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Tomorrowland Slides from 1976-1978...Space Mountain was Brand New
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ABQ
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We couldn't afford any more E Tickets when I was there in '77 and missed out on it. I may have been too short anyway, not sure. I was too focused on the fact that I lost my die cast R2-D2 figure somewhere in the park anyway. The irony of losing a Star Wars merchandise piece and not being able to replace it anywhere on Disney property at the time.
bethymouse
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I remember the sky ride and 20,000 leagues. I was too scared to ride space in the 70's.
No strollers, ECVs, less crowded, etc... That was the old Disney that most of us love and cherish!
No strollers, ECVs, less crowded, etc... That was the old Disney that most of us love and cherish!
hth1917
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i wore those clothes..
Me too...and I hope they don't come back in style.
Great photos - and imagine Mickey meeting you at the entrance - and leading the parade not in a float out of reach. So sad that now the costume characters are available only via formal M&Gs.... as a kid, I remember meeting Mickey as he walked around Disneyland.
I remember the sky ride and 20,000 leagues. I was too scared to ride space in the 70's.
No strollers, ECVs, less crowded, etc... That was the old Disney that most of us love and cherish!
The strollers were the big blue metal ones. Probably made out of steel and weighed several hundred pounds.
Thanks for the link!
Imagine getting run over by one of those....
I_heart_Tigger
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Another one born in '72 here. I went in '75, '76, '78, '80, '82, '85 and '89 (then more in the 90's and onward). This makes me want to go through my old slides. I also have video of River Country and the parks. The video camera back then was huge.
Walt Disney1955
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It's not just you, I noticed it too. But then that's easy to notice in any footage from 1990 or earlier. I also noticed that in the 1970's footage of WDW you couldn't spot a single ECV. And a lot less strollers too, with most kids over 5 or 6 walking around instead of being pushed around with an iPad.
Many things have improved for us since 1975. But the average size and health of the average American isn't one of those things.
True enough. I know that I haven't taken my 3 year old to Disney yet but I've taken him to another theme park. You know what he did? He walked. He is way, way too old to be in a stroller. He's a normal rambunctious toddler. He walks. My 7 month old? She'd be in a stroller. But that's it. With all of the things you sit down for in WDW, my son wouldn't be tired at the end of the day for a very simple reason, he's used to walking around in different places.
TP2000
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Agreed. I have family in Seattle with 3 to 5 year olds. They came to visit Uncle TP2000 and we went to Disneyland. They didn't bring a stroller, didn't rent a stroller, didn't need a stroller. The children walked around Disneyland and DCA all day, and the 3 year old spent small bursts in the arms of his Dad. Their parents are tall and slim and healthy (and very attractive and fun), and they ride bikes and ski and paddle kayaks with the kids for leisure on weekends.
Strollers beyond the age of 2 or 3 are just a gateway drug towards morbid obesity in an ECV by the time they are 50.
TP2000
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Tokyo Disneyland's Space Mountain got a 60% version of Disneyland's upgraded version. This is one of the rare times a Tokyo Disneyland attraction didn't get just as good of an upgrade, if not better, than its American counterparts. (Although Tokyo's version of Dumbo is the other example.) Tokyo got similar queue and station upgrades, plus new interior lighting and exterior projection effects like Anaheim. But Tokyo didn't get the upgraded rockets or on-board audio that Anaheim has. And the Coca-Cola sponsorship of the ride in Tokyo creates some very clunky pre-show commercials in the queue.
Hong Kong Disneyland has almost the identical version of Anaheim's Space Mountain, including onboard audio and the Halloween overlay of Ghost Galaxy. Hong Kong got Ghost Galaxy first, and Anaheim got a clone of it for Halloween '09 and onward. The big difference in Hong Kong is a much smaller and simpler loading area; nothing like the larger "Spaceport" theme of Disneyland USA's loading area.
Tokyo Disneyland doesn't get Ghost Galaxy, it's only an Anaheim and Hong Kong offering.
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PeterAlt
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Thanks for that explanation! I was beyond upset that they messed up our upgrade! The queue area of ours now is a downgrade. The effects on the ride itself is improved, but still far behind the Anaheim/HK versions. How much longer would we need to wait before they attempt to upgrade ours again do you think?
Please God...Don't let this become a Magic Kingdom Stroller Thread.
Please share the photos. We would love to see them.
I'm guessing that would have been 1980?
Epcot-Rules
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It felt awesome returning. I had a not so great childhood. I have been asked what my favorite childhood memory was and of course, it was our trip to Disney. I love looking at these old photos hoping to catch a glimpse of me or my family lol.
It was a different place back in the 70's. My fondest memories were of Mr. Toad's Wild Ride, 10,000 Leagues under the sea, and the sky way ride. All of which were no longer there upon my return
But it did bring tears to my eyes when we crossed under the train station and I got to look at Main Street again after 29 years. Knowing I was sharing that experience with my own children melted my heart. 2 of my 3 boys are all grown up now and too busy or cool for Disney. I'm hoping to share this experience once again with my grand children!