The Downfall of The Wonders of Life

[@isaacjohnson9276]

“The worst park in Walt Disney World while simultaneously being my favorite park and the best park in Walt Disney World” that’s a great and accurate way to describe EPCOT, good sir

[@zakarypalacios7687]

Honestly the weird and unique things that are and have been in EPCOT is the whole reason why it's my favorite park

[@Taikofan04]

Same

[@NeonGhostin]

Same

[@Gee-xb7rt]

Body Wars was awesome, having these rugrats that were never on it complain about it makes me want to throw them in a chipper.

[@DurongoWarlokus]

Same as well

[@tiffprendergast]

Zakary Palacios yup

[@burn1481]

They literally caught BackDoor Disney trying to sell Buzzy. They searched his house and found stolen haunted mansion costumes and animatronic parts.

[@idontrlyhaveanamebutihavec9918]

:o

[@cannibalisticrequiem]

@john biebel Because r*pe jokes are always funny right? 😒

[@cannibalisticrequiem]

He sold Buzzy's jacket, hat, and hand supposedly. Not the whole animatronic.

[@missybarbour6885]

@john biebel Sir, do you think you're funny? I regret to inform you that you are wrong.

[@yokedpredator2127]

@HollowedJes what’s wrong about rope jokes?

[@zakarypalacios7687]

Ah yes sponsorships one of the major backbones of creativity. Love them or hate them, you gotta admit they do provide life to some of the best ideas

[@christheleavittman7080]

And to the closing of great ideas *sobs in Journey Into Imaginations*

[@tiffprendergast]

Zakary Palacios yup

[@christinacope562]

@@christheleavittman7080 RIP original ride. RIP Kodak. RIP original Epcot(but Walt's vision would have been revolutionary. Developers hated it so we have the Suburban Sprawl).

[@rattyeely]

They provide huge budgets for the construction of cool attractions.... and then later drop out, leaving those attractions to rot

[@LaikaLycanthrope]

It simply used to be called "patronage", and came from wealthy nobles and the Church. But I guess the Merchant class was able to amass more wealth in the long run ....

[@bradleyjohnson1702]

I was actually on the final ride of body wars. The park was jam packed that day, but the wonders of life pavilion was like a ghost town. It really was a sad end.

[@KR-sh6rm]

I'm a Florida resident and annual passholder since the early 1990's. Body Wars wasn't really that intense. Rode it many times, along with my parents who were in their 60s at the time. My father used to get motion sickness on fishing trips in a boat on calm lake water. He never got sick on Body Wars, none of us ever did. Rode it dozens of times and only one instance of someone getting sick, a young boy with special needs who happened to be in our ride vehicle. The reports of Body Wars being an intense, nauseating ride are grossly exaggerated.

[@gr33ngirlsea]

But did you see the conception & birth show?

[@merkensplasden1433]

World showcase: teaches you the taste of multiple alcoholic beverages

[@Cowboy_Bunny]

Yes

[@tiffprendergast]

Pop Sensation yup

[@alexschneider1667]

Teach the kids alcoholism early

[@togatomato]

exactly why im going for my 21st this year :D

[@wanderincoconut]

Yes. On my visit, I can finally try this.

[@SuperFreyaGAILINProductions]

ahhh yes, body wars, my favorite episode of the magic school bus

[@YuukiTakemoto1996]

But you don't go inside a kid here, and thank GOD. However, if you look closely, the subject could be a woman. That makes me sad. Why did she sign up for this? She shouldn't have people poking around in her body! Men's insides are much more appealing, at least in my opinion. How about that Captain Planet episode where the Planeteers and Sly Sludge go inside Kwame's body? That was like the Magic School Bus, except with young adults.

[@MarthaRoseQuartz]

@@YuukiTakemoto1996 It's not a girl it's a guy with brown hair

[@gr33ngirlsea]

Or The Rugrats or Osmosis Jones!

[@christinajohnson4859]

I was a huge fan of Body Wars. Also, they had a “healthy” chocolate shake which I’m pretty sure was just a normal chocolate shake that was super tasty. I actually remember being completely devastated when I found out the pavilion had closed.

[@aortaplatinum]

90s mall aesthetic, futuristic science fiction, mildly disturbing biology all come together to make Wonders of Life my favorite Disney attraction of all time. Despite never actually being able to visit it. I specifically remember my love for it started when I saw a picture of the Body Wars queue and thought "hey that looks like the corridors in NERV HQ", and I had also gotten into Evangelion due to it's own 90s aesthetic. Hell, I even combined the tone of Eva with the setting of the pavilion in a psychological horror novel I'm writing, the first boss fight as it were takes place in a decrepit, empty circular domed room with murals on the walls and curved ramps around the sides. My ideal life goal is to go back in time and rent out Wonders of Life and have a screening of End of Evangelion in the Birth Theater. Seems fitting. Seeing as how this cursed pavilion has a pull strong enough to effect someone who's never even been this heavily, there's no doubt in my mind that Buzzy was stolen by a crazed fan. The hydraulic tubes were haphazardly slashed, blood-like fluid staining the area the derelict machine had sat, frozen for years.

[@kaitlinquigley8644]

my dad always brought me on the crazy rides at a very youbg age, i think i was about 7 or 8 when i when i went on body wars and ETT and it was terrible. Now im pretty fearless with rides.

[@burn1481]

That future world background music tho. Mwah chef’s kiss.

[@tiffprendergast]

burn yess

[@mightyfilm]

"Emojis won't age well." Something everyone's been saying for at least 10 years now.

[@rattyeely]

Idk these are specific Disney emoji from a specific app, the styles of emoji have been changing constantly since they came out and who knows how long that app will be popular?

[@mightyfilm]

I remember when they said Pokemon was going to be a flavor of the month that everyone will forget in a few years. It's pretty much Nintendo's biggest franchise 20+ years later.

[@felipemorezuela4233]

They don't. Just look how emojis were 10/20 years ago and how they're now. It's not that we won't have them in 10 years, it's just that today's emojis are too dated.

[@mightyfilm]

They seem to be used the same way in media, but everything gets dated sooner or later. Nothing is truly timeless and everything is made in the moment it was made in. Still, half the time someone says something's an obnoxious fad, it manages to slap them in the face and stick around for quite some time. Are they different? Yes. I'm sure the day will come that they'll just reskin or retheme or just bulldoze the attraction.

[@YuukiTakemoto1996]

And then The Emoji Movie came in...

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

Cranium Command, what a show. It’s cool that Inside Out director Pete Docter worked on the preshow of that show

[@christheleavittman7080]

And the guys who did the preshow directed beauty and the beast and hunchback

[@UmmYeahOk]

Honestly wouldn’t surprise me at all if it was also animated at the former MGM Studios Park. It would be one of the first things they would have worked on though. I know Circle of Life, the film show inside The Land pavilion, was animated there, though clearly that was the 90s by then.

[@dfanA113]

The Wonders of Life pavilion, in my opinion, was one of those occasions where “education” in EPCOT was executed well.

[@David-sr3tz]

Couldn’t agree more. Cranium command and the Making of Me were educational and perhaps sensitive topics that were flawlessly executed

[@roxieroo8125]

I clearly remember my many visits to the Wonders of Life pavilion, and while we always rode Body Wars (it was an educational trip, after all), our favorite show was Cranium Command. We love a good sitcom celebrity cameo, and that show is full of them.

[@thebunnyfoofoo]

They had really neat interactive areas that were not as crowded as innoventions. They had a neat bike riding area with screens that let you ride through different pre recorded ride thrus. They had little stations that let you learn about the 5 senses. There were nice smoothies available that really isn’t an offering anywhere now in EPCOT. Cranium Command was one of my fav shows next to the movie in France and Canada. The cast members also had this little Snoopy MET life mini blimp that they would interact with guests. It was a nice place to relax and have some good salads and smoothies. You were spot on with the mall motif though... haha

[@tschonman1164]

I’m a simple man. I see Buzzy in the thumbnail, I click.

[@bunniesbunniesbunnie]

"do you know why epcot is the worst part at walt disney world" and I almost ruined Offhand Disney in that instant, eyes blazing, until "but also my favorite" because ah, I see you are a man of culture. and wisdom. and epcot sorrows like the rest of us.

[@aphoticphoton]

Disney literally set this pavilion up to fail and their reliance of sponsorships! This pavilion was ahead of its time!

[@AveryTalksAboutStuff]

A couple years back I went to Epcot for the first time in over a decade. I had been six when I was last there and I remembered it being a bizarre park...I was correct in that statement but man is it a fun place to be. 😊

[@cNatTravels]

I adored Cranium Command! I didn’t care that it became outdated - it was a fun story! Plus the opening animation is wonderful.

[@isabellebuddock5519]

I love learning about old EPCOT it’s cool and I wish the amazing rides that closed could reopen

[@tiffprendergast]

Isabelle Buddock wonders of life is reopening

[@ojll3917]

inside out 4d show could possibly replace cranium command in the future play pavillion.

[@krab1791]

The Making of Me was not what kids were interested when they visited Disney. However, Cranium Command was very, very good.

[@Toastytealeaf]

I remember back when I was about 11 or twelve I had already been to WDW and the Wonders of Life a quite a few times and my mom and I would always wonder why the pavilion was abandoned. For one year it wasn't even roped off, just empty. It was kinda ominous looking with all the overgrown trees too. Cranium Command used to terrify me as a kid because of the way the theater looked with the eye-shaped screens and stuff. it felt like a huge skull shaped building and just really unnerved me as a kid lol but I still wanted to see it every time I went and its honestly my favorite part of Wonders of Life. The animation and design of the whole show is so charming and intriguing. I also remember the sensory area very vividly. With the giant headphones that played different sounds in the right and left, and the wonky little house that had slanted floors and walls.

[@szolfy]

I used to love Body Wars! I don't really remember much else of the Wonders of Life pavilion though.

[@kyleyuzzi9969]

congrats, you’ve achieved the perfect title

[@trulygreg2139]

Nice pic

[@Ethan839]

Epcot -“We have no idea what we are doing”

[@dr.jackbright963]

Epcot- everything is on fire and we are trying to pour wine on it

[@NxTTxT]

Walt Disney World: "I know this, and I've decided to cut funding on your old, broken down pavilions that no longer have sponsors."

[@Ethan839]

Dr. Jack Bright very accurate

[@UmmYeahOk]

Experimental Prototype Community Of Tomorrow... ...no imagination, no innovation, no future world, and, oh yeah, there’s also a pandemic going on, but remember folks... ...”it’s a great big beautiful tomorrow shining at the end of every day. It’s a great big beautiful tomorrow, and tomorrow is just a dream away”...

[@Ethan839]

UmmYeahOk thought it was community not city...

[@kieranator007]

You always spread the Disney Magic when Disney can’t.

[@Alexie24Alexie]

"Or the making of me, if you're freaky" 😂

[@DannytheTourist]

I'm freaky, but I like Body Wars.

[@MarthaRoseQuartz]

@@DannytheTourist I'm freaky but I have a limit

[@fable84]

I'm from Canada, and I can confirm: Martin Short is a national treasure.

[@carlygetson]

I loved Wonders of Life Pavilion! Body wars and cranium command were the best. Was so sad when the pavilion went seasonal and then closed.

[@jmn327]

I was 4 when Wonders opened, and while it was never my top favorite pavilion, we definitely loved spending time there. That's one of the big features early Future World had: places where you could literally spend multiple hours checking out rides/shows/exhibits, and while Body Wars definitely did cause nausea for some, Cranium Command and Making of Me were insanely charming, and the hands-on exhibits were great for kids. The loss of sponsors in Disney shouldn't be a huge deal, but unfortunately it's become one; it's annoying to look back and see how GM pushed World of Motion to be a "cars are great, all other transportation SUCKS" ride, but without the sponsors Disney no longer seems willing to actually experiment with attractions based on ideas like energy, communication, imagination, etc., and instead focus on their own IP since, well, it's their park and that's what they're selling. It's too bad, too: EPCOT *itself* was supposed to be an IP for Disney, a large-scale concept with things like lesson plans for teachers, documentary series, various outreach programs, TV specials, etc. (hence why the park was meant as the "Center" for all the EPCOT ideas), but the Disney that did things like construct the peoplemover for Houston airport is a thing of the past at this stage. Disney now has more money than God, but they don't want to spend on ideas that aren't directly tied to preexisting properties, and so it goes...but again, just think of the money IPs created IN the parks can make, the way Pirates/Mansion/etc. have already. Seems short-sighted.

[@brycevo]

Wonders of Life really was so odd. It's sad it was abandoned, but I'm glad it'll be updated But, Disney, emojis will not and do not age well.

[@christinacope562]

No imagination when that Play Pavilion was announced @D23. Cheaping out on that Square footage. I feel the same about the insult to Moana, area of plants and water with no attraction is just cheap. Both may never happen now anyways.

[@chuualwayswins]

I love learning about the history of old epcot, it makes the park very nostalgic even though i never experienced shows & attractions like body wars. haha adore listening to the wondrous innoventions music! 🧚‍♂️✨

[@CoolFilmMovies]

12:55 Disney is adding a wii into EPCOT confirmed!

