Skyway, Test Track 1.0, Spectromagic, ORIGINAL Backlot Tour. These things I remember so fondly on my past trips to WDW. Skyway was such a convenient (and relaxing) ride, and even though it had an unfortunate CM incident, I still feel it was a key part in how my family enjoyed MK back then.
Test Track 1.0 had such a good theme going, especially with the two crew members that talked to you throughout the ride (the Tron-vibe, while aesthetically pleasing, feels too generic and futuristic for my taste with no genuine meaning behind the theme
).
The Backlot Tour was great in its heyday, even if I never saw it in its true prime (I went on it in 96', 97', 09' and 10'.) Those early visits were miles better than the later ones.
Finally,
Spectromagic.
I know people were happy to get MSEP back, but I'm one of many that was saddened to see Spectro go. The music, the lights, the sheer beauty was just
something else (and had that Disney magic that you just can't get anywhere else). If I remember correctly, MSEP left DL around this time too, and I remember talking to someone that was sad to see MSEP go. I said to her "MSEP is DL's parade, and Spectro is WDW's...I don't hate your parade at all (in fact I think it's cute and I do like it a bit), but it belongs where it's been for ages, as does Spectro. They both have been there so long that many people have literally grown up knowing them. They are two completely different parades. IMO, Spectro was more dreamy and mystical, while MSEP is the embodiment of childhood joy, which fits the motto for their respective park. MSEP for the
"Happiest Place On Earth", and Spectro for
"The Place Where Dreams Come True".
IDK, call me incredibly nostalgic, but when enough little things from your childhood leave your favorite place in the world, it starts getting to you.