The Abandoned History of Cranium Command | Expedition Epcot
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- Join us on Expedition Epcot as we look at the hidden gem that was Cranium Command in the Wonders of Life pavilion. A show featuring Buzzy the animatronic who was reported stolen in 2018 yet remains unconfirmed.
This show was a light hearted fun show about the stresses of controlling your life and existed for 17 years before being abandoned at the Walt Disney World Resort in Epcot.
Make sure to check out our first part on the overall history of the Wonders of Life.
I do not support trespassing at Disney in anyway to look at closed and old history of the parks so please so not do so but in this case it is vital to the overall story of this show.
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There was a good little joke if you held around a bit longer in the first row as everyone was exiting. The eye robot would pop back up look at you and tell you to collect your son, before then going “oh he’s your husband?”.
"Hey thats my scene"
I animated on CC and that recruiting poster was from one of my scenes. I think some of us animated on CC after Mermaid and before Rescuers DU. Unfortunately I never got to visit the attraction. I learned more about CC from this vid than I did working on it.
That is amazing! What are you upto these day?
@@ExpeditionThemePark I'm at WB drawing on Looney Tunes shorts.
6:58
Buzzy looking for clothes..
how ironic!
I just imagined mixing Cranium Command with Inside Out and it'd be awesome actually
StevetheCollector18 I guess you could say you just used your CRANIUM
Oof that sounded better in my head...
Favorite line from this attraction:
General: WHERE DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? ! DISNEY WORLD?!
4th wall break confirmed
I love the line
“Putting you in charge of a chicken is animal abuse, I should put you in the head of a moose, or a whale, or a talk show host!”
" Little women, Little men
Up inside the cranium
We're the ones who make it go
Cranium Commandos"
I loved this show. It was pure comedy gold, start to finish. And David Newman's epic military style sci-fi music was perfect. First time I saw it, I nearly fell out of my seat from laughing so hard
Stinky, you lead foot! If you were moving any slower, you’d be going backwards!
It would be cool to re-theme the pavilion after Inside Out. Either that or the Imagination Pavilion.
There are rumors that Disney is going to re-theme to and ISS dinner area since it's near Mission Space. These are just rumors tho.
It sounds like it would be perfect for Inside Out. I'm not sure if Disney is going in that direction though. It feels like they are building more thrill rides based on their recent acquisitions, and phasing out the educational and cultural content.
For sure! I definitely think an Inside Out overlay which includes Buzzy & the emotions would be great. However, in regards to the Imagination pavilion... I really feel they should go back to it’s original concept of creativity, revamped with new technology and effects with Dreamfinder & Figment. Especially after the wild success in festival appearances, new merchandise and the comic series.
Well, the thing about Cranium Command is that it combined elements of the Imagination and Logic. Imagination was only half of the job (being in the right brain).
Jeremy Martin nope, you’re thinking of a restaurant that they are already building. Won’t be in the pavilion.
We complain about Intellectual Property taking over parts of Walt Disney Theme Parks (and rightfully so at times) ..... but Inside Out (Pixar) would work perfectly in this case. 👍
C.J. Brown An Inside Out version of Cranium Command is something I would watch!
I always loved this attraction. There's no way that this wasn't the inspiration to Inside Out.
This and the original Journey Into Imagination are two of my all-time favorite Epcot attractions. I miss this show. At the very least there are camcorder uploads of the whole show on CZcams for anyone who wants to watch.
I honestly feel like when they noticed the clothes were missing they had an “oh crap” moment and removed Buzzy to make sure no one sneaking in would damage him.
I agree
If Disney had indeed removed him instead of being stolen, Disney could have shut up the news medias from constantly reporting the theft by coming out and making a statement that they removed him. but since they did not. However not making such a statement has made continuous talks about Buzzy and the Pavillion. Could have been Disney's plan of Marketing Research.
I feel like you're on to something, but keep in mind that Buzzy was ripped from his perch, damaging the hydraulics and wires. I think that it would be a lot safer and easier to remove the animatronic the proper way, especially considering that Disney could always recycle the perch or other parts for later attractions. But I could be easily proved wrong, and the only way we'll ever know what really happened is if Disney confirmed it themselves.
Agreed. He was untouched for many years before the internet and social media made more people aware of him. Sad.
Honestly those scenes with the heads going on bodies is kinda horrifying to me
It's got kind of an uncanny 1930s educational cartoon thing to it. Similar to the Jam Handy videos
It also kind of reminds me of the intro to You Can't Do That On Television.
i hope my lungs have a stereotypical german accent
Nope your lungs have stareotypical New York accent.
