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!
Which attraction is more influential in Disney history, Pirates of the Caribbean or the Haunted Mansion?
https://youtu.be/EswVsolGXYc?si=kglY1xioICJy9TXF
On Distory Nite Shift this week, join me and my fellow Disney historian @DisneyCicerone to discuss this, and the conclusion we came to surprised us both!
Reminder:
Today is THE last day you can order E82's American Adventure shirt and get it before* Independence Day!
https://tinyurl.com/AmericanAdventureShirt
*Expedited shipping
"Late-Night Conversations for Disney History Lovers"
premieres tonight!
https://www.youtube.com/@disneycicerone/
Join Disney Cicerone & I for the live recording at 9pm Eastern/6pm Pacific on her YouTube Channel!
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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