Yesterday, I came across these photos from that trip. I quickly (and badly, as you can see) scanned them, and though the quality is pretty poor, I think they're sort of cool, looking back in time like this.
Here's why I guess we didn't go on 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea: It was closed, and drained. They must have been doing maintenance.
Tomorrowland, with the WEDWay PeopleMover sign, and an America the Beautiful sign evident.
The last two were shots from the old Aerial Tram (what was it called?) that terminated in Tomorrowland, I think. I'm really not sure. As I've said before, I remember more about what the girls from the high school band from the New England area looked like than I do about the Disney experience, much to my disappointment today. But there they are, imperfect shots that they are. They're all I have of that vacation.
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Very cool! I remember the Skyway, but since the cars were too small to accommodate a family of four, I never got to ride it.
Thanks! The photography is that of a 15 year old (me), and the camera tech is that of 1975. So I guess I'm lucky that these photos even have survived...
I found the one of the Sub ride to be interesting, myself.
Yes, the draining of the 20K lagoon was an annual thing. They had to clean the gunk off everything and repaint all the set pieces that the chlorinated water had bleached over the course of the previous year. It was a painstaking, hot, and nasty job, which was one of the reasons why management was so eager to close the ride when Eisner's accountanteers started looking for ways to cut costs.
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