Disney World Home Movies, Restored Films

Magic Kingdom Architecture & Landscape ’72 Style – Restored Film

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If there is one thing that stands out in this film, it is the blue water... Seriously, the Rivers of America, the canals around the castle, the water in Adventureland has an almost fake looking blue tint to it. I can only assume a dye was used. Anyway, aside from the blue water this film really highlights the architecture of the park because whoever took it focused on buildings, landscape, fountains and other items that most…Read More...

Podcast

New podcast logo has hidden treasures and a taste of nostalgia… Hats off to @LiquidLuau

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Taking cues from old Kodak film boxes, How Bowers (@LiquidLuau) has done an incredible job capturing what our podcast and retrowdw.com are all about. From the slightly worn box to the audio waveform, it feels retro and you can almost smell the dust and age. The film leader at the top is a nod to our film restoration and the headphone wearing globe remains.Read More...

Podcast

Preview of the Opening Theme Music for our new podcast! Thanks to @EpcotLegacy !!

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First and foremost, a hearty thank you to Joshua Harris of www.epcotlegacy.com for putting together our opening theme music and to Andre Gardner for his voice over talent! Our opening theme “departs” at the dawn of the Magic Kingdom and brings you right up to EPCOT Center. There are a few hidden gems in this music, can you guess where they all came from and why they are there?  Write us at podcast@retrowdw.com if you think...Read More...

Podcast

Introducing our Podcast team: @RetroWDW @GoAwayGreen @BrianPMiles @Ls1JT

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Our first podcast is coming in the next week or so. We have a logo, the technical tests are completed, the episode format is set and our opening theme and voice over will be completed by the end of next week. We anticipate a November 9th launch date - assuming all goes as planned. While our first episode will go into a bit about who we are, I figured it was time to introduce the podcast…Read More...

Disney World Home Movies, Restored Films

1976 Magic Kingdom Swan Boats and More – Restored Film

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Sometimes things on eBay pop up that are worth spending a few dollars on. Sometimes you know whats on there, and sometimes you are purely taking a chance. With the help of a friend we were able to secure a few reels of Magic Kingdom footage from 1976. With a total running time of of nearly 5 minutes we are first treated to ride on the Peoplemover - oh how I long for the days of…Read More...

Disney World Home Movies, Restored Films

1978 Magic Kingdom & Mickey’s 50th Birthday Parade – Restored Film

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Yes we here the collective groans..."What? another parade?!".. we agree, but this should be the last one for awhile, and after this we have 3 other non parade films to release. On the bright side this film does open with a nice shot across Seven Seas Lagoon, the ferryboat ride over to the Magic Kingdom and then some general shots in and around the park. The fife and drum corp does their thing and then Mickey's…Read More...

Disney World Home Movies, Restored Films

Double Feature Monday – ’72 Magic Kingdom and ’75 Parades Restored HD

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We are back from our trip to Florida (no Mouse this time, just a world of wizarding..) and we felt it was time to release our next films. For our first film, to be honest, we have no idea where it came from; all we know is that it is from August 1972. After the obligatory opening shot of Main Street, we get a really nice view of the flowers on East street and then some...Read More...

Retro Disney World

Fort Wilderness Breakfast Show & Melvin Moose

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So I learned something new today.  Back in the 80s, Fort Wilderness had a breakfast show.  What I find interesting is I stayed at the Fort forever, and I don’t recall seeing anything related to this whatsoever.  I must have walked by Pioneer Hall many, many times and just didn’t pay attention to the showbill signs posted.  Too focused on finding the lawnmower tree I suppose. I’ve also heard that originally in Pioneer Hall, they used...Read More...