I'm not going to read all 200 plus comments to see what the fight is all about , DL vs WDW. I've never been to DL, not going to CA just for DL but I will go back to FL just for WDW. I'm sure DL is great, it is Disney, there is just so much more to do at WDW.
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People dressed nice because it was, and still is to some, a very magical special place to be. More like an Honor. Kinda like why you would dress up to go to church or a fancy dinner. Now days people be all wearin bib overhauls and spandex to walmart all the time like they just don't really care what they look like.
just for the record, WDW does in fact kick ass all over Dland. sorry, but it's like a whole different planet passed the gate.
I'm just amused at the sensibilities of people back then...many a lady dressed like they were going to church, the men not too far off...maybe it's because a film was being shot, but different times back then for sure.
@vfktikipindude Disneyland is detailed? Rides break down all the time. I don't think California Screamin' can last a week without needing a repair. And what brilliant logic makes you determine Disneyland wins related to rides? You have 2 parks. We have 4 plus 2 waterparks and nearly everything you have plus more. The only thing people can say legit about Disneyland is that it is an original and Walt was there. Other than that, WDW is superior in every way.
I have been to WDW many times, yet never Disneyland. I am a Disney history and fact buff and I know for a fact that Disneyland is small in comparison to just the Magic Kingdom. In fact, all of Disneyland would fit inside the Magic Kingdom's parking lot and there would still be room to park 500 cars. How bout that?
@moveOnDotOrgg WDW CRUSHES Disneyland! And, WDW in still expanding. This is because Walt purchased so much more land in Florida than he did in California.I don't even understand how anyone who's been down to Florida's WDW can even argue this point .We have The Magic Kingdom, Epcot,Hollywood Studios, Animal Kingdom, and two Disney Water Parks. Not to mention ALL the Disney Resorts. There's just NOOOOOO comparison. sorry Disneyland, I love ya, but you lose this one!
@MrCop11pi wdw IS NOT THE SAME PLACE IT USED TO BE.
Bigger isn't better. Disneyland has charm and walt's finger prints all over it. Every nuance of Disneyland works well to preserve the disney tradition.
Walt Disney World was fantastic for the first twenty years...now it is much to big and impersonal. Take it from me. I have worked there and seen a downward spiral.
Say what you will about Hi-Def. There is something so nostalgic, heart warming, and magical about 8mm! And I think this video is proof of it. Watching this, suddenly I'm 7 years old again. Thanks for putting a smile on my face. This video is incredible. I appreciate you sharing.
@moviesperson100001 1st song is calle Minnies Yoo Hoo & another one at 1:48 is called Maple Leaf Rag. They were on an old disneyland cd I got in 1991. Anyway I can upload them for you if you want, Also is you like old disneyland film footage I gots lots on my channel, come check them out. new one are going up a few each week, Luke HBVIDEOS
It's so amazing how something we thought was so totally COOL looks so cheezy now =0) I am glad technology has changed. I saw some of the old prices listed. I didn't pay for it when I was a child, but I do remember having individual tickets for the rides. I didn't get to see alot of it cuz the tickets weren't for everything. I am sure glad they started the one price all ride system. Thank you for posting this nostalgic look at WDW.
This is certainly neat but it is not park opening promotional footage. Both Pirates and the Swan Boats didn't debut until 1973, so the earliest this footage could be is about 2 or 3 years after Magic Kingdom opened.
@dsneybuf - It's actually a song called "Minnie's Yoo-hoo", and it has lyrics. And it's probably STILL older than you think... would you believe 1930?!
The Contemporary Resort originally opened with the park back in 1971. They are currently building an expansion to the resort for Disney Vacation Club members, so that part is new.
I just visit WDW or the first time a couple of days ago and I have fun.I didn't want to leave. Next time I staying at the resort, so I can play longer This video you show bring the rides and the attractions I never get the chance to experience because it extinct now.
This is brilliant - thanks for posting. My grandparents went in 1972 about 6 months after it opened and I have their original brochure. We got back from there last week. Great to see how all the trees have grown - much greener now but would like the lack of crowds from back then!
I am not sure where you live, but we live in AZ and they push Disneyland promo's ALL the time. We never hear about Disney World here. I think it is all related to demographics/states and which park is closer to the particular areas.
Its just that Disneyworld is so hyped up with promotions and you never hear anything about Disneyland its like they forget it still exists.I am so looking forawrd to going there for the holidays.i have a video of what they do there during the holidays and I am really looking forward to experiencing it for myself
well i have been to both and both are really fun but disneyworld has alot more things to do because they have four theme parks however disneyland is fun its sort of like the baby of disneyworld its more for younger kids
Well to what I have experienced (being to Disneyland five times and DisneyWorld four) is that Disney World is more of tourist destatnation while DIsneyland is more locals still with many tourists.
They probably push WDW in the eastern states and DLR in the western states because of geographic location they are more likely to go to the one closer
I went to Disneyland in Christmas time a couple years ago. The busiest week of the year for them. It was horrible. You'll regret it. If you do go prepare to stand for a couple hours for each ride. and Dont even bother to get food there. About an hour and a half wait w/ no place to sit.
Wow. Interesting to see what's still there and what's not. The sky around it looked so empty without all those 'mountains' sticking up. At first I was like "since when did the Speedway cars go by the Contemporary?" Then I realized Space Mountain wasnt there yet! There must have been a clear view straight to the Contemporary.
I honestly couldnt say, because the first year i went was in 1997, and i went again in 2005, 2006, and 2007 and as you can tell we go a lot because we thought the parks improved but I do see your point.
Admission in 1971 was just $4.75! By 1986, it was up to $21.50, a $5 increase over 1985's admission rate! By 1998, it was up to $44.52! Then in 2004, up to $59.75! Today, admission is $75 for one day! :-(
This is great seeing this. I first came to Disney 1984 and I was baby then with pictures in stroller, and although I don't remember much from then, I still see the pictures, and it looks closer to this than now. I remember 20 leagues under the sea, but do not remember Mickey Mouse Revue. When was that taken out of the Magic Kingdom? I am from S Fl. (about 2.5 hours away from the WDW), but the rest of the state grew with Disney!! I also went one week after 9/11 too, and was as empty as 1972.
and you weren't bumping into a food cart or tacky merchandise wagon every 20 yards either...wonder if Walt would even recognize the place (ok I know he died before it was open...but he signed off on the plans)
This makes me both happy and sad. It has attractions that should still be there like Mr. Toad's Wild Ride and 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. But it also has attractions that would be better off not there like the horribly botched WDW version of Pirates of the Caribbean.
