Here are a few bumper stickers from the WDW anniversary celebrations (15th and 20th), EPCOT’s 10th, and the millennium (I know, not really an anniversary per se, but I needed to categorize it somehow)

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This is a pre-opening guide to EPCOT Center. It includes concept art and construction photos.

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I’m sure everyone either has a copy of this comic book or has seen it at some point.  If you haven’t, well, this post is for you.

This is a complimentary comic book that was given out at the Universe of Energy in the 1980s.  It is pure propaganda for Exxon and fossil fuels, and it’s kinda weird seeing Mickey and Goofy talking about fossil fuels in a comic book, but Disney has to pay the bills somehow.

It is a great souvenir from my first trip to EPCOT Center.  It was free (which is always a plus), and Communicore and the Energy Exchange are both gone now, as is the original UoE show, so it’s a great way to remember the old EPCOT Center.

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Related to the previous post, here’s a picture of Doug McClure as the “Star of the Day” at Disney-MGM Studios in 1989.

This is the guide book from Disney-MGM Studios.  I took a trip there with my brother, girlfriend (now my wife) and her sister.  We went in August, 1989 and it was very exciting, because Disney-MGM was so new.  There weren’t that many attractions, but the Studio Tour took 2 hours to complete.  And Disney was pretty ambitious in presenting a “Star of the Day.”  Doug McClure was the star during our trip.

During the trip, I took a TON of pictures because everything was new.  I’ll share these with you here on the blog.

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In light of the recent news that the Adventurer’s Club and BET Soundstage will soon be torn down, I thought I would post this brochure from when Pleasure Island first opened.  I know I had great times there during my College Program semester, and I will probably shed a tear when they eventually raze the Rock and Roll Beach Club building.

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A picture of the XZFR Rockin’ Rollerdrom from August 1989.  They still had the rollerskating rink at this time.  This became our favorite hangout during the Spring ’91 College Program, but by that time, the rollerskating was gone.  Probably a good thing.

This is a picture I took in 1987 by the middle of CommuniCore West.  Do you remember when there was water in the main plaza?  It was so peaceful and brought a different element into the area.  I’m not sure when these were taken out and paved over.  It’s a shame that they were removed.

This is a booklet that was given to EPCOT Center’s new Cast Members.  I’m not sure if it was just given to the first Cast Members, or if it was given out after the park opened.  It was put together before EPCOT was open, because it only has pre-opening photos and mentions the “German Rivers” attraction in Germany.

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OK…we’re going to try this.  You’ll have to let me know if it works for you.

This is the “Epcot Center – The Opening Celebration” show from 1982.  This was recorded on The Disney Channel years ago, when they still broadcast worthwhile shows.  I actually have the actual 1982 broadcast on VHS (now transferred to my Mac) that I recorded when it was broadcast live, but it is much lower quality than this one.  Mainly because I almost wore out the tape watching it so often.

I didn’t want to put it on YouTube, because of the 10 minute limit.  So I exported it to QuickTime as slightly lower quality.  Please let me know in the comments if it works OK for you.  If it does, then I will post other videos this way.  If not, then I’ll figure out something else.