AC in A2......Aaron 693 Posted April 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2014 A 1989 first look at GF: http://youtu.be/twa3wwd2Iqw Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tri-Circle-D 2,059 Posted April 23, 2014 Report Share Posted April 23, 2014 A 1989 first look at GF: http://youtu.be/twa3wwd2Iqw Your video confirms they did a great job designing the GF. 25 years have passed, and it still looks pretty much the same today. No need to update-they got it right. TCD Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dvccamper 32 Posted April 23, 2014 Report Share Posted April 23, 2014 The sad thing is I went to Discovery Island in 1988 but didn't bring my camera so I don't remember anything. But the pictures you posted of the cages looked familiar to me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DaveInTN 3,247 Posted April 23, 2014 Report Share Posted April 23, 2014 Enjoying all the pics! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Big Kahuna aka John 71 Posted April 23, 2014 Report Share Posted April 23, 2014 Hammocks could be brought back easily and cheaply. Come on Jose. Don't be a cheapskate.Actually my younger brothers were the hooligans. I was much better behaved.Bring back the hammocks and the dam* wagons! I agree... Come on Jose ... Just charge the locals .25 to use the pool and $1.00 for the pavilion. That can buy the hammocks. As far as being better behaved, you figured out you we're gonna be a cop early on didn't you..? :hah: The wagons.... I'm still crushed by the cruel April fools joke.... I may never recover.... :rofl2: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AC in A2......Aaron 693 Posted May 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2014 There has been a lot going on here as many of you know from following the broken femur thread.....let's get a quick update in while I can. A few site pics from the 900 loop: Now we head to Disney/MGM Studios and the backlot tour: There will be more Disney/MGM circa 1989 in the next update.....and the next update will be the last update......until I receive the next treasure trove of photos which will be more like the quality of the original report and not the horrible quality of these most recent updates......there will be some good stuff in the new batch! Until then and hopefully soon, there is only one more of these updates left. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CCIntrigue...aka Gwen 547 Posted May 10, 2014 Report Share Posted May 10, 2014 Great update. I miss seeing the Golden Girls' house on the backlot tour! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sherryberry 35 Posted May 11, 2014 Report Share Posted May 11, 2014 What an AWESOME trip report! The first time I went to Disneyworld was about 11 years ago, so it's cool to see the changes it's gone through, since it opened! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
disney4dan 68 Posted May 11, 2014 Report Share Posted May 11, 2014 Nice to see. We were there for our honeymoon in June 1989 but only went to MK and EPCOT. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DaveInTN 3,247 Posted May 11, 2014 Report Share Posted May 11, 2014 I love the truck, Aaron. Very nice. Would be fun to still own that. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tri-Circle-D 2,059 Posted May 12, 2014 Report Share Posted May 12, 2014 I miss when there used to be wilderness at Fort Wilderness! Look how wooded that 900 loop campsite looks. TCD Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AC in A2......Aaron 693 Posted May 19, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2014 Great update. I miss seeing the Golden Girls' house on the backlot tour! it was better back then, wasn't it? What an AWESOME trip report! The first time I went to Disneyworld was about 11 years ago, so it's cool to see the changes it's gone through, since it opened! Thanks SB. Glad you are enjoying it. Nice to see. We were there for our honeymoon in June 1989 but only went to MK and EPCOT. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Glad you're along for the ride. I love the truck, Aaron. Very nice. Would be fun to still own that. The van was okay but the suburban in the early part of this TR, would be really cool to still own now. I miss when there used to be wilderness at Fort Wilderness! Look how wooded that 900 loop campsite looks. TCD I did like it better back then..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AC in A2......Aaron 693 Posted May 19, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2014 This will be the last update for this latest group of photos......remember they are just pics I have taken of VHS video....so the quality admittedly SMB. I do have a line on another group of pics that should be more like the quality of photo in the initial rendition of this TR. Hopefully, I will have them in my hot little hands soon. They should be good. Anyway, we will finish this latest addition to this TR with more from Disney/MGM Studios circa 1989: And now for something really anti-climactic..........fireworks pictures. But these are no ordinary fireworks pictures.....these are pics of fireworks at Disney/MGM studios. That's not something you can see every day at Disney's Hollywood Studios: ooooooooohhhhh. aaaaaaaaahhhhhh. I could have posted many more, but you get the idea. These are like any other fireworks. Except these were at what is now known as DHS. Anyone else have fireworks pictures from Disney/MGM Studios? If not.....I guess I have bragging rights as TCD would say. If you do, I'll gladly share the prize with you. If you have never seen fireworks at Disney/MGM Studios, you really should. Or....you know.......not. That's it for now.....signing off until I collect the next bundle of photos. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
