An Imagineer Fell For Bill - **New 10/19 Last 2 installments**

[brookelizabeth]

I thought of you as soon as I saw that chair! Good ole Paul!

I couldn't imagine having to wear heels working for WDW. I have to take a picture of PAUL!! I got all excited and Bill looked at me like I was crazy then I had to explain what the happiness was all about .

Corn dog nuggets and creepy clowns, that's how I'm known around these parts!

 

[mrsksomeday]

Looking forward to reading the next update!

Thanks!

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Woo Hoo! were off to Disneyland tomorrow!

Hope you had fun at Disneyland!

Oh, I'm so glad you decided to say hello; Lou does seem like a great guy... very genuine. How kind of him to give Bill that audio guide!

(More later)

Kathy

Hi Kathy!

. Hi I'm here! so far! To Bill!

Hello!! Thanks for joining us .

Corn dog nuggets and creepy clowns, that's how I'm known around these parts!

 

[mrsksomeday]

Walt Disney World: The Way We Were
11 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
Join Walt Disney Archives founder Dave Smith as we explore vintage pictures of Walt Disney World theme parks and resorts, including rare photos of construction and a fond look at some favorite attractions, shops and restaurants of the past.

We were so happy when this logo popped up:

Dave took the stage and said he was going to share some rare photos that had never been seen publicly before.

Desolate highway before Disney came:

Cat’s out of the bag:

Looking over plans:

We learned about the Disney Celebrity Sports Center and Disney's management of the Hilton Inn South in Orlando. They did this as pre-opening training for running the resorts and facilities of Walt Disney World.

The first picture is the Welcome Center Debbie Dane Brown worked at before she became the first WDW Ambassador, the second is her (the taller CM at work there):

Time to talk about the:

Fifty five miles of levees and canals were built, under the muck there were white beaches:

Main Street under construction:

Mr. Smith said he remembers taking this picture, pouring Main St.:

Continued in next post…. Part 2

 

[mrsksomeday]

This picture is of the Jungle Cruise. The Imagineers planted trees and bushes early on so the attraction would look lush for opening day.

Swiss Family Robinson construction pictures:

Haunted Mansion:

The Castle coming together:

Working on the mosaics in the castle:

Toward Tomorrowland:

Contemporary Resort Construction:

Epcot Center construction:

Living Seas:

Disney’s MGM Studios/Disney’s Hollywood Studios:

Continued in next post… part 3

 

[mrsksomeday]

Time for the:

Roy and his wife Edna walking with Mickey on dedication day:

Swan boat:

People went crazy clapping when this picture was shone:

Country Bear Jamboree – “Vacation Hoedown” was at the Magic Kingdom from 1986 - 1992. Christmas Show” ran seasonally through 2005:

The Skyway:

The original Dumbo had only 8 ride cars:

King Stephan’s Banquet Hall:

Mickey Mouse Review:

Huge applause for this:

The next park to open was:

It will always be Disney’s MGM Studios to me:

Continued in next post… part 4

 

[mrsksomeday]

Animal Kingdom:

Stylin…

Bag picture of River Country:

Treehouses:

Massive applause for this:

Did you know that WDW had its own air strip:

Dave was very entertaining; I could have listened to him for hours. After this it was time for lunch, they had someone there selling basic lunch items and we just decided to eat there.

I know these installments are very picture heavy. I hope I haven’t bored you to death.

Next installment… Destination D end of Day 1

 

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Thanks so much for sharing those photos! It is very cool to see how it all came together.

 

[piglet50]

thanks so much for the update. i loved seeing the pics and remembering those fun rides. i would like to attend something like this and be able to learn so much. looking forward to your next installment.

 

[Tinkermom76]

very cool looking at all those constructions pictures.
Funny how now I follow along with the construction pictures of the new Fantasyland and someday they may be shown

 

[Lesprivate]

I love seeing these photos, they are wonderful keep them coming.

 

[okw19]

Great pictures. It's so wonderful to see everything coming together like that. Can't wait to read more!

 

[mmeb144]

Pics are nice! Not as good as being there, but fascinating nonetheless. Thanks for posting!

 

[IheartDDuck]

I love all of the pictures! Definitely not boring in my opinion. I love seeing things from construction up.

 

[ddstratton]

Loved the pictures! Very interesting... the construction progress is just fascinating to watch.

 

[pooksma]

Not boring at all. These are things I find fascinating about WDW.

 

[DisMomAmy]

Thanks for sharing all of those great pictures!!! I LOVE them all!!

It's funny because we watched two different Disney Parks videos on Netflix yesterday. One of them was about the building & opening of Magic Kingdom so it was very timely for me to be looking at your pictures today.

 

[JolllyHoliday]

The pictures were so interesting. It makes me appreciate all the effort that went into making the parks.

 

[jcc0621]

Great pictures!

Did you know that WDW had its own air strip:

and a helipad, which my mother I accidentally wound up driving on one night

 

[Beana9802]

Great pictures!




and a helipad, which my mother I accidentally wound up driving on one night

There's a helipad in Epcot behind the land and the seas. If you go on the Segway tour (nature inspired design I think it's called), you practice there. It's neat!

Tracy...not boring. We are living vicariously through you!

 

[katiebelle21]

I liked all of the pictures! It is interesting to see how much has changed AND how much has stayed the same.