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Restored Home Video: EPCOT Center Earth Station Film

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Earth Station sat at the exit of Spaceship Earth and was the original home of Guest Relations in EPCOT Center. Guests could use the WorldKey Kiosks located there to make dining reservations and get other park information. The Earth Station film, played on large overhead screens, served as a preview of other EPCOT Center attractions for guests as they began to navigate the park.Read More...

Restored Video: A Dream Called Walt Disney World

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This 1981 souvenir VHS video showcases what a guest could expect when visiting the Walt Disney World resort just a decade into its operation. The video starts with a brief history lesson from Walt Disney himself and then proceeds with a tour of the Magic Kingdom. Next there is an overview of how transportation works in the vacation kingdom, and then a tour of Fort Wilderness, the Contemporary, and the Polynesian Resorts. Finally, other activities like...Read More...

Restored Home Movie: Living with the Land 1993

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Living with the Land, fairly fresh in late 1993 from its renovation from Epcot’s original “Listen to the Land”, is a boat tour through various ecosystems and working greenhouses. A live tour guide narrated part of the attraction, giving guests information about the greenhouses and the research that took place in the pavilion.Read More...

Backstage Disney: The American Adventure

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Join host Lloyd Bridges for a behind the scene look at the American Adventure, the ambitious host pavilion in EPCOT Center’s World Showcase. This special originally aired on the Disney Channel in 1987. Marty Sklar, Randy Bright, and others from Imagineering share their perspectives on the pavilion and EPCOT Center as a whole.Read More...

Disney Vacation Club Infomercial – Resort TV – 1993 Restored VHS

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Before it was “Old Key West”, the Disney Vacation Club Resort was the start of the now-sprawling timeshare program. This video ran on the resort information channel in 1993 and details how the program worked, including how to use membership for other vacation destinations, as well as included park admission until 1999! The information contains great shots from all around Walt Disney World, including a great aerial shot of the Castle in the Clouds hot air...Read More...

Walt Disney World Information Channel – 1993

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The resort information channel helped guests plan their day at Walt Disney Resort from the comfort of their hotel room. We’ve restored this recording made on VHS and has great attraction previews from the Disney-MGM Studios, Epcot, and the Magic Kingdom. Don’t miss shots from MuppetVision, Kitchen Kabaret, Body Wars, and even see Minnie Moo. Finish your day with the “most unique night in entertainment history” on Pleasure Island, and learn about all of the recreation...Read More...