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Anyway, ''The Walt Disney World Explorer'' is a UsefulNotes/MicrosoftWindows and UsefulNotes/AppleMacintosh computer application developed by Mindsai Productions and Creator/{{Disney Interactive|Studios}}, the latter also serving as publisher, that detailed the Ride/WaltDisneyWorld [[Ride/DisneyThemeParks Resort]] near UsefulNotes/{{Orlando}}, UsefulNotes/{{Florida}}. It was first released on September 24, [[TheNineties 1996]], a week before the resort's [[MilestoneCelebration 25th anniversary]]; the Windows executable is even named "wdw25.exe". This program had users "explore" a very stylized depiction of the resort with [[WesternAnimation/PeterPan Tinker Bell]] as their cursor, clicking on various hotspots to view slideshows of various topics depicted within. These topics are narrated by Hettie Lynne Hurtes and Disney voiceover veteran Creator/CoreyBurton, both of whom go over the basic history and notable facts about the resort.
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Anyway, ''The Walt Disney World Explorer'' is a UsefulNotes/MicrosoftWindows Platform/MicrosoftWindows and UsefulNotes/AppleMacintosh Platform/AppleMacintosh computer application developed by Mindsai Productions and Creator/{{Disney Interactive|Studios}}, the latter also serving as publisher, that detailed the Ride/WaltDisneyWorld [[Ride/DisneyThemeParks Resort]] near UsefulNotes/{{Orlando}}, UsefulNotes/{{Florida}}. It was first released on September 24, [[TheNineties 1996]], a week before the resort's [[MilestoneCelebration 25th anniversary]]; the Windows executable is even named "wdw25.exe". This program had users "explore" a very stylized depiction of the resort with [[WesternAnimation/PeterPan Tinker Bell]] as their cursor, clicking on various hotspots to view slideshows of various topics depicted within. These topics are narrated by Hettie Lynne Hurtes and Disney voiceover veteran Creator/CoreyBurton, both of whom go over the basic history and notable facts about the resort.
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* AWinnerIsYou: Your reward for finding ten Hidden Mickeys? A 43-second video clip of Creator/WaltDisney saying his famous "I only hope that we never lose sight of one thing -- that it was all started by a mouse," quote, followed by a brief montage of WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse clips with the song "Congratulations, Mr. Mickey Mouse" playing. And after the clip is done or skipped, the Hidden Mickeys are "re-hidden" and the counter resets. Even then, you can easily find the clip in the CD's files ([=GHAC0011=].AVI) to watch it ''without having to find any Hidden Mickeys'' or, better yet, just [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTCAqKobu5E watch it on]] Website/YouTube!
* ArtisticLicenseGeography: A lot of SpaceCompression was done to fit a map of the resort in the game and make it look more interesting, cutting out a lot of wetlands, roads, parking lots, and various ancillary buildings that actually exist there. Some of the attractions are also placed in areas that don't match up with the relative places where they are in the real Walt Disney World. Same thing applies to the version seen in the Walt Disney World timeline, which is a little more accurate but still has some blatant faults.
* ArtisticLicenseGeography: A lot of SpaceCompression was done to fit a map of the resort in the game and make it look more interesting, cutting out a lot of wetlands, roads, parking lots, and various ancillary buildings that actually exist there. Some of the attractions are also placed in areas that don't match up with the relative places where they are in the real Walt Disney World. Same thing applies to the version seen in the Walt Disney World timeline, which is a little more accurate but still has some blatant faults.
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* AWinnerIsYou: Your reward for finding ten Hidden Mickeys? A 43-second video clip of Creator/WaltDisney saying his famous "I only hope that we never lose sight of one thing -- that it was all started by a mouse," quote, followed by a brief montage of WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse clips with the song "Congratulations, Mr. Mickey Mouse" playing. And after After the clip is done or skipped, the Hidden Mickeys are "re-hidden" and the counter resets. Even then, you can easily find the clip in the CD's files ([=GHAC0011=].AVI) to watch it ''without having to find any Hidden Mickeys'' or, better yet, just [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTCAqKobu5E watch it on]] Website/YouTube!
* ArtisticLicenseGeography: A lot of SpaceCompression was done to fit a map of the resort in the game and make it look more interesting, cutting out a lot of wetlands, roads, parking lots, and various ancillary buildings that actually exist there. Some of the attractions are also placed in areas that don't match up with the relative places where they are in the real Walt Disney World.Same The same thing applies to the version seen in the Walt Disney World timeline, which is a little more accurate but still has some blatant faults.
* ArtisticLicenseGeography: A lot of SpaceCompression was done to fit a map of the resort in the game and make it look more interesting, cutting out a lot of wetlands, roads, parking lots, and various ancillary buildings that actually exist there. Some of the attractions are also placed in areas that don't match up with the relative places where they are in the real Walt Disney World.
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* {{Minigame}}: There are a few here, called "Interactivities". The most prominent one is ''The Walt Disney World Quiz Challenge'', a one-or-two-player PopQuiz featuring various trivial facts about the resort. All the questions and answers are based on the "Trivia" slideshows found throughout the program. There's also Hidden Mickeys to find in the images themselves.
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* {{Minigame}}: There are a few here, called "Interactivities". The most prominent one is ''The Walt Disney World Quiz Challenge'', a one-or-two-player PopQuiz featuring various trivial facts about the resort. All the questions and answers are based on the "Trivia" slideshows found throughout the program. There's There are also Hidden Mickeys to find in the images themselves.
