Walt Disney World Opens - Life Magazine October 1971
We picked up this copy of Life Magazine that features the opening day of Walt Disney World in Florida on the cover. Being Disney people and vintage/Antique Mall people, this seemed like a good fit for us. There's a lot of little things to note on the cover including the front row of characters (See Pooh Bear's costume?) The inside headline is all about the east coast move: "Disney Moves East" with Mickey the Mouse leading the marching band down MainStreet USA. The biggest spread of photos is below and is from this pretty unique angle starting with the Rivers of America and Frontierland in the foreground and you can see the Seven Seas Lagoon in the background. A few things to note - Frontierland really just had a cul-de-sac and didn't go over to where Splash Mountain and Big Thunder Mountain are today. And the show buildings where Peter Pan and Philharmagic are located ARE HUGE. Likely due to the perspective, but still. Filing this under b...