OwO
pretty sure mine sound like Selma Bouvier from the Simpsons
I hate how barely anyone talked about this show until Buzzy was stolen. Body wars is so overhyped by the Disney Parks community tbh.
Either way, I loved the video. I hope we eventually find out where Buzzy is. I’ve always wanted to see him in person.
That attraction never got the respect it deserved. I loved it. so sad that Disney abandoned it, rather than updating. And now, after Buzzy's theft, who knows what will happen there... I think they found it's culprits and will eventually get them to confess and lead them to Buzzy's whereabouts. great video
I just hope that whatever becomes of Buzzy and Hypothalamus isn't as bad as the fate of the Stitch's Great Escape/Alien Encounter animatronics. (AKA trashed)
Am I the only one who liked that ride...er...show?
@@BlazeHeartPanther Nah, I liked it too. It was a guilty pleasure. (And love it or hate it, the Stitch animatronic was amazing). I'm heartbroken both he and the three remaining originals from Alien Encounter were just... thrown out.
@@spindleclown I honestly didn't think it was a bad attraction like everyone else did. I mean, yea, sure, the chilidog smell may not be for everyone, but what did you expect, its Stich.
Also, not sure why people would hate the Stitch animatronic, it was adorable and cool looking.
@@BlazeHeartPanther Did you see what became of the Stitch animatronic? Pure nightmare fuel!
@@jeff_from_jax Yea, I'm aware of that. I'm saying when it first started out the animatronic was great, but now it turned into a Five Nights at Freddy's wannabe XD
Disney: hey look a fun educational and enjoyable theater attraction!
People: oh cool yeah
Also Disney: oh yes and our first thrill ride: body wars
People: **crowd shouting and screaming at a single lower key thrill ride**
Disney: *takes notes in corner* : original and related attractions to Epcot- *okay reception*
Thrill rides- *FREE MONEY*
People do respond to more than thrill rides, though. You’ve got things backwards: we have thrill rides forced on us because they’re all Disney wants to provide. The trend towards creating only thrill-rides is more a case of Wall Street’s tail wagging the audience’s dog:
Dumb “good vs. evil” superhero movies are easy to crank out seasonally, are unlikely to cause controversy, and are easy to create new disposable merchandise for yearly. Disney only wants rides in its parks that tie directly to selling a movie and its merchandise i.e. that provide “synergy and vertical integration” opportunities. Thrill rides tie into superhero movies and can be re-themed every few years with little effort.
Disney only creates mindless thrill-rides now because it’s what they’re grooming their audience to want. It’s difficult at this point to escape the ubiquity of the Disney/Buena Vista/ABC/ESPN/etc., etc., etc. ecosystem, so they’ll keep pummeling you with what they want you to accept, until you believe it’s what you wanted all along because you’ve never experienced other options.
They can create superhero movies via assembly line, endlessly recycling one same script, without having to deal with temperamental artists or with relevance or with timely social issues or controversy. Every gift-buying season, using largely the same molds, they can crank out the “must-have” toys du jour associated with the latest film’s costuming. The toys and films alike promote the mindless rides and vice-versa, and the rides never need to be unique or creative - in fact, it’s rather helpful if they’re simplistic instead, based on quickly jolting a few short-lasting adrenaline spikes. The rides, toys, and movies should all be as generic as possible, so they can all be re-themed and presented as “new” seasonally with as little as a few coats of paint.
As long as each synergistic object in the vertical integration model provides a brief raw jolt of arousal pointing to the next object, nothing distracts from the goal of leading the consumer through seasonal cycles of instant short-lasting gratifications, leaving them always wanting the next one.
It’s not that thrill rides are the product audiences demand. It’s that you’re the product, being groomed by Disney to fit the needs of Disney’s many corporate partners. You’re being reduced to a mental slumber, hungering only for the quick jolts of arousal you purchase, yet never truly feeling anything beyond a nagging sensation of not being fully satisfied yet, thinking maybe the next purchase will give you that long-lasting jolt you really want…
People yearn for meaning. But as long as Disney can keep you in a loop of instant gratifications instead, actively denied meaning, they can keep you running in that loop for life.
I had a conversation about seeing if I would be able to look inside the area and he said “no, with the recent theft of an animatronic we aren’t allowed to take anyone inside the building”.
RIP Buzzy he was actually found, turns out Disney took him, but he is sadly now left naked in the Archives probably to rot.
It's funny that this attraction mostly was a footnote at Wonders of Life when it was in operation and became more well-known and admired after the pavilion closed. It almost took on a Streisand Effect, from what I noticed, having been as you said overshadowed by Body Wars and being listed as a hidden gem. Now with the Buzzy stuff theft, people are actually seriously into it.
