Restored Films Archives

Home Movie: Touring the Magic Kingdom – 1976

Tagged: 1976, Magic Kingdom, Peoplemover, Restored Film, Restored Home Movie, Skyway, Tom Sawyer Island, Tomorrowland, Video

An early morning rise and we see the gardeners trimming topiaries and then a quick view over bay lake and the Contemporary lends to the spires of Space Mountain and Cinderellas Castle. After the obligatory castle and flower shop shots we find ourselves in Fantasyland and we are soon transported…

The Shiny New Polynesian & Magic Kingdom – 1978

Tagged: 16mm, 1978, Magic Kingdom, Polynesian, Polynesian Village Resort, Restored Film, Restored Home Movie, Video

This film was shot on a silent roll of 16mm. We get an early shot of the Polynesian beach, adorned with sailboats and white sand. This feeling of go anywhere and boat all over is long gone. The day this was shot, it looks overcast and breezy; but the color…

Magic Kingdom Fun – Home Movie from 1979

Tagged: 1979, 8mm, Magic Kingdom, Restored Film, Restored Home Movie, Video

This film, shot in 1979 on silent Super8 is all Magic Kingdom. We start off on Main Street, like almost every film we seem to find. You will be stunned by how empty the street actually is – you could easily drive two cars side by side. We see some…

Home Movie of the Magic Kingdom in 1981

Tagged: 1981, Magic Kingdom, Restored Film, Restored Home Movie, Video

A 1981 visit to the Magic Kingdom and the Polynesian Resort show off the Vacation Kingdom looking swell at 10 years old. The film opens in Town Square and the entrance plaza before cutting to an omnibus rolling down Main Street USA. Cinderella Castle and the hub have held up…

Project Florida – Like you’ve never seen it before! – Restored 16mm Film

Tagged: Film, Magic Kingdom, Project Florida, Resorts, Restored Film, Video

This is one of the rare films we've all been waiting for...Project Florida. Produced in 1970 the film was presented on NBC's The Wonderful World of Disney, following the conclusion of The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin Part 3 on January 31, 1971. Its primary goal was to educate and excite…

Rare 16mm Walt Disney World Promotional Film

Tagged: 16mm, 1970s, Magic Kingdom, Promotional Film, Rare

A series of clips issued by Disney in the 1970’s on 16mm film for promotional purposes. It starts outside the entrance to the park with footage of the entrance plaza and Seven Seas Lagoon. A quick eye at the 0:43 mark will realize that guests are exiting the MK monorail…

Traveling to the Magic Kingdom – 1974 – Home Movie

Tagged: 1974, Magic Kingdom, Restored Film, Restored Home Movie, Video

A serene view of the monorail and Polynesian Resort from Seven Seas Lagoon open this beautiful film which captures a journey to the Magic Kingdom in 1974 (you can see the cranes beginning construction on Space Mountain which indicates the year). After sailing past the Contemporary you see our boat…

Springtime at the Magic Kingdom – April 1974 – Home Movie

Tagged: 1974, Home Movie, Jungle Cruise, Magic Kingdom, Restored Film, Restored Home Movie, Video

The Jungle Cruise was often the first attraction many guests experienced if they headed left at the end of Main Street USA. Our movie makers in this April 1974 film did just that as they capture their journey on Jungle Cruise before boarding the Walt Disney World Railroad and capture…

Rare 1980s Publicity Video – Walt Disney World

Tagged: EPCOT Center, Magic Kingdom, Publicity, Umatic Tape, Video

This was a unique find. It was a ¾” U-Matic videotape of publicity footage prepared for media outlets by Walt Disney World. It had two audio tracks. The first was narrated and the second had just ambient noise captured in the footage. This was so the footage could be used…

Magic Kingdom – 1971 Home Movie

Tagged: 1971, Magic Kingdom, Restored Home Movie, Trams, Video

We have lucked out by continuing to discover films taken in Walt Disney World’s first weeks of operation. This film from November 1971 begins with passengers boarding the ill-fated original trams (which overheated and could not handle the heavy passenger load). We get a very nice early glimpse at the…