AC in A2......Aaron 693 Posted March 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2015 And here we go: Do you remember this character experience? Moving on in Future World: Was that a Commodore 64? How about robot keno: This seems like a good place to stop for today. Coming up we still have Test Track's ancestor, The Non-Ellen Adventure, and The Seas with Nemo and Friends with out Nemo and friends. There is so much more to come after that so stay tuned! BradyBzLyn...Mo and Tri-Circle-D 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DaveInTN 3,247 Posted March 14, 2015 Report Share Posted March 14, 2015 I don't have much memory of Epcot in those days.....I think I went there once in 1987 when I lived in Gainesville but otherwise never went until much later, so this is all very cool to see. What the heck was a Kitchen Kabaret Revue? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CCIntrigue...aka Gwen 547 Posted March 14, 2015 Report Share Posted March 14, 2015 I so miss the original Journey Into Imagination. That redo has to be one of WDW's biggest fails. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CCIntrigue...aka Gwen 547 Posted March 14, 2015 Report Share Posted March 14, 2015 What the heck was a Kitchen Kabaret Revue? As well as I remember, it was a cheesy little show with dancing/singing vegetables. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mouseketab.....Carol 1,261 Posted March 14, 2015 Report Share Posted March 14, 2015 I don't have much memory of Epcot in those days.....I think I went there once in 1987 when I lived in Gainesville but otherwise never went until much later, so this is all very cool to see. What the heck was a Kitchen Kabaret Revue? I never saw Kitchen Kabaret, but it was Food Rocks with different music. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BradyBzLyn...Mo 2,023 Posted March 14, 2015 Report Share Posted March 14, 2015 Great stuff!! Kitchen Kabaret Revue - show starts around 1:30https://youtu.be/7d4CCYIGMAc Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DaveInTN 3,247 Posted March 14, 2015 Report Share Posted March 14, 2015 Great stuff!! Kitchen Kabaret Revue - show starts around 1:30https://youtu.be/7d4CCYIGMAc Well shoot....it's 3:00 now. I'll have to wait for tomorrow's show. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BradyBzLyn...Mo 2,023 Posted March 14, 2015 Report Share Posted March 14, 2015 Well shoot....it's 3:00 now. I'll have to wait for tomorrow's show. You are on fire today, aren't you? :rofl2: Well at least you can catch the parade. DaveInTN 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pezheadval 32 Posted March 14, 2015 Report Share Posted March 14, 2015 Lovin these old pictures!!! I'll have to see what pics my family has from our old slides. Kitchen Kabaret! We loved that show! We were not happy when Food Rocks took over. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tri-Circle-D 2,059 Posted March 16, 2015 Report Share Posted March 16, 2015 Great stuff, Aaron. Epcot used to look so much nicer than it does now. It seems really cluttered now, and it's difficult to see the pavilions in Future World. Those pavilions all have such interesting architecture, but the sightlines are all blocked now. TCD Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AC in A2......Aaron 693 Posted March 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2015 I don't have much memory of Epcot in those days.....I think I went there once in 1987 when I lived in Gainesville but otherwise never went until much later, so this is all very cool to see. What the heck was a Kitchen Kabaret Revue? see Gwen's postI so miss the original Journey Into Imagination. That redo has to be one of WDW's biggest fails. absolutely rightAs well as I remember, it was a cheesy little show with dancing/singing vegetables. "Veggie-Veggie-Fruit-Fruit!"I never saw Kitchen Kabaret, but it was Food Rocks with different music. correctGreat stuff!! Kitchen Kabaret Revue - show starts around 1:30https://youtu.be/7d4CCYIGMAc Thanks MoWell shoot....it's 3:00 now. I'll have to wait for tomorrow's show. good callYou are on fire today, aren't you? :rofl2: Well at least you can catch the parade. depends on what time the 3:00 parade is todayLovin these old pictures!!! I'll have to see what pics my family has from our old slides. Kitchen Kabaret! We loved that show! We were not happy when Food Rocks took over. I have to say, I liked it when I was little, but it would very outdated today, like much of Future World.Great stuff, Aaron. Epcot used to look so much nicer than it does now. It seems really cluttered now, and it's difficult to see the pavilions in Future World. Those pavilions all have such interesting architecture, but the sightlines are all blocked now. TCDI agree wholeheartedly. Epcot needs to scrap Energy, Wonders of Life, and Imagination.....and use their collective imaginations to add new attractions. