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!
In stark contrast to all the AI detractors, these new tools can help breathe new life into the images of our past, as in this colorization of an iconic B&W photo of Cinderella Castle in all its 1974 glory as it towers over the spartan foliage of a young Magic Kingdom.
Greetings, Fellow Futurists,
I'm nearing the end of a major relocation from a hostile situation into a much safer home—one that will let me pour even more energy into Epcot Legacy & JLH Omnimedia projects. But it's come at a steep cost: yesterday, the movers increased fees by 200%, leaving me more than $700 in the red. I need to close that gap in the next 72 hours.
If you're able, any donation at https://www.epcotlegacy.com/support in the next three days would make a real difference and help keep the archives, music, fonts, and future visions moving forward.
BONUS: Anyone who donates $65 or more before Tuesday will receive the complete "New World" Font Family (over $100 value) as soon as it's finished—including my full vectorized set of Epcot attraction and pavilion logos!
Thank you for being part of this legacy.
The 4th Round of items are now up for auction to help fund my relocation.
Lots of very well-preserved pieces from my vintage apparel archive in various sizes!
https://www.ebay.com/usr/vintage.valuables.vault
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.
While there is already much to see, showcasing The Epcot Legacy is always in a state of becoming, and with your support, E82 will continue to entertain, inform, and inspire for generations to come.
See You in the Future,
— Joshua
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