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carlamouse

01-16-2007, 01:40 AM

This was a MK parade and to me, one of the strangest! The inflated characters were about 3 stories high and some of the accompanying floats were a bit circus-like!

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e240/mallonek/WDW%2092/Parade926.jpg http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e240/mallonek/WDW%2092/Untitled-023ed.jpg

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e240/mallonek/WDW%2092/Untitled-024ed.jpg http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e240/mallonek/WDW%2092/Untitled-021ed.jpg

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e240/mallonek/WDW%2092/Untitled-022ed.jpg

These parade floats were borrowed from Disneyland's 35th anniversay. It had a Mardi Gras theme. If I remember correctly, they would throw plastic bead neckalaces to the crowd during the parade route. I think they called it "Party Gras!" or somthing like that. My family visited Disneyland in 1991, and WDW in 1992, so I got to see it at both parks!:smickey:

jocie

01-16-2007, 02:05 AM

aweosme pics everyone!! Thanks for sharing!:cool1:

Corryn

01-16-2007, 08:05 AM

These parade floats were borrowed from Disneyland's 35th anniversay. It had a Mardi Gras theme. If I remember correctly, they would throw plastic bead neckalaces to the crowd during the parade route. I think they called it "Party Gras!" or somthing like that. My family visited Disneyland in 1991, and WDW in 1992, so I got to see it at both parks!:smickey:

Really??? 1992??? I was there in March of 1992 on my honeymoon. I'll ask my husband if he remembers...better yet, I'll just bust out my honeymoon video - I haven't seen that in years :)

kimmar067

01-16-2007, 08:54 AM

This parade is LEGEND in my family. My mom and aunt burned their butts while sitting on the sidewalk waiting for the parade. Hysterical. . . their butts were bright red for weeks! Looked like a sunburn! Still harrass them to this day.

...now THAT there is REALLY funny....

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/shared-blogs/palmbeach/cerabino/media/larry%20cable%20guy.jpg

klmall

01-16-2007, 09:18 AM

These parade floats were borrowed from Disneyland's 35th anniversay. It had a Mardi Gras theme. If I remember correctly, they would throw plastic bead neckalaces to the crowd during the parade route. I think they called it "Party Gras!" or somthing like that. My family visited Disneyland in 1991, and WDW in 1992, so I got to see it at both parks!:smickey:

Carlamouse - Ah! Now the floats make a lot more sense, especially for a Mardi Gras theme! Shame, shame Disney trying to fool us as if these were really for a Surprise Celebration! The only thing these characters threw was your neck out trying to see up to the top of them! Thanks for the info!

MyGoofy26

01-16-2007, 11:11 AM

sanapunk

01-16-2007, 11:13 AM

Those same floats were toys at burger king, i believe! I have some still in the package, and they'd come with a MK map piece you'd put together when you had them all!

carlamouse

01-16-2007, 11:30 AM

huey578

01-16-2007, 12:15 PM

Hi. My name is Steph. My uncle (nbstatic) posted some pictures on here from the 80s. Everyone thought the woman in the picture was an 80s mom...but that was really the little boy's sister. She's my mom. Someone wanted before and after pictures of her, so here you go.

My mom in the 80s.
(Oh my gosh, what was she thinking wearing those clothes and those SHOES??? Who wears heels to Disney World???)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v342/_emptyhanded/49389741-L.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v342/_emptyhanded/49387059-L.jpg

My mom in 2006:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v342/_emptyhanded/DSCF0435.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v342/_emptyhanded/DSCF0434.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v342/_emptyhanded/DSCF1008.jpg

Your mom is hot :thumbsup2

huey578

01-16-2007, 12:46 PM

According to the following source it closed in 1999.

http://waltdatedworld.bravepages.com/id57.htm

Thanks,Kathy!:thumbsup2

klmall

01-17-2007, 11:14 AM

Here's a bit more info on this parade:

http://jimhillmedia.com/blogs/jeff_lange/archive/2006/09/13/5713.aspx

Acutally, I guess my family would have had to have visited Disneyland in 1990 to have seen this parade. I was looking at our Disneyland photos recently, and I couldn't remeber the year we went, but I knew that we saw the parade floats at both parks.:scratchin

Thanks for the source. I had lost my bookmark for Jeff's info and it was great to browse his site. Getting correct info for my scrapbooks is leading me down some interesting paths. Thanks again! http://www.wdwinfo.com/sites/family/jester.gif

TaraPA

01-17-2007, 03:23 PM

I'm starting to think I may have dreamed this - but does anyone else remember Michael Jackson performing at the castle in MK in the late
70's/early 80's? I remember seeing him perform "Rock With You" from Off The Wall somewhere in WDW - I was little & I remember that I wanted to go, and my mom said this would be a very famous star one day. Off the Wall came out in '79 but we were there in '77 & in the 80's (can't even remember the exact years) - so I'm assuming it had to be early 80's. I cannot for the life of me find any old photos of his performance, and my mom says she doesn't remember this. He also did a short movie or show with Figment at Epcot - anyone remember this or am I off the wall on this one too....

huey578

01-17-2007, 03:30 PM

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huey578

01-17-2007, 03:51 PM

Ok, got the old ones from 1978.
Here are some shots in the Polynesian rooms, my brother in one and sisters in another.
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b6d623b3127cce8bd71f00fb2d00000016108AZuGzFk1bM9
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b6d623b3127cce8bd71f42fb6f00000016108AZuGzFk1bM9

Polynesian Pool
We didn't go in it, it was Feb and unseasonably cold even for Florida. We wore our winter coats around the MK.
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b6d623b3127cce8bd71f1d7a0000000016108AZuGzFk1bM9

Parade
Sign says Happy birthday Mickey Mouse. I don't know enough Mickey trivia to know which birthday this was.
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b6d623b3127cce8bd71f577a4a00000016108AZuGzFk1bM9

Underwater in 20,000 leagues
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b6d623b3127cce8bd71ea53a2000000016108AZuGzFk1bM9

Topiaries- viewed from the monorail
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b6d623b3127cce8bd71f74fb5900000016108AZuGzFk1bM9

I wonder how much a night cost at the Poly back then:confused3

Mecha Figment

01-17-2007, 03:58 PM

wow that was back in the day topiaries were in their prime. I miss them greatly. They use to be everywhere, now the only one i know about are around dumbo.

This isn't the magic kingdom but it's just as good. i'm the one on the right,

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v171/Superfireconvoy2000/1119700867_l.jpg

Disneywoz

01-17-2007, 04:00 PM

The Michael Jackson movie was a 3D movie called Captain EO. Not sure about him performing at the MK, however I could see him performing right before Captain EO started. It was at Disneyland also.

PaulDavid's mom

01-17-2007, 04:19 PM

Mecha Figment

01-17-2007, 05:54 PM

you tube has it if you want to watch.

PaulDavid's mom

01-17-2007, 06:02 PM

you tube has it if you want to watch.

geez. you tube has everything doesn't it! :banana:

SteamBoatWillysKin

01-18-2007, 10:44 PM

I love the a,b,c,d,e and f. ticket book examples!

riopooh

01-19-2007, 01:29 AM

http://www.wdwinfo.com/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=29874

my sister and I in 1973.

This the only photo I can find - and we went every year from 72 until 80 (when my brother started college)

Corryn

01-19-2007, 03:14 PM

you tube has it if you want to watch.

Hey Mecha Figment, One More Post!!! :woohoo: One More Post!!!!:woohoo:

Cool Hat Riopooh!

bnf2

01-19-2007, 03:55 PM

I think I may have posted this before, but it's one of my favorites! This was taken just after Donald took my Mickey ears off and covered my face with them! (ignore the date- scanner was not working at the time and I took a digital image if the pic and forgot to take the date off!)

Back then it was just pics with the characters- I don't remember ever getting autographs. And they were just out randomly in the park. The only characters I remember from that trip and the '76 trip were Mickey, Donald, 3 Little Pigs, Big Bad Wolf, Eeyore and Pooh.

March 1973

http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m68/bnford2/100_1040.jpg

klmall

01-19-2007, 10:33 PM

The Michael Jackson movie was a 3D movie called Captain EO. Not sure about him performing at the MK, however I could see him performing right before Captain EO started. It was at Disneyland also.

Here's an ad from a 1992 USA Today newspaper supplement with the [I]Michael Jackson EO attraction in it:

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e240/mallonek/WDW%2092/Untitled-309.jpg

SteamBoatWillysKin

01-20-2007, 10:40 AM

Anyone have any old pictures of Fort Wilderness and/or the old train at Fort Wilderness?

MrsBanks

01-20-2007, 04:43 PM

this is my first try at posting a pic - if it works this is a pic of me a long time ago, 1992 (I was 17)
http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n7/MrsBanks1974/8f94eee0.jpg

annie1995

01-21-2007, 04:30 PM

Here are some pics back from 1979 when I was little I was 6 at the time.
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b298/annie1995/001_1_001_001.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b298/annie1995/002_2_002_002.jpg(I don't know who the little boy grabbing Mickey is:confused: ?)
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b298/annie1995/004_4_004_004.jpg

annie1995

01-21-2007, 05:16 PM

Here are a few more pics from 1979:goodvibes
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b298/annie1995/005_5_005_005.jpg(man, did Pooh look funky then)
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b298/annie1995/006_6_006_006.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b298/annie1995/007_7_007_007.jpg

annie1995

01-21-2007, 05:32 PM

Here are the final 3 pics that I have from 1979:goodvibes .
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b298/annie1995/003_3_003_003.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b298/annie1995/008_8_008_008.jpgThats my mom with me:) . Yikes did we dress bad then:scared: :rotfl:
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b298/annie1995/009_9_009_009.jpg

CampbellScot

01-21-2007, 05:35 PM

Early 80's:

http://www.ethanshilling.com/photos/49385366-L.jpg

http://www.ethanshilling.com/photos/49386574-L.jpg

http://www.ethanshilling.com/photos/49387059-L.jpg

http://www.ethanshilling.com/photos/49389741-L.jpg

http://www.ethanshilling.com/photos/49387452-L.jpg

that last picture with the red capri jumper...Oh my gosh, diet coke all over my screen!!! That is PRICELESS!!! I just LOVE the turquoise beads!!!:lmao: She's rockin those 80's outfits though...mad props to the fashion forward!!

klmall

01-21-2007, 06:51 PM

Thank you for posting all your 1979 photos since it was the year I first went to Disney and I can't find a single photo from that trip; just park literature etc.

I was so excited to see yours!

Thanks again!

annie1995

01-21-2007, 07:47 PM

PaulDavid's mom

01-22-2007, 10:42 AM

I really am enjoying these pictures so much! I wish I had more to post. I'll have to look for some.

CampbellScot

01-22-2007, 09:28 PM

I took a picture of that mural as well:

http://img381.imageshack.us/img381/2459/scan458td6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

:thumbsup2

.

What a wonderful mural! Is it gone now?! I would hate to think it was painted over!! It's got everybody...even the critters from The Rescuers!! I LOVE that movie!!!:love:

KarenW

01-23-2007, 08:24 AM

Anyone have any old pictures of Fort Wilderness and/or the old train at Fort Wilderness?

Check over on the camping board - lots of great photos there, as well.

CampbellScot

01-23-2007, 04:23 PM

Several people have pointed out the changes in the characters' appearance over the years. The Big 5 seem to have remained pretty much unchanged. However, I did notice in a few of the pictures in this topic that Mickey's ears seem to be bigger than they are today. Here are a few examples that I picked out from previous pages:

http://www.wdwinfo.com/photopost/uploads/1406/mick_min_big_ears.jpg http://www.wdwinfo.com/photopost/uploads/1406/mm_big_ears.jpg

Does anybody else notice this, or is it just me? I suppose it could just be the angle.

