I remember being 19 and driving down with my family to WDW in 1973 We stayed at the Polynesian for 6 nights. On May 6th I got on a bus with my younger brother to see Led Zeppelin live at Tampa Stadium. The venue was so massive and at that show the biggest attendance record was set. The next day, we went for a swim in seven seas lagoon. One of the best trips of my life. Hard to believe that was nearly 50 years ago :(
Before it was over crowded for maximum profits? Lets go get a snack? No place to sit and eat. Good luck finding a bit of shade in any of the parks. There are crowds around them waiting for someone to move to snag their spot.
It breaks my heart to see what Disney has become. We visited WDW for a week in 1976 during the Bicentennial and stayed at the Contemporary Resort. It indeed was a magical experience that I will never forget.
Agreed. I visited just after it opened, but really, at that point, it paled in comparison to Disneyland. A few years ago I went back and was truly amazed at how much it exceeded Disneyland seeing they had all the space in the world to expand. All my old favorites, now gone from Disneyland, were there to enjoy. Believe me, I took a LOT of video to chronicle it. I'm glad I did because now, I would not step foot into that place.
The youngest in this filming now in their 50s the young people are in their 70s and most of the rest are dead..... Live your life to the fullest and love the world.
@@ritadyer9295 Indeed, in 1995-99, everything similar with today except no f**** Facebook, Twitter and Tiktok, already Internet, computers, electronics everywhere but less morons or at least less visible. Just before wokes, green washing and other leftist shit.
I've visited Disney World in 1973, and again in the 90s, 00's, and 10's. I am so sorry to see what Disney has become today. It is a tragedy. However, it was a choice - a horrible one, made by a small group of people who didn't care who or what they destroyed as long as they could get what they wanted.
My family wasn’t wealthy but my Mom got my sisters and I to Disneyworld in ‘81. I know it was a stretch financially for her, but she got us there. I’ve always thought since then making it to DW was a real milestone you could count yourself fortunate for getting to as a kid. I went to DIsneyworld again as a young adult as part of a Bahama cruise combo, it was fun but it wasn’t the same. It wasn’t until I was able to take my 2 sons for a week at DIsneyworld in 2013 that I had such a great time, watching my kids have a great time there with me. Thanks for getting me there, Mom.
@@rsmith8434 For most of 1981 Magic Kingdom admission was $8. Today it ranges from $109 to $189, depending on the day. Wages aren't anywhere near 23x higher today. But hotel and road trip/flight costs will always make the cost of a long-distance trip to Disney World no joke. I was lucky in that I always lived within 90 minutes of Disneyland as a kid, and also had grandparents who lived 12-15 minutes away.
That speech by Lincoln has never seemed truer. "At what point is the approach of danger to be expected...if it ever reach us, it must spring up among us ..."
Went there the second week after opening as a child. Continued until 2008 when they finally priced me out . Annual passholder for 20 years. Do I miss it yes the old Disney . The new one not so much . Breaks my heart on some days.
Well at least I feel fortunate that I got the opportuity to really experience WDW in an era when the paks and the resort were at their best. Inviting, entertainig, the stuff that a lifetime of great memories are made of. WDW execs should have a close look at this film and take some cues from it as to what really made WDW such a special place back in its early days.
Execs are WDW are employed based on how much money they can make off of saps who try to relive their childhood for themselves and their children. Those who would attempt to bring things back to what they used to be would be quickly replaced by those who have great ideas on how to screw their customers even more. The bottom line is the bottom line.
My parents took us to WDW in the summer of 1972 and it was perhaps the most magical time of my life. I have been back there dozens of times since, but never was it quite as magical as that first visit. Thank you for posting this -- it really brought back a slew of wonderful childhood memories for me!
Now this is the kind of stuff I was hoping for on Disney+. I expected all the mainstream movies and new content and everything, but I was really hoping for some fun little retro gems like this.
Love the video i am 73.the first time i took my family to Disney World was 1981.between 1981 and 2001 my wife and me drove the 1,024 mile round trip from where we live in South Carolina over 50 times to visit Disney World and all the other parks and attractions.We loved every minute of it My wife passed away in 2003
I'm 59. I went there in 1995, so as a CoCal native wne to the original in Anaheim. Too bad about your wife..my dad passed away at the same time, Dec.2003. When I went to DW, I was a bit surprised at how low key the it's a small world entry was..I've heard from many sites here this year,(rhyme),such as Disneylander and Provost Park Pass, that the state's famed rainy weather made an inside wait far better, same with the other rides..
Travelled to WDW two months ago. Walt would be appalled at how they've drained the magic and soul out of the place. Looking back at these early videos reminds me of how magical it felt in the early 80's when my parents took us there as a child. The park then had a life, a soul and you felt it walking down main street USA and through the different lands.
@@maccagrabme Ask a child if she/he cares. It's a magical place for children now as well as long ago. The fact that it's more inclusive today makes it even better for all children. Don't you agree?
@@jdgoodwin3136it has ALWAYS been “inclusive”. Now, it’s just filled with disrespectful people…selfish and with no respect for themselves or OTHERS! Sad.
I was there at the age of 11 in 1979…It’s all gone: the park is run by by people you do not want your children around and a good portion of the patrons act without regards to others-I miss this and this time so much.
I was showing this to our daughter a few days ago while we road the monorail to MK. I started going to WDW in 1979 at age 3. Now my husband and I and daugther live 45 minutes away.
I lived in central Florida as a kid in the 80's and Disney World was the go to place when family came to town. It was magical. I believe the adult ticket price in 1982 was $15. I wouldn't go for free today.
It's like looking at a completely different world. The amount of care and attention to detail, focus on experiences like Main Street being an actual Main Street and not just two blocks of a giant gift shop, the live music all over the park, attractions that have no tie in to an "intellectual property" but were built by imagineers to give an immersive story and environment you could get no where else. Most of that has been or is being erased.
I never understood nostalgia until now. Now that I am 62, and the world has gone utterly stark raving mad. (And I know, every generation has said that!) I loved watching this 50 year old show. Even though I have never been to Disney World, I have visited Disneyland many times at different stages of life.
At 61, I cannot count the great times my family has had in DISNEY WORLD. Sadly, that’s all gone now. Disrespect reigns supreme. My money will never be spent there again.
It's simply because you are old. Then comes the nostalgia and the "back then everything was better" feeling. The world was crazy back then, too. There were many more crises in the 60s and 70s than there are today. The clock keeps on ticking.
Dude, they were eating a ton of ice cream! I went there in the early 90s and all I remember was the long ass lines and that everything was fake... especially didn't get main street USA, there are many real towns in the USA that still look like that like new Orleans heck even Media pa where I'm from.
