minnie-mouse
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I love the podcast! Thank you! Does anyone have the full lyrics to this song to post?
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Does anyone remember this song?
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luv
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I'll bet many here weren't even born before 1974. I was, but we didn't go to WDW then.
This was back in the stone age. It was even before Pong!
yes, but we only had five channels, two of them were kind of fuzzy. And if you wanted to watch a diferent one, you had to get up (!) and turn a dial on the set to see it. This was extremely sucky if you were a kid. In most families, the kids were dispatched to do the turning. And even if you really wanted to watch what was on, you still had to get up and change the channel.
This was back in the stone age. It was even before Pong!
bethymouse
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Love Vault Disney! I love Jiminy Cricket!
bethymouse
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Wow! What 25 years can do! Discovery Island and River Country are such classics! The Shopping Village! OMG!
Empress Lilly restaurant- wow! A walk down memory lane!
Empress Lilly restaurant- wow! A walk down memory lane!
Chrononymous
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This entire thread makes me strangely happy
Citrus Swirl
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I was so happy to find this song! I remember watching the promo video at The Contemporary when I was seven. I think it was Susan who hosted the whole thing and there was something about monorail red... I really would love to see the whole show but hearing the song again was great!
Oh my, 12 years after the initial post, and I'm just seeing it! That song has waded in and out of my memory for decades since I first saw the in-room video as a pre-teen in the 70's on our family's stay at the Contemporary. For some reason, the song lodged in my head last night, and I haven't been able to let it go, so I Googled the opening lyrics, and EUREKA! Even the part at the end where the video host says "I hope you have a wonderful time...Bye Bye!" is something I've always remembered. I recall on the video she had a bunch of kids following her (perhaps down Main Street) as the song was wrapping up.
Finding this thread has made my day!
Finding this thread has made my day!
DisneyDoctor
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This thread has had quite the lifespan.
LaughingGravy
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Yes! I remember it very well in our family's first visit in 1977. We stayed at the contemporary before it was a bank breaking venture. But, my mom did have to wait on the phone at a year to the day to get the reservation. That was when it was more expensive than a regular off site hotel, but not by the huge factor it is now.
FettFan
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Guys, we were lucky to have found the song itself from that podcast...but I am about to "plus" this whole thing: Here is the video!
There are two versions:
This one is audio only, but goes from start (the instrumental version of "Let's Go Fly a Kite") all the way through the finish (the elusive "Where in the World Can You Go to Have Fun").
And THIS one, is the ACTUAL VIDEO! Not the highest quality, but here it is:
I can't even begin to tell you the joy I get from watching this. I actually downloaded both of these videos to my computer, just in case they ever get taken down for some reason.
What a wonderful blast from the past! I hope that those of you who have seen it in person, way back when, get just as much happiness as I do from this, and I hope that those of you who never got to see it at the time will enjoy seeing the very first version of the Resort TV, from back when it was all so new.
There are two versions:
This one is audio only, but goes from start (the instrumental version of "Let's Go Fly a Kite") all the way through the finish (the elusive "Where in the World Can You Go to Have Fun").
And THIS one, is the ACTUAL VIDEO! Not the highest quality, but here it is:
I can't even begin to tell you the joy I get from watching this. I actually downloaded both of these videos to my computer, just in case they ever get taken down for some reason.
What a wonderful blast from the past! I hope that those of you who have seen it in person, way back when, get just as much happiness as I do from this, and I hope that those of you who never got to see it at the time will enjoy seeing the very first version of the Resort TV, from back when it was all so new.
solidyne
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Thank You!!!!! I am so glad I followed this thread! Turning on this channel/loop was always the first thing I'd do upon arrival. It's amazing now to see the emphasis they placed on outdoor activity. The MK was really just one part of the bigger picture.
Luvsyardsales
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I have been searching for YEARS for this song, and now I have it!!! Thank you so much, you've brought back WONDERFUL memories!!!
yeaitspootie
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Wow, what a long running thread, and with so few posts. Cheers to everyone who contributed to this, I love this kinda thing. I was too young to know this song, but I enjoyed living vicariously through y’all
SyracuseDisneyFan
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I have't heard this. Thanks for sharing.
Andrew Dorfman
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Well, this is great but must correct you. This was not the first resort tv at Disney world. The one I saw at the contemporary resort in 1973 had its a small world playing over and over! my grandma kept yelling at me to turn that darn thing off. I so wish I could see that one again. They used the Disneyland version of its a small world! Haha, if you can believe it! That was the early 70s!
LaughingGravy
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Yup! I remember it well. It was one of those things that kept our family going back year after year in the late 70s and 80s, along with things now gone such as Country Bear Holiday and Summer Overlays. An in room dedicated channel was a huge thing back then. And some memorable music and video (not quick cut no shot more than 1- 2 seconds or dizzying) and you have something for adults and kids to remember the resort as a special place, and thus return.