I TOTALLY thought I was hallucinating when I thought the Mickster's ears looked HUGE in some of the old photos! I'm still dying over the Rainbow Minnie's blue eyeshadow and dark pink lipstick!:laughing: :cutie:

resol37

01-24-2007, 05:14 AM

My first trip was in 1996 at the ripe old age of 13, but I did find an "Information Guide" and some post cards from 1972. I recently visited with my mom's side of the family for a wedding. My mom asked her sister to bring photo albums because she's working on a scrapbook. Apparently, back in 1972, my grandfather won a trip to Walt Disney World. He was a door to door salesman and it was a prize given to the top seller. My aunt Carol didn't have any pictures, but these were in the photo album.

Cover

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v705/resol37/wdwdoc19.gif

Page One

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v705/resol37/wdwdoc18.gif

Pages Two & Three

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v705/resol37/wdwdoc17.gif

Pages Four & Five

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v705/resol37/wdwdoc16.gif

Pages Six & Seven

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v705/resol37/wdwdoc15.gif

Pages Eight & Nine

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v705/resol37/wdwdoc14.gif

Pages Ten & Eleven

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v705/resol37/wdwdoc13.gif

Pages Twelve & Thirteen

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v705/resol37/wdwdoc12.gif

Pages Fourteen & Fifteen

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v705/resol37/wdwdoc11.gif

Pages Sixteen & Seventeen

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v705/resol37/wdwdoc10.gif

Pages Eighteen & Nineteen

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v705/resol37/wdwdoc9.gif

Pages Twenty & Twenty-One

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v705/resol37/wdwdoc8.gif

Pages TWenty-Two & Twenty-Three

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v705/resol37/wdwdoc7.gif

Pages Twenty-Four & Twenty-Five

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v705/resol37/wdwdoc6.gif

Pages Twenty-Six & Twenty-Seven

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v705/resol37/wdwdoc5.gif

Pages TWenty-Eight & Twenty-Nine

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v705/resol37/wdwdoc4.gif

Pages Thirty & Thirty-One

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v705/resol37/wdwdoc3.gif

Pages Thirty-Two & Thirty-Three

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v705/resol37/wdwdoc2.gif

Back Cover

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v705/resol37/wdwdoc.gif

The Hall of Presidents Post Card
Text (on back) reads: The Hall of Presidents. Inside Liberty Square's Hall of Presidents, all 36 American chief executives appear onstage, life size and life-like, in a dramatic show aobut our nation's founding and growth.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v705/resol37/wdwdoc24.gif

Castle Post Card
Text reads: "Welcome to Walt Disney World" Cinderella Castle provides a spectacular backdrop for Mickey Mouse and a cast of thousands on the world's largest, most exciting stage...Walt Disney World.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v705/resol37/wdwdoc20.gif

Contemporary Post Card
Text reads: Contemporary Resort. The exciting Contemporary Resort, with a wide range of vacation and recreation activities, is one of the real "wonders" of Walt Disney World. Carrying passengers to many areasa of the Vacation Kingdom, sleek Monorail Trains travel directly through the spectacular open-mall lobby of the Towers building.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v705/resol37/wdwdoc21.gif

Haunted Mansion Post Card
Text reads: The Haunted Mansion. A "trembling trio" of deceased musicians strikes up a graveside melody...one of the Haunted Mansion's spectre-filled surprises in store for courageous guests.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v705/resol37/wdwdoc22.gif

Country Bears Post Card
Text reads: The Country Bear Jamboree. Frontierland's Grizzly Hall features the zaniest troupe of bears ever seen, in The Country Bear Jamboree. In a foot-stompin', country-Western hoedown, they sing, swing, and strum guitars in the finest tradition of wild frontier musicals.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v705/resol37/wdwdoc23.gif

Glendamax

01-25-2007, 02:32 AM

resol37 - Thanks for posting all of that! Glad they held onto it for all these years!

WildGrits

01-25-2007, 04:13 AM

NBTSTATIC!!!!!!!!!!

OMG

Those are fantastic.

Boy do they bring back memories.

resol37

01-25-2007, 04:55 AM

resol37 - Thanks for posting all of that! Glad they held onto it for all these years!

You should have seen me when I found them! My family thought I was nuts. Is it horrible that on the weekend my cousin got married, finding this stuff may have been the highlight? :laughing:

lilunsure

01-25-2007, 03:40 PM

I've really enjoyed looking at all these pictures. It brings back alot of memories. Here are two pictures taken in October 1972. I'm the little girl in the flower overalls and my brother is in the striped overalls. My parents really did not take too many pictures but these ones were cute sorry about the quality, but they are old pictures.

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d200/lilunsure/scan_7125151219_1.jpg

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d200/lilunsure/scan_71251594_1.jpg

bnf2

01-25-2007, 05:33 PM

My pictures aren't that great as they are digital images of copies of the originals :sad2: and I think I may have posted some of these before. I have a few more, but can't find them right now... this is enough for now anyway :blush:

Enjoy!!

Little brother and me
http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m68/bnford2/000_0192.jpg

Donald Duck messing with my Mickey ears- that crazy duck! :rotfl:
http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m68/bnford2/000_0197.jpg

We were still laughing about the ear incident! That's my mom to the far left... barely in the shot.
http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m68/bnford2/000_0198.jpg

We camped at Ft. Wilderness in a VW van that my dad converted :hippie:
http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m68/bnford2/000_0187.jpg

Campfire fun at the Fort!
http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m68/bnford2/000_0182.jpg

That's me and my mom with Dale (and my brother's little head at the bottom)
http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m68/bnford2/000_0196.jpg

Back at FW in 1976- we had a real camper this trip... and a little sister. Check out her overalls!
http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m68/bnford2/000_0186.jpg

My family in 1979. Dad had a good year... we flew down and stayed at the Polynesian!! (I'm on the far right)
http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m68/bnford2/100_1151-1.jpg

Little sister, brother and me on the Teacups- 1979
http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m68/bnford2/000_0194.jpg

King Louie and my mom in 1979 and in the corner with DS in 2004 (anyone else notice the 'receding' hairline??? :lmao: )
http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m68/bnford2/000_0195.jpg

Sehsun

01-25-2007, 06:07 PM

King Louie and my mom in 1979 and in the corner with DS in 2004 (anyone else notice the 'receding' hairline??? :lmao: )
http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m68/bnford2/000_0195.jpg

LOL, the receding hairline is too funny! :rotfl2: Wonder if Disney planned it like that on purpose?

Corryn

01-26-2007, 12:19 AM

Wow!!! These Old Photos are Awesome!
My dad keeps saying he's got a bunch for me, but they're remodeling their house and the last thing he wants to do is go through boxes....

But here are some I've found:
This one is a letter that was sent to me back in '95. It doesn't seem That long ago, but look at the font and read the letter to check out the NEW attractions:

http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m146/Corryns/stuff/Disney95.jpg

Here's one of me and DH on our Honeymoon back in '92...I think this was where Figment was:
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m146/Corryns/stuff/Imagination-1.jpg

punkin413

01-26-2007, 09:57 AM

Here's one of me and DH on our Honeymoon back in '92...I think this was where Figment was:
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m146/Corryns/stuff/Imagination-1.jpg

that is some happening '90's hair! i can't lie....i had a "claw" too! hair spray was my best friend. :rotfl:

Disneytwinz

01-26-2007, 12:30 PM

Someone refresh my memory,when did the skyway go away?

I haven't read ahead to see if your question had been answered, but I found this write up. :( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incidents_at_Disney_parks

Skyway
Main article: Skyway (Disney)
On February 14, 1999, 65-year-old part-time custodian Raymond Barlow was critically injured when he fell off the Skyway ride. He was cleaning the Fantasyland Skyway station platform when the ride was accidentally turned on. Barlow was in the path of the ride vehicles, and grabbed a passing gondola in an attempt to save himself. He lost his grip and fell 40 feet, landing in a flower bed near the Dumbo ride. He died shortly after being taken to a local hospital. The Skyway ride, which had been scheduled to be closed before the accident occurred, was permanently closed on November 11, 1999.[31] As a result of the accident, OSHA fined Walt Disney World US$4,500 for violating federal safety codes in that work area.

Our2Girls&Disney

01-26-2007, 06:07 PM

that is some happening '90's hair! i can't lie....i had a "claw" too! hair spray was my best friend. :rotfl:

OMG The hair just cracked me up. It brought back aqua net memories.

SteamBoatWillysKin

01-27-2007, 11:15 AM

It's a riot to see how the characters have changed!

bnf2

01-27-2007, 02:55 PM

It's a riot to see how the characters have changed!

They really have! I cracked up when I saw the picture of my mom with King Louie and compared it to the one in 2004-who'd of thought a character would have a 'receding hair line!!!:lmao: ... and check out Chip's "neck".

Keep these old ones coming- I love them!

Corryn

01-27-2007, 08:02 PM

OMG The hair just cracked me up. It brought back aqua net memories.
that is some happening '90's hair! i can't lie....i had a "claw" too! hair spray was my best friend.
I lost that style in the early '90's after I had my girls (after you have kids, who has time:goodvibes ....
I was wearing it like that back in the 80's...I guess I'm older than you.....
I remember me and my girlfriends would have contests to see how high we could get it.
I got it up to 7" once:rotfl:
"The Claw"? We didn't call it that -where I grew up in The Bronx, it was Supreme Cujene - the Italian Cujenette look....
Weren't those the days?:rolleyes:

punkin413

01-28-2007, 10:38 AM

I lost that style in the early '90's after I had my girls (after you have kids, who has time:goodvibes ....
I was wearing it like that back in the 80's...I guess I'm older than you.....
I remember me and my girlfriends would have contests to see how high we could get it.
I got it up to 7" once:rotfl:
"The Claw"? We didn't call it that -where I grew up in The Bronx, it was Supreme Cujene - the Italian Cujenette look....
Weren't those the days?:rolleyes:

i was born in '76, but i definitely had the big 80's/early '90's hair in junior high and my freshman year of high school. i think i lost my big hair somewhere around '92. and i get "the claw" from my DH....my sister-in-law still curls her bangs and he calls her "the claw." yes, i know...not very nice. but very funny! :rotfl2:

wearegoingtowdw

01-28-2007, 10:42 AM

the castle cake was a shock (instant hatred! ) the first time I saw it, however by the end of my 2 weeks there I must say that it had grown on me

I need to see if my mom still has any photo from when our trips there in the 70s

The castle was decorated like a cake when we went on our honeymoon in 96. I hadn't been since the 80's and when I saw the castle I was so disappointed. But it was amazing nonetheless. I have pics of me when I was little, some from my first visit at 2yo in 1974. The memories of the old family trips are the reason why I take my kids now and we keep going back.

pugcrazy

01-28-2007, 09:42 PM

I finally found some of my pictures when I went to WDW before my senior year of high school.

http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n118/pugcrazydis/Castle_Ground_1987.jpg

The trees in this picture are no longer there, as far as I can tell this was taken on the Castle side of the Partners statue.

tinkgurl

01-28-2007, 09:46 PM

Me and Minnie in front of the Train Station back in 1990!
http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u278/dislover/disney90-2.jpg

Sk8Leigh

01-28-2007, 11:31 PM

I just found some slides I didn't know I had!!!

