Monday
Jun182012
WDW Construction: Magic Kingdom
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Yesterday my grandfather told me his good friend worked for Disney during the Florida construction. Of course I immediately asked if his friend took photos or filmed anything while there. No solid answer yet. We’ll see if we locate anything. For now, we'll enjoy these rare professional black and white construction photos.
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tagged Behind-the-Scenes, Construction, Magic Kingdom
Behind-the-Scenes, Construction, Magic Kingdom
Reader Comments (11)
I really do need a time machine. I can only imagine what it was like during this time. I wonder sometimes how many people worked on the construction of both Disneyland and Disney World and the stories they could tell.
Wow. SO COOL! Do you have any old ones of the Poly? I hope your grandfather's friend comes through with some great shots!
Great photos. Early pictures of Beachcombers Island make you wonder if there were ever plans for guest involvement there, other than the great tsunami machine.
Could someone caption photos 3, 4, 5, & 11? I have having trouble identifying what landmarks currently occupy those areas. These pics are AWESOME and thanks inadvance for any input.
#11 is 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea.
Thanks for the great photos! I really like the site prep work ones.
4 looks like it might be Seven Seas Lagoon.
I agree that 4 looks like Seven Seas Lagoon, 5 may be back towards the cast entrance on Reams Road. I am far from being an expert, but if I had to guess, I would say 3 is one of the locks for the water management system.
Photo 3 - water sytem - is located off Vista Blvd. between Fort Wilderness and Dixie Landings (Port Orleans)
How confident are you that #3 is the lock off of Vista Blvd? From the recent satellite photos, it appears that it could be the one at Disney Vacation Club way and that they have cut off the rightward waterway when they connected some of the roads together. It might also be the one behind typhoon, but that curved waterway to the right appears too far from the lock.
I have an idea for Disney to make some modern changes to the Contemporary. I'd love your feedback!
Cheers,
Matthew
Disney Star Wars Resort