ceemike...Mike & Judy 50 Posted August 16, 2014 Report Share Posted August 16, 2014 DW and I were at WDW, staying at the Vacation Villas at Lake Buena Vista, which were located where SSR is now. I remember this because we were getting ready to go to dinner when I heard on TV that Elvis had died. It's funny how you can remember certain things, even after 37 years. Here's a picture of the Vacation Villas from a Disney post card that I've saved. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BradyBzLyn...Mo 2,023 Posted August 16, 2014 Report Share Posted August 16, 2014 Very cool! Thanks for sharing. :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CCIntrigue...aka Gwen 547 Posted August 16, 2014 Report Share Posted August 16, 2014 DH and I were also in the WDW area. We were staying offsite. What a day to remember! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fladogfan aka Gretchen 259 Posted August 16, 2014 Report Share Posted August 16, 2014 I remember hearing the news about Elvis too. I had a job in the WDW Central Food Facility Bakery. Building no longer used for food prep or baking It's where the Christmas decorations are stored. At least that is what I've been told. Look, across the water, there is the Empress Lilly, named for Walt's wife. Fun times there. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ceemike...Mike & Judy 50 Posted August 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2014 I had a job in the WDW Central Food Facility Bakery. Building no longer used for food prep or baking It's where the Christmas decorations are stored. At least that is what I've been told. DW & I went on a backstage tour to see the Christmas decorations a few years ago & one of the stops was the decorations storage building behind the MK. They told us it was originally the main food prep facility for WDW. Look, across the water, there is the Empress Lilly, named for Walt's wife. Fun times there. We ate there a lot when it was the Empress Lilly. Haven't eaten there since it became Fulton's Crab House. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fladogfan aka Gretchen 259 Posted August 17, 2014 Report Share Posted August 17, 2014 DW & I went on a backstage tour to see the Christmas decorations a few years ago & one of the stops was the decorations storage building behind the MK. They told us it was originally the main food prep facility for WDW. We ate there a lot when it was the Empress Lilly. Haven't eaten there since it became Fulton's Crab House. Cool about the backstage tour. The bakery section was to the right rear and foods to the left. Did you ever see Stratton and Christopher at the Empress? DH and I think they were called the Saltwater Express. A couple of funny guys making jokes and singing.Still remember and use "and it's up against the wall, you redneck mother, mother who has loved her son so well, so well, so well, so what" I haven't been to it since it changed either. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GaDawgFan.....Kelly 799 Posted August 17, 2014 Report Share Posted August 17, 2014 ... I wasn't born. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beckers 1,136 Posted August 17, 2014 Report Share Posted August 17, 2014 ... I wasn't born.Me either... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mouseketab.....Carol 1,261 Posted August 17, 2014 Report Share Posted August 17, 2014 Babies :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DaveInTN 3,247 Posted August 17, 2014 Report Share Posted August 17, 2014 ... I wasn't born. Me either... That seems crazy, cause I have young kids like you two do.....and yet I was 9 years old when Elvis died. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ajcjmom 8 Posted August 17, 2014 Report Share Posted August 17, 2014 I was with my grandparents and brother. We were coming home from our camping to Alaska. I want to say we were in Texas. Fun times. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mouseketab.....Carol 1,261 Posted August 17, 2014 Report Share Posted August 17, 2014 We were on our way back from Destin, FL on one of our few real family vacations. A week at a KOA in Destin with mom & dad in a rental trailer, and me and my brother in a tent. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ceemike...Mike & Judy 50 Posted August 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2014 Did you ever see Stratton and Christopher at the Empress? DH and I think they were called the Saltwater Express. A couple of funny guys making jokes and singing.Still remember and use "and it's up against the wall, you redneck mother, mother who has loved her son so well, so well, so well, so what" Don't think we ever saw them but I know the song. It's a Jerry Jeff Walker song. I love singing to it in the car when no one else can hear me. :rofl3: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DramaMama .......... Janet 75 Posted August 17, 2014 Report Share Posted August 17, 2014 I was 6 years old. I lived (where I grew up) about an hour north of Tupelo, MS (where Elvis was born) and about 2 hours from Graceland in Memphis so we heard a LOT about Elvis. I remember local TV coverage and newspapers showing the mob of mourners. I remember being amazed at people screaming and fainting over someone that they hadn't even met. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ceemike...Mike & Judy 50 Posted August 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2014 ... I wasn't born. Me either... Sure, make me feel bad. :raspberry2: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beckers 1,136 Posted August 17, 2014 Report Share Posted August 17, 2014 Sure, make me feel bad. :raspberry2:My older brother wasn't either I'm surprised my mother has chimed in yet.I know where I was when Princess Diana died, does that count? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fortpartyof4 108 Posted August 17, 2014 Report Share Posted August 17, 2014 That seems crazy, cause I have young kids like you two do.....and yet I was 9 years old when Elvis died. Me too Dave! Mine are not quite as young - but I was 11 when Elvis died! I remember it well because my Dad was a big fan and he was very upset. My parents had seen him in concert not long before he passed, probably one of his last shows? I do recall my mother saying something about how heavy he was and that he didn't look good after they went to the concert. Cool postcard! Thanks for sharing it. I had no idea there was something there prior to the resort that's there now. The villas look like they were very nice for that time period. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LONE-STAR 370 Posted August 17, 2014 Report Share Posted August 17, 2014 ... I wasn't born. Me either... That seems crazy, cause I have young kids like you two do.....and yet I was 9 years old when Elvis died.Me either. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
momof3kids-Yvonne 594 Posted August 17, 2014 Report Share Posted August 17, 2014 I was 7. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
red...Susan 37 Posted August 17, 2014 Report Share Posted August 17, 2014 I was 11 living in California. Both of my kids are adults living in different states. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
h2odivers...Ray 952 Posted August 17, 2014 Report Share Posted August 17, 2014 I was 8 yrs 9 months old living in California. It was an unseasonably cool day, It looked like it was going to rain any minute. I had my favorite pair of Levi 501s on a multi colored shirt with a big butterfly collar. I was watching the Electric Company with my brother on the couch with clear plastic cover on it. When I heard the news. Ok I don't remember an only the first sentence is true. Lol PureTcrazy...rita 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
h2odivers...Ray 952 Posted August 17, 2014 Report Share Posted August 17, 2014 Great pix of resort and DTD area. It looks like to me that at some point, after this picture was taken, that they expanded Village(DTD) Lake. Am I right? And if yes, when did they expand it? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DaveInTN 3,247 Posted August 17, 2014 Report Share Posted August 17, 2014 I was 8 yrs 9 months old living in California. It was an unseasonably cool day, It looked like it was going to rain any minute.I had my favorite pair of Levi 501s on a multi colored shirt with a big butterfly collar. I was watching the Electric Company with my brother on the couch with clear plastic cover on it.When I heard the news.Ok I don't remember an only the first sentence is true. Lol I was probably eating a cinnamon roll. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
h2odivers...Ray 952 Posted August 17, 2014 Report Share Posted August 17, 2014 I was probably eating a cinnamon roll.I'm making cinnamon rolls right now. Don't get excited their from a can Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mouseketab.....Carol 1,261 Posted August 17, 2014 Report Share Posted August 17, 2014 Great pix of resort and DTD area. It looks like to me that at some point, after this picture was taken, that they expanded Village(DTD) Lake. Am I right? And if yes, when did they expand it?If my recollection of my reading is correct, they started expanding it when they built Old Key West, Port Orleans and Dixie Landings, then the lake was expanded and and the Sassagoula River was born. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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