#FindBuzzy I never got to go on this as a kid and I wish I had. I actually didn't know this existed until I saw youtube videos of it a couple years ago for the first time. It's also really cool that Inside Out was inspired by this, I think the theater could totally be made into an Inside Out attraction easily, they already have the set up for it.
Buzz plz come home.
Buzzy now I now I was wrong I messed up and now your gone wow wow wow buzzy I'm sorry I neglected you I never expected you to run away making me empty you talking right would sound like music to me please come home cause I miss you buzzy
You know what why do all the good rides have to close down before people like me get a chance to ride i never even knew the pavilion was even a thing mostly because my dad didn't like staying out too long and he was cheap so we never did much
WHERE DO YOU THINK YOU ARE, DISNEY WORLD??!!
00:14 General Knowledge commands into Smash.
I wish that they could bring this attraction back but with Inside Out
A lot of people want the Cranium Command ride to be redone as an Inside Out ride. However, I think it should be able to be redone or have an all new ride for Buzzy with the same characters, and I also think there should be a movie made about Buzzy.
Yeah maybe I would do that when I get older cuz I am only 11 years old but I wanted to be a cartoon artist
What if they are reworking the whole pavilion to become the rumored Inside Out attraction and that is why Buzzy was removed??
They really need to build a more permanent location for the "festival center" and bring Wonders of Life back to its former glory.
The odyssey center would be great for festival stuff
Yee McGee they use it for that
Yeah Boi!
See I feel partially something that caused the downfall of this and really this whole pavillion was that it was meant to be EDUCATIONAL when people are on holiday - they get time off education.
Cranium Command was absolutely one of my favorite EPCOT attractions of all time. It not only melded several of Disney's signature faculties (ie. cartoons, animatronics, story telling), it did so in the usual entertaining & educational manner. Even my Dad thought highly of this show.
"Does your Mama still dress you?!" ~ General Knowledge
This gave me real Inside Out vibes, so it is a shame that it can't be rethemed to that IP since Inside Out seemed to be inspired by this attraction.
I’VE BEEN WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO MAKE THIS VIDEO THANK YOU EXPEDITION THEME PARK
This did partly inspire "Inside Out" and featured some SNL characters/actors. :) I also know the girl who played the boy's crush, Natalie Gregory, is now a zoologist.
I'm also certain Miss Emotion from "Reason and Emotion" was the inspiration for Disgust with her attitude and "I can't even" eyes.
I also spot three Disney things poured into the boy's brain: Ariel, R2-D2 and an X-Wing. :)
Fun Fact: The girl who played the girlfriend Anne, Natalie Gregory, was also the voice of Jenny Foxworth in Oliver and Company. Surprised you didn't mention that.
Inside out 👀 yesss. In the center of the dome should be the brain tower (mini version but giving an illusion that it’s big with the Disney castle effect) from inside out. And the cranium command theater should become the inside of Riley’s head control center where all the emotions are, with a new show of course.👌
The prototype Buzzy, Captain Cortex is what you see in the ads for Cranium Command such as the park pamphlets and wasn't used in the show as the change from the "old" Buzzy and the one used on the show, was a last minute thing so Buzzy wasn't changed at all from the opening to Wonders of Life's closening.
I feel like this was one of the best attractions that the Disney parks thought up, it weren’t forcefully linked to a movie like a lot of modern attractions are now but it was its own creative idea not linked to a movie or show. That’s why I loved space mountain mission 2 in the Paris park. It was completely unique with its steampunk/ Jules Verne style.
#findbuzzy
It feels so good to be sitting down and watching this while wearing my Expedition TP shirt.
Ahh amazing thank you so much! Hope it looks good and enjoy the video
Kyle Kruthoffer I’m wearing Wonder Woman socks
Cranium Command became a favorite the 1st time I saw it in 1993. It was a must do on subsequent trips!!!
I really can't express how much I LOVED this show as a child visiting 90s EPCOT. I'm also constantly blown away by the show's cast and talent (thank you Disney for hiring Bobcat Goldthwait).
This was the best explanation of Cranium Command. I had never heard of it until Buzzy went missing and then it was hard to find solid information on what the attraction had been. Nice job!
Thank you!
Gutted I missed this. I was in that pavilion in 2003. I found body Wars though. Looks like I should have looked harder :-(
This was my all time fav attraction of epoch. It's such a shame it closed and was abandoned
Yay, more Expedition Epcot! These videos are amazing, keep up the amazing work!
