Top 13 Abandoned and Broken Disney Effects

[@fastpassfacts]

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[@kingotter5449]

Woo

[@kingotter5449]

Duck squad

[@lilscruffyofficial]

Hey fpf y’all should do waaay more cross overs. I think I can speak for all of us when I say we love em

[@raquelsanchez8709]

The effect i miss is the musicals by a waterfalls effect

[@rosestrife1498]

THE MERMAIDS T-T

[@MysteriumArcanum]

As an actor in a haunted house attraction I feel for the Knight of the Living Dead. People can be douchebags.

[@vikingjoebloggs3887]

I have always wanted to give it a go one year. But I'd imagine it gets old really fast. You must have some cool stories though?

[@MysteriumArcanum]

@@vikingjoebloggs3887 well, most of the time depending on the attraction the theme of the haunt changes and in some cases like where I work there are several haunted houses each with a different theme. One of my favorite experiences was when I had just started out, it was the second week of my first year (I've been doing this for almost nine years) and I was in a zombie themed haunt. A group had sent someone ahead as a scout so at first I was just sitting there moaning and growling but not really doing much else; so the guy goes back to his group and I take that moment to quickly hide behind a curtain draped on the side of a hospital bed that was in the room. So when I saw their shadows and heard their voices I pulled back the curtain and and screamed and groaned at them at the top of my lungs all while lunging and swiping at them. (All while making sure not to touch them as that could get me in trouble) and I swear they just about jumped out of their skins as they bolted out of the room.

[@vikingjoebloggs3887]

@@MysteriumArcanum hahaha that sound like great fun!

[@MysteriumArcanum]

@@vikingjoebloggs3887 it is! :D

[@Elan_Chokreff]

Totally agree I get kicked a lot

[@kylabecke8413]

i won’t rest until i get to see disco yeti fully functioning

[@happiestplace3754]

You gonna be tired...

[@MasterKenobiWan]

Might want to change that wish, he doesn't even work as of Open

[@koshlynnkellie1114]

I fortunately was able to see it opening day! The wait for the fast pass line was 3 hours 😂 miserable but worth it. I was only 11 but I remember it being super scary!

[@cantulisa09]

Avtin Boxy they can’t I stayed up every day and never sleep and I haven’t died.

[@alyLUCK]

I saw it in its opening year and it scared me so badly I slid down in my seat to try to get away from him! I went back as an adult in 2016 and I was so disappointed that he didn’t move!

[@ashleylavalleee]

Honestly, I LOVED the mermaids in POTC. I was so sad when they stripped away the effects and was even sadder when they eventually took away the skeletons :(

[@Skullgirlad]

They could have kept the skeleton and made the music more echoy so it's like a memory of the mermaids I love the mermaids

[@dansweet2499]

I'm a big mermaid fan and mythical creatures so it was so sad to see them go

[@Sirinaheart]

Which kinda blows my mind because they did add mermaids eventually in pirates so what was the point of getting rid of them? So dumb

[@brycevo]

It's always sad when effects break or are removed. Such lost potential especially the Dinosaurs and Indiana Jones temple

[@DisneyConnexions]

It truly hurts even the people that have only been to a park once or twice :(

[@tristianwoo8769]

Who doesn’t love the “Disco Yeti”? He might not be as scary as he used to be, but I’m still scared he’ll boogie right into the cart.

[@toastwolf158]

I think his joints are a little too stiff after all this time to be boogieing that much

[@soph_lsx]

@@toastwolf158 probably

[@WakoDoodle]

*Yeti* : I like to boogie mmmmhmm yeah. If I had you giant feet, out there on the beach; I could of outrun those gulls!

[@Livlatte]

Wako Doodle seagulls, STOP IT NOW!

[@ArtyGirl808]

@@WakoDoodle you're a psycho weiner

[@netbelleanie6136]

I was there when Murphy fell over. It was the first time evil triumphed. Even the characters on the Mark Twain were confused. It was hilarious.

[@RyouBakura120]

I'd be laughing so hard if I saw that! 😂 Damn dragon! Always with the issues! 😂

[@jordancoof]

It's about time they fixed that Yeti.

[@MasterKenobiWan]

The yeti isn't even on

[@BOYVIRGO666]

The reason the Yeti doesnt work is that its movements were damaging the superstructure of the mountain. The only way to fix it according to imagineers would be to strip out the wall which disney is not going to allow.

[@kyliew12]

No we like disco yeti!

[@MasterKenobiWan]

No working as in not even in B Mode, Dark as of covid reopening

[@kaylewolf]

Yes I'm scared it will fall and hurt people

[@ItsEggoMyWeggo]

Its quarantine, they should take the time and fix everything lmao

[@americanminotaur2518]

They don’t have the money too.:(

[@vikingjoebloggs3887]

@@americanminotaur2518 Disney have all the money

[@ellentaylor-king5680]

@@vikingjoebloggs3887 Disney is money at this point 😂😂

[@Bseaz]

@@ellentaylor-king5680 no money is disney-

[@molcatz9634]

@@vikingjoebloggs3887 nah they spent it on dumpster fires like mary suelan

[@emreozturk8776]

Never will I forget the Disney trip where the mermaids were still in the water. My family was unaware that this change was added and I was still young at the time...but had seen what those sirens could do. I was the only one who saw the glimmer and splash and I SCREAMED in fear and actually jumped and made the whole boat shake!!! My family never believed me that there were mermaids in the ride so I’m happy to show them this and prove them wrong!

[@marikoon6481]

I remember being like, 7 and seeing the mermaid bones. It’s something I strangely miss.

[@TECfan1]

So glad they finally put Hatbox Ghost back in. I love it.

[@AT_Judge]

Just to speak for this year- the falling ceiling was working at Indie before the Covid close. It felt like little effects were fixed or turned on leading up to the 25th anniversary.

[@somecameraguy]

Came here to say this. Saw it two days before the closure and it was fully functional. Definitely is a hit and miss effect though!

[@chloebridges5440]

What I took from this video is that Mickey is Jesus but Disney knew they couldn't reveal that secret

[@coda7626]

murphy is my baby! she’s trying her best don’t be mean to her!

[@Ericland_Entertainment_Inc]

That dragon inspired my dragon characters! How dare they say she used to break all the time!

[@caljones]

Eric Ramirez Gaming 101 well she was a baby, still getting used to how everything worked. I mean it takes humans six months to have any sorts of control over our bodies

[@NerdsTravels]

Murphy on a bad day is still better than Florida’s awful version. 🤣

[@dinomagic873]

Tbh I like both versions but Murphy baby is adorable

[@princessravendiamond4288]

It's unfortunate that the Yeti doesn't work but I understand why it hasn't been fixed. Basically the entire ride would have to be taken apart in order to rebuild a stronger foundation for the monster. I mean the current foundation is already supposedly damaged, which is very concerning.

[@cartoonhigh9990]

Am I the only one still mad about Disney getting rid of The Great Movie ride? I ADORED that ride and will always miss it!

[@howtolife6783]

I am sad it’s gone but I love M&M’s Runaway Railway

[@aw11rick]

Your not alone. I'm still slightly salty about it.

[@GreyM900]

I’ve never been on it rip

[@CHHSGuardBoy2]

No, I’m still pissed about it.

[@hunterolaughlin]

I know how you feel dude. The Great Movie Ride was my favorite ride from Disney’s Hollywood Studios and I’m happy I got the chance to ride it nearly a decade ago. I was heartbroken to hear it’d close down for Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway because I always wanted to work as a tour guide on the ride considering I have a lot knowledge of movies. But I have seen videos of the new ride that replaced it before the park closed down because of the pandemic, and I still think the work the Imagineers did to renovate the ride to Mickey’s Runaway Railway is amazing.

[@blakefifield]

Can you do part 2 for non Disney or universal immersive dark rides?

[@fastpassfacts]

Will do!

[@0Smilelikeyoumeanit]

I know it’s a relatively little thing, but I really miss the shifting door effect on Indiana Jones .... projection mapping is ok but I feel like digital effects never really replace practical ones.

