Yesterworld: The History of Disney's Honey I Shrunk The Audience

Exploring the History of Honey I Shrunk The Audience at the Disney parks!
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[@andrewthomas8888]

I remember going to the show as a kid and the mice part when they supposedly running in the seats really freaked me out as a kid.

[@zacharyturner2944]

Yeah I hated when they did the same sort of thing with cockroaches in “Its Tough to Be a Bug” as a kid.

[@RPena98]

Even though I mainly watched this on KZbin, it was still interesting to see. But damn those mice, I can still feel it

[@jedyson1788]

I remember lifting my legs being so freaked out! Since I returned to see Captain EO, the device left me underwhelmed. I was literally tickled by it.

[@jstenhouse22]

Andrew Thomas I peed my pants when the snake came out

[@jackasplat]

I was only 5 when the mice thing happened and I was so scared that I kept my legs up the entire rest of the attraction because I was convinced the mice were real and were still wandering around the theater. The whole experience itself was pretty scarring thinking back on it

[@CartoonTriper]

with the Marvel franchise in hand of Disney, is a missed opportunity make a version with Antman

[@perlamunoz2707]

Samuel Chin Orozco That doesn’t sound like a bad idea.

[@carminecdinoproductions]

I wanna see a 3D motion simulator themed to Ant-Man called “Ant-Man Adventure”!

[@gissneric]

Unfortunately, the technology for the ride is outdated by today's standard as people would not be as fooled as they were back then.

[@perlamunoz2707]

gissneric I guess your right.

[@badideabearcub2747]

gissneric i don’t think so, the brilliance of the show was not that the seats had a lot of movement but that the movie was perfectly synchronized with the images. Simulator ride are now abundant in theme parks but they are not this subtle and convincing. Also 4dx theaters are now commonplace in many countries. I go there regularly to watch the latest blockbusters,, but since these movies weren’t made with moving seats in mind, the “Honey I shrunk the audience” attraction still remains one of the best simulator ride experiences I had ever experience.

[@welcometothemetaverse2523]

My favorite part of the ride was always Eric Idle saying to the audience: "Please be patient and we will blow you up as soon as possible. *awkward pause* You know what I mean."

[@phoenixdavida8987]

Lol

[@conniethomas4753]

;-)

[@AuraNova-AshleyH]

This attraction scared the crap out of me as a kid. As someone who had an excessive fear of snakes, a giant 3D one coming for my head wasn't the most pleasant experience. Also wasn't a fan of the mice running past your legs as it made my skin crawl. But my parents loved it so I was forced to re-live the scaring experience multiple times as a kid. I have bad memories from this ride. Anyone else got scared or creeped out by it?

[@pinkgirl5041]

Ashley H it terrified me! I refused to even go and see normal 3D movies at the cinema for years because of it!

[@ricardosaucedo2298]

Me I would always run out crying at the end of the film

[@ebook3]

This ride scared the crap out of me too! By that very same 3D cat monster. It actually gave me nightmares for a while. Having grown up though, I miss that ride and would do anything for another go at it.

[@JoshHowardChannel]

Snake got my 11 year old self. pretty good.

[@zach3360]

I literally thought the snake was going to bite my face- so I just closed my eyes and curled up in my seat looking back at the audience

[@michaeleisner4758]

Honey, I shrunk my fanbase

[@bridgetmistryable]

Hey Michael Esnier is that really you again hurry be S.E.O. of the Walt Disney Company again please do it

[@odinlaufey6206]

go away, you murdered the peoplemover and replaced it with those god awful rocket rods...

[@Fiver565]

💩

[@NoLeftTurns965]

Michael Eisner HA

[@XenonSwift]

yes you did michael. disneyland paris is what killed you

[@robotparadise]

Meanwhile, in an alternative reality: And now, direct from Walt Disney studios and Rick Moranis, we present SPACE BALLS.. THE RIDE!

[@abehambino]

robotparadise that’s UNFAIR!!!!!!

[@nickcolman3599]

Wow, that means I saw this show at EPCOT during its final week of operation, and I never would have known!

[@CelestialDarkness45]

I never liked the "leg ticklers" in 4-D shows either. mostly because they felt more like little whips rather than "ticklers". I always kept my legs up if I knew a 4-D show had them.

[@YesterworldEntertainment]

As a teenager I'm somewhat ashamed to admit that personally I'd pull out the "ticklers" from the seats to ensure I'd leave the theater without bruises. Hated that effect. Not literally rip them out or anything, but just pull them out so they wouldn't POP out during that scene.

