Defunctland: The History of Epcot's Body Wars
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In this special crossover episode of Defunctland, Jack and I explore the history behind Epcot's extinct simulator, Body Wars.
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Hey Defunctland Community! We have some exciting stuff coming in the near future that I can't wait to show you. I am excited to announce that the first episode of the Defunctland podcast will premiere next Monday! The guest host will be Jack from Park Ride History, and we will discuss this episode, Wonders of Life, and the future and past of Epcot. Stay tuned for more on the podcast, the series, and Defunctland VR, and don't forget to get your T-Shirts here: teespring.com/stores/defunctland
Defunctland yo can u put the small world rock version in the desc?
Defunctland do universal studios earthquake/disaster or twister
Defunctland please do captain eo
Defunctland please also do adventures through inner space
Defunctland I know it was never built, but can you do a video on disney's riverfront that was to be built in St. Louis.
Wow, those motion-tracked cuts between the original and defunct states of the ride are extremely well done!
Just as good 5 years later. If you end up breaking through on Defunctland VR or even just a fixed 3D version, this would be a cool easter egg.
God I love those ultra rare moments when you're the only one in the ride and you get that more personal experience from the cast member. One time me and my wife were the only ones on the Jungle Cruise and we got the "vip tour" where she just basically showed us all the secrets and how certain things functioned on the ride.
Me and my mom were the only ones on the Great Movie Ride and I think Star Tours the first time (we went back after I got off RnRC.)
I really wish Disney would release these theatre rides on Blu Ray, they'd make an absolute killing. Especially on Captain Eo.
Larry Bundy Jr I miss Captain EO so much. I was heartbroken when it left because I had to see it every trip to EPCOT is recent years
Plus it was today's kids' introduction to Michael Jackson (not mine, mine was the radio and subsequently his music videos.)
@@unwelldanny7108 Mine was the Jackson 5, before they have a cartoon show...
Or maybe video games.
My wife and I went to Disney back in late 2012 and we were lucky enough to get to experience Captain EO before it was shut down again.
That 30 second intro was as chilling as it was enthralling. Defunctland is such a quality series. Honestly, great job all around.
When I was a kid, Adventures Thru Inner Space terrified me. I was afraid the ride would malfunction and I’d be permanently miniaturized.
That was my biggest fear about Body Wars! I remember screaming out in line, "they're going to shrink us?!" My parents had to tell it me it was make believe. I was seven, that was scary stuff!
@@AllisonDancerChick1982 Hey, nice to see you here!
@@AllisonDancerChick1982 roll credits
Fun fact: my mom worked at Disney while pregnant with me and Disney put her in the Wonders of Life pavilion. She worked at Body Wars for the last few months of her pregnancy. Apparently they thought it was fitting to make a pregnant woman work in the life pavilion lol
3 years late. BUT SAME. My mom was pregnant with me working at Body Wars!!!!
So it DOES exist!! I was so afraid I dreamed up this ride, since I was very little when I went on it, and when I told people about it, no one knew what I was talking about
Glad to know it was real! Really sad I never got to do it again
Funny, I think I remembered it as a dream when I was a kid too.
Before watching, I will say I remember from my childhood a ride that involved getting shrunk down to examine a splinter, and it ended with you shooting lasers at the splinter which somehow got you out. Is this that ride? Watching now...
Edit: Pretty sure this is that ride, though I must have misremembered shooting the splinter to escape. Neat!
Swirly Dappleleaf I’m with you. I miss something else though. Toon town. I also wished they brought the beastly kingdom to life and brought the muppets to life but hey, maybe they could bring that back
I rode it around 1995-96, somewhere in there. I was only 10yo, so I don't remember it much. It definitely existed, though. Mostly I recall it being a rougher ride than Star Tours (which I also rode), though not uncomfortably so for me.
memicoot SAME! I remembered this and tried to ask my parents about it and they had no idea. Now, if only I can figure out why I remember going into houses of Goofy, Minnie, Mickey, Donald, etc...
The Magic School Bus did it better when they went inside Ralphie
Both Ralphie and Arnold. Then they went inside Ms. Frizzle and Janet...
Iron Man did it better when he went inside Hawkeye
Petition for a magic school bus simulator ride. Exist to sign
hijhiysonikku Right on.
