Wow! Camcorder footage of EPCOT in 1984

[EPCOT Explorer]

#&^!%@*&!* AWESOME!!!!!



Man that brings me back.....

:lol: Best reaction ever.

 

[disneytopdog]

What a great video. Can't beat the classics!! And is it just me or is there a hidden mickey on the bottom half of the screen? He disappears at around the 3:30 mark.

I noticed the Mickey also....I was wondering if it was from the lights on the camera or water drops on the window.

AWESOME video, 1984... that was the year of my very first WDW trip

 

[RoRo]

Awesome video, the views of Horizons and WoM was very awesome and I wish it still was like that.

 

[Thrill Seeker]

Great video. R.I.P. Horizons... I will always miss you. You were way better than Mission::hurl:, I mean Space.

 

[NJDVCMembers]

Forget all the cool Disney related stuff for a moment, what an absolutely great "time-capsule" video this is. The super-blue eye shadow on the first girl you see, the puffy-short-sleeved shirt, the super short shorts. I think I saw an original "OP" tee shirt as well. The reference to the "russians", that video is TOTALLY AWESOME!!!

 

[WDWmazprty]

The 80's rocked so much! Great vid! Now I gotta go find mine.

 

[disney4life2008]

Now that is EPCOT! I love Epcot today but those attractions even in the 90s were GREAT!

 

[pluto1964]

Great footage. I love seeing the old photos and clips of the world.

 

[disneytopdog]

Did anyone notice the epcot entrance fountain? It had that clear sculpture in the center of it. I sure wish they would bring that back.

 

[Enchantâmes]

Good Grief Just look at JII and how sparkly and clean the pyramids were, they were like mirrors. Today they are so dull and grimy..

 

[EPCOT Explorer]

Good Grief Just look at JII and how sparkly and clean the pyramids were, they were like mirrors. Today they are so dull and grimy..

Indeed! They looked horrible last time...same with TL.


Get a pressure washer up there...

 

[joel_maxwell]

Here's a pic of the camera and the deck we had as kids.

Not a great shot. The actual VHS deck is in that silver bag, which you slung over your shoulder, and the camera is all folded up.

The first "camcorder" came out the same year, and was featured in Back to the Future (hello dandaman!).

Isnt that the camcorder Clack used in European Vacation.

"bah bah bah baaahh bah"

 

[preludevtec01]

Horizons.... *tear

 

[Craig & Lisa]

I had one of those cameras in 1999 on our third visit, weighed a TON, but I still have them on tape too. The video is great, good to see Horizons again, only was able to ride it 3 times before they shut it down, but what fun. Thanks

 

[heartodisney]

Yes...I noticed the "hidden mickey"...great footage...but..also...notice the LACK of cars on the freeway? Too bad now!

 

[EPCOT Explorer]

Yes...I noticed the "hidden mickey"...great footage...but..also...notice the LACK of cars on the freeway? Too bad now!

Where?:wave:

 

[Disney05]

The year I graduated H.S. :lookaroun

 

[disneytopdog]

Where?:wave:

The hidden Mickey????? is on the lower part of the windshield dead center on the first part of the video. It flattens out towards the end and becomes a " Hidden three dots in a row"

 

[Blackie Pueblo]

Wow, awesome vid. Pretty neat to see EPCOT so long ago. It was wierd seeeing all the differences, and seeing World of Motion. Wow... memories from when I was a kid.

"But the most exciting and by far the most important part of our Florida project...in fact, the heart of everything we'll be doing in Disney World...will be our Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow!"
---Walter Elias Disney

 

[Little Green Men]

That is so awesome! Thanks for sharing! Wow they even said the name of the sponsors on the spiel? Does anyone know when they stopped saying the sponsor? And does anyone know if the spiel mentioned anything about the Living Seas or even Horizons and Wonders of Life before they opened?