WOW that almost brought a tear 2 my eye lol that video was great...idk why but those characters look real freaky back then lol but oh well i love DISNEY WORLD AND I LOVE U 4 POSTING THAT VIDEO THANKZ :)
well ican see the difference myself.walt disney world reall screwwd up when they took out mr.toad's wild ride and put lame rides like winnie the pooh there.if you had wings was awesome too both of them and they scrapped it too.the people who did that need to be fired what idiots!disneyland is more nostalgic,but no comparison to disneyworld sorry....
I assume that this is one of the videos that you could buy in the souvenir shops? Does anybody have the video of Lincoln having a meltdown? That is a very funny video. I may have seen it on AFHV but I'm not sure.
Walt Disney World is OK, but it isn't the original park nor does it have the truly authentic Walt Disney experience as Disneyland possesses. There is more history and nostalgia in the park in southern California than in Florida. And I'd rather have quality in Anaheim over quantity any day in Orlando.
whatever Walt Disney World "lacks" in history, nostalgia or so-called "authenticity", it makes up in great depth and expanse. Walt Disney himself flew over Florida, picked this spot and began development including EPCOT - which Disneyland does NOT have. Disneyland is neat but tiny compared to the VAST wonderment of DisneyWorld - I know several Californians who feel the same way! Give us a break!
YogaNate79 - true, but Walt designed Florida too - sure you know as much as you think you do? I work for Disney and had SEVERAL Disney folks from California come to Orlando last year - they were AMAZED at what they saw. You should have heard what they said! Ps - we're execs and have nothing to do with theme parks. Walt Disney World CRUSHES Disneyland. You've probably never been here.
To MoveOnDotOrg: Quantity doesn;t always mean quality. I have been to Disney World. Too commericialized and it doesn't stay true to Walt Disney's vision. Too bad.
@YogaNate79: feeble and tired "quality over quantity" cliche. They burned all the plans. videos and blueprints from building Disneyland before they built Walt Disney World. Too bad you're not in Florida - where practice made perfect.
@MoveOnDotOrgg Why do people like you always think that bigger is better? True that WDW may have more land and more hotels and barely more attractions (after combining all 4 parks compared to 2 parks at DLR), but at what cost? Quality! The entertainment is subpar at WDW compared to DLR. A vast majority of duplicate attractions are better at DLR than WDW. And more and more guests who are discovering DLR in recent years after going to WDW for many years are likening DLR as a better experience.
@MoveOnDotOrgg Hello MoveOnDotOrgg, but Walt Disney did NOT design Florida as well. The only thing Walt played a hand in with WDW was buying the property and the big overall masterplan that included the land for what was supposed to be a very different EPCOT Center. Not one drawing was done on the MK or any of the hotels until after Walt's passing in '66. I'm sorry, but pretty much 95% of WDW was designed by a committee and not by Walt himself. It shows too as being inferior to Disneyland
@loonercrazy: you're so wrong. As with any project, details and ideas evolve and change - up to the very last minute- and hotels are almost cookie cutter. Walt & Co already had all the trial and error kinks worked out from Disneyland - with lots of help from fellow creators, designers, etc - and brought the plans to Florida. Walt Disney World is on another dimension, a next level above Disneyland. Just one look at the stunned faces of Disney execs visitng WDW will tell you this.
@MoveOnDotOrgg I'm sorry darling, but Walt Disney died before the first drawing of any building was completed for WDW. The first dated artist rendering for any component of the MK or the hotels was in 1967/68 after Walt Disney died in 1966. He played NO role in the actual creation of the property outside of the purchase of the land and what was HIS idea of EPCOT Center. The MK and overall property was designed by a corporation. Disneyland was designed by a visionary man who had a dream.
You`re right in a few areas. Walt Disney only buying the land for WDW which he originally called it, " Disney World ". But Walt's Brother, Roy changed the name to " Walt Disney World ". You're right about EPCOT in Detail and The lack of Details for The Magic Kingdom Park and Hotel design in the masterplan.
However, Walt did say that The Theme park would look very much like the one in California, and it does.
@djthereplay I'm sorry dj, but Walt never said that about the theme park looking like the one in California. His only known comment in connecting the two parks is that he said Disney already knows how to build a Disneyland, so that is why he was so focused on his EPCOT Center concept. The MK was not necessarily what Walt had in mind as the "amusement park" he had written on the property map. He really didn't know what that park was going to be up until the time of his death. >>>Continued
So really, what I am trying to say is that if there is anything for sure in Walt Disney World that would be designed anywhere close to Walt's Idea, believe it or not, It is The Theme Park with the Castle which was one of the Parts of WDW that Walt Disney did not leave any detailed plans for on the masterplan and that he just said that there would be a theme park very much like the one in California (Disneyland) that is the Park that we know today as The Magic Kingdom.
@djthereplay It was Roy who made that decision to build the MK, not Walt. Up until Walt's death the only drawings and/or plans were the property map and a few sketches for EPCOT. You cannot find a single artist rendering of the MK dated prior to December 1966. The earliest designs were dated in 1967, which is when Roy changed the direction away from EPCOT and towards the easiest path - building a similar, less expensive, smaller scale (by number of attractions and services) of Disneyland.
You are right about EPCOT and Roy changing the direction of the main focus for building the Magic Kingdom. Walt himself pointed out Proerty Map sketch that There would be an airport of the future, then an entrance complex where all visitera will enter Disney World, An Industrial Park, then EPCOT, then the Theme Park Area Surrounded by the Hotels and Motels in the area.
In The Theme Park Area, You are right that Roy Named the Theme Park Area The Magic Kingdom and Built The Magic Kingdom in detail. You are right that there were no detailed plans and sketches of The Amusement Theme Park,
But Walt Himself said and pointed out that there would be another amusement theme park in Florida similar to the one in California.
He said it just before he went into detail about His Original Plan for EPCOT.
