Checking Out

When you're into rare vintage WDW ephemera, it pays off to have horders as parents. Here's the bill from a 1982 Christmas visit to Fort Wilderness.

Tencennial Parade - 1982

These selections from the ol' family photo albums are of Walt Disney World's Tencennial Parade, a daily event which celebrated the Florida park's 10th Anniversary. The parade appeared at the Magic Kingdom for one year beginning October 1981, these photographs were taken in January 1982.

Simple Disney Board Games

Back in the day all ya needed to do was simply slap pictures of Mickey and his pals on a tried and true game and you had yourself hours of fun. I grew up learning how to play checkers with Disney Checkers. Each piece had a different Disney character on it. I spent hours playing that game with my family. Such a simple little joyful childhood memory!

This early 80's comic book ad plugs three very simple Disney games: Mickey Mouse Tic-Tac-Toe, Goofy Game, and Disney Checkers. Each one of these probably only a few bucks when they were brand new and you can still find them reasonably cheap on E-bay, although Goofy Game seems to be the most rare of the trio.

Honeymoon Early 80's Style

• These groovy images are intended to persuade happening couples of 1981 to book their totally awesome honeymoon at Walt Disney World. The 4-Night Honeymoon Vacation Magic package included:

*Four nights accommodations at the Holiday Inn East Court of Flags Resort Hotel

*"Two days' unlimited shuttle pass for transfer between your hotel and WALT DISNEY WORLD Magic Kingdom or two days parking at Walt Disney World"

*"Two days' admission and unlimited use of all rides and attractions in the Magic Kingdom (except Shootin' Gallery)"

*"One admission to the WALT DISNEY WORLD Cruise to Discovery Island or one admission to the Moonlight Cruise"

*One admission to Wet `n Wild

*"Good-time excursion to Sea World"

*"You will receive a Kodak Instamatic TM X-15F camera outfit, complete with film to catch all those special moments in pictures"

*"A color photograph taken in the WALT DISNEY WORLD Magic Kingdom"

*Dinner for two at the Lake Buena Vista Club

*and a bottle of champagne.

These days you aren't even allowed to mention the name Sea World on standing on Disney property.