Vintage 1981 Home Video Disney World PeopleMover

[@whoopdiddydo]

Loved this. Was a kid in the 80's. So wish we could go back.

[@ResortTV1]

This is really cool! I loved the "old" look for Tommorowland. So neat, clean, and simple. We've got a few old videos from that time period too.

[@CrazyManhog]

And its coming back!

[@epaddon]

One of just three videos that shows the RCA Home of Future Living post-show from the Peoplemover (and the oldest).

[@marklee7565]

I was there October 81 at the age of 12...Happy Days and memories that will stay with me forever!

[@VideofromGeorge]

Hi I was 11 in 1981. That is me sitting on the right.

[@bigblue1986]

Very well done! Old WDW is the one I grew up with!

[@VideofromGeorge]

Thanks! That is me sitting in the middle. I remember the whole day..I was 11.

[@ibrake4butterflies]

I MISS THE OLD TOMORROWLAND. THE WATERFALLS ADDED KINETICS. THE WEDWAY PEOPLE MOVER. OMG. FOR SOME REASON I LIVED THIS AND COULD RIDE IT OVER AND OVER.

[@npxmnpxm]

Wow, the power of nostalgia. I was 9 in 1981 and would have definitely visited WDW and MK that year, probably that month, and possibly that day. And now I'm right back there. Great memories.

[@CrazyManhog]

This past layout is coming back wow.

[@dennissmith5807]

I miss the old Tomorrowland.

[@CrazyManhog]

Dont worry they are bringing it back

[@runswithbeer]

This really brings back memories!!! I grew up IN Jacksonville and remember going to Disney World about 4x a year, rode this ever single time. Would love to see Space Mountain from back then too, all those things that were displayed for future homes have all come true now!

[@ibrake4butterflies]

Thank you VideofromGeorge. Great quality.

[@davidc8735]

Great seeing the skyway in operation!

[@TommyBBQBessinger]

I can't thank you enough for sharing your home video with us, I was 19 at the time you took this footage and it's so cool to see how the people mover has changed and see what the upcoming Tron ride area looked before it was built. Thanks again!!!!!!!!

[@VideofromGeorge]

Thanks for the comment! My dad recorded this. He has been gone for 20 years now, but his videos live on. I am the kid sitting in the middle.

[@signx]

Oh brother! Instant youth, so many fantastic and wonderful memories. Thanks very much for uploading this.

[@Christopherleefe]

Just like the old day when I was there and much more younger in those days and time back than I was 18 or 19 years old thanks for the upload video this brings back old days

[@joey2894]

So amazing to see if you had wings from the perspective of peoplemover! I would do anything to have rode the ride

[@epaddon]

I know it probably would have been too difficult to turn the camera to get a look through the "preview" windows of "If You Had Wings" as it passed through there. It was only during the days of IYHW that you really got outstanding Peoplemover views from above because they designed the ride with an eye toward utilizing the preview window space for a different perspective. With "Dreamflight" and "Buzz Lightyear" that wasn't the case. I did however in the darkness at a couple points catch a brief glimpse of the fireworks from the New Orleans sequence of IYHW that was visible from the third preview window on the left (you wouldn't notice it if you weren't aware it was there). That preview window was permanently closed up when "Dreamflight" came along because its swirling jet engine effect would have been too blinding for Peoplemover riders.

[@billycrna]

How many of those windows do you remember? I remember 2 on the right and then 1 on the left. I seem to be the only one that remembers that many. LOL

[@epaddon]

@@billycrna Yes, three windows total. IYHW was literally designed with an understanding of how it could be seen from the Peoplemover and unfortunately neither Dreamflight nor Buzz gave any thought to maximizing the "preview" potential. When you combine that with the fact that upgrades to Space Mountain have practically eliminated good Peoplemover views there, the whole function of the ride has diminished greatly.

[@GuitarlordJohnBurton]

Man this brings me back. Thanks.

[@robb758]

I was 12 in 1981. I am 46 now. You and I must be close to the same age. I remember Tomorrowland like this. I especially liked Mission to Mars.

[@rickkinney2544]

William, I remember it! It was very similar in ride concept, but different video and narration.

[@penarudy66]

Now you're 53

[@jasonleman1396]

thanks for this! my grandparents had a video camera in 1984 and it was huge, cant even imagine carrying it around disney world for any length of time

[@Teletran35]

Wow how much is the same and different at the same time

[@oldschoolsk8er599]

I miss the waterfalls at the entrance!

[@mikesweeney3767]

+oldschoolsk8er Agreed. I loved the feeling of walking into Tomorrowland with the waterfalls on either side. Great video quality considering it was the early days of VHS.

[@matts.6904]

Where is that in the video?

[@irmareyes1428]

I remember going on the wedway people mover in 1981 I was a kid and I love the magic kingdom and listen to the wonderful music and rides

[@sherrystrawn7628]

I was definitely there in 1981. Take me back!! Hearing the words free of charge inside a Disney park. Imagine that. Lol 😊

[@gretahogg4595]

I was there about this time. Those were the good days.

[@mathiaslindroth608]

Old videos are fun to see, since they provide a unique historical effect, since they are a firsthand view of history. This particular video is fun to see and creates a historical effect, since it is a view of Magic Kingdom in Disney World as it was 37 years ago, in 1981. Seeing how the place has changed and hasn't changed since then is uniquely interesting. That's especially interesting to me, since I am a big fan of Disney World.

[@citizenofcorona8783]

I play the original wedway peoplemover theme on my headphones whenever I ride it nowadays

[@rickkinney2544]

I liked it better as the WEDWay People Mover. Fond memories I guess.

[@allisonjohnson6399]

I felt like Einstein because I knew at 7 years old it stood for Walter Elias Disney 😄😄😄

[@ENTERTAINMENT35]

How come nobody has old 1980s Haunted Mansion stuff. Thanks for the upload! This is the only video of this ride I've seen and heard If You Had Wings playing

[@VideofromGeorge]

Mike C, I have it...

[@ENTERTAINMENT35]

VideofromGeorge oh yeah? Cool.

[@ENTERTAINMENT35]

VideofromGeorge not uploaded to here tho someplace yet right?

[@VideofromGeorge]

Still on VHS tape. The video inside the building is very dark, so I decided not post it. Several people have asked about it so I will do it soon......

[@ENTERTAINMENT35]

VideofromGeorge ah ok. Yeah I have Haunted Mansion from 1990 but it too is dark from what I remember since I haven't seen it in years and it's on camcorder tape. I'd have to bring it Walgreens or something to put it on dvd

[@kellyweingart3692]

back in the day when people’s noses weren’t buried in their phones and it didn’t break down constantly

[@cooperlawson8032]

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