P.S. You are right that Roy changed the direction towards the easiest path because desinging that park would be the only thing that they could do and they would have ended up doing closer to right.
@djthereplay It was Roy who made that decision to build the MK, not Walt. Up until Walt's death the only drawings and/or plans were the property map and a few sketches for EPCOT. You cannot find a single artist rendering of the MK dated prior to December 1966. The earliest designs were dated in 1967, which is when Roy changed the direction away from EPCOT and towards the easiest path - building a similar, less expensive, smaller scale (by number of attractions and services) of Disneyland.
well, from September to January. (Excluding holidays) and april through the week b4 memorial day. Avoid holidays, summer, and spring break. Also look out for huge conventions in the area.
Wow! I can't believe someone has this video. My first visit was in 1976 and I was 7 years old. Thanks for the nostalgia! A lot of things have changed but some things never change! Thats Disney- We love it!
the best time to go disney world is july and august because the fantillusion parades are on plus the wishes fireworks are on to!!!hope you go!!!good luck!
But the crowds are terrible. I suggest the begining of December. There are very little crowds, things are cheaper because it's the off season, and the all the Christmas decorations are out. It's beautiful. :)
itsalleternal: It's April, and summer in Orlando is good, you want GUARANTEED warm weather and sunshine. I've been when it's February or late December and we FROZE. Sounds like you like to stay home, lol.
Christmas or during the off-seasons. There are less crowds so you get to see alot more. Lines to greet the characters aren't horrendously long either.
This is amazing!!! I wish they still had 20,000 leagues under the sea, I only go tot ride it once and I was only 4 so I don't remember it at all.... *tears*
i love disney world! im only 13 and i go there every year since i was 2! and it NEVER gets old!! its so cool to see something like this because my dad always tells me how much it has changed, thanks for putting this up!
I didn't make my first trip to WDW until 1988 when I was 7 years old. While I've heard about the swan boats this was the first time I've ever seen them.
It amazes me just how much WDW has changed over the last four decades.
That was the Mickey Mouse Revue, which was one of the original rides and ended in 1980. The 3D Magic Journeys show, which I believe replaced the 3D Captain Eo in EPCOT was moved to DisneyWorld into the Fantasyland Theater which is where the Mickey Mouse Revue was.
Enter Mickey Mouse Revue in the youtube search to see the MMR. It was moved to Tokyo.
This was such a cool video! I am a big WDW fan and would love a copy of this, if you can can you please send me a copy of this? I would be forever greatful.
Relax, the Country Bears are still there, I assure you. This old film clip shows many attractions, so are no longer there..but CBJ is still going strong!
The country bears are gone??? I miss the 20 000 leagues ride too:-( I miss the wild toads ride. Why would Disney get rid of some of the classic rides??? Not as if they run out of room.
I remember how it looked in the 70s and 80s. think I only went once in the 90s. (I live in Daytona) Then we went once last year and I was so disappointed. I didn't even realize they had done any remodeling. I thought it had just gotten really old looking. But if you like it, then I'm sure many others do too. We had a park-hopper pass so we just went to MGM and Pleasure Island instead =)
A bit of Disney trivia, the old Tomorrowland at WDW as it looked in the 1970's was supposed to be a vision of what 1986 would look like. The problem that Disney ran into was that technology and style advanced so fast it began to look dated quickly. To avoid this, the current design of Tomorrowland is to look more like a fantasy of Old World (H.G. Wells, if you will) sort of future look (mechanical but forward-looking)
I went there this October and it is the greatest place on earth! It was my first visit and it was amazing! And when I watch this video I can see that a lot of things have not changed since it was first opened! and heres a fact for you all: the day JFK was assasinated Walt Disney picked the location for Disneyworld, kind of ironic if you ask me:P
Love this!The park looks empty in the 1970's and the rides so plain compared to todays park!I went ther many times but my parents took me there the very 1st year it opened!
God I'm so happy I went there with my parents when I was 7 and every year after that..Tickets were $12.00 and you should to get a coupon book for the rides....Now I am 45,I still go at least once a year..but the price for is $63.00 for Florida Residents..Such good memories....THANKS WALT!!!
I am a bit younger than you but first visited in 1973. We stayed at the Contemporary for $85 a night. We only stayed one night because we walked in and got a cancellation. Even back then, the hotel was booked one year in advance. My book of tickets cost only about $8 but I think we got a discount. A B C D and E tickets were in the book.
Right after 9/11 you could book all resorts wile you were driving to Disney World (I live in Florida)and get a room with no problem. Then when you went to the parks, the wait for rides was no longer then 30 minutes! Now I have to call at least 3 week in advance to book the Polynesian Resort! Unless you call at 7AM when they update all there cancelations.
i went to dinseyworld about 10 months ago.. it was awesome. it was a whole event of firsts.. my first time on a plane, first time out of canada, first time to disney world and many more. it was so fun
Yo Ho ! Yo Ho! A Pirates Life Fer me! Tehre are still a lot of peopel that don't know tere was a ride years and years before a pirates movie existed. Those people need to watch this video!
Brilliant! Really brought back memories. I first went to Walt Disney World in 1974 when I was 3. This footage really captures the essence of WDW back then. It is like looking back in time. A lot has changed since then, but then again much has not...which is great! I am taking my son next week on his first trip to Disney World. Looks like I've come full circle! Thanks for the great footage! Keep it coming!
Thank you so much for this - I just got back from Disney a week and a half ago - seeing this brought me back all over again (minus some of the retired attractions, of course) - this is just wonderful.
Ironic that they use "Minnie's Yoo Hoo"--Mickey's first theme & the first theme of the MMC before the 'hi there, hi there, ho there' version--when Walt was Mickey (literally) & now (figuratively speaking) Mickey is Walt.
Viewers who enjoyed this video will also enjoy watching young Becky Taylor singing in a "Disney Concert" in Japan. Just search YouTube for 'Becky Taylor' and look for "A Medley of Disney Songs in Concert."
I love it! We've been 3 times in 5 years, and it's so fun to see how it looked back then. Thanks for posting! It's now in my favorites to share with my kids after school today.
At 3:22 I have had an epihany! Holy Crap...it's me on the Jungle Cruise, in a promo video for Disney from '71. Maybe they should pay me! I don't remember giving consent! Awesome Video!!!!
