Restored Films Archives

Magic Kingdom Home Movie from 1972 – With Jungle Cruise Frogs!

Tagged: 1972, Jungle Cruise Frogs, Magic Kingdom

If you missed our 2nd Home Movie night yesterday, you can catch up by watching this short film that features a quick tour around the Resort Beam monorail track! There are some fantastic zooms of signs all around the park, the topiary gardens, a short glimpse of Jungle Cruise frogs,…

Early 1970s Monorail Ride on the Resort Beam

Tagged: 1970s, Home Movie, Monorail

If you missed our 2nd Home Movie night yesterday, you can catch up by watching this short film that features a quick tour around the Resort Beam monorail track!

The Griswolds Christmas Vacation to WDW – 1974 & 1975 Home Movie

Tagged: Aqualark, Contemporary Resort, Home Movie

For RetroWDW’s first-ever Home Movie Night we premiered a pair of home movies from one family. From the metallic pea family truckster to a nuclear family of mom, dad, brother and sister they quickly adopted the nickname of the Griswolds. The two films highlight their road trip to Florida and…

Early 1980s Magic Kingdom Super8 Film w/Sound

Tagged: 1980s, 80s, Film, Magic Kingdom, Resorts, Restored Film

This one will take you back to a time period right before the VHS camcorder became the standard. We begin at the Ticket/Transportation Center with some super clean ferry boat shots. The sound isn’t the greatest on this transfer, but having sound with film is a somewhat rare treat. We…

Holiday Specials of the 90s

Tagged: Christmas, Disney World, Holidays, Music, Parade, VHS, Video

If 2020 is the year of ‘video’ for RetroWDW, then we need to start right now for the holiday season. On our upcoming podcast, we tackle three different Christmas specials that Disney released in the earlier part of the 90s. These three VHS rips really take you back to when…

Home Movie: America on Parade – March 1976

Tagged: 1976, America On Parade, Magic Kingdom, Parade, Restored Film, Restored Home Movie, Video

This silent film presents about nine minutes of America On Parade, which ran at Disneyland and Magic Kingdom from June 1975 through September 1976. The parade celebrated the United States Bicentennial. Tall doll-like characters representing the “People of America” accompany the many floats depicting American history, spanning eras from the…

Home Movie: A Patriotic Day at the Magic Kingdom – March 1976

Tagged: 1976, America On Parade, Magic Kingdom, Parade, Restored Film, Restored Home Movie, Video

This film captures a family’s visit to the Magic Kingdom March 1976, during the festive United States Bicentennial. A sampling of Walt Disney World’s patriotic decorations can be seen throughout the park. In the first couple of minutes we see the vacationing family posing in a variety of park scenes.…

Home Movie: A Fun Filled Day At The Magic Kingdom March 1973

Tagged: 1973, Magic Kingdom, Parade, Restored Home Movie, Tugs, Video, Walt Disney World Railroad

Our film opens traveling up World Drive towards the Magic Kingdom tolls and into the parking lot. Hopping aboard the tram we make our way to the Ticket and Transportation Center with monorails rolling by overhead. Aboard the Highway in the Sky we can see the topiaries lining World Drive…

Home Movie: The Magic Kingdom as seen in 1974

Tagged: 1974, 20K Leagues Under The Sea, Dumbo, Magic Kingdom, Restored Film, Restored Home Movie, Video

This film, shot in 1974, opens on what appears to be a sunny and quiet day in Fantasyland at the Magic Kingdom. Our family in this film have brought their grandson to explore the park and start with a ride on Cinderella’s Golden Carousel followed by a meeting with Prince…

Restored Home Movie: Magic Kingdom Visit – 1970s

Tagged: 1970s, Magic Kingdom, Parade, Restored Film, Restored Home Movie, Swiss Family Robinson Treehouse, Video

It’s a sunny start to this family’s day as they enter the Vacation Kingdom via the Ticket and Transportation Center and prepare to queue for the monorail. En route to the Magic Kingdom we get a nice aerial shot of the topiaries between the Contemporary Resort and the park. We…