Top 10 Defunct Disneyland Attractions
This is a list of attractions at Disneyland California that are no longer operating.
If you're wondering why there's a strange white track in Tomorrowland near Autopia, it's because there used to be two different rides that utilized the track between 1967 and 2000. The first ride was the PeopleMover, and the second was the short-lived Rocket Rods.
To this day, the old PeopleMover/Rocket Rods track is still there, but it remains abandoned.
This ride was designed to give us an idea of what transportation might look like in the future.
They closed it in 1995 and replaced it with Rocket Rods, but that proved too dangerous. Since the sharp turns required the rockets to move at a slower speed, they often broke down, leading Disney to close the attraction. Fortunately, at Disney World, they still have the Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover.
The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror, also known as Tower of Terror, is an accelerated drop tower dark ride located at Disney's Hollywood Studios, Tokyo DisneySea, Walt Disney Studios Park, and formerly located at Disney California Adventure Park. Except for the Tokyo DisneySea version, the attractions... read more This was one of the best Disney rides ever created, with a perfect story that attracted both kids and adults, and even provided the perfect scare.
I can't believe they closed this down for a Guardians ride, Guardians of the Galaxy: Mission Breakout. This decision shows how greedy Disney, like many other companies, can be, as they continually make new attractions just to get mindless "fans" to spend their money. The Tower of Terror deserved better.
I'll always miss Tower of Terror. This was the first-ever drop ride I rode.
This was another ride I went on in May 2014, and it was the first drop tower ride I've ever ridden.
This ride replaced Flying Saucers and, like its predecessor, was a trackless ride powered by magnets controlled by a computer system that directed their movement.
It was replaced in 2015 with Luigi's Rollickin' Roadsters.
This show simulated a mission to the Moon. It was closed when man was about to take the first steps on the Moon.
It was replaced with Mission to Mars, which gave us ideas and hope about when, if, and how we'll go to Mars.
This show gave us an idea of what it might be like to go to Mars someday in the future. Unfortunately, they closed it on November 2, 1992. The Disney World version was closed to make way for The ExtraTERRORestrial Alien Encounter, which was one of the best and scariest attractions in all of Disney. Sadly, that attraction was also closed and replaced with what many consider to be the worst attraction of all time: Stitch's Great Escape.
Nowadays, the ride that simulates a mission to Mars is Mission: SPACE at Epcot in Disney World. It's so intense that they divided it into two versions, green and orange, to cater to different levels of intensity. Despite the changes, it accurately simulates what it's like to go to space on a mission to Mars.
This ride only remained open for two years before it permanently closed in September 2000 due to safety issues. I've also heard that it broke down pretty often, which was probably another factor in the decision to get rid of it.
It replaced the beloved PeopleMover but became too dangerous and was closed down. They should've kept the PeopleMover, but Disney refuses to.
This was perhaps the first trackless ride ever made. It was replaced by Luigi's Flying Tires, which was then replaced by Luigi's Rollickin' Roadsters.
This classic ride showcased the goods of tomorrow and was originally a part of the New York World's Fair. However, it was closed down in 1973.
At least the Disney World version is still there, and they better not remove it, or there will be consequences.
This was such a big hit, entertaining everyone with its songs. It's a shame it was removed and replaced with Innoventions, which was eventually removed as well.
Disney seems to care too much about money, always wanting more people to give them their money. Have you ever read The Greedy Triangle? The triangle kept saying, "If I had just one more side." It's clear that Disney is similarly greedy.
The Newcomers
Soon enough, Winnie the Pooh will also be put on the chopping block to make way for a brand new Rescuers ride once Critter Country inevitably gets absorbed into New Orleans Square.
Way better than Superstar Limo.
If you thought Rocket Rods was a failure, Superstar Limo didn't even last a year before it was shut down in January 2002, just 11 months after it opened in February 2001.
I remember going on this ride in May 2014 when it was still known as "Mickey's Fun Wheel" before it was rethemed in 2018.
It was closed to be rethemed into Pixar Pal-A-Round for Pixar Pier.
It closed because Bug's Land is being replaced by Marvel Land, which is just an example of Disney's stupidity driven by greed.
Best Disney attraction ever created!
This was a wild mouse roller coaster themed around Mulholland Drive in L.A., named after William Mulholland. It was closed for refurbishment on October 12, 2010, and was re-themed into Goofy's Sky School, which focuses on Goofy's flight training.