Anyone remember the "E Ticket" rides?
thdog52 1 week ago
I'm not going to read all 200 plus comments to see what the fight is all about , DL vs WDW. I've never been to DL, not going to CA just for DL but I will go back to FL just for WDW. I'm sure DL is great, it is Disney, there is just so much more to do at WDW.
tnfortwo99 3 weeks ago
5:13 - It's funny that I'd have the courage to ride something with the Big Bad Wolf, too!
Eddy2730 1 month ago
I've been to disneyland andthought it was magical...I sooo want to go to disneyworld :)
indiag89 2 months ago
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AbsoluteZeroMusic 4 months ago
People dressed nice because it was, and still is to some, a very magical special place to be. More like an Honor. Kinda like why you would dress up to go to church or a fancy dinner. Now days people be all wearin bib overhauls and spandex to walmart all the time like they just don't really care what they look like.
just for the record, WDW does in fact kick ass all over Dland. sorry, but it's like a whole different planet passed the gate.
Uzztoob 5 months ago
The Mickey Mouse Review was great...I miss all the old stuff that was there.
SpaceAce1267 5 months ago
I'm just amused at the sensibilities of people back then...many a lady dressed like they were going to church, the men not too far off...maybe it's because a film was being shot, but different times back then for sure.
glcorps1969 5 months ago
@vfktikipindude Disneyland is detailed? Rides break down all the time. I don't think California Screamin' can last a week without needing a repair. And what brilliant logic makes you determine Disneyland wins related to rides? You have 2 parks. We have 4 plus 2 waterparks and nearly everything you have plus more. The only thing people can say legit about Disneyland is that it is an original and Walt was there. Other than that, WDW is superior in every way.
Evnted 5 months ago
i wish i could have been to disney when it first opened
zdog1994 6 months ago
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zac613 4 months ago
I have been to WDW many times, yet never Disneyland. I am a Disney history and fact buff and I know for a fact that Disneyland is small in comparison to just the Magic Kingdom. In fact, all of Disneyland would fit inside the Magic Kingdom's parking lot and there would still be room to park 500 cars. How bout that?
MrDoombuggies 6 months ago
I have this song on my iPod
ZenDriveSeven 7 months ago
@moveOnDotOrgg WDW CRUSHES Disneyland! And, WDW in still expanding. This is because Walt purchased so much more land in Florida than he did in California.I don't even understand how anyone who's been down to Florida's WDW can even argue this point .We have The Magic Kingdom, Epcot,Hollywood Studios, Animal Kingdom, and two Disney Water Parks. Not to mention ALL the Disney Resorts. There's just NOOOOOO comparison. sorry Disneyland, I love ya, but you lose this one!
MrCop11pi 8 months ago 9
@MrCop11pi wdw IS NOT THE SAME PLACE IT USED TO BE.
Bigger isn't better. Disneyland has charm and walt's finger prints all over it. Every nuance of Disneyland works well to preserve the disney tradition.
Walt Disney World was fantastic for the first twenty years...now it is much to big and impersonal. Take it from me. I have worked there and seen a downward spiral.
ravenorama62 7 months ago
Say what you will about Hi-Def. There is something so nostalgic, heart warming, and magical about 8mm! And I think this video is proof of it. Watching this, suddenly I'm 7 years old again. Thanks for putting a smile on my face. This video is incredible. I appreciate you sharing.
Cheers.
HonkyTonkBuffalo 1 year ago
what is the music?? I must have this on my I-Pod!
MentalRob 1 year ago
I have this video on my channel with real film sound, check it out.
mycoolhomevideos 1 year ago
hey, do any of you know what the name of the music in this video is????
moviesperson100001 1 year ago
@moviesperson100001 1st song is calle Minnies Yoo Hoo & another one at 1:48 is called Maple Leaf Rag. They were on an old disneyland cd I got in 1991. Anyway I can upload them for you if you want, Also is you like old disneyland film footage I gots lots on my channel, come check them out. new one are going up a few each week, Luke HBVIDEOS
mycoolhomevideos 1 year ago
@mycoolhomevideos ok thank you very much!! i'll subscribe to your channel so it'll be easy to check back later!!!!
moviesperson100001 1 year ago
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SBreeze80 1 year ago
1:05...the woman in the red tank top still has a restraining order today against that quartet of muscians.
HGbunny 1 year ago
Lol, Gotta love the segway going from Battle Hymn of the Republic to Grim Grinning Ghosts!
yamihoole 1 year ago
I went to Disney World in 2007 and they retired the sky tram from Tomorrowland & Fantasyland. Both stations where there but, Out Of Service.
frankd1965 1 year ago
It's so amazing how something we thought was so totally COOL looks so cheezy now =0) I am glad technology has changed. I saw some of the old prices listed. I didn't pay for it when I was a child, but I do remember having individual tickets for the rides. I didn't get to see alot of it cuz the tickets weren't for everything. I am sure glad they started the one price all ride system. Thank you for posting this nostalgic look at WDW.
59diane 1 year ago 5
This is certainly neat but it is not park opening promotional footage. Both Pirates and the Swan Boats didn't debut until 1973, so the earliest this footage could be is about 2 or 3 years after Magic Kingdom opened.
LOPictures 1 year ago
wow,
how did you find this? its so awesome to see what disney world was like long ago
vidcam123 1 year ago
Wow, the "Mickey Mouse Works" theme was older than I thought!
dsneybuf 1 year ago
@dsneybuf - It's actually a song called "Minnie's Yoo-hoo", and it has lyrics. And it's probably STILL older than you think... would you believe 1930?!
imagineer81 1 year ago
Going in november! Staying at Fort Wilderness!! Woo Hoo!!!
signofeth 1 year ago
It was so much more magical back then!
dantanasgirl 1 year ago
to see how far Disney world has come you need look no further then the incredible Christmas "ice" castle they created
MightySaturn5 2 years ago
The Contemporary Resort originally opened with the park back in 1971. They are currently building an expansion to the resort for Disney Vacation Club members, so that part is new.
