Things of the past

[LarryJ]

I was consolidating some movies from way back when and came across some clips from our first real trip to WDW back in May 1977 and created a couple of pics (sorry for the quality since these were transferred by using my digital camera in movie mode while playing the super 8mm movie onto a sheet of paper ... too cheap to get them professionally transferred)

The boat used on Bay Lake. Can't remember where it went to/from, but it looks like from my video it at least went to MK from somewhere.

Three pics of the raised walkway around Discovery Island. IIRC it went thru several enclosed aviaries.

Larry

 

[clkelley]

Cool pics!!!

 

[DaveInTN]

very cool! do you have more??

 

[LarryJ]

very cool! do you have more??

Well those are individual frames from the movies I took and somewhere I thought I had almost the entire original Electrical Light Parade that I shot at DL back around 1976, but can't seem to find it now. The pics I posted above are the most interesting. I do have almost the entire bicentennial parade done in 1976 at DL. I wish I could post avi/mpg files, but evidently DIS limits it to still pics and not videos.

Larry

 

[DaveInTN]

Someday I will have to dig around and see if I have my old pics from my first trip to the Fort for Christmas 1977. Would be fun to see what I have. I love the old shots of the boats, for instance.

I took pictures on that trip with an old 110 instamatic camera, with the flash bar on top. i remember watching the MK parade and taking a picture of Chip and Dale. The flash bar was defective, and when I pressed the shutter the entire bar discharged, practically blinding poor Chip and Dale. They waved their hands in front of their eyes to dramatize the whole thing...it was pretty funny. I was 9 years old but remember it like it was yesterday.

 

[TexasTodds]

I vaguely remember my first trip to Disney, in 1977 also. We stayed at the Fort, when apparently they used to rent out travel trailers. I barely remember it, but for some reason the fact that it was on "Jack Rabbit Run" has stuck with me!

I wish I knew if my parents had pictures lying around somewhere!

 

[liv luvs disney]

Thanks for sharing Larry. I always enjoy looking at old pictures.

 

[North7]

I vaguely remember my first trip to Disney, in 1977 also. We stayed at the Fort, when apparently they used to rent out travel trailers. I barely remember it, but for some reason the fact that it was on "Jack Rabbit Run" has stuck with me!

It's weird how that works. My first trip was also in 1977 and in a rental trailer... 1313 Tumbleweed Turn
How you remember that after 30 plus years is beyond me

 

[TBoss68]

This is an interesting site for those who have not seen it before.

http://waltdatedworld.bravepages.com/

 

[29bhs]

Cool pics.... it was nice to meet ya Larry. I visited you and we discussed your eternabond job.....black golf cart ,over the weekend....