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AC in A2......Aaron 693 Posted March 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2015 Long before government auto industry bailouts...err, well long before the recent bailouts but a few years after the government Chrysler bailout of 1979, Generous Motors sponsored an Epcot Center pavilion. This pavilion was like no other pavilion to our family and the family we traveled with. That is because we were all from a GM town; Flint, Michigan. Flint, Michigan was a booming metropolis and if Detroit was the Motor City, Flint was definitely the Robin to its Batman. That is not the case today. Sadly, Flint has become the absolute worst city in Michigan, and probably right up there for worst in America. I hate driving through there now. It is very, very sad. Not only were we from Flint, but both families depended on GM jobs for their income. Every house on my street, and likely close to all of the homes in my huge subdivision had a GM income. Anyway, back to the report and to a lost attraction known as World of Motion: Many of you know this, but some pavilions, at least back then, had VIP lounges, for employees of the sponsor corporation. Here were are in the World of Motion VIP lounge where you could get free refreshments and light snacks and the Coke was actually Coke; nothing like Beverly in here: By the way that is me in the center of the pic above. Moving on the Universe of Energy: Next up.......another long lost Epcot Center attraction.......... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tri-Circle-D 2,059 Posted March 16, 2015 Report Share Posted March 16, 2015 It's really sad to hear about Flint. It must have been cool back in the day to be able to visit the VIP lounge. The VIP lounge is still at Test Track. I know that Bob has visited there. I spied some of the old Epcot rental stroller parked in front of the Universe of Energy attraction. And, so far, I have not seen one giant stroller in your photos. TCD Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AC in A2......Aaron 693 Posted March 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2015 It's really sad to hear about Flint. It must have been cool back in the day to be able to visit the VIP lounge. The VIP lounge is still at Test Track. I know that Bob has visited there. I spied some of the old Epcot rental stroller parked in front of the Universe of Energy attraction. And, so far, I have not seen one giant stroller in your photos. TCDI know DW and I visited the lounge once but I cannot remember if that was TT or WOM. All we had to say is that our dads worked for GM and they let us up.People as a whole were more community oriented and had better manners back then. Ramming giant monstrosities into other peoples heels back then would not have been acceptable in the mind of the person with the stroller; at least not near as prevalent as it is today. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DaveInTN 3,247 Posted March 16, 2015 Report Share Posted March 16, 2015 My Dad was a farmer. How come we didn't have a VIP lounge at The Land? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AC in A2......Aaron 693 Posted March 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2015 My Dad was a farmer. How come we didn't have a VIP lounge at The Land?He should have. Instead they honored farm kids with an Avante Garde performer who acts like an out of control garden weed. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AC in A2......Aaron 693 Posted March 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2015 As luck would have it, I have acquired a couple pics of the VIP lounge currently used by Chevrolet employees at Test Track:Posh digs there for Chevy.ETA: All GM employees can still use the lounge. BradyBzLyn...Mo 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AC in A2......Aaron 693 Posted March 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2015 There is another update on the horizon and here it comes. Check out this past gem: The Seas Minus Nemo and Friends: In my next post you will see some Old School Epcot Center Streetmosphere and character greets.... Avatab.... Steve 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DaveInTN 3,247 Posted March 18, 2015 Report Share Posted March 18, 2015 There is another update on the horizon and here it comes. Check out this past gem: I see what you did there. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AC in A2......Aaron 693 Posted March 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2015 Continuing..... Old School World Showcase in the next update............ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mouseketab.....Carol 1,261 Posted March 18, 2015 Report Share Posted March 18, 2015 I really enjoyed Horizons and the old Living Seas....... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mouseketab.....Carol 1,261 Posted March 18, 2015 Report Share Posted March 18, 2015 Rainbow Mickey and Minnie are too weird :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AC in A2......Aaron 693 Posted March 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2015 I see what you did there. What?I really enjoyed Horizons and the old Living Seas.......me too....it was cool to see the old pics Rainbow Mickey and Minnie are too weird :)I mean, in 1982, it was so obvious that future American astronauts were going to where silver spacesuits and rainbows when they went to space in the new state of the art American space shuttles that we would have in 2015. Right? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AC in A2......Aaron 693 Posted March 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2015 Let's head into World Showcase........when this report started there were probably not enough seats on this bad boy for all the readers and commenters: Most of the readers could now fit into one of these: Who knew Troy Aikman had a gig in the American Adventure back then? Continued in the next post....... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AC in A2......Aaron 693 Posted March 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2015 More to come............ BradyBzLyn...Mo 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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