1970's Slides from the Magic Kingdom

[Cmdr_Crimson]

That looks more like the unbuilt concepts of the early HM.

From RavenswoodManor.com
"This drawing was done by Disney artist Harper Goff it was his sketch of a residential street that was planned but ultimately abandoned for Disneyland’s Main Street which started the history of Phantom Manor."
http://www.ravenswood-manor.com/pmmaking1.html

 

[englanddg]

From RavenswoodManor.com
"This drawing was done by Disney artist Harper Goff it was his sketch of a residential street that was planned but ultimately abandoned for Disneyland’s Main Street which started the history of Phantom Manor."
http://www.ravenswood-manor.com/pmmaking1.html

Very interesting! I knew it was from Goff, but not that it really did start the history of Phantom Manor!

 

[marni1971]

I remember reading somewhere that the HM is loosely based on the architectural designs of Mark Twain's home in Connecticut?

Hudson river mansions.

 

[profscottraynor]

That looks more like the unbuilt concepts of the early HM.

Really like the drawing.

 

[ExtinctJenn]

As someone who runs a website dedicated to extinct attractions, this sort of thing is greatly appealing to me! Thank you so much for sharing!!

 

[profscottraynor]

As someone who runs a website dedicated to extinct attractions, this sort of thing is greatly appealing to me! Thank you so much for sharing!!

I've got some more that I will post in the next couple of weeks. Keep checking back!

 

[JillC LI]

Those are great! I also was surprised what the HM looked like without all that vegetation around it.

 

[jkl2000]

The presidents look like puppets from Gerry Anderson's Thunderbirds!

 

[bethymouse]

Neat!

 

[aeillill]

These are awesome, thanks for scanning in & posting

 

[profscottraynor]

I showed these to my University students today and they had interesting reactions! Many of them are Disney fans and/or live near Orlando. I told them that they were taken in 1976. Best questions were "Why don't you have any of Epcot? and Wonder what the Wifi was like way back then?".

 

[englanddg]

 

[Soarin' Over Pgh]

Hi all...I've used this site for years but didn't realize they had a message board community! So I'm new!

I'm a professor of art/design and a long time WDW fan. I was at my Mother's house a few days ago and we were cleaning out a closet and found some old slide carousels. I found a batch of WDW slides from around 1976. I scanned them in and tried to clean them up a little bit (although I like the 'instagrammed' quality of old Kodachrome slides.

This is the first batch...it takes a while to clean them up. Hope you enjoy them.

http://www.itats.org/vintage-walt-disney-world-magic-kingdom-slides-long-live-the-glorious-1970s/

Fantastic! Looking onward to more posts and photos.


Welcome to the board!

 

[profscottraynor]

Thanks Soarin'...I'm looking forward to it!

 

[Dubman]

Converted a bunch a pictures from some old family slides... My first trip to the World was in 1972 at the age of 5.... One of my clearest memories was riding IASW

BTW... Been using an HP Scanjet G4010 and its been working very well

 

[profscottraynor]

Thanks Dubman! I like the birds-eye view!

 

[profscottraynor]

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Converted a bunch a pictures from some old family slides... My first trip to the World was in 1972 at the age of 5.... One of my clearest memories was riding IASW

BTW... Been using an HP Scanjet G4010 and its been working very well

Dubman,

Would you allow me to post these on a follow up article on my site? I would like to see more if you have them and share them. People really love these types of images from the Magic Kingdom!

 

[bgraham34]

The Haunted Mansion looks great it that shot.

 

[Dragonrider1227]

Cool photos I love seeing old Disney park photos.

Not sure about WDW, but wasn't Walt insistent that the outside of the mansion NOT appear dilapidated? At least for the Disneyland original one. I'm fairly sure he was...shooting down many concepts that showed a run down mansion.

which if you ask me is kind of odd. I mean, I know Walt wanted his park to always look pristine and shiny and new but it's a haunted house. that kind of goes synonymous with run down, and dilapidated.

 

[ExtinctJenn]

We should combine this thread with the thread we already have for 70's photography! What do you think @wdwmagic ?