October 2011 marks the 40th anniversary of the opening of the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida. The Vacation Kingdom has seen a lot of changes over the past four decades and the editorial staff at Imaginerding wants to celebrate the unique and rich history of the resort with a series of posts.
A very special thanks to Celeste Cronrath for designing the series of logos for our posts. Make sure to follow her on Twitter.
When I reviewed the two-disc
DVD Magic Kingdom: Imagineering the Magic, I mentioned the
Imagineering Art Gallery on the second disc. There are 42 images, in all, and I wanted to share some of my favorite shots. A few of them have been featured in the
Art of Walt Disney World by Jeff Kurtti and Bruce Gordon. Some of them I had not seen before.
You can see the post
with other images here.
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| A great shot of Frontierland. It is hard to see, but it does say "BEAR BAND" on the marquee. |
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| A view of the riverfront, pre-Splash Mountain. Notice the Frontierland Station and a town square with a flag pole. |
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| A fairly uncluttered view of Tom Sawyer Island. Strange to see it without Big Thunder Mountain Railroad looming over it. |
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| A gorgeous rendering of the chalet for the Skyway to Tomorrowland. I do believe that the lady is eating an ice cream and the gentleman has his camera ready. |
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| A futuristic view of Tomorrowland. A covered Peoplemover and water. What else do you need to proclaim the future! Based on the separate exits and entrance, I assume that this is a design for a Circle Vision building. Any thoughts? |
1 comment:
The Peoplemover shot is just referred to as entering a "show building" in the Art of WDW book. To me though, it looks like what ultimately become the Tomorrowland Skyway station. (http://www.yesterland.com/images-mk/reminders_skywaytofl2009ww.jpg)
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