25 Fascinating Former Disneyland Attractions That No Longer Exist

The Disneyland Skyway opened in 1953, and gave passengers an aerial tour of the park in suspended carriages. The ride was modified several times over the next few decades, and finally closed in 1994 due to worrying metal fatigue.

The Great Movie Ride at Disney's Hollywood Studios opened in 1989, and gave guests a look at recreations of scenes from famous movies. It closed very recently, in 2017, and a new ride, Mickey and Minnie's Runaway Railway, is due to open in its stead in 2019.

Flying Saucers was open very briefly between 1961 and 1966 in Disneyland California. It essentially worked like a giant air hockey table, but was deemed to be too expensive to operate and too difficult to keep in working order.

The original version of Country Bear Jamboree opened at Disney World in 1971, and was so popular that not one, but two copies of the animatronic show were constructed at Disneyland California. The Disneyland versions ultimately closed in 2001 to make room for The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, while the Disney World version was refurbished and reworked in 2012, after which the show was five minutes shorter.

Maelstrom was a log flume ride built at Disney World, which was operational from 1988 to 2014. The ride's track is still operational, but it has been rebranded entirely as Frozen Ever After, which opened in 2016.

"Honey, I Shrunk the Audience" was a 4D movie that was shown at various Disney theme parks around the world. It was first shown in 1988, and was ultimately retired in 2010.

The Aladdin's Oasis dinner show replaced the Tahitian Terrace in 1993, and ran until 1995. It was then resurrected from 1997 to 2008, when it was finally permanently retired.

The Adventure Thru Inner Space ride opened in 1967. Riders were "shrunk" in size to view the world through a microscopic lens. This ride was closed in 1985 to make room for the original Star Tours. Speaking of which...

The original Star Tours opened in 1987, and was built out of a flight simulator. The ride showed off a then state of the art "Star Wars" special effects video. Star Tours closed in 2010, and was replaced by Star Tours: The Adventures Continue, a wholly reworked ride with all new 3D CGI video footage.

Astro Jets was originally part of Tomorrowland at Disneyland California, where it operated from 1956 to 1964. While the ride was dismantled, a version of the core orbital concept has been in existence ever since. The modern incarnation, the Astro Orbitor, debuted at Disneyland in 1998.

The Rainbow Mountain Stagecoach Ride was an actual stagecoach, drawn by real horses, which took passengers on a tour of Frontierland's genuine wilderness area. It first commenced in 1955, and was retired in 1959 as the ride's area was used to construct new attractions.

The original Journey Into Imagination opened in 1983, and was a dark ride in which passengers enjoyed a variety of strange sci-fi contraptions. It closed in 1998, and the ride was reworked into Journey Into YOUR Imagination, which was an updated take on the concept. This in turn was replaced with Journey Into Imagination with Figment, which opened in 2002, continuing the legacy of the original ride.

The Universe of Energy pavilion at Epcot featured a solar powered ride that taught passengers about energy. It originally opened in 1982, before being replaced by Ellen's Energy Adventure in 1996 - this version featured Ellen DeGeneres and Bill Nye. The ride closed in 2017 to make room for a new Guardians of the Galaxy attraction, and its fate was sealed when, on its last day of operation, it broke down, and passengers had to be evacuated.

The original Snow White and Her Aventures opened in 1955 at Disneyland California. Park guests were confused because the titular Snow White doesn't appear in the ride, and it was purportedly so terrifying that many children cried constantly throughout the entire experience. It was renamed Snow White's Scary Adventure, and dramatically overhauled in 1983. Then, in 1994, it received another update, this time finally adding Snow White herself into the ride.

Rocket To The Moon opened in 1955 and was operational until 1966, and hypothesized what travel to the moon might be like. It was updated in 1967, but ultimately became obsolete when the US actually travelled to the moon during this era. In 1975 the attraction was rebranded as Mission to Mars, before closing in 1992. It is now the site of Pizza Planet.

Autopia has been a favorite Disneyland ride for decades, but the House of Mouse did once dabble with a miniature version of the ride that was just for kids. Awkwardly named Midget Autopia, this ride opened in 1957, and closed in 1966.

Originally called the Chicken of the Sea Pirate Ship, this nautical restaurant was operational from 1955 to 1982. The plan had been to move the ship to another part of the park to make room for a new Fantasyland expansion, but water damage and wood rot made this impossible. The ship was scrapped, and props were moved to the Peter Pan Flight ride.

Pack mule rides were offered at Disneyland from 1955 to 1973. This involved children saddling up on real mules for a trek through the countryside. These ceased when Disney paved paradise to build the Big Thunder Mountain Railroad.

The Studio Backlot Tour, offered at Disney's Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney World, gave guests an opportunity to see genuine props and sets from famous movies up close. It was available from 1989 to 2014, when it was closed to make room for Toy Story Land.

Disneyland California's Tomorrowland used to boast the PeopleMover, and slow, scenic sky ride that gave passengers a good look at the entire park. It operated from 1967 to 1995, although a similar ride is still in operation at Tomorrow land in Disney World.

Built atop the PeopleMover infrastructure, Rocket Rods was intended as a high-speed ride that simulated public transport of the future. It didn't work all that well. The ride opened in 1998, but required constant maintenance and was ultimately closed for extensive repairs in 2000. The next year, the ride was scrapped entirely, and it has since been replaced by Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters.

Originally opened in 1956 as Rainbow Caverns Mine Train, the ride that eventually became known as Mine Train Through Nature's Wonderland was a slow-moving train ride through picturesque countryside. It was ultimately retired in 1977 to make room for the far faster Big Thunder Mountain Railroad.

The Phantom Boats (also called Tomorrowland Boats) were operational from 1955 to 1956. This was the first major failure for the fledgling Disneyland - the boats' engines constantly overheated, leaving passengers stranded on the lake. This space was eventually used for another ride that ultimately closed...

Submarine Voyage took the place of the Phantom Boats, and was operational in its original form from 1959 to 1998. It involves closed-top boats with glass panels on their undersides that give the illusion of being underwater. A reworked version of this ride opened in 2007, with the new name, Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage.

Delta Dreamflight was operational from 1989 to 1998, and gave park guests a condensed, storybook version of the history of human air travel. It replaced a similar ride named If You Had Wings which opened in 1972 and closed in 1989.