With three new ticket venues originally set to open in 1988 and delayed to 1989, one would think 1988 would... Read More
The Walt Disney World Resort would hit a milestone in 1986. Not only was it the resort’s 15th anniversary, celebrated... Read More
To be blunt, 1984 did not start as a good year for Walt Disney Productions. Attendance at EPCOT Center was... Read More
In a way, 1982 would see the final culmination of Walt Disney’s final dream, but in other’s it was a... Read More
Walt Disney World began its first new decade not just preparing EPCOT Center, but by preparing for EPCOT. The World... Read More
Despite the late 1970s being a fairly stagnant period for Walt Disney World as EPCOT was being developed, the resort... Read More
By the end of 1975, Walt Disney World Resort had largely recovered from the gas crisis, welcoming its 50,000,000th guest,... Read More
1974 began dead in the middle of the gas crisis. After the holidays, Walt Disney World laid off over 1,700... Read More
After a busy 1986, Walt Disney World saw a relatively mild 1987 as construction continued on several large projects. While... Read More
1984 had been a year of change, but it was just the beginning. Michael Eisner and Frank Wells came into... Read More
1982 was a big year for Walt Disney World, but Disney was far from done. EPCOT Center ‘s debut changed... Read More
October 1, 1981 would mark Walt Disney World’s tenth anniversary, and to celebrate, the company launched the Tencennial celebration. The... Read More
Despite another gas crisis, and a 2% drop in attendance, 1979 was still a year of construction and expansion, not... Read More
River Country’s June 1976 opening would prove to be the last major addition to Walt Disney World in the 1970s,... Read More
Like the rest of the nation after the Watergate Scandal and the gas crisis, Walt Disney World entered 1975 a... Read More
Walt Disney World’s second full year of operation saw many things we still know today, as well as things we... Read More