June 19, 1998 – DisneyQuest Opens in Downtown Disney
“Discover 5 floors of fun including virtual worlds, 3D encounters, and classic video games.”
On June 19, 1998, the interactive indoor attraction DisneyQuest opened in Walt Disney World’s Downtown Disney West Side. The area features five floors of activities, randing from virtual reality games, to animation instruction, to classic video games. Many of the games feature popular Disney characters, including Aladdin (Aladdin’s Magic Carpet Ride virtual game) and Buzz Lightyear (Buzz Lightyear’s Astroblasters). A second DisneyQuest opened in Chicago on June 16, 1999, but closed in 2001 due to low attendance. Although other attempts to take DisneyQuest outside the park were planned, the projects were shelved indefinitely due to the closing of the Chicago location.
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