[@peacelovetv95]

Same, my sister and I both hate them. We also sit on our feet for the bug crawling part of "it's tough to be a bug" 😂

[@AngelicDesigns292]

The live show Disneyland has for Bugs Life is the worst, I hate it. It features a stink bug, which released a pungent odor to the audience, the sensation of being stung on your back, if you were leaning against the seat (after my first viewing I knew when to lean forward and get up from my seat) and giant 3D Black widows coming down from the ceiling! Yikes! I didn't care much for the giant snake part in Honey I shrunk the audience show either and my little twin brothers were terrified! So much so that they cried while in line waiting for the Country Bear Jamboree (RIP CBJ) because they were too young to know the difference and thought they were going on the ride with the scary snake again lol

[@noahmarshall8726]

I did too and will always do it

[@wehaveapiperdoone]

Part of A HISTA CM's closing duties was to collect the ones people pulled out. I made a cat o' nine tails out of the ones I found.

[@mariah9305]

This is probably the only Disney Park memory I strongly remember from my childhood. I so vividly remember everything from that attraction. What a time!

[@spindleclown]

God, I miss the playground... really fond childhood memories. Sure, it was scalding hot outside, but you could ride on an ant! Never got to try out Honey I Shrunk the Audience, though.

[@rosenrot234]

That poor ant's death in the movie always got me to tear up.

[@sammylane21]

That 3D show was a experience... a terrifying one but a experience non the lesser.

[@morganewing3399]

one of my earliest memories is on that kodak slide, i always thought it was a battery

[@mattl1458]

They could have easily rethemed it to Ant Man too...

[@spindleclown]

@@mattl1458 You're totally right and now I'm even more upset

[@UselessDuckCompany]

I saw this at Epcot. The mouse part was pretty freaky.

[@Nokkiwow]

This is the only attraction at Disney that ever terrified me as a kid. The mice hitting my feet, the giant lion, and the snake coming at me were enough to give me nightmares for weeks... XD

[@srayj]

I always loved Honey I Shrunk the Audience and the play area. I do understand why people thought it was too dated but I still wish they’d retain some of its legacy. I know Meet the Robinsons wasn’t popular enough, but I always thought it’d be great to have the inventor of the year award continue, but now it would be presented to Cornelius Robinson. The show would be about Robinson getting the award. He would show off a few inventions, the PB and jelly maker would be fun because it could spray the audience and send smells of the ingredients into the crowd, he could show off Carl, and some other inventions, then something happens that puts us in danger so Wilbur and Carl are told to get us out of there but since there are too many of us to carry, they use the time travel technology to help us escape. We go through a few time periods before we save the day and return to our own time. I think it would have been great! Oh well.

[@lcotner5068]

We visited Hollywood Studios in Feb 2019, and at least at that time it was seriously lacking in play areas for small kids. Too much waiting in lines and not enough room for kids to run around when they need to get their energy out. Toy Story Land would have been an obvious place to add one. It's disappointing that the play area has not been replaced.

[@muppetspot2]

I don’t know if a peanut butter and jelly scent would be good because of peanut allergies

[@ab5olut3zero95]

@@muppetspot2 you know you can simulate a smell without the real thing right?

[@muppetspot2]

@@ab5olut3zero95 Yes I do, however I still don’t know if it is a good ides

[@conniethomas4753]

I LOVED it till the last dates or not!

[@lyricperson24]

i saw this show when i was four, the only things i remembered were the giant snake and being VERY upset about the dog sneezing on me

[@rasputinafreak]

You forgot to mention the cool water fountains outside of the attraction at WDW which had voices coming out of it when you try to take a drink. It was one of my favorite parts!

[@carminecdinoproductions]

rasputinafreak LOL

[@tiffprendergast]

rasputinafreak yup

[@redfive1300]

Once again, Yesterworld is making more amazing content!

[@Rebel_Friend]

Gabriel Lezama When has he ever has he ever not made amazing content?

[@brycevo]

You have to love Rick Moranis

[@rosenrot234]

I can't help but respect the guy. He stopped acting just to take care of his family as a widower.

[@SirBlackReeds]

Have you heard his music?

[@metalmugen]

I agree

[@svhwdwnut]

rosenrot234 yup

[@Gigachad_69_420]

Loved him in Little Shop of Horrors

[@caitlinnothhard994]

If I recall correctly, because of Kodak's sponsorship, the Imagination pavilion also had a special lounge for Kodak employees. We went to EPCOT in 2003 and my dad was still an employee of Kodak at the time, so he went to check it out, but because Kodak was well into it's decline by that time there was nobody in there.