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* TheNineties: Released in 1996 and 1998 and looks the part, especially with various people's clothing in the photographs used. Sounds like it sometimes, too, what with some background music in the slideshows.
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* TheNineties: Released It was released in 1996 and 1998 and it looks the part, especially with various people's clothing in the photographs used. Sounds like it sometimes, too, what with some background music in the slideshows.
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* RecycledSoundtrack: Much of the application's background music is taken from Disney's own music archives, especially from various Walt Disney World shows and attractions. For example, the "Ride/ItsASmallWorld" snippet for the main Walt Disney World background music comes from the [=IllumiNations=] 25 medley. The version of the song that plays over the credits can (still) be heard on the Disneyland Paris variation of the ride.
* ThemedCursor: This application's cursor is none other than [[WesternAnimation/PeterPan Tinker Bell]] and her MagicWand, flying in from the upper-right to the center of the screen. The tip of her wand shines with pixie dust when it's over something clickable. She waves her wand down and up when you click on most clickable items, then she either dives into the hotspot (if you clicked on one in the map), flies away off-screen towards the upper-left (if you clicked on an option in a topic's screen), or just stays in place.
* ThemedCursor: This application's cursor is none other than [[WesternAnimation/PeterPan Tinker Bell]] and her MagicWand, flying in from the upper-right to the center of the screen. The tip of her wand shines with pixie dust when it's over something clickable. She waves her wand down and up when you click on most clickable items, then she either dives into the hotspot (if you clicked on one in the map), flies away off-screen towards the upper-left (if you clicked on an option in a topic's screen), or just stays in place.
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* RecycledSoundtrack: Much of the application's background music is taken from Disney's own music archives, especially from various Walt Disney World shows and attractions. For example, the "Ride/ItsASmallWorld" Ride/ItsASmallWorld snippet for the main Walt Disney World background music comes from the [=IllumiNations=] 25 medley. The version of the song that plays over the credits can (still) be heard on the Disneyland Paris variation of the ride.
* ThemedCursor: This application's cursor is none other than [[WesternAnimation/PeterPan Tinker Bell]] and her MagicWand, flying in from theupper-right upper right to the center of the screen. The tip of her wand shines with pixie dust when it's over something clickable. She waves her wand down and up when you click on most clickable items, then she either dives into the hotspot (if you clicked on one in the map), flies away off-screen towards the upper-left (if you clicked on an option in a topic's screen), or just stays in place.
* ThemedCursor: This application's cursor is none other than [[WesternAnimation/PeterPan Tinker Bell]] and her MagicWand, flying in from the
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Anyway, ''The Walt Disney World Explorer'' is a UsefulNotes/MicrosoftWindows and UsefulNotes/AppleMacintosh computer application developed by Mindsai Productions and published by Creator/{{Disney Interactive|Studios}} that detailed the Ride/WaltDisneyWorld [[Ride/DisneyThemeParks Resort]] near UsefulNotes/{{Orlando}}, UsefulNotes/{{Florida}}. It was first released on September 24, [[TheNineties 1996]], a week before the resort's [[MilestoneCelebration 25th anniversary]]; the Windows executable is even named "wdw25.exe". This program had users "explore" a very stylized depiction of the resort with [[WesternAnimation/PeterPan Tinker Bell]] as their cursor, clicking on various hotspots to view slideshows of various topics depicted within. These topics are narrated by Hettie Lynne Hurtes and Disney voiceover veteran Creator/CoreyBurton, both of whom go over the basic history and notable facts about the resort.
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Anyway, ''The Walt Disney World Explorer'' is a UsefulNotes/MicrosoftWindows and UsefulNotes/AppleMacintosh computer application developed by Mindsai Productions and published by Creator/{{Disney Interactive|Studios}} Interactive|Studios}}, the latter also serving as publisher, that detailed the Ride/WaltDisneyWorld [[Ride/DisneyThemeParks Resort]] near UsefulNotes/{{Orlando}}, UsefulNotes/{{Florida}}. It was first released on September 24, [[TheNineties 1996]], a week before the resort's [[MilestoneCelebration 25th anniversary]]; the Windows executable is even named "wdw25.exe". This program had users "explore" a very stylized depiction of the resort with [[WesternAnimation/PeterPan Tinker Bell]] as their cursor, clicking on various hotspots to view slideshows of various topics depicted within. These topics are narrated by Hettie Lynne Hurtes and Disney voiceover veteran Creator/CoreyBurton, both of whom go over the basic history and notable facts about the resort.
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Anyway, ''The Walt Disney World Explorer'' is a UsefulNotes/MicrosoftWindows and UsefulNotes/AppleMacintosh computer application developed by Mindsai Productions and published by Creator/{{Disney Interactive|Studios}} that detailed the Ride/WaltDisneyWorld [[Ride/DisneyThemeParks Resort]] near UsefulNotes/{{Orlando}}, UsefulNotes/{{Florida}}. It was first released in [[TheNineties 1996]] (exact date unknown) as part of the resort's [[MilestoneCelebration 25th anniversary]] that year; the executable is even named "wdw25.exe".[[note]]The latest program files (based on "date created") on the application's original Windows CD-ROM have a creation date of August 17, 1996, with the "Readme.txt" file having a creation date of August 19, 1996, suggesting that the application went gold around that time. It was thus most likely released in September 1996, just before Disney World's 25th anniversary on October 1, 1996, although it's also possible that it was officially released on that exact date.[[/note]] This program had users "explore" a very stylized depiction of the resort with [[WesternAnimation/PeterPan Tinker Bell]] as their cursor, clicking on various hotspots to view slideshows of various topics depicted within. These topics are narrated by Hettie Lynne Hurtes and Disney voiceover veteran Creator/CoreyBurton, both of whom go over the basic history and notable facts about the resort.
