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6. Disneyland Railroad
Does any amusement park built between the years of 1955 and 1980 not have a train? Trains at amusement parks existed before Disneyland, but Disneyland made it a requirement.

7. Captain EO
Magic Journeys
may have inspired it, but Captain EO was the success that made the theme park industry take notice. Paramount parks have recently dabbled in 3-D, but it's Universal Studios that's really taken the ball and run with it. Their Terminator 3-D attraction raised the bar, but their Spiderman attraction combined 3-D film with the ride vehicles from Indiana Jones and created something unbelievable.

8. Country Bear Jamboree
Country Bear Jamboree
not only spawned rip-off attractions at numerous amusement parks, it also directly inspired two fast food chains, Chuck E. Cheese and Showbiz Pizza Place and, in Summer 2002, a movie.

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9. The Indiana Jones Adventure
Indy
hasn't been around long, but it clearly set a new standard when it premiered in 1995. Without it, Universal's Spiderman just wouldn't have been the same, and I suspect that the entire next generation of attractions on the drawing boards owe it a considerable debt.

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Part Two of this article is now available featuring the Most Groundbreaking, Most Famous/Infamous and the lists of the Greatest Disney Attractions...Ever.

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-- Greg Maletic

Greg Maletic is the Chief Technical Officer of Zero G Software, and a life-long Disney park fan. Greg can be reached at disney@coinopdb.com.

Greg's column is not posted on a regular schedule.

The opinions expressed by our guest columnists, and all of our columnists, do not necessarily represent the feelings of LaughingPlace.com or any of its employees or advertisers. All speculation and rumors about the future of Disneyland and the Walt Disney Company are just that - speculation and rumors - and should be treated as such.

-- Posted February 11, 2002

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