[@TiagoRai12]

It's expensive to change things.

[@FastForwardPlans]

@Haze Demolishing a whole park is hard.

[@mattfahringer148]

@@FastForwardPlans yeah about as much time and effort goes into tearing one down as it does building one

[@JeffreyPiatt]

The ride needs Microsoft or Apple as a Sponsor now. A company with unlimited money to spend restoring the attraction to it's prime and have image works be there tech demo playground.

[@redblazingsky2225]

At 9:37, What do you think would really happen to a person if their body gets stuck under a giant woman when she collapsed onto them?

[@WitheredFreddo]

On my Disney guide from 1991 it had this as one of the attractions ;D And Body wars.

[@callmezeldaonemoartime]

Anime Withered Toy Freddy 1987 stop being everywhere

[@perlamunoz2707]

Cool.

[@MarthaRoseQuartz]

I fucking loved Body Wars.

[@Muffin__Maam]

Growing up I LOVED the play area. I thought it was so cool to run around giant versions of normal things. The ride freaked me out as a little kid because of the effects, but growing up I loved it. I was sad to see it go but thought it was cool that EO was getting a chance to play again!

[@redblazingsky2225]

At 9:37, What do you think would really happen to a person if their body gets stuck under a giant woman when she collapsed onto them?

[@wiifitt]

Well I guess we know who stole buzzy.

[@YesterworldEntertainment]

I just couldn't live a lie anymore...

[@MarthaRoseQuartz]

No, the person you go inside in Body Wars stole Buzzy. (I have no idea who it is, but I think it's a guy even though it could be a girl.)

[@julieta2948]

OMG IT DID EXIST!!! I THOUGHT IT WAS A DREAM LMAO

[@redblazingsky2225]

At 9:37, What do you think would really happen to a person if their body gets stuck under a giant woman when she collapsed onto them?

[@jph4852]

This attraction was called "MicroAdventure!" at Tokyo Disneyland since the original film was called "MicroKids" in Japan. The same show building for that attraction now houses "Stitch Encounter."

[@esarts6744]

Oh Honey, I wish I could shrink the prices for Disneyland passes... $1,149 with black out days and $1,399 without😨😰😰

[@gator9339]

I haven't been to Disneyland since 2014 I miss it

[@esarts6744]

Henry Robles it’s best to go on a slow day during the week. Weekends are a nightmare. The holiday season (October to December) are disappointing on displays. I got my pass in 2017 because I wanted the rose cup but I got the SoCal pass which is for the weekdays only and I have to pay for parking but I go with my brother which has the parking included on his pass. But with Star Wars land opening up soon the rules for the pass will change and mine will mostly be for DCA only.

[@katec708]

MissArtSucker dang, that all sounds like a huge pain in the ass lol. Thanks Disney.

[@Cloud777-7]

It’s $800 for a deluxe annual pass.

[@esarts6744]

Kate C yes it is, the prices went up yesterday with no warning. now if you want to have the pass that includes Disneyland and Disney World it’s around 2,000. At least Six Flags pass have more to offer you can even bring a friend for free some days and that pass is under $100 dollars.

[@spicyshark6233]

I don’t blame the kids with the mice on this thing. The spiders on Shrek 4-D had the exact same technology and freaked me out of course.

[@Skyrunner210]

I remember the spiders in Shrek 4-D. When I was little, I always lifted my feet up whenever I saw the spiders onscreen so that I wouldn’t feel the spiders crawling up my legs.

[@spicyshark6233]

Lucy Price same but the spider scared me enough to skip it every time l went to universal. Well atleast I’m not that scared now.

[@Skyrunner210]

Sharkzilla Yeah. I remember wondering to myself when I went on it when I was a little older “what do the spiders actually feel like?” and honestly, it wasn’t as bad as I made it out to be as they basically brush past your ankles. My imagination back then made it out so that I’d feel them actually crawling up my legs and that’s why I got so freaked out by it at the time.

[@spicyshark6233]

Lucy Price I haven’t been on it since that day but I realized the technology they had for it was just air so I’m going on it again the next time I go. Mostly cause of the memes.

[@rosenrot234]

Or bugs in Its Tough to be a Bug. I don't know why but that effect always creeped me the fuck out. Like it was cool they got it to work but it kinda worked TOO good

[@JoshuaOrro-MustangPrinceOR-YTB]

When I saw Shrunk The Audience at Epcot back in 1998 it was really intense

[@wehaveapiperdoone]

I was a HISTA cast member in 1998. Now I feel old.

