This week's Raw Wednesdays takes us to the construction of The Magic Kingdom's Pirates of the Caribbean with a rare look at it's "rope cutting" ceremony on December 15th 1973, performed by Rock Hudson.
To celebrate the restoration of Cinderella Castle's rightful color scheme, here's some promotional footage from its first repainting in 1978!
Continuing our week-long celebration of THE LIVING SEAS 40th birthday, here's my "sizzle reel" constructed from its original b-roll.
Watch the entire 10-minutes of footage here:
https://www.epcotlegacy.com/history/seabase-b-roll
As part of the Millennium Celebration, the anthem "Celebrate the Future Hand in Hand" was produced in several musical genres including Country, Latin, Pop & Gospel.
I thought I had all of them until I discovered this somewhat forgotten variation as part of a recently contributed archive of theme park music.
The following is the 2OOO "Techno" variation created for the New Year's Eve celebration held nightly on Pleasure Island.
Enjoy!
Per the usual, very little created for E82 can be taken from other sources.
While preparing for the debut of a new series 😉, I inspected the condition of the current World Showcase Logotype and was appalled by its appearance.
Jagged edges, inconsistent serifs, and shoddy anchor points meant I had to remake the whole thing myself.
(This is one of the biggest reasons why my projects take so long, lol)
The Future World Atmospheres Series welcomes, for the first time ever, the complete Innoventions Plaza BGM! https://www.epcotlegacy.com/music/innoventionsplaza
Featuring bonus tracks and comprehensive liner notes on its complex history and creation!
At this point, you might think you've heard everything that came from the D23 Expo, but there was so much left uncovered for Disney History lovers... until now.
https://youtu.be/SaW4oD17mjg?si=kykDPqsEf74jGaId
Kate the @DisneyCicerone and I had A LOT to say including a big shout-out to our new friends at The Walt Disney Family Museum.
Our 15th-anniversary celebration kicks into high gear with this unique tribute to the park's musical repertoire.
Inspired by the once frequent and highly treasured Official Albums of the parks, The Official ^Instrumental^ Album of EPCOT Center, utilizes the latest AI* audio separation models to present, for the first time ever, these classics in purely instrumental form, accompanied by many once-commercially released medleys and augmented by several that should have been.
*AI with considerable manual (aka human) efforts to remove AI artifacts, remove volume “ducking”, and enhancement to adjust for the loss of EQ.
As the far-flung futurism of CommuniCore gave way to Innoventions that “focuses on the future that’s just around the corner, in exhibits hosted by cutting-edge technology companies.” The Future World Atmospheres Series welcomes, for the first time ever, the complete Innoventions Plaza BGM with bonus tracks and comprehensive liner notes on its complex history and creation!
