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The D-23 "Destination D: Walt Disney World 40th" event took place at the Contemporary Resort Conference Center May 14-15, 2011. The event featured great memories from the resort's 40 years as well as presentations on all things Disney. There was no video or audio recording allowed, but these pictures are from some of the sessions where non-flash photos were permitted. |  |
| Weird Disney | ||
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| