Many articles were written to describe how amazing this ride was going to be and the hype machine was up and running at full speed. The high seas Viking adventure was billed as a stormy boat ride with tons of excitement, danger, and thrills. If you have never seen this, take a minute after you listen to the episode to enjoy this: Grand Opening of Maelstrom We hit on the 1988 television special, starring Willard Scott. How has been hard at work researching and also editing this episode together for your listening enjoyment. In this episode, we are taking you back to EPCOT Center and more specifically, the Norway pavilion and Maelstrom. He tells us a great story about finding a vintage poncho in his bag, serving as an omen to visit the parks. Finally, Mark is the last letter we received.He tells us about seeing many celebrities who visited back then, but he has an amazing celebrity encounter dining at Walt Disney World. Michael wrote us about Lakeside News, which was once located at the Disney-MGM Studios.Todd explains what this means and why we stick with this. Dan is up next, after listening to all of our episodes, he is curious about what we mean when we say ‘the 25-year rule’.He is curious about Saratoga Springs, The Disney Institute, and what is leftover of the original site. Donald wrote us next and recently listened to Retro Food Part II.Of course, this question leads to a Michael Jackson reference. We don’t recall these being opening day attractions, but they came in the 90s with Innoventions, EPCOT ’94, and Todd has a great idea for these… How recalls a different version of these, which might have been at EPCOT Center in the earlier years. He is curious about the fiber optic sidewalk panels at Epcot and when they appeared. You never know if your letter will be read on a future episode: Jason is first off, writing in about his first trips to WDW.
Be sure to reach out with questions, stories, memories, and more. We open the mailbag every month and we are ready to hear from you. Thanks for being patient as we got this one out, some of our statements reflect when we recorded this, but we are glad you are able to enjoy this epic episode! Listener Mail We have visited multiple parks, resorts, and just about everything else in between. Be sure to check out some of our previous shows from over the years. Welcome to Episode 72 of the RetroWDW Podcast: Maelstrom – We appreciate your support and hope you have been enjoying each and every episode.
0 kommentar(er)