No Alyson we want a fucking Iron Man simulator ride
"Snoopy is actually a covert agent for Cedar Fair." As a long-standing (and currently sitting) Peanuts fan, I laughed.
Snoopy sucks. I prefer Hanna-Barbera, but I still want Six Flags to pick up the license again. MAKE A WARNER THEME PARK IN THE US ALREADY!!
@@YuukiTakemoto1996 Nah. You suck, weeb
I mean lmaooo as someone who works at kings dominion he wasn't wrong
Yeah, Snoopy Sucks! Who Cares That It’s A Massive Part Of American Culture! He’s Just A Brian Ripoff From Family Guy!
Yeah, Right.. Peanuts Is, And Always Will Be, A Major Part Of American Culture… BRIAN Is The Flipping Ripoff.. He Even Dances Like Snoopy.. I HATE Family Guy…
It’s The Worst Show, Or Piece Of Media In General, To EVER Exist…..
We Japanese love Snoopy. We have him at Universal Japan.
Body Wars, The Mitochondria Strikes Back.
Jomaster The Second Body Wars Revenge of the Flu
Brainbot Jezebel Body Wars: A New Cure
The Last Hawkeye
"The Mitochondria Strikes Back"? What do you think this is? Parasite Eve?
*the mitochondria is the power house of the cell*
Bring back BODY WARS! I experienced this attraction at ages 4 and 10 and it left an impression on me. Today I am an experimental neurosurgeon. BODY WARS today for DOCTORS tomorrow!
antichicken 6 and 10.
YES! Was going to make this comment. I first went to EPCOT about 2 months after Body Wars debuted. I already planned to be an orthopedic surgeon, and thought Body Wars was awesome. We still have so much to understand in our journey through Inner Space...
You've got a better impression than what I thought of this ride (*cough* endo kink *cough*)
Though to be fair, that came from Captain Planet and Toonami (the level of the "Trapped in Hyperspace" game where you went inside TOM.)
@@YuukiTakemoto1996 what is endo (besides a root word for “within”)
@@adrienneczerni6516 Fantastic Voyage kinda stuff
"Wait until you see how many people suggested Horizons."
"Wait, wha-?!"
That cutoff made me laugh harder than it really should have. xD
me too lmao
i hear that if you start talking about horizons jack will just show up.
where is Horizons!!!
That heartbeat intro is incredible, and probably the most underrated thing on this channel
This probably has to be one of the saddest cases of defunct rides ever because I think Body Wars could've had so much potential! The concept of this ride is a unique and really cool idea for a motion simulator, and it looks much more intense than Star Tours which is something I'm interested in riding in. Unfortunately though I never got to ride this ride when I was younger.
There is a reference to body wars in the new star tours. Very beginning of the ride it references "Frequency 229"
Disneyland or Hollywood Studios?
@@Valhalla05 Both parks
Personally as a Bio-Major, would've loved a ride like this. It's a shame the Wonders of Life was closed by the time I finally convinced my parents to go to Disney World.
Honestly they should consider reopening it, maybe with maybe a Big Hero 6 theme (after all Baymax was a nursing robot). If I had to set the story, it'd be this: On the anniversary of Tadashi's death they open up the Tadashi Hamada Medical Research Center dedicated to the pioneering of new medical technology and education. Hiro, Baymax and the rest of the team show up to pay their respects, tour the facilities and unveil some of the new advancements some of the students there had been working on to the public and potential future students who want to apply.
Otherwise now that Body Wars is extinct and Honey I Shrunk the Kids is now just about an extinct property, I'd love for them to try to explore an Ant-man themed ride similar to the one they're building in Hong Kong...that is if they can ever get whatever mess they have going on with IOA sorted out.
Islands of Adventure isn't in Walt Disney World.
No, but IOA has the rights to Marvel atm for theme parks to some extent, why Disney World can't build anything besides Guardians of the Galaxy
And they fucking refuse to give it up. I'd totally want to see a retheme of Body Wars based on the episode of the '90s Iron Man cartoon where he goes inside Hawkeye.
hijhiysonikku Yes!
Ant-Man and the Wasp inside Falcon
It makes me so happy to watch this video now because you can see how far Kevin has come as a creator/documentarian, but also he was so excited about hitting 25k subscribers. He's over a million now... I like that someone who makes stuff so well is getting rewarded.
