work. Some of the places get super creepy. I remember one dry season we were working on the back end to one of the old parts of JP at Universal and there was this creepy looking toy ferris wheel that would randomly creek for a few seconds and then stop. Pandora at Disney looked creepy too until they put the rocks up on steel frames to make the mountains. Those or cleaning up the blood from parts of the rides where people throw up ulcers that ruptured.... It's crazy what all you will see at the parks at night.

[@averyeml]

That last bit is different than the rest lmao

[@feliciteacup]

epcot future world loop _[slowed + reverb]_

[@CHOPCHOPPERWOLF]

the exiting area of star tours at disneyland! right before the gift shop next to the flight glasses return bins. i’ve stayed behind after everyone filters out, and it’s just an empty space with blue lighting and that music loop.

[@sensitive_salamander1091]

one of my favorite liminal spaces is the Animation Academy in Dca, specifically the Sorcerer’s Workshop. It’s in a weird back corner of the building, and the theming of the Evil Queens castle and the Beasts castle give off an unsettling vibe. There used to be a third area themed to Ursula that was dark and creepy too. This area used to be more popular but i feel like Disney is paying less and less attention to it and it’s just getting more worn down and abandoned as time goes on. Last time i was at the park, it was just me and my sister in the Beasts castle. I don’t even remember any cast members around. The whole Animation Academy building has a strange vibe, it’s just so huge and a lot of times there’s not anyone around, especially when the drawing show or Turtle Talk with Crush isn’t going on.

[@averyeml]

It took me three visits to realize that the Sorcerer’s Workshop was 1) in that building, despite that building being my favorite place to sit and spend down time 2) still a thing that existed and not some shuttered extinct thing

[@trellism]

The conference floor in the Contemporary gives me this vibe. Whilst there was something on during my stay I rarely saw anyone go in or out and felt there was a whole, empty, echoing space that you'd normally only see if you got the wrong lift/elevator

[@madli96]

As a cast member, I used to love opening up doors and going through hallways that I didn’t know where they led, just because I could. Glad I didn’t know about the Backrooms back then lol

[@Lameashellcosplay]

Yessss taking my break and just walking around is one of the best CM perks.😊

[@emmarice6442]

Fun fact! In order to get to the MetLife areas, MetLife employees had to scan a special card on an ID reader! I was able to get my hands on one of those cards a few years ago! Such a neat piece of parks history to own as a former cast member and big fan of classic Epcot Center memorabilia!!

[@AnalogOcean]

I love what epcot was in the 90s...super liminal.❤❤ I miss those days in disney...up until the late 00s...then dark times...now..I don't like going anymore...maybe one day.

[@teeayyyyyy]

Former DHR Trader Sam’s CM: There are some scary ass places, and it’s terrifying to go into the park at night. You can hear snow whites well at the front gates and even in Tomorrowland, turnover and neglected areas lead to this a LOT. Cool video, and I have tons of haunted and creepy stories of some Disney parks. Very cool video!

[@Techno-Universal]

Apparently for the entire life of the Met Life Lounge it was also used as a training space for new cast members that were manning outdoor stalls in the park. It’s most likely still is used for training staff today while by what I’ve heard it also had a focus on training staff on the specific Disney way of interacting with guests at the stalls and how to deal with unruly/aggressive guests.

[@cmtorr12]

I miss the StarCade so much!

[@michelangelokern3763]

Up until now I had no memories from my first disneyland trip when I was 5. But when you showed the fire safety exhibit from innoventions..... I thought that was a dream for real. That place was so bizarre!

[@HHNZombie]

Universal Orlando has their own creepy area that is NOT off limits. Head over to Sapphire Falls, and check out their convention center floor on a day when no convention is being hosted. You can walk around the area outside of the convention rooms and be the only one in the fully lit building. There’s escalators, your own massive bathrooms, views to the outside area where there are zero people. And no one will ever ask you what you are doing there. Beyond this is the back of the resort, where the hotel shuttle bus drops people off, and Uber drivers occasionally believe is the official Uber pick up and drop off location.

[@chinchillageneral]

1:49 THANK you! That's what I've been saying!

[@Lameashellcosplay]

Im a CM and occasionally picked up shifts in Tomorrowland, the soace where stitch's great escape used to be is definitely liminal. I loved having it as a break space though, so cool just to walk around.

[@FluorescentDisco]

I would have loved to visit Wonders of Life when it was still open and quiet. I'm a sucker for places stuck in time, it really encapsulates the start of EPCOT Center. I'm also still mourning Buzzy, so just standing in front of the Cranium Command marquee would help significantly lol

[@MsToady]

The Epcot lockers that are blocks of color: orange, purple....our band marched at Epcot in 1984, and walked through the backstage space...seemed to go on forever!

[@SpiritoftheRadio2112]

6:47 sounds like an excellent plot for a horror film

[@DrStarlander]

Spent some time in Starcade in the '80s. Good times. I wish they'd restore it as an arcade but with all proprietary 80's style games based on Disney properties. Include lots of neon, '80s music, and a Hotdog on a Stick and this would be quite popular I believe.

