Vintage resort pics?

[Minniemom97]

Not trying to hijack this thread, but here are my thoughts. A lot of folks don't "get" going to Disney time after time. As a child, we never dreamed of being able to afford to go to Disney. I was an adult my first trip. The memories in these pictures are why I will take my kids to Disney as long as they will let me! These pictures are priceless.

Thanks for sharing your memories with me!

 

[william4192]

My first trip was in 2001, so I have no vintage pics

 

[Flyerfan]

This thread is great! My first trip was 1989 and the pics are not very vintage, but I'm going to go through them anyway. Maybe there will be a few.

 

[tiffsix]

MaryD73,
The picture in question is from Lake Buena Vista Village. It's now Downtown Disney. The big steamboat in the background was a restaurant named the Lillie Belle, named after Walt's wife. Lake Buena Vista Village opened in 1975. I was 6 years old then and remember my Mom loved it. I didn't care for it because it only had one little upscale, overpriced toy store. A lot has changed since then.

i thought it was the empress lilly

 

[lpberg]

No photos here - all at my Mom's on the other side of the country!!! I do remember the Poly though...we went back in 1977 and again in 1981 as well.... We were lucky enough that Grandma paid for the 2nd trip and went with us. My father had decided that we wanted to stay an extra day at the Poly and had the "Front Desk" tack on another night while we were there. *Just* like you could do today... NOT!

I can remember the photos we took with Goofy and Pluto (Pluto took a shine to me - my mother was mortified - I was an "early bloomer" at 10...let's leave it at that!). I also remember Discovery Island - THE STINKY FLAMINGOS!!! To this day it's the one thing my brother and I crack up about.....

Lynne

 

[fla4fun]

Please please, pretty please do not quote the photos themselves. Flying Lizard's stream of pics runs three times on one page and Mary's poor mom would probaly die to see her 70's fashion challenged (no disrespect mom, who wasnt back in the day) self posted over and over and over.

Leave a comment, leave a new photo, but pretty please with sugar on top stop making us scroll through the same pics over and over.

OK, I won't quote the pictures, but I do own two of the Mary Blair pictures, one small and one large, that used to hang in the Contemporary, that I got through a friend who has long since retired from Disney. They hang in the family room.

I have tons of old pics, but no way to scan them. This thread has made me pull out the old photo albums though.

 

[Heathr6913]

FIrst off sorry these are such bad quality!!

What I remember most about this pic was that Pluto stole one of my fries. I was only 3 years old but I remember it like it was yesterday!

This pic is of Disney World's birthday cake it was their 15th birthday. Note my dads super tight shorts! haha

Contemporary early 1980's

Old timey Living seas!

Le Cellier(I'm pretty sure...correct me if I'm wrong) in the 1980's

Old timey "It's a small world"

Water fountain in Epcot

 

[fla4fun]

I don't believe that's Le Cellier, because I've eaten there for years, and their decor hasn't really changed all that much, even from the days when it was a cafeteria. I'm not sure where that is though - it doesn't look familiar.

 

[chb]

Got the photo's from my mom of our 1973 trip.
We stayed at the Poly. Here are just a couple of it and 1 of the Contemporary. Most of the few photo's we have show my brother and I on rides or with characters. Not to many resort photo's to share.

 

[TJM1976]

I found this old posting.... wonder if anyone else has photos to share.....

 

[Me&3]

I was looking to see if any new pictures were added . Does anyone have old pictures to share?

 

[tink771]

This is a great thread. I have old pictures but they are not on my computer. Any pictures out there? Please Post!

 

[LuluLovesDisney]

I love those old Poly pictures! I am so glad people are enjoying this thread!

 

[TJM1976]

Its cool to see what it looked like before and now. Parks and Resorts....

 

[TJM1976]

bump

 

[heimlichfan]

I would love to see more... I don't have any to contribute!

I love the old Mary Blair stuff - what a shame it wasn't treated well...

 

[Clotho]

Le Cellier(I'm pretty sure...correct me if I'm wrong) in the 1980's

This is/was Alfredo's!

 

[muppetkaties]

Here are some pics of the Mary Blair art prints from the Contemp rooms...

This is the "World" map that hung in every guest room both in the Poly and the Contemp. It measured approx 4 x 5 feet, and appears to be vinyl bonded onto masonite. During the rehab of the Contemp (about 1985 and/or 1986), the maps were ripped off the walls and thrown into trash piles. Many were destroyed or ruined, and they were sold off as scrap masonite for $5.00 each!
Years ago I saw one on eBay for $10,000 but it didn't get a bid. I wonder if it would today?

Notice the locations of the Venetian, Asian and Persian Hotels that were never built.

hey! just discovered this thread. Love it and I love all the old pics! So sad to hear what happened to these maps! They are so cool. And I never knew about the plans for these other hotels. Does anyone know why they never came to be?

 

[megwilliams]

hey! just discovered this thread. Love it and I love all the old pics! So sad to hear what happened to these maps! They are so cool. And I never knew about the plans for these other hotels. Does anyone know why they never came to be?

I've been fascinated with the 3 resorts that never came to be after I read about them on Wikipedia months ago. Without going to Wikipedia to direct quote the article, I'm pretty sure the plans were scrapped due to the oil crisis in 1973. The GF is where the Asian resort was to be. Up until it was built, Floridian Way was Asian Way. In the mid-80's, there were plans to develop a Mediterranean resort where the old Venetian resort was to be built (near the Contemporary), but those plans were shelved due to soil conditions. From what I understand, once the WS in Epcot was built, there was no need for all the "international" resorts on Seven Seas Lagoon and Bay Lake.

 

[CinderelliCinderelli]

OMG, DH would just die if he saw a man wearing those tight yellow shorts!

hahaha that's the first thing I saw too!! What a snug fit!