"Snoopy is actually a covert agent for Cedar Fair." ROFL
Snoop Dogg
I worked on Body Wars back in 1990 and was told about the time in the lungs being cut down. Cast members nicknamed it "The Vomitorium" because of all the guests who got sick on it. I do remember regularly having wait times of over 45 minutes even with both lines open. I was really sad to see it go.
Keith Dean i was one of those who got very nauseous on that ride. I still consider it the worst ride I've ever been on.
I remember reading about that when I discovered the ride.
I went to Epcot in the late 90s and rode Body Wars. I quite liked it (I was into simulators back then) but I remember it being quite rough, more bumps and bangs than in Star Tours. I think overall it was a bit underwhelming for people.
Regarding the low attendance issues, I think one of the main problems was the location. It was hidden away at the back of a pavilion, like it was some minor attraction. It must've been expensive to develop and build so they should've made for effort to promote it and show it off. A lot of the people visiting Epcot probably had no idea it was even there.
YESSSS. BODY WARS!!! Great video dude!
I must have ridden this in the early 2000's, I guess on its decline. I was with a friend, and the simulator we were in was maybe about 3/4 full. The attraction started normally but maybe 2/3 into it, the projection stopped. And we stopped. We waited for some announcement telling us not to move - but none came. Waited for Cast Member to come in. Nothing. We were belted in to our seats so no one could get up. After about five minutes, someone noticed an "Emergency" button on one of the walls. However, we were all belted in - except for a little five year-old girl who easily slipped out from her seatbelt. Everyone was telling her to go press the button. She was scared to, though. She walked slowly to it, went to push the button. Everyone's saying, Yes! Go! Press it!" And she does and a LOUD siren goes off - so she stops and the siren stops. So we start yelling at her that she was right, she did good - and to press it again but this time hold it. She did. The alarm only sounded for a short time. A Cast Member walked and and, as if nothing had happened, said, "Thank you for riding Body Wars; please exit..." Blah blah blah.... So, we all just walked out. It was so bizarre.
I love the match cuts in the beginning. Those types of edits always make me smile.
Now that the California Adventure, Tower of Terror is gone, why not talk about that? It was the last ride my mom got to go on before she died.
TheRealSpiderMew ...well, shit. That got dark fast. I'm sorry for your loss.
TheRealSpiderMew my mom passed away recently as well. It's really hard. Stay strong.
TheRealSpiderMew Because an exact clone of the California Adventure Tower exists in Paris.
B.T.W. Sorry about your mom.
Tower of Terror is the only ride at Disney World that’s open that I haven’t ridden my next trip down I’ll be riding it though since I love the Twilight Zone and I’m afraid it’s going to be removed
There are no plans in removing or changing the remaining towers in Orlando, Paris, and Tokyo
So there's nothing to worry
This is super obscure, but you should do a tribute to Meet the World at Tokyo Disneyland. It's right up this series' alley.
Brian Jenkins Meet the World would be fun, especially seeing how it was slated for EPCOT as well.
I literally found Both this channel and Park Ride History a month ago and subscribed to both in the same day, and all of a sudden you're both doing a collab episode....Im spooked now.
AvalonSpectre same
You wanna get real spooked? Watch the intro to the Ghostbusters episode (Comment Section Shameless Plug)
Drifty boi
4:42-5:08 You have tickled my ulnar nerve.
You also managed to pull off the most spectacular video we have ever seen. Congratulations.
Two weeks ago we went on star tours, my dad the first time as he missed it every time we went down to florida. Said it reminded him of Body Wars which almost made him faint right off the bat. He went on and on about the blood pumping pulling him in and out of consciousness. Had no idea about this ride until two weeks ago, and it was cool to learn about the ride! Thanks you guys for making this video!
I remember discovering Body Wars when I was 9 and falling in love right off the bat; I thought Dr. Lair was hot back then (still kinda do.)
I remember being on that ride and I will honestly say there was nothing like it at the time. Watching this video gave me flashbacks to the feelings of being on that ride and feeling like you were actually in the body. Reminded me of hearing the heart beat and also made me feel like it was InnerSpace brought to life.
"as long as it doesn't make me as sick as the ride did...." man did I feel that one
yo that last part about leaving the body, cut me DEEP
You deserve some MASSIVE props for how smooth and creative that intro was.
"Well, um...that was...different."
"THANK YOU."
