1970s Walt Disney World Pictorial Souvenir Book

[c-one]

Was cleaning up some things in storage and I found this old WDW pictorial souvenir book from the early 70s... before Epcot, before Space Mountain, when there was just the Polynesian, Contemporary and Fort Wildnerness. I thought I was an old-schooler but this predates my first visit by 15 years! Really great vintage looks at WDW in here... scanned in all the pages at the link.

http://imgur.com/a/3fSZy

 

[Nemo14]

I have that book too!

 

[bigorangeandy]

Thanks for sharing, that was cool.

 

[ShookieJones]

Wow! Thanks for taking the time and effort AND sharing with us!
Very very cool!

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

Got one for fifty cents at a flea market..But, also found that same day was a mint condition of the Mickey & Goofy UoE comic

I thought it would've been cool to see a re-release during the 30th anniversary of the park...

 

[DABIGCHEEZ]

I have this one and another one that is similar and shows a future project known as EPCOT( on the inside backcover(note sure exactly when that was from 78 or 79?)

 

[DizFiz]

Wow! what a blast from the past. Thanks for sharing this stuff... I always love retro WDW stuff.

 

[c-one]

Happy to share. I've got another one from Epcot's opening as well... that will be the next project. Vintage WDW shots really are the best.

 

[Clamman73]

What's interesting is how resort oriented Walt Disney World was back then with more of an emphasis on enjoying a round of golf, going sailing, enjoying a day by the water, etc...Now you can't even put a finger in the lagoon...

 

[danpam1024]

Thanks for sharing- how awesome

 

[GSP Guy]

Really, Really cool...thanks!
They put a great selection of photos in the book.

 

[danpam1024]

the beach on the fourth page reminds me of JAWS LOL! It must be the swimsuits.

 

[wolf359]

I love collecting those guidebooks! They're a great way to delve into the history of the parks since there still isn't a great comprehensive pictorial history for Walt Disney World like the several there are for Disneyland.

Even though they were official products they just had a much less "perfectly polished" attitude about them than the modern picture books.

 

[bethymouse]

We have a book 1971 Magic Kingdom and it's falling apart.

 

[Susan Savia]

I have several of the Mickey and Goofy comic books. They were on a rack when you exited the Energy attraction.

 

[The Mighty Tim]

I've got one from around the mid-80s. Using what was in the book, and help from Wikipedia, I managed to work out what year it was from.

But at the moment, I can't remember what year it was! I think it was 1987 maybe.

 

[tnmowgli]

Thanks for sharing.

 

[The Mighty Tim]

This is a picture of the ones we've got.

This is the one from 1987.

And this is one from 1997.

 

[muteki]

I have quite a few of these that I picked up over the years. The hardbacked ones in the 80's were great, also the EPCOT ones right before and after grand opening. They pop up on ebay all the time.

 

[TBZimmer]

Wow would love to encounter the crowds back then for just one day.