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Restored film: Circus World and Sea World (July 1978)

This short silent film features footage from Central Florida parks, Circus World and SeaWorld. Circus World was a park themed by Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus and operated from 1974 until 1986. The film contains shots of the performers (both human and animal) as well as a number…

Remastered video: Walt Disney World Information Channel – 1991

Tagged: 1991, Resort Channel

We are pleased to present another restored video in our series of Walt Disney World Information Channel recordings. This is from 1991, during the 20th anniversary festivities. Guests staying in one of The Walt Disney World resort hotels would see this loop on their in-room TV to see previews of…

Restored video: Delta Dreamflight (1991)

Tagged: 1991, Dreamflight, Magic Kingdom, Tomorrowland

We’re gonna take you flyin’, and they’ll be no denyin’, this Dreamflight’s bound for non-stop fantasy! Delta Dreamflight was a Tomorrowland omnimover attraction focusing on the history of aviation. Each scene featured cartoon-style backgrounds and characters showing different eras of flight. The finale of the attractions led guests into what…

Video: WDW Concept Art from Imagineering (1991)

Tagged: 1991, Imagineering

Take a video tour through this Imagineering exhibit featuring concept art for coming attractions – and some that never materialized. A Journey to the Center of the Earth attraction as part of the Disney-MGM Studios Backstage Tour would never come to be, but a similar attraction was built as part…

Restored Video: The Magic Kingdom in 1983

Tagged: 1983, Country Bear Jamboree, Fantasyland Faire, It's a Small World, Magic Kingdom

This nearly hour long video has some great shows and attractions as seen in the Magic Kingdom circa 1983. A nearly complete video of the Country Bear Jamboree as well as It’s a Small World is featured. The video also contains the full 20 minute “Fantasy Follies” show that ran…

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

Tagged: 1987, EPCOT Center

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.

Video: Universe of Energy Preshow (1991)

Tagged: 1991, EPCOT, Film, Universe of Energy

The original Universe of Energy Preshow featured a unique presentation with a screen made up of rotating tiles. This huge mosaic changed each tile in sync with the projection being shown and was invented by Czech film director Emil Radok. The 8 minute show educated guests about the various forms…

Restored home movie: Imagineering Lab at Epcot

Tagged: EPCOT, Imagineering, Innoventions

The Walt Disney Imagineering Labs was an exhibit in Inventions at Epcot. The brief live show showed guests how 3D computer animation was created, with a focus on a virtual reality experience featuring Aladdin. “DisneyVision” was a state of the art virtual reality technology that would eventually lead to the…

Restored video: Voyage of Little Mermaid (1992)

Tagged: 1992, Disney-MGM Studios, Voyage of the Little Mermaid

This show featuring live actors and puppets opened in the Disney-MGM Studios in 1992. A shortened version of the 1989 animated feature, the show features all the acclaimed musical numbers from the movie.

Restored Video: Bird and the Robot

Tagged: EPCOT Center, TransCenter, World of Motion

This show was featured in Transcenter, the post show for the GM-sponsored World of Motion attraction in Epcot Center. Hosted by a wise-cracking animatronic bird and his robot arm friend, “Tiger”, the show educated guests about the use of robotics in the vehicle manufacturing process.

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