1966 EPCOT Film - The Florida Project - Restored
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- čas přidán 11. 09. 2024
- This is a fully restored version of the film Walt Disney made shortly before his death in 1966. The film outlines the plans for EPCOT and the development of Disney World. Film restoration completed by ImageWorks - www.retrodisneyworld.com/imageworks Find out how you can get your Disney Home Movies restored for free!
wow, this is why disney is so successful, walt was a true dreamer
Happy 119th birthday Walt Disney!
He was waaay ahead of his time.
Holy shit have we gone backwards ... the destruction of the nuclear family ... schools are indoctrination centers ... herd immunity is not part of a pandemic response ... faux global warming apocalypse ... all science politicized ... Anti-American joint chiefs of staff ... the current adult population will be remembered as the worst generation in American history ... assuming America isn't renamed by China now that they own every one of our leaders From Obiden to McConnell to Disney CEO Bob Chapek
He was delusional. The entire main area enclosed and environmentally controlled? Fool.
@@johnp139 It wasn't just that, look up Defunctlands video about it, goes over how the entire thing was almost like one big Company Town.
@@hardworker5588 Eww, get your politics out of my Disney World
If only Walt had lived another 10 years (and only to 76, not that old at all) all of this could have happened. Sigh. What a visionary.
But then, how long would it have taken before the characters started coming in? Before EPCOT lost its original purpose?
I think Walt may have run into some obstacles had he lived another decade that he couldn't have foreseen. First, he would have lost the guidance of Roy Disney who died in 1971 and had wanted to retire for some time even before Walt's death. Second, he didn't live long enough to see America lose its zeal for futuristic concepts rooted in the goodness of what big business could to, which really faded as the 70s dawned. Plus, he would have had to face the pressures caused by events he had no control over like the Energy Crisis etc. which put a crimp on planned projects for Disney World's first phase. I don't think realistically EPCOT the city could have happened. But we might have seen some more elaborate touches in what came to pass than we did see (like perhaps monorail or Peoplemover service directly to the Lake Buena Vista resort area of the park which has never existed). And had Walt lived I think we would have seen Marc Davis's "Western River Expedition" became a reality at Florida because he likely would have stuck to his guns and not panicked over customer complaint about the absence of "Pirates of the Caribbean" in Florida that initially existed.
he said he would need 15 years to build this
@@markjackson6431 So, that takes us to 1981/82, when EPCOT Center opened.
Moral of the story: don’t smoke.
Well, Walt, we got the hotels, motels, recreational and retail facilities you wanted at least. RIP
He is one of the all time greatest human beings to ever grace this planet. The joy he has brought to children and adults of all ages is immeasurable.
What's sad is that they constantly had to stop the camera because Walt needed to get oxygen. He thought he was just tired, but it was the lung cancer and he didn't know it.
One of the biggest regrets of my life was when Walt Disney died in 1966, at age 65. I was privileged to have been to Disneyland the summer it opened in 1955. I was five years old. It was the most wondrous, magical place in the world. And when he died in 1966, it was a shattering event.
So many people live a squandered, non-productive life, accomplishing little, or nothing, and die in their 90s, and here Walt died at 65. What amazing things could he have done with 25 more years of his life, his imagination...the entire world lost something in his passing.
I was 5 when Mr. Disney passed away. I remember it like yesterday still. Being from Florida we just loved him. I remember my mom sitting me down and telling me he passed away. I remember crying and asking my mom “does that mean Disney World won’t open?” It was a very sad day. Missed him so much on Sunday nights.
This makes me sad, I wonder how much more of an impact Walt would of made with 25 years added to his lifespan. I was not alive during Disneyland’s early days so I feel like I missed out. How much more different was the experience of being in the park compared to now?
Disney parks are STILL the most magical places in the world. :') We just need to purge the SJW infection from them, as Walt would have wanted. He would probably cringe at the SJW disease Disney has been infected with in recent years.
Not to be flippant, but it makes a good argument for why people shouldn't smoke.
