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The Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World – A Disney Show PAC – 35mm Slide/Narration Souvenir Set
We are happy to bring you the first of several uncommon media souvenirs known as “Show PAC”’s, a 35 mm slide set accompanied by a soundtrack. Until the videocassette took hold as the dominant form of home media in the 1980s, Walt Disney World produced souvenir media in a variety of formats. On our site we have chronicled 8mm souvenir films that act as park overviews an in some cases feature specific attractions or parades. Disney…
Read More...Restored VHS: EPCOT Center: A Souvenir Program
See EPCOT Center in its first year of operation in this souvenir video. Starting off with a tour of Future World, you’ll see all of the pavilions including the original exhibits to be featured in CommuniCore. There is great on-ride video, as well, from all of the attractions. Next, a bit of Disney park history as well as some information about the development and construction of EPCOT Center. Finally, we go to the American Adventure show…
Read More...1980s Souvenir Film: “The Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World”
Souvenir film..what’s that you ask? Back in the 70s and 80s Walt Disney World would sell 8mm silent and sound films that were meant to be taken home and showed to friends and family to get others interested in going…much like the “A day at…” videos in the late 80s and 90s. Often printed on low-quality film stock, these were never meant for archival purposes and time hasn’t been friendly to most of the surviving films….
Read More...Pirates of the Caribbean – Restored 8mm Souvenir Film
The serene exterior/entrance to Pirates of The Caribbean in our latest souvenir film restoration stands in stark contrast to the busy area we see today. The ride footage opens after the opening scenes as boats approach the galleon just after the famous “drop”. For those more familiar with the Pirates of the last decade where Barbosa from the Hollywood film is captain of the ship this film gives you a good glimpse of the original pirate captain.
Read More...Jungle Cruise – Restored 8mm Souvenir Film
Our restoration of Disney 8mm souvenir films next takes us to Adventureland’s legendary Jungle Cruise. The film opens with the earliest of Jungle Cruise’s many signs and entrance designs over the years. We see ships leaving the dock and entering a covered thicket canopy which you might not recognize because you’re usually sailing under it and looking at the giant butterflies on either side of you.
Read More...It’s a Small World – Restored 8mm Souvenir Film
Our series of restored Disney souvenir films takes us around the world on the Happiest Cruise That Ever Sailed. it’s a small world is, perhaps, Disney’s most famous attraction. The original premiered at the 1964-65 New York World’s Fair in Flushing Meadows, NY before moving to Disneyland in 1966.
In 1971 it’s a small world was an opening day attraction at the Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World and is the second of an eventual five copies of the attraction (the others are in Paris, Hong Kong and Tokyo).
Read More...Country Bear Jamboree – Restored 8mm Souvenir Film
Our restoration of Disney souvenir films continues with a look at Frontierland’s iconic Country Bear Jamboree. This attraction was the brainchild of Imagineer Marc Davis and was originally intended as entertainment to be offered at Walt Disney’s never built Mineral King ski resort in California near Sequoia National Forest.
Read More...Rare River Country Footage with POV – Restored 8mm Souvenir Film
One of our recent acquisitions was 6 different WDW souvenir films – each 3 minutes and each featuring a different attraction. Most WDW souvenir films had a longer run time and generally featured a whirlwind tour of the Magic Kingdom, but 6 these films are rare and unique in that they focus an entire 3 minutes on an attraction.
Read More...Big Thunder Mountain Railroad like you’ve never seen it before! POV – RARE Restored Souvenir Film
One of our recent acquisitions was 6 different WDW souvenir films – each 3 minutes and each featuring a different attraction. This is the first of our 6 films and is one of the best. It features POV (Point of View) on ride footage of Big Thunder Mountain in the early years!
Read More...Country Bear Jamboree – Restored 8mm Souvenir Film
Our restoration of Disney souvenir films continues with a look at Frontierland’s iconic Country Bear Jamboree. This attraction was the brainchild of Imagineer Marc Davis and was originally intended as entertainment to be offered at Walt Disney’s never built Mineral King ski resort in California near Sequoia National Forest.
The film opens with a view of the attraction entrance and exterior. Note the sign showing the two original sponsors Pepsi and Frito-Lay. This is of note for two reasons. First, because these were the only two sponsors the attraction ever had from 1971-1981. Second, this was a time when Pepsi co-existed in the parks with Coke, which has been the main soft drink supplier to the resort since it opened and sponsored attractions in the park at the same time. Some restaurants even offered both Pepsi AND Coke during Pepsi’s sponsorship days.
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