This Is What Magic Kingdom Walt Disney World Looked Like in 1993! (VHS Upscaled to HD 60FPS)

[@alexgeorge501]

Magic Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 0:22 Arriving to the park 0:49 Main Street USA (Meet and Greets with Minnie, Donald, Tigger, Pluto, Dopey & Snow White) 4:48 Cinderella Castle (Walk through on of the many gift shops and the royal carousel) 7:27 It's a Small World 13:45 Mark twain riverboat and frontierland (Offride of splash mountain here!) 15:16 Big Thunder Mountain (and some of splash mountain) 18:24 Liberty Square and Tomorrowland 19:31 Space Mountain+Carousel of Progress 23:35 Main Street Parade 30:05 Adventureland 32:05 The Jungle Cruise 35:18 Pirates of the Carribean (Dead Men Tell No Tales!) 40:27 Dumbo's Flight (Offride) & 20.000 Leauges under the sea 46:10 Mad hatter's tea party (offride) & More Meet & greets (Tigger, Eyore & Pooh) 45:59 Castle Stage Show 1:01:30 Adventureland riverboats 1:02:23 Main Street Parade (2nd performance) 1:07:59 Mr Toad's wild ride 1:09:20 Tomorrowland people-mover (with orbiter offride) & Main street in the evening 1:12:02 Magic Kindom train (frontierland to Mickey's Starland) 1:13:09 Mickey's Starland (Mickey's open house tour) 1:15:38 Main Street near dusk (End of another magical day)

[@DisneyDave]

@alexgeorge501 Thanks Alex

[@alexgeorge501]

@@DisneyDave you're welcome as always!

[@garbanzolee3306]

The ride you paired with Space Mountain at 19:31 didn't look like The Carousel of Progress at all. Unless I'm missing something I don't understand.

[@alexgeorge501]

I was trying to guess what ride that was, might of been part of the exit queue for space mountain or something

[@bocswu]

​@@alexgeorge50122:50 it's the same ride system as Buzz Lightyear. In the 70s and 80s it was If You Had Wings by Eastern Airlines. Delta Airlines had the naming rights in the 90s.

[@samhickman3813]

I miss this Disney. It feels so much calmer. The crowd looks a LOT healthier.

[@ridetrackx]

The early 90s. When you could park for free at The Contemporary and take the Monorail line to a low crowd MK and Epcot. At the end of the day you come back to a quiet no crowd, no traffic parking lot. Today's upload has got me missing my dad, who worked for the company. Remembering a moment we had in the Penny Arcade. Good memories.

[@DisneyDave]

@ridetrackx sorry to hear that today's upload has got you missing your dad but also great to hear its also bringing back some good memories for you

[@Vulpine407]

Same here about the parking. And if it was a nice day, you could just walk from the Contemporary to the MK front gate. I actually preferred to park at the Polynesian as I liked the atmosphere better there. Also, the breakfast buffet was better than the one at the Contemporary IMO. Occasionally, I would park at the guest parking lot of Fort Wilderness, take the bus in, then grab the launch to the dock at the MK. But I think the best memories I had was going to River Country back in the late 70s as a little kid. It was a dump load of fun. But I understand the safety reasons why they had to close. Just miss the place is all. Fun Fact: If you zoom in as close as you can get on Google Maps, you can still see the abandoned areas of River Country. Its a mess these days, but you can still discern the tube river, the slides and the pool area.

[@carlosr192]

The prices go up to control the everyday clients...ok. The quality of everything still good... But I think the major disney problem today is manager the crowd in the parks . The app to see the lines is good but not sufficient. The cut lines program needs to have less people. The ultimate not capitalist solution is cut the inside public in half...in MK of course. Everyone could remark there's travel to next 8 or12 mouths to keep the magic... with no problem.

[@jackstearns1549]

When you see a video like this you really are hit by the realization that things were so much simpler and fun back then....

[@ddespair]

I wish I could go into one old video and not see some guy complaining about the “good old days”. As a child who went to Disney in the 90’s, driving through the south was a nightmare as a non white person. We were stared at everywhere, and no one said hi to us. So yeah, race relations are much better today, we have better medicine, better information on health, more women in government, access to instantaneous information and communication. This is the best time to be alive and be who you want to be. As I always say, the past is a nice place to visit, but I wouldn’t want to live there.

[@travisvanalst4698]

Eh it only seems that way because of Nostalgia.

[@gridley]

@@ddespair Depends on your ideology. Leftist & rightist biases are like a Rorschach Test. Generally, just how honest, sensible, logical & ethical does a person's politics make him or her?