[@fever1]

Been out for 8 minutes and already a dislike Even the haters have their notifications on

[@fastpassfacts]

Lol 😂

[@fastpassfacts]

That dislike was from the Disco Yeti

[@fever1]

rip yeti disco yeti be vibing tho

[@ellastoys5302]

That’s hilarious

[@hailandsilence1537]

Fastpass Facts lol

[@herpderp3916]

For all the money these theme parks pour into building their rides, you'd think they'd keep up with the maintenance.

[@themisfitowl2595]

I mean, they have maintenance crews inspecting these rides on a nightly basis. These things run like 20 hours a day, 7 days a week, it's amazing that these rides last for so many years.

[@cokkiecat6945]

One time It was me and my family's second trip to Disney And we were caught in a parade and the malfinets dragon's head caught on fire,We wee just wacthing as it happened

[@harwickbranch]

Holy shit I remember when that happened it went viral

[@dinomagic873]

Really?! Holy shit!!

[@raquelsanchez8709]

Idea: make a collab with tpm vids pls and talk about the new things being made by Disney. Edit:like this comment so more people see it

[@oj_cruzz4372]

Chernabog should be the antagonist of a new Fantasmic-inspired show.

[@CookieCat94]

Seeing videos of the old Chernabog animatronic is amazing (from memory it was in the Japan park? correct me if wrong please) Imagine what they could do with updated tech and effects if they brought the character back for the new Fantasmic replacement

[@darreylhenderson8979]

I guess if they had a animatronic of that scale, it would be difficult to store both that and the giant dragon under the stage together. It would be freaking epic though

[@spindleclown]

Here's an obscure one that I miss: the Robo-Newz in Tomorrowland at WDW. He was a statue by the Peoplemover queue entry who was supposed to talk, but was broken for a very long time. They removed him last year. I really hope he comes back.

[@bex_schuster]

The chamber of destiny effect was SOO COOL!! I didn’t know until I was an ADULT that there weren’t three separate rooms. It’s definitely not as cool now. That’s the one I miss the most.

[@Svgarcanna]

The thought if the Chernabog contraption sitting sunken in water makes me want to crawl out of my skin 🤢

[@jayshroomalt]

SAME

[@generalalduin9548]

A real actor trying to scare guests in the haunted mansion actually sounds really interesting, I can see why they got rid of it but I wish I was able to experience it at least once.

[@highsharkpriestess8210]

Small note, Murphy (atleast the one we know today) was not made by Imagineers, instead, it was outsourced to Garner Holt Productions

[@chuckecoop4082]

the 3 dislikes: disco yeti the knight the hatbox ghost

[@indominuswrex9465]

They shouldn't have removed the mermaids, it made perfect sense and the swimming effect was awesome.

[@kateharlow7264]

Just started the video, and I can tell you, as someone who has only ever seen Disco Yeti, I really wish I could have seen the animatronic in all his terrifying glory. But I sure do love doing a quick little boogie with disco yeti.

[@hunterolaughlin]

I’m glad I got to ride The Great Movie Ride nearly a decade ago when my family went on vacation to Disney World for the first time. I remember before getting to ride the ride physically, I always watched videos of the ride through on KZbin. And part of my excitement of going to Disney World was my chance to finally ride The Great Movie Ride, and I was really happy when I finally got to ride it for real and see all the different movies and animatronics of actors from the Golden Age of Hollywood like Humphrey Bogart, James Cagney, Gene Kelly, and John Wayne for myself. The fact that it’s now closed for Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway makes me glad I got to live my dream of riding it. I also rode another extinct Hollywood Studios attraction, The Backlot Studio Tour. But I have seen videos of the new ride Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway, and while not a classic as the ride it replaced, I do applaud the Imagineers work and technology they used in recreating the look and feel of the Mickey Mouse cartoons and giving guests a similar immersive feeling as being in Mickey Mouse’s world as I and many guests had felt immersed in the world of the movies.