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Anyway, ''The Walt Disney World Explorer'' is a UsefulNotes/MicrosoftWindows and UsefulNotes/AppleMacintosh computer application developed by Mindsai Productions and published by Creator/{{Disney Interactive|Studios}} that detailed the Ride/WaltDisneyWorld [[Ride/DisneyThemeParks Resort]] near UsefulNotes/{{Orlando}}, UsefulNotes/{{Florida}}. It was first released in on September 24, [[TheNineties 1996]] (exact date unknown) as part of 1996]], a week before the resort's [[MilestoneCelebration 25th anniversary]] that year; anniversary]]; the Windows executable is even named "wdw25.exe".[[note]]The latest program files (based on "date created") on the application's original Windows CD-ROM have a creation date of August 17, 1996, with the "Readme.txt" file having a creation date of August 19, 1996, suggesting that the application went gold around that time. It was thus most likely released in September 1996, just before Disney World's 25th anniversary on October 1, 1996, although it's also possible that it was officially released on that exact date.[[/note]] This program had users "explore" a very stylized depiction of the resort with [[WesternAnimation/PeterPan Tinker Bell]] as their cursor, clicking on various hotspots to view slideshows of various topics depicted within. These topics are narrated by Hettie Lynne Hurtes and Disney voiceover veteran Creator/CoreyBurton, both of whom go over the basic history and notable facts about the resort.
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A ''[[UpdatedRerelease Second Edition]]'' was released in 1998 (exact date also unknown)[[note]]The latest files on the ''Second Edition''[='=]s Windows CD-ROM have a date created of March 12, 1998, likely going gold around that time as well. It was most likely released in April that year for Disney's Animal Kingdom's opening on Earth Day, April 22.[[/note]] that added topics such as Disney's Animal Kingdom, Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin, Disney's Coronado Springs Resort, and more. However, as the Internet became more ubiquitous and computer graphics improved,[[note]]the program itself runs at 640 by 480 VGA resolution at 256 colors.[[/note]] Disney never released any further editions afterward. Today, both the original and ''Second Edition'' releases are now seen as a digital TimeCapsule for Disney fans to relieve a golden era of the beloved resort.
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A ''[[UpdatedRerelease Second Edition]]'' was released in 1998 (exact date also unknown)[[note]]The latest files on the ''Second Edition''[='=]s Windows CD-ROM have a date created of March 12, April 23, 1998, likely going gold around that time as well. It was most likely released in April that year for Disney's Animal Kingdom's opening on Earth Day, April 22.[[/note]] that added adding topics such as Disney's Animal Kingdom, Kingdom (which officially opened the day before), Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin, Disney's Coronado Springs Resort, and more. However, as the Internet became more ubiquitous and computer graphics improved,[[note]]the program itself runs at 640 by 480 VGA resolution at 256 colors.[[/note]] Disney never released any further editions afterward. Today, both the original and ''Second Edition'' releases are now seen as a digital TimeCapsule for Disney fans to relieve a golden era of the beloved resort.
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* ThemedCursor: This application's cursor is none other than [[WesternAnimation/PeterPan Tinker Bell]] and her MagicWand, flying in from the upper-right to the center of the screen. The tip of her wand shines with pixie dust when it's over something clickable. She waves her wand down and up when you click on most clickable items, then she either dives into the hotspot (if you clicked on one in the map), flies away off-screen towards the upper-left (if you clicked on an option in a topic's screen), or just stays in place.
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* RecycledSoundtrack: Much of the application's background music is taken from Disney's own music archives, especially from various Walt Disney World shows and attractions. For example, the Ride/ItsASmallWorld snippet for the main Walt Disney World background music comes from the [=IllumiNations=] 25 medley. The version of the song that plays over the credits can (still) be heard on the Disneyland Paris variation of the ride.
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* RecycledSoundtrack: Much of the application's background music is taken from Disney's own music archives, especially from various Walt Disney World shows and attractions. For example, the Ride/ItsASmallWorld "Ride/ItsASmallWorld" snippet for the main Walt Disney World background music comes from the [=IllumiNations=] 25 medley. The version of the song that plays over the credits can (still) be heard on the Disneyland Paris variation of the ride.
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* RecycledSoundtrack: Much of the application's background music is taken from Disney's own music archives, especially from various Walt Disney World shows and attractions. For example, the "Ride/ItsASmallWorld" snippet for the main Walt Disney World background music comes from the [=IllumiNations=] 25 medley. The version of the song that plays over the credits can (still) be heard on the Disneyland Paris variation of the ride.
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* RecycledSoundtrack: Much of the application's background music is taken from Disney's own music archives, especially from various Walt Disney World shows and attractions. For example, the "Ride/ItsASmallWorld" Ride/ItsASmallWorld snippet for the main Walt Disney World background music comes from the [=IllumiNations=] 25 medley. The version of the song that plays over the credits can (still) be heard on the Disneyland Paris variation of the ride.