[@jerrygarcia3654]

Cranium Command was probably my favorite attraction although Body Wars was without a doubt the most exciting and I remember hearing all the cool rumors about people puking because of it. I had forgotten about the Making of Me attraction. Made me laugh when you brought that up.

[@erichudson836]

I had talked to a cast member security and he had said that the person had already been arrested for stealing buzzy

[@christinacope562]

Yes, Orange County arrested him and confiscated his phones months ago. Somewhere in the the comments someone mentioned his sentence. Case closed.

[@lemonshark4961]

I miss stitch's great escape :( that was my favorite ride as a kid.

[@Lobodenoche2400]

I was worried about Offhand , i'm glad he's okay. it's tough with this pandemic going around.

[@p0werpuppy839]

This was the first time I realised that primeval whirl closed. I'm sad now.

[@sam.prochaska]

Same lol

[@kathyjones6088]

I LOVED THAT DUMB RIDE

[@p0werpuppy839]

@@kathyjones6088 It's a great ride.

[@christinacope562]

I keep getting sad with every loss, no good news from the 2 Bobs.

[@1TheGirlWithNoName1]

@5:46 I have that exact baby doll in that exact outfit I got from a thrift store. I now choose to believe she is the real doll from the making of me and that a celebrity lives in my house.

[@mevb]

Me and my family went to Wonders of Life when we visited Epcot Enter back in 91, when I was eight. Sadly (in hindsight), we only went on Body Wars but that was cool even if we did ride Star Tours at Disney-MGM Studios (which was called at the time, same as Epcot was called Epcot Center) the day before. At the time I wasn't very skilled in english being a kid (I'm from Sweden), I didn't fully understand what was going on but I did understood that we were sent into someone's body. Dad only told me "look, there's a splinter" "Now we are inside the brain" and such stuff, he didn't try to explain what was actually happening. For a long time I misremembered and thought the mission was that we we're going to cure a patient that had some decease and that Captain Braddock was killing a bacteria attacking Dr. Lair, with lasers (though the dialouge say stun it), until I watched the videos on KZbin, remembering the ride, years later. As far as I can remember, I didn't got motion sick and I didn't find the ride gross at all (though I usually do get grossed out by gore, Body Wars doesn't make me quesy at all, not even grossed out, I find Mortal Kombat fatalities and zombie movies waaaaaay grosser than this). Think it is so sad that the ride had to die with The Wonders of Life and that the simulators have been stripped down for spare parts for Star Tours, it feels unlikely it will come back (even if I have a very vague hope of it deep inside me), for I had so fond memory of it and still think it is great even now, even if the story could be improved with instead of just studing a splinter and have to save Dr. Lair who gets accidently pulled into a capilary and into the lugns, the mission would be as I thought it was, going throught he body to kill of viruses and bacteria to cure the patient. I saw in the brochure for Epcot Center about Cranium Command and was curios about it even if I didn't understand what it was at the time due to my then limited english, I never got the chance to see the show with my own eyes and only seeing it here on KZbin, I regret that we never went on the show or went to Disney World again after that. If there only were a time machine, I would go back to between the 90's or early 2000's to see it for myself but I'm happy to actually see it on videos. Also saw the other shows, Goofy About Health and Making of Me were entertaining and I saw the educational value (even if I know about those things now that I'm an adult). The strange thing about Goofy and Body Wars, was, due to the fact that the X-rayed Goofy from Goofy About Health and Body Wars screenshot were net to each other in the phamplet, I seriously thought as a kid that it was Goofy who were the volunteer/patient that we traveled inside of. Pretty crazy things you think of when you're a kid! XD

[@MarthaRoseQuartz]

Ewwww! Goofy??? nah i always thought it was Hawkeye who were the volunteer/patient that we traveled inside of. either him or Agito Makishima from Guyver (old anime.) for hawkeye it was def because of the Iron Man cartoon episode where tony travels inside him. that episode was kino.

[@DannytheTourist]

GOOFY?? Instead of the sexy '80s guy we DID go inside??

[@mevb]

@@DannytheTourist Hey, I was eight years old at the time. We all have silly thoughts as kids. Nobody is born grown-up, you know.

[@DannytheTourist]

@@mevb Maybe I was... because this ride contributed to a kink I have of seeing the human body from the inside. FML

[@DannytheTourist]

@@mevb I thought it was a woman we were inside of as a kid, because I didn't make out that it's a guy wearing a suit and some strange head wrap.

[@nadiafalcone9665]

I never went to the Wonders of Life pavilion when it was Wonders of Life but I went in once during the Food and Wine festival and I immediately became soo nostalgic just knowing what was there before!

