History Ride / Horizons

* GeneticEngineering: Human genome research is featured in the Omnimax scene, plus there are the genetic hybrid crops such as the famous "Loranges"

Though it was dismissed as dated and hokey in its later years, Horizons remains one of the most beloved extinct attractions within the Disney Parks community. In its twilight years, two fans even went far enough to sneak off the vehicles and document as much as they could, their adventures being chronicled at the blog [[http://mesaverdetimes.blogspot.com/ Mesa Verde Times]]. An attempt at a virtual recreation called Horizons: Resurrected was made, but didn't get that far into recreating the ride. Homages to the attraction have popped up throughout the parks from ''Mission: Space'' to ''Space Mountain'' and some props were sent to other parks such as both Disney Studios theme parks.

* MultipleEndings: One of the earliest known examples of this trope in a theme park attraction. The finale allowed riders to choose from one of three POV fly-through films depicting their journey back to the future point from one of three out of the ride's four futuristic communities (Brava Centauri, Mesa Verde and Sea Castle, dubbed "Space", "Desert" and "Undersea" respectively on the choice tree).

* MultipleEndings: One of the earliest known examples of this trope in a theme park attraction. The finale allows riders to choose from one of three POV fly-through films depicting their journey back to the future point from one of three out of the ride's four futuristic communities (Brava Centauri, Mesa Verde and Sea Castle, dubbed "Space", "Desert" and "Undersea" respectively on the choice tree).

* MultipleEndings: One of the first ever examples of this trope in a theme park attraction. The finale allows riders to choose from one of three POV fly-through films depicting their journey back to the future point from one of three out of the ride's four futuristic communities (Brava Centauri, Mesa Verde and Sea Castle, dubbed "Space", "Desert" and "Undersea" respectively on the choice tree).

* MultipleEndings: One of the first ever examples of this trope in a theme park attraction. The finale allows riders to choose from one of three POV fly-through films depicting their journey back to the future point from one of three out of the ride's four futuristic communities (Brava Centauri, Mesa Verde and Sea Castle, dubbed "Space", "Desert" and "Undersea" on the choice interface respectively.

* MultipleEndings: One of the first ever examples of this trope in a theme park attraction. The finale allows riders to choose from one of three POV fly-through films depicting their journey back to the future point from one of three out of the four futuristic communities depicted through the ride (Brava Centauri, Mesa Verde and Sea Castle, dubbed "Space", "Desert" and "Undersea" on the choice interface respectively).

* ChooseYourOwnAdventure: At the end, guests get to choose one of three ways with which they will return to the Futureport, including a flight over Mesa Verde, an underwater voyage between floating cities, and a ride on an intercolony space shuttle.

* CityOnTheWater: The Sea Castle where Tom works, exteming down underwater to become an UnderwaterCity. The backdrop features beaches and plenty of docks for solo pods and other submersibles.

'''Horizons''' was an attraction at [[Ride/DisneyThemeParks Walt Disney World]]'s Epcot from 1983 to 1999. Sponsored by General Electric (and conceived as a loose sequel to previous GE/Disney collaboration ''Ride/CarouselOfProgress''), Horizons was essentially the thesis statement for the entire park, touching on every theme discussed in the rest of Future World and a celebration of Futurism in general up to that point. However, loss of sponsorship, executive demand for more thrilling attractions, and most importantly structural problems[[note]]There was a large sinkhole underneath the structure that emerged in 1998, and there were some problems with the roof. It would have eventually collapsed under its own weight if it was left standing.[[/note]] resulted in Horizons being replaced by ''Mission: Space''.

Though it was dismissed as dated and hokey in its later years, Horizons remains one of the most beloved extinct attractions within the Disney Parks community. In its twilight years, two fans even went far enough to sneak off the vehicles and document as much as they could, their adventures being chronicled at the blog [[http://mesaverdetimes.blogspot.com/ Mesa Verde Times]]. An attempt at a virtual recreation can be found at [[http://horizonsresurrected.com/ Horizons: Resurrected]]. Homages to the attraction have popped up throughout the parks from ''Mission: Space'' to ''Space Mountain'' and some props were sent to other parks such as both Disney Studios theme parks.

'''Horizons''' was an attraction at [[Ride/DisneyThemeParks Walt Disney World]]'s Epcot from 1983 to 1999. Sponsored by General Electric (and conceived as a loose sequel to previous GE/Disney collaboration ''Carousel of Progress''), Horizons was essentially the thesis statement for the entire park, touching on every theme discussed in the rest of Future World and a celebration of Futurism in general up to that point. However, loss of sponsorship, executive demand for more thrilling attractions, and most importantly structural problems[[note]]There was a large sinkhole underneath the structure that emerged in 1998, and there were some problems with the roof. It would have eventually collapsed under its own weight if it was left standing.[[/note]] resulted in Horizons being replaced by ''Mission: Space''.