[@cadencatchick1175]

A good effect that they didn’t mention was the early version of Kilimanjaro safaris. One of the main parts of the early version involved a family of elephants called Big Red and Little Red, and how they are being hunted by poachers. The rest of the ride would be peaceful, until you encounter the carcass of Big red, leading to a climatic chase between the poacher’s Jeep, shooting at your vehicle, until seeing a motherless animatronic Little Red. This effect was met with negative reviews seeing that the elephant corpse was too dark for a Disney Ride, having being removed after the previews. Until 2012, the last remaining effects from the original version were the animatronic Little red, and the poacher’s camp, now replaced by a zebra exhibit.

[@FunWithSteff]

15:20 I was there the day the dismantled it! I used to be so afraid of Murphy till that moment. By including that in the video it reminded me of that! I completely forgot since it's been ten years! I'm pretty sure I still have some pictures of it somewhere

[@ArtyGirl808]

The yeti terrifies me. Edit: nevermind they all terrify me I would cry if I went on these rides.

[@CherryLady._.]

17:11 me and the boys breaking the laws of gravity

[@atsfevan0242]

2:22 Michael Eisner: Enter at your own risk and I'm out of here. Me: You don't have to ask me twice.

[@mickeytamakesmusic]

My dad told me about the knight! He said that when he was a young, when he went on the haunted mansion a knight touched him and it terrified him more than words can say! When he first told me the story I didn’t believe it LOL XD

[@CrackingCody]

“From the golden age to today” *shows picture of a nearly 50 year old movie*

[@minebros5120]

I just want to say you guys are amazing! I love all your videos and I know it’s weird but in hard time your guys Disney facts get me through! You are my favorite!

[@DCflash-sl6oq]

I think u guys missed the rock falling effect in big thunder mountain railroads 3rd lift hill... hope to see it In a part 2 if it comes, otherwise, GREAT VIDEO I loved it a lot!!

[@annie0657]

D.C. flash 0316 That one always gave me anxiety lmao. Can’t say I’m not glad they stopped using it-

[@halliegracehamner2633]

god i miss the great movie ride!! rlly wish they had updated the movies in the ride instead of closing it completely. but mickey and minnies runaway railway looks.... interesting

[@holyfroppy5787]

When they go under the yeti they should start playing pumped up kicks right before you go under it.

[@Gaaraloverr1]

Great list! I'd love to see more broken ride effects!

[@supernova8611]

They really said "no fun rides for you

[@sonicvideogamedrawer]

Fantasia is my favorite, I would’ve LOOOVVED to see that Chernabog in World if Color!! That seemed like it would be so awesome! I wonder why they didn’t ever use it.

[@bethannierose1885]

the shanghai croc is MASSIVE bc it slowly just... leans forward... it was very underwhelming

[@shychica1983]

I saw this in February when I went down there. It startled me at first but I played along

[@dansweet2499]

At least you got to go this year so I am very happy for you, I had tickets for the rolling stones in June but unfortunately because of the pandemic the tour was postponed and canceled for now

[@lizziebertie9849]

I miss the mermaids during Pirates. It made the beginning of the ride so much more interesting

[@regalreignvlogs7051]

Oh my god! I was in Disney in 2013 and saw the mermaid projections in Pirates and thought it was so cool! When I went again in 2019 I looked for them and couldn't see it! I convinced myself it must of been some sort of fever dream, glad to know it was a real thing!

[@TheMarcelinee]

this channel deserves a lot more subscribers

[@richardbagley3139]

Disco yeti may be a shell of what he once was, but he still boogieing

[@NuggetHQ]

Video Idea:Animatronics you won’t believe are real.

[@Wubsabi]

The addition of the Hatbox Ghost to the Haunted Mansion is one of the most exciting fixes for me personally

[@Oldmangamess]

The mermaid effect worked in June 2018 minus the glimmering effect I saw something move in the water and it scared the crap out of me thank god I knew about it before I freaked out and no it wasn’t just the boat moving the water

[@necros2585]

People really want to get head on the haunted mansion

[@Areekurou]

I vaguely remember the falling spikes in Indiana Jones from when I was little. My brother shook the bamboo rod and the spikes started the move which scared me. It was my first time on the ride and it was part of the reason I refused to go on it for years. I finally got on it again about a decade ago and had a blast, though!

[@Quillith]

RIP Murphy

[@Clay3613]

RIP Great Movie Ride...damn you Bob Iger.

