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Video visit to Tomorrowland

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Tomorrowland in the Magic Kingdom has seen a number of changes over the years in its attractions. Today we have a few videos from the iconic land. Here is a look at the Space Mountain post-show from 1991, RYCA-1. The scenes depicted what life in a space colony might be like.   Replacing Mission to Mars in 1995, the ExtraTERRORestrial Alien Encounter was hosted by an alien company called X-S Tech. They demonstrated their new teleportation...Read More...

Magic Kingdom 1978 – Estate Collection Find – Restored Home Movie

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Our 1978 visit to the Magic Kingdom starts with footage in Adventureland of JP & The Silver Stars, the steel drum band in permanent residency for many years in this location. A brief parade shot of Pluto and Goofy (and a cupcake) yields to a flood of people exiting the riverboat and some character greetings. Racing along the Tomorrowland Speedway we see some of the old posters for famous raceways that used to line the starting…Read More...

Vintage Walt Disney World 16mm 1975 Press Film – Restored in HD

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It's very rare to find any 16mm films of Disney World, but when you come across one that the Disney Company produced you put your cards on the table and make a move to secure it. We stumbled upon this one on eBay and it was worth the purchase and digital transfer. Think back 40 years ago, these press films would be distributed to newspapers for in-house screening or television studios for use in newsreels and…Read More...

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...

1974 Magic Kingdom Super8 with Sound – Mickey Mouse Review and more!

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First before we get started, we all need to thank David Coolidge for this fantastic Super8 sound footage from March 1974. David is a client of ours, entrusting Pixcel and our ImageWorks department to transfer and restore his home movies. Along with his wife and two kids, the Coolidge family trekked to Orlando on the Amtrak Autotrain, spent their nights at the Polynesian Village and days at the Magic Kingdom. Inside the film you will be…Read More...

1975 Super8 Magic Kingdom – Restored in HD – Tomorrowland Bliss & Swan Boats

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This particular piece of film had some nasty issues I had to deal with. For one, there was a massive amount of film grain; this caused compression artifacts in motion areas after the film was scanned and compressed. As a result, I'm sending the reels off to be re-scanned and this time the files sent back to me will be uncompressed, allowing for a much cleaner restoration. The film also did not hold its color as…Read More...