[@jenniferhamels1176]

@@travisvanalst4698 Nostalgia has nothing to do with variables such as ticket prices being around less than half even after you adjust for inflation compared to now. The quality of staff felt better back then. Also, cheap or even free parking back then.

[@jaymum23]

@@gridley Bigoted 🐎💩 like they were complaining about is ideologically right wing.

[@marvinpetty731]

The golden age of disney back then, its gone down so much since then !

[@user-dc2ed2dm8d]

I agree. This is the Disney that I remember, and love.

[@SonsOfTheDesert]

So many more trees back then making it much more pleasurable!!

[@DisneyDave]

@SonsOfTheDesert it such a shame they have all been removed 😔

[@QuartzFalcon]

I went to Disney World with my family (both parents, siblings and a grandmother) back in 1992, so that's pretty close to how it was in this video! Thanks for the blast from the past.

[@SylviaL11]

I haven't even watched this yet and already 👍 liked. This was the first year my parents took me to Disney. I was 6 years old. It's amazing to see and be able to experience 1993 Disney again! Thanks for posting.

[@DisneyDave]

@SylviaL11 thank you and you're welcome, It really must have been so amazing experiencing Disney World as a 6 year old 💖

[@littleredflying-fox]

Thank you for this video, it brings back a lot of memories of the time when WDW was a pleasant place to visit, with it clean, the staff pleasant, and the visitors civilized. The nostalgia is palpable!

[@ChrisStorgoff]

I have always said that 1993 was the last high water mark for Magic Kingdom and Epcot. Both parks were firing on all cylinders.

[@Paulymoto222]

Look at all that shade with the big trees at the hub and town square. Even main street had some trees. They need more trees now. One of those little qualities that have gone away. Crowd levels were manageable for the average person. Nobody is rushing anywhere. I like the spires at the entrance of tomorrowland. That looks better than the rocks. I do miss 20,000 Leagues.

[@DisneyDave]

@Paulymoto222 20,000 Leagues was the best & it was crazy how many years that attraction just sat there until it was removed completely

[@ScottCruisingAdventures]

Wow, always amazed seeing Disney in times before I went (or was born in this case) I wish I remembered my first trip. Been plenty of times to see plenty of changes over the years, and I continue to visit as the parks evolve. Thanks for all the awesome uploads!

[@DisneyDave]

@scottcieri2750 you're welcome

[@swampsagacity4685]

So many seating areas, benches, and especially trees are now gone. It’s just one giant concrete slab with few areas for people to relax and rest.

[@applianceman6009]

I was born in 2004, so I never experienced this Magic Kingdom, but I am happy I got to go in 2014 and 2016. Haunted Mansion and Splash Mountain were my favorite rides in the park.

[@bloodbought6809]

That was awesome! ty so much for posting this!

[@DisneyDave]

@bloodbought6809 You're welcome

[@jayneestrycker8691]

We went in 1993 for our honeymoon😊 No crowds compared to today. Everyone seems so polite, no fist fighting.

[@opaljeanwebb288]

Awesome video. You rock.

[@Monchichichan83]

I always say I loved how there was no security right next to the characters and it made it more magical that way back then and people knew how to act. Every time I see all the security staff so close around it takes the magic away and doesn’t feel authentic anymore.

[@jonathanrose829]

The sub voyage gave this part of the magic kingdom something a lot more impressive to look at instead of a short boring mine train. The sub voayage lasted for decades, People are already bored with the mine train. It's just not the same

[@stephenmcallister2169]

it’s still crazy to see how much is still the same.

[@mkaplan1383]

20:15 Oh man, I forgot that was the old sound of the speed tunnel and how the pitch started to become ear splitting.

[@mkaplan1383]

16:45 Across Rivers Of Liberty there's a fort at Tom Sawyer's Island. They had stationary Winchester rifles were when I was a kid I would pretend to take pot shots at the oncoming runaway train at Big Thunder Mountain just like the Tuskin Raiders would camp on the turnpike taking shots at the podracers on Star Wars.

[@kennethwayne6857]

I might have done the same and made those noises when I 'hit' someone. EERGH! EERGH!

[@kylekeller3398]

1993 is the year I was born! Although, my first visit to Disney World, was back in 1996.

[@DisneyDave]

@kylekeller3398 Can you remember much from your first visit in 96? I can imagine it would have been an incredible experience for a 3 year old 👍

[@kylekeller3398]

@@DisneyDave I remember meeting Mickey and Minnie for first time, but I was a little shy at first. I also remember seeing the Country Bear Jamboree and SpectroMagic with Roger Rabbit.