[@Pookie2112]

Eh... new ride is way better. Gmr was too slow and boring imo

[@joutatheegg]

I miss paradise pier in California Adventure Land, and the Bugs Life land, those were my childhood; I remember the world of color area being built

[@hazeltomatobasil1863]

just wanted to watch this again after a while! Funnily enough, the reason I remembered this video was because Murphy recently burnt down at Disneyland LMAO

[@dingleweed5524]

2 DECADES TO FIX A YETI? OH HELL NAH

[@AJ17_]

Well, the Yeti is attached to a slab of concrete that's part of the foundation to the mountain itself. They turned the swiping effect off because it it was so forceful, it put stress on the infrastructure of the mountain and keeping it on could've cause a lot more problems, like the possibility of the mountain collapsing. They would have to basically take the mountain apart to fix the Yeti and then put it all back together again. A project like that could probably take years and a lot of money.

[@BrightWulph]

@@AJ17_ Yeah, Disney would much rather their E-ticket attraction stay open than to shut it down for refurbishment. Though that said, they're gonna have to do a reference eventually. :-/

[@matthewmits3413]

Love you fast pass facts your the highlight of my day

[@Pookie2112]

I saw a list on reddit there are so many broken things in Indiana Jones its a real shame. They prob don't want to spend the money to fix these old rides.

[@TheZackofSpades]

Anytime I see Eisner doing his basement-tier Walt impression, bile rises in my throat.

[@penninefilms4714]

Never seem to get board with with seeing broken effects or when rides brake down. Something fascinating about see the rides when the effects are turned off. Though I'd not want to go near the Disco Yeti looks more terrifying without it's disco party.

[@masqueradingmadam]

HEY! When my dad was younger, him and his bros were riding the Haunted Mansion and it broke down at the spot with the knight. He scared them and then they all had a nice chat. It was a grand old time. My dad still smiles when he talks about it

[@Digglesisdead]

We got stuck on the Haunted House ride for about 15 minutes. We were at the endless hallway, right where the knight would have been. Frankly, I'm glad he wasn't there.

[@jbee1999]

I love your videos so much your editing is insane!

[@Lizzy-lx3qz]

I would have just taught any kids on the Haunted Mansion a new word or 2 if the Knight of the Living Dead scared me

[@paigehays3240]

I love videos like this! Please keep making more. I love your voice. It’s so relaxing

[@SpecterVlog]

I rode the Great Movie ride and was promptly traumatized by the Aliens scene. Ripleys head was way to jerky to be realistic and the Xenomorph jerked heavily which somehow made it even more terrifying to me.

[@dimentioo]

I’ll never forget the Giant Ursula float from Fantasmic and then it just disappeared :((

[@brainsickhistorian4753]

at around 18:57, they say “manufacturing” instead of “malfunctioning”

[@ShibaDoggie939]

Aww they should've kept the mermaids. I love stuff like that and now I'm sad I didn't get to see it when they were there.

[@sprinklerr9219]

Petition to get the Hatbox Ghost in WDW

[@MasterKenobiWan]

You lot might want to update the video. The Expedition Everest Yeti has been completely dark as of Tuesday, July 7th. Not. Even. B Mode!

[@krististarosta6736]

Did anybody else saw a broken Disney effect while on a ride before? I’m not so sure I did.

[@jeremiahharville]

One time I saw the hatbox ghost malfunction last year

[@tadpolegaming4510]

@@jeremiahharville what did it do?

[@GreyM900]

On radiator springs racers I went into Luguis side during the ride and it didn’t open the tires while he fixed our car up so it was weird. And then we went by doc and he just didn’t talk lol.

[@krististarosta6736]

J Grey It’s “Luigi”. You spelled it wrong.

[@Marrythenightgaga101]

@@jeremiahharville I saw the same thing back in 2016! His head was completely frozen on his shoulders not moving to the Hatbox like intended it was pretty funny albeit kinda frightening to see him just motionless 😂😂

[@Pookie2112]

I know the Paris HM is kinda scary but I would love to see another Disney horror ride like snow white back in the day.