Upon entering the spacecraft-like building, guests would find themselves in the Futureport. Exotic locales that would appear later would be introduced here: The futuristic city Nova Cite, the desert farms of Mesa Verde, the marine resort Sea Castle, and the Brava Centauri space station. Boarding "Horizons-1", bound for the 21st Century, your narrators, an old married couple, first took you back to go "Looking Back at Tomorrow". This included scenes with Creator/JulesVerne and ''Literature/FromTheEarthToTheMoon'', a fanciful futuristic apartment as imagined in science-fiction of the 30s and 40s, and an abstract neon cineplex featuring footage from films like Film/{{Metropolis}}, BuckRogers, and Disney's own Magic Highways USA. After this trip down memory lane, guests enter an Omnimax theater showing examples of current technological and scientific advances such as microprocessors and genetic research.

'''Horizons''' was an attraction at [[Ride/DisneyThemeParks Walt Disney World]]'s Epcot from 1983 to 1999. Sponsored by General Electric (and conceived as a loose sequel to previous GE/Disney collaboration ''Carousel of Progress''), Horizons was essentially the thesis statement for the entire park, touching on every theme discussed in the rest of Future World and a celebration of Futurism in general up to that point. However, loss of sponsorship, executive demand for more thrilling attractions, and most importantly structural problems[[note]]There was a large sinkhole that emerged in 1998, and there were some problems with the roof. It would have eventually collapsed under its own weight if it was left standing.[[/note]] resulted in Horizons being replaced by ''Mission: Space''.

'''Horizons''' was an attraction at [[Ride/DisneyThemeParks Walt Disney World]]'s Epcot from 1983 to 1999. Sponsored by General Electric (and conceived as a loose sequel to previous GE/Disney collaboration ''Carousel of Progress''), Horizons was essentially the thesis statement for the entire park, touching on every theme discussed in the rest of Future World and a celebration of Futurism in general up to that point. However, loss of sponsorship, executive demand for more thrilling attractions, and most importantly structural problems[[note]]There was a large sinkhole that emerged in 1998, and there were some problems with the roof. It would have likely eventually collapsed under its own weight as a result.[[/note]] resulted in Horizons being replaced by ''Mission: Space''.

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'''Horizons''' was an attraction at [[Ride/DisneyThemeParks Walt Disney World]]'s Epcot from 1983 to 1999. Sponsored by General Electric (and conceived as a loose sequel to previous GE/Disney collaboration ''Carousel of Progress''), Horizons was essentially the thesis statement for the entire park, touching on every theme discussed in the rest of Future World and a celebration of Futurism in general up to that point. However, loss of sponsorship and executive demand for more thrilling attractions resulted in Horizons being replaced by ''Mission Space''.

Upon entering the spacecraft-like building, guests would find themselves in the Futureport. Exotic locales that would appear later would be introduced here: The futuristic city Nova Cite, the desert farms of Mesa Verde, the marine resort Sea Castle, and the Brava Centauri space station. Boarding "Horizons-1", bound for the 21st Century, your narrators, an old married couple, first took you back to go "Looking Back at Tomorrow". This included scenes with Creator/JulesVerne and ''Literature/FromTheEarthToTheMoon'', a fanciful futuristic apartment as imagined in science-fiction of the 30s and 40s, and an abstract neon cineplex featuring footage from films like Film/{{Metropolis}}, BuckRogers, and Disney's own Magic Highways USA. After this trip down memory lane, guests enter an Omnimax theater showing examples of current technological and scientific advances such as microprocessors and genetic research.

->"If you can dream it, then you can do it."

'''Horizons''' was an attraction at [[DisneyThemeParks Walt Disney World]]'s Epcot from 1983 to 1999. Sponsored by General Electric (and conceived as a loose sequel to previous GE/Disney collaboration ''Carousel of Progress''), Horizons was essentially the thesis statement for the entire park, touching on every theme discussed in the rest of Future World and a celebration of Futurism in general up to that point. However, loss of sponsorship and executive demand for more thrilling attractions resulted in Horizons being replaced by ''Mission Space''.

* CutSong: The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gD7W8SB2Dpg original theme song]] for the attraction was written by the ShermanBrothers.

* Zeerust: Invoked with the Looking Back to Tomorrow sequences, becoming this over time contributed to the attraction's downfall.

'''Horizons''' was an attraction at WaltDisneyWorld's Epcot from 1983 to 1999. Sponsored by General Electric (and conceived as a loose sequel to previous GE/Disney collaboration ''Carousel of Progress''), Horizons was essentially the thesis statement for the entire park, touching on every theme discussed in the rest of Future World and a celebration of Futurism in general up to that point. However, loss of sponsorship and executive demand for more thrilling attractions resulted in Horizons being replaced by ''Mission Space''.