I'm 60 and I've gone to Disneyworld 14 times since the mid-70's. The most recent was a year ago. Is it different? Absolutely, but the magic is still there for me. I miss some things - Horizons at Epcot, The Skyway in MK, etc. but I've also been excited to see and experience the new things throughout the years. I love this nostalgia, it's my childhood, but I also love what's here now. I hope we make it back a few more times in the future!
Went there two decades later. Hey, anyone notice the presence of TWO narrators, including the future S.W.A.T. cop at the beginning of the credits? THanks. Love these.
This was a blast from the past. When I was a kid, I recorded this show on a cassette tape (no VCRs back then). I loved WDW from the first time I went in the mid-70s, and I would listen to this show over and over. The soundtrack is still familiar in my mind, but I haven't seen the video since. Thanks for doing this - what a great nostalgic trip!
Wow, me too! I just posted a comment about my experience. I thought I was the only "nerd" to bother recording a TV broadcast on audio cassette -- haha. Let's say we're among the resourceful elite. So true: a blast from the past, and so familiar. My only disappointment is that someone cut out the detailed segments on the haunted mansion and the 20,000 Leagues Lagoon or whatever the sub ride was called. 😞 Maybe a couple other parts I'd forgotten as well. But like you I played it over and over, and the narrator's words and voice, the music... it's all so delightfully familiar. Also like you, I hadn't seen the video since I first recorded that broadcast back in the day! Very cool to see I'm not alone.
I love this. We went there for the 1st time in 1972 when it truly was a magical and affordable place. Now it's an overcrowded greed driven mess. So thankful I got to experience it then.
It was always crowded. I went in 1976 and again in 1981, and mostly I remember the loooooong lines. For the most popular attractions like Space Mountain, you could pretty much assume a 1-2 hour wait during the summer.
You can even tell the pace of the editing and slower voice over, better diction, taking their time to show and explain. The same ad today would be condensed to a fast scene-cut, fast and loud voice-over lasting 40 seconds tops, before the social media generation would lose attention and tune out, it's crazy where we are headed (and I am a video editor)
I was there as a kid in 72-73. My parents took us camping as soon as it was open. We loved it. We took our kids in 81 just our oldest son but we have taken our kids 3 every year since then now we live in Florida and we were annual pass holders and our grandkids all 9 of them👍🏻😘
We are thinking of snowbirding there after my youngest goes to college. Over the years, we have visited about 20 times, and the magic never goes away. Now that you became annual pass holders, is the magic still alive or does it become mundane?
Nice. I just started high school then. The closest I ever got to Disneyworld was visiting my grandparents in Georgia; oh, and Viewmaster! I first went in 1999. Wish I'd gotten out of the parks to see River Country before it closed.
I loved WDW back in the early 70's when my mom worked there for almost 10 Years. Back then you got in free with passes if your mom or dad worked there. We brought our kids there through the 80's. Disney was still great when Epcot first opened but as the park expended and got more crowded we eventually stopped attending. The last time we visited was to Animal Kingdom in 2012 and it was so crowded we only stayed for 1/2 a day and sad to say that will be our last visit.
@@lindafukuyu5767 just came off vacation there and then biggest line I had was 15 minute wait. It was beautiful that many rides were walk on. Just have to do your homework. When you go 3 times in 30 minutes to flight of passage definitely not packed in
One of my most fun memories is when my high school band got to play in the parade for Mickey's 50th birthday in 1978. We got to enjoy the park and also visit some parts not usually seen by the public.
my first trip was during the 20th aniversary of magic kingdon and the next few trips we made there during the 90s were my favorite trips to disney ever...i got to see old epcot,old mgm,and mickeys birthdayland...i miss those days. people that went there were happy,and polite because they were having fun...now it all seems like a task and disney has made everything so expensive and difficult to plan that i feel like people are already stressed out when they get to disney...and they only feel better when they get back home...its a reason why i look at those days are even more fondly now.
I visited Disney World from 1977 when I was 12 nearly every year til 2015. It’s been a huge part of my life and our adult children’s lives. I hate what Disney has become now and we no longer visit (we love visiting Universal Studios/Sea World). But I absolutely love this channel and the memories it has brought back. Thank you so much.
Visited EPCOT Center the day it opened. October 1st 1982. That event changed the course of my life. Still to this day I cannot fully put into words how awesome it was.
It's remarkable to see how the "vision of one man" has changed so starkly in the last half a century. Thank you for preserving and presenting this for us, so that we can always remember the dreams that came true there.
We lived close to WDW and went there almost weekly. Our children and grandchildren grew up in WDW. In 1995, we were there with our two year old granddaughter. We took her to the Mickey Village part of Magic Kingdom. Back then you’d wait in line and Mickey would interact with the child. When it was our turn, Mickey took our granddaughter behind the curtain…..we were surprised, but then it was one minute, two minutes, three minutes….other parents were looking at us saying “ where did he go with her”. Finally, my husband yelled “ hey, bring her back out here please”. A few seconds later he returned with our granddaughter, she had a lollipop, and seemed ok. We were a bit embarrassed, but relieved. We left. About ten minutes later I looked at her and noticed her shorts…..over her diaper…..were on backwards. I was horrified. We raced back to the Mickey place, but they were done for the day. We went to security, filed a report, and never heard another word about it. She was too young to talk, she looked OK, when I changed her diaper, she looked ok, if you know what I mean. Soon after that, that area was refurbished, and the meet and greet Mickey was gone. We NEVER allowed our children to be out of our sight again in WDW. Back then Disney was a truly magical place, but when hiring practices change to be “all inclusive”……problems happen.
Our family lived on McCoy Air Force Base in Orlando during this time period and visited WDW in 1972-74. Such a great place back then without the troubles of this present world. Lots of great memories. Thanks for posting this.
It's wonderful to _hear_ this again. In my early teens I recorded this show on a cheap audio cassette recorder, probably during its original TV broadcast. I played the tape over and over. But that's also how I know this version is *incomplete.* There's a whole part cut out about the haunted mansion! 🏚👻💀😱 The segment lasted only a minute or so as I recall, but this cut video only gives the attraction a passing mention. There might be a bit more cut out but that was one of my *favorite* parts. What's left is a nostalgic thrill to hear (and now see) again, and the sounds and words are very familiar.
@@mattbrewster8051 It must've been cool to see in a theater. But I remember a segment that lasted close to a minute. I can still hear organ music followed by the announcer introducing the mansion, then "Welcome foolish mortals... {fuzzy memory}.... I am your host. Your ghost host. [laughter]." Then a montage of clips from people on the ride, and the announcer again.
I'm taking it thry don't do that today? It was always like that, even I know up to the late 90s. I took my kids there 2x in the early 2000s but I can't remember if they shot the gun them or not.