You know Disney should revamp it and make it into an Inside out attraction. The movie was a hit and this might work
You think Cinimagic is the best too?! Yes! Thank god, someone else who knows about that show! I watched the POV and I loved it, I wish it could be brought to life in English in Hollywood Studios, it's just what the studio parks need.
I know the imagination pavilion is probably gonna get the inside out upgrade but it's always fun to imagine this pavillion getting it instead. I miss this pavillion more then WOM and horizon.
I think most people assumed General Knowledge was Robin Williams! Thanks for doing this! This and Food Rocks were two of my favorite 1990’s EPCOT attractions
By the way, anytime when objects or animatronics in theme parks are closed off and left abandoned, and I actually see videos of it, it scares me. I watched it and . It gets more scarier as when the cameraman came up to the animatronics and the actual stage. It reminds me of my nightmares of how every character sits motionless, eyes never blinking, even robots still as a statue, staring back at you when you look in front of them.
This is the one attraction I remember going to back in the year 2000 (when Disney was doing their millennial celebration through December) and Cranium Command was one of those rides I love as a child. I remember seeing it and thought, "Is it a dream I'm watching? Am I seeing an alternative to the attraction that wasn't there before?" It was an alternative I wish I recorded, but never thought of it. Surprisingly six years later after I rode it, I ended up having a dream about myself (at age 10) being at the attraction alone. Seeing it again as if it was a childhood memory. And talking with Buzzy after the show (what backstage people usually do in their film productions).
SO much star power in this and the humor was unbelievably funny! From both Dana Carvey and Kevin Nealon as Hans and Franz from SNL for the heart, Jon Lovitz as the creative imaginative Right brain, George Wendt (Cheers) as the Stomach, Bobcat Goldthwait as the hilarious Over-reacting Adrenal Gland, and even Kenneth Kimmins (Arrested Development) as the principal at school. This is how shows are supposed to be directed, written and can to also be as educational as they are funny.
_Small dog on sidewalk barking at us_ Adrenal Gland: "KICK IT! STEP ON IT!"
_After Science class explosion_ Adrenal Gland: "I've never had to work this hard in my life!" L/R Ventricle: "Ya what ah Loosah Captain we have!" "Yah you're pathetic girly man!" "You ah girly man loosah and pathetic!"
_After getting thrown in trash can_ Right Brain in Army crawling in smoke: "Captain! You HAVE to give me a chance for REVENGE!!!"
_Heading to Principal's office_
Right Brain: "We're headin to the SALT MINES I TELL YA! The BIG HOUSE! Maybe even PRISON!"
Left Brain: "We can kiss Harvard goodbye! No job! No awkwardly normal lifestyle! I hope you're proud of yourself young man..."
L/R Ventricle: "Listen to us now and believe us latah, If we were 30 years oldah we'd be attacking you right now!" "Ya, if we live dat long!"
I remember this show from the one time I saw it and I enjoyed it. It's sad that is just left there
Love this channel so much your voice is so soothing also lmao
Can u do the closed history of mickey’s Toontown Fair at magic kingdom?
Yes i plan to do a full series on Magic Kingdom in the future! :)
Ok. Thanks
Thomas Tiberio now new fantasyland
Here's a fun little Easter egg: Corey Burton narrated the computer interactive WDW vacation guide called Walt Disney World Explorer. When you click on the attraction and click on the trivia icon, he'll mention that he himself also did the voice of General Knowledge. Pretty neat, right?
Wonders of Life did need more extractions like this one!
One of my favorites, captured the real premise of Epcot. Great job on the video!
I loved this attraction. I'm sad I only got to visit it once
Bryce McKenzie me too
Funny thing was it was reported stolen first and now his clothes were stolen. Now it told he is being refurbished now but thats why/how he is Missing.
Disney seems to not keep their stories right.
I think that considering Disney’s current strategy in the parks, it should be an inside out pavilion with the cranium command repurposed as rileys mind with new animatronics for the characters. As for what would go in the other areas, I don’t know. (This is assuming that the imagination pavilion will not be changed, and if so, changed back to the first sort of journey into imagination
This is what happens when you don't do anything with viable space for a decade, Disney.
The buzzy mechs are probably now at the Disney Archives in Anaheim along with any other objects of value
We miss you, Buzzy. And Hypothalamus to a lesser extent.
I always assumed the yelling General Knowledge was voiced by Robin Williams since it sounds Exactly like him...turns out it was actually voiceover master Corey Burton! Very surprising!