[@NeonGhostin]

I remember going to wonder of life pavilion when it first opened. Body wars was horrible...that really was a vomit machine, especially if already get queasy about human anatomy. Cranium in command was ok - mostly forgettable though. The only thing I remember liking was taking a stationary bike on a virtual ride through the magic kingdom. Our first time was the only time, we never had a desire to visit the life pavilion in following vacations. But to add to your point, the ride sponsors are both a blessing and a curse for epcot. I know it's hard for Disney to make epcot appealing out of their own pockets. And when Disney does dip into their own pocket's for epcot, its usually to force feed an IP to us. But without sponsorship, we loose attractions like Horizons (which may have never existed without sponsorship begin with). The only way EPCOT survives in being the park where you can have fun, dream a little dream, gain an appreciation for the world, and learn a thing or two, is if someone who truly appreciates epcot sits in the CEO chair. But I think that time has come and gone, and epcot will slowly be transformed into another magic kingdom of sorts. Another blunder by Disney.

[@christinacope562]

I am now so sad. You are correct, nobody in Executive cares. And obviously no Disney fans do either.

[@tankart150]

Christina Cope Many fans do care

[@DannytheTourist]

I don't get queasy about human anatomy, I just wanna know who the volunteer in the main show is so it can satisfy my dumb-ass biology fetish.

[@DannytheTourist]

I don't get queasy about human anatomy, thank god...

[@dwitefry4157]

Great video, mate. Here's a thing: Body Wars didn't make me feel sick when I rode it, nor did it affect the other family members who went on it with me (including my grandparents). I had no idea about the ride's puke inducing reputation until a couple of years ago and I actually had trouble believing it at first. It's terrible how 'well, it didn't bother me' can affect you for so long.

[@MrBassmann15]

I think I remember riding Body Wars when I was little. That footage of going through the heart looks very familiar.

[@YuukiTakemoto1996]

I just want to know WHO we were inside in the ride. We all knew TOM before we went inside him to save him from Swayzak.

[@MarthaRoseQuartz]

@@YuukiTakemoto1996 he has brown hair. found some old footage of the ride from 1991 and it certainly looks like a guy

[@ColeWalker]

5:18 The pavilion didn’t open till 1989. Everything else opened in 1982-1983 besides the living seas which opened in 1986.

[@dozer11]

That intro calling out the bad audio quality was unexpected and amazing to me. So many KZbin creators don’t get the importance of audio quality!

[@dhowes]

I really enjoyed the wonders of life pavilion. I was sad when it closed. I really enjoyed cranium command, the Goofy show, and some of the hands on exhibits. It also had the BEST strawberry smoothie I've ever tasted ( then or since!). I was very sad when it closed.

[@theoptimisticupcake]

I didn’t love Epcot until I was apart of Food and Wine last year. Now I’m known as the Epcot dad in my DCP family. 😭💛

[@BennStorming]

I vaguely remember all of this from my childhood. I think Body Wars is the one that stands out the strongest in my mind, but I remember all the others existing. Not really strong feelings about them. The mind one was fun, I think.

[@AmbeeLee]

I was very VERY young when I visited the Wonder of Life. Like, literally I was 5 at the time. I know we sat through a movie but I am unsure if was the Goofy cartoons or the Making of Me but it bored me so much I can't recall which. I know I rode Body Wars and it was so rough and awful that it turned me off to simulator rides until literally my mid-20s BUT I do remember Cranium Command. That is actually one of my more vivid memories of Epcot in the early 90s I have. It was a really great attraction!

[@jennierod81]

I only remember going to Wonders of Life one time. And honestly the only thing I remember is that my brother overdid it on the exercise bikes and with Body Wars and almost passed out. We never went back to that pavilion.

[@CommanderEliza]

I went to WoL when it was a festival centre for the Flower and Garden Festival in 2008 - absolutely heartbroken that I was so close to baby Buzzy and my 9-year-old self had no idea!

[@1983horizons1]

As an EPCOT kid, the more I learned about the human body in school, the more I appreciated Cranium Command and the more Body Wars made me queasy.

[@YuukiTakemoto1996]

Body Wars was great.

[@DannytheTourist]

The more I got older, the more Body Wars turned me on. My loss.

[@MarthaRoseQuartz]

@@DannytheTourist same but I blame the old Iron Man cartoon for my kink. but it's best not to mention this where people don't wanna see it (they don't feel comfortable with sharing.)