Very sad to think how right he was. And how far away that time seems. Do they still give children a copy of the Constitution? Do they still have Uncle Sam in parades?
I still remember bits and parts from my 1977 trip with my family. We stayed 2 nights in the campgrounds. My brother and I went to the top of Contemporary Resort and watched the fireworks. Thanks for the memories.
My family went to DisneyWorld in 1978, a road trip from New Jersey to Orlando in my Dad's 69 Chevy Caprice. I was only 4 at the time, but I still remember a few things, especially the Electrical Parade, the Tomorrowland Speedway, the Dumbo Ride, and Pirates of the Carribbean. My Dad was even able to get me on to Space Mountain; I remember crying on his lap during the ride and having nightmares about it when we got back home to NJ. I also remember crying during the 10,000 Leagues Under the Sea ride. Oh, and Pete's Dragon from the Electrical Parade scared the crap out of me and gave me nightmares too. I loved Pirates of the Caribbean, though. I suppose I felt safe in the boat.
First visited there in 76 when I was Five. Magic. Ate at the Crystal Palace, Took the Train, the Monorail and the Paddleboat. Checked out the polynesian, Stayed at River Country when it opened. Did all the rides. The penny arcade was an actual penny arcade with penny games and even peepshow flip movies. We used 'ticket books'. Parades with people. Real music and costumes. Hall of Presidents was a great place to cool off and take a short nap. Really a shame to have lost so much of what made this place special. Who knew. I'd say that that this is a reminder that the times you are currently living are the 'good old times' - not many things tend to get better. I remember the Indian village and the fact that the train took you by it too. So funny to see the white sand edges around the man-made lakes and the immature trees all around the park. Thanks for sharing.
It's fun to realize that everyone in this film is now 51 years older. My uncle actually helped assemble that mural in the Contemporary Resort, bit by bit by bit...
Awesome footage. Thanks for showing this. Would have loved to visit when crowds were manageable back then. Today they are too packed for the lack of experience you get for the money you pay.
biggdogg1975 we first went in ‘03 and it was much more manageable then. In the recent years it’s too much. The new FP system has it so you can’t get more than 4-5 top rides at best on a given day and standby is a good 1.5-3 hours when it’s busy and that’s pretty much year round now. At least with the old ticket fp you had the ability to get on top tier rides more than once a day.
Seeing the vintage Cinderella castle with fireworks behind it was truly magical and classic looking. No crazy lasers or lights or anything just classic fireworks. 🙃
I went down to WDW with my parents in late July of 1972. We drove there from St. Louis. A terrible storm came up shortly after we got there. Don't know if it was a hurricane or what, but the skies turned a dark scary green. Heavy winds. Entire park flooded. Monorail shorted out and trams couldn't get to parking lots through the deep water, so we were trapped inside park. Rain just poured and poured. It was a nightmare experience!
The animatronics are freaking amazing. It’s mind blowing to think they did that 1972. Think about the computer technology, and the skins of those robots oh my goodness, The timing with the music, the unbelievable intricacy of the robots underneath that skin. This could make a great beginning for the West World Series
@@jamesf4405 they were computers used they were analog, not digital they used paper with punch holes to store the movements they used things like resistors they weren't wind up like watches
I took my first steps here in February of 1972! My 23 year old parents drove all night to get there so my 2 year old sister and I could experience the magic. My memories of that first visit are hazy at best, but the pictures look just like this.
My family visited in '72 and several more times over the next decade. I remember the Skyway, walking through the castle to get to the back part of the park, the Eastern Airlines experience, Monsanto being a sponsor, thinking that the park was the biggest place ever, having to use tickets to go on rides and experiences. I was four. Now I take my family about every two years. Great memories and about the only place we get to spend meaningful time with them.
Well, I get your points but the internet has also brought a lot of _good,_ such as the ability to have this discussion and see this video. Every generation pines for the past. In the 70s there were people pining for the 50s, and so on. People often tend to forget the bad and remember only the good. Also life seemed easier for many of us only because we were _children_ or young adults, blissfully unaware of many of life's challenges and hardships.
@@MikeAnn193 Pros and cons to everything. Thanks to the internet I learned how to eat healthy and keep the weight off. However being a parent in the current times sucks no not because of covid but because of Facebook. You or your kid is tagged in a photo and you either have your parents or your in-laws calling you, “well why wasn’t I invited”. Lol
I remember going to the Main Street Cinema and seeing Steamboat Willie for the first time. I was a teenager, and it had never occurred to me that Mickey Mouse changed over time. Magical times.
Back in a time, when WDW still held strongly to Walt Disney's vision. The characters interacting like that with the guests right on the rides. The way the cast interacted with the guests at all levels of the park that made it magical, fun, entertaining. The interaction made you feel like you were a part of WDW while you were there. They brought you right into the experience. I miss thoses days. I was 7 in 1972, and it was a magical time to be a kid in the 1970's overall. Now, 50 years later, its a world that back then, could never have been imagined.
We are close to the same age. My Pops was determined to get us down to WDW in 1972. I was 6 at the time and I look back at it as the greatest family trip we ever made. It was a 12 hr drive for us. We loaded up the good old station wagon with a mattress in the back where us kids made our home during the drive doing a lot of coloring, reading books and playing 'Don't Break the Ice', 'Cootie', and other games, and napped when we wanted (yeah. no seat belts back then). We didn't stay on the property proper but still had an amazing time that I will never forget. I wish we could have visited additional days. I was so smitten with the characters who you might run into anywhere, especially Snow White. I didn't know better as a kid. She was so nice and kind to me I thought she was the real deal :-) It truly was an amazing experience.
My dad was there for the groundbreaking. He helped build Disney World. I remember that Disney World. Yeah, it was a bit pricey for the normal family. But, it could be done on a strict budget. The respect shown to the cast members was of course reflected back to the patrons. Sadly, that Disney World has now passed. People have become disrespectful not only to cast members but, to themselves and each other. Now, the Disney I once knew is only pandering to 6% of the population of the world. And forcing the other 94% to use the same restroom as the other 6%.
@@BetangaX It’s the percentage of the worlds’ population that is trying to cram their agenda down the other 94%s’ throats. 6% + 94% = 100% At least it did when I went to school. Are you part of the 6% that says different?
This brought back so many memories. My parents took my sister and I to WDW once a year during high school, 1970-1974. We’d pile into my dad’s Buick sedan in Michigan and hours and hours and hours later, end up in Orlando. We’d stay in the Contemporary Resort which was really not as nice as you’d imagine. Still, a convenient location. Going to the MK now, so many years later I remember those times with my parents, long gone, and thank them for the awesome vacations we had!