[@poninefreak3321]

I have a soft spot for liminal spaces that have a nostalgic vibe to them like these ones do. Quite possibly my favorite type of liminal space, TBH

[@ameliabrown3987]

I was a Fantasyland merchandise cast member but I got moved over to Tomorrowland for a few weeks when Tron opened and the former area of Extraterrorestrial/Stich is definitely a backrooms space.

[@hollum1648]

The Land’s got a couple good ones. The old abandoned sponsor lounge there and the space behind the screen in the Harvest Theater

[@ericnelson8422]

What a trip! Love the Backrooms! I do believe he's going to make a movie in the Backrooms! To bring the Backrooms to Disney is just brilliant! Rock on, young man! ROCK ON!!

[@SomeoneElse-w8z]

This video was a lot of fun! I've never seen a disney related video like this!

[@ronygozes129]

What is the ride at 1:10 called? I think I have a memory of it from 30 years ago

[@Jake76667]

it was called the universe of energy pavilion and was an opening day attraction at epcot on october 1st, 1982. it was closed on january 21st, 1996 to be rethemed as ellen’s energy adventure with ellen degeneres and bill nye the science guy. and while it was in the middle of this retheme, on june 14th, 1996, the original universe of energy ride briefly reopened because most of the other attractions in future world east were closed for refurbishment except for the wonders of life. and it closed again on september 2, 1996. and finally reopened as ellen’s energy adventure. and that overlay lasted until august 13, 2017 when the whole attraction was replaced with the guardians of the galaxy cosmic rewind coaster which softopened on may 5th, 2022 and opened to the public on may 27, 2022

[@ronygozes129]

@@Jake76667 Thank you so much. It's been so many years since I've been there, and nostalgia tends to get a hold of me when I see familiar places like this

[@electricwizard3000]

Interesting. As a kid I had recurring dreams of discovering hidden passageways to a 'secret' area of Anaheim Disney; not the service corridors and whatnot - but a second 'secret' Disneyland.

[@fishwhistle4661]

"Backrooms but theme park" would make a neat analog horror video, especially if it takes a while for the impossibility to sink in because of how artificial theme parks are in the first place.

[@KagomeSenpai]

I’m not sure if it’s still used today, but back in 2016, the met life lounge was used for training for the festival cast members! I worked food and wine and spent my first week of festival training there! And wonders of life in general was often used for cast member events. I have videos of me dancing with Mickey and Minnie in there!

[@darienodette]

I'm sort of okay with the backrooms having "levels" and monsters, but the logs of rules and communities of people living in there completely ruin it for me. The point is that you're completely alone with no knowledge, hope, or sanctuary. This isn't a zombie movie, it's limbo.

[@sarahgattis3964]

people still use the utilidoors all the time but parts of it feel really isolated and depending on the time of day it feels like the back rooms. the old signs of attractions and positive signs, some parts are not as updated as others. feels like you’re looking at the same place castmembers from the 80s were looking at.

[@ch1llb1lly]

FINALLY someone agrees that monsters ruin the backrooms. and Disney Quest was incredible near closing time.

[@KittyKatz547]

me: a cast member who frequently attends events wherein the Starcade is utilized, still loving this video!

[@UmmYeahOk]

The upstairs ImageWorks… …you know, the one they walled off when then converted it to a DVC lounge.

[@zooom3491]

Awesome video, im a big fan of the backrooms lore

[@hamiltoncox7651]

I literally laughed out loud when you showed the circus themed area. That looks like something I saw in a Middle East backwater, not a Disney park. Not even California Adventure.

[@scottcarter9809]

Visiting Circus Circus in Las Vegas gives MetLife lounge vibes. You are not wrong about the pizza at Creations Eatery either. Electric Umbrella gave a liminal space feel. As for Communicore, welcome to the continued “Target”-ization of WDW spaces.

[@jessthep1rate]

I would have to imagine that Alien Encounter/Stitch's Great Escape is one of those now

[@lukemanor3613]

It’s the exact same except they removed the animatronics but the seats and all the set pieces still remain.

[@averyeml]

For me the closest to an eerie liminal/backrooms vibe I got was VERY close to the Starcade in Disneyland. Specifically it was one time when I went to ride Star Tours at Disneyland and they had some indoor side rooms opened as an extended queue. So like the line extended out past the entrance, wound around outside the entrance, and then dipped into a room or two along that wall running outside the entrance. It had what I recall to be some detailed but definitely old school paintings of just… generic space stuff? Stars and asteroids and junk, you know. Along the tops of the walls. It wasn’t creepy or off putting really mostly because they were pretty full of people but it was jarring to be in a room that had that same vaguely realistic space theming that I assume is from a bygone era of Tomorrowland

[@doucetandjones]

This is such a unique idea for a video thank you!!

[@kaitanneee]

I’m a 93’ baby and I remember going up and down those escalators in the starcade 🥲 my older brother played games in there every time we went! There was also an underwater arcade at Disneyland hotel that I still remember! It was so cool.

[@lizzygarcia923]

I was just at Disneyland and looked down at the Starcade as well while going through the space mountain queue, I did feel that eeriness. I just wanted to go down there the history is so interesting.

[@SonOfManMusic]

nice. The creepy slowed version of innoventions music fits so well.

[@CG22788]

i look forward to your videos every week, keep up the good work! 👍