20 Things That Are Gone But Not Forgotten From Walt Disney World

by Jen Gallie

1. The Osborne Family Spectacle Of Dancing Lights

Christmas just won't be the same at Walt Disney World without the Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights.

The attraction featured over 5 million LED lights that were all choreographed to Christmas music.

There was also lots of hidden magic that would move around each year, making it a fun game to spot them. You could spot the Halloween Cat, which was originally part of the Osbourne's Halloween collection. The lights always contained a number of hidden Mickey's to find, a lone white angel and the amazing Baby Sinclair from the 1990's tv show, Dinosuars.

For many the Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights was the epitome of Christmas at Disney World so news of its closure was met with much sadness by fans. The lights were lost in 2016 as The Streets of America was closed to make way for Star Wars: Galaxy Edge and Toy Story Land.

Despite pleas from its many fans, the Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights doesn't look set to return to Walt Disney World any time soon.

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Jen has been a writer and video editor at WhatCulture for over 10 years. She has a BA Hons in History from Newcastle University and in a past life worked at Beamish Open Air Museum and was a corporate trainer (BTC Award in Education and Training). Jen joined WhatCulture to discuss all things Universal Orlando Resort and Walt Disney World, as well as her love of all things movies. She has worked closely with Universal and Disney, giving WhatCulture readers breaking news and exclusives. Her knowledge of Disney parks has lead her to be published by The Sun. If you've ever completed a Disney movies or Friends quiz on WhatCulture it was probably written by Jen. Jen's love of all things Universal's Halloween Horror Nights brought her to WhatCulture's Horror Channel as a video editor. Her video edits can be found across WhatCulture's Film & TV and Horror channels, along with WhatCulture's Facebook, Instagram and TikTok accounts.