[@DisneyDave]

@@kylekeller3398 wonderful memories

[@laurablack2262]

Disney was so full of positive energy and the “Walt Disney Magic” back then. I’ll give Michael Eisner credit for the way he handled everything during his tenure. Disney parks, films, and shows had a certain draw to them that they absolutely lack today. Disney has lost the ability to be the magical place for families because they can’t find the right person to be at the helm.

[@mkaplan1383]

14:38 Gone but never forgotten. It was a big mistake to get rid of the shooting gallery for a DVC lounge.

[@SlushysSecret]

That doesn’t even come close to removing the entirety of the rivers of America

[@mkaplan1383]

@@SlushysSecret That just makes it a bigger mistake.

[@joannab5584]

I didn’t realize that had closed! That’s a real shame.

[@dragondaveltd1992]

First like and comment, and perfect timing for another video from you.

[@DisneyDave]

@dragondaveltd1992 thank you, as always your support for my channel is always very much appreciated 👍

[@dddmmm21]

When you could just stroll through the park, do the lines like a normal human being, in winter nothing was longer than 35min, I remember getting out and back in Space Mountain 5x in a row by end of day... Now it is everybody heads down on the app looking for a fast lane opportunity like crazy people, when there is an opening you have to grab and rush your family across the whole park, it is just not an organic experience anymore...

[@benbelzer8303]

I saw that exact Little Mermaid show! 😅 Brings back memories.

[@OhLookItsJonBoy]

Look at all the trees!

[@A113100]

Yes, why in the world do they keep removing trees?

[@DisneyDave]

The tree's in the Hub were so beautiful

[@DanandJoeMusic]

Awesome video. We have declined significantly as a society. What's really interesting to me is that you don't see a sea of DISNEY™ TOURISTS who are in love with the brand or going for social media clicks/follows. No, these people in the video are there to enjoy the magic of Walt Disney, and not the corporate slop that's being shoved down our throats today. Edit: And soon it will be MUCH worse when they rip out TSI and ROA!

[@AlphaTraveler1]

Do you believe I actually preferred the Old Disney? HAHA. Love your old videos Dave. LIKE 103. 👍👍👍

[@CaringDisneyfan]

No cell phones . Heaven

[@TylerAnderson-mh9yt]

Disney before going woke. Everyone having a great time. Rides, parades, families, no one getting offended, no pronouns. Men, women, boys and girls. I have so many good memories of WDW. Thanks for sharing.

[@cyrusoverland8461]

This is great. My first trip was 1994. Long before the greed ruined it.

[@mkaplan1383]

This was simpler and happier times.

[@DisneyDave]

@@mkaplan1383 💯👍

[@AndrewWerner-p1l]

Here s my question what did it look like in 1973 74 ?

[@leighnewman6160]

The year of my very first visit on my honeymoon. Hubby and I were both hooked from then on.

[@johneagen]

When we could still ride in the front of the Monorail...

[@DisneyDave]

@johneagen I'm sure I've seen people posting on social media that this has started happening again this week

[@johneagen]

@@DisneyDave I'll have to look for that! I know that you can still do it in Anaheim. Messaged guest services about this a month or so ago, and was told that there were no plans to resume letting folks ride up front again.

[@danielboone3770]

I really wish I was here in 1993!

[@CV-nn7jj]

I remembered those Mickey and Minnie Mouse houses in Fantasyland when I went there in 1996. I went back in 2016 and it looked completely different. Crowds were much better back then. Less chaos. Also I feel like modern Disneyworld always have something to sell you. Ice cream, expensive balloons, photo passes, expensive restaurants, etc. This had none of that. The characters come and take pictures with you

[@AndrewPriester]

The first time we went to WDW was in December of 1994

[@AirAmbassador]

What is causing the distortion/ artifacting on this video? Is that part of the digitization or stabilization techniques or something? Great video btw. Makes me miss the 90s.

[@DisneyDave]

@AirAmbassador yes your right its from the digitization upscaling, The original footage is pretty low quality

[@brendagrigsby1962]

I remember capt Nemo’s ride it was fun

[@trublupennstatefan1438]

Look how people dressed. Look how they were calm and enjoy themselves. No cell phones, no punks, no low life’s, no profanity. I’d love to have days like this back. We are not better off today at all. We have digressed as a society. Yet some want this degradation to continue. I’ll never understand it.

[@Gforu81]

I immediately noticed the same thing. I go to Disney World often and live nearby and I'm so sick of seeing women in spandex crop tops and tight pants which majority shouldn't be wearing if you know what I mean.. highly inappropriate clothes which sometimes I don't need to see all of that junk in my face. I don't remember seeing anybody dressed like that at Disney in 1993 lol Just saying.

[@PinkPotatoChip]

I wonder how much a ticket cost and how much a week stay at a resort cost. Now, for 2 people to stay at Bay Lake Tower Resort it’s about 5,000. Just the resort, no tickets or frills.