Easily the best YT channel for Disneyland history. Your cadence in confident and natural. Your tone and delivery is not distracting to the content. Your attempts at humor are subtle and work. And again, most importantly, is not distracting. You cover your subjects well and the videos are just the right length. Looking forward to more.
I love TH-cam Collabs. You both did a wonderful job on this project. This looks like a fantastic ride. Definitely a very nice video and tribute!
Wow, I remember Body Wars so vaguely in my memory I thought it was an educational movie I must have seen in school. But as soon as the film mentioned the white blood cells attacking the splinter, it all came back to me! Thanks for uncovering this mystery memory!
I will always be sad that I never made it to Wonders of Life or Body Wars while they were open. I always hoped I'd make it on my next trip to Epcot, but sadly I was over a decade late.
Mad Monkee I know, I've always been a science nerd particularly anatomy, I practically grew up in it science center. It was sad to see this go with it ever experiencing it.
Its everyday bro with that Defunctland flo
The part with the only rider and the cast member made me so sad. How tragic Body Wars life was...
It was 2005 in fact. Maybe he rented it!
One of the few things I remember vividly when my family was there in 1995. I was there, my 4 year old self, with my dad. I don't remember much of the ride itself but I did remember holding to my seat with a firm grip as everything was moving erratically. For some reason, I understood that we had been shrunk and entered a human body.
TheOz91 I was 6, and I understood, thanks to the Magic School Bus.
Yeah probably cause of Magic School Bus. BTW Ms. Frizzle should be arrested for going inside minors.
@@YuukiTakemoto1996 Yeah, and we were as young as those kids when we watched the show.
Holy cow, thanks for this. The first (and only) time I've been to Disney World was 30 years ago as a young child, and I vividly remember this ride, moreso than anything else I rode in the park. It was super rough and scary. I could never figure out what it was called though until I saw this video randomly come across my feed. Thanks for the memories.
That's what happens when you let a splinter fester untreated, a slow painful death. Body Wars was always a personal favorite of mine. I actually enjoyed it more than the original incarnation of Star Tours. I found the movements to be more realistic and loved the heartbeat scene! With all the emphasis on nostalgia these days, I can't believe there or no nod, mentions or Easter eggs of this attraction anywhere or how few people have even heard of it before.
I want to see it inside Hawkeye; I wanna see Hawkeye get a splinter. Or at least an injured spine.
@@unwelldanny7108 "Did... we get him?"
Oh man Epcot has a lot of rides that were close and would love to see covered like horizon, Maelstrom, journey into imagination (the original) can't wait for those rides to he covered as well as the people move from Disneyland
marioismyhommie Oh man, Journey Into Imagination... Most people don't know this, but the current ride is not the mark-2 version of that ride, it's actually the mark-3. The second iteration of JII was so much worse than what we have now. It was so bad, it barely lasted a year.
cyanmanta I rode the first and second versions. I was so disappointed by version 2, my neighbor took me on Body Wars afterward to cheer me up.
I feel fortunate that I seemed to be just the right age to have experienced many of these classic Disney and Universal attractions featured on this channel.
EDIT: And besides being a "festival center", the pavilion has also acted as an area for cast member Segway training.
You should do a mini-episode on the original star tours, it was my favorite back in the day!
3 dogs and a guy That's a great idea.
Idk what there is to say. They updated it to capitalize on the expansion of the movies
Which made it total garbage.
I rode back in 95. Captain Rex was adorable!
I went on the original at MGM Studios in 2006. Rex was cute!
25,000 subs in 2017 and just 3 years later you have over 700,000 subs. Well done man.
That crossover was amazing
Watching this 5 years later and the channel is at 1.7M, go Defunctland
What is this, a crossover episode?
Erica, you look like you just got off of Body Wars! I love it!
No a colab.
Someone missed the Bojack reference.
I rode Body Wars, once in March 1994 (when it was crowded and there was around a half-hour wait) and again in December 2004 when the attraction was demoted to seasonal status, when the wait was just several minutes, which was big for its time since it was the week between Christmas and New Year's. The first time felt very frightening, but when I came back as a young adult, the sting had really lessened.
Body wars and the Wonders of Life pavilion always fascinated me since I never got to experience it and it’s almost never talked about not to mention that I just got back from Disney World and found it odd that there had been such a large building just for the food and wine festival thanks for the video
This was one of my absolute favorite Disney rides, and favorite one at Epcot.
