Retro Disney World

If We Can Dream It, Then We Can Do It…

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I listened to the full audio version of Horizons today.  I have to admit, that is hands down my all-time favorite Walt Disney World attraction.  I have a feeling I have painted it better in my memories than it actually was, but that’s okay.  We all have an attraction that is or was near and dear to our hearts and this one is mine.  I can honestly say I rode Horizons over 100 times and was...Read More...

Retro Disney World

WDW Pictorial Souvenir Timeline – History Through Photos

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At one time I had most of the Pictorial souvenirs from 1971 up to 1986 in my possesion. One day several years ago I came to the realization that from year to year only minor changes were made to the books and I really had no need to keep multiple copies of essentially the same thing.  The differences inside were minor, a changed picture here or there so I wound up selling them and keeping those...Read More...

Retro Disney World

Rare Personal WDW Construction Photos by “Bud” Benedum

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Kelly Gallagher, granddaughter of the late Wilbert Charles "Bud" Benedum (pictured to the left) has given us permission to showcase the photos that her grandfather personally took during the construction of WDW. Mr. Benedum was the Chief Engineer of construction for the monorail at the time and he documented the construction of WDW through many wonderful photos. This is just the first photos that Kelly will be sharing with us over the next few weeks.Read More...

Retro Disney World

Rediscovering River Country

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When I was young, Fort Wilderness was the place for me.  We always stayed there, no matter what, whenever we visited Walt Disney World.  We would load up the Pop-Up Trailer, and drive the twelve hours to Disney World.  This was a Spring Break ritual throughout my whole childhood.  Being young at the resort, we would do everything they had to offer –  Play on the playgrounds, use the free basketball in the wooden boxes, swim...Read More...

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Well this is embarrassing…  We can’t find that page! We paid the hamsters, and they’ve searched for and can’t find this page: {%sh404SEF_404_URL%}, So, what happened ? The link you clicked to arrive may be incorrect or somehow we removed that page, or gave it another name We need to feed the hamsters again   Fear not! Use the menus on the top and left, or search to find what you were looking for. You can...Read More...