TheDanimalXL 2 years ago
I just visit WDW or the first time a couple of days ago and I have fun.I didn't want to leave. Next time I staying at the resort, so I can play longer This video you show bring the rides and the attractions I never get the chance to experience because it extinct now.
henry6517 2 years ago
When was the Contemporary Resort built? I thought it was new but apparently not
ParkerLiberty 2 years ago
38 Years Ago Today The Magic Kingdom Park & Walt Disney World Resort Opened In Florida!
Screech1920 2 years ago
it's look so sparse. it's great to see how it has grown!
meggie614 2 years ago
This is brilliant - thanks for posting. My grandparents went in 1972 about 6 months after it opened and I have their original brochure. We got back from there last week. Great to see how all the trees have grown - much greener now but would like the lack of crowds from back then!
walkerjusty 2 years ago
I am not sure where you live, but we live in AZ and they push Disneyland promo's ALL the time. We never hear about Disney World here. I think it is all related to demographics/states and which park is closer to the particular areas.
LCDLGAZ 2 years ago
Its just that Disneyworld is so hyped up with promotions and you never hear anything about Disneyland its like they forget it still exists.I am so looking forawrd to going there for the holidays.i have a video of what they do there during the holidays and I am really looking forward to experiencing it for myself
faithandtimfan 2 years ago
well i have been to both and both are really fun but disneyworld has alot more things to do because they have four theme parks however disneyland is fun its sort of like the baby of disneyworld its more for younger kids
flYdANCEchiCK 2 years ago 2
Well to what I have experienced (being to Disneyland five times and DisneyWorld four) is that Disney World is more of tourist destatnation while DIsneyland is more locals still with many tourists.
kelly42556 2 years ago
They probably push WDW in the eastern states and DLR in the western states because of geographic location they are more likely to go to the one closer
Xdanceislife89X 2 years ago
I went to Disneyland in Christmas time a couple years ago. The busiest week of the year for them. It was horrible. You'll regret it. If you do go prepare to stand for a couple hours for each ride. and Dont even bother to get food there. About an hour and a half wait w/ no place to sit.
matthew2065 2 years ago
that's why it's always best to go in the summer
mattmax11 2 years ago
@matthew2065 i know! i remember i went in december when my cousins came to visit from Nebraska. we had to wait 3 hours just to get on Indiana Jones!
HawthornHeightsfan91 1 year ago
they have some great promotions out now but it seems like its just geared towards disneyworld and Disneyland gets the shaft
faithandtimfan 2 years ago
WHAT U MEAN BY SHAFT? sorry for caps
moto1666 2 years ago
Wow. Interesting to see what's still there and what's not. The sky around it looked so empty without all those 'mountains' sticking up. At first I was like "since when did the Speedway cars go by the Contemporary?" Then I realized Space Mountain wasnt there yet! There must have been a clear view straight to the Contemporary.
yamihoole 2 years ago
Dude you get the park hopper plus water park tickets it lets you in to any park!! DUH!!
OrcaGal38 3 years ago
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hawkman2111 3 years ago
wat? disney gets better everyday.
Bigblikesc50 3 years ago
I think Disney as a whole is better ,iam just talking about Disney World park . It seems not as good to me.
hawkman2111 3 years ago
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I honestly couldnt say, because the first year i went was in 1997, and i went again in 2005, 2006, and 2007 and as you can tell we go a lot because we thought the parks improved but I do see your point.
Bigblikesc50 2 years ago
Grumpy looks evil in the parade o_0
Phykus 3 years ago
Why even buy single entry tickets at all?
wonderboyjohnny 3 years ago
Admission in 1971 was just $4.75! By 1986, it was up to $21.50, a $5 increase over 1985's admission rate! By 1998, it was up to $44.52! Then in 2004, up to $59.75! Today, admission is $75 for one day! :-(
pannoni1 3 years ago
I Just went a couple of days ago and the price is $79 for one day. :-(. If you go several days . the price is cheaper than the first day.
henry6517 2 years ago
the more u play the less u pay per day!!!
mikivis 2 years ago
This is great seeing this. I first came to Disney 1984 and I was baby then with pictures in stroller, and although I don't remember much from then, I still see the pictures, and it looks closer to this than now. I remember 20 leagues under the sea, but do not remember Mickey Mouse Revue. When was that taken out of the Magic Kingdom? I am from S Fl. (about 2.5 hours away from the WDW), but the rest of the state grew with Disney!! I also went one week after 9/11 too, and was as empty as 1972.
cdpiano27 3 years ago
That was an aweome commercial!! WDW looked really cool in the 70's!!!!!
wesayboo 3 years ago
Seeing promotionals like this from the 1970's are priceless. Thanks for posting.
DisneyParkVideos 3 years ago 2
It looked more like land than buildings back then, and not HUGE crowds of people like it is now.
MissMinnieMousegirl 3 years ago
and you weren't bumping into a food cart or tacky merchandise wagon every 20 yards either...wonder if Walt would even recognize the place (ok I know he died before it was open...but he signed off on the plans)
liontat 3 years ago
That is SO TRUE! Food carts selling overpriced spring water! Walt wouldn't recognize the place. I can imagine he would be speechless! LOL!
MissMinnieMousegirl 3 years ago
Not to mention everything else that's been bought, developed, produced etc. under his name.
wonderboyjohnny 3 years ago
Look how much thinner the American vacationer was back then!
FemmeDePunkRock 3 years ago 2
i cant wait till september... disney!!!!
geroshie 3 years ago
same here
EaglesFan1992 3 years ago
lol me either.
i LOVE disney world.
xstepharooo 3 years ago
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Sorry trip's canceled.
powerfullogic 3 years ago
It looks so small compared to what it is now
Ally1278 3 years ago 2
Im am going to disney tommorw
wert172 3 years ago
This makes me both happy and sad. It has attractions that should still be there like Mr. Toad's Wild Ride and 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. But it also has attractions that would be better off not there like the horribly botched WDW version of Pirates of the Caribbean.
tregnier279 3 years ago 2
wow very old
buttt it makes me rlly want to go there now
lol:D
nolanj904 3 years ago
Man, it was a lot less crowded back then, wasn't it? Lol.
devonaravenhold 3 years ago
Awesome, The music is great.
technicolorfantasies 3 years ago 2
Weird..