Watched the Wonderful World of Disney every Sunday back then. Always asked/begged our dad o take us down there from Michigan. His reply, "I don't have that kind of money!" It wasn't until I was 20 whilst stationed in Georgia, that I finally managed to get down there. Was super brilliant, and that was about 1984 :)
My wife - got her hair cut for free at the barbershop! lol Her bangs were so long, they were poking her in the eyes. Dude pulled out these comically long 16 inch scissors, and in one snip, cut them back!
The Penny Arcade with its vintage games and Wurlitzer Band in Box was a treasure. Main Street, a living history museum, replaced with a shops selling Chinese made souvenirs. The magic shop, gone. The Sealtest ice cream parlour gone. WDW is now unwieldy and lacks the charm Walt created. All big business now.
Folks just honestly lived a much slower and more measured existence back then and I think humanity as a whole may need some of that back in our collective vains.
Visited WDW with my family the summer of ‘72, when this movie was filmed. I was 10 at the time. The trip is among my most cherished childhood memories! I find myself looking for my brothers and I as faces I’m the crowd of this flick.
Almost made me tear up🥺watching what I grew up loving and fantasizing about as a kid and now as an adult. Much of that WDW is gone, part of another era but there are still things that haven’t changed. Seeing the shot of the Skyway buckets passing over 20,000 Leagues at 08:42, both now gone, was so nostalgic. And the clothes! Women in pearl necklaces! Tube socked kids! And most missing today is the live entertainment. Those cast members engaging the guests in character makes me long for those days. I feel privileged to grow up with that version of WDW and have my memories of that bygone era. Now a new generation of the young and young at heart are making their memories. This is a wonderful piece of work. Thank you.
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I remember being 19 and driving down with my family to WDW in 1973
We stayed at the Polynesian for 6 nights.
On May 6th I got on a bus with my younger brother to see Led Zeppelin live at Tampa Stadium.
The venue was so massive and at that show the biggest attendance record was set.
The next day, we went for a swim in seven seas lagoon.
One of the best trips of my life.
Hard to believe that was nearly 50 years ago :(
How cool and fun!😃👍✨💖✨
U could swim in the seven seas lagoon? What!
@@rsmith8434 that's what I was thinking
not one obese person in this video
Alligators were endangered during this time so they were mostly in the Everglades. I’m sure there were some there but were hunted and killed
When Disney World was truly a magical place.
Before it was over crowded for maximum profits? Lets go get a snack? No place to sit and eat. Good luck finding a bit of shade in any of the parks. There are crowds around them waiting for someone to move to snag their spot.
@@yerpyerp and the WOKE agenda.
@@zonzillamagnus5902 Explain with proof.
@@Tangobutton So that you can argue with the proof?
When walt disney was still alive. Now the jews turned it pedo-central full of awesome illegal immigrants.
I love these old retro videos. Times were a lot simpler back then, no iPhones or other devices to distract you.
and less people too!
The best times...
@@pootle5096 less imigrants too.
@@janapetru9681 That;s funny considering the USA was built on immigration form Europe!
This is filmed and aired on the big screen. This is the 16mm version for 4:3 format television.
It breaks my heart to see what Disney has become. We visited WDW for a week in 1976 during the Bicentennial and stayed at the Contemporary Resort. It indeed was a magical experience that I will never forget.
😂😂😂😂
Yeah...modern Disney is definitely very sick (and not in a good way)!
Agreed. I visited just after it opened, but really, at that point, it paled in comparison to Disneyland. A few years ago I went back and was truly amazed at how much it exceeded Disneyland seeing they had all the space in the world to expand. All my old favorites, now gone from Disneyland, were there to enjoy. Believe me, I took a LOT of video to chronicle it. I'm glad I did because now, I would not step foot into that place.
What a freak show it was and is
We went in 2006. Never go back to what it was
Having visited in the 70's....to now seeing what it has become today- truly tragic! The magic is definitely GONE
Watching this, I'm reminded of JUST HOW FAR AHEAD Walt was of the rest of the world.
Its mind blowing.
The youngest in this filming now in their 50s the young people are in their 70s and most of the rest are dead..... Live your life to the fullest and love the world.
I wish I could go back in time to the early 1970s.
@@ritadyer9295 Indeed, in 1995-99, everything similar with today except no f**** Facebook, Twitter and Tiktok, already Internet, computers, electronics everywhere but less morons or at least less visible.
Just before wokes, green washing and other leftist shit.
@@ritadyer9295 Funny thing is, back then I always wished for on demand TV and no "to be continued..." LOL.
I'd like to go back to the 80's. Great music, and the hi-fi systems sounded so good.
@@drinkinslim I the 80s was the "sweet spot" for America in modern history in many ways.
I would like to go back to the gay 20's people dressed better not like the trashy 1970's
I've visited Disney World in 1973, and again in the 90s, 00's, and 10's. I am so sorry to see what Disney has become today. It is a tragedy. However, it was a choice - a horrible one, made by a small group of people who didn't care who or what they destroyed as long as they could get what they wanted.
3:41 the narrator forgot to mention that that mural was crafted by renowned Disney Artist Mary Blair, 1911-1978
My family wasn’t wealthy but my Mom got my sisters and I to Disneyworld in ‘81.
I know it was a stretch financially for her, but she got us there.
I’ve always thought since then making it to DW was a real milestone you could count yourself fortunate for getting to as a kid.
I went to DIsneyworld again as a young adult as part of a Bahama cruise combo, it was fun but it wasn’t the same.
It wasn’t until I was able to take my 2 sons for a week at DIsneyworld in 2013 that I had such a great time, watching my kids have a great time there with me.
Thanks for getting me there, Mom.
Parents like your mom are heros in my book.
It was cheap in 1981.
@@rsmith8434 For most of 1981 Magic Kingdom admission was $8. Today it ranges from $109 to $189, depending on the day. Wages aren't anywhere near 23x higher today.
But hotel and road trip/flight costs will always make the cost of a long-distance trip to Disney World no joke.
I was lucky in that I always lived within 90 minutes of Disneyland as a kid, and also had grandparents who lived 12-15 minutes away.
My folks got us there in 1982. Man, it was a fun adventure! I haven't been back since. I dont have kids & im single 😅
@@toddjones1480 thank you
I love seeing the Contemporary before its tumors grew. Such a beautiful symmetrical layout.
Tumors! Good one....and yes that other tower is beyond hideous. Gotta love current Di$ney!
What a brilliant way of putting it. I'm stealing that one!
That speech by Lincoln has never seemed truer. "At what point is the approach of danger to be expected...if it ever reach us, it must spring up among us ..."
Yes, that sent chills down my spine. We are being destroyed from within.
This Disney world seems so much better...
Went there the second week after opening as a child. Continued until 2008 when they finally priced me out . Annual passholder for 20 years. Do I miss it yes the old Disney . The new one not so much . Breaks my heart on some days.
