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An account looking at the historical past of the Walt Disney Company through a visual medium. Fan account and not representative of The Walt Disney Company.
The Walt Disney Archives
Joined December 2015
Aerial view of Disney’s Contemporary Resort before the addition of the Convention Center and Bay Lake Tower.
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Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse pose for a publicity photo on the red carpet during the early days of Disney-MGM Studios.
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View of Main Street USA and the Hub from Cinderella Castle while under construction at the Walt Disney World Resort.
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Guests float through the auction scene of Pirates of the Caribbean at Disneyland Park.
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Mickey Mouse and a couple of young guests leap for excitement in this promotional photograph for the 1989 Walt Disney World Calendar.
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Original entrance plaza to EPCOT Center featuring a Mark IV Monorail and Spaceship Earth.
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S.I.R. as seen during the ExtraTERRORestrial Alien Encounter at the Magic Kingdom from 1994-2003. Did you know that among many of the creatives on this project that the famed Star Wars creator, George Lucas, also helped develop this short lived attraction?
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Eastern Airlines print advertisement for the Walt Disney World Resort.
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The former post-show theater for Maelstrom in the Norway Pavilion that featured the film “The Spirit of Norway”. . This theater space is now part of the queue for Frozen Ever After at Epcot.
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Promotional photograph for SpectroMagic. Magic Kingdom’s nighttime parade which ran from 1991-2010.
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Mickey’s Jammin’ Jungle Parade ran from 2001 until 2014 at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. . This parade ran from Discovery Island, through Asia and Harambe, while finally ending at its starting point in Discovery Island.
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Harmonious, EPCOT (2021-2023) Harmonious was seen as the permanent replacement for the long running Illuminations: Reflections of Earth but did not meet the expectations of fans.
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Fountain of Nations and Innoventions Plaza as seen looking towards Spaceship Earth.
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Mickey Mouse and friends celebrate the opening of a Mickey’s Birthdayland in 1988.
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Original Disney-MGM Studios entrance shortly after opening in 1989. There are a couple of cool things to note in this photo! Obviously, there is the Mickey Mouse flower bed and the original entrance signage. I really enjoy seeing the original studios flag on the left pole.
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Mad Tea Party, Dumbo, and the Mickey Mouse Club Theater as seen in Fantasyland at Disneyland.
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Aerial view of Fantasyland and the Magic Kingdom looking towards the Seven Seas Lagoon. In the foreground you can see 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea: Submarine Voyage as well as the original location of Dumbo.
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Goofy keeping cool at the splash pad between Future World and World Showcase at Epcot in the year 2000. ⠀ .⠀ This splash pad was revealed to have been designed by legendary Imagineer Rolly Crump.⠀
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Goofy, Pluto, and friends as seen at the Contemporary Cafe at Disney’s Contemporary Resort. During this time in the resorts history, the Contemporary Cafe hosted Character Dining during breakfast and dinner buffets. Chef Mickeys was not located at the resort at this time.
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Construction of Sunset Blvd and the Hollywood Tower Hotel as seen at Disney-MGM Studios.
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