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Friday, February 01, 2008
Photo Memories Featuring Epcot's World Showcase: Maelstrom and Skylaidescope plus a New Release Update.
Hi everyone and welcome back for another update featuring more photos from Epcot's World Showcase .
Photo Memories: World Showcase Part 2 - The first set of photos below are from Norway pavilion's Maelstrom boat ride featuring a trip back to a mythological version of Norway’s Viking days.
This is one of the few 'dark ride' type attractions at Epcot and I have always enjoyed it although it is often overlooked today.
Below are some rare photos (circa 1986) of the original Epcot Center lagoon spectacular Skylaidescope!
In this large scale daytime lagoon extravaganza you experienced a battle between good and evil fought with bi-planes, dragon boats, kites, colorful smoke and daytime fireworks. During the show the classic Epcot Center anthem "we've just begun to dream" plays as the bi-planes buzz and circle the dragon boats diving to almost hit them before pulling up into the sky!
At the end of the show hundreds of colorful balloons were released (a common practice in those days not longer done out of environmental concerns). This was truely a fun spectacle and I miss the days of the daytime lagoon shows. It has been over 15 years sinse the last attempt with Surprise in the Skies and I don't see Disney bringing this type of show back anytime soon... but you never know.
For many years after Skylaidescope ended one of the dragon boats (below) was parked in the lagoon behind the Rock and Roll Beach Club ( closing forever February 3rd) at Pleasure Island. I have not seen it for years and I assume it has been retired or perhaps used as a prop somewhere. If anyone knows the fate of this boat please let me know.
New Release Update: The next title from JeffLangeDVD will be released this Wednesday February 6th. Please check back soon for more information.
As always, if you want to request a future DVD idea, Photo Memory topic or comment on anything, just drop me a line at suggestions@JeffLangeDVD.com.