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Restored Planning Video: 100 Years of Magic

Tagged: 2001

The 100 Years of Magic commemorated Walt Disney’s 100th birthday. This planning video for Walt Disney World is a great tour of the resort following the Millennium Celebration. The video features clips of Walt, Imagineers, and guests commenting on attractions and resorts. First is the Disney Studios park featuring the…

More for EPCOT Center’s 40th Anniversary: Visit the Living Seas, See Barbie, Celebrate Oktoberfest, and a Tour of Innoventions

Tagged: 1994, 1999, EPCOT, Germany, Innoventions, The Living Seas

To continue the celebration of EPCOT Center’s 40th anniversary, we have several videos from our archives from throughout the park’s history. First up is this complete tour of the Living Seas from 1992. One of the most immersive attractions of its time, the video includes the queue pre-show, “The Seas”…

EPCOT Center 40th Anniversary

Tagged: 1982, EPCOT Center

EPCOT Center is celebrating its 40th anniversary today. We are sharing three restored videos as a look back on the park when it opened! All three are press reels made available to television news stations. First are a number of interviews with a number of Disney executives and staffers, including…

Restored films: Early Magic Kingdom

Tagged: 1971, 1972, Magic Kingdom

This restored film starts off with the Riverboat floating past a very empty Frontierland. There is also a great shot of the railroad, and some nice, slow pans of the Tomorrowland entrance. Of course there is footage of the parade, and a shot down a very busy Main Street USA!…

Restored video: General Motors Make Your Own Magic

Tagged: 1989, EPCOT Center, GM, World of Motion

This 1989 home video was produced for General Motors employees and other stakeholders. It features of tour of Walt Disney World with a particular focus on GM’s World of Motion exhibit. Robert Stempel, General Motors President makes a brief presentation, and guests are interviewed about their experiences throughout Walt Disney…

Video: The Monster Sound Show “Top 10” list

Tagged: 1990, 1992, Disney-MGM Studios, monster sound show

The Monster Sound Show at Disney-MGM Studios educated guests about how sound was produced for films and TV shows. The pre-show was hosted by late-night celebrity David Letterman with a special “Top 10” list for guests. Jimmy MacDonald, the head of Disney’s sound effects department and voice of Mickey Mouse,…

Video tour of the Magic Kingdom and Mickey’s Starland

Tagged: 1991, 1993, Magic Kingdom, Mickey's Starland

Our first video today is a leisurely stroll through the Magic Kingdom in 1993. Starting on Main Street USA, the video continues through Adventureland, then Frontierland and Liberty Square. There is a brief detour through the Haunted Mansion exit as well as the Columbia Harbor House. In Fantasyland, the video…

Video visit to Tomorrowland

Tagged: 1991, 1995, Alien Encounter, Peoplemover, Space Mountain, Tomorrowland, WEDway

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…

Restored videos from Disney-MGM Studios

Tagged: 1991, Backstage Studio Tour, Disney-MGM Studios, The Great Movie Ride

Today we take a visit to the Disney-MGM Studios in 1991! The park was very focused on production and offering guests a peek behind the scenes in its early years. The Great Movie Ride was often the first stop for many guests, and offered a spectacular journey into the movies…

RetroMagic 50 Video Release – Parts 1 & 2

Tagged: Events, RetroMagic, RetroWDW Events, Video

As we approach the two-month anniversary of our biggest event ever, RetroMagic 50, we felt it was time to take a trip back to that amazing weekend in April. Throughout the day, you may have noticed cameras and a number of volunteers scrambling around to document this amazing time we…

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