Florida- 1970s- including Disney World

Just some more brochures from our 1970s trip to Florida- Walt Disney World, the wax museum, Sea World, and Circus World. There is also one from a church that we went to. Recently when looking at the dates on some of my brochures and booklets from this trip, I noticed that 1977 is on them. All along, I thought that we went there in 1976. Looks like I will have to move the photos of this vacation in my album.

 

Walt Disney World 1970s- Part 2

Here is the booklet that I mentioned in the last post. I just had to include a photo of the back too ; View Master is included in this ad.
 

Walt Disney World-1970s

We found some more of our 1976 Disney World souvenirs amongst our Dad's stuff. There is another booklet that I have yet to photograph and upload. 

The Look magazine is from 1971 when the park was opened. 

 

Walt Disney World 1983- Part 1

 

Walt Disney World 1976-Part 2

The item on the left is from our 1983 trip

Our doggie Rusty chewed up the back of this!

We also went to Sea World, Circus World and the Hollywood Wax Museum

 

December 23, 2015- Florida Vacations

I am watching a show on ID Network tonight. The setting for this is in Florida which made me think of our 2 trips there- 1976 and 1983. Disney World was fun; our favorite ride was The Pirates of the Caribbean.

   Some other cool things in Disney World were 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, The Haunted Mansion, Jungle Cruise, Enchanted Tiki Room, GE Carousel of Progress, Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, Country Bear Jamboree, the Monorail and the Main Street Electrical Parade.

   We never did go on Space Mountain; even Grandma next door did so when she was in Disneyland; she said that her wig nearly fell off.

   We also went to Sea World, Circus World, and a Hollywood Wax Museum in 1976. I did get sick and throw up in Sea World though, but I loved seeing the dolphins there. Dad got stung by a bee during the train ride in the Magic Kingdom. As always, those 2 bad things are much clearer in my memory. We stayed in the same motel both times.

   We liked EPCOT Center which I think had only been open for about a year when we went there in 1983. I hadn’t realized until then that the Magic Kingdom only opened in the early 70s so the park was still relatively young when we first went there.

   We enjoyed the Land, GM- World of Motion, Spaceship Earth, Universe of Energy and the countries in the World Showcase, esp. Italy, Germany and England. It rained a little that day; we have a nice picture of us with a rainbow in the background afterwards. We both got piñatas in Mexico.

  I’m remembering vividly something upsetting about that 2^nd vacation. Dad did spoil it at one point when he got mad at Mom for wanting to go back for some more souvenirs in the Magic Kingdom. I can’t remember if he got his way or not- probably. In fact, I’m almost sure that he did.

   That year we went to Silver Springs (Glass bottom boat ride) and the Gatorland Zoo before visiting our Aunt Pauline and family in Panama City. I’ve only ever seen her 3 times. I almost stepped on a crab on the beach. We have a jar of white sand from there.

   At the Jersey shore, I nearly stepped on a horseshoe crab. There was one of these in our yard when we were kids. Mom’s friend Helen J painted flowers and Happy Mother’s Day on its shell. Mike and I were so frightened by it. Dad took it to the river near our town.

 

1976

Sea World

Wax Museum- Doctor Zhivago

 

1983

Horseshoe crab

 

Note- last photo is from the internet