[@michaelthebishop5290]

This was up there with Stitch as one of the most needlessly terrifying attractions

[@rinisonline4312]

bruh stitch was literally so terrifying for no reason why was that so scary lmao

[@marinthecreator]

I was like 3 and this attraction scared the shit out of me and still does to this day.

[@JamesLupus]

The mouse effect didn't scare me that much as a kid. What terrified me were the parts with the lion and the snake.

[@justinbf4375]

Yeah so u did feel it? Not everyone does . Some guy told me it’s real I don’t wanna get into that rn bjt ya so u felt it 2? I always backed up but anyone who mentioned it says others don’t feel it or they don’t feel it all the time bjt after the first I always like backed up as far as I could i didn’t like it lol… wonder how they do that effect cuz I felt it from the front u know. Kind of hurt

[@otaking3582]

So *that's* where the missing animatronic went to!

[@YesterworldEntertainment]

I knew this was a mistake...

[@ducknorris233]

FUN FACT- “Honey I Blew UP the Kids” was originally a title of a Stephen King novel.

[@brianvaira486]

The snake and the lion really freaked me out when I was a kid.

[@sasamichan]

I never got to see the play area. I did get to go on a tour where you walked in to a Wearhouse FULL of props more then I could make out. The shrink ray among them, it activated and the shelves of props appeared to grow larger as we were supposed to shrink. We then went threw a door to a seating area where a lucky few got to come up and sit on the Bee prop from the movie and blue screen them selves in to the scene. Then they got to do folly recording work. We also got to see a short movie about a woman loosing a winning lottery ticket and then see how the effects for that movie were made. We went to more places, saw more props and learned about more effects Repeat till the tour was over. When this play area was built I majorly wanted to go back but could never afford it.

[@geraldinep.3287]

The play area was fun. You wouls have enjoyed it. And I too remember the Warehouse with the props, and the bee demonstration, thinking that was the coolest thing ever. Good to know someone else remembers that. 😊

[@BrettsPlay]

In 1994 this show traumatized me. I was afraid of snakes for 24 years until my girlfriend moved in with hers last year. He and I are buds now. What sucks though is had my family gone on vacation a year earlier I would have wholly enjoyed Captain EO. I LOVED Michael Jackson then, and that hasn't changed.

[@queenoftheworld_]

I went to Disneyland Paris for the first time in 2007 and saw this show with my Dad. It terrified me, utterly terrified me. I was desperate to go pee but my Dad refused to let me go and... you guessed it, I pissed myself... while watching this and sobbing. Ever since then I’ve been totally unable to watch 4D kind of shows because it just... gives me those butterflies back. 😅 I think it was the dog sneezing that got me. Bleck!

[@redblazingsky2225]

At 9:37, What do you think would really happen to a person if their body gets stuck under a giant woman when she collapsed onto them?

[@shadinetoile]

same! I went the same year, at Disneyland Paris and I've been traumatized too :(

[@amyelinski]

Honey, I Shrunk The Kids was my favorite part of Disney as a kid. I was so sad when it closed.

[@redblazingsky2225]

At 9:37, What do you think would really happen to a person if their body gets stuck under a giant woman when she collapsed onto them?

[@ThemePark_Nerdo]

Welcome back! Please do 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea!

[@theendofit]

Oh and saying its dated always sounds silly to me as the same pepole that say that are the same ones that often dont like when disney gets rid of old rides like snow whites scary adventure, horizons world of motion, great movie ride, ect. It's just a bias I see alot with disney commentators. Keep everything they have nostalgic memories of and update the rest.

[@adeadphish7931]

This is surreal, a yesterworld video of something I remember from the first time I went to Disneyland in 2001

[@Ringey247]

I remember going on Honey I shrunk the audience at Disneyland back in 2008 and there's only five people in the audience watching including me.

[@BenLaurence]

I liked the movie but was never a big fan of Honey I Shrunk the Audience #CaptainEOForever I totally forget good ol’ Dr. Nigel Channing was in the show 😂

[@BenLaurence]

bigevilworldwide1 simmer down now, I never said EO should still be there (in a perfect world it would be lol) They should make a new version with a modern popular musician like Bruno Mars or something.. that be kinda cool. Anything’s better than what’s there now

[@Attmay]

@@BenLaurence That would date just as quickly if not more so. No modern musician has the kind of reach Jackson had in his pre-trial heyday, and Disney's not in as financially precarious a situation as they were when they opened EO in the first place. The opening even got its own network TV special, it was that big. Much of the stuff put there under Eisner's watch was pretty dated and not in the cool retro-future way. Some of it was downright cheap. How much of a future does, say, Toontown have in a Disney corporate environment where everything is either a sequel, a remake, or marvelstarwars?

