Art & Linda return to the Magic Kingdom ’75 - Home Movie

Art & Linda return for another well chronicled visit to Walt Disney World a year after their amazing 1974 and 1976 home movies. This film is no different starting with a Skyway ride. We see the Wedway Peoplemover in its earliest months of operation so it gets a fair amount of attention. Some footage from inside the Carousel of Progress (also a new attraction for Florida at this time) features a clip from each scene. Keeping with the theme of “new” things they head to the Hall of Presidents which featured the first new animatronic since it opened - President Gerald Ford (featured in the roll call). From politicos we head to Pirates! Of the Caribbean variety. Linda wanders through Caribbean Plaza and Art takes some footage of the queue.
Then we head to the Country Bear Jamboree with extensive footage of the attraction followed by a trip to the Mickey Mouse Review with, again, some of the best inside footage we’ve seen (giving you a very good sense of the attraction if you never experienced it). We then take in America On Parade in all its glory. This celebration of Americana has been well documented in many of our films but Art’s excellent cinematography and the clear soundtrack makes this worth your time.
After the parade Linda does some shopping on Main Street and then take in the nighttime (dusk) parade as it makes its way through Liberty Square. A few images of the Magic Kingdom at twilight close out the film.

[@FreedomforHaiti]

Interesting. The photographer went on Country Bear Jamboree twice, and in each viewing, Zeke (of the Five Bear Rugs who sings Devilish Mary) has a different voice. First it's his raspy voice, which I've always heard at Disney World and Disneyland. Then it's a higher voice, which I've only ever heard on the record! Could Disney have been rotating some of the voices on a regular basis??? ....... Anyway, it's great to see all this again!!! Wow, President Ford was the newest addition to Hall of Presidents! The photographer captured some dialog in Carousel of Progress's last act which I'd forgotten about, and hadn't heard since the '70s.

[@SlushysSecret]

The recordings probably varied between months since the audio was changed that year

[@memethyst]

i have never seen footage this high quality and close up of the 75 version of the carousel of progress, this is amazing

[@southparkboyproductions6040]

At least we got footage of the country bears with the original recording of devilish mary with Dal McKennon before the audio changed in 1975

[@hayley8754]

The Carousel of Progress footage is amazing since this was filmed the same year it opened at WDW.

[@richardprovenzano904]

My family went there in 1974 after moving to florida when I was I kid. Now I’m 62. This brought back wonderful memories, thanks.

[@pamelabrewer3044]

13:58 love this part and song.

[@TheSlainte1]

Thank goodness for Art and Linda.

[@Teletran35]

Weird seeing things so different back then

[@hiridavidfeign]

In 75 my rich aunt paid for our family and hers to stay 3 nights at the Contemporary. It was an awesome experience, so this is a wonderful document for me. It was SOOO much better lol. Thanks.

[@BauerTheGolden]

whoa!!! i never saw the storybook thing...... with all those animatronics of the movie characters. what is that? its cool.

[@tschuler9923]

Mickey Mouse Revue. It was where Philharmagic is now

[@TheBigboy1138]

Yes thank you! Good to see a new upload from you!

[@ottersstupidsafariofficial]

13:58 zeke old voice

[@PrimeStoneToons]

God those bears are that dang old. And there still there today. I'm surprised that non of the Bears have ware and tear on it

[@Rafedreams]

Sadly, They're not the same bears. They were replaced in 2012 when the refurb happened.

[@cecanimatronicguy7403]

And worse, they never performed the Christmas & Vacation shows for a decade!

[@ottersstupidsafariofficial]

@@cecanimatronicguy7403 WILL YOU EVER STOP-

[@ottersstupidsafariofficial]

@@Rafedreams idk if they were replaced bc the furs were the only thing thrown out and replaced I think

[@PeterPumpkinEater75]

@@ottersstupidsafariofficialCorrect, the animatronics are the originals. Only the furs and skins were replaced but the ones used prior to 2012 weren’t even the 1971 cosmetics anyways

[@mariagreco9475]

What is the show with all the Disney characters?

[@superlolbrothers6559]

The Mickey Mouse Revue, which ran from 1971 to 1980

[@Rafedreams]

Is there any way you can fully revive the 1970s CBJ with the full performance? I'd love to see that and from what I know they're are a few videos to restore on the platform.

[@cecanimatronicguy7403]

I heard Henry saying about Pepsi cola & “Freetoad lady???” I can barley understand that last one.

[@Rafedreams]

@@cecanimatronicguy7403 he was saying that the show was sponsored by Pepsi cola and Frito Lay

[@cecanimatronicguy7403]

@@Rafedreams ah gotcha. Thank you, I wasn’t born in the 70s when frito lay is around.

[@Rafedreams]

@@cecanimatronicguy7403 yw!! Frito Lay is still around they are the company that make Doritos I think

[@cecanimatronicguy7403]

@@Rafedreams oh. Anyways they also should’ve done the same sponsors in the Christmas show in 1984.

[@ciarlinomath]

Was that really a parade float depicting the Salem witch trails by a person getting dunked?

[@cecanimatronicguy7403]

Did you seen the Christmas show in mid 80s?

[@ottersstupidsafariofficial]

They didn’t record this

[@ottersstupidsafariofficial]

11:21 then zeke 1975 voice

[@HecklesTheClown]

prototype carousel of progress

[@212Elevators]

2:58 Wait what?

[@epaddon]

The HOP material is not in the right sequence but still, it's always a treasure to see the original program and the one that should still be playing today but for the horrible and disgraceful decision of Michael Eisner to let a crackpot "historian" named Eric Foner desecrate the attraction in a 1993 makeover that I refuse to acknowledge the existence of, and I haven't bothered with any of the other versions since then that are little more than variations on the same desecration Foner shoved down our throats.

[@downlink5877]

Remember having to read one of Foner's books at university. Had no idea about his role in the HoP!