[@skywalker3880]

I remember this pavilion fondly because on my first trip to WDW for my 10th birthday in 1998, I got to go in some of the backstage areas because my dad worked for MetLife. I don't remember most of what I saw except for basically what equated to a DVC lounge for MetLife employees. I'm always sad to look at the beautiful building when I pass it now though.

[@marshagrimminger4161]

As an 80’s kid I loved the Wonders of life. I really liked Cranium Command and the interactive areas with touchscreens and bikes.

[@Anynom]

Man, I loved this place. Not just Body Wars but Cranium Command and just fun to see, a shame it fell apart for the reasons you mention.

[@SaraHouck461]

IKR? I can certainly tell why the latter is continuously missed to this very day, because based on my only two experiences I've had there, I felt like it was one attraction that kids could've benefitted from, especially those who behave like "Kay-loo."

[@bartplays3392]

Yes let’s gooo a new offhand Disney video Finnaly!

[@themeechelle]

Anyone else flashback to Reptar on Ice? 🎶The wonders of life when a lizard takes a wife🎶

[@captainsopaclash9669]

Love that “or something I haven’t been on it in years” meme lmao

[@kosgood1]

I was at Wonders of Life on Opening Day in 1989. I have very positive feelings about original Epcot (Center) but virtually none about WOL. It lacked magic and - ahem - wonder. Offhand you are right about everything you say here, definitely felt like a mall. The best thing was Cranium Command but it wasn’t enough to make up for a lack of an immersive experience like Horizons just next door or World of Motion. It all fell sort of flat.

[@shannonobrien7095]

I believe my favorite part of Wonders of Life was the air conditioning.

[@charlottegervais1755]

I remember riding Body Wars as a kid! The last time I was in the Wonders Of Life Pavilion was in 2011 during the Flower and Garden Festival. I’m glad I at least have some memories of being in there ❤️ the pavilions are so special to me

[@allisonjay9652]

I thought body wars was a fever dream I made up in childhood until I started watching videos like these lol

[@legoose1380]

The mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell.

[@briannakadlecik1903]

Great video! I didn't start going to Epcot until after the Wonders of Life Pavillion closed and it always fascinated me. I got to walk in it once during the Flower and Garden Festival and it was so interesting to see the abandoned pavilion. Also, I love the music that you use for your videos, it always transports me to the parks.

[@adamosborne8030]

The Wonders of Life Pavilion was the first time I used a touch screen. They had exercise bikes hooked to a touch screen TV. You could select a Disney location video - I chose the Magic Kingdom - and the video moved at the pace you peddled the bike. It made me "feel" like I was riding a bike through the Magic Kingdom. I guess it was probably some type of advertisement for exercise bikes. Just like everything else at 80s EPCOT, it was rare and revolutionary concept at the time, but it eventually became a common place item/activity.

[@draperpj]

I had forgotten about the bikes! Thanks for the memory refresh!

[@mevb]

Actually, Cranium Command had TWO animatronics. Aside from Buzzy, the other was the Hypothalamus (voiced by Kirk Wise, one of the directors of the animated pre-show and the General Knowledge log-in sequences, later did Beauty and The Beast, The Hunchback of Notre Dame and Atlantis: The Lost Empire), a robot interptation of the part of the brain that operate the automatic functions of the body, such as breathing and blinking, portrayed as monotone and somewhat passive aggresive.

[@julianarroyo3295]

I went to wonders of life when I was 3 and that was the only place I remember vividly. But when I was there I remember My family was one out of the few other people that was there. And I remember going on cranium command and waiting for my dad outside of body wars. I swear for the longest time I thought the wonders of life was some fever dream and people thought I was crazy.

[@beardedrogue4282]

Body Wars was my favorite ride as a kid. I also really liked Star Tours. I was a complete ninny though and didn't ride a lot of rides.

[@burneyboys02]

I only remember riding Body Wars once and ended up getting super sick afterwards and that was the one time I've ever visited the Wonders of Life until the Festival Center.

[@CinnamonGrrlErin1]

I feel lucky to have visited Epcot in the late 80s/early 90s; it's my strongest memory of visiting WDW.

[@ezrashort11]

From what I remember going to WOL as a kid, I greatly enjoyed a small hands on section they had that was for the senses of the body. Touching hot and cold metals, and a few hearing gadgets. But the thing I remember the most, was a set of stationary workout bikes with a screen, that you could bike through Disney, while at Disney. It was dumb but for some reason it always stuck in my mind!

