I decided to watch some old Disneyland rides on the Tube, and got sucked into the (Yester)world.
First of all, Snow White's Adventures was, as I mentioned in a previous post, one of the BEST rides to get stoned on. The wicked old bitch popping out every 2 seconds yelling "WANT AN APPLE, DEARIE?" seemed MUCH more magical when you were high, and the sharp turns and overall atmosphere made it a perfect place to just laugh your stoned as fuck ass off. The only attraction that could rival it in its prime was Mr. Toad's Wild Ride, and even then in the 80s they PALED in comparison to the PeopleMover thru the World of Tron.
Second, I actually remember the original Disney World version. Mary and Yoshiko took me down to Florida to see Disney World, as it was relatively new at the time. Snow White was one of my favorite rides there, just because of how batshit terrifying it was (of course, being technically in my late 20s, I wasn't scared of it, but many small children coming off the ride were.) My favorite part was all the near-misses and crap flying at you, and not to mention the ending where the wicked witch outright MURDERS you and you get this light show afterwards. They had fake fog pumped in that place and everything, trying to make it as much of a carnival ghost train and a pants-shittingly scary experience as possible. Fun Fact! On my third out of seven rides on the beast during that trip, I actually got STUCK in the final room with the strobe lights. Having to hear the witch's laugh but on helium made me CRAZY. After the ride started moving again, I literally had to take a break until that laugh was out of my head. When I went back to Disney in 1997, I was OUTRAGED to find out they caved in to the Karens and toned it down. I was ready to start laughing my ass off at those strobe lights, dammit! At least there was Alien Encounter, but that's another story.
Do you old Disneyheads remember these two versions of the Snow White ride? Let me know in the comments below. Peace out.
