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Restored home video: Polynesian and Contemporary Resort – November 1987

February 21, 2021

Featured on our last live movie night, this is our video restoration of a home movie from November 1987. We start off with a great pan around the waterfall that used to be featured in the lobby of the Polynesian. Next up are some great shots from the Polynesian beach with a view of the Grand Floridian under construction. Over at the Contemporary, a beautiful sunrise shot shot from the rooftop observation deck is followed by...Read More...

Restored home video: Discovery Island (November 1987)

January 31, 2021

by Matt

Video

Sail across Bay Lake for an afternoon on Discovery Island. This home video from 1987 features a look at a variety of exotic birds that lived on the island and a great look at the shipwreck on the shore of the island.Read More...

Restored home movie: EPCOT Center with Daredevil Circus (1987)

December 2, 2020

by Matt

Video

Spend a day in EPCOT Center in 1987. This restored video includes a lot of fun shots of meeting characters, the leaping fountains, and several minutes of the then-new aquarium in the Living Seas Pavilion. Finally, the circus has come to town with acrobatics high above CommuniCore.Read More...

Backstage Disney: The American Adventure

July 2, 2020

by Matt

Video

Join host Lloyd Bridges for a behind the scene look at the American Adventure, the ambitious host pavilion in EPCOT Center’s World Showcase. This special originally aired on the Disney Channel in 1987. Marty Sklar, Randy Bright, and others from Imagineering share their perspectives on the pavilion and EPCOT Center as a whole.Read More...

EPCOT Center B-Roll Video – Italy and Germany – Part 8 & 9 of 11

January 8, 2016

by RetroWDW

Video

We continue with our series of EPCOT Center B-Roll footage from a 1987 3/4" videotape issued by Disney to media outlets for their use. This time we visit Italy and Germany in World Showcase.Read More...