I know what you mean.
f86sabjf Went this past December for the first time since 1987 and you’re right, it’s very pricey for a family.
Yep, they're creating a new land inside DisneyWorld: "Journey Into the New Dark Ages"
With Florida discounts and not needing a hotel room, I guess that’s the best value for WDW today.
Been priced out to. Oh well maybe 20 years from now I’ll go again
Well at least I feel fortunate that I got the opportuity to really experience WDW in an era when the paks and the resort were at their best. Inviting, entertainig, the stuff that a lifetime of great memories are made of. WDW execs should have a close look at this film and take some cues from it as to what really made WDW such a special place back in its early days.
100% agree
I agree same compared to todays cesspools they have become
What’s wrong with them
I haven’t been since mid90s
Execs are WDW are employed based on how much money they can make off of saps who try to relive their childhood for themselves and their children. Those who would attempt to bring things back to what they used to be would be quickly replaced by those who have great ideas on how to screw their customers even more. The bottom line is the bottom line.
My parents took us to WDW in the summer of 1972 and it was perhaps the most magical time of my life. I have been back there dozens of times since, but never was it quite as magical as that first visit. Thank you for posting this -- it really brought back a slew of wonderful childhood memories for me!
Wow, memories. I went there in 1972 as well, I was 11 years old then. What a magical moment indeed! 😊
Anyone who goes there more than once is wasting their money and in need of psychiatric help. That places seriously sucks.
It's just as magical today for young people. It's not getting worse. You're getting old.
Now this is the kind of stuff I was hoping for on Disney+. I expected all the mainstream movies and new content and everything, but I was really hoping for some fun little retro gems like this.
I know! I thought we would get The Wonderful World of Disney back!! 😢
Why would they show a time when Disney was much better? It's more important to make a trans sleeping beauty.
I don't know what to say except, dang, I miss my childhood! This was the epitome of nostalgia for me!
Love the video i am 73.the first time i took my family to Disney World was 1981.between 1981 and 2001 my wife and me drove the 1,024 mile round trip from where we live in South Carolina over 50 times to visit Disney World and all the other parks and attractions.We loved every minute of it My wife passed away in 2003
old man thank you for sharing, I’m sending you a virtual hug
I'm 59. I went there in 1995, so as a CoCal native wne to the original in Anaheim. Too bad about your wife..my dad passed away at the same time, Dec.2003. When I went to DW, I was a bit surprised at how low key the it's a small world entry was..I've heard from many sites here this year,(rhyme),such as Disneylander and Provost Park Pass, that the state's famed rainy weather made an inside wait far better, same with the other rides..
so sorry im glad you had such good memories though
how many times have you watched this? i noticed you made a similar comment as this earlier in the comment list, have a good day sir
My visits were in 1973, 1995, 1997, 2002, 2010 and 2012. No more afterwards.
Travelled to WDW two months ago. Walt would be appalled at how they've drained the magic and soul out of the place. Looking back at these early videos reminds me of how magical it felt in the early 80's when my parents took us there as a child. The park then had a life, a soul and you felt it walking down main street USA and through the different lands.
You're also older. That's the main difference.
Wonder if the fact that you're not a child anymore has anything to do with it.
@@jdgoodwin3136 The older Disney looks more interesting, the new one looks a bit generic.
@@maccagrabme Ask a child if she/he cares. It's a magical place for children now as well as long ago. The fact that it's more inclusive today makes it even better for all children. Don't you agree?
@@jdgoodwin3136it has ALWAYS been “inclusive”.
Now, it’s just filled with disrespectful people…selfish and with no respect for themselves or OTHERS!
Sad.
This is exactly the time when I went. It was wonderful. I wouldn’t set foot in the place today. It has become a freak show.
😢
Get help.
It hasn't changed very much. You might be surprised if you actually visited the park rather than consuming conservative brainwashing.
how has it become a freak show?
costly yes
way too people yes
upcharge for everything yes
but how does that make it a freak show
@@jonnym4670 He saw some gay people there once and he was scared.
I was there at the age of 11 in 1979…It’s all gone: the park is run by by people you do not want your children around and a good portion of the patrons act without regards to others-I miss this and this time so much.
It’s a park by the greedy for the greedy
I was showing this to our daughter a few days ago while we road the monorail to MK. I started going to WDW in 1979 at age 3. Now my husband and I and daugther live 45 minutes away.
I lived in central Florida as a kid in the 80's and Disney World was the go to place when family came to town. It was magical. I believe the adult ticket price in 1982 was $15. I wouldn't go for free today.
I wouldn't go if someone paid me
well you aren't going for free anyway there are too many people there anyway
@@DNSKansas no one is going to pay you anyway better to stay home and watch reruns of law n order while the young have the fun
@@jonnym4670 well, you make sure you go give them your money, dummy.
It's like looking at a completely different world. The amount of care and attention to detail, focus on experiences like Main Street being an actual Main Street and not just two blocks of a giant gift shop, the live music all over the park, attractions that have no tie in to an "intellectual property" but were built by imagineers to give an immersive story and environment you could get no where else. Most of that has been or is being erased.
I never understood nostalgia until now. Now that I am 62, and the world has gone utterly stark raving mad. (And I know, every generation has said that!)
I loved watching this 50 year old show. Even though I have never been to Disney World, I have visited Disneyland many times at different stages of life.
The difference is even a lot of the younger generations think everyone has gone mad
At 61, I cannot count the great times my family has had in DISNEY WORLD.
Sadly, that’s all gone now.
Disrespect reigns supreme.
My money will never be spent there again.
It's simply because you are old. Then comes the nostalgia and the "back then everything was better" feeling. The world was crazy back then, too. There were many more crises in the 60s and 70s than there are today. The clock keeps on ticking.
Dude, they were eating a ton of ice cream! I went there in the early 90s and all I remember was the long ass lines and that everything was fake... especially didn't get main street USA, there are many real towns in the USA that still look like that like new Orleans heck even Media pa where I'm from.
I'm 60 and I've gone to Disneyworld 14 times since the mid-70's. The most recent was a year ago. Is it different? Absolutely, but the magic is still there for me. I miss some things - Horizons at Epcot, The Skyway in MK, etc. but I've also been excited to see and experience the new things throughout the years. I love this nostalgia, it's my childhood, but I also love what's here now. I hope we make it back a few more times in the future!
This just makes me smile. I loved visiting the Magic Kingdom since 1975.
Went there two decades later. Hey, anyone notice the presence of TWO narrators, including the future S.W.A.T. cop at the beginning of the credits? THanks. Love these.
You guys do a great job restoring these old films.
And they blow out the audio ruin it with a watermark...over content they don't own.