[@BenLaurence]

Attmay true, just suggestions though. A lotta things Iger is doing is cheap, cheesy and will date quickly. Disney just isn’t the same anymore

[@VDJVivacity]

@bigevilworldwide1 Michael Jackson is consistently one of the highest earning dead celebrities in the world and his Estate earns more than most modern living artists. He may have died ten years ago,but there are still many younger generations discovering his greatness.

[@JAYSAL22]

Captain EO was better but at the same time I think it’s too scary for kids which is why it wasn’t that popular when it returned but I loved it and glad I got to experience

[@markdwalton]

Re: the Tomorrowland Theater in Disneyland: "Today, this theater space routinely changes between Star Wars film clips, Disney movie trailers, and limited-time releases, including the return of Captian EO". That's a MUCH better use of that theater than "Honey I Shrunk the Audience!" Captain EO, for example, is a true classic which isn't dated at all. (Dripping with sarcasm) :P

[@carminecdinoproductions]

Mark Walton The Shrunk the Audience attraction should’ve still been at Epcot while Tomorrowland at Disneyland would still use its theater for Captain EO, Disney movie trailers, STAR WARS movie clips, and some limited time 3D attractions along with the Tomorrowland at Tokyo Disneyland, Discoveryland at Disneyland Paris, and Tomorrowland at Hong Kong Disneyland that would do the same thing and also the Tomorrowland at Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom!

[@alanmerino9440]

This video unlocked a hidden memory of my childhood.

[@WayWardWonderer]

That friggin' snake scared 7 year-old me half to death!!

[@KWCline91]

WayWardWanderer me too. But the mice did it for me.

[@ecoRfan]

The mice right off the line was enough for me. That 4D show scared me to near death. Did it later in life knowing what would happen, but the effects weren’t as powerful. But my god as a little kid it was terrifying.

[@MarthaRoseQuartz]

@@KWCline91 The mice felt SO GOOD.

[@drxym]

All these 3D/4D attractions wore out their welcome very quickly. I remember seeing A Bugs Life, Muppet Vision, Shrek 4D and Terminator 3D (not knowing what they were) in a single holiday and deciding I was sick of the lot of them.

[@kaseyshay]

I agree. I think when they originally came out, they were cool for their time. But I sadly find them pretty lame now....

[@prtwriter4660]

If they reboot Honey, I shrunk. I think people might be pissed. It's like saying you should reboot Back to The Future. You can but should you? It's a timepiece of film history. You know they'll just CGI the whole thing in the reboot. Also, Rick would have to make a cameo but Rick left acting so I mean its a hard sell. This and BTTF shouldn't be touched...Hell do the tv show again, that had at least a good jumping off point to make something out of the IP.

[@tomservo5007]

If they rebooted Honey, it would just be another CGI movie, nothing special. Since Disney owns Honey --- I'm sure there will be a remake, unfortunately. BTTF is a different story. Robert Zemeckis will never let that happen, and I believe him.

[@SirBlackReeds]

Honestly, VFX would have actually improved the original.

[@prtwriter4660]

I feel like it would lessen the effects they used. Like a cop-out, blue or green screen the whole backyard. When in the original the made big objects. I feel Disney would cut corners on Honey.

[@mightyfilm]

Why do I get the feeling that, as the case with the reboot of Freaky Friday, we're just going to get a cheap telefilm on the Disney Channel targeted specifically for 9-12 year old girls? I'm not someone that inherently cares about movie studios making inferior reboots of movies that wouldn't translate the same in a modern era. If you don't get a reboot of something, you wind up with a knockoff because there are only so many stories to tell. But frankly, Rick Moranis made the film. He made the third one tolerable, and I'll say the TV show was pretty decent with Peter Scolari (the not Tom Hanks guy from Bosom Buddies), but only because the show managed to be its own thing instead of just shrinking them every week. I don't see the point, even financially of another modern update of a raucous family comedy that was made in the decade perfect for it on all counts. Father of the Bride and Parent Trap, sure. Parent Trap was remade, including once as an awful ripoff film with the Olsen Twins, and that sort of thing can work. Father of the Bride seems like just that kind of story they'd remake as any film intentionally or not. Honey is just going to come off desperate, not getting a new audience who doesn't care for that kind of family movie, nor attracting any fanbase that's nostalgic of the original. Again, unless it's a cheap, disposable Disney Channel teen pop flick to squeeze a little popularity out of some throwaway pop star they're promoting. At least there'd be a soundtrack of forgettable teenybopper music that a hip mom would buy for their kids to listen in the car like twice.