[@fluffytimes100]

Not very many overweight people. 😮

[@michaelmonthey5974]

Man, if it wasn’t for the new technologies we got now, I would have been able to return to Disney World year after year without going into debt. I miss the 90s.

[@4davebert]

I don’t know what it was, but definitely felt more magical back then. Maybe the pricing difference of the early 1990’s where you had all inclusive packages vs now where you’re nickel and dime’d to death.

[@markleistman2955]

It was nicer because you had a lot less undesirables in the parks back then.

[@TuPyTimeParksAttractions]

The size a that guys camera at the 3 minute mark 😂

[@DisneyDave]

@TuPyTimeParksAttractions its a beast! 😂😂

[@TuPyTimeParksAttractions]

@@DisneyDave long days carrying that round the parks

[@DisneyDave]

@@TuPyTimeParksAttractions very true 👍

[@disgruntledmufin]

Look at how little traffic there is😮

[@dolewhipfan]

I think the date of the video flashed on the screen for a second, maybe May 1993. Do you know what days this was filmed?

[@DisneyDave]

@dolewhipfan I cannot remember the exact date we went sorry but May does sound familiar

[@caryrae73]

Sad to think at some point people may see this video and say, there was a river and paddle boat in magic kingdom?

[@thecrye6798]

I think we’re all noting how much smaller and more manageable the crowds used to be. Does anyone have a good theory for why the parks got so crowded, even as the prices went up?

[@caryrae73]

One reason is there are 3 billion more people now then there was in 1993

[@luxetlex]

I have absolutely no recollection of the fountain in the loading area of It's A Small World! 😮

[@millabasset1710]

the year I was born

[@poppyonline4034]

Where did you get this footage from?

[@DisneyDave]

@poppyonline4034 I didn't get this footage from anywhere, This footage is my own and was filmed by me

[@Samsungsamsung-ec5gl]

Hey women, lets go back to wear clothes when we leave the house. Thats the best part of this video. Modesty.

[@bighuskermav7175]

This is what Disney world looked like when the Dallas cowboys were a good team

[@murraymann7352]

Had my honeymoon here in 1992. Returned in 2022 with family to celebrate anniversary and was longing for the old days 5 minutes after entering the parks. The magic and wonderment of visiting WDW has unfortunately been pushed aside in favor of greed and politicking, two things that ruin the Disney experience in my opinion. We go to the(not based in reality)parks to escape this garbage Disney execs and shareholders!!! I mean you purchase tickets, as example, for the park(s), but now are expected to pay extra for things like rides that you already purchased with paid admission? Really! Instead of expanding all the parks, long overdue by the way, to ease all the current issues such as wait times, Disney is just choosing to price gouge consumers. I mean It’s the only profitable part of Disney’s portfolio and they clearly are getting away with it due to consumers/fans who are just so blind to being ripped off or are just plain stupid. Not to bright people. To everyone’s point in the comments who have experienced the real Disney magic, it really isn’t fun or enjoyable anymore visiting WDW, and worst of all, these are now the memories being created for families globally. Disney needs to get back to its roots, putting its clients experience first, which will affect, oh yeah, the bottom line in a positive way. As for me, it’s just time to turn the smart consumers tables and hit Disney parks in their wallets for a change, spending my hard earned capital elsewhere. So sad I have to say this but “Universal here we come, and I hope it really is EPIC!”. Get your act together Disney!!!

[@jmuggli]

The hippo's eye in Small World was still wonky back in 1993???🤣

[@DisneyDave]

@@jmuggli 😁😂🤣

[@NathanSuherfilm]

The HD upscaling....ugh...just let us see the original video. Everything looks rotoscoped, like we're watching a cartoon.

[@bocswu]

When Fanny packs ruled the world.

[@DisneyDave]

@@bocswu 😁😂🤣

[@rawkfist-ih6nk]

the pink castle looks worse. Wish they'd paint it back

[@Fredsta4christ]

someone help me out here, how is this not AI? facial and structural artifacts everywhere...

[@Collinsfamilylights]

So much has changed and been erased, and walts dream is dying all because of to many yes men with a mba who have put making big money over the guest experience if you give the guest a enjoyable experience they will spend more time in the parks and spend more money.

[@joshuathebuckeyeartistbarton]

Great times way before they went woke amd became awful

[@trublupennstatefan1438]

Look how people dressed. Look how they were calm and enjoy themselves. No cell phones, no punks, no low life’s, no profanity. I’d love to have days like this back. We are not better off today at all. We have digressed as a society. Yet some want this degradation to continue. I’ll never understand it.