I've known I have some pictures from either my 1978 trip or my 1980 trip, but not too many. Unfortunately my parents didn't seem to take too many pictures for some reason. :confused3 There are some parade pictures, and there's a picture of me with Tigger. I was complaining that there weren't more pictures of me with characters, and my mom said that was my fault, I didn't want to have much to do with them. :blush: Ok, I can buy that, I'm just kind of getting over that now. :rotfl:

But I just decided to go look through some slides in the basement. Among probably the latest slides we have are some from our 1978 trip. There are a couple of the carousel. (I'm assuming that's at WDW. I'm only looking at it held up against the light, so I can't see details.) Then there's some sort of stage show of the Three Little Pigs. Then there's the Grand Prix Raceway. There are several that look like they're taken from the Skyway. Then there are Goofy, Mickey, and Donald from what looks like a parade.

I'll try to get them scanned in and post them, but it likely won't be soon. I'm just so excited I had to share. :banana:

Scraper

01-29-2007, 01:24 AM

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e240/mallonek/WDW%2090/Untitled-26ed.jpg

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e240/mallonek/WDW%2090/Untitled-28ed.jpg

Notice the distinct absence of Leave a Legacy?

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e240/mallonek/WDW%2090/Untitled-23ed.jpg

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e240/mallonek/WDW%2090/Untitled-25ed.jpg

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e240/mallonek/WDW%2090/Untitled-38.jpg

Remember this in The Land?

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e240/mallonek/WDW%2090/Untitled-35ed.jpg
Oh this is the one I was looking for. My DH showed me video of this show. The Kitchen Cabaret. He loved it. I would love to see pics of the swan boats. I am just now going through this thread, so maybe I will find them. He has lots of old photos but we have to find them and then figure out how to post them. Untill then I will enjoy these. Thank you to the OP. This is my favorite thread.:banana: :banana: :banana:

tinkgurl

01-30-2007, 10:16 PM

Anybody got any more?! :surfweb:

pugcrazy

01-30-2007, 10:32 PM

Here is a photo taken in 1987 from the Skyway.

http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n118/pugcrazydis/Castle_Air_1987.jpg

Scoobmuzic

01-30-2007, 11:05 PM

Here's one of DH on the Skyway in 1995.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid222/p1f6cbd72557c8383c58f9cc67f470ee3/eb23880a.jpg

WDWFlorida2005

01-31-2007, 12:16 AM

Great pictures guys. I will try to scan some of my first visit to WDW in 1982.

klmall

01-31-2007, 08:53 AM

Epcot - 1994; Sorry it's blurry but I don't even remember this being there!

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e240/mallonek/WDW%2094/Untitled-006ed.jpg

LadyGracey

01-31-2007, 09:01 AM

These bring back such good memories! Now I've got to go dig out my old pics!

klmall

01-31-2007, 09:03 AM

Beautiful back then too! The view from the Poly back in 1992! I think this was from the stairs in our building (called Tahiti in '92; one closest to nightly Luau)

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e240/mallonek/WDW%2092/Untitled-018.jpg

klmall

01-31-2007, 09:09 AM

1992 - As I said in my last post, we were in the old Tahiti building, last one next to the Luau and closest to the monorail and in the second last room on the left on the end. It was beautiful and very quiet. The monorail would WHIsssssK by every few minutes and our DS (6 yrs) would pop out to the balcony to watch!

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e240/mallonek/WDW%2092/Untitled-025ed.jpg

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e240/mallonek/WDW%2092/Polyroom-035ed.jpg

Mickey&Donald

01-31-2007, 08:31 PM

ufgator

01-31-2007, 09:14 PM

I love looking at these old pictures (and the outfits :rotfl2: )! Thanks for posting them, everyone.

jcamacam

01-31-2007, 10:20 PM

Here's one of DH on the Skyway in 1995.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid222/p1f6cbd72557c8383c58f9cc67f470ee3/eb23880a.jpg

This may not be a really old picture (from last month :rolleyes1 ) but Scoobmuzic, I had to show my guys in their Cowboys jerseys (they won that afternoon!). just wanted to say :wave2: to a fellow Cowboys family.

http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g97/jcamacam/IMG_0121.jpg

aimeeg

02-01-2007, 12:53 AM

Here are two photos. . .

The first is of my Dad and Grandmother. This was taken in the late 1970's. Funny I have it hanging in my Art Studio but until yesterday I never saw the castle.

The second was taken in 1981. I was almost two and pulling my older brother all over the park!

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u194/AimeeG_photo/scan20001.jpg

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u194/AimeeG_photo/scan20002.jpg

Corryn

02-01-2007, 01:58 AM

1992
http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e240/mallonek/WDW%2092/Polyroom-035ed.jpg
YaKnow, if you were the Flashin' kind, this would be a great balcony to do it on:rotfl:
No, I'm not the flashing kind, but maybe with a bottle of wine and a dare.....popcorn::

Corryn

02-01-2007, 02:01 AM

Here are two photos. . .

The first is of my Dad and Grandmother. This was taken in the late 1970's. Funny I have it hanging in my Art Studio but until yesterday I never saw the castle.

Isn't that funny, that you can look at something day after day and not notice something ?
What a cutie you are!
And Dad and Gramma look exactly alike, sans Mustache!

aimeeg

02-01-2007, 02:04 AM

Isn't that funny, that you can look at something day after day and not notice something ?
What a cutie you are!
And Dad and Gramma look exactly alike, sans Mustache!

Thanks, Funny because I look a lot like my Grandmother. Too bad she is not with us anymore. When we go to WDW this summer my Dad is coming too. I am going to have our picture taken in the same spot and then give him the photo of us and of my grandmother. I think he will really like it.

Scoobmuzic

02-01-2007, 06:56 PM

This may not be a really old picture (from last month :rolleyes1 ) but Scoobmuzic, I had to show my guys in their Cowboys jerseys (they won that afternoon!). just wanted to say :wave2: to a fellow Cowboys family.

http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g97/jcamacam/IMG_0121.jpg

Wow... Your boys look great in thier Jerseys!! My DH also has #31 Williams like your DH and I have #21 Jones, he's my favorite player.
I always love to hear from other Cowboys fans!! :wave2:

pugcrazy

02-01-2007, 07:36 PM

Epcot without the logo and wand. Also no Leave a Legacy monuments. Summer 1987 once again.

http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n118/pugcrazydis/Epcot1987.jpg

klmall

02-01-2007, 11:24 PM

Here's our room key from the Poly in 1992. Obviously we didn't follow directions. And Hoop Dee Doo tickets.

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e240/mallonek/WDW%2092/PolyRoomKey92.jpg http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e240/mallonek/WDW%2092/HoopDeeDoTicket92Adult.jpg http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e240/mallonek/WDW%2092/HoopDeeDoTicketChild92.jpg

funhouse8

02-01-2007, 11:35 PM

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v610/funhouse8/kidsandmaaa.jpg
This was my kids & me, my youngest is now 16 and the oldest is 23. Where did the time go?

phlufster

02-02-2007, 08:30 PM

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e240/mallonek/WDW%2092/Untitled-025ed.jpg

I have one of those old daybeds shown on the far right in my living room right now! When we would go on our family trips in the early 90's my brother, sister and I would fight over who got to sleep on it! I also have the old green palm leaf mirrors that were on the wall above it!!

These pictures are great! I remember the flying bee scene on the backstage tour, I always wished they would pick me for that!

Does anyone remember when they were filming Mickey Mouse Club at MGM and you could sit in the audience?? I got to participate in one of the games back when Brit and Justin were mousketeers!! The highlight was that after I got to go sit in the audience and one of the mousketeers came out and sat right in front of me. I don't even remember who it was now, but at the time, I was the coolest kid in school when I got home and told that story!!

SteamBoatWillysKin

02-10-2007, 10:07 PM

Keep them coming!

Renee1061

02-10-2007, 11:34 PM

I know there used to be a "Now and Then" thread. I'll post these there if I can find it.

This one was taken in May, 1997 (DD was 4, almost 5)
http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s270/Renee1061/scan0001.jpg

This one was in April, 2006 (13, almost 14)
http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s270/Renee1061/disney2.jpg

Jrsy Boy

02-12-2007, 11:10 AM

No, I'm not the flashing kind, but maybe with a bottle of wine and a dare.....popcorn::
What kind of wine do you like and what is your address?

sweetascanbee

02-12-2007, 11:20 AM

What kind of wine do you like and what is your address?

:lmao: :rotfl2: :lmao: :rotfl2: ROFLMAO, Now thats funny! :lmao::rotfl2: :lmao::rotfl2:

SteamBoatWillysKin

02-17-2007, 09:41 AM

I love to see not only the old pictures but the brochures and room keys really bring back the old times!

SLDL

02-17-2007, 10:27 AM

These are really great! I only wish my parents had been as camera-happy as I am. There are so few pictures of me at DW as a child. I think we have about 20 pictures of mostly darkness that was supposed to be It's a Small World, but there are rarely any pictures of us. Hmmmm.....

My kids will NEVER have to wonder what they looked like at DW, that's for sure!!

SteamBoatWillysKin

02-17-2007, 10:35 AM

We use to be so conservative with our photos when we were buying film! I can't imagine in 5 years from now how long this thread will be! Now we have to scan our photos of the past to add to this thread. I know now my camera is a 10.1MB pixel camera that I can take 1400 hundred photos or 55 minutes of video. It really is a new generation. It's really appreciated to all of the people that take the time to scan old photos and upload them for this nostalgia thread!

Andrew Bichard

02-17-2007, 10:58 AM

Back in the days before MGM & Animal Kingdom were built, we had to go further afield during our visits to Orlando. This is the 'Island in the Sky' at Cypress Gardens

http://www.wdwinfo.com/photopost/data/500/15138Island_in_the_Sky.jpg

The photo was taken, I think, in 1977.

The next photo is far more recent, 1999.

http://www.wdwinfo.com/photopost/data/500/15138Grand_Floridian_without_pool.jpg

This is the Grand Floridian from the Wedding Pavillion, before they built the new swimming pool.

Andrew

WickedWench

02-17-2007, 12:40 PM

I wonder how much a night cost at the Poly back then:confused3

My parents told me that when we went to the Poly for the first time in '76, it was about $50/night. We went the first time because it was cheaper than going to the Jersey Shore. I have similar photos, but I had no idea they were from the Poly... man, the decor has changed.

klmall

02-17-2007, 01:01 PM

I have one of those old daybeds shown on the far right in my living room right now! When we would go on our family trips in the early 90's my brother, sister and I would fight over who got to sleep on it! I also have the old green palm leaf mirrors that were on the wall above it!!

phlufster - Lucky you to have a piece of WDW history in your life every day! I was really tempted too by the WL room auction pieces.

SteamBoatWillysKin - So true about film vs. digital! I look back at how few pictures I have of my first trips. It was a luxury to take any 'artsy' type photo back then.

Here another photo of something I don't think they have around anymore - Test Track Dummy! Is it still there?

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e240/mallonek/WDW%2099/Untitled-275edPA.jpg

Enchanted Tiki Bird

02-17-2007, 03:17 PM

I went to WDW almost every year from 1982 to 1993 so I know my parents have lots of old pics at home. Next time I'm there I'll haul them out and scan them to add them to the thread. I made it through the whole thread and I have a few comments.

the restaurant used to be called Tomorrowland Terrace and the stage still exists. Apparently, it is still used for guest music acts sometimes.

This is true. My sister has played with her marching band in a MK parade for a week during the past two winters. While they were there, their jazz band would play at Cosmic Ray's and use the moving stage.