[@PurpleDolphinStudios]

I once read something (though I can't find it anymore) in 2017 about the Honey I Shrunk the Kids reboot. It said that the main reason it hasn't already happened is because every time they found someone to direct/write it, they kept making it into a full-on horror flick. Every script had at least one of the kids getting killed and one writer even went so far as to actually kill all of them in each draft of the script (one draft had a kid die from each obstacle; the mower would grind one to a pulp, the bee would impale another, the scorpion sliced one in half, and the last kid was only found after being crushed by the dad's teeth and was put out of his misery with the rest of the cheerios with the movie ending on the dad lying to the mom saying that they should move before anyone finds out.) As a result, the project is on hold until they find someone who can do it without going that far. Again, this was something I read in 2017 (maybe late 2016; these last couple years are a bit of a blur when your list of reasons to end it all keeps growing on a seemingly weekly basis) and I can't find it again for the life of me. If anyone can find it, please let me know. Personally, I didn't really like the original because I already don't like bees, scorpions are terrifying, and the idea of getting eaten is horrific. Those rejected scripts, though... Seriously, as much as the original scared me as a kid and still kinda does, I feel like those pitched reboots would've been straight-up nightmare fuel to the point where children would never want to go outside or eat cheerios out of sheer terror after their parents figured it wouldn't be so bad to show them the new version. It could be rated R for the amount of death and (most likely) gore, but I guarantee a lot of parents would say "It's just a remake of that cheesy 80's movie" and take their toddler who would then leave the theater with screams of fear with only months of nightmares to look forward to.

[@Mixwell1983]

Havent seen the show in years but the intro of it brought back instant memories from Disneylands opening of it. I vaguely remember Caption EO as well.. damn such nostalgia

[@catholiccontriversy]

I remember my grandma thought the dog peed on everyone.

[@SuperSonichero10]

Just wanted to add an additional bit of Trivia for Disneyland's Version of the Updated Honey I Shrunk the Audience queue, prior to entering the building itself, guest would see a series of 3 posters promoting the Inventor of the Year Award from the Imagination Institute, if I remember correctly, the 1st poster was of Eric Idle's character Nigel Channing, promoting him as Chairman of the Institute, the 2nd Poster was of Rick Moranis's character Wayne Szalinski as winner of that years award and the 3rd poster featured the year's previous winner, none other than Robin Williams as reprising his role as Phillip Brainerd from the 1997 film, Flubber!!! For those curious what they look like, here's an article from the Yesterland website. www.yesterland.com/hista.html

[@djsmartyp]

SuperSonicHero10 in Orlando, you can find this display in the queue for Journey Into Your Imagination (is that what they call that abomination now?)

[@ThePirateprincess23]

@@djsmartyp close- its Journey Into Imagination With Figment.

[@sima4162]

Finally an experience I remember going to! I was about 5 when my parents took me. I remember loving the playground, but the mice and the holo cat freaked me the hell out. I climbed over everyone to get out of the theater with my mom following close behind. Fortunately Dreamfinder and Figment came over once we were outside and calmed me down.

[@cryptidofoz]

This show and 'A bugs's life' show at Animal Kingdom scared me to death as a kid. I distinctly remember turning my head and crying so hard into my sister's friend's shirt. To this day he still tells me how he remembers me screaming and me leaving snot on his sleeve 😂

[@carminecdinoproductions]

ashleyofoz Why not check out other 3D shows at Walt Disney World like the Philharmagic show at Magic Kingdom, Muppet-Vision 3D at Hollywood Studios, and the Disney and Pixar Film Festival at Epcot!

[@Rebel_Friend]

Tumblr: Honey, I shrunk my userbase

[@Cinnaschticks]

Indeed.

[@BrideofLoki]

And now the Magic Eye Theater in WDW does short films.