MusicalHeart15 3 years ago
WOW that almost brought a tear 2 my eye lol that video was great...idk why but those characters look real freaky back then lol but oh well i love DISNEY WORLD AND I LOVE U 4 POSTING THAT VIDEO THANKZ :)
thomasadrianna 3 years ago 2
well ican see the difference myself.walt disney world reall screwwd up when they took out mr.toad's wild ride and put lame rides like winnie the pooh there.if you had wings was awesome too both of them and they scrapped it too.the people who did that need to be fired what idiots!disneyland is more nostalgic,but no comparison to disneyworld sorry....
salamonetalton 3 years ago
I assume that this is one of the videos that you could buy in the souvenir shops? Does anybody have the video of Lincoln having a meltdown? That is a very funny video. I may have seen it on AFHV but I'm not sure.
hopefulever 3 years ago
Does anyone have the vid of Lincoln having a meltdown. That is hilarious!!
hopefulever 3 years ago
Walt Disney World is OK, but it isn't the original park nor does it have the truly authentic Walt Disney experience as Disneyland possesses. There is more history and nostalgia in the park in southern California than in Florida. And I'd rather have quality in Anaheim over quantity any day in Orlando.
YogaNate79 3 years ago
whatever Walt Disney World "lacks" in history, nostalgia or so-called "authenticity", it makes up in great depth and expanse. Walt Disney himself flew over Florida, picked this spot and began development including EPCOT - which Disneyland does NOT have. Disneyland is neat but tiny compared to the VAST wonderment of DisneyWorld - I know several Californians who feel the same way! Give us a break!
MoveOnDotOrgg 3 years ago 2
It's still not the original park. And Disneyland is the only park personally built by Walt Disney himself.
YogaNate79 3 years ago
YogaNate79 - true, but Walt designed Florida too - sure you know as much as you think you do? I work for Disney and had SEVERAL Disney folks from California come to Orlando last year - they were AMAZED at what they saw. You should have heard what they said! Ps - we're execs and have nothing to do with theme parks. Walt Disney World CRUSHES Disneyland. You've probably never been here.
MoveOnDotOrgg 3 years ago 22
To MoveOnDotOrg: Quantity doesn;t always mean quality. I have been to Disney World. Too commericialized and it doesn't stay true to Walt Disney's vision. Too bad.
YogaNate79 3 years ago
@YogaNate79: feeble and tired "quality over quantity" cliche. They burned all the plans. videos and blueprints from building Disneyland before they built Walt Disney World. Too bad you're not in Florida - where practice made perfect.
MoveOnDotOrgg 1 year ago
@MoveOnDotOrgg Why do people like you always think that bigger is better? True that WDW may have more land and more hotels and barely more attractions (after combining all 4 parks compared to 2 parks at DLR), but at what cost? Quality! The entertainment is subpar at WDW compared to DLR. A vast majority of duplicate attractions are better at DLR than WDW. And more and more guests who are discovering DLR in recent years after going to WDW for many years are likening DLR as a better experience.
loonercrazy 1 year ago
can you get me free tickets
angel12235 3 years ago
angel12235U: why?
MoveOnDotOrgg 3 years ago
@MoveOnDotOrgg Hello MoveOnDotOrgg, but Walt Disney did NOT design Florida as well. The only thing Walt played a hand in with WDW was buying the property and the big overall masterplan that included the land for what was supposed to be a very different EPCOT Center. Not one drawing was done on the MK or any of the hotels until after Walt's passing in '66. I'm sorry, but pretty much 95% of WDW was designed by a committee and not by Walt himself. It shows too as being inferior to Disneyland
loonercrazy 1 year ago
@loonercrazy: you're so wrong. As with any project, details and ideas evolve and change - up to the very last minute- and hotels are almost cookie cutter. Walt & Co already had all the trial and error kinks worked out from Disneyland - with lots of help from fellow creators, designers, etc - and brought the plans to Florida. Walt Disney World is on another dimension, a next level above Disneyland. Just one look at the stunned faces of Disney execs visitng WDW will tell you this.
MoveOnDotOrgg 1 year ago
@MoveOnDotOrgg I'm sorry darling, but Walt Disney died before the first drawing of any building was completed for WDW. The first dated artist rendering for any component of the MK or the hotels was in 1967/68 after Walt Disney died in 1966. He played NO role in the actual creation of the property outside of the purchase of the land and what was HIS idea of EPCOT Center. The MK and overall property was designed by a corporation. Disneyland was designed by a visionary man who had a dream.
loonercrazy 1 year ago
@loonercrazy
You`re right in a few areas. Walt Disney only buying the land for WDW which he originally called it, " Disney World ". But Walt's Brother, Roy changed the name to " Walt Disney World ". You're right about EPCOT in Detail and The lack of Details for The Magic Kingdom Park and Hotel design in the masterplan.
However, Walt did say that The Theme park would look very much like the one in California, and it does.
Cont`d on my next post.
- Dwight
djthereplay 1 year ago
@djthereplay I'm sorry dj, but Walt never said that about the theme park looking like the one in California. His only known comment in connecting the two parks is that he said Disney already knows how to build a Disneyland, so that is why he was so focused on his EPCOT Center concept. The MK was not necessarily what Walt had in mind as the "amusement park" he had written on the property map. He really didn't know what that park was going to be up until the time of his death. >>>Continued
loonercrazy 1 year ago
@loonercrazy
So really, what I am trying to say is that if there is anything for sure in Walt Disney World that would be designed anywhere close to Walt's Idea, believe it or not, It is The Theme Park with the Castle which was one of the Parts of WDW that Walt Disney did not leave any detailed plans for on the masterplan and that he just said that there would be a theme park very much like the one in California (Disneyland) that is the Park that we know today as The Magic Kingdom.
- Dwight
djthereplay 1 year ago
@djthereplay It was Roy who made that decision to build the MK, not Walt. Up until Walt's death the only drawings and/or plans were the property map and a few sketches for EPCOT. You cannot find a single artist rendering of the MK dated prior to December 1966. The earliest designs were dated in 1967, which is when Roy changed the direction away from EPCOT and towards the easiest path - building a similar, less expensive, smaller scale (by number of attractions and services) of Disneyland.
loonercrazy 1 year ago
@loonercrazy
You are right about EPCOT and Roy changing the direction of the main focus for building the Magic Kingdom. Walt himself pointed out Proerty Map sketch that There would be an airport of the future, then an entrance complex where all visitera will enter Disney World, An Industrial Park, then EPCOT, then the Theme Park Area Surrounded by the Hotels and Motels in the area.