Parts of it are actually still there. If you go out to Fort Wilderness and go to Mickey's Backyard BBQ, it is right next door. You can still see water slides and such. In fact the bathroom closest to the BBQ site is in the old locker rooms.

I think I would find it kind of creepy to see the remaining bits of River Country.

This was taken during the "Electric Light Parade" in 1981 - I can still hum the theme song! Imagine my surprise when after developing the film, there was a person inside! :rotfl2: She looks thrilled to be "Doc"! :rotfl: :rotfl:
http://images1.snapfish.com/347544332%7Ffp343%3Enu%3D327%3B%3E388%3E2%3A7%3EWS NRCG%3D32338%3A99%3C2967nu0mrj

I know others have commented on this already but this dwarf is hilarious! :rotfl: I'm guessing you couldn't see the faces in the hats at the time?

Wow, I remember those strollers, I rode in a few of them. :teeth:

Hey, does anyone remember the strollers at Sea World? I used to love them when I was little. They were shaped like Shamu and dolphins and things. Do they still do that?

oh my god! i was just killin' myself laughing at this!!!!! :rotfl: really way too funny. the same ugly outfit on 2 different people......way way too funny

When you pointed this out, I just about fell out of my chair. :laughing:

The sky ride is gone and the pics show the old Dumbo ride.

You say the photos show the "old" Dumbo ride. How is it different now?

I love looking at all of these old photos!! They are just great. Here is an old article from Time Magazine: http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,910109-1,00.html

In this article, they mention that you can get a roast beef dinner at Cinderella's Castle for less than five bucks.

http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r5/Saramcw/01-14-2007012841pm.jpg

The photo is um from 1999? Countdown to Extinction, which is now Dinosaur, That's me in the Grey Roots sweater, that's my best friend beside me in the crash position. This ride scared her.. She shook for a hour after...

I knew you were from Canada as soon as I saw the Roots sweater.

Back in the days before MGM & Animal Kingdom were built, we had to go further afield during our visits to Orlando. This is the 'Island in the Sky' at Cypress Gardens

I remember Cypress Gardens. Is it still around?

bnf2

02-17-2007, 04:41 PM

OK, these aren't as "old" as the ones I've posted from '73, '76 & '79, but I was showing my kids the pictures of the '97 trip DH and I took before they were born (they couldn't believe we went with out kids :laughing:) and thought- "Hey, these are old park photos!" And yeah, 1997... so the cake castle :sad2:

Keep in mind these were taken with a cheap, point and shoot. They are in an album now so I just took digital images of them. Enjoy!
http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m68/bnford2/000_0340.jpg
http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m68/bnford2/000_0344.jpg
http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m68/bnford2/000_0342.jpg
http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m68/bnford2/000_0341.jpg
http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m68/bnford2/000_0345.jpg
http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m68/bnford2/000_0346.jpg

klmall

02-17-2007, 08:26 PM

bnf2 - I really like your close up! Here's another 'candy castle' picture.

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e240/mallonek/WDW%2097/Untitled-009edDECK.jpg

Enchanted Tiki Bird

02-17-2007, 08:35 PM

I'm not sure why people detested the cake castle so much. I think the detail is amazing, at least in the pics. I didn't see it for real. :(

klmall

02-17-2007, 09:14 PM

This special hours flyer is on heavy duty paper! Remember there was only 1 park in 1979. Note the character too!

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e240/mallonek/WDW%2079/EasterEventTImes79.jpg

Up until a few years ago you could get a light lunch and see a show at the Diamond Horseshoe Jubilee:

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e240/mallonek/WDW%2079/Untitled-008.jpg

bnf2

02-18-2007, 02:17 PM

I'm not sure why people detested the cake castle so much. I think the detail is amazing, at least in the pics. I didn't see it for real. :(

It's not so much that I didn't like the cake castle- it was amazing, but I'd not been to the MK since I was 13 and I really had my heart set on seeing the "real" castle. And for those that had that 'once in a lifetime' vacation in 1997 it may have been a real downer! Thankfully I've been twice since then and am looking forward to seeing the new color scheme this December. :santa:

klmall

02-18-2007, 09:35 PM

I've been trying to improve some of my first family trip photos from 1990. The dark section at the bottom left is the railing.
When we returned exactly 2 years later many of the same actors were in the show and one recognized our red-headed son.

Original on top; work in progress on bottom using PSE 4 and PanosFX

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e240/mallonek/WDW%2090/Untitled-21.jpg
http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e240/mallonek/WDW%2090/Untitled-21ed.jpg

klmall

02-19-2007, 09:23 AM

Another candy castle picture from the Skyway showing that not all sides were decorated to the same extent.

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e240/mallonek/WDW%2097/Untitled-169edDS.jpg

bnf2

02-19-2007, 09:37 AM

Another candy castle picture from the Skyway showing that not all sides were decorated to the same extent.

Wow, thanks Kathy! I'd not remembered that the backside of the castle was not as elaborate as the front... and didn't have any pictures. I was not a scrapbooker back then either and when I put our '97 pics in an album-years after the fact- I was amazed I only had 60! Now a trip comes with a thousand pictures!

Kathy- and from your signature, "When I'm not DISing I'm outdoors or scrapbooking." Me too!

klmall

02-19-2007, 09:46 AM

I was scanning the last of our 1994 and 1997 memorabilia and found DS's monorail co-pilot license. I hadn't noticed until now that it had the 25th year celebration logo.

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e240/mallonek/WDW%2097/Untitled-225TimDS.jpg

klmall

02-19-2007, 11:29 AM

Wow, thanks Kathy! I'd not remembered that the backside of the castle was not as elaborate as the front... and didn't have any pictures. I was not a scrapbooker back then either and when I put our '97 pics in an album-years after the fact- I was amazed I only had 60! Now a trip comes with a thousand pictures!

Kathy- and from your signature, "When I'm not DISing I'm outdoors or scrapbooking." Me too!

bnf2 - You're welcome! Feel free to use my pictures as you want. I wasn't really a scrapbooker back in '97 but I kept my pictures in an old album (all 100 or so including a jaunt to Universal and a shuttle launch that trip) and I recently scanned them all in and stored them properly. I'm working on improving them before I eventually put them in a decent scrapbook.

I'm starting to slow down a bit in the outdoors thing but I still love to day hike and camp some. Hope to travel and KOA cabin camp with DH when we retire in a few months (DH is definitely NOT a camper!).

See my next post for a couple more '97 pics!

klmall

02-19-2007, 11:53 AM

Remember these? Make your Guest of Honor badges. You told the CM the year of your first visit and you could get this badge to wear (stick on; not pin type). I think it required a coupon to redeem.

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e240/mallonek/WDW%2097/Untitled-226edDS.jpg

Here's another of the castle; I think from the Skyway again.

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e240/mallonek/WDW%2097/Untitled-165edDS.jpg

DisneyFan06

02-19-2007, 02:06 PM

bnf2 - I really like your close up! Here's another 'candy castle' picture.

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e240/mallonek/WDW%2097/Untitled-009edDECK.jpg

I LOVE THIS PICTURE!

DisneyFan06

02-19-2007, 02:07 PM

SteamBoatWillysKin

02-25-2007, 01:31 PM

Thanks for the great old pics!

SteamBoatWillysKin

03-02-2007, 08:38 PM

Does anyone have any pictures of Splash Mountain when it was being built?

klinlin

03-02-2007, 09:49 PM

I am loving this thread!!!!

When my parents took us to WDW as a child it was either 1980 or 1981, there was only MK and 3 hotels. The Poly (where we stayed), the Contemporary, and what else??????? I wasn't the Floridian.

I even remember River Country that was there when we went. I remember seeing the construction for Epcot.

The other hotel was then the Golf Resort, next the Disney Inn, now Shades of Green.

Marion

03-09-2007, 02:19 PM

Well, this is my first attempt at uploading pictures, so bear with me :goodvibes

This is from a highschool choir/band trip back in 1981. We performed on the Fantasy Faire Stage. Does that even still exist?

http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u102/marion1mb/dis1.jpg

A view of the Haunted Mansion from the Skyway.

http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u102/marion1mb/dis5.jpg

Another shot from the Skyway. Pics aren't the best, I was using one of those old, slim Kodak cameras that used 110 film and had the orange button on top.

http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u102/marion1mb/dis3.jpg

Marion

03-09-2007, 02:37 PM

A few more, hope that's ok :)

The park map from 1981

http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u102/marion1mb/disneymap.jpg

A couple of postcards I bought from a shop inside the castle I think...

http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u102/marion1mb/jcricket.jpg

http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u102/marion1mb/mick.jpg

And finally, our 'don't get lost kids!' parking instructions...

http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u102/marion1mb/bus.jpg

I have a few from the Kennedy Space Centre too.

missesdisney

03-09-2007, 02:40 PM

Quote:
Originally Posted by Diznotyzed
This picture really points out the "where are the strollers?" issue. Lots of kids - no strollers. I guess back then people were more likely to only use strollers for kids too young to walk.

Don't forget in the 'old day's there was Magic Kingdom only and then for a long time only Magic Kingdom and Epcot. I know my son could walk fine in only one park for a day or two but when posed with four parks plus plus plus and a lot of days - we don't even try it!

Jrsy Boy

03-09-2007, 02:41 PM

A few more, hope that's ok :)

The park map from 1981
I love all the check marks on the park map.
Seen it.
Seen it.
Seen it.
Haven't seen it.
Seen it.
Seen it.

Marion

03-09-2007, 02:55 PM

I love all the check marks on the park map.
Seen it.
Seen it.
Seen it.
Haven't seen it.
Seen it.
Seen it.

:rolleyes1 I was kinda hoping no one would notice that. Or the fact that I marked our path through the park. Man, my family is giving me a hard time about all the crap I've kept all these years... hehehe

Giaco

03-09-2007, 03:53 PM

subscribing

ZephyrHawk

03-09-2007, 04:33 PM

SLDL

03-09-2007, 04:40 PM

punkin413

03-11-2007, 08:46 PM

Your '81 map says "Free Attractions". I was very young when I went in the 80's so I wasn't aware of this - did you have to have tickets to ride the "major" rides?? Hmmmmm If that were the case, I'm assuming park admission must have been very reasonable.

according to my DH, you had to buy tickets to every ride, like a county fair. he hasn't been since the early '80's and we keep having the same conversation over and over:

him: so are we gonna get to ride mission space?
me: yes.
him: what about expedition everest?
me: yes.
him: and space mountain and pirates *and* the railroad roller coaster thing????
me: yes. we are doing EVERYTHING. it's all included in the ticket.

i don't know how many times i'm gonna have to say this for him to get it!!???!!?? :idea:

Marion

03-11-2007, 09:06 PM

Your '81 map says "Free Attractions". I was very young when I went in the 80's so I wasn't aware of this - did you have to have tickets to ride the "major" rides?? Hmmmmm If that were the case, I'm assuming park admission must have been very reasonable.

Sorry! Totally missed this question :) As best as I can remember, all the rides were 'free' with our 2 day passes (which I believe cost a whopping $18 for students). I don't recall having to pay for anything but meals and souvenirs. The 2 BIG rides were SM and BTMRR and I know we didn't pay for those in '81.

http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u102/marion1mb/dispass.jpg

My DH scanned this at work for me but didn't scan the other side so I'm going by memory on the ticket price.

Disneenut

03-13-2007, 12:15 AM

This is from our family trip back in 1990

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o48/hummer1823/dis001.jpg

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o48/hummer1823/dis002.jpg

Hope this is legal?!? :rolleyes1

wdw4us2

03-13-2007, 01:10 AM

Your '81 map says "Free Attractions". I was very young when I went in the 80's so I wasn't aware of this - did you have to have tickets to ride the "major" rides?? Hmmmmm If that were the case, I'm assuming park admission must have been very reasonable.