[@MichaelHaneline]

I worked this attraction and Astro Orbiter during the summer of Disneyland's 50th anniversary. It was pretty dated by that point but I still thought it was a fun experience as a guest, especially as a "my feet are tired just let me sit somewhere air-conditioned without having to wait in line" ride. As a cast member, I loved working Honey, especially in the auditorium, where during loading you were allowed to improvise a bit (as long as you got all the important parts of the safety spiel in and didn't say anything inappropriate). When show started you got to just sit in a chair to the side and keep an eye out for any problems, but otherwise just enjoy the air conditioned theater. There were other stations you had to work on Honey as well, but overall it was a very laid-back attraction to work (though you'd usually be rotated over to Astro Orbiter in the middle of longer Honey Shifts, which was not so great.) Also, Honey had the best break room hahaha.

[@gameroomwizards448]

I was actually worked on this attraction at Epcot from 1995 to 1999. I miss the old building and attractions. They really messed up this building offer the closure of the original Journey. I loved working both, and to this day was the best experience I had working in the parks- the only location to come close was when I worked at Disneyquest.

[@wehaveapiperdoone]

Hey! We worked together, then! I was there from 1998-99.

[@amydaskilewicz682]

I remember ~hating~ this attraction. It absolutely terrified me. I saw it once and then refused to see it again.

[@redblazingsky2225]

At 9:37, What do you think would really happen to a person if their body gets stuck under a giant woman when she collapsed onto them?

[@robertiger3098]

Honey, I shrunk original ideas

[@dawndouglas3726]

I took my son to see this show in 1996 and the mice part was so intense I kicked my feet and hit the seat in front of me so hard. The little girl in the seat flew out of her seat.

[@optimuslibby]

I remember the pre show with the frog

[@icantthinkofaname1009]

That snake scared the hell out of me as a kid

[@zacharyturner2944]

My favorite KZbinr.

[@ianbowden9496]

Loving this. Evokes fond memories of past visits

[@stroyer2103]

replacing this with a Pixar Film Fest was the worst possible thing that has ever happened at Epcot

[@edenbru11]

I don’t remember this ride but I loved it as a kid apparently and I love this movie great video

[@emaluv5139]

jesus... that end rat part scared the CRAP outta me when this first opened D: i was only 8, but wtf captain EO i love and STILL miss you (and the original figment, and cranium control, and the old skool mexico and norway rides, and the original spaceship earth voice, etc etc etc...) rip in peace, early 90s epcot 😭😭😭😭😭😭 edit: dont get me wrong, i jus watched HISTK the other day, i LOVE that movie... but captain EO, tho... 😩😩😩😩 yea i was spoiled i spent every summer for two weeks from 1986-2004 at disney... im obviously nostalgic for the old skool attractions 😿

[@twentysomethingstitcher121]

The mouse section always scared me. I used to sit on my feet for the whole show to avoid this effect.

[@Wyst_eria]

BISH I REMEMBER THAT PLAYGROUND!!! THE DOG NOSE I THOUGHT WAS SO COOL

[@calebhiggins1526]

I really like you having someone else. I like the odd of having more content, love your content guys!

[@skunkman9815]

I once saw this attraction once

[@circussteph4894]

Thank you so much for putting all of this footage together! Its amazing seeing these videos.

[@matthewb.1687]

Such good memories! I was a big fan of the honey I shrunk franchise as a kid. This was my favorite ride/movie.

[@MCRgirlforever1]

Ok listen, I went to Disney World for the first time in 2005 and the Honey I Shrunk The Kids playground was my favorite, but after Michael Jackson's passing, I learned about Captain EO and because I love Disney and Michael Jackson I was DYING to see it. Then in 2015 I went to Disney for the 2nd time and was excited to finally see it ONLY FOR IT TO HAVE BEEN TEMPORARILY REPLACED BY SOME EXTENDED TRAILER. My hopes and dreams were crushed. I also lost the special Mickey ears I got that year. Not my best Disney experience.

[@HorseCrazieGirl15]

I remember seeing this attraction back when I was a kid. the part with the mice freaked me out lol

[@jaidynspaghetti]

the Cat/Lion and the snake scared the crap out of me as a kid. i thought i was gonna die that day

[@dontdriveat88]

Man, I really want this back. I mean, all we have now is the Pixar Short Films.

[@mrWendybird]

Unpopular opinion time: I thought this show was fun .3.