[@itsQUINNderful]

I never rode the GMR but even I can see that when comparing it to Mickeys Runaway Railway, it was the better ride. What a shame that they removed it.

[@roznemaiden137sugnitou4]

I love these videos there one of the best videos I've watch. Keep up the amazing work. Hop everyone is safe and well🤗🤗🤗😆

[@karlerikr5078]

1:50 Chamber Of Destiny : Indiana Jones Adventure Disneyland

[@bsperoz]

10:00 And THERE is the truth...

[@thisprofilepicisakittyboi9831]

Did they also remove the mermaid song and the projections from the ride? I really thought those were cool

[@raquelsanchez8709]

Yay im first awsome video fastpass cutie :3

[@SuperShadownight11]

Indiana Jones Ride- *CAUTION, DO NOT PULL ROPE". Random Dude- *Pulls Rope* Indiana Jones Ride- "Am I a joke to you"?

[@dancingangel95]

So I went on a school trip in 2012 to WDW and I was with a girl who had never done the haunted mansion and there was a projection of the hat box ghost onto the back of the doombuggy in front of you. And I was so psyched because I had never seen it before and I go every year. But I haven’t seen it since then and I’ve never seen anything on it (like articles saying there’s a new effect, etc) I kinda feel crazy but I know it happened

[@starjumper]

This makes sense. I have memories as a kid of going through different doors but of course the recent times i’ve rode it it’s only through the middle door. I thought I just imagined being able to go through different doors.

[@analisseibarra6671]

u are like my facts guide for anyparks you show me the secrets and the way tysm!

[@zelvin5147]

I remember on the third chainlift on Big thunder Mountain there used to be huge shaking rocks on the walls to simulate the cave collapsing. In recent years however, the rocks just stopped shaking all together.

[@e.ram07]

anyone else notice that at the beginning of each part in the text boxes it says "some random text goes here but you can also place something worth reading...who knows." just a fun thing I noticed lol

[@eddor450]

I think Guillermo del Toro has the original hatbox ghost in his house

[@rebekahwolkiewicz449]

What kind of ‘unsavory situations’? Were people touching themselves during the ride?

[@oki.tokiwilks]

The Yeti does work, and would still work....but its the structure that let's it down. Strains on the frame work around the yeti makes it dangerous to operate, that's why it runs in B mode. They can't fix it as it would mean stripping the entire mountain down to fix the structure around the yeti, and that would take months or even years of down time. Expedition Everest is one of the most ridden rides in the park and is a fan favourite, so the extensive down time of the ride isn't disneys highest priority cause the ride does work. I do hope they fix the Yeti cause it is an awesome animatronic and would be awesome to see it running again, but I don't see it happening for a good few years.

[@PancakeNation]

Disco Yeti is still terrifying, even with the strobe effect

[@areynaschmidt2497]

The reasons behind the Dinosaur defunct effects are kind of a bummer/result of poor planning. The pterodactyl track/swoop effect was built over a section of track that has a fairly steep decline. The unfortunate reality in maintaining this effect is that its physically impossible to park a boom lift normally used to fix that sort of overhead animation on that steep of an angle. I was told that the "chickens on sticks" in the next scene were eventually left to be non-functional due to the steel company who manufactured the "spider" mechanism going out of business, thus not being able to provide parts to fix the structure when it inevitably broke. The Croc's body, on the other hand, was never built to function. The head is the only part of that figure that moves, being controlled by a robotic arm which is mounted on a moveable sled that can detach from the body. (The rest of the body is essentially a sculpted piece of set which is sitting on the mountain.) WDI did this to prevent another Yeti fiasco, knowing that such a large animated figure can eventually unleash irreparable damage to the ride structure itself. The intention is that when the head is experiencing technical problems, the animated piece which moves independently from the body can be rolled away from its show position to be worked on.

[@naarahjanemorris3121]

We don't have parks like this in the UK thanks for the Informative Video.

[@Catonic06]

did anyone notice the girl figure in the background in the Hatbox Ghost at 19:55 moved a bit or is that part of something?

[@TravisFancy]

5:05 i hated that we were turned around and that thing popped up and scared me ofc i was younger at the time but still scary