Nighttime in the Magic Kingdom from the Mid 70's...more Slides

[profscottraynor]

Just thought I would post another batch of slides that I cleaned up in Photoshop. These were the commercial ones that you could buy in the Magic Kingdom in the mid to late 1970's.

I'm particularly drawn to the hub photos. I like the partners statue but there is a nice quality that the twinkling trees bring to the environment.

http://www.itats.org/walt-disney-world-slides-1970′s-part-iii-nighttime-magic-kingdom/

 

[Rogue21]

How beautiful the Castle looks with the trees . . . *sigh*

 

[The Tuna]

I like it better without the trees. More of a wow factor when you turn the corner. Not that the lit trees looked bad by any means.

 

[ABQ]

Just thought I would post another batch of slides that I cleaned up in Photoshop. These were the commercial ones that you could buy in the Magic Kingdom in the mid to late 1970's.

I'm particularly drawn to the hub photos. I like the partners statue but there is a nice quality that the twinkling trees bring to the environment.

http://www.itats.org/walt-disney-world-slides-1970′s-part-iii-nighttime-magic-kingdom/

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That shot of Tomorrowland is awesome. Those waterfall spires were amazing.

 

[Marc Gil]

Amazing! I miss the trees, although they kinda ruined the forced perspective on Cinderella Castle.

Cool find. Thanks for posting

 

[profscottraynor]

Amazing! I miss the trees, although they kinda ruined the forced perspective on Cinderella Castle.

Cool find. Thanks for posting

I hadn't thought about the trees and forced perspective. That's a tough illusion to maintain...maybe they should just build a taller castle.

 

[bethymouse]

Love it!

 

[ajrwdwgirl]

Really cool, thanks for sharing.

 

[Grumpy4196]

Love the pics. The castle looked so much better then without the stages and other props at the front.

 

[75disney]

My first trip was in 1975 and I was 2 1/2. From that year on, my family also made the annual pilgrimage to WDW. I kept looking for myself and my family in your pictures. Recently, I came across my family's photo albums from our 1975 and 1976 trips. I particularly enjoyed the Bicentennial Parade pictures. Hopefully one day I will have time to scan them into the computer and post them. Thanks for the trip down memory lane.

 

[profscottraynor]

I was there in 76...I distinctly remember the Bicentennial Parade. Please scan them in an post them!

 

[Tim Lohr]

I love the Tomorrowland pic, you can really see how the old entrance towers had the same look as Space Mountain and made the place a little more cohesive looking over all, wish they would have left those towers

 

[George Lucas on a Bench]

Those trees do not detract from the scale and majesty of the castle. Perhaps it could be argued in later years when they were much larger, but even then think it looked better than a huge open concourse of concrete. I prefer the densely wooded Disneyland of today. Aside from the trees blocking the Haunted Mansion, the Magic Kingdom has actually been improved where the foliage has been allowed to grow in.

 

[mergatroid]

Great thread, thanks for posting.

 

[mergatroid]

Hope this isn't going off topic too much, but I just thought some may find these construction videos of the Magic Kingdom and the Contemporary Hotel of interest?

 

[profscottraynor]

Nice videos! Enjoyed watching them.