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If You Had Wings

If You Had Wings was Eastern Airlines' official ride at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom themepark. The ride was located in Tomorrowland, across from Mission to Mars. The ride took visitors on a journey through Eastern's more exotic destinations, including Mexico City, Rio and New Orleans.

In 1986, Eastern dropped sponsorship of the ride. Disney removed any reference to Eastern and changed the name to If You Could Fly. Soon, Delta Airlines took over sponsorship and closed the ride to remodel it. The replacement was Delta Dreamflight, which made use of the same ride system and floor layout, but all new scenery and music.

Like Eastern before it, Delta dropped sponsorship in the mid 1990s. Instead of finding a new airline sponsor, Disney decided to use the ride space to promote its popular film, Pixar's Toy Story. The new ride, Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin, again makes use of the original ride system and floor plan, but now includes an interactive twist. Riders use a laser guns, built into the ride, to shoot at targets stationed throughout the attraction.

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