>> Continued on my next post.
- Dwight
djthereplay 1 year ago
@loonercrazy
In The Theme Park Area, You are right that Roy Named the Theme Park Area The Magic Kingdom and Built The Magic Kingdom in detail. You are right that there were no detailed plans and sketches of The Amusement Theme Park,
But Walt Himself said and pointed out that there would be another amusement theme park in Florida similar to the one in California.
He said it just before he went into detail about His Original Plan for EPCOT.
- Dwight
djthereplay 1 year ago
@loonercrazy
P.S. You are right that Roy changed the direction towards the easiest path because desinging that park would be the only thing that they could do and they would have ended up doing closer to right.
- Dwight
djthereplay 1 year ago
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@djthereplay It was Roy who made that decision to build the MK, not Walt. Up until Walt's death the only drawings and/or plans were the property map and a few sketches for EPCOT. You cannot find a single artist rendering of the MK dated prior to December 1966. The earliest designs were dated in 1967, which is when Roy changed the direction away from EPCOT and towards the easiest path - building a similar, less expensive, smaller scale (by number of attractions and services) of Disneyland.
loonercrazy 1 year ago
This is fantastic to see. When I see footage like this, I feel like I'm almost there.
tomcon21 3 years ago
what attraction is the one with the animatronic alice and snow white? is it the mickey mouse revue?
akisuka 3 years ago
Yep, its in Tokyo now, I think. Theres a video of that version in youtube.
mctv512 3 years ago
whens the off season thx
mumbojumbo123456789 3 years ago
well, from September to January. (Excluding holidays) and april through the week b4 memorial day. Avoid holidays, summer, and spring break. Also look out for huge conventions in the area.
caddlemen 3 years ago
but now adays, the off season is nill, its hard to get to do alot in one day. like years ago during the off season.
soundwave000 3 years ago
Wow! I can't believe someone has this video. My first visit was in 1976 and I was 7 years old. Thanks for the nostalgia! A lot of things have changed but some things never change! Thats Disney- We love it!
jds520 3 years ago
Whens the best time to got to Disney World
mumbojumbo123456789 3 years ago
the best time to go disney world is july and august because the fantillusion parades are on plus the wishes fireworks are on to!!!hope you go!!!good luck!
GORGEOUSDIAMONZ 3 years ago
But the crowds are terrible. I suggest the begining of December. There are very little crowds, things are cheaper because it's the off season, and the all the Christmas decorations are out. It's beautiful. :)
addicted2disney 3 years ago
well thats a good idea but that means you miss out of the paraes and fireworks but there always just as good as eachother!!
GORGEOUSDIAMONZ 3 years ago
That's the WORST time to go - high crowds, extreme heat and humidity and (in August especially) the threat of hurricanes.
itsalleternal 3 years ago
well maybe for you.but for me its a different story.anyways take care!
GORGEOUSDIAMONZ 3 years ago
itsalleternal: It's April, and summer in Orlando is good, you want GUARANTEED warm weather and sunshine. I've been when it's February or late December and we FROZE. Sounds like you like to stay home, lol.
MoveOnDotOrgg 3 years ago
Christmas or during the off-seasons. There are less crowds so you get to see alot more. Lines to greet the characters aren't horrendously long either.
addicted2disney 3 years ago
Dam I wanna go to Disney World!!
ddvtsh 3 years ago 3
i wish those swanboats where still here
those look cool
moto1666 3 years ago 3
This is amazing!!! I wish they still had 20,000 leagues under the sea, I only go tot ride it once and I was only 4 so I don't remember it at all.... *tears*
addicted2disney 4 years ago 7
hey the 20,000 legues under the sea is in disneyland paris!so there is still hope for you!good luck!
GORGEOUSDIAMONZ 3 years ago
Yeah, but I don't have the money to travel all the way to EuroDisney. Believe me, if I did I would be there in a heartbeat! LOL!
addicted2disney 3 years ago
oh my heart really goes out to you!well i hope someday you get your dream!!as walt disney says all your dreams will come true!!!
GORGEOUSDIAMONZ 3 years ago
they have really came a longgggggggg way from almost 40 years ago
snapshoturdead 4 years ago
contemporary hotel is the best
aleb110 4 years ago
That was great! Where did you find it?
ellebelle1999 4 years ago
i love disney world! im only 13 and i go there every year since i was 2! and it NEVER gets old!! its so cool to see something like this because my dad always tells me how much it has changed, thanks for putting this up!
X0HugsKissesX0 4 years ago 2
I didn't make my first trip to WDW until 1988 when I was 7 years old. While I've heard about the swan boats this was the first time I've ever seen them.
It amazes me just how much WDW has changed over the last four decades.
bigdawg111981 4 years ago
OMG Pirates of the Caribbean has changed soooooooo much!
nomadicsheep 4 years ago
what is the one with micky and all the other cariters playing music
jakeblues119 4 years ago
It was at what is currently Philharmagic.
girghosts 4 years ago
That was the Mickey Mouse Revue, which was one of the original rides and ended in 1980. The 3D Magic Journeys show, which I believe replaced the 3D Captain Eo in EPCOT was moved to DisneyWorld into the Fantasyland Theater which is where the Mickey Mouse Revue was.
Enter Mickey Mouse Revue in the youtube search to see the MMR. It was moved to Tokyo.
jdohe 4 years ago
This was such a cool video! I am a big WDW fan and would love a copy of this, if you can can you please send me a copy of this? I would be forever greatful.
Again, amazing video!
mtguitarzz 4 years ago
they got rid of the country bears jambory?
moto1666 4 years ago
Moto,
Relax, the Country Bears are still there, I assure you. This old film clip shows many attractions, so are no longer there..but CBJ is still going strong!
camwit 4 years ago
no, its still there! :)
hhreppinit 4 years ago
The country bears are gone??? I miss the 20 000 leagues ride too:-( I miss the wild toads ride. Why would Disney get rid of some of the classic rides??? Not as if they run out of room.
jimmerz1975 4 years ago
Bring back the Bears!!!! The Country Bears are the best :)
TowerGal13 4 years ago
jaja i like the 70s 80s style, is like a time machine. i went a week ago and i ride the space mountain and it looks like spaceballs jajaja
vicomtz87 4 years ago
I miss 20,000 leagues under the sea! And they really need to update Tomorrowland. It now looks like Retroland =/
biblegirl7 4 years ago
It WAS updated, and it was designed in the update to look like a "Retroland." That was the specific design idea.
videorobo 4 years ago
But it's still called Tomorrowland? And it looks dirty and old.
biblegirl7 4 years ago
You'll have to complain to the WDW Imagineers.
