Old Disney Park photos

[disgram]

I remember back in 1976, when DD was a year old and in a stroller, that the Characters used to "roam" freely with no handlers! Pluto came to DD and picked her out of the stroller and promptly got knocked over by over-zealous parents and kids wanting their picture taken!!!! Security came out of no-where and got dd and Pluto upright! Was a scary moment. Now, I don't mind standing in those lines to see the characters!!!

 

[Don Pacho]

I loved this mural of tons of Disney characters. It was in The Walt Disney Story in the area right before you went in the movie I think.

I took a picture of that mural as well:







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[IndyJammer]

Love the MSEP pics! I had forgotten about Elliot blowing smoke!

Here's a Mickey from the 80s! (Probably 1985, but I'm not sure!) Is that a Captain EO outfit? Or is it just for Epcot?!?

 

[Disneygrl36]

I think that was just Mickey's spaceship outfit.

These 2 are from 1997.....I think the snoring man is gone at the Lego store & the other was around the Art of Animation at MGM & I thought it was really cute as Mickeys is afraid of a mouse.

 

[Don Pacho]

Love the MSEP pics! I had forgotten about Elliot blowing smoke!

Here's a Mickey from the 80s! (Probably 1985, but I'm not sure!) Is that a Captain EO outfit? Or is it just for Epcot?!?

Yeah, I've forgot about Captain EO and I think that was just in Epcot when they had that Michael Jackson 3D movie. All I remember it was loud.

 

[brer rabbit 28]

it is so funny to see how much the characters have changed over the years.
Don't you think Mickey looks great for his age!

 

[IndyJammer]

Here's a pic that I think Minnie would like to forget! Notice the Make-Up!!! She goes from my Mickey from a couple pics back.

The thing that I remember most about Captain EO was that it sent smoke into the crowd at one point & I just thought that was the best thing Ever! I've been tempted to purchase a Captain EO Video on the 'bay just for the memories!

 

[Epscot]

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:

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

 

[penguingirlie]

These pictures are great. I am going to try and dig some up. I love looking at what has changed and what hasn't!

 

[Disneygrl36]

 

[lindsey]

loved all of the photos - definitely brings back memories. I have pics from all of my trips in a photo album, will have to try to scan some.

 

[miss missy]

men is tight pants, plaid pants and short shorts and long hair

 

[Don Pacho]

Epcot in the early 80s











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[DisneyFan06]

I was never really fond of the Mickey Wand on the Golfball at Epcot, but now seeing it without it - I dont mind the Wand at all

 

[teentoddlermom]

I love the new EPCOT sign on Spaceship Earth!! I think I'm in the minority, though. It's just too boring without it! I took a lot of really nice pix of it in 11/05, but I'm too stupid to figure out how to post!

 

[StephSparrow]

Me. Back in the FotoToons booth where the Flat Bread Grill Cafe is, at MGM, behind the Splash fountain. There used to be a whole Roger Rabbit themed area back there.

 

[__disneygirl]

All these pictures are so cool! I love seeing what it was like before. Wish I could share some, but I don't have any.

 

[monetnj]

Ok, went through my old photos and scanned them. Here is a sampling.

Me, my sister and my mom on Mainstreet USA in 1975.

Me and my sister meeting Mickey in 1975.

Stuck in the Liberty Square stocks in 1978. I used to love that hat I am wearing and would get it every time I visited MK. Got my name stitched into the brim too.

By 1980, all my sisters were around and here we are visiting with White Rabbit. Notice the hat again!

Tigger in Tomorrowland 1980.

By the Liberty Square Riverboat dock in 1983.

Out front of the MK in 1985. I am carrying the latest in video taping technology. I can't believe I carried that thing all day.

MGM in 1988. Again carrying a heavy video camera and looking rather sullen. Hey, I was 17, what do you expect?

This is my favorite Disney picture of all time. That is my DW celebrating her very first trip to MK in 1995, and it was our honeymoon. This is literally the very first time she stepped onto Mainstreet USA. She was like a little kid again.

Great movie ride in 1995 before they put that abomination in front of it.

The room key to our honeymoon room in what is now the Tahiti longhouse at the Poly. Guess I didn't leave it to be recycled.

MK Castle 1995

Spaceship Earth 1995

As a bookend, my DS with Mickey at the Ohana character breakfast in 2005. Our 10th anniversary trip to the Poly.


Believe it or not, I have many more photos from '75 to '05. You can catch them here:

Disney Trips 1975 to 2005

 

[Thinktinknpixiedust]

Will you look at all that plaid!! I love this pics... what a walk down memory lane

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[MommyBoo!]

Mickey bars used to have faces!

They still do! At least, some of them. A grocery store called Woodmans that is near us carries these. DD2 loves eating her "Mickey Bars"!