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Restored Videos: Lake Buena Vista

Tagged: 1992, 1996, Disney Institute, Pleasure Island, Typhoon Lagoon

Have fun outside the parks, starting with a new kind of vacation at the Disney Institute! Relatively short-lived, guests staying at the Disney Institute resort could participate in classes in animation, photography, film, culinary arts, and more during their vacations. Next up, take a tour of Typhoon Lagoon in…

Videos: Walt Disney World’s 20th anniversary

Tagged: 1991

As Walt Disney World celebrates its 50th anniversary, tonight we look back to 1991 and its 20th anniversary. This special, hosted by John Lithgow, takes a look at the history of Walt Disney World, and includes footage of Roy Disney and early construction. Lithgow tours the Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, the…

New Year’s Eve Celebration Videos – 1993 & 1994

Tagged: 1993, 1994, Disney-MGM Studios, EPCOT, new years

As a followup to podcast episode 73, we are pleased to present some video from two New Year’s Eve celebrations at WDW! Explode into 1993 at Epcot with a live musical performance from Kool & the Gang: And then, welcome 1994 at Disney-MGM Studios! There are plenty of DJ’s and…

Christmas 1989 Isotoner Ad Filmed At Disney-MGM Studios

Over the years nary a fortnight passes between the last “Back to School” commercial on television and the first Christmas or holiday-themed ad starts running. In simpler times, in this case 1989, you usually didn’t start seeing holiday ads on television until a week or two before Thanksgiving. This past…

Restored video: Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular at Night (1994)

Tagged: 1994, Disney's Hollywood Studios, Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular

A long time fan favorite at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, please enjoy this nighttime performance of the Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular, shot on New Year’s Eve 1994.

Restored Resort Videos

Tagged: Fort Wilderness, Grand Floridian, Polynesian, Wilderness Lodge

We are back with a few videos from our library to share, this time, from around the Seven Seas Lagoon and Bay Lake. From 1992, here is a tour of the Polynesian Resort, including the grounds, pool, and boat dock in the lagoon. From the same year, here is some…

Restored home movie: EPCOT Center (November 1985)

Tagged: 1985, EPCOT Center

Enjoy this wonderfully shot 9 minute tour of EPCOT Center from 1985. After taking a ride on the highway in the sky (note the Living Seas still under construction!), you’ll see some great shots of Future World, including unique footage of the leaping fountains outside the Imagination Pavilion. After a…

Restored videos: Dark Rides!

Tagged: Dreamflight, Magic Kingdom, Mr. Toad's Wild Ride, Snow White

Tonight we are pleased to share videos of three classic Walt Disney World dark rides! First up, from 1994, is Snow White’s Scary Adventures, the second iteration of the attraction at the Magic Kingdom Next, take a ride to nowhere in particular in Mr Toad’s Wild Ride. This fan…

A video visit to CommuniCore

Tagged: Communicore

No visit to EPCOT Center was complete without a visit to the exhibits in CommuniCore! Among the other futuristic technologies, computers with touch screens were used in exhibits in CommuniCore – these were not at all common place at the time. To make computers seem more approachable and friendly, there…

Films from the Living Seas

Tagged: The Living Seas

Many people remember the Living Seas for the hydrolators and the preshow film “The Seas”. However, the pavilion featured a few other films throughout Seabase Alpha. An Animated Atlas of the World educated guests on the effect of weather on the ocean, as well as the geology of Earth’s oceans.…

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