When I went in the 90s and early 2000s, there were usually solid lines for it, especially in busy seasons. Not hours long, but 30-45 minutes.
It was also a great Epcot-themed technology world ride. I hope Disney gets a biology-themed area up soon in Epcot, with a good ride in it.
surprised there was no mention of Fantastic Voyage in the review.. the scenario and even the design of the vehicle seen as a model in the clip from the intro sequence for the ride is really close to the concept and sub from that film (and its ill fated sequels)
5:08 That "THANK YOU" was both a threat AND a flex.
The Wonders of Life is my shrine, you've done me proud sir.
I would love to see:
Disney quest
Horizons
Maelstrom
Tower of terror at Disneyland
And the great movie ride
Love ur videos
I think there should be a mini series with the history of characters in the parks,and I mean ALL OF THEM! Even that one Sora coustume they used to promote Kh chain of memory's
It's so nice to watch youtube videos that are 5+ years old and see how creators interacted with each other in this dorky, but also earnest and sweet way that you don't get to see much anymore.
Still can't believe the late great Leonard Nimoy directed the ride film with his Star Trek 4 composer Leonard Rosenmann to produce the ride's score.
It says "fuck!"
I worked at Body Wars in summer 1992. It was a fun ride to work on but guests did get nauseous a lot. There was always a line but then it was summer when it was crowded. Good times. Shame to see it dismantled. Thanks for the video and the memories.
I went on Body Wars back in 1994 and I agree with the cast member that it was rougher than Star Tours (a lot rougher, to be honest). The whole pavilion was also extremely crowded at the time from what I remember. This was before Test Track opened which became Epcot's #1 ride which probably contributed towards Wonders of Life closing.
I always looked forward to the bike simulators with the screen after the ride. At the time was very high tech
Please do Jimmy Neutrons Nicktoons blast and the Hannah Barbera ride that came before it!
@@MarthaRoseQuartz Cough Super Friends cough
@@YuukiTakemoto1996 I loved that too. And of course BIIIIIIIIRDMAN!
I loved that Hanna-Barbera ride, even though I never rode it. I used to watch it on TH-cam along with old footage of Kings Island back when they had Hanna-Barbera characters. Camp Cartoon Network at Six Flags Great America was the closest I've gotten to that.
I remember having a blast at the wonders of life pavilion back in 94 and 95. This, cranium command and goofy' guide to health were unforgettable. No idea why it was closed, it was a great spot in Epcot to hang out.
Maniac536 95 and 99 for me.
I freaking loved Body Wars! I always wanted to get shrunk down like in Fantastic Voyage or Innerspace... I remember when this attraction was originally announced, I imagined an omnimover vehicle traveling through the body. I may have seen concept art, but maybe it was the Mandela effect mixing with the Journey into Imagination art. Love your stuff man, great job once again!
may have been Osmosis Jones
Speaking of the effect... I was SO RELIEVED whenever I learned about this ride maybe 2 months ago. I used to go to Disneyworld very often whenever I was like between the ages of 4 and 6 or so, maybe 7? My grandma drove a bus for Disney so she was able to get in 4 people free; if I remember correctly. I have so many vivid memories of these times. I'd split off with my aunt and uncle, who are only 13 and 15 years older than me respectively. And one time while I'm off with them I have this gapped memory of buying one of those multi color flashlights that extend like lightsaber outside of a ride (I actually picture a gray pyramid without a point) and then next I'm in a seat next to my aunt and uncle and the ride has us in a vein removing a splinter. I think it couldn't get pulled or whatever so I believe they had to try to break it down?
Growing up I always had all these memories from Disney and never knew if this was a real memory cause I never saw this ride again nor had any possible clue of what it could possibly be.
Sometimes while talking with friends, maybe childhood stories or we'll be talking about our trips to theme parks and I'll bring up this memory and how I have absolutely no idea what ride it could possibly be and absolu-tely nobody had ever seen nor heard about this ride. I was honest to god beginning to believe this was a false memory! And my parents always told me growing up that they're astonished with my memory and my ability to remember some of the most random minute things in memories that would always reassure them that it's an authentic memory and not me parroting back some story they've told..
