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EPCOT Center: The Opening Celebration

EPCOT Center: The Opening Celebration

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We are pleased to share a restoration of the EPCOT Center Opening Celebration TV special. Aired shortly after the park opened in October 1982, the show introduced a huge television audience to the park and helped answer the question “What is an EPCOT?”  
Happy 4th of July

Happy 4th of July

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Happy 4th of July from all of us at LBVHS! To celebrate we are happy to share “Celebrate the Spirit! Disney’s All-Star 4th of July Spectacular” from July 4th, 1992. Shot in Walt Disney World and Disneyland, the special aired on broadcast TV and was hosted by John Ritter. There…
Videos: 4 hours of time travel to 1992

Videos: 4 hours of time travel to 1992

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We’ve added nearly 4 hours of restored home movie footage shot over several days in February 1992 to our YouTube channel. Early in the “Disney Decade”, the first video contains a visit to the Magic Kingdom. There are lots of character greetings, as well as a castle stage show starring…
Video: Everyone loves a parade

Video: Everyone loves a parade

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We recently published a number of videos of Magic Kingdom parades over the years on our YouTube channel! Additionally, this special from the Disney Channel gives a behind the scenes look at the Main Street Electrical Parade.   We also have a brief restored film of the parade from 1979.…
Walt Disney World Easter Parade – 1998-1999

Walt Disney World Easter Parade – 1998-1999

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Happy Easter from the LBVHS! To celebrate, here are two restored videos of the Walt Disney World Easter Parade from 1998 and 1999. In 1998, the parade was hosted by Regis Philbin and Ann Jillian and featured a preview of the yet-to-be-open Animal Kingdom Park. 1999’s parade was hosted by…
Restored films from Movie Night!

Restored films from Movie Night!

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If you missed our February movie night, now is your chance to catch up on some of the fun videos we shared. First up is this very early home movie of the Magic Kingdom and a family’s hotel room. Next we have “The Crappiest Home Movie of WDW” which has…
Wonders of Life Video Series

Wonders of Life Video Series

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Disney and Metropolitan Life produced a short educational film series in 1990 called Wonders of Life. Released on VHS, this would enable schools and other educational institutions to bring some of the concepts and content from the EPCOT Center pavilion “home”. Each is hosted by Captain Cortex in the animated…