[@danieltaber4924]

The one time I went to Disney World was in the mid-90s, and I swear I remember this ride more than any of the others I rode on.

[@benl5481]

13:04 I, for one, do not find the name "Birth Theater" an appealing name for a theater. Too practical.

[@maddog6620]

You are amazing offhand Disney I love❤️ your videos I love ❤️Disney

[@yousaysilver]

These videos are the one thing getting me through quarantine tbh

[@starshiranui33]

God, I remember loving Body Wars when I was a kid. I DO remember it also making me sick to my stomach every single time I rode it. When Star Tours didn't. Odd time, that. Pretty sure the reason I loved it is I was very, very into science and the human body as a kid.

[@DannytheTourist]

I'm also into the human body, but in a... uhm... different way...

[@cherylhale5755]

We visited the pavilion many, many times. Our favorite was Body Wars, followed by Cranium Command. I can’t say that i miss any of it all that much, though we enjoyed it at the time.

[@TheDisneyPurist]

I remember my parents making me and my sister watch 'The Making of Me' when I was about 9, it was really cringey - still love Martin Short though, must be hilarious for him, having that as an acting credit!

[@deannasakovich2465]

I have very fond memeroies of the Wonders of Life pavilion. I was young all the times I went, but I think my favorite memories were probably of all the interactive activities. As a kid it was so fun to wander around the place with my family exploring all the sensory fun house games. I loved the room that made you look big/small depending on what part of it you were in. It was a whole vibe. I remember Body Wars freaking me out as a kid. I would cry.

[@DannytheTourist]

Body Wars didn't freak me out, but I credit it for my stupid endo fetish. Fuck me.

[@CamCamWithoutAPlan]

Yo I thought backdoordisney stole it he had a animictronic buzzy picture on twitter broke then removed it he was later arrested

[@dillonklasse4980]

I thunk buzzy was taken by Disney and hidden in their archives and the "disappearance" of which was used to take down KZbinrs one in specific who was trespassing in and exposing places the public was never meant to see. Not only that but it was a good way of exposing those employees who were helping him access the more obscure and restricted areas. Buzzy will show up in the future with some extraordinary tale of how they tracked him down... then make a Disney+ docudrama about it.

[@brandonwiggins1578]

I do remember riding the making of me as a young child. I remember seeing the little white cells pursuing the round girl cell, to make it PG, but don't really remember any other details from it. It was like a big race, and the white cell that won cheated by going under the finish line. I also remember really liking the health show with Goofy shorts spliced together. I remember one scene in particular where Goofy had a really bad road rage and was smoking. I'd never seen Goofy angry before, so it really confused me and kind of scared me as a kid. Maybe enough to keep me away from cigarettes? 😉 I don't remember much else from it, but I think the trauma of seeing a smoking and angry Goofy and learning about the making of me is burned into my memory.

[@drpetraitis]

It’s interesting to hear the generations after me talk about Epcot. I first visited Epcot in the early 90’s, I was 4-5. And we went back to Disney every couple of years for a while. The heyday of Epcot was really then. Most who love this park made their memories during this time and that’s why it has such a fond place in many peoples hearts. This is when technology was just starting to develop a more significant role and their truly was a feeling of hope and promise of the future when you went into the pavilions. Everything just clicked. Unfortunately, as has been said countless times now, the downside of having half your park be about the future, is the future is always changing, and you have to keep up. And Disney couldn’t after a while. But to truly understand the love and fascination with Epcot, you truly did have to be there. I will always treasure my trips to Disney during that time. I think it in some part helped shape some small parts of my personality and idea of tomorrow. I do love this channel, but don’t really agree with your opinion of Epcot, but I do understand why you think the way you do. And I don’t think the sponsorship thing was a complete waste. They had an idea and took a chance and for a long time, it did work. But also not every concept is going to land. I think that was the true struggle of the WOL pavilion. Again, I may not agree with all of your opinions on this particular park, but I do love the channel and enjoy watching!

[@jwprimetime9795]

We enjoyed this one so much when my daughter was little. The Anacomical players were always hilarious!!!

[@andresegar3958]

I was born in 1989 so this was literally my childhood. I grew up LOVING Body Wars! I have to admit i might have sat for 2 minutes of some of the shows on the main floor, but the only attraction I waited in line for was Body Wars. I went so many times. I also really like the Ellen's Energy Adventure. Wasn't that in the same area?