Ticket books with the A-E tickets were used from the park's opening in 1971 through 1979. In 1980 the books were changed to have tickets which could be used on any ride instead of the A-E tickets. Passports were also sold in 1980 for the first time.

By the end of 1981 ticket books were discontinued in favor of the new passports that debuted in 1980.

klmall

03-14-2007, 11:26 AM

Until I read this thread I had completely forgotten about all the various topiaries!!! As soon as I saw that picture I had the most vivid memory of my Dad pointing them out to me excitedly. I didn't even remember remembering that!

Someone has a thread in the Theme Parks Attractions Board about the topiaries and how they seem to have disappeared over the years. But the Search feature has improved in the past week and if you Search using Topiaries you'll find several threads on this topic.

klmall

03-14-2007, 11:32 AM

There were beautiful pictures of the Tapestry of Dreams Parade in EPCOT during the daytime much earlier in this thread. Here are some of the same parade at night.

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e240/mallonek/WDW%2001/EpcotTapofDreams9ed.jpg

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e240/mallonek/WDW%2001/EpcotTapofDreams13ed.jpg

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e240/mallonek/WDW%2001/EpcotTapofDreams1.jpg

klmall

03-14-2007, 11:34 AM

There were beautiful pictures of the Tapestry of Dreams Parade in EPCOT during the daytime. Here are some more of the same parade at night.

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e240/mallonek/WDW%2001/EpcotTapofDreams3.jpg

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e240/mallonek/WDW%2001/EpcotTapofDreams5.jpg

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e240/mallonek/WDW%2001/EpcotTapofDreams11ed.jpg

suzimar57

03-14-2007, 12:33 PM

kathy those pictures of the tapestry parade are great - good memories

smep013

03-14-2007, 01:15 PM

These pictures are amazing!
I am 29 years old and my first trip to WDW was in 2002 - at the age of 24!
It was a dream come true and continues to be.

SteamBoatWillysKin

03-17-2007, 05:11 PM

keep them coming!:dance3:

YEKCIM

03-23-2007, 08:08 AM

(Also posted on the Dis Photography board)

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j11/fasteddiew/DisneyWorld%201970s/DSC_0015-1.jpg

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j11/fasteddiew/DisneyWorld%201970s/DSC_0009-1.jpg

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j11/fasteddiew/DisneyWorld%201970s/DSC_0008.jpg

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j11/fasteddiew/DisneyWorld%201970s/DSC_0005.jpg

~YEKCIM

klmall

03-23-2007, 08:58 AM

(Also posted on the Dis Photography board)

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j11/fasteddiew/DisneyWorld%201970s/DSC_0009-1.jpg

~YEKCIM

Yekcim - WoW! These are wonderful! I can't believe you have a Swan Boat going under a walkway to the Castle! I rode in one. Thanks so much for sharing with us!

Diznotyzed

03-23-2007, 01:58 PM

I agree, YEKCIM, all your pictures are wonderful, but the one of the Swan Boat is amazing! It's so nice to see something I never got to see for myself! (or at least I don't remember seeing them - first trip was March '78. I've heard the memory is the first thing to go)

YEKCIM

03-23-2007, 02:27 PM

Thanks for the kind words. I shot Kodachrome and Ektachrome slides almost exclusively, since I got my first camera at 12 years old (I'm 52 now...). My brother and I made three trips to MK in the 1974-1975 time frame (MK *was* WDW in those days) and I'm finally getting around to making digital copies of them. Believe it or not, these were *not* digitized via a transparency scanner. Instead, I projected them onto a 20" X 30" piece of FoamCore, and photographed the projected image with my Nikon D50. The results exceeded my expectations and I judge them to be as good, if not better, than what I could do with my (older) flatbed scanner, and MUCH MUCH faster!

Those posted here are just a few of the slides from that time period. A good many of the others are Instamatic 110 format, and the film is T-I-N-Y. I'll give those a shot this weekend and see what I can come up with.

I have dozens of Carousels of slides from vacations here, there, and yon, from about the early 80's, and I hope to use this little shortcut to convert them all to digital.

~YEKCIM

HockeyDad

03-28-2007, 04:16 PM

Bump...keep them coming!

kimmar067

03-28-2007, 09:34 PM

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j11/fasteddiew/DisneyWorld%201970s/DSC_0008.jpg

...WHEW, talk about a 'blast-from-the-past'!!!

jenseib

03-28-2007, 10:43 PM

I think it was taken out due to an accident that a CM lost his life in. I am not sure if that is the sole reason, but I'm pretty sure it was related. It disappeared right after the accident. :guilty:

What year was the skyway taken out? I remember it ,but not sure if I actuall yremember it from the 780's when I was a small kid there ,or from the mid 90's when I went back again for the first time as an adult. For some reason I think it was there in the 90's. But I could be remembering wrong.

this thread is so cool! I'm only to page 5 and I have seen so many great pictures. I'll ahve to dig the old ones out at my moms. I wnet right after it opened . I thinkl with in the first year, if I'm not mistaken. :hippie:

Xcited4Disney

03-29-2007, 01:53 AM

I'm not sure what year this was. Maybe 1982? First one is me and my Minnie! My parents made this pic into poster size for my room. I loved it so much! The second pic is my older sis lifting me up in the crowd. I have lots more at my mom's but since I'm at work this is all I have access to.

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c19/marisol_05/scan0005-3.jpg

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c19/marisol_05/scan0012.jpg

klmall

03-29-2007, 07:18 AM

What year was the skyway taken out? I remember it ,but not sure if I actuall yremember it from the 780's when I was a small kid there :

According to this site:http://waltdatedworld.bravepages.com/id57.htm the Skyway was taken out in 1999.

klmall

03-29-2007, 07:40 AM

Thanks for the kind words. I shot Kodachrome and Ektachrome slides almost exclusively, since I got my first camera at 12 years old (I'm 52 now...).

Those posted here are just a few of the slides from that time period. A good many of the others are Instamatic 110 format, and the film is T-I-N-Y. I'll give those a shot this weekend and see what I can come up with.

I have dozens of Carousels of slides from vacations here, there, and yon, from about the early 80's, and I hope to use this little shortcut to convert them all to digital.

~YEKCIM

YEKCIM - I was cleaning out a closet the other day in preparation for painting and also found boxes of those teeny, tiny 110 format slides. Please let me us (me) know how your work progresses. I still can't find any pictures of my 1979 (first) trip to WDW so I'm hoping maybe they are somewhere unlabeled in these slides. I'm in your decade so we must be sharing camera history!

Thanks again for sharing your efforts!

jenseib

03-29-2007, 09:46 AM

Well it (the skyway) WAS there on my 3 trips in the 90's. I knew I remembered it ,and I guess I never thought about it being there now when I went a few weeks ago. I NEVER rode it that I know of (unless my parents took me on it) But I remember seeing it. I hate those things! They seem so scary to me!
I got to go back an look at more of the pages now!;)

jenseib

03-29-2007, 10:35 AM

Here is a few from 1995
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v237/jenseib/Disneytopiary.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v237/jenseib/Disney1995.jpg

jenseib

03-29-2007, 10:48 AM

These are from May of 1997

EPCOT.. A topiary shaped like Chip squirting water out!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v237/jenseib/squirtingtopiary.jpg

MGM Star Tours
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v237/jenseib/startours.jpg

Magic Kingdom

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v237/jenseib/PaigeDisney1995.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v237/jenseib/1997.jpg

Tea Rose

03-29-2007, 01:48 PM

I love these photos! Keep em coming!:yay:

YEKCIM

03-29-2007, 03:02 PM

YEKCIM - I was cleaning out a closet the other day in preparation for painting and also found boxes of those teeny, tiny 110 format slides. Please let me us (me) know how your work progresses. I still can't find any pictures of my 1979 (first) trip to WDW so I'm hoping maybe they are somewhere unlabeled in these slides. I'm in your decade so we must be sharing camera history!

Thanks again for sharing your efforts!

Here are a few that I posted to a thread on the Dis Photography board, all made with the Kodak Pocket 30, 110 format slide:

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j11/fasteddiew/DisneyWorld%201970s/DSC_0019-1.jpg
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j11/fasteddiew/DisneyWorld%201970s/DSC_0007.jpg
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j11/fasteddiew/DisneyWorld%201970s/DSC_0035.jpg

Considering the age (30+ years), the medium (110 format) and the conversion method (see below), I'm pretty happy with them.

************************************************** ******
Redundant, but noted again, in case anyone is interested in trying this method:

Conversion method: projection onto 20" X 30" foam core board, using Kodak Carousel slide projector, captured using Nikon D50 dSLR, 18-135mm lens, ISO 200, f/7.1 aperture, shutter set by camera, based on CW average auto-metering. Some PP (crop, sharpen, straighten, adjust WB, adjust contrast) done in Picasa2. How's that for el-cheapo (Nikon equipment notwithstanding)?

~YEKCIM

suzimar57

03-29-2007, 03:23 PM

that picture of the swan boat is wonderful!!!

YEKCIM

03-29-2007, 03:29 PM

Are all three pix appearing on the page? I can see the bottom two, but only the link for the first one. Weird.

~YEKCIM

Diznotyzed

03-29-2007, 03:32 PM

Conversion method: projection onto 20" X 30" foam core board, using Kodak Carousel slide projector, captured using Nikon D50 dSLR, 18-135mm lens, ISO 200, f/7.1 aperture, shutter set by camera, based on CW average auto-metering. Some PP (crop, sharpen, straighten, adjust WB, adjust contrast) done in Picasa2. How's that for el-cheapo (Nikon equipment notwithstanding)?
~YEKCIM

Thanks for jumping through those hoops! The results are wonderful! More! More!

YEKCIM

03-29-2007, 04:00 PM

More! More!

I'll try to get a few more uploaded/posted tonight, after I return from the salt mines. In the meantime, here are some more recent snaps (7/06) if anyone is interested: http://s76.photobucket.com/albums/j11/fasteddiew/DisneyWorld%202006/

~YEKCIM

jenseib

03-29-2007, 05:54 PM

I went to my moms to find our old pictures. Ok, my mom was a loser in the picture taking department! :confused3 Her's are mostly off centered and Really bad! And I think there was a total of 12 in all that I could find, compared to my 100 per day average last trip! Most of them were in I's a Small World or the Parade. I am so glad I have memories for my little ones. When my older two were little I didn't take as many as last trip, but I have more than 12!! Also the are "stuck" in the old photo albums. I think i may ruin them if I try any harder to get them out so I just scanned each page.

These are from 1974. I must've been about 5 then. I'm the blonde with Pooh.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v237/jenseib/1974Disneytrip.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v237/jenseib/Disney1974.jpg

YEKCIM

03-29-2007, 07:00 PM

All made with 110 format Instamatic slide film (Kodak Pocket 30):

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j11/fasteddiew/DisneyWorld%201970s/DSC_0031.jpg

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j11/fasteddiew/DisneyWorld%201970s/DSC_0040.jpg

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j11/fasteddiew/DisneyWorld%201970s/DSC_0037.jpg

~YEKCIM

hulagirl87

03-29-2007, 07:05 PM

toy story parade at mgm... i think this was in 1996...

http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h166/goonie87/File0004.jpg

http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h166/goonie87/File0005.jpg

vsimeone

03-29-2007, 07:06 PM

What a GREAT thread! I need to go to my parent's house to see if I can find any from my first trip back in 1976. In the meantime, I have some of my daughter. I'm not positive on the years but she will be 19 in a couple of weeks. I'm thinking the first two are about 1991 and the last two are about 1996 or so.