@@RInger2875 Yes.
His voice is so joyful and sad at the same time because we all know he didn’t live to see The Florida Project come to life. 😢😭
I watched a clip of Roy Disney's son talk about the Florida project and how his father pressed on after Walts death, completing the project five years later, at a cost of $550 million, and on opening day owed no one. Totally debt free. You couldnt do that today no way no how...
I'm deeply honored to be working for the company that this man created. Do I think EPCOT could have worked? I honestly don't know, and from his plans, I'm not sure a place like Hollywood Studios (my favorite park) could have been built. But, Walt believed it could be done, and I would have been proud to live in the city he envisioned.
The creativity around this video is amazing and inspires such a beautiful thing behind the idea of the human mind.
Walt Disney was a true visionary
you mean a true capitalist
@@markjackson6431 And a true American!
As a child, I saw Walt Disney at the NY Worlds Fair. Twice. I could feel his enthusiasm in person. Now, 2 of my 3 Sons work at Disney World: 1 at the Magic Kingdom & 1 at Animal Kingdom. Irony is how much I wanted to be working at Disney, but through me...now my Sons are there. Disney is for Happy People! : )
Walt disney was a very successful business man I love he's voice and music is very soothing My grandfather helped build walt disney world up haunted mansion and many many other attractions I'm very proud to be a part of walt disney world family and history
It's sad he passed away before it opened but his brother Roy disney made sure to honor his brother name Walt Elias disney
Where all people can be a kid in heart and enjoy the beautiful attractions there
Walt disney world magic Kingdom where dreams do come ✨️ true
He will never be forgotten he's forever in all of our hearts
As someone who's studied urban design (masters) I think this actually could have worked. Like Walt said, this is all just schematic, things would have changed and been compromised based on costs and feasibility, but the core philosophy of everything he talks about is perfectly in alignment with what modern urbanists are trying to achieve. None of this is futurist; if anything it's pragmatism to a fault, but it's easier to take something practial and make it beautiful over time than vice versa. Too bad it was all abandoned.
Not completely. The UAE is using his ideas right now for Masdar City and other projects.
I suppose then you have read Married to the Mouse about Orlando’s relationship with WDW. Shows why after Walts death EPCOT was abandoned in favour of the theme park we have today
It is sad and disenheartening that Disney's Epcot did not become a reality because of his death. It would have been interesting to see what Disney World would have looked like had Walt Disney lived to see it.
@@pedrogamez4165 I agree. They had the plans, they should’ve fulfilled Walt’s dream
I wish I could’ve met him.
I miss my grandfather also, died to soon, I'm sorry cannot have innocence, like he had , God rest them in peace
Now I know why I thought it was perfect timing for EPCOT in its current form to have a Moana-themed attraction that I plan on checking out during my next Disney World visit, because the 50th anniversary of Walt's passing was during the theatrical run of that particular feature in its own feature animation division.
Walt knew what was fun and needed for people and children. His dream and his vision has made countless memories for me and my family. I have been going to Disneyland since 1970. My family worked in the park from day one of its opening. All I can say is thank you Walt!
It is my understanding that Walt was so ill and physically exhausted at this point, he would literally collapse and be given oxygen between takes.
The crazy thing is this probably could have worked tremendously well even before the advanced tech we have today. Think about how this would work today, Disney is big on solar energy. Add solar power to this model to power the transportation and homes and you would have the very first self-reliant city in the US. It could theoretically be completely off the grid.
I never knew that Epcot remained so unfinished. If only it was able to actually get to the finish line.
That dome that housed everything would be a sight to see.
Just like Stephen King’s “Under the Dome”.
This video is golden. All the times I watched snippets of this video, just the first part when Walt would introduce his plan, but this is the first time I actually watched his whole plan for EPCOT. Wow, all I can say is that doing this today, would still make it seem futuristic. Bless his soul for bringing us all of Disney. I was at the October 1st, 2021 celebration at MK. Walt would have wanted more for all of us that day. It felt flat and dull. Nonetheless, I am glad that k can truly say I was there in person to honor his memory. RIP, Walt.