It's as if they left the lines in on purpose to mirror the riff-raff that stole Disney from the Disney family and runs it now.
I LOVE the Liberty Hall segment, for I love 1700-1800s history.
This was a blast from the past. When I was a kid, I recorded this show on a cassette tape (no VCRs back then). I loved WDW from the first time I went in the mid-70s, and I would listen to this show over and over. The soundtrack is still familiar in my mind, but I haven't seen the video since. Thanks for doing this - what a great nostalgic trip!
Wow, me too! I just posted a comment about my experience. I thought I was the only "nerd" to bother recording a TV broadcast on audio cassette -- haha. Let's say we're among the resourceful elite. So true: a blast from the past, and so familiar. My only disappointment is that someone cut out the detailed segments on the haunted mansion and the 20,000 Leagues Lagoon or whatever the sub ride was called. 😞 Maybe a couple other parts I'd forgotten as well. But like you I played it over and over, and the narrator's words and voice, the music... it's all so delightfully familiar. Also like you, I hadn't seen the video since I first recorded that broadcast back in the day! Very cool to see I'm not alone.
I love this. We went there for the 1st time in 1972 when it truly was a magical and affordable place. Now it's an overcrowded greed driven mess. So thankful I got to experience it then.
It was always crowded. I went in 1976 and again in 1981, and mostly I remember the loooooong lines. For the most popular attractions like Space Mountain, you could pretty much assume a 1-2 hour wait during the summer.
This is so wonderful and makes you yearn for simpler times.
You can even tell the pace of the editing and slower voice over, better diction, taking their time to show and explain.
The same ad today would be condensed to a fast scene-cut, fast and loud voice-over lasting 40 seconds tops, before the social media generation would lose attention and tune out, it's crazy where we are headed (and I am a video editor)
I was born in 2002 WHY DO I FEEL NOSTALGIA TO THIS
Because deep downyou know how much America has changed for the worst
@@xx6489 And sliding fast thanks to progressives.
I'm sorry you missed out. Missed out on that, and missed out on Saturday morning cartoons.
I was there as a kid in 72-73. My parents took us camping as soon as it was open. We loved it. We took our kids in 81 just our oldest son but we have taken our kids 3 every year since then now we live in Florida and we were annual pass holders and our grandkids all 9 of them👍🏻😘
We are thinking of snowbirding there after my youngest goes to college. Over the years, we have visited about 20 times, and the magic never goes away. Now that you became annual pass holders, is the magic still alive or does it become mundane?
Kel Conway the magic never fades. I’m a passholder and still can’t get enough. Disney is amazing.
Nice. I just started high school then. The closest I ever got to Disneyworld was visiting my grandparents in Georgia; oh, and Viewmaster! I first went in 1999. Wish I'd gotten out of the parks to see River Country before it closed.
@@nick-uu7xd me either, I'm definitely having withdrawals from them being closed right now !!!
I loved WDW back in the early 70's when my mom worked there for almost 10 Years. Back then you got in free with passes if your mom or dad worked there. We brought our kids there through the 80's. Disney was still great when Epcot first opened but as the park expended and got more crowded we eventually stopped attending. The last time we visited was to Animal Kingdom in 2012 and it was so crowded we only stayed for 1/2 a day and sad to say that will be our last visit.
Now they pack 'em in! I've been there off season thinking I'd have the park to myself. Not so, still packed.
@RD: I totally agree! Today, it's so crowded and trashy. The CEO of Disney is all about $$$ and never put it back to Disney and Community .. So Sad !
@@lindafukuyu5767 just came off vacation there and then biggest line I had was 15 minute wait. It was beautiful that many rides were walk on. Just have to do your homework. When you go 3 times in 30 minutes to flight of passage definitely not packed in
@@michaelharbuck7847 What time of year did you go?
@@lindafukuyu5767 So do you think that reducing prices would make it LESS CROWDED?!?
One of my most fun memories is when my high school band got to play in the parade for Mickey's 50th birthday in 1978. We got to enjoy the park and also visit some parts not usually seen by the public.
I went twice with my high school marching band, including the 10th anniversary Main Street Electrical Parade in 1981 - 1982.
my first trip was during the 20th aniversary of magic kingdon and the next few trips we made there during the 90s were my favorite trips to disney ever...i got to see old epcot,old mgm,and mickeys birthdayland...i miss those days. people that went there were happy,and polite because they were having fun...now it all seems like a task and disney has made everything so expensive and difficult to plan that i feel like people are already stressed out when they get to disney...and they only feel better when they get back home...its a reason why i look at those days are even more fondly now.
WOW, Its amazing to see the park not overrun with huge crowds
Wow what a beautiful documentary! Love these 70s shots!
12:02. The original Hall Of Presidents program. Never should have been changed.
Even as a child, it was my favorite part of Disneyland. Well, that and Autopia.
And Peter Pan.
I visited Disney World from 1977 when I was 12 nearly every year til 2015. It’s been a huge part of my life and our adult children’s lives. I hate what Disney has become now and we no longer visit (we love visiting Universal Studios/Sea World). But I absolutely love this channel and the memories it has brought back. Thank you so much.
Visited EPCOT Center the day it opened. October 1st 1982. That event changed the course of my life. Still to this day I cannot fully put into words how awesome it was.
People were so lean!
It's remarkable to see how the "vision of one man" has changed so starkly in the last half a century. Thank you for preserving and presenting this for us, so that we can always remember the dreams that came true there.
We lived close to WDW and went there almost weekly. Our children and grandchildren grew up in WDW. In 1995, we were there with our two year old granddaughter. We took her to the Mickey Village part of Magic Kingdom. Back then you’d wait in line and Mickey would interact with the child. When it was our turn, Mickey took our granddaughter behind the curtain…..we were surprised, but then it was one minute, two minutes, three minutes….other parents were looking at us saying “ where did he go with her”. Finally, my husband yelled “ hey, bring her back out here please”. A few seconds later he returned with our granddaughter, she had a lollipop, and seemed ok. We were a bit embarrassed, but relieved. We left. About ten minutes later I looked at her and noticed her shorts…..over her diaper…..were on backwards. I was horrified. We raced back to the Mickey place, but they were done for the day. We went to security, filed a report, and never heard another word about it. She was too young to talk, she looked OK, when I changed her diaper, she looked ok, if you know what I mean.
Soon after that, that area was refurbished, and the meet and greet Mickey was gone. We NEVER allowed our children to be out of our sight again in WDW.
Back then Disney was a truly magical place, but when hiring practices change to be “all inclusive”……problems happen.
youre so full of BS
Horrifying
Our family lived on McCoy Air Force Base in Orlando during this time period and visited WDW in 1972-74. Such a great place back then without the troubles of this present world. Lots of great memories. Thanks for posting this.
