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Monday, April 25, 2011

Souvenirs of the Inauguration of Bush 41 - January 20, 1989

I pulled out some of my souvenirs from the Inauguration of George H. W. Bush from January 20, 1989 and scanned a few of them. I posted them on a new page linked to the picture of the inaugural parade that has been on the first page of Dalinka.com for as long as I can remember. If there is enough interest (or I get otherwise motived), I may scan and add more of my souvenirs and pictures.

Saturday, April 16, 2011

1972 Walt Disney World Video



October 1972. My father shot one roll of 8 mm film -- that's about 3 minutes of film -- of our visit (though I've cut out the family shots except for me interacting with a blinking Goofy).

In this silent digitized video (with music by YouTube's AudioSwap) of that film, you'll see:

Topiaries in front of the Contemporary Resort on the Seven Seas Lagoon.

A sign for the "World Cruise" on the Seven Seas Lagoon & Bay Lake.

An outdoor band stage with Bambi's friends Flower and Thumper dancing.

The 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Submarines

Brief views of Frontierland, Liberty Square and Adventureland from near where Splash Mountain now sits, including a view of The Haunted Mansion which is no longer possible from the original Walt Disney World Railroad station in Frontierland. Of course, there was no Big Thunder Mountain either.

The river was drained during this visit, so there is no steamboat in the Magic Kingdom, but the burning cabin was ablaze, some of the scenes along the river are in place near the railroad tracks, the skyway's 90ยบ turn is completely unobstructed and operating and the speedway has no Space Mountain next door.