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After eating we got in the line for the next presentation.
D23s Steven Vagnini and The Walt Disney Museums Paul F. Anderson were the next presenters. They discussed Walts vision and why it never happened. Bill and I have always been intrigued by Walts idea for building a real city, he was very innovative.
Here is a sketch Walt drew showing his concepts for the Florida property:
Walt made a film a couple weeks before his death in it he described what EPCOT was all about. He shot two endings, one most of us have seen, the other for the Florida government, a plea for their endorsement.
Concept drawing:
Even though the city of EPCOT never happened, many of Walts ideas have happened on the property. The utilidors, the Automated Vacuum Assisted Collection System and the Monorail to name a few. It is such a shame Walts city didnt come to light, it was a great idea.
Next up was:
Past Forward: A History of Walt Disney World on Television
3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Join Disney Archivist Rob Klein and Tim ODay as they take TV remote in hand to stroll through some of the many highlights of Walt Disney World Resort on television.
There were several clips including things from Grad Night commercials to Glen Campbell hosting a show about the opening of Disney World. There were several laughs when the Grad Night stuff was on because it was so cheesy.
Bob Hope made some rather racy jokes for the times. When talking about the Contemporarys large interior he said, Now I know where the Goodyear blimp goes during mating season.
We all laughed at that. There was a clip of Mike Douglas television special. It is hard to convey all that we saw. I was in camera battery saving mode at the time because I had gone insane that morning taking pictures. I was such a newbie when it came to this. I just wanted to try to remember it all.
The Walt Disney World That Never Was
4:30 p.m. - 5:45 p.m.
What do the Western River Expedition, Asian Resort Hotel and Sleeping Beauty dark ride have in common? While these amazing experiences were crafted in the minds of skilled artists at Walt Disney Imagineering, they comprise a different kind of dimension of Walt Disney World history: the grand experiences that never made it off the drawing board or out of the model shop. With an array of rare artwork and photographs, longtime Imagineer Tony Baxter lifts the curtain and takes us on a behind-the-scenes tour through the incredible world of the Walt Disney World that never was.
There was no photography allowed during this presentation.
Did you know there were several resorts that were planned that never happened?
One of the original designs had several hotels surrounding Magic Kingdom. The Asian, Venetian, and Persian were planned but never built. There were also a few attractions never built, Sleeping Beauty, Mary Poppins, and The Sword and the Stone to name a few. He also told us about Thunder Mesa &The Western River Expedition. Steve Vagnini searched the Imagineering Archives and showed us a virtural ride through with concept art not seen in a long time. It was amazing.
After this there was a dinner break, we stayed close and waited to line up again. I know some people didnt go to see all the presentations but Bill and I didnt want to miss one.
The last presentation of the night was:
From the Vault: Walt Disney World Resort on Film
8 p.m. - Join your hosts Disney Imagineer Tony Baxter and Disney author and historian Tim O'Day as they screen these rare treasures from the Disney film vaults, plus newly discovered and restored documentation footage of the construction and early years of Walt Disney World Resort.
This presentation had a fantastic showing of studio-produced films, that included Project Florida, The Magic of Walt Disney World, A Dream Called EPCOT and EPCOT 77.
After the presentation we went to the bus stop at the Contemporary and were treated to fireworks:
It was such a great way to end the day.
Next installment Destination D Day 2 Part 1
D23s Steven Vagnini and The Walt Disney Museums Paul F. Anderson were the next presenters. They discussed Walts vision and why it never happened. Bill and I have always been intrigued by Walts idea for building a real city, he was very innovative.
Here is a sketch Walt drew showing his concepts for the Florida property:
Walt made a film a couple weeks before his death in it he described what EPCOT was all about. He shot two endings, one most of us have seen, the other for the Florida government, a plea for their endorsement.
Concept drawing:
Even though the city of EPCOT never happened, many of Walts ideas have happened on the property. The utilidors, the Automated Vacuum Assisted Collection System and the Monorail to name a few. It is such a shame Walts city didnt come to light, it was a great idea.
Next up was:
Past Forward: A History of Walt Disney World on Television
3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Join Disney Archivist Rob Klein and Tim ODay as they take TV remote in hand to stroll through some of the many highlights of Walt Disney World Resort on television.
There were several clips including things from Grad Night commercials to Glen Campbell hosting a show about the opening of Disney World. There were several laughs when the Grad Night stuff was on because it was so cheesy.
Bob Hope made some rather racy jokes for the times. When talking about the Contemporarys large interior he said, Now I know where the Goodyear blimp goes during mating season.
We all laughed at that. There was a clip of Mike Douglas television special. It is hard to convey all that we saw. I was in camera battery saving mode at the time because I had gone insane that morning taking pictures. I was such a newbie when it came to this. I just wanted to try to remember it all.
The Walt Disney World That Never Was
4:30 p.m. - 5:45 p.m.
What do the Western River Expedition, Asian Resort Hotel and Sleeping Beauty dark ride have in common? While these amazing experiences were crafted in the minds of skilled artists at Walt Disney Imagineering, they comprise a different kind of dimension of Walt Disney World history: the grand experiences that never made it off the drawing board or out of the model shop. With an array of rare artwork and photographs, longtime Imagineer Tony Baxter lifts the curtain and takes us on a behind-the-scenes tour through the incredible world of the Walt Disney World that never was.
There was no photography allowed during this presentation.
Did you know there were several resorts that were planned that never happened?
One of the original designs had several hotels surrounding Magic Kingdom. The Asian, Venetian, and Persian were planned but never built. There were also a few attractions never built, Sleeping Beauty, Mary Poppins, and The Sword and the Stone to name a few. He also told us about Thunder Mesa &The Western River Expedition. Steve Vagnini searched the Imagineering Archives and showed us a virtural ride through with concept art not seen in a long time. It was amazing.
After this there was a dinner break, we stayed close and waited to line up again. I know some people didnt go to see all the presentations but Bill and I didnt want to miss one.
The last presentation of the night was:
From the Vault: Walt Disney World Resort on Film
8 p.m. - Join your hosts Disney Imagineer Tony Baxter and Disney author and historian Tim O'Day as they screen these rare treasures from the Disney film vaults, plus newly discovered and restored documentation footage of the construction and early years of Walt Disney World Resort.
This presentation had a fantastic showing of studio-produced films, that included Project Florida, The Magic of Walt Disney World, A Dream Called EPCOT and EPCOT 77.
After the presentation we went to the bus stop at the Contemporary and were treated to fireworks:
It was such a great way to end the day.
Next installment Destination D Day 2 Part 1
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