This would have been so interesting if they had been able to make this a reality.
The TRUE EPCOT would have been amazing! Could you imagine the world's first self-reliant, privately-built/run city? I'd have bought a house, or rented an apartment there. Easily.
The city would totally be under corporate control. No voting on issues there.
@@johnp139 amazing.
Only Walt Disney was capable of devising and designing a functional utopia.
I would have loved to see EPCOT built.
Success or failure.
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I never knew the DL Peoplemover vehicles were meant to be a 5/8 scale model of the full size working vehicles.
I'm so glad Walt Disney decided to open up Disneyworld.
Thanks family for the times good times
All of these levels would have had to be built up from ground level. Can you imagine how much “dirt” would be required to do that?
To think if this place ever existed, the rent here would be like $4,000 a month now
Could you also imagine, in present day, this place has now become defunct. Abandoned. And it's sitting completely un-used, rotting away stuck in time from the 60s. Like, imagine the size and scale of the land this would use. it would be so interesting to watch explored in modern day, but seeing everything still stuck in time in there. Monorail, the underground highway tunnels, the hotel/convention tower etc. It would be such a time capsule.
This video is inspiring to me here. I will never get tired of it.
we miss you
Geeze this is awesome to see tbh
Howard Stark
“And now...here is Walt Disney”
“We call it EP-COT”
So thats how you synthesise a new element 🧐
Howard stark was indeed inspired by disney in the mcu
Where’s tony ?
I love this video and i wish that Disney World Resort should have stayed the way it was and I miss the old days and the park
I have been searching for this!! Bless you!!
The complete enclosure thing was totally over the top.
it just be like a mall
I always wondered if the music of that film was ever released
Disneyland Monorail Music
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Walt is thawing out in justified anger with what the Disney management has done to his company.
You sound like one of those people who crazily believe Walt was frozen and is going to come back some day. DELUSIONAL!!1!
Disney Corporation couldn't afford to have him come back, someday to foil their grooming plans, so they already dumped his frozen head somewhere that it will never be seen again. Walt is truly gone. D:
Love the visionary aspect of the project! Not sure it would have worked, especially in the swamps of Florida. All that underground construction would have been a nightmare!!
Feels a bit dystopian.....
I remember my 7th grade ELA teacher using epcot (This one) As an idea for what a "utopia" is. It was for the giver.
This man is Andrew Ryan.
5:11 a new fantastic point of view
Disney Celebration was as close to this experiment as they got but it failed.
Are you sure Disney failed ?
Part of me wishes that they had revisited the idea of using the PeopleMover as a transportation system for Walt Disney World.
Even for Disneyland. They need to refurbish that and make it work again
@@ladyfire44 Yeah, they should do that too.
Still, Disneyland's PeopleMover was just a ride.
What I'm talking about is making the PeopleMover into a fully-fledged transportation system for Disney World that acts as an alternative to the monorail, servicing not only the four theme parks, but also the water parks, Disney Springs, and even a few select resort hotels.
i watched this elsewhere and was very impressed
The blue print .
That is a giant circle.
It's a technical wimshurst engine design.
H g wells used this design.
Tesla used this design.
Disney used this design.
It's a face for a time machine.
It's what's inside the disk.
The blue print is an x ray of inside .
funny that he said the C was City at one point
disney land changed after corporations took over just like Harley Davidsons changed when they sold it to a corporation the both got worse
slides presentation
5:00 till Walt says "Manhattan"
12:12 till the end
My god, we don't have nowhere the same amount of enthusiasm or spirit and hope for the future as they did back in the day. How come these days we don't have any primitive figures like Walt Disney? Like the one man show of a corporation trying to push boundaries of things. Like, could you imagine if Disney tried to build a city these days.
Uncle Walt, a true legend!