It's wonderful to _hear_ this again. In my early teens I recorded this show on a cheap audio cassette recorder, probably during its original TV broadcast. I played the tape over and over.
But that's also how I know this version is *incomplete.* There's a whole part cut out about the haunted mansion! 🏚👻💀😱 The segment lasted only a minute or so as I recall, but this cut video only gives the attraction a passing mention. There might be a bit more cut out but that was one of my *favorite* parts.
What's left is a nostalgic thrill to hear (and now see) again, and the sounds and words are very familiar.
I originally saw this short in a movie theater. The Mansion is only shown for a few seconds, seen from the Fowler.
@@mattbrewster8051 It must've been cool to see in a theater. But I remember a segment that lasted close to a minute. I can still hear organ music followed by the announcer introducing the mansion, then "Welcome foolish mortals... {fuzzy memory}.... I am your host. Your ghost host. [laughter]." Then a montage of clips from people on the ride, and the announcer again.
I love the haunted mansion wish this video focused on attractions more
That skipper shooting the gun on Jungle Cruise… WHAT? LOL! Is that how it was back then?
I'm taking it thry don't do that today? It was always like that, even I know up to the late 90s. I took my kids there 2x in the early 2000s but I can't remember if they shot the gun them or not.
Lincoln's words at 13:38 are very prophetic. Very.
That man truly had a dash of prophecy. Sigh.
Very sad to think how right he was. And how far away that time seems.
Do they still give children a copy of the Constitution? Do they still have Uncle Sam in parades?
I still remember bits and parts from my 1977 trip with my family. We stayed 2 nights in the campgrounds.
My brother and I went to the top of Contemporary Resort and watched the fireworks.
Thanks for the memories.
My family went to DisneyWorld in 1978, a road trip from New Jersey to Orlando in my Dad's 69 Chevy Caprice. I was only 4 at the time, but I still remember a few things, especially the Electrical Parade, the Tomorrowland Speedway, the Dumbo Ride, and Pirates of the Carribbean. My Dad was even able to get me on to Space Mountain; I remember crying on his lap during the ride and having nightmares about it when we got back home to NJ. I also remember crying during the 10,000 Leagues Under the Sea ride. Oh, and Pete's Dragon from the Electrical Parade scared the crap out of me and gave me nightmares too. I loved Pirates of the Caribbean, though. I suppose I felt safe in the boat.
First visited there in 76 when I was Five. Magic. Ate at the Crystal Palace, Took the Train, the Monorail and the Paddleboat. Checked out the polynesian, Stayed at River Country when it opened. Did all the rides. The penny arcade was an actual penny arcade with penny games and even peepshow flip movies. We used 'ticket books'. Parades with people. Real music and costumes. Hall of Presidents was a great place to cool off and take a short nap. Really a shame to have lost so much of what made this place special. Who knew. I'd say that that this is a reminder that the times you are currently living are the 'good old times' - not many things tend to get better. I remember the Indian village and the fact that the train took you by it too. So funny to see the white sand edges around the man-made lakes and the immature trees all around the park. Thanks for sharing.
I miss those days. Only one parent had to work while the other raised the kids. They weren't always great, but it was less stressful.
It's fun to realize that everyone in this film is now 51 years older. My uncle actually helped assemble that mural in the Contemporary Resort, bit by bit by bit...
Awesome footage. Thanks for showing this. Would have loved to visit when crowds were manageable back then. Today they are too packed for the lack of experience you get for the money you pay.
It was like that the first time I went in ‘88 and the first time I took my family in 2011 it was still manageable
biggdogg1975 we first went in ‘03 and it was much more manageable then. In the recent years it’s too much. The new FP system has it so you can’t get more than 4-5 top rides at best on a given day and standby is a good 1.5-3 hours when it’s busy and that’s pretty much year round now. At least with the old ticket fp you had the ability to get on top tier rides more than once a day.
Seeing the vintage Cinderella castle with fireworks behind it was truly magical and classic looking. No crazy lasers or lights or anything just classic fireworks. 🙃
Life before the Internet was the best. We can never go back.
Back when loving your country was a good thing. Aaah the memories
This brings back so many great memories from my first trip as an 8 year old in 1972. Thanks for sharing!
Great memories for me too, though my first trip didn't take place til something like 8 years later, if memory serves.
I was 5 when I went in the same year.
I was 6 that year and I’ll never forget it!
This is wonderful! I was there in 1972. I was a starry eyed child. It was a wonder. I would love for characters to ride in the rides again.
My mom and grandma has this video still in our library and I watch it each time!
I went down to WDW with my parents in late July of 1972. We drove there from St. Louis. A terrible storm came up shortly after we got there. Don't know if it was a hurricane or what, but the skies turned a dark scary green. Heavy winds. Entire park flooded. Monorail shorted out and trams couldn't get to parking lots through the deep water, so we were trapped inside park. Rain just poured and poured. It was a nightmare experience!
what did you do?
@@DugrozReports Disney shut the park down! We drove back to St. Louis. Never went back to Florida or Disney again.
I'm sorry to hear that! 😢
Was that Agnes?
I miss all the oranges of the 70's.
The animatronics are freaking amazing. It’s mind blowing to think they did that 1972. Think about the computer technology, and the skins of those robots oh my goodness, The timing with the music, the unbelievable intricacy of the robots underneath that skin. This could make a great beginning for the West World Series
fyi, Walt took his "historical Presidents" animatronics to the world fair in 1964...so the initial designs were based on early 60's technology.
Believe it or not, no computers were used with those 1972 animatronics.. they were totally mechanical.
@James F I always figured they were clockwork
you're right i just saw it. It looks like a bunch of acting extras. They look so real!
@@jamesf4405 they were computers used they were analog, not digital they used paper with punch holes to store the movements they used things like resistors they weren't wind up like watches
I took my first steps here in February of 1972! My 23 year old parents drove all night to get there so my 2 year old sister and I could experience the magic. My memories of that first visit are hazy at best, but the pictures look just like this.
My family visited in '72 and several more times over the next decade. I remember the Skyway, walking through the castle to get to the back part of the park, the Eastern Airlines experience, Monsanto being a sponsor, thinking that the park was the biggest place ever, having to use tickets to go on rides and experiences. I was four. Now I take my family about every two years. Great memories and about the only place we get to spend meaningful time with them.
I was there in 78 with my family, loved Space Mountain and River Country. It was the most amazing time for a kid, it was fantastic.
People had it made back then. No social media, no user names, passwords just pure basic simple life!
Well, I get your points but the internet has also brought a lot of _good,_ such as the ability to have this discussion and see this video.