[@tiffprendergast]

Andre Segar kind of

[@meaganpr687]

I loved this pavilion. I loved the goofy cartoons, and body wars. There was also exercise equipment you could use that was ´futuristic' at the time. Bikes with screens showing video of streets in different parts of the world that changed speed with your pedalling. As a 8 year old, I thought it was a lot of fun.

[@tr4br]

Cranium Command, it had Ernest P. Worrell in the preshow

[@Malebrignon]

I loved Body Wars. I rode Star Tours the day before. Even though I'm a huge Star Wars fan, I liked Body Wars more. Possibly because it had declined in popularity and I got to ride it several times in a row with no waiting. It was so much more aggressive and worthy of being called a thrill ride. Another memorable minor attraction here was what I believe were just called Exercycles. They were reclined-seat stationary bikes with a video screen that moved at the speed you were pedaling. Trivial today, but amazing 30 years ago. .....Martin Short is an amazing actor with a huge body of work. I hope you're aware of this. Your commentary suggested otherwise if you weren't just being cheeky.

[@christinacope562]

Nobody's exposed him to Martin Short's material. Walt Disney Company wouldn't have him if he was a nobody.

[@Clay3613]

I loved Body Wars and the interactive exhibits.

[@sly_bluu]

I was really young when I went to Epcot in Orlando but I do remember this one attraction that was indoors. You were split into two groups and tasked with finding fire hazards( I think) it was also a walk through attraction. Does anyone else remember this?

[@draperpj]

I think that was part of innoventions

[@crdmagicallife]

Someone stole buzzy. I loved that show when it was there. I remember seeing it several times

[@cannibalisticrequiem]

I am so sick of people dragging up "Who Stole Buzzy" in the Disney Park community! Who cares??? Disney probably has him, and Backdoor Disney was lying about stealing him because he wants to keep his 15 minutes of fame alive, and clearly doesn't know when to stop.

[@scaram0uche]

I just watched the Martins Vids Ultimate Tribute video on the Wonders of Life pavilion the other day! Its a great look around the pavilion in its last days.

[@Spudeaux]

I don't really remember riding Body Wars, but I was apparently traumatized by it riding when I was 6 or 7 years, so I remember not liking it. I remember liking Cranium Command. Anyway, another interesting thing about the sponsorship system is that all of those sponsored pavilions have private lounges and meeting areas. I believe most employees of the companies can access those lounges if they come to Disney on vacation. My dad worked for GMAC, which was owned by GM who sponsored World of Motion, now Test Track, and we were always able to go hang out in the lounge, get a free soda, sit on a couch with air conditioning for a while, watch people out in the park from the windows, and then skip to the front of the line of the attraction.

[@DannytheTourist]

I was traumatized in a different way by watching it when I was 9... now I am an endo fan... kill me.

[@zarzarbinks97]

I’m an Epcot cast member. Pretty much every time I walked backstage to get where I needed to go, the play pavilion was being worked on. So I really do think they’ll go through with finishing construction

[@christinacope562]

I don't think it's going to be an appeal to me. And Moana deserves more than what was announced @D23.

[@tankart150]

Christina Cope Disney needs to build Fire Mountain at MK and perhaps the antagonist of the ride would be the lava monster from Moana. That way it’s not directly Moana themed per say, but it’s a subtle nod to the film. Honestly the parks need new attractions that are not based off of movies. Like Splash at WDW should be rethemed to The Western River Expedition instead of Princess and the Frog, to fit with the turning of Frontierland.

[@christinacope562]

@@tankart150 sounds like great ideas so that mean we can't have it. Sadly Disney fans have great ideas but executives will never listen to us, Imagineers seemed restrained in creative implementation. Look how beloved Haunted Mansion and Jungle Cruise and Pirates of the Caribbean are. No movies, just free creative reign.

[@tankart150]

Christina Cope why and when did it change to be like this? I remember Expedition Everest from when I was a kid and a lot of people like it, why is that a bad thing for the executives? Isn’t it risky to not be creative? I don’t understand.

[@tankart150]

Christina Cope Also, I know this is random, but, have you seen Sky High? It’s so awesome and underrated. I highly recommend it for the whole family :)

[@charlieu2548]

I loved Body Wars! It was my favorite ride at Epcot!

[@melissadahl7561]

Body Wars was my favorite when I was a kid. I made my poor mom who faints at the sight of blood go on it way too many times. I understand why they got rid of it, but I miss it.

[@DannytheTourist]

Did you wonder who the volunteer was in the main show? We never see him close-up; some even think he's a SHE. I personally think it's Alex Hyde-White (Roger Corman Mr. Fantastic.)