If he only could have lived a few more years…
14:28 i thought that everything sounded good until....
I wish someone would build this type of neighborhood
Elon will.
The Audio sounds better on the other video you posted. This one seems to have a lot more hiss and cracks in the sound.
Does the wimshurst work ?
Did you figure out the secret yet ?
Teleportation .ride the lighting.
Created for amusement of families not for any political or ideological reasons.
11:34 mayor walt
I wonder what Walt would have thought of EPCOT today but mind you like other people have said if he had survived to see the Florida Project through then the EPCOT of today would be his version of EPCOT not the EPCOT we have today also like other people have said it could have woirked with some compromises.
I think if Walt had lived through the 70s and been forced to confront the matters of (1) brother Roy's death and (2) The Energy Crisis and the loss of enthusiasm for futuristic technology, he would have had to cut back on the original vision for EPCOT the city. He would have also had to keep an eye on the health of the studio in the 70s which hit a creative low that first decade after his death as well, and that would have undoubtedly impacted decision on EPCOT too.
any chance we could get a higher quality scan these days? how’s the original camera negatives holding up?
I'm back ...where are you and Huxley and Kennedy ?
You should read what they wrote about you and Kennedy..
carl barks was the painter for the characters of cartoons for Disneyland
❤🙏Heloisa
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This whole scenario is just nuts. Just like the “community” in Stephen King’s “Under the Dome”.
24:00 "American free enterprise system "
We need it back.
Sounds like a commune to me.
Love you Fam 🦩🕶️☘️
... Is this just the same copy but stretched slightly?
This was prior to the birth of Walt Disney World t
Sad thing about it is that Disney World which has Epcot in Orlando, Florida, is what Disneyland was supposed to be in Walt's vision. Unfortunately, due to the people building hotels and businesses near Disneyland in Anaheim, he had to move the project to Florida so he would have more control over it.
what is exaact day of this recording?
Walt Disney's "E.P.C.O.T / Florida Film" is a 24 minute preview to E.P.C.O.T that Walt recorded on October 27, 1966 - just a few weeks before his death.
The film was shown at the Park East Theatre (501 North Orlando Avenue) in Winter Park on February 2, 1967. The movie theater no longer exists .
Walt Disney as Himself (2023) (posthumous final role ) 5:16
This film is just…creepy.
Walt would roll in his grave if he seen the greed and dumb-assery going on with his dream today.
#Wranglersimage
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This film needs to be watched to understand better why the current controversy that has resulted in the revoking of the Reedy Creek Improvement District goes beyond the parents rights bill. RCID's creation was rooted in the promise of this film, that Disney wanted to build EPCOT the City. Without all those privileges of RCID, EPCOT the City would be impossible to build. But as we know, EPCOT the City never happened, and essentially Disney was given special privileges without delivering on the thing that made it possible for those privileges to be granted. This is why people were arguing for the abolition of RCID long before this current controversy emerged, and it is for the best that in a world where there will never be a Progress City as Walt envisioned, the Disney corporation now be forced to play by the same rules its competitors in the Orlando market are forced to play by.
#PSY #Wranglers
This film can't be from 1966. Walt's stuff, sure, but the Peoplemover didn't open at Disneyland until July of 1967.
Walt was planning things like the Peoplemover before he passed away, and he never got to see it opened. This logic also applies to attractions like Pirates of the Caribbean and the Haunted Mansion.
@@deebers7304 did you miss THE VIDEOS of the people movers in Disneyland?
filmed in 1966
shown in 1967
this is an objectively terrible idea but the ironic part….if he was alive for 15 more years….it would’ve happened 😂🤣
Whats exact day disney recorded it? How come disney stands for gay/lesbo community? He never even mentioned similar word in entire lifetime!
Not dedicated to America anymore. Js
Такие гигантские масштабы и затраты только для того, чтобы создать деревню на 20 тысяч человек? Не удивительно, что это так и осталось идеей.
I’ve been to Disney World several times and the most boring part is EPCOT