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a231/vsimeone/20.jpg

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a231/vsimeone/18.jpg

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a231/vsimeone/4-1.jpg

This one is New Year's Eve. I think it was about 1996 or so.

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a231/vsimeone/3.jpg

cccm

03-29-2007, 08:24 PM

Okay....I'm going to post some as soon as I learn how (searching now). I did just scan a whole few from July 1977. Also searching for the other years.

skippyman111

04-05-2007, 04:07 PM

(Also posted on the Dis Photography board)

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j11/fasteddiew/DisneyWorld%201970s/DSC_0005.jpg

~YEKCIM

Can someone put this into perspective comparing it to today? Meaning, is this looking towards what would be space mountain? I see what appears to be building that stitch and buzz are in, but what's with the orange wall? Did you have to walk around it to get to SM? :confused:

GrowingUpDisney

04-05-2007, 04:30 PM

This is not the best pic in the world...but it's a good one (to me). This is me, my dad and my dsis.

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e304/SpareTime/MeApeDadinDisney.jpg

This too isn't a great pic because I had to pull it out of the scrapbook - but in 1997 my entire family went to Disney together for the last time (for all of us to go). To add a bit - my grandparents took me, my sister and my cousins (and our parents) to Disney from the time I was in the womb until I was 13 years old. In 1997 they bought us all tickets to the park for one more trip together...with husbands and boyfriends this time around. I will cherish this memory forever! We got to be the Grand Marshalls in the Christmas parade...it was so exciting! (Hehe...that would be my crazy dh in the joker's hat! LOL)

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e304/SpareTime/GrandMarshallsinDisney.jpg

YEKCIM

04-05-2007, 04:35 PM

Can someone put this into perspective comparing it to today? Meaning, is this looking towards what would be space mountain? I see what appears to be building that stitch and buzz are in, but what's with the orange wall? Did you have to walk around it to get to SM? :confused:

Good question, but that was so long ago, and I'm so old, that I really do not remember. I consulted a google earth satellite shot of the MK, and best I can tell, I must've been standing at the end of the "spoke" leading from the "hub" between Main Street and the castle, approximately where the futuristic "Tomorrowland" sign is, today, looking toward the "StarJets" ride, now known as "Astro Orbiter". Stitch would now be on the left, and Buzz on the right. Carousel of Progress lies to the right, and slightly behind the StarJets ride, and Space Mountain would be behind StarJets, and slightly to the left, although it does not appear in this photo. What the orange wall is, I have no idea, unless maybe it was part of the StarJets ride, perhaps the queueing area...? I believe that the TTA boarding area is in this area, too, so maybe the orange wall is in some way related to that.

Maybe someone with a better memory can fill in some details here.

~YEKCIM

bnf2

04-05-2007, 06:04 PM

... Also they are "stuck" in the old photo albums. I think i may ruin them if I try any harder to get them out so I just scanned each page.

Not that you asked, but...
If you would like to preserve these photos from further damage, try getting them out with dental floss- just slip it under one corner and work it back forth until it comes out. If it's really stubborn, heat the picture up a little with a hair dryer and then try the dental floss.

Once they are all out you can get them into a safe album for long-term storage. Good luck.

jenseib

04-05-2007, 06:14 PM

Not that you asked, but...
If you would like to preserve these photos from further damage, try getting them out with dental floss- just slip it under one corner and work it back forth until it comes out. If it's really stubborn, heat the picture up a little with a hair dryer and then try the dental floss.

Once they are all out you can get them into a safe album for long-term storage. Good luck.

thanks, but actually the part that will ruin the picture is the plastic cover. It is stuck on the actual photo, so to pull it off would ruin the picture itself.

skippyman111

04-06-2007, 04:02 PM

Good question, but that was so long ago, and I'm so old, that I really do not remember. I consulted a google earth satellite shot of the MK, and best I can tell, I must've been standing at the end of the "spoke" leading from the "hub" between Main Street and the castle, approximately where the futuristic "Tomorrowland" sign is, today, looking toward the "StarJets" ride, now known as "Astro Orbiter". Stitch would now be on the left, and Buzz on the right. Carousel of Progress lies to the right, and slightly behind the StarJets ride, and Space Mountain would be behind StarJets, and slightly to the left, although it does not appear in this photo. What the orange wall is, I have no idea, unless maybe it was part of the StarJets ride, perhaps the queueing area...? I believe that the TTA boarding area is in this area, too, so maybe the orange wall is in some way related to that.

Maybe someone with a better memory can fill in some details here.

~YEKCIM

Wow that would be weird. I guess the TTA would have been more crowded back then since it was so new. :lmao:

GrowingUpDisney

04-06-2007, 04:40 PM

Wow that would be weird. I guess the TTA would have been more crowded back then since it was so new. :lmao:

Actually, TTA is one of my favorites - however, it will forever be "The People Mover" to me...:D

jenseib

04-07-2007, 05:09 PM

:donald: :donald: :donald: :tinker: :tinker: :tinker: :tinker: :tinker:

CathrynRose

04-07-2007, 06:24 PM

WendyBirdGirl

04-07-2007, 07:35 PM

What a wonderful mural! Is it gone now?! I would hate to think it was painted over!! It's got everybody...even the critters from The Rescuers!! I LOVE that movie!!!:love:

Actually, that mural is still in existence, but it's in an area that is considered "backstage" now --- only Cast Members get to see it. But it is still very much appreciated and loved! :love:

WendyBirdGirl

04-07-2007, 08:01 PM

Character breakfast on the Empress Lily in 1992... you might be able to see my dad's Chicago Bears ZUBAZ pants. ;)

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f302/Linzerino/disneyfamily.jpg

punkin413

04-07-2007, 08:34 PM

Character breakfast on the Empress Lily in 1992... you might be able to see my dad's Chicago Bears ZUBAZ pants. ;)

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f302/Linzerino/disneyfamily.jpg

:lmao: my dad had some miami dolphin pants like that. and i've already posted this, but check out my little brother's pants here, also in '92 (taken at epcot)! they're not the zebra stripe, but very similar and same fit. i think his shirt sleeves rolled up to reveal a matching print! he's 20 now and would kill me if he knew i posted this! although i have to say my cut off/rolled up jean shorts and keds with socks is a rockin look, too!

http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n187/punkin413/File0029.jpg

robin09

04-07-2007, 09:36 PM

I have 26 photos from when I was a kid in Disney World on my website.

You can see them HERE (http://www.cassworld.ca/childhood.htm)

I just recently found slides from my first trip in 1975, I will scan them and post them later today.

I also found slides purchased by my parents from the 70's which had official photos from around the world on them. I will try to scan them in the next few days or so, there's a lot of them and my scanner only takes 2 at a time :sad2:

Love your pictures! WOW!:goodvibes :dance3:

Karrie Davis

04-07-2007, 11:05 PM

Here is my family in about 1979...

My son loves this photo, he tells me "nooooo, mom, that not be you..."

http://www.karriedavis.com/photos/disneyworldold.jpg

Andrew Bichard

04-08-2007, 12:34 PM

Anyone remember this?

http://www.wdwinfo.com/photopost/uploads/44393/T-Rex.jpg

Andrew

4myrrh1

04-08-2007, 04:49 PM

Just your run of the mill scanned old slide. Open windows and observation car included.:thumbsup2
http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w298/4myrrh1/disneyland-monorail.jpg

jenseib

04-08-2007, 05:00 PM

Here is my family in about 1979...

My son loves this photo, he tells me "nooooo, mom, that not be you..."

http://www.karriedavis.com/photos/disneyworldold.jpg

which one are you?

jenseib

04-08-2007, 05:04 PM

Anyone remember this?

http://www.wdwinfo.com/photopost/uploads/44393/T-Rex.jpg

Andrew

Your picture didn't post

Bocabear

04-10-2007, 11:35 AM

caseyem67

04-11-2007, 04:27 PM

Bumping so I can remember where the thread is (I will add pictures as soon as I scan them!).

Xcited4Disney

04-11-2007, 07:12 PM

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c19/marisol_05/scan.jpg

I'll take a guess and say this is around 1982? I'm looking forward to an updated one once I go to Crystal Palace this year. :goodvibes

DisneyWorldWisher

04-11-2007, 07:21 PM

caseyem67

04-11-2007, 09:05 PM

These pictures are all from 1983.

http://www.wdwinfo.com/photopost/data/500/107827Copy_of_Disney_1983_trip_resized1.jpg

I'm the cool one on the left.

http://www.wdwinfo.com/photopost/data/500/107827Copy_of_Disney_1983_trip_001_resized1.jpg

I think this is the front of the castle. Notice all the trees!

http://www.wdwinfo.com/photopost/data/500/107827Copy_of_Disney_1983_trip_EPCOT_resized1.jpg

EPCOT!!!

jenseib

04-11-2007, 10:19 PM

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c19/marisol_05/scan.jpg

I'll take a guess and say this is around 1982? I'm looking forward to an updated one once I go to Crystal Palace this year. :goodvibes

I have one of Pooh with the pot on his head too from 1975. That had to be a bit heavy on the head, don't ya think?

Xcited4Disney

04-11-2007, 11:02 PM

That is scary :rotfl:

:lmao: My dd freaks out when she sees these "old" characters, especially Mickey! I don't know how we didn't run screaming from them back then!

Mickey&Donald

04-11-2007, 11:28 PM

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c19/marisol_05/scan.jpg

I'll take a guess and say this is around 1982? I'm looking forward to an updated one once I go to Crystal Palace this year. :goodvibes

I can't be the only one thinking that Pooh looks stoned. :rolleyes1

Glendamax

04-12-2007, 02:14 AM

I can't be the only one thinking that Pooh looks stoned. :rolleyes1
HA! HE REALLY DOES!!!!!

BTW - Check out our tickers - we'll be at WDW the same time! :)

STEAMBOAT209

04-12-2007, 07:03 AM

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j190/STEAMBOAT209/wdw1995.jpg

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j190/STEAMBOAT209/theoldMGM95.jpg

STEAMBOAT209

04-12-2007, 07:04 AM

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j190/STEAMBOAT209/UofEngergybyExxon95.jpg

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j190/STEAMBOAT209/relaxingatthePoly95.jpg

STEAMBOAT209

04-12-2007, 07:05 AM

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j190/STEAMBOAT209/PolyRm95.jpg

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j190/STEAMBOAT209/MGMHomeImp95.jpg

STEAMBOAT209

04-12-2007, 07:06 AM

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j190/STEAMBOAT209/EPCOT95STORM.jpg

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j190/STEAMBOAT209/DreamfinderProfessor95.jpg

YEKCIM

04-12-2007, 07:18 AM

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j190/STEAMBOAT209/EPCOT95STORM.jpg

Interesting shot of SSE. What is the origin of the "mist" on either side of the globe...is it from the fountain, or a weather phenomenon, or something else?

