24 March 2010

Never Made It to the Seat

'Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?--Play It!' was a perfect Disney-MGM Studios attraction. Combining the excitement and glamour of television with the thrill of competition, 'Millionaire' was a must-see for my family. The entire experience was a reminder of what the Studios used to be and the overall vibe was a great reminder of my trips there in the early '90s.


When you think of attraction props, you normally do not think of 'Millionaire,' but that's exactly what I'm talking about in this post. Since I don't have $10,000 dollars to buy a 'Horizons' ride vehicle, I will gladly settle for a piece of MGM-Studios that I've always had a soft spot for. This "prop" is one of the fastest finger consoles that Guests used to answer the fastest finger question as well as play along with the contestant in the hot seat.


I'm no electronics wiz, so I have no idea how to make this thing work again. However, when I do figure it out, I promise to post it.

I purchased this item from Mouse Surplus a few years ago. I visited their headquarters last year and took some great pictures of what they had to offer. Unfortunately, they were lost in a hard drive failure. However, just think of a giant warehouse with Disney's "junk" from various decades. That about sums it up.

5 comments:

CMV said...

Big fan of the site, I'm glad I'm not the only one.

I've got two, and I like to think that one of them I sat behind the day I finally did make it to the seat.

http://cmvenom.wordpress.com/2007/08/01/who-wants-to-be-a-millionaire-i-do-goddamnit-part-two/
(Beware of some salty language...)

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Anonymous said...

You are missed! Hope to see some new posts soon!

Disneyana World said...

Being down in FL doesn't afford me much time, but I do have a post coming soon.

Samuele said...

Wow, you collect Disney props from past attractions?? I would love to find some of them too, especially from Horizons (It's GREATLY missed!!!), but I think that the only props left from Epcot's past attractions are the ones found in the Studio Tour queue (DHS), like the pig and other animals...