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* BlandNameProduct: For contractual purposes, Disney-[[Creator/MetroGoldwynMayer MGM]] Studios (today Disney's Hollywood Studios) could not be mentioned under that name in certain marketing contexts, so Disney called it "Disney Studios Florida" in the program. This also forced the two photographs of the Earffel Tower used in the program to be doctored to remove the MGM branding; the photo showing its construction moved the Disney logo to the center of the blue banner on it and added tiny white pixels meant to resemble stars, while the photo of the completed tower had the Disney logo awkwardly moved to the center (you can see warping around the "Dis" part and a bit of the surrounding shadow around the D). However, if one looks carefully in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PLEzdnDRdA the Backstage video]] for the general topic about the park (interestingly titled "'''MGM'''C0020.AVI"), you can see "Disney-MGM Studios" on the park's entrance as the camera flies over the park.[[note]]The [=YouTube=] video version in the provided link blurs it further, though, since the original video is already low-res to begin with.[[/note]]
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* ProductDisplacement: For contractual purposes, Disney-[[Creator/MetroGoldwynMayer MGM]] Studios (today Disney's Hollywood Studios) could not be mentioned under that name in certain marketing contexts, so Disney called it "Disney Studios Florida" in the program. This also forced the two photographs of the Earffel Tower used in the program to be doctored to remove the MGM branding; the photo showing its construction moved the Disney logo to the center of the blue banner on it and added tiny white pixels meant to resemble stars, while the photo of the completed tower had the Disney logo awkwardly moved to the center (you can see warping around the "Dis" part and a bit of the surrounding shadow around the D). However, if one looks carefully in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PLEzdnDRdA the Backstage video]] for the general topic about the park (interestingly titled "'''MGM'''C0020.AVI"), you can see "Disney-MGM Studios" on the park's entrance as the camera flies over the park.[[note]]The [=YouTube=] video version in the provided link blurs it further, though, since the original video is already low-res to begin with.[[/note]]
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* AWinnerIsYou: Your reward for finding ten Hidden Mickeys? A 43-second video clip of Creator/WaltDisney saying his famous "I only hope that we never lose sight of one thing -- that it was all started by a mouse," quote, followed by a brief montage of WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse clips with the song "Congratulations, Mr. Mickey Mouse" playing. And after the clip is done or skipped, the Hidden Mickeys are "re-hidden" and the counter resets. Even then, you can easily find the clip in the CD's files ([=GHAC0011=].AVI) to watch it ''without having to find any Hidden Mickeys!''
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* AWinnerIsYou: Your reward for finding ten Hidden Mickeys? A 43-second video clip of Creator/WaltDisney saying his famous "I only hope that we never lose sight of one thing -- that it was all started by a mouse," quote, followed by a brief montage of WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse clips with the song "Congratulations, Mr. Mickey Mouse" playing. And after the clip is done or skipped, the Hidden Mickeys are "re-hidden" and the counter resets. Even then, you can easily find the clip in the CD's files ([=GHAC0011=].AVI) to watch it ''without having to find any Hidden Mickeys!''Mickeys'' or, better yet, just [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTCAqKobu5E watch it on]] Website/YouTube!
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* BlandNameProduct: For contractual purposes, Disney-[[Creator/MetroGoldwynMayer MGM]] Studios (today Disney's Hollywood Studios) could not be mentioned under that name in certain marketing contexts, so Disney called it "Disney Studios Florida" in the program. This also forced the two photographs of the Earffel Tower used in the program to be doctored to remove the MGM branding; the photo showing its construction moved the Disney logo to the center of the blue banner on it and added tiny white pixels meant to resemble stars, while the photo of the completed tower had the Disney logo awkwardly moved to the center (you can see warping around the "Dis" part and a bit of the surrounding shadow around the D). However, if one looks carefully in the Backstage video for the general topic about the park (interestingly titled "'''MGM'''C0020.AVI"), you can see "Disney-MGM Studios" on the park's entrance as the camera flies over the park.
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* BlandNameProduct: For contractual purposes, Disney-[[Creator/MetroGoldwynMayer MGM]] Studios (today Disney's Hollywood Studios) could not be mentioned under that name in certain marketing contexts, so Disney called it "Disney Studios Florida" in the program. This also forced the two photographs of the Earffel Tower used in the program to be doctored to remove the MGM branding; the photo showing its construction moved the Disney logo to the center of the blue banner on it and added tiny white pixels meant to resemble stars, while the photo of the completed tower had the Disney logo awkwardly moved to the center (you can see warping around the "Dis" part and a bit of the surrounding shadow around the D). However, if one looks carefully in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PLEzdnDRdA the Backstage video video]] for the general topic about the park (interestingly titled "'''MGM'''C0020.AVI"), you can see "Disney-MGM Studios" on the park's entrance as the camera flies over the park.[[note]]The [=YouTube=] video version in the provided link blurs it further, though, since the original video is already low-res to begin with.[[/note]]
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* DummiedOut: Coming Attractions, The Walt Disney Story Theater, and Mickey and Minnie's Country Houses were disabled and removed from the ''Second Edition'' (with Coming Attractions removed from the main map entirely), although the dialogue for the Country Houses were re-recorded by Corey Burton for the Backstage slideshow of Mickey's Toontown Fair. Additionally, [[Ride/TheEnchantedTikiRoom Tropical Serenade]] was replaced by Ride/TheEnchantedTikiRoom (more specifically, the UnderNewManagement version), and Take Flight was replaced by Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin.
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* RecycledSoundtrack: Much of the application's background music is taken from Disney's own music archives, especially from various Walt Disney World shows and attractions. For example, the "Ride/ItsASmallWorld" snippet for the main Walt Disney World background music comes from the [=IllumiNations=] 25 medley.
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* RecycledSoundtrack: Much of the application's background music is taken from Disney's own music archives, especially from various Walt Disney World shows and attractions. For example, the "Ride/ItsASmallWorld" snippet for the main Walt Disney World background music comes from the [=IllumiNations=] 25 medley. The version of the song that plays over the credits can (still) be heard on the Disneyland Paris variation of the ride.
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* TheNineties: Released in 1996 and 1998 and looks the part, especially with various people's clothing in the photographs used. Sounds like it sometimes, too, what with some background music in the slideshows.
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Anyway, ''The Walt Disney World Explorer'' is a UsefulNotes/MicrosoftWindows and UsefulNotes/AppleMacintosh computer application first released in [[TheNineties 1996]] (exact date unknown) that detailed the Ride/WaltDisneyWorld [[Ride/DisneyThemeParks Resort]] near UsefulNotes/{{Orlando}}, UsefulNotes/{{Florida}}. Developed by Mindsai Productions and published by Creator/{{Disney Interactive|Studios}} as part of the resort's [[MilestoneCelebration 25th anniversary]] (the executable is even named "wdw25.exe"), this program had users "explore" a very stylized depiction of the resort with [[WesternAnimation/PeterPan Tinker Bell]] as their cursor, clicking on various hotspots to view slideshows of various topics depicted within. These topics are narrated by Hettie Lynne Hurtes and Disney voiceover veteran Creator/CoreyBurton, both of whom go over the basic history and notable facts about the resort.
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Anyway, ''The Walt Disney World Explorer'' is a UsefulNotes/MicrosoftWindows and UsefulNotes/AppleMacintosh computer application first released in [[TheNineties 1996]] (exact date unknown) developed by Mindsai Productions and published by Creator/{{Disney Interactive|Studios}} that detailed the Ride/WaltDisneyWorld [[Ride/DisneyThemeParks Resort]] near UsefulNotes/{{Orlando}}, UsefulNotes/{{Florida}}. Developed by Mindsai Productions and published by Creator/{{Disney Interactive|Studios}} It was first released in [[TheNineties 1996]] (exact date unknown) as part of the resort's [[MilestoneCelebration 25th anniversary]] (the that year; the executable is even named "wdw25.exe"), this exe".[[note]]The latest program files (based on "date created") on the application's original Windows CD-ROM have a creation date of August 17, 1996, with the "Readme.txt" file having a creation date of August 19, 1996, suggesting that the application went gold around that time. It was thus most likely released in September 1996, just before Disney World's 25th anniversary on October 1, 1996, although it's also possible that it was officially released on that exact date.[[/note]] This program had users "explore" a very stylized depiction of the resort with [[WesternAnimation/PeterPan Tinker Bell]] as their cursor, clicking on various hotspots to view slideshows of various topics depicted within. These topics are narrated by Hettie Lynne Hurtes and Disney voiceover veteran Creator/CoreyBurton, both of whom go over the basic history and notable facts about the resort.
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A ''[[UpdatedRerelease Second Edition]]'' was released in 1998 (exact date also unknown) that added topics such as Disney's Animal Kingdom, Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin, Disney's Coronado Springs Resort, and more. However, as the Internet became more ubiquitous and computer graphics improved,[[note]]the program itself runs at 640 by 480 VGA resolution at 256 colors.[[/note]] Disney never released any further editions afterward. Today, both the original and ''Second Edition'' releases are now seen as a digital TimeCapsule for Disney fans to relieve a golden era of the beloved resort.
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A ''[[UpdatedRerelease Second Edition]]'' was released in 1998 (exact date also unknown) unknown)[[note]]The latest files on the ''Second Edition''[='=]s Windows CD-ROM have a date created of March 12, 1998, likely going gold around that time as well. It was most likely released in April that year for Disney's Animal Kingdom's opening on Earth Day, April 22.[[/note]] that added topics such as Disney's Animal Kingdom, Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin, Disney's Coronado Springs Resort, and more. However, as the Internet became more ubiquitous and computer graphics improved,[[note]]the program itself runs at 640 by 480 VGA resolution at 256 colors.[[/note]] Disney never released any further editions afterward. Today, both the original and ''Second Edition'' releases are now seen as a digital TimeCapsule for Disney fans to relieve a golden era of the beloved resort.
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* {{Autosave}}: Not in a traditional sense, but the application will automatically remember which Hidden Mickeys you've found should you leave the program and come back later.
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* BlandNameProduct: For contractual purposes, Disney-[[Creator/MetroGoldwynMayer MGM]] Studios (today Disney's Hollywood Studios) could not be mentioned under that name in certain marketing context, so Disney called it "Disney Studios Florida" in the program. This also forced the two photographs of the Earffel Tower used in the program to be doctored to remove the MGM branding; the photo showing its construction moved the Disney logo to the center of the blue banner on it and added tiny white pixels meant to resemble stars, while the photo of the completed tower had the Disney logo awkwardly moved to the center (you can see warping around the "Dis" part and a bit of the surrounding shadow around the D). However, if one looks carefully in the Backstage video for the general topic about the park (interestingly titled "'''MGM'''C0020.AVI"), you can see "Disney-MGM Studios" on the park's entrance as the camera flies over the park.
