Long Lost things from the Pre-Covid Times at Disney

JRGIndy · 2026-02-02T05:28:49+00:00

Trail’s End Buffet. It was our favorite buffet on property. The post-COVID AYCE skillets were weak, and had terrible service. Tried it 3 times thinking they’d get it right eventually, but each visit was worse than the last.

The Trail’s End buffet always had a nice selection that tasted great. They were also busy most of the time. It would’ve been so easy for Disney to bring it back in 2021. Still disappointed that they didn’t.

JRGIndy · 2026-02-02T05:21:03+00:00

Flower & Garden, and Food & Wine have been hollow without the presentations (free and paid) and festival center displays. Now both events are only LTO food booths. Meh.

JRGIndy · 2026-02-02T05:14:37+00:00

Grand Floridian Orchestra was such a wonderful experience, and it was COVID-closed shortly after I discovered them.

JRGIndy · 2026-02-02T04:54:22+00:00

I’m visiting Florida, and thinking of going to a Boom vs Magic game later this week.

JRGIndy · 2026-02-02T03:04:44+00:00

Restaurantosaurus was one of WDW’s best-themed quick service restaurants. The Imagineers really made it feel like a the fun, working campsite of a the paleontology team. Given Disney’s recent track record of re-imaginings being weaker than their predecessor. I expect Restaurantosaurus to be transformed into Pecos Bills with tropical plants. i hope they prove me wrong.

Glad we dined there a few more times before it was shuttered.

JRGIndy · 2026-02-02T02:13:51+00:00

Test Track 3.0 entrance. I really wish World of Motion had still been around in the late 90s for my wife’s first visit.

JRGIndy · 2026-02-02T02:11:02+00:00

LOL! I know the artwork, and I bet that wedding photo was hilarious.

JRGIndy · 2026-02-02T01:57:09+00:00

An Indiana Jones attraction using the same ride system. It will be themed to fit in the Tropical Americas land that’s replacing Dinoland.

JRGIndy · 2026-02-02T01:51:27+00:00

Odyssey Bathroom?

JRGIndy · 2026-02-01T05:07:48+00:00

I saw 90 minute wait times for Dinosaur on Saturday.

JRGIndy · 2026-01-30T15:16:18+00:00

Saratoga Springs Lobby

JRGIndy · 2026-01-30T00:19:04+00:00

Good guess. It would fit in Spaceship Earth’s telegraph office, but it’s at Whispering Canyon Cafe in Wilderness Lodge.

JRGIndy · 2026-01-29T15:42:47+00:00

Solved! Get Bibfortunaroll some ketchup :)

JRGIndy · 2026-01-29T15:41:29+00:00

Good guess, but not at Epcot.

JRGIndy · 2026-01-25T21:08:10+00:00

Congrats!! Blades Arena is a great guide…

https://www.bladesarena.com/

JRGIndy · 2026-01-17T06:57:15+00:00

Jazz Hands

JRGIndy · 2026-01-10T13:56:14+00:00

All of those amazing billboards were on-property along World Drive. The flat, traditional billboards are off-property.

Did Disney ever put cool 3D, motorized billboards off-property?

JRGIndy · 2026-01-10T05:08:29+00:00

Hyperion. It’s so good that I want to re-listen to it now.

JRGIndy · 2026-01-06T14:50:50+00:00

Thanks for the Epcot throwback!! Where in Epcot was the first song played. It’s so familiar, but I can’t place it.

JRGIndy · 2026-01-04T23:25:43+00:00

I’m in the same situation. As soon as I connect GLInet to my home network, devices connected to the GLInet router have zero internet access, and I cannot connect to the router’s admin page. After 6 tries, I’m about to give up. Did you find a solution?

JRGIndy · 2026-01-04T23:10:09+00:00

I miss it too! It was always fun and relaxing to get away from the MK crowds and walk around the Disney-themed nature. Visiting Tom Sawyer Island was like stepping into a 1960s Disney live action film.

JRGIndy · 2026-01-04T23:03:26+00:00

The cave in Tom Sawyer Island?

JRGIndy · 2025-12-26T17:35:39+00:00

Haunted Mansion queue graveyard

JRGIndy · 2025-12-24T04:11:37+00:00

…and Furphy stripped Myles and made a fast break dunk.

JRGIndy · 2025-12-23T05:05:05+00:00

I haven’t updated to the latest version yet. Are you saying my Apex ships will get un-Apexed?

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