[@markdwalton]

Who are these weirdos who DIDN'T like the show?? Aside from kids who were scared of mice/snakes dragged along and traumatized by their idiot parents (or adults who still didn't like the mice effect, but kept coming back to the show anyway??)? I thought it was terrific - the effect when the entire theater appears to be moving, accomplished by giant bellows/air cushions under all the seats, amazed me and never got old for me. A great movie is a great movie, no matter how old it is (I'm looking at you, Universal Studios/Back to the Future the Ride!), and I'd argue it made an even better attraction - Disneyland has quite a few attractions based on movies more than 20 years old, that rightfully are still there (knock on wood!). And the adults that I knew who brought their kids to the playground (with a similar area for A Bug's Life in Disneyland) said their kids loved it (you don't go in the middle of summer, duh!) - I was sad when both areas went away. I mark this as a fail for Disney, whether anyone else agrees or not.

[@amandabricker3059]

I actually really enjoyed it too! ☀️

[@Seantendo]

You may be the first KZbinr to ever say "Moranis" correctly. They usually say "mor-anus."

[@lostmediadetective2590]

6:24 that delivery always cracks me up

[@ash5547]

can you do it’s tough to be a bug? that attraction scared me way more than honey

[@brycevo]

Backlot tour! Nice!

[@sarahmcmann5253]

The playground was so much fun I miss it 😢

[@svhwdwnut]

Sarah McMann what’s there now

[@sarahmcmann5253]

Tiff Prendergast Star Wars land

[@redblazingsky2225]

At 9:37, What do you think would really happen to a person if their body gets stuck under a giant woman when she collapsed onto them?

[@link01742]

I got lost in Disney world in the Honey I shrunk the kids area it was worse because all of the things were so giant and you were just alone lost in a giant world as a kid it's freaking traumatizing

[@Why156]

I went to Disney world when I was 6 and I have such amazing memories of this show and the play area, more than any other ride. Thank you so much for covering it, never clicked on a video so quickly,!!

[@WhiteOutFanYT]

Why156 Why156 is cool

[@mrmannyy.]

Honey i shrunk a theme park

[@mrmax75]

Is that Quinn Knight? That’s awesome!

[@scribbleowl]

This show scared me so much the first time I saw it that I convinced my mom to let me leave the theater while the rest of the family finished watching. It wasn’t just the snake or mice - anything that broke the 4th wall really freaked me out.

[@IndyFilmProductions]

I only went to the playground once when I was really little, but I remember it so vividly and wish it could've stayed around.

[@AtomicFox64]

4:03 did the imagineers play Legend of Zelda: Majora's mask?

[@LunarEclips333]

Idk everyone seems to have hated the attraction , but I feel as though I would’ve loved it... I’m really into immersive attractions that interact with the audience, so the mice effect and whatnot would’ve definitely caught my attention in a good way... but unfortunately I’ll never get the chance to really know if I would’ve liked it or not 😂😂😂

[@conniethomas4753]

Lexi I did love it 2003/4/5/7 :-)

[@hcstubbs3290]

This was an amazing show, so sad that it's gone. There was something really special about being part of the show.

[@redblazingsky2225]

At 9:37, What do you think would really happen to a person if their body gets stuck under a giant woman when she collapsed onto them?

[@jamesstotz3412]

This is the single most remembered ride of my life. I rode it as a small kid and it was the first like this I had ever ridden. I remember being blown away.

[@Clay3613]

Nobody wants to see a freaking Pixar movie marathon at a theme park, bring Captain EO or HISTA!

[@darktetsuya]

yknow when 3D movies became a thing, I went into it thinking it would be something similar to what HISTA did, instead I think it's just some thinly-veiled anti-piracy measure... lame! (though I want to say there were some movies that actually did utilize 3D in this way?) as I'm watching I'm reminded of the various elements hat were 3D and literally popped out of the screen at you! Surprised they haven't done anything like this since, I know they have 4D Box motion seats that move that might add another dimension to an attraction like this!

[@ntheflesh5687]

I remember going on the playground!!! it was always super weird ,but my family really enjoyed it.

[@newleif9739]

Rode this at Euro Disney many times, it's back to Captain EO now.

[@svhwdwnut]

Cursed Dream Disneyland Paris

[@newleif9739]

@@svhwdwnut same thing....

[@thejeriahoross4132]

I really liked the ride and how it ended sadly

[@liamnoname6662]

RedBlazingSky Quit spamming that comment, tard

[@sleepparalysiscat7239]

Honey, I shrunk the memes

[@rosestrife1498]

DUDE I ROAD THAT RIDE AND I SWEAR ONE OF THE RAT TAILS SMACKED ME OKAY!

[@crazygamerakarunnerboivlog8773]

I loved this movie and I will never forget Honey I Shrunk The Audience at Old Epcot.

[@TheLostBattalion1918]

Honey, I Took The Kids