There was a stock closet to the right of the stage. Back in high school I occasionally worked at the Mad Hatter shop on Main Street. While we are on the topic of this historic and iconic AA figure, I'll share one of my personal experiences with ol' Abe. I remember learning about the "F" lip movement when I first started to work on animatronic heads and always thought that was cool. Lincoln's mouth is now able to form vowels such as "O"." According to this YouTube post, "The old Lincoln figure had 6 functions in the face, but this new one includes 10. Look for more 'Abandoned Disney' post coming soon.Ĭan't wait to see more of this figure. Thank you Hoot and Massimo for identifying some of the above animatronics! Photo of Horizons dad decorating cake courtesy of Mesa Verde Times. If you think you recognize any of the parts, let us know! I imagine some of these pieces are from other attractions. Their parts are used for the C.O.P family. One (somewhat) redeeming part of this story is the fact that these figures are not completely abandoned. Only the outer portion with seating rotates. Remember, the center portion of the building is stationary. Under these stages are pie-shaped maintenance and storage rooms. The Carousel of Progress in it's round building is divided into 6 pie-shaped pieces- one for each of the 4 acts plus 2 small stages for load and unload. Yep, in the basement of the C.O.P building directly under one of the stages. Where are they now? These naked animatronics are piled up under The Carousel of Progress. To officially get this series going, we present to you some abandoned animatronic figures from our favorite futuristic adventure, Horizons (a ride abandoned only long enough to pull up the wrecking ball). We all know about the ever more powerful attractions chopping block with a line-up of classic, world-changing, fantastic rides just waiting their turn on this theme park death row. We are looking for photos of abandoned rides, ride vehicles props, animatronics, etc.ĭon't worry- there will always be a never-ending supply of the 'abandoned'. We welcome any photos you may have that fall into this category. We already featured ABANDONED DISNEY: River Country and and look forward to Part 3. UPDATED 1-10-10 (with additional photos and text)Īnnouncing: A new ongoing series featuring the parts of Disney theme parks we grew up loving, left to rot and decay. Lincoln (3) Muppets (2) Music (3) Mystery (9) Nature's Wonderland (7) New Orleans Square (6) Orange Bird (2) Paul Frees (1) PeopleMover (10) Peter Pan (2) Photos (1) Pirates of the Caribbean (9) Pixar (5) Pleasure Island (1) Podcast (1) Progress City (1) Props (2) Railroad (2) Resorts (2) River Country (4) Rivers of America (2) Roy Disney (1) Scale Models (21) Skyway (3) Song of the South (2) Sound Effects (2) Souvenirs (3) Space (3) Space Mountain (7) Splash Mountain (1) Tangled (2) The Living Seas (1) Then and Now (17) Tiki Birds (2) Tilt Shift (2) Tomorrowland (39) Tomorrowland 67 (8) Treehouse (1) Vintage Disneyland (3) Walt Disney (15) Walt Disney Family (7) Walt Disney Family Museum (1) Walt Disney World (6) Ward Kimball (1) Wonders of Life (1) World of Motion (2) World's Fair (2) Yeti (1) Abandoned Disney (8) Adventure Thru Inner Space (2) Adventureland (12) America Sings (1) Animal Kingdom (2) Animation (19) Animatronics (20) Area Music (7) Backyard Imagineering (6) Behind-the-Scenes (39) Big Thunder Mountain (3) California Adventure (6) Captain E.O. (1) Carousel of Progress (12) Castle (7) Characters (6) Club 33 (1) Concept (13) Construction (15) Country Bear Jamboree (2) Death (2) Disney Channel (1) Disneyland (50) Disney-MGM Studios (1) Donald Duck (3) Entertainment (5) Epcot (28) Fantasyland (16) Fess Parker (1) Film (25) Frito Kid (4) Frontierland (14) Germany (1) Hall of Presidents (4) Haunted Mansion (10) Hidden Mickeys (2) Holidays (1) Hollywood Studios (1) Horizons (3) House of the Future (1) Illustration (3) John Lasseter (4) Journey Into Imagination (2) Jungle Cruise (15) Lake Buena Vista (1) Liberty Square (3) Lillian Disney (2) Ludwig Von Drake (1) Magic Kingdom (23) Main Street U.S.A (12) Maintenance (1) Management (4) Maps (13) Marc Davis (8) Marty Sklar (3) Matterhorn (6) Monorail (4) Mr.
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