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* BlandNameProduct: For contractual purposes, Disney-[[Creator/MetroGoldwynMayer MGM]] Studios (today Disney's Hollywood Studios) could not be mentioned under that name in certain marketing context, contexts, so Disney called it "Disney Studios Florida" in the program. This also forced the two photographs of the Earffel Tower used in the program to be doctored to remove the MGM branding; the photo showing its construction moved the Disney logo to the center of the blue banner on it and added tiny white pixels meant to resemble stars, while the photo of the completed tower had the Disney logo awkwardly moved to the center (you can see warping around the "Dis" part and a bit of the surrounding shadow around the D). However, if one looks carefully in the Backstage video for the general topic about the park (interestingly titled "'''MGM'''C0020.AVI"), you can see "Disney-MGM Studios" on the park's entrance as the camera flies over the park.
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* BlandNameProduct: For contractual purposes, Disney-[[Creator/MetroGoldwynMayer MGM]] Studios (today Disney's Hollywood Studios) could not be mentioned under that name in certain marketing context, so Disney called it "Disney Studios Florida" in the program. This also forced the two photographs of the Earffel Tower used in the program to be doctored to remove the MGM branding; the photo showing its construction moved the Disney logo to the center of the blue banner on it and added tiny white pixels meant to resemble stars, while the photo of the completed tower had the Disney logo awkwardly moved to the center (you can see warping around the "Dis" part and a bit of the surrounding shadow around the D). However, if one looks carefully in the Backstage video for the general topic about the park (interestingly titled "'''MGM'''C0020.AVI"), you can see "Disney-MGM Studios" on the park's entrance as the camera flies over the park.
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->"Welcome to ''The Walt Disney World Explorer''! You can use the Walt Disney World Compass if you want to get help, exit the program, go one step back or look up a specific area of interest. To activate the Compass, move [[WesternAnimation/PeterPan Tinker Bell]] to the bottom-left corner of the screen."
-->--'''Hettie Lynne Hurtes''' welcoming users to ''The Walt Disney World Explorer'' when they start the application
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* AWinnerIsYou: Your reward for finding ten Hidden Mickeys? A 43-second video clip of Creator/WaltDisney saying his famous "I only hope that we never lose sight one thing -- that it was all started by a mouse," quote, followed by a brief montage of WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse clips with the song "Congratulations, Mr. Mickey Mouse" playing. And after the clip is done or skipped, the Hidden Mickeys are "re-hidden" and the counter resets. Even then, you can easily find the clip in the CD's files ([=GHAC0011=].AVI) to watch it ''without having to find any Hidden Mickeys!''
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* AWinnerIsYou: Your reward for finding ten Hidden Mickeys? A 43-second video clip of Creator/WaltDisney saying his famous "I only hope that we never lose sight of one thing -- that it was all started by a mouse," quote, followed by a brief montage of WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse clips with the song "Congratulations, Mr. Mickey Mouse" playing. And after the clip is done or skipped, the Hidden Mickeys are "re-hidden" and the counter resets. Even then, you can easily find the clip in the CD's files ([=GHAC0011=].AVI) to watch it ''without having to find any Hidden Mickeys!''
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Anyway, ''The Walt Disney World Explorer'' is a UsefulNotes/MicrosoftWindows and UsefulNotes/AppleMacintosh computer application first released in [[TheNineties 1996]] (exact date unknown) that detailed the Ride/WaltDisneyWorld [[Ride/DisneyThemeParks Resort]] near UsefulNotes/{{Orlando}}, UsefulNotes/{{Florida}}. Developed by [=MindSai=] Productions and published by Creator/{{Disney Interactive|Studios}} as part of the resort's [[MilestoneCelebration 25th anniversary]] (the executable is even named "wdw25.exe"), this program had users "explore" a very stylized depiction of the resort with [[WesternAnimation/PeterPan Tinker Bell]] as their cursor, clicking on various hotspots to view slideshows of various topics depicted within. These topics are narrated by Hettie Lynne Hurtes and Disney voiceover veteran Creator/CoreyBurton, both of whom go over the basic history and notable facts about the resort.
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Anyway, ''The Walt Disney World Explorer'' is a UsefulNotes/MicrosoftWindows and UsefulNotes/AppleMacintosh computer application first released in [[TheNineties 1996]] (exact date unknown) that detailed the Ride/WaltDisneyWorld [[Ride/DisneyThemeParks Resort]] near UsefulNotes/{{Orlando}}, UsefulNotes/{{Florida}}. Developed by [=MindSai=] Mindsai Productions and published by Creator/{{Disney Interactive|Studios}} as part of the resort's [[MilestoneCelebration 25th anniversary]] (the executable is even named "wdw25.exe"), this program had users "explore" a very stylized depiction of the resort with [[WesternAnimation/PeterPan Tinker Bell]] as their cursor, clicking on various hotspots to view slideshows of various topics depicted within. These topics are narrated by Hettie Lynne Hurtes and Disney voiceover veteran Creator/CoreyBurton, both of whom go over the basic history and notable facts about the resort.
