857 · Top Ten Extinct Walt Disney World Experiences We'd Bring Back
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Lou Mongello - Disney Expert
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🗓️ 23 February 2026
⏱️ 83 minutes
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857 · Top Ten Extinct Walt Disney World Experiences We'd Bring Back
Some of the most powerful memories you have from Walt Disney World probably aren’t tied to a single attraction.
They’re tied to something else.
This week, in Episode 857, we’re counting down our Top Ten Extinct Walt Disney World Experiences We’d Bring Back. No rides allowed. No $2 ticket books. Just the details, the atmosphere, the in-between moments that quietly changed how the parks felt.
These weren’t headliners.
They weren’t rope drop priorities.
But somehow… they became part of our story.
From the unexpected to the emotional to the “Oh wow, I forgot about that,” this list is going to spark memories... and maybe a little debate.
And as you listen, I want you building your own list.
Because I guarantee at least one of yours won’t be on mine.
Join the conversation, share what you’d bring back, and be part of the community at WDWRadio.com.
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| 0:00.0 | Have a sip-per-de-to-duke, |
| 0:02.0 | That's my dad, |
| 0:04.0 | Sit-Pri-Dadee |
| 0:05.0 | I did not guide |
| 0:06.0 | I did not guide you, my child. |
| 0:21.6 | You listen to your heart. |
| 0:23.6 | Welcome to your Walt Disney World Dream Vacation. |
| 0:27.6 | You know, there's a lot to do here, so you're thinking, hmm, what to do first? |
| 0:32.6 | How about watch this show and see how to make the most of all the Walt Disney World fun. |
| 0:38.3 | So stay tuned and keep watching. |
| 0:40.3 | W.BW. Radio, your information station. |
| 0:47.3 | What if the most powerful memories you have from Walt Disney World have nothing to do with a single attraction? We spend so much time talking about the big rides, the headliners, the things we rope |
| 0:59.0 | drop and wait sometimes hours for, but honestly, some of the memories that I hold closest |
| 1:04.0 | have nothing to do with any of that. |
| 1:06.0 | It's the little things, the throwaway moments, the stuff that sometimes wasn't even on the map, |
| 1:11.6 | and yet somehow made Disney feel special and personal and really like home. |
| 1:18.0 | And this week, we're counting down our top 10 extinct and discontinued Walt Disney World experiences |
| 1:23.3 | we would bring back tomorrow, but no attractions allowed. |
| 1:27.0 | No $2 ticket books, no lower prices, just the things that made us happy, and that we still miss. |
| 1:33.7 | And I'm willing to bet at least one item on our list is going to stop you cold to make you say, yeah, I remember that. |
| 1:40.1 | And of course, I'm going to invite you to share yours as well. |
| 1:43.8 | Hello, my friend, and welcome to WW Radio, your guide to Disney parks and experiences from around the world. |
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