38 Years of Magic, of Memories, and of a Mouse!

[EPCOT Explorer]

And 27 Years of EPCOT Center.
Walt Disney World is a tribute to the philosophy and life of Walter Elias Disney... and to the talents, the dedication, and the loyalty of the entire Disney organization that made Walt Disney's dream come true. May Walt Disney World bring Joy and Inspiration and New Knowledge to all who come to this happy place... a Magic Kingdom where the young at heart of all ages can laugh and play and learn — together. Roy O. Disney

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I know I'm early, but I won't have chance to do this tomorrow, so here we go.

Post any pictures, vids, or stories to celebrate!:wave:

 

[Laura]

UGH I hate that Mickey Mouse. Way too creepy.

 

[EPCOT Explorer]

UGH I hate that Mickey Mouse. Way too creepy.

I know! :lol: But it's RetroTastic!


I wonder where that suit (and that person!) is 38 years later....

 

[brkgnews]

The red suit? I don't know. And Roy's dead.

Other than that, there's no person. :lookaroun

 

[brkgnews]

I have some goodies I've been saving for just such an occasion: a select few scans from a 1967 book that served as a companion document of sorts to the so-called EPCOT film in which Walt makes his pitch to the people of Florida.

The scans are a little quick-n-dirty and some have obvious "seams" because the whole thing wouldn't fit on the scanner at once... but you get the idea. I'll attempt a cleaner scan in the future.

 

[EPCOT Explorer]

The red suit? I don't know. And Roy's dead.

Other than that, there's no person. :lookaroun

I expected this.:lookaroun:ROFLOL:


So....38 YEARS!? Thoughts? Memories?! Nostalgia!?:lookaroun:lol:


Slowest start to a anniversary thread, ever.....:lol:

 

[brkgnews]

And no, you're not the only one who thinks the shape of the south seas resort area at the top of scan # 3 looks like a fetus. :lookaroun

 

[EPCOT Explorer]

I have some goodies I've been saving for just such an occasion: a select few scans from a 1967 book that served as a companion document of sorts to the so-called EPCOT film in which Walt makes his pitch to the people of Florida.

The scans are a little quick-n-dirty and some have obvious "seams" because the whole thing wouldn't fit on the scanner at once... but you get the idea. I'll attempt a cleaner scan in the future.

VERY nice, Jackie... Here's what I was looking for in a thread like this...:lol:


That's seriously awesome. Does it talk of E.P.C.O.T. at all?

 

[EPCOT Explorer]

And no, you're not the only one who thinks the shape of the south seas resort area at the top of scan # 3 looks like a fetus. :lookaroun

And now I can't UN-See it...:dazzle::lol:

 

[brkgnews]

VERY nice, Jackie... Here's what I was looking for in a thread like this...:lol:


That's seriously awesome. Does it talk of E.P.C.O.T. at all?

Oh yes. plenty of diagrams and such. I'll try to nab a few more.

 

[brkgnews]

More scans from the 1967 book, this time focusing on E.P.C.O.T.

 

[EPCOT Explorer]

Oh yes. plenty of diagrams and such. I'll try to nab a few more.

For the 38th, Jackie, for the 38th!:lol::sohappy:

 

[EPCOT Explorer]

More scans from the 1967 book, this time focusing on E.P.C.O.T.

:sohappy::sohappy::sohappy::sohappy:


Never seen the actual building plan! That's AWESOME.

 

[Laura]

I expected this.:lookaroun:ROFLOL:


So....38 YEARS!? Thoughts? Memories?! Nostalgia!?:lookaroun:lol:


Slowest start to a anniversary thread, ever.....:lol:

:lol:

Thoughts: 38 years ago, I was negative 10 years old. So I don't remember much about the birth. :lookaroun

 

[_Scar]

ROFL. Even this has the Fantasyland expansion area, or so it seems.

 

[EPCOT Explorer]

:lol:

Thoughts: 38 years ago, I was negative 10 years old. So I don't remember much about the birth. :lookaroun

I was negative 20.:lookaroun

 

[EPCOT Explorer]

ROFL. Even this has the Fantasyland expansion area, or so it seems.

Holy carp, you are right. :lol:


It was foretold by WALT!:ROFLOL:



/tiredbeyondbeleif....:lookaroun

 

[_Scar]

Holy carp, you are right. :lol:


It was foretold by WALT!:ROFLOL:



/tiredbeyondbeleif....:lookaroun

 

[Kamikaze]

How about this:
Even Walt was smart enough to realize that running the monorail everywhere on property was not feasible. He had a secondary source (in his case, the WEDWay PeopleMover) to get people to where they needed to go.

 

[EPCOT Explorer]

How about this:
Even Walt was smart enough to realize that running the monorail everywhere on property was not feasible. He had a secondary source (in his case, the WEDWay PeopleMover) to get people to where they needed to go.

So...we should be talking about WEDWay expansion?:lol: