Does Anyone Remember The HORIZONS Ride In EPCOT?

Question

The HORIZONS ride is now where Mission: Space is located. When I first went to WDW HORIZONS was already closed and I remember the building stood there closed for years.

What exactly was this attraction and why did it close? Also, what took so long in finding a replacement attraction?

Answer 1

It closed in 1999 apparently due to problems with the building itself.

It was "an incredible journey through lifestyles for the 21st century. After "blasting off" from the Futureport, you'll examine the marvels imagined by visionaries of the past ... Jules Verne's cannonball flight to the moon, for example. Through the wonders of micro- and macro-photography, never-before-seen images of today's world unfold on the world's largest motion-picture screen. Then it's off to explore four future habitats... the urban environment of tomorrow, a robotics-staffed desert farm, a working ocean colony, and a "space city" where asteroid mining and zero-gravity crystal manufacture are facts of everyday life. The rest of the adventure is up to you! You and your fellow passengers control which future environment to explore as you choose your own "new horizon" for the finale."

:o)