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* AWinnerIsYou: Your reward for finding ten Hidden Mickeys? A 43-second video clip of Creator/WaltDisney saying his famous "I only hope that we never lose sight one thing -- that it was all started by a mouse," quote, followed by a brief montage of WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse clips with the song "Congratulations, Mr. Mickey Mouse" playing. And after the clip is done or skipped, the Hidden Mickeys are "re-hidden" and the counter resets. Even then, you can easily find the clip in the CD's files (GHAC0011.AVI) to watch it ''without having to find any Hidden Mickeys!''
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* AWinnerIsYou: Your reward for finding ten Hidden Mickeys? A 43-second video clip of Creator/WaltDisney saying his famous "I only hope that we never lose sight one thing -- that it was all started by a mouse," quote, followed by a brief montage of WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse clips with the song "Congratulations, Mr. Mickey Mouse" playing. And after the clip is done or skipped, the Hidden Mickeys are "re-hidden" and the counter resets. Even then, you can easily find the clip in the CD's files (GHAC0011.([=GHAC0011=].AVI) to watch it ''without having to find any Hidden Mickeys!''
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* GameShowHost: Creator/CharlesFleischer plays a (voiceover-only) parody of one for ''The Walt Disney World Quiz Challenge'' interactivity.
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OK, let's get one important thing out of the way. Despite the namespace used for this page, this ''isn't'' a video game. It's more like a glorified slideshow viewer program. Got that? Good.
Anyway, ''The Walt Disney World Explorer'' is a UsefulNotes/MicrosoftWindows and UsefulNotes/AppleMacintosh computer application first released in [[TheNineties 1996]] (exact date unknown) that detailed the Ride/WaltDisneyWorld [[Ride/DisneyThemeParks Resort]] near UsefulNotes/{{Orlando}}, UsefulNotes/{{Florida}}. Developed by [=MindSai=] Productions and published by Creator/{{Disney Interactive|Studios}} as part of the resort's [[MilestoneCelebration 25th anniversary]] (the executable is even named "wdw25.exe"), this program had users "explore" a very stylized depiction of the resort with [[WesternAnimation/PeterPan Tinker Bell]] as their cursor, clicking on various hotspots to view slideshows of various topics depicted within. These topics are narrated by Hettie Lynne Hurtes and Disney voiceover veteran Creator/CoreyBurton, both of whom go over the basic history and notable facts about the resort.
OK, let's get ''another'' thing out of the way. This was really a promotional tool for Disney to digitally promote the resort back in the dial-up era of the Internet. What other way you can motivate people to plan and pay for a trip to Disney while making money off of them before they even ''start'' their planning than a carefully curated CD-ROM? This program, that's how!
A ''[[UpdatedRerelease Second Edition]]'' was released in 1998 (exact date also unknown) that added topics such as Disney's Animal Kingdom, Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin, Disney's Coronado Springs Resort, and more. However, as the Internet became more ubiquitous and computer graphics improved,[[note]]the program itself runs at 640 by 480 VGA resolution at 256 colors.[[/note]] Disney never released any further editions afterward. Today, both the original and ''Second Edition'' releases are now seen as a digital TimeCapsule for Disney fans to relieve a golden era of the beloved resort.
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!!Welcome to ''The TV Tropes World Explorer''!
* AdvertisementGame: For all intents and purposes, this application was made to promote the resort in the dial-up Internet era. The high-quality production values for its time and the fact that no further editions of this program were made after 1998 has worn off the "advertisement" part over the years.
* AWinnerIsYou: Your reward for finding ten Hidden Mickeys? A 43-second video clip of Creator/WaltDisney saying his famous "I only hope that we never lose sight one thing -- that it was all started by a mouse," quote, followed by a brief montage of WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse clips with the song "Congratulations, Mr. Mickey Mouse" playing. And after the clip is done or skipped, the Hidden Mickeys are "re-hidden" and the counter resets. Even then, you can easily find the clip in the CD's files (GHAC0011.AVI) to watch it ''without having to find any Hidden Mickeys!''
* ArtisticLicenseGeography: A lot of SpaceCompression was done to fit a map of the resort in the game and make it look more interesting, cutting out a lot of wetlands, roads, parking lots, and various ancillary buildings that actually exist there. Some of the attractions are also placed in areas that don't match up with the relative places where they are in the real Walt Disney World. Same thing applies to the version seen in the Walt Disney World timeline, which is a little more accurate but still has some blatant faults.
* {{Autosave}}: Not in a traditional sense, but the application will automatically remember which Hidden Mickeys you've found should you leave the program and come back later.
* DummiedOut: Coming Attractions, The Walt Disney Story Theater, and Mickey and Minnie's Country Houses were disabled and removed from the ''Second Edition'' (with Coming Attractions removed from the main map entirely), although the dialogue for the Country Houses were re-recorded by Corey Burton for the Backstage slideshow of Mickey's Toontown Fair. Additionally, [[Ride/TheEnchantedTikiRoom Tropical Serenade]] was replaced by Ride/TheEnchantedTikiRoom (more specifically, the UnderNewManagement version), and Take Flight was replaced by Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin.
* EdutainmentGame: If a Disney-curated visual encyclopedia of their own resort counts for the "education" part, then yes.
* LiveActionCutscene: Partially, with some of the video content and the tour guide of Tours of the World.
* {{Minigame}}: There are a few here, called "Interactivities". The most prominent one is ''The Walt Disney World Quiz Challenge'', a one-or-two-player PopQuiz featuring various trivial facts about the resort. All the questions and answers are based on the "Trivia" slideshows found throughout the program. There's also Hidden Mickeys to find in the images themselves.