~YEKCIM

Sehsun

04-12-2007, 07:28 AM

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j190/STEAMBOAT209/relaxingatthePoly95.jpg

Ahh, so relaxing and nicely captured background! :beach:

I really like the picture of Spaceship Earth in the background with the mist near it and was also wondering how you got that effect.

jess98ac

04-12-2007, 07:57 AM

I can't be the only one thinking that Pooh looks stoned. :rolleyes1

That was my first thought!!
:rotfl2:

peel

04-12-2007, 10:04 AM

I think these are from '83.

http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t175/peelangoo/olddisney01.jpg

http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t175/peelangoo/olddisney02.jpg

http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t175/peelangoo/olddisney03.jpg

http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t175/peelangoo/olddisney04.jpg

http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t175/peelangoo/olddisney05.jpg

http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t175/peelangoo/olddisney06.jpg

http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t175/peelangoo/olddisney07.jpg

My mom:
http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t175/peelangoo/olddisney08.jpg

Me:
http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t175/peelangoo/olddisney09.jpg

raterfly

04-12-2007, 10:21 AM

wow - love this thread. I had first trip to WDW in 1992 - I was 17. Going for 2nd time in Aug this year so really looking forward to it - will be DS8's first trip. Here are some pics from 1992.
port orleans resort
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f300/raterfly/Disney1992001.jpg
Epcot
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f300/raterfly/Disney1992002.jpg
MGM - i think
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f300/raterfly/Disney1992003.jpg
outside mupet 3D
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f300/raterfly/Disney1992004.jpg
the only one of the castle I have
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f300/raterfly/Disney1992010.jpg
My mum and Sandy showing the magic of Disney for adults - look at the smiles
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f300/raterfly/Disney1992011.jpg
Mickey
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f300/raterfly/Disney1992012.jpg
POTC
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f300/raterfly/Disney1992013.jpg
Universal
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f300/raterfly/Disney1992014.jpg
Universal again
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f300/raterfly/Disney1992015.jpg

STEAMBOAT209

04-12-2007, 12:22 PM

Interesting shot of SSE. What is the origin of the "mist" on either side of the globe...is it from the fountain, or a weather phenomenon, or something else?

~YEKCIM

was a combination of both, and the down pour that was preparing.

STEAMBOAT209

04-12-2007, 12:25 PM

Ahh, so relaxing and nicely captured background! :beach:

I really like the picture of Spaceship Earth in the background with the mist near it and was also wondering how you got that effect.

no special effects on my part, just a true storm in the works, with the help of the fountain mist.

blujaymama

04-12-2007, 03:09 PM

This is such a fantastic thread! I am getting so psyched for my trip!
:cool1:

Camicar

04-12-2007, 03:46 PM

YEKCIM

04-12-2007, 04:18 PM

When I get enough posts, I'll have to scan my pics from 1972.

I inherited my parents' photo albums upon their deaths and the thing that surprises me is how many more photos we take these days (esp with digital cameras) than we took then. I can remember my father being especially parsimonious about taking pics because they cost so much to develop, in his opinion. But I think that they are really priceless and that more is better!

Can't wait to see your '72 pix. And, you are indeed correct about how digital has affected how and what we photograph. If I took two 36 exposure rolls to WDW back in "the day", that was a lot of film. Last July, I shot 2K+ in six days in the parks, and took pix of lots of subjects that I would *never* have even considered photographing in film days (like a pic of a paper cup with Mickey's image on it, for example).

Get that post count up there so you can add your archival stuff to this thread!

~YEKCIM

YEKCIM

04-12-2007, 06:09 PM

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j11/fasteddiew/DisneyWorld%201970s/DSC_0113.jpg

~YEKCIM

fitzperry

04-13-2007, 12:27 AM

Can't wait to see your '72 pix. And, you are indeed correct about how digital has affected how and what we photograph. If I took two 36 exposure rolls to WDW back in "the day", that was a lot of film. Last July, I shot 2K+ in six days in the parks, and took pix of lots of subjects that I would *never* have even considered photographing in film days (like a pic of a paper cup with Mickey's image on it, for example).

Get that post count up there so you can add your archival stuff to this thread!

~YEKCIM

My dad tells me that he took at least 40 rolls of slide film on two trips we took in the 70's. I was surprised to hear that, but he loves Disney, and those trips were big splurges for us. I haven't found the time to go through all those slides, but I hope to get to them someday soon.

YEKCIM

04-13-2007, 05:26 AM

My dad tells me that he took at least 40 rolls of slide film on two trips we took in the 70's. I was surprised to hear that, but he loves Disney, and those trips were big splurges for us. I haven't found the time to go through all those slides, but I hope to get to them someday soon.

FWIW, and I have mentioned this before, so forgive me for repeating myself, but I have found that a quick, down and dirty method of "converting" slides to digital, is to simply project them onto a flat white surface and photograph the projected image with a tripod mounted digital camera. All the old '70's images I have posted on this thread were done using that high-tech method!

~YEKCIM

GaMsStella2

04-13-2007, 09:42 AM

Thanks for all the pics and all the magic they bring back:goodvibes

UnknownMouseketeer

04-13-2007, 06:48 PM

ditto

fitzperry

04-13-2007, 09:34 PM

FWIW, and I have mentioned this before, so forgive me for repeating myself, but I have found that a quick, down and dirty method of "converting" slides to digital, is to simply project them onto a flat white surface and photograph the projected image with a tripod mounted digital camera. All the old '70's images I have posted on this thread were done using that high-tech method!

~YEKCIM

You're forgiven. ;) I recall you mentioning that on the photo board, but it didn't really sink in at the time. I will probably give that a shot. Thanks for the tip! Sounds like it will be much less time consuming than scanning them, and from the scans I've seen, unless you have a pretty high end scanner (we don't!) you won't get much better results with that method.

YEKCIM

04-13-2007, 10:08 PM

You're forgiven. ;) I recall you mentioning that on the photo board, but it didn't really sink in at the time. I will probably give that a shot. Thanks for the tip! Sounds like it will be much less time consuming than scanning them, and from the scans I've seen, unless you have a pretty high end scanner (we don't!) you won't get much better results with that method.

I have an old-ish Acer scanner w/transparency capability that will run only under my old Win98 Dell. It's very slow and the scans are decidedly of less quality than my project-and-capture method. I don't know if this is accurate or not, but it makes sense to me that a camera capturing a large projected image will record more detail than a scanner scanning a tiny piece of film. Anyway, that has been my experience, and the ability to PP the image has, in most cases, resulted in a better quality end product than the original, due to color correction, etc.

If you have or have access to a slide projector, give it a shot. It costs nearly nothing (5 bucks for the foam core) and within ten minutes you can determine if the results are acceptable for your purposes. I was truly shocked as to how good the captures were, and any desire I had for a film scanner was immediately quenched.

~YEKCIM

YEKCIM

04-13-2007, 10:36 PM

POC:

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j11/fasteddiew/DisneyWorld%201970s/DSC_0066.jpg

~YEKCIM

njbeachbum

04-14-2007, 04:16 PM

YaKnow, if you were the Flashin' kind, this would be a great balcony to do it on:rotfl:
No, I'm not the flashing kind, but maybe with a bottle of wine and a dare.....popcorn::

Having never met you, but reading this one and only post of yours, I'll bet you that if I asked 10 of your friends they would say you ARE the flashing type! :rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2:

RmrJmrGrl

04-14-2007, 06:34 PM

love these old pics!!!

BA9

SteamBoatWillysKin

04-15-2007, 03:30 PM

Thanks!

handicap18

04-17-2007, 06:03 PM

Here are a few of my In-Law's slides from 2 of their trip's back in '85 & '87. Converted to digital via YEKCIM's method using a digital camera.

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c351/kgendron12/Hennessys%20Trips%20-%201985%20and%201987/DSC_5138.jpg

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c351/kgendron12/Hennessys%20Trips%20-%201985%20and%201987/DSC_5140.jpg

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c351/kgendron12/Hennessys%20Trips%20-%201985%20and%201987/DSC_5143.jpg

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c351/kgendron12/Hennessys%20Trips%20-%201985%20and%201987/DSC_5163.jpg

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c351/kgendron12/Hennessys%20Trips%20-%201985%20and%201987/DSC_5164.jpg

taylorsmommy05

04-17-2007, 06:07 PM

sorry if this is dumb... How do you insert a picture without it being a URL>?

taylorsmommy05

04-17-2007, 06:14 PM

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g140/taylorsmommy05/jennandjeffdisney.jpg
http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g140/taylorsmommy05/NiceSocks.jpg
http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g140/taylorsmommy05/disneypolinesian.jpg
http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g140/taylorsmommy05/disney.jpg

handicap18

04-17-2007, 06:38 PM

sorry if this is dumb... How do you insert a picture without it being a URL>?

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g140/taylorsmommy05/jennandjeffdisney.jpg
http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g140/taylorsmommy05/NiceSocks.jpg
http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g140/taylorsmommy05/disneypolinesian.jpg
http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g140/taylorsmommy05/disney.jpg

what you need to do is copy the line from photobucket that has the tags. Not the [url] tags. Doing it that way (the [IMG] way) the pics will show up.

LUVMICKEY

04-17-2007, 07:00 PM

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j190/STEAMBOAT209/relaxingatthePoly95.jpg

TreslovesWDW

04-17-2007, 07:29 PM

Great Pictures ! :)

marciemi

04-17-2007, 09:02 PM

Okay, I've posted some of these in the POTD thread, but I think I'll start doing them over here instead as I scan them in. A couple to start:

Waiting to depart on my first trip in 1978:

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y290/marciemi/7879trips/Eastern.jpg

Entering the MK for the first time:

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y290/marciemi/7879trips/78Castle.jpg

My little brothers and I posing with Mickey in our cool matching shirts:

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y290/marciemi/7879trips/Matchingshirts.jpg

BobLefty61

04-18-2007, 10:10 AM

I found a nice shot that my late step-father took...it's from 1984. This area sure looks a lot different today!

P.S. My apologies if the slide is backward...I can't tell if the buildings in the background are on the proper side....

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a248/BobLefty61/Epcot2.jpg

suzimar57

04-18-2007, 10:15 AM

i love seeing these old photos - wish i'd been able to go back then, but it's so nice to see other's memories here....

BobLefty61

04-18-2007, 10:18 AM

Here's one more....my late, great Mom in France, 1984:

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a248/BobLefty61/EpcotFrance.jpg

iggbees

04-18-2007, 02:42 PM

i don't have anything to add, but i love looking at all the old pictures. i'll see what i can dig up when my parents move. i've been going since i was 2 years old, 1985. i'm sure i can find some good things.

disneyworldluvr349

04-18-2007, 06:51 PM

I wish that my parents kept some of their old photos!
Being raise in the 90's but actually knowing what fashion is in the 2000's
it maes me laugh at how dorky the outfits were bac in the "good ol days"

:)

luvngoofy

04-18-2007, 08:37 PM

I think I have a few from the early '80's. I need to go dig them out!

YEKCIM

04-21-2007, 07:55 AM

Here is a TERRIBLE shot of the entertainment at Cosmic Rays, although I'm not sure it was called that at the time:

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j11/fasteddiew/DisneyWorld%201970s/DSC_0033.jpg

If I recall correctly, the stage came up out of the floor, although that has been a *long* time, and my memory is not what it once was.

~YEKCIM

disneyworldluvr349

04-21-2007, 10:19 AM

Wow that looks really old!

I wish I was born in the 70's!!

Maine-iac

04-21-2007, 11:07 AM

Conan the Librarian

04-21-2007, 01:34 PM

disneyworldluvr349

04-21-2007, 02:17 PM

Have a great time on your trip at BCV!

Nice pictures!

Diznotyzed

04-21-2007, 02:34 PM

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j11/fasteddiew/DisneyWorld%201970s/DSC_0033.jpg

Is that The Brady Bunch at the front left table? ;)

YEKCIM

04-21-2007, 03:52 PM

I wish I was born in the 70's!!

Me, too <sigh>. Would sure beat 1954!

~YEKCIM

tbuot

04-22-2007, 09:19 AM

Thank you to all of you that posted pictures! I spent last night going down memory lane! Wonderful!

SpaceMinnie

04-22-2007, 09:24 AM

monetnj

04-22-2007, 10:07 AM

I believe it was called the Tomorrowland Terrace. My dad used to take us there first thing just about every trip back in the 70's and early 80's. I knew I had arrived at Disney when I saw that band rise out of the floor. Disney magic!

Here is a TERRIBLE shot of the entertainment at Cosmic Rays, although I'm not sure it was called that at the time:

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j11/fasteddiew/DisneyWorld%201970s/DSC_0033.jpg

If I recall correctly, the stage came up out of the floor, although that has been a *long* time, and my memory is not what it once was.

~YEKCIM

disneyworldluvr349

04-22-2007, 10:35 AM

Wow I just saw a demonic Pooh bear!

Xcited4Disney

04-22-2007, 12:09 PM

Wow I just saw a demonic Pooh bear!

:rotfl2: Naw, haven't you heard? He was just a little stoned!

kurt90

04-23-2007, 09:47 PM

Here's mine. These are the only ones I had a chance to upload, and they're not even that old. My first trip in '93....

I loved that more than anything.

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/168/470711062_65134727e8_b.jpg

This is my absolute favourite

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/190/470711054_7c136a035c_b.jpg

Old Chef Mickey's
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/215/470711046_9ac1dff310_b.jpg

blondemomma

04-25-2007, 01:48 PM

JUST FINISHED LOOKING AT ALL THE GREAT OLD PICTURES. WISH I COULD HAVE GONE BACK IN THE DAY. MY FIRST VISIT WAS IN 2003:woohoo: ,
NOW I'M HOOKED MUCH TO DH DISMAY.

Beka

05-03-2007, 09:09 PM

Mom just e-mailed me GOBS of photos!!!!

Holy cow ya'll these made me cry! My Dsister died when I was 16. Man, I *loved* the way she dressed on this trip!

Here's my mom, me, Scary Hook, and Sis:
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g71/boogsmom/File0657.jpg

disneycasemgr

05-03-2007, 09:39 PM

Here's one of mine. This is my son and neice with Mickey @ the American Adventure:

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o77/casemgr99/Disney%20revisited/Mickey.jpg

Beka

05-04-2007, 04:22 PM

http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g71/boogsmom/File0633.jpg

teresajoy

05-04-2007, 06:12 PM

http://mywebpages.comcast.net/waccoo/hm1974.JPG

From 1974....Look at that line!

http://mywebpages.comcast.net/waccoo/mk1974.JPG

The OLD Main Street!

http://mywebpages.comcast.net/waccoo/ticketbook.JPG

I still have an A and a B left!

http://mywebpages.comcast.net/waccoo/mk2001.JPG

One of my first visits with my wonderful wife (she's not in the photo).

ONLY SEVEN MORE SLEEPS til the BCV!

You know, I've heard you can still use those old tickets. Why don't you give it a try and let us know how it goes! I remember when they did away with the individual ride tickets. We were just stunned!! I remember how excited my brother and I were that we could go on EVERY ride!!!!

teresajoy

05-04-2007, 06:15 PM

:grouphug: Mom just e-mailed me GOBS of photos!!!!

Holy cow ya'll these made me cry! My Dsister died when I was 16. Man, I *loved* the way she dressed on this trip!

Here's my mom, me, Scary Hook, and Sis:
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g71/boogsmom/File0657.jpg

Geesh, you have me crying now too! :grouphug:

Hey, I just noticed your siggy! Congratulations on the weight loss!!! :banana:

Beka

05-04-2007, 08:19 PM

:grouphug:

Geesh, you have me crying now too! :grouphug:

Hey, I just noticed your siggy! Congratulations on the weight loss!!! :banana:

And your siggy made me tear up! Sheesh! :grouphug: Thanks! The weight loss has been an amazing transformation!

Here's another photo!
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g71/boogsmom/File0644.jpg

BobLefty61

05-04-2007, 09:25 PM

GREAT pics, Beka! Please post more!

P.S. So sorry to hear of your loss...

Beka

05-05-2007, 09:43 AM

What Bobby wants, Bobby gets...
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g71/boogsmom/File0640.jpg

Buzz Litebeer

05-05-2007, 04:39 PM

You know, I've heard you can still use those old tickets. Why don't you give it a try and let us know how it goes! I remember when they did away with the individual ride tickets. We were just stunned!! I remember how excited my brother and I were that we could go on EVERY ride!!!!
Well, technically you can...but you don't want to.

I have some old tickets, so I went to Guest Relations and asked if they'd still be honored. If you have an old Magic Kingdom Admission Ticket, Disney will exchange that for a one-day, one-park ticket. Individual Attraction Tickets (A-B-C-D-E) will be exchanged for face-value credit towards the purchace of admission media (IIRC, it's something like $0.75 for an E-Ticket).

You'd do much better selling them off on eBay to Disneyana collectors.

mantysk8coach

05-05-2007, 07:03 PM

:sad1: Im going to have nightmares now

OMG! I vary rarely laugh out loud at anything when I'm on the computer, no matter how funny it is, but this Pooh has me in tears! What the heck is wrong with its eyes????

I'm going to have nightmares too!

(ETA...Oops, the picture didn't quote...but I am talking about the demonic Pooh with the red-eyes from the last page!)

pickles

05-05-2007, 08:46 PM

And your siggy made me tear up! Sheesh! :grouphug: Thanks! The weight loss has been an amazing transformation!

Here's another photo!
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g71/boogsmom/File0644.jpg

Hey its the skycam!!! or whatever they call it. I wish they would bring that back!!!

bellesnow

05-05-2007, 11:24 PM

popcorn::

Groovee

05-06-2007, 03:37 AM

These are dh's photo's from we think 1982/83 as we can't remember. They stayed at Coco Beach and had a 2 hour drive to disney.

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c29/Groovee/picture3.jpg
Not sure where this photo was taken and dh can't remember

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c29/Groovee/Teacups.jpg
MIL and BIL on the teacups which seem so dark

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c29/Groovee/Epcot.jpg
Epcot from the monorail

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c29/Groovee/Parade.jpg
The parade back then

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c29/Groovee/Castle.jpg
The castle, dh thinks it all looks bare.

fla4fun

05-06-2007, 05:10 AM

These are dh's photo's from we think 1982/83 as we can't remember. They stayed at Coco Beach and had a 2 hour drive to disney.

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c29/Groovee/picture3.jpg
Not sure where this photo was taken and dh can't remember

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c29/Groovee/Epcot.jpg
Epcot from the monorail

The first photo is France at Epcot.

The one labled Epcot from the Monorail is actually Epcot from the World of Motion. You used to go outside the attraction on an incline and then back into the building. You can see monorail track between the photographer and SSE.

Great pics!

Beka

05-06-2007, 10:15 AM

http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g71/boogsmom/File0631.jpg

Beka

05-07-2007, 05:37 PM

http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g71/boogsmom/File0643.jpg

SteamBoatWillysKin

05-10-2007, 08:40 PM

The tea cups sure look different

angey77

05-10-2007, 11:49 PM

And we kids who were in WDW at that time did not wear life vests on the Swan boats:
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a25/angey77/Swan_Boat.jpg

Or get scared by a Marilyn Manson-ish Eeyore:
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a25/angey77/Eyeore.jpg

or giant tortoises roaming on Discovery Island:
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a25/angey77/DI-Tortoise.jpg

OK, maybe we did (that's me crying ... I must have not wanted to leave ... yeah, that's my story and I'm sticking to it):
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a25/angey77/DiscoveryIsland.jpg

But we sucked it up! We wore our tickets proudly before heading out from TTA (nice outfit, dad):
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a25/angey77/Group.jpg

We dealt with the commercialism at an early age as we looked to the future!
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a25/angey77/Contemporary.jpg

Just to make that treck down Main Street:
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a25/angey77/Bus.jpg

And have fun at the one park making up Walt Disney World!!!!
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a25/angey77/MagicKingdom.jpg

angey77

05-11-2007, 12:07 AM

To start off, pictures that AMAZE me today:

Seven Seas Lagoon (you can see the Poly way in the back)
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a25/angey77/Seven_Seas.jpg

Now, I think the name of the character meal boat was the Empress Lily (?). I'm pretty positive it is now Fulton's and was in the same spot it is in now. If so, welcome to DTD!

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a25/angey77/Empress_Lily.jpg

Another shot of the boat with my sister on a Water Mouse:

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a25/angey77/WaterMouse.jpg

Every kid left breakfast with one of the balloons:

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a25/angey77/Lily.jpg

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Magic Kingdom was celebrating its 10th anniversary!

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a25/angey77/Entrance.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a25/angey77/Tencennial.jpg

All of America was celebrating short shorts (look at them all! haha!)

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a25/angey77/Pluto_Parade.jpg

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Fantasy Follies

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a25/angey77/Fantasy_Follies.jpg

Tomorrowland

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a25/angey77/Tomorrowland.jpg

And even then, LOVED the HDDR (not) while my sister got down on the washboard with her cool perm and Pac Man iron-on t-shirt. I would love to have either of those shirts now.

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a25/angey77/HDDR.jpg

garris3404

05-11-2007, 07:25 AM

Thanks for sharing angey77! :thumbsup2 :goodvibes

marciemi

05-11-2007, 07:28 AM

CampbellScot

05-11-2007, 08:03 AM

I absolutely ADORE the pictures with boys in white tube socks with the colored stripes around the top, pulled up to their knees!!:lmao: :lmao: :lmao:

this is the BEST thread on the Dis! My mom used to dress me in those one piece terry rompers when I was teeny...old navy is selling them this season and my 8 year old step daughter went CRAZY when she saw them, had to have one in every color. Fashion is rolling backwards!! But NO tube socks!!!:rotfl2:

YEKCIM

05-11-2007, 08:16 AM

GREAT archival photos, everyone; please keep them coming!

~YEKCIM

Snow Wight

05-11-2007, 09:32 AM

I believe this was in 1981...

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid225/p0908c8c86395a25add3fdb36a57c151e/e98f24a0.jpg

angey77

05-11-2007, 09:34 AM

Angey - wow! Awesome to see those! I keep meaning to do that with mine, but so far I've only managed to get a few up. And like you I'm relying on what mom and dad took which aren't always the best shots! I love the Swan Boats - can't believe I don't remember them since we were then in 78 and 79 (when I was 12 and 13), but I don't! I also remember eating on the Empress Lily (I think!), but am not sure if that's what later became Fulton's or not!

I remember when those water sprites/mouses? were the coolest thing around! And I love the "Tencennial" sign in front of the train station! I was also going to post a pic with those pin on badges. That was in 79 (for us). Did your dad work for GM or were they widely available then (or for other companies)? I know when we went in 78 we had the A-E tickets, but when we went back in 79 most people still had to use them. They had some special promotion for GM employees where we got to wear those badges and ride EVERYTHING. I remember feeling so special as we watched other folks dealing with pulling out the little tickets while we just strolled on! My next trip back wasn't until 82 for the Epcot opening and I know by then everyone just paid once price but am not sure how the switchover worked.

Thanks for sharing!

My dad didn't work for GM, but who knows if the people with us did. If you look at the pic of us at TTA, there are a bunch of other girls with us. My parents met their parents at a rest station on the way to WDW. Didn't know them from Adam, but we spent our entire vacation with them!
I have a bunch more pics to come. I actually had scanned in all the photos of all our WDW trips througout the years with intentions of making a personal Web site with them all. That was put on hold one year ago when I started working with a Web site for a living.