

Still, walkthroughs remain across Disney and Universal parks, from sweet asides to special effects spectaculars. In fact, Walt originally envisioned both Pirates of the Caribbean and the Haunted Mansion as walkthrough experiences until emerging ride technologies offered higher-capacity ways to cycle guests through experiences. Walkthrough attractions have been around for more than a century, from early laff-in-the-dark Bill Tracy Whacky Shacks to esteemed and historic Noah's Arks. we celebrated the most spectacular ride systems ever developed in our special Seven Modern Wonders of the Theme Park World feature.īut in all the decades of innovation that have created new ways to whisk guests away into haunted mansions, ancient temples, comic book cityscapes, and underwater caves, there are still spectacular attractions scattered around Disney and Universal parks using a much simpler mode of transportation: your own two feet. From gliding through the skies to churning beneath the waves off-roading troop transports to effortless Doom Buggies spinning SCOOPS to flying benches.