* MuseumGame: You're looking at slideshow exhibits of the Walt Disney World Resort up to circa 1996/98. It's as straightforward of an example of this trope as you can possibly get.
* PointAndClickGame: As loose as you can get with the "game" part.
* TimeCapsule: An unintentional example, considering that Disney never bothered to make any subsequent editions after the ''Second Edition''. Either way, people with the application can relive Walt Disney World in its [[TheNineties 1990s]] heyday anytime they want.
* UpdatedRerelease: 1998's ''Second Edition'', adding new topics about things added to the resort since 1996, updating a few others, and removing some that no longer existed by 1998.
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Anyway, ''The Walt Disney World Explorer'' is a UsefulNotes/MicrosoftWindows and UsefulNotes/AppleMacintosh computer application first released in [[TheNineties 1996]] (exact date unknown) that detailed the Ride/WaltDisneyWorld [[Ride/DisneyThemeParks Resort]] near UsefulNotes/{{Orlando}}, UsefulNotes/{{Florida}}. Developed by [=MindSai=] Productions and published by Creator/{{Disney Interactive|Studios}} as part of the resort's [[MilestoneCelebration 25th anniversary]] (the executable is even named "wdw25.exe"), this program had users "explore" a very stylized depiction of the resort with [[WesternAnimation/PeterPan Tinker Bell]] as their cursor, clicking on various hotspots to view slideshows of various topics depicted within. These topics are narrated by Hettie Lynne Hurtes and Disney voiceover veteran Creator/CoreyBurton, both of whom go over the basic history and notable facts about the resort.
OK, let's get ''another'' thing out of the way. This was really a promotional tool for Disney to digitally promote the resort back in the dial-up era of the Internet. What other way you can motivate people to plan and pay for a trip to Disney while making money off of them before they even ''start'' their planning than a carefully curated CD-ROM? This program, that's how!
A ''[[UpdatedRerelease Second Edition]]'' was released in 1998 (exact date also unknown) that added topics such as Disney's Animal Kingdom, Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin, Disney's Coronado Springs Resort, and more. However, as the Internet became more ubiquitous and computer graphics improved,[[note]]the program itself runs at 640 by 480 VGA resolution at 256 colors.[[/note]] Disney never released any further editions afterward. Today, both the original and ''Second Edition'' releases are now seen as a digital TimeCapsule for Disney fans to relieve a golden era of the beloved resort.
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!!Welcome to ''The TV Tropes World Explorer''!
* AdvertisementGame: For all intents and purposes, this application was made to promote the resort in the dial-up Internet era. The high-quality production values for its time and the fact that no further editions of this program were made after 1998 has worn off the "advertisement" part over the years.
* AWinnerIsYou: Your reward for finding ten Hidden Mickeys? A 43-second video clip of Creator/WaltDisney saying his famous "I only hope that we never lose sight one thing -- that it was all started by a mouse," quote, followed by a brief montage of WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse clips with the song "Congratulations, Mr. Mickey Mouse" playing. And after the clip is done or skipped, the Hidden Mickeys are "re-hidden" and the counter resets. Even then, you can easily find the clip in the CD's files (GHAC0011.AVI) to watch it ''without having to find any Hidden Mickeys!''
* ArtisticLicenseGeography: A lot of SpaceCompression was done to fit a map of the resort in the game and make it look more interesting, cutting out a lot of wetlands, roads, parking lots, and various ancillary buildings that actually exist there. Some of the attractions are also placed in areas that don't match up with the relative places where they are in the real Walt Disney World. Same thing applies to the version seen in the Walt Disney World timeline, which is a little more accurate but still has some blatant faults.
* {{Autosave}}: Not in a traditional sense, but the application will automatically remember which Hidden Mickeys you've found should you leave the program and come back later.
* DummiedOut: Coming Attractions, The Walt Disney Story Theater, and Mickey and Minnie's Country Houses were disabled and removed from the ''Second Edition'' (with Coming Attractions removed from the main map entirely), although the dialogue for the Country Houses were re-recorded by Corey Burton for the Backstage slideshow of Mickey's Toontown Fair. Additionally, [[Ride/TheEnchantedTikiRoom Tropical Serenade]] was replaced by Ride/TheEnchantedTikiRoom (more specifically, the UnderNewManagement version), and Take Flight was replaced by Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin.
* EdutainmentGame: If a Disney-curated visual encyclopedia of their own resort counts for the "education" part, then yes.
* LiveActionCutscene: Partially, with some of the video content and the tour guide of Tours of the World.
* {{Minigame}}: There are a few here, called "Interactivities". The most prominent one is ''The Walt Disney World Quiz Challenge'', a one-or-two-player PopQuiz featuring various trivial facts about the resort. All the questions and answers are based on the "Trivia" slideshows found throughout the program. There's also Hidden Mickeys to find in the images themselves.
* MuseumGame: You're looking at slideshow exhibits of the Walt Disney World Resort up to circa 1996/98. It's as straightforward of an example of this trope as you can possibly get.
* PointAndClickGame: As loose as you can get with the "game" part.
* TimeCapsule: An unintentional example, considering that Disney never bothered to make any subsequent editions after the ''Second Edition''. Either way, people with the application can relive Walt Disney World in its [[TheNineties 1990s]] heyday anytime they want.
* UpdatedRerelease: 1998's ''Second Edition'', adding new topics about things added to the resort since 1996, updating a few others, and removing some that no longer existed by 1998.
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