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Rare 1980s Publicity Video – Walt Disney World

Tagged: EPCOT Center, Magic Kingdom, Publicity, Umatic Tape, WDW

This was a unique find. It was a ¾” U-Matic videotape of publicity footage prepared for media outlets by Walt Disney World. It had two audio tracks. The first was narrated and the second had just ambient noise captured in the footage. This was so the footage could be used…

River Country, River Country! 1978 Music Video

Tagged: River Country, Video

We recently had a little fun with one of our previously restored films - a 1978 home movie that featured a lot of footage of River Country. We took the theme song to River Country - I bet you didn't know it had one - and edited the film to…

Looking Back at Tomorrow: An EPCOT35 Celebration Video

Tagged: EPCOT Center, epcot35, Events, Retrowdw

On September 30 2017, RetroWDW hosted Looking Back at Tomorrow - An event celebrating EPCOT Center's 35th birthday. We filled the Living Seas Salon to capacity, and had we been able to get a larger space we would have loved to have more people attend. However, thanks to Art Miles,…

If EPCOT Could Talk – An Animated Short by Reese Miles

Tagged: animation, EPCOT Center

In a handful of podcast episodes you may have heard us answer listener mail from Reese Miles. She's one of our younger followers that has an affinity for WDW but is especially enamored by EPCOT Center. Over the years she has poured over books and media expanding her knowlege of…

The Muppets at Walt Disney World Video – NBC Special from May 1990

Tagged: 1990, DIsney-MGM Studios, EPCOT Center, Frontierland, Muppets, Video

This NBC special, which aired on May 5, 1990 is one of the four prime time shows we discuss in episode 30 of the RetroWDW Podcast. This program turned out to be the last Muppets special that Henson would work on as he passed away just 10 after its airing…

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Rare 1980s Publicity Video – Walt Disney World

River Country, River Country! 1978 Music Video

Looking Back at Tomorrow: An EPCOT35 Celebration Video

If EPCOT Could Talk – An Animated Short by Reese Miles

The Muppets at Walt Disney World Video – NBC Special from May 1990

Final EPCOT Center B-Roll Video – China & Mexico – Part 10 & 11 of 11

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

EPCOT Center B-Roll Video – Japan and USA – Part 6 & 7 of 11

EPCOT Center B-Roll Video – France and Morocco – Part 4 & 5 of 11

EPCOT Center B-Roll Video – Canada and UK – Part 2 & 3 of 11