Imageworks, Restored Video, Videos

Horizons: Revisited 3D – HD Wide Angle 3D Ride Through

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The Lake Buena Vista Historical Society proudly presents… Horizons: Revisited 3D How does 3D work? From physics.org: If you look at an object near you and close your left and right eyes in turn, you’ll see that each has a slightly different view of the world. Your left eye sees a bit more of the left side of the object, and your right eye sees a bit more of its right side. Your brain fuses the...Read More...

Disney World Home Movies, Imageworks, Videos

Comedy Warehouse at Pleasure Island – May 28, 1992

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We have some more Pleasure Island fun for you and this time we take you inside the Comedy Warehouse. This comedy club opened back in 1989 and ran until 2008 featuring the look of a warehouse, filled with various props and things of that nature. Improvisation was the main idea of the act and our very own How Bowers is on the receiving end of the stage to audience phone call. You get a quick view...Read More...

Imageworks, Restored Video, Videos

Horizons: Revisited 3D Announcement & what you will need to experience!

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What happens when you have a fully restored tripod-mounted recording of Horizons? You turn it into a 3D video! Now you are probably thinking, how can you possibly have a 3D video when there was only one camera?  On March 25 2020, at 9pm Eastern we’ll let you ride this attraction like never before and let you in on the details on how we pulled off this amazing one-of-a-kind experience.   This production will be compatible...Read More...

Imageworks, Restored Video, Videos

Horizons: Revisited – HD Wide-Angle Lens Ride Through

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The Lake Buena Vista Historical Society proudly presents… Horizons: Revisited The following video is a restored and enhanced ride-through of the attraction featuring AI Interoplated HD video and an all-new remastered stereo soundtrack. For details on how this video was created, check out our Horizons: Revisted – Behind the Edit article! (Note this video features all 3 endings remastered from laserdisc copies: Space, Desert, and Undersea! They play in sequential order at the end)    Read More...

Imageworks, Restored Video, Videos

Horizons: Revisited – Release Day Announcement & Vote for the ending!

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    Join Todd, Brian, JT and How on a live video chat where they discuss the history and technical details of the restoration of the video before it premieres at 9 pm. Afterwords they will take live questions via the YouTube Chat feature and will then unveil a teaser trailer that you don’t want to miss! Once the live premier has ended the full video will be available on Youtube, Vimeo and at RetroWDW.com. Don’t...Read More...

Podcast

Podcast Episode 56: Good Neighbors

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Welcome to Episode 56 of the RetroWDW Podcast: “Good Neighbors” – We appreciate your support and hope you have been enjoying each and every episode. Be sure to check out some of our previous shows! Comments & Corrections Jake Nelson wrote in about a possible hidden skeleton somewhere inside Catastrophe Canyon. We give our take on this one from the old days of MGM. Reuben wrote us asking about the old shop to the left right...Read More...

Imageworks, Restored Video, Uncategorized, Videos

Innoventions at Epcot Walk Around – Mid 90s

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We are back at Epcot today to look around Innoventions. This video showcases tons of the exhibits inside Innoventions, including some of the interactive elements, live shows, demonstrations and more. We hope you don’t get motion sickness, as this one is pretty jerky. The 8mm camcorder it was shot on does not stabilization and there was just so much to capture. So plan on lots of zooms, movement and walking around – but it does give...Read More...

Imageworks, Videos

Horizons: Revisited – Behind the Edit

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Later this month RetroWDW will release Horizons: Revisited, a restored and enhanced ride-through of the attraction featuring AI Interoplated HD video and an all-new stereo soundtrack (For details please see our Release Information & Schedule page). Normally behind-the-scenes details are released after the fact, but so much time and effort went into restoring and enhancing this attraction footage that we wanted you to read and see exactly what we did ahead of time. By having this...Read More...

Restored Video, Videos

Carousel of Progress – May 1992

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Today we head to the Magic Kingdom in 1992 for one of the most classic attractions of them all. Walt Disney’s Carousel of Progress – if you have not seen this version, you are in for a real treat. So much has changed on this for the current version, but this is one of the final years for this with the songs and scenes. The final scene has an amazing projection screen, some period correct hanging...Read More...

Imageworks, Restored Video, Videos

Horizons: Revisited – Release Information & Schedule

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Many of our followers are eagerly awaiting the release of Horizons: Revisited. This page will provide up-to-date information on the release details as the video is just the beginning! Please be aware that the times/dates and details of the events may change due to unforeseen circumstances as we finalize the video release. March 5 –  Behind the Edit – A detailed article explaining the process behind the restoration and enhancement. From audio editing to Artificial Intelligence...Read More...