Every generation pines for the past. In the 70s there were people pining for the 50s, and so on. People often tend to forget the bad and remember only the good. Also life seemed easier for many of us only because we were _children_ or young adults, blissfully unaware of many of life's challenges and hardships.
@@MikeAnn193 Pros and cons to everything. Thanks to the internet I learned how to eat healthy and keep the weight off. However being a parent in the current times sucks no not because of covid but because of Facebook. You or your kid is tagged in a photo and you either have your parents or your in-laws calling you, “well why wasn’t I invited”. Lol
Oh how times changed, something about the good ol' days tho. Would love to go back in time to then, more simple and much cheaper.
ah yes, the wonderful world of the past, crooked politics, untrustworthy politicians, racism and the viet nam war. such warm memories
Yawn, you're type is a bore. There were better standards of decency generally in those days compared to the mess we see today
Me too
And less porn and teens trying to be that
Gotta agree there were many times I miss so much about the old Disney. Not so much about the world in general during those times though
$3.75 was the admission price in 1972 or $27.30 in today's dollars. A quick visit to WDW site reveals 1 day admission is $109.00. WOW.
That's without the ride ticket prices though!
I remember going to the Main Street Cinema and seeing Steamboat Willie for the first time. I was a teenager, and it had never occurred to me that Mickey Mouse changed over time. Magical times.
I remember the ski shows. I miss those. Wow. What fantastic memories.
Is it just me, or was everybody WAY more attractive back then?
They were half the weight as people now.
Back in a time, when WDW still held strongly to Walt Disney's vision. The characters interacting like that with the guests right on the rides. The way the cast interacted with the guests at all levels of the park that made it magical, fun, entertaining. The interaction made you feel like you were a part of WDW while you were there. They brought you right into the experience.
I miss thoses days. I was 7 in 1972, and it was a magical time to be a kid in the 1970's overall. Now, 50 years later, its a world that back then, could never have been imagined.
We are close to the same age. My Pops was determined to get us down to WDW in 1972. I was 6 at the time and I look back at it as the greatest family trip we ever made. It was a 12 hr drive for us. We loaded up the good old station wagon with a mattress in the back where us kids made our home during the drive doing a lot of coloring, reading books and playing 'Don't Break the Ice', 'Cootie', and other games, and napped when we wanted (yeah. no seat belts back then).
We didn't stay on the property proper but still had an amazing time that I will never forget. I wish we could have visited additional days. I was so smitten with the characters who you might run into anywhere, especially Snow White. I didn't know better as a kid. She was so nice and kind to me I thought she was the real deal :-) It truly was an amazing experience.
This is a true gem! We love it!
Well; those days are long gone.
The magic is gone today.
There was a time when Disney was great. Those days are long gone unfortunately. They really have lived their best days.
Wow they really filmed on a sunny nice day - the restore perfectly retains it !
And they digitally removed all the crowds! Main street was almost empty!
My dad was there for the groundbreaking.
He helped build Disney World.
I remember that Disney World.
Yeah, it was a bit pricey for the normal family.
But, it could be done on a strict budget.
The respect shown to the cast members was of course reflected back to the patrons.
Sadly, that Disney World has now passed.
People have become disrespectful not only to cast members but, to themselves and each other.
Now, the Disney I once knew is only pandering to 6% of the population of the world.
And forcing the other 94% to use the same restroom as the other 6%.
What do you mean with "6% of the population of the world"?
@@BetangaX
It’s the percentage of the worlds’ population that is trying to cram their agenda down the other 94%s’ throats.
6% + 94% = 100%
At least it did when I went to school.
Are you part of the 6% that says different?
This brought back so many memories. My parents took my sister and I to WDW once a year during high school, 1970-1974. We’d pile into my dad’s Buick sedan in Michigan and hours and hours and hours later, end up in Orlando. We’d stay in the Contemporary Resort which was really not as nice as you’d imagine. Still, a convenient location. Going to the MK now, so many years later I remember those times with my parents, long gone, and thank them for the awesome vacations we had!
Fantastic
No crowds, no politics.
That is the Disney that I always dreamed.
I was there first in '74 with the family and several times again. Fantastic memories. Thank you.
When it really felt like magic!
All of these rides and event are seared into my brain.
I was there around 1976 when I was 6 yrs old.
The live entertainment was boss, hip and groovy! :)
Watched the Wonderful World of Disney every Sunday back then. Always asked/begged our dad o take us down there from Michigan. His reply, "I don't have that kind of money!" It wasn't until I was 20 whilst stationed in Georgia, that I finally managed to get down there. Was super brilliant, and that was about 1984 :)
This is awesome and how I remember from my childhood! What a nostalgic rush! Thanks for sharing.
A nostalgic rush indeed! I remembered this title and was delighted how easily I found it!
My wife - got her hair cut for free at the barbershop! lol Her bangs were so long, they were poking her in the eyes. Dude pulled out these comically long 16 inch scissors, and in one snip, cut them back!
This video has truly put a smile on my face! Love Walt disney world! Can't wait to go back! Magical! Life was a little more magical back then.
The electric light parade is amazing. In the 80s Captain EO was cool.
The Penny Arcade with its vintage games and Wurlitzer Band in Box was a treasure. Main Street, a living history museum, replaced with a shops selling Chinese made souvenirs. The magic shop, gone. The Sealtest ice cream parlour gone. WDW is now unwieldy and lacks the charm Walt created. All big business now.
If I could only travel in time. Seeing the MK of old, makes me tear up.
Anyone else crying thinking about what was.........
Yes, I am! What magical times!!!
Folks just honestly lived a much slower and more measured existence back then and I think humanity as a whole may need some of that back in our collective vains.
I would love to have 1972 Disney World back!
Fantasy land is where my father said I was living when I asked to go there
Visited WDW with my family the summer of ‘72, when this movie was filmed. I was 10 at the time. The trip is among my most cherished childhood memories! I find myself looking for my brothers and I as faces I’m the crowd of this flick.
I think Disney sold this film on VHS, years and years ago. I had a copy of it. It is nice to see it again.
I went with family in 1988 & even then it made my holiday memories magical. I love Disney Land. 👍😀
Wonderful old film, and great restoration work!
Almost made me tear up🥺watching what I grew up loving and fantasizing about as a kid and now as an adult. Much of that WDW is gone, part of another era but there are still things that haven’t changed. Seeing the shot of the Skyway buckets passing over 20,000 Leagues at 08:42, both now gone, was so nostalgic. And the clothes! Women in pearl necklaces! Tube socked kids! And most missing today is the live entertainment. Those cast members engaging the guests in character makes me long for those days. I feel privileged to grow up with that version of WDW and have my memories of that bygone era. Now a new generation of the young and young at heart are making their memories. This is a wonderful piece of work. Thank you.
Actually I am tearing up.