This page is to help you quickly jump through this picture set. Below you will see a listing of the pages and the captions on that page.

• Page Number: 1
  

  Pop Century is so peaceful at 7:00am since most people on vacation tend to be asleep still. Here you can see the sun just rising above the main building.
  

• Page Number: 2
  

  After breakfast headed toward the Contemporary by way of the Magic Kingdom. The park opening celebration was just getting under way as I walked by (it was just before 8am) on my way to the Monorail station.
  

• Page Number: 3
  

  Arrived at the Contemporary and headed for the convention center. There were some signs up to greet us.
  I was really surprised at all the flash photography. No one seemed to be stopping people. I did see them talk to people who were trying to record as well as those taking pictures during the closed sessions.
  On room was set up as an archives exhibit. Since I had time and the line was short I decided to walk through.
  

• Page Number: 4
  

  A shot of the room. To the right a couple of display cases. Along the back wall some figures.
  A long shot of one of the display cases.
  Moving in and starting on the bottom of the display.
  

• Page Number: 5
  

  Opening day memorabilia filled all four levels of the case.
  

• Page Number: 6
  

  The next case featured letters and memos.
  

• Page Number: 7
  

  The third and final case some WDW merchandise from the years on one shelf.
  

• Page Number: 8
  

  Some information booklets on other shelves.
  

• Page Number: 9
  

  Now working across the figures that were out. A Small World Doll
  These three were from the Mickey Mouse Review.
  

• Page Number: 10
  

  It was fun to see the programming board out.
  

• Page Number: 11
  

  Then some EPCOT figures.
  An original Figment.
  On the right from Mickeys house in the Toontown Fair. On the left from Kitchen Kabaret.
  

• Page Number: 12
  

  Tom Morrow 2.0 from EPCOT.
  

• Page Number: 13
  

  A quick shot of the merchandise location as I walked by.
  The line to get into the event stretched quite a ways, but thanks to everyone being spaced out it really was not that long. It looked worse than it was.
  Looking back, you can see the merchandise tables in the distance.
  

• Page Number: 14
  

  Walking back to find the end you can see it stretch down toward the escalators at the far end of the hallway (to help you visualize this the merchandise area is behind me, to the left in this shot was the registration and archives and outside to the left is the front of the hotel).
  A sign to help you out, even though everyone seemed to figure it out. One thing D23 members do naturally is line up!
  

• Page Number: 15
  

  Eventually they opened the door and we were next moved into one of the largest switchback lines we had seen using wall partitions/rooms as the switchbacks. We were let in here about 35 minutes before the main doors opened.
  Promptly at 9:00am we were let in. This shot was taken at 9:05 and as you can see the front sections were filled in quickly.
  The presentation started very close to on time at 9:30am. First up were the Armchair Archivist talking about Steven Clark.
  

• Page Number: 16
  

  Steven (on the right) takes the stage.
  He talked about his first trip to Walt Disney World, I missed the year but fairly certain it was in the early 70s.
  

• Page Number: 17
  

  He then discussed the event and officially welcomed everyone.
  Plus a few plugs for other events.
  Debbie Dane Brown, WDWs first Ambassador was introduced and she officially welcomed everyone. She started in the preview center in 1970.
  

• Page Number: 18
  

  They pulled out her original application to become the first Ambassador.
  Notice how the times had changed since 1970. She had to agree to remain unmarried till her term was up.
  

• Page Number: 19
  

  The first presentation of the day was Weird Disney with Becky Cline and Paul F Anderson.
  

• Page Number: 20
  

  The first segment featured the best of slides from Anaheim.
  Just like Anaheim I want to apologize up front for the shots since they are of the projection screen. So some look ok while others are just off. Also since I had no one taking notes I will refrain from adding captions for the sake of not feeding mis-information.
  

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• Page Number: 22
  

  This story was about a promotion for Pinocchio where they hired little people to dress up and be on the marquee. Well seems as the day went on they got drunk and by the evening most managed to had shed their clothes.
  

• Page Number: 23
  

  They tried to show us the image but it was censored!
  Another fun news clipping. Here is how the ad was supported to run.
  

• Page Number: 24
  

  Here is how it actually did... Oops.
  

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• Page Number: 27
  

  A crack was made here about the safety railings and a lot of the audience did not seem to get it.. had to remind myself I was in Florida...
  

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• Page Number: 30
  

  Tim O Day joined them on stage next for his New Years eve story which had the audience rolling!
  I will refrain from trying to re-tell it and instead share a couple of shots.
  Baby New Year going down the wire.
  

• Page Number: 31
  

  Now on to new material (for me). Walt Disney World...
  

• Page Number: 32
  

  One of my favorite shots the ski outhouse.
  

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• Page Number: 35
  

  The original characters that were in EPCOT.
  

• Page Number: 36
  

  The opening of Captain EO
  An odd looking Jungle Book show.
  Dolly Parton at the parks (I forget which TV special this was for).
  

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• Page Number: 42
  

  The Mickey Mouse Review
  

• Page Number: 43
  

• Page Number: 44
  

  Played a video clip of the computer revue.
  

• Page Number: 45
  

  Paul and Becky dancing during the clip.
  

• Page Number: 46
  

• Page Number: 47
  

  The Barbie show from EPCOT.
  

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• Page Number: 50
  

  This did top everything. It was a gradnite promo from the 70s.
  

• Page Number: 51
  

  They got into the act!
  

• Page Number: 52
  

  They wanted to do some give aways.
  So first Paul had to find some stuff to give away...
  

• Page Number: 53
  

• Page Number: 54
  

  In the end opted for more traditional material. Which was given away to luck people who had a number under their chair.
  The legendary spear made the trip to Orlando (for those that attended the Anaheim version you know what this means!)
  That wraps up their presentation.