I am noticing now I grew up with educational TV shows and that's what the ride was, educational, I grew up with Big Comfy Couch, Arthur, Zaboomafoo, so once educational kids programs were not mainstream anymore the ride had its downfall, I am not sure if that's why the sponsorship pulled out because educational wasn't popular anymore, but I think this ride would still be around if that were the case.
Outstanding timing.
Another great video my dude!
Funny; I was a kid in the late 1980's and 1990's, but I have not at once heard of this attraction nor have been on it. However, I've heard of 'The Brave Little Toaster'; had the VHS tape and watched it many times.
I think it would be really cool if they redid Cranium Command but made it Inside Out themed, kind of full circle and awesome
I find it interesting that the new "Play" pavilion will have some kind of "Inside Out" presence. It's come full circle.
Pretty much the evidence supports that Buzzy was removed after his clothing was stolen but his clothing has been recovered and would now be with Buzzy in Disney’s archives. Pretty much the Do Not Destroy tag on Buzzy meant that he was listed for archival upon demolition or renovation if the ride space but they removed him early in response to the theft. They also did a rough job with his removal as his original hydraulics will never be used again and will be replaced if he ever gets reused in another attraction.
"This ain't a spectator sport! Where do you think you are? DISNEYWORLD!?!"
I loved this attraction. I visited it several times in the early 1990s.
Poor Buzzy
I LOVED this attraction and I really miss it too.
Great Job Sam!!! Loved this one! #FindBuzzy
Thanks Rob
If only R. Lee Ermey (Gny Sgt. Hartman from “Full Metal Jacket”) had voiced General Knowledge... this thing might still exist!
“ARE YOU PUKES GONNA GIVE INTO YOUR **EMOTIONS??!?**
I DIDN’T THINK SO.”
🤣🤣🤣
Everyone wants to rethe me the ride to inside out, but I'd love them to reopen the attraction with Buzzy so I could experience it.
Yes me too!!!!!
I think Buzzy was definitely stolen. Mickey Views made a video featuring recent photos of the theater that were anonymously sent in. Buzzy was straight up just sawed off, as was the head of the hypothalamus animatronic. If they were being taken to the archives, Disney would have never just sawed off the hypothalamus's head, straight through cables and hydraulic lines, they would have removed the whole AA, including his base.
I don’t think so. The mechanics wouldn’t be reused so I’m sure they wouldn’t care about keeping them.
Just me or does all this sound like it is should've been the main ride of the pavilion instead of Body Wars?
8:08 General Knowledge: WHERE DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? DISNEY WORLD?
Me: but we are
OHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!
*S A V A G E*
This closed well before we ever got to Disney, but it has always bothered me that Buzzy sounds so different from the cartoon to the audio animatronic. The screen looked creepy. I don’t think I would’ve liked this :\
They actually stole more than his clothes, they actually stole all of buzzy
I agree a hidden gem. I loved this show.
Time to drop you a sub. ^_^ Been watching your video's for a couple of months now. :)
11:12 I am pretty sure cranium command was actually the ancestor to inside out, even though it’s a Theme park, exclusive, animatronic show rather than a 2D animated one
I always watch but I don’t comment enough to tell you you’re the best! So. You are!
I wouldn't put it past someone to actually steal Buzzy.
But I'm curious how they would remove it, and get out without anyone noticing it.
I think it's probably the later and Disney just removed it themselves like you noted.
I literally missed this attraction by 3 months... my first trip to Disney was only 3 months after it closed.
I think the rumor was Disney might of had plans to bring the show back. Maybe as a special event or whatever. Then...Some asshat had to take our boy!
rip buzzy
Perfect. Can you make The Closed History of ExtraTERRORestrial Alien Encounter/Stitch's Great Escape?
I watched the Matt Sonswa video recently. He really got inside the attraction!
Could we get a “f” in the chat plz for Buzzy?
#findbuzzy
Can you do The Great Movie Ride?
I already did :)
Thanks for answering my question
Why font they use this for inside out?
Jerry Rees didn't voice for animatronic Buzzy as he (the animated Buzzy in the preshow who sounds like a meek young man, he was voiced by Jared Rushton) sounds just like the boy Bobby whose brain Buzzy takes control of, Rees must have programmed the animationrics movements. Because of the voices of both Buzzy and Bobby are alike, it is Scott Curtis who played Bobby in the main show, who voices Buzzy.
And the only thing that makes me thing buzzy was stolen was the way the hydraulic lines were cut.
I love how cartoons try to make it clear that if you join the Military, Basic Training is going to be awful
Hey! It's Earnest! 3:11
This was a great attraction! Shame i've only seen it once!