momof3kids-Yvonne 594 Posted May 19, 2014 Report Share Posted May 19, 2014 That's it! When I pick up my parents this week at the airport, the first thing I am going to do is tell them how deprived I was because they did not take me too WDW enough as a child. Of course years down the road, I imagine my own children will be telling me the same thing. I will just blame their dad for that. :rofl3: AC in A2......Aaron 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AC in A2......Aaron 693 Posted May 19, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2014 That's it! When I pick up my parents this week at the airport, the first thing I am going to do is tell them how deprived I was because they did not take me too WDW enough as a child.Of course years down the road, I imagine my own children will be telling me the same thing. I will just blame their dad for that. :rofl3: I have awesome memories of our stays at the Fort while growing up. River Country, hammocks on the beach, swimming and making sandcastles at the beach, railroad, catching buses and trams with my brother, wandering around, buying clear plastic cubes of various types of candy at the trading post, which we walked to zillions of times from the 900 loop across the way, playing basketball and tetherball.............................. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AC in A2......Aaron 693 Posted May 19, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2014 Campfire, smores, outdoor movies, canoeing, fishing, playing catch, hanging out under the awning after dark, drinking an ice cold beer, Musket Mickey signage, HDDR, Trails End's make your own pizza night, trash cans that looked like tree stumps, benches that looked like split logs................ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DaveInTN 3,247 Posted May 19, 2014 Report Share Posted May 19, 2014 I only stayed at the Fort one time as a kid....Christmas 1977. I was either deprived or spoiled...depending on one's perspective. But since it was the best my parents could do, I'll just be grateful for the wonderful memories. AC in A2......Aaron 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AC in A2......Aaron 693 Posted May 19, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2014 I only stayed at the Fort one time as a kid....Christmas 1977. I was either deprived or spoiled...depending on one's perspective. But since it was the best my parents could do, I'll just be grateful for the wonderful memories.We have to be grateful. So many kids dont ever get the opportunity to go. It is a once in a lifetime type trip for a lot of people and we have been there numerous times. We have taken our kids a few times now and I hope they will always cherish the memories made there too; and then take their own kids someday..........while we tag along and bug them all of course. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AC in A2......Aaron 693 Posted March 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 As Scar would say, "Be Prepared!" BradyBzLyn...Mo 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DaveInTN 3,247 Posted March 9, 2015 Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 As Scar would say, "Be Prepared!" :jumpforjoy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AC in A2......Aaron 693 Posted March 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 :jumpforjoyBuckle up! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tri-Circle-D 2,059 Posted March 10, 2015 Report Share Posted March 10, 2015 As Scar would say, "Be Prepared!" Buckle up! OK. Any time now would be good. TCD Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AC in A2......Aaron 693 Posted March 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2015 OK. Any time now would be good.TCDFrom the "I am...." Thread yesterday:Hurting pretty badly the last couple days.....but within a few days of procuring a treasure trove of vintage stuff for my Back in Time TR....A virtual cornucopia if you will.New fiends, go check out the report and catch up so you can follow along when i start the new updates.That's right, updates. Plural. There will be a ton of new stuff.Stay Tuned.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tri-Circle-D 2,059 Posted March 10, 2015 Report Share Posted March 10, 2015 I figured as much. You're moving slower than a WDW construction worker getting your cornucopia posted. Let's go. TCD BradyBzLyn...Mo 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CCIntrigue...aka Gwen 547 Posted March 10, 2015 Report Share Posted March 10, 2015 He's moving even slower than brown paint guy ... Tri-Circle-D and BradyBzLyn...Mo 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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