I like how it looks now.
It used to look like the 1960s.
videorobo 4 years ago
I remember how it looked in the 70s and 80s. think I only went once in the 90s. (I live in Daytona) Then we went once last year and I was so disappointed. I didn't even realize they had done any remodeling. I thought it had just gotten really old looking. But if you like it, then I'm sure many others do too. We had a park-hopper pass so we just went to MGM and Pleasure Island instead =)
biblegirl7 4 years ago
A bit of Disney trivia, the old Tomorrowland at WDW as it looked in the 1970's was supposed to be a vision of what 1986 would look like. The problem that Disney ran into was that technology and style advanced so fast it began to look dated quickly. To avoid this, the current design of Tomorrowland is to look more like a fantasy of Old World (H.G. Wells, if you will) sort of future look (mechanical but forward-looking)
camwit 4 years ago
I went there this October and it is the greatest place on earth! It was my first visit and it was amazing! And when I watch this video I can see that a lot of things have not changed since it was first opened! and heres a fact for you all: the day JFK was assasinated Walt Disney picked the location for Disneyworld, kind of ironic if you ask me:P
DylanDrennan 4 years ago
Love this!The park looks empty in the 1970's and the rides so plain compared to todays park!I went ther many times but my parents took me there the very 1st year it opened!
dawnwest1128 4 years ago
simply bad azz!
blaster21996 4 years ago
God I'm so happy I went there with my parents when I was 7 and every year after that..Tickets were $12.00 and you should to get a coupon book for the rides....Now I am 45,I still go at least once a year..but the price for is $63.00 for Florida Residents..Such good memories....THANKS WALT!!!
eventvisionsinc 4 years ago 2
I'm 41, and did not pass the gates untill I was in my twenties! Can you imagine a world, any world, without Walt? I am so thankfull that he lived!
blaster21996 4 years ago
If you believe the cryonically freezing rumors are true!
HCShannon 4 years ago
I am a bit younger than you but first visited in 1973. We stayed at the Contemporary for $85 a night. We only stayed one night because we walked in and got a cancellation. Even back then, the hotel was booked one year in advance. My book of tickets cost only about $8 but I think we got a discount. A B C D and E tickets were in the book.
ProductPlacer 4 years ago
Right after 9/11 you could book all resorts wile you were driving to Disney World (I live in Florida)and get a room with no problem. Then when you went to the parks, the wait for rides was no longer then 30 minutes! Now I have to call at least 3 week in advance to book the Polynesian Resort! Unless you call at 7AM when they update all there cancelations.
blaster21996 4 years ago
i went to dinseyworld about 10 months ago.. it was awesome. it was a whole event of firsts.. my first time on a plane, first time out of canada, first time to disney world and many more. it was so fun
066warchild660 4 years ago
I am glad you got to live all those "Firsts"!
blaster21996 4 years ago
I visited Disneyland twice in the 80s but really don't remember it. For some reason my 3 trips to WDW were much more memorable.
ProductPlacer 4 years ago
Yo Ho ! Yo Ho! A Pirates Life Fer me! Tehre are still a lot of peopel that don't know tere was a ride years and years before a pirates movie existed. Those people need to watch this video!
therealitycurrent 4 years ago
Brilliant! Really brought back memories. I first went to Walt Disney World in 1974 when I was 3. This footage really captures the essence of WDW back then. It is like looking back in time. A lot has changed since then, but then again much has not...which is great! I am taking my son next week on his first trip to Disney World. Looks like I've come full circle! Thanks for the great footage! Keep it coming!
camwit 4 years ago
I waited 35 years for this trip. I went in 2007. By the way we're you born on October 1, 1971? That was the day Walt Disney World opened.
fnapoli1 4 years ago
Thank you so much for this - I just got back from Disney a week and a half ago - seeing this brought me back all over again (minus some of the retired attractions, of course) - this is just wonderful.
Paulajoe 4 years ago
I went there in June 2007. I waited 35 years for this visit.
fnapoli1 4 years ago
I do hope you found it as wonderful as the rest of us did -- I can never get enough!! :)
Paulajoe 4 years ago
hey me too but i waited like 5 years XD
XDstarfoster27XD 4 years ago
Ironic that they use "Minnie's Yoo Hoo"--Mickey's first theme & the first theme of the MMC before the 'hi there, hi there, ho there' version--when Walt was Mickey (literally) & now (figuratively speaking) Mickey is Walt.
TherealRNO 4 years ago
Oh! Mr. Toad!
I miss Mr. Toad's Wild Ride
HermioneLMS 4 years ago
Viewers who enjoyed this video will also enjoy watching young Becky Taylor singing in a "Disney Concert" in Japan. Just search YouTube for 'Becky Taylor' and look for "A Medley of Disney Songs in Concert."
Bish29 4 years ago
I remember that, one park , two hotels.
gwaring 4 years ago
Wasn't it better then than now?
cobolsaurus 4 years ago
Very cool video!! Check out my channel for more great Disney World videos!!!
WDWImagineer 4 years ago
are you really an imagineer for disney world?
magicmgmanimalepcot 4 years ago
I love it! We've been 3 times in 5 years, and it's so fun to see how it looked back then. Thanks for posting! It's now in my favorites to share with my kids after school today.
kmbrn 4 years ago
I just got back from the thunder mountain ride, thank you.
rbodi 4 years ago
Just got home from Disney World a few hours ago! My kids love it! Kinda neat compering the old with the new. Thanks for posing the vid. Nice one.
Hancox17 4 years ago 2
At 3:22 I have had an epihany! Holy Crap...it's me on the Jungle Cruise, in a promo video for Disney from '71. Maybe they should pay me! I don't remember giving consent! Awesome Video!!!!
WDWImagineer 4 years ago
omg REALLY?
skalbritton 4 years ago