November '71 Found Footage

[PhotoDave219]

So the good folks at RetroDisneyWorld found and cleaned up home movies from November 1971.



Some Notes from myself.....

Look at all those trees! Look at how empty and comfortable the place looks!

The Main Street Philharmonic's costumes have improved tho there's something appealing about the Sgt. Pepper's look.

Never realized the original camera center is where the confectionary currently is.

2KLUTS never looked so good. You can completely walk thru Adventureland (and not get spit on by a camel)

The old Tour Guide/Guest Relations Plaid! (at 4:30)

 

[Clamman73]

At about 4:15 video proof of trams being used to transport people to MK

 

[ParentsOf4]

Two things stick out in the video:

1. Mostly an adult crowd
2. Absence of strollers

People think of the Magic Kingdom as a kiddie park now, but I recall it being a place for tweens and older until recent years.

 

[alissafalco]

Cool vid... I miss the Christmas garland like that.

 

[brb1006]

I didn't know WDW used to have a police band.

 

[brb1006]

At about 4:15 video proof of trams being used to transport people to MK

And that one guy smoking at 4:35

 

[ProfSavage]

I love this! My mom's first trip was in April '72 when she was still a teenager, so I like see what it looked like when my mom, aunt, uncles and grandparents first went in the early years (since my first trip was in '89).

Adventureland looks so naked without the trees overgrown though.

 

[Magenta Panther]

Wow, somehow '70's park guests managed to survive in a Disney park without strollers and scooters. Imagine that! They were a hardier folk back then...

 

[mickhyperion]

...and much better dressed.

 

[Gelatoni]

As amazing as this video is. I still like the current version better. It looked like everyone took it a lot slower then. Maybe we miss that now? But I enjoy the sensory overload personally...

 

[Goofyernmost]

And that one guy smoking at 4:35

There was way more then one guy smoking.

 

[ShoalFox]

Very cool! If only the crowds were still that sparse nowadays.

 

[KikoKea]

All those ladies wearing skirts or dresses! No SM to climb in and out of yet, right?

 

[ShoalFox]

I also meant to comment that having only been to MK after the Skyway's removal, it's a bit weird seeing how very visible it once was.

 

[BigRedDad]

That video is hilarious. MK is more crowded with pre-opening ADRs.

 

[ABQ]

Love those Tomorrowland Spires with running water.

 

[rt06]

Looks like an AARP outing.

 

[Master Yoda]

Don't be fooled there were big crowds at times. I went a few times over spring break and it was crowded. I remember a 2 hour wait for the jungle cruise and space mountain was like an hour and a half.

Quite true. I can remember the summers during the late 70's and early 80's when you would be thrilled that the line for Space Mountain was less than 2 hours.

 

[roj2323]

So the good folks at RetroDisneyWorld found and cleaned up home movies from November 1971.



Some Notes from myself.....

Look at all those trees! Look at how empty and comfortable the place looks!

The Main Street Philharmonic's costumes have improved tho there's something appealing about the Sgt. Pepper's look.

Never realized the original camera center is where the confectionary currently is.

2KLUTS never looked so good. You can completely walk thru Adventureland (and not get spit on by a camel)

The old Tour Guide/Guest Relations Plaid! (at 4:30)

I'll add I only saw 10 strollers. It was nice to see kids walking with their parents holding hands in most cases.

 

[SyracuseDisneyFan]

Thanks for sharing.