And then I came across this video... Lol I was so happy to find out it was real. It felt crazy finally having a support for that memory
When I went on the ride (both in 95 and 99), I imagined we were inside the hot guys from "the cartoons Elizabeth watches" (Elizabeth was my former neighbor who went to Disney with me.) Of course, those cartoons were anime. I was thinking of Agito from Bio-Boosted Armor Guyver and the like.
And then in 99 I imagined we were inside Hawkeye. Yeah.
Fantastic idea for a movie, terrible idea for a proctologist...
I loved this ride as a kid! As a doctor’s kid, this was right up my alley! So sad it’s gone 😞
I only remember riding Body Wars once, especially the part where you get into the bloodstream. I agree with the cast member at 10:19 that says it's a rougher ride than Star Tours, especially because you did get seemingly thrown around a lot more.
I'm surprised that someone was able to get footage from inside the abandoned ride, especially since Disney is usually known for their tight security.
maximumdoggie Plus, Star Tours used mainly animatronics - Captain Rex, anyone?
Yes!
Hawkeye's bloodstream.
This opened on my 7th birthday! We rode this as a family almost a year after it opened, in the summer of 1990 (parents, myself, and my twin brother - we were almost 8). We all liked it, but yeah, it was a bit intense. I remember we went on it again in 1997 and 1999, and liked it better than Star Tours (as a family, we weren't interested in Star Wars, but we liked the ride and the air conditioning break). These days, I love Star Tours (and Star Wars), but I would really love to ride this again for the nostalgia factor.
OK, while watching the video, i came up with a theory a "In the same universe" theory, what if "Body Wars" and "Honey, i Shrunk the Kids" movies (and attraction over in the Imagination Pavilion, and by accosiceation "Innerspace", are in the same universe, but MetLife, in the name of Medical Advancement, improved the Szalinsky shrink ray and thats how we get shrunk in "Body Wars"
My two favorite youtubers together !!! This is a treat !!!
I remember when I was little I used to ALWAYS ask "Dad what's the big yellow dome? Can we ride that one?", Ah, memories. I never knew it was closed when I was that little.
4:50 How is this not a meme?
This is pure TH-cam gold
MY TWO FAVORITE CHANNELS THAT TALK ABOUT RIDES COMING TOGETHER...MY DREAM CAME TRUEEEEEEEEEEEE
I liked Body Wars and always thought they were doing a Fantastic Voyage ride really. Right down to a crew member being attacked by antibodies. I vividly remember how the ride felt doing the "pulse" effect in the blood stream. It was very effective! I also like the description of EPCOT as a year-round worlds fair. I've always said the same thing and use those terms to describe it to people who haven't been there. Fun ride! Too bad it's still rotting away behind a curtain. Seems expensive to leave space unused like that in a building that costly.
wkanost LOVED the pulse thing. When I was 6, I would throw my hands up and go "Whoo!" in time with it.
We could just retheme it to Iron Man and have the patient be Hawkeye. Really.
@@unwelldanny7108 My avatar is Kate Bishop (who also took the mantle of Hawkeye.) But I know you're referring to Clint Barton.
Hawkeye's bloodstream.
@@MarthaRoseQuartz DID... WE GET HIM?
Imagine being the poor soul who had to ride the ride all day syncing the movements manually...DAMN.
Aw, I remember really liking the Wonders of Life pavilion as a kid! I'm about to go back to Epcot for the first time since 2000 in December and that was one of my main memories of it.
I'd like it too especially Body Wars. You don't want to know what my stance on the human body is. Honestly I really only care about Body Wars and associate WoL as a whole with it.
Star Tours wasn't the first Intellectual Property based ride in a Disney park, as Fantasyland was always full of them, but it was the first External Property based ride. (and now it isn't an external property) Otherwise, a splendidly iformative video. Keep up the good work.
Body Wars was my favorite ride at Epcot as a kid, but my parents hated going on it. It made them both really nauseous afterwards. Thanks for the great video and I hope to see more defunct Epcot rides featured on your channel!
OMG YES! IVE BEEN DYING FOR THIS COLLAB TO EVENTUALLY HAPPEN! THANK YOU!!! :D
I absolutely LOVED this episode when I first watched it years ago, I wasn't here when it released but I found it afterwards along with the rest of the series and I fell in love, now I'm making a marathon rewatching everything and it's just like the first time, great videos.
the description of this ride sounds a lot like the plot of that Raquel Welch movie Fantastic Voyage
CGI? I don't think there was any CGI. It was all practical special effects done by ILM (according to their IMDB page.)
This is the source: www.themeparktourist.com/features/32350/body-wars?page=1
About the only thing I can think of that was probably CGI was the blood cells floating around. But the bulk of the movie was practical. No way that giant splinter or heart was CGI back in 1989.
Adventures by George Do you use a source to back that up, though?
I read on the body wars IMDB page and there's indeed a person credited for 3D animation/CGI under ILM however there's also sculptors and modelmakers credited too. I would probably agree with you in that there was most likely minimal cgi used, contextually at the time CGI animation would not be considered to be well ahead of practical effects in any sort of way.
@@pootisbear ILM did The Abyss the same years and T2 would come 2 years later so they were getting cg by 1989
That dang splinter! Haha, what an awesome concept, it was like Star Tours of the body.
This ride gave both me and a friend of mine a splinter fetish. Make of that what you will.
What an awesome video. This was one of my fave Epcot attractions. I do hope you do Cranium Command next. Those two rides are only two amazing attractions that awesome and fun to the wonders of life. I am surprised that disney hasn't make a Inside Out pavilion area and add attractions to this abandon pavilion. It was where its got its inspiration from cranium command and also Pete Doctor helped work on that attraction since he was the director to Inside out.
Man, randomly watching this and not being so sure of its quality because of date and views, i loved it so much, reminds me why your documentaries are so good, perfect engagjng rise and fall
Not sure if they closed the E.T ride from universal studios but could you do a video about that ride if they have. And the movie ride from Disney Mgm studios.
Scott Harkovitch ET is still open.
so is the great movie ride... i literally JUST went on it two weeks ago.
Movie Ride is closing in the next week or so
Not in Hollywood, it was replaced by Mummy
It's still there and it really needs a major overhaul or to be demolished.
"... Possible future addition to the Defunctland, Adventures thru Inner Space..."
Took less than four years before that happened, Kevin. And we're still awaiting for Horizons to happen.
Great episode
I love how you threw in the Yeti and said "What could possibly go wrong?"
The crossover was so cute! Love this channel ❤
Thank you for honoring Marty. He's now in that Magic Kingdom in the sky.
I remember loving this ride as a kid. I thought it was cool going inside a body and getting a more intense ride than Star Tours.
ZooStation42 Hi Zorak! And same, dude!
Zorak!
WHAT?
You're bringing me down, man!
hijhiysonikku Moltar.
@@MarthaRoseQuartz Yes...?
@@YuukiTakemoto1996 YOU'RE BRINGING ME DOW- *screen cuts to standby*
The on-screen commentary was hilarious!
Well not everything is there, someone stole buzzy😢
This was my favorite ride when my family went to Disney World around ‘95. I loved (and still love) anything sci-fi that’s not too cheesy so this ride was perfect to me. It also helped that I had just watched Inner Space before we went on our vacation
Best crossover since nostalgia critic and angry joe 10/10
Man, Body Wars scared the shit out of me when I was a kid so I never rode it. On field trips everyone would talk about how scary and sickening it was (naturally, all the kids of course wanted to ride it and it was already a walk-on by the time we were doing yearly field trips out there.) I was pretty easily frightened by rides and still can't do rollercoasters so I'm pretty sure I wouldn't like it... plus not gonna lie, things like blood and hearts still give me the heebie-jeebies. Watching this video finally let me see the ride after all this time :)
@@YuukiTakemoto1996 SpongeBob for me
Of course, you were not like me. I have inner body fetishes because of this ride and Transformers.
Body Wars is one of the rides I remember most vividly from when I went to the park for the first time in the 90's. I was obsessed with Science and The Magic School Bus and this ride made me feel like I was in a episode. Thanks for the great video!
Shesnarrating Same, dude! Magic School Bus was my boo thang! I always liked Keesha, because she was African-American like me.
@@MarthaRoseQuartz Cyborg
@@unwelldanny7108 Cyborg will always be my favorite comic book character.
Who's subscribed to both Park Ride History and Defunctland?
I am. I was happy to see these 2 do a crossover. Both great channels.
Meeeee!
This. +Yesterworld
Not me.
This 1,000 X YES!!!! Trifecta of Theme Park History!