Nighttime in the Magic Kingdom from the 1970's

[smraynor]

Here is another batch of cleaned up slides from the mid 1970's. These are the ones that my Mom bought in the gift shop. I've put them in Photoshop and cleaned them up.

Some of them are really beautiful. This is pre-Partners statue so it looks very different than the hub we know today.

http://www.itats.org/walt-disney-world-slides-1970%E2%80%B2s-part-iii-nighttime-magic-kingdom/

 

[CinderElsa]

Thank you! I am enjoying these!

 

[W.E.D.]

I really miss all the trees in the Hub, with the twinkling firefly lights and all. It was so magical.

 

[js]

Thank you.
I loved looking at all the pictures as well as the ones in the link at the bottom.
THANK YOU!

 

[JanaDee]

MK at night is one of my favorite places in the world. I love the greenery and trees around the Hub that used to be there.

Thanks so much for sharing.

 

[ttintagel]

OMG, the Tomorrowland slide is breathtaking. That entrance with the pylon fountains was one of the most beautiful pieces of theme park architecture ever. Even though I still enjoy Tomorrowland, it's a little sad to see what replaced that part of it.

 

[Dan Murphy]

I really miss all the trees in the Hub, with the twinkling firefly lights and all. It was so magical.

I looked at the photos before scrolling the replies and was going to say exactly this. Sure do miss the old Hub look.

Beautiful photos, Scott, thanks for sharing these additional ones.

 

[L&Lfan]

Loved the old hub when it had trees! And the original Tomorrowland architecture just screamed the future which never was and this '70s kid thought it would be! Today's Tomorrowland looks kind of drab by comparison.

 

[smraynor]

Wow...Thanks for the kind comments. I too miss a little bit of the "old days" in the Magic Kingdom.

 

[MouseClubMama]

Oh my gosh the magic of the 70's in all it's splendor! Thank you for sharing the memories.

 

[smraynor]

I'm working on Adventureland! I'll let you guys know when those are ready!

 

[Docmom]

Wow! Thanks for sharing these! They brought back so many fond memories. Saw some of the daytime ones also. They reinforced my memory that the park wasn't as crowded. And I loved all the Main Street vehicles! And the movie theater was a huge favorite, especially for my dad.

 

[smraynor]

OMG, the Tomorrowland slide is breathtaking. That entrance with the pylon fountains was one of the most beautiful pieces of theme park architecture ever. Even though I still enjoy Tomorrowland, it's a little sad to see what replaced that part of it.

Tomorrowland poses such an interesting imagineering design challenge. How do you stay on top of what the future looks like? So Disney's choice is to opt for the nostalgic version of the future.

 

[smraynor]

For all of you with eagle-eyes and the ones who can always find Waldo...

If you look at the straight on night shot of the castle with the trees in the hub look carefully...do you see yellow tape? Some construction? Keeping the tourists out while the photo shoot is going on?

 

[Dan Murphy]

For all of you with eagle-eyes and the ones who can always find Waldo...

If you look at the straight on night shot of the castle with the trees in the hub look carefully...do you see yellow tape? Some construction? Keeping the tourists out while the photo shoot is going on?

It appears to end abruptly on the left side.

 

[smraynor]

It appears to end abruptly on the left side.

Do you think the photographer did a long exposure and someone walked by with a flashlight? Or just police tape....Maybe a murder?

 

[ttintagel]

Tomorrowland poses such an interesting imagineering design challenge. How do you stay on top of what the future looks like? So Disney's choice is to opt for the nostalgic version of the future.

As i said, I enjoy the current Tomorrowland and of course I understand the challenge - how could anyone fail to? That doesn't mean they didn't replace a magnificent piece of architecture in one style with a less-well-executed one in another.

In other words, you don't miss High-Quality-A as much if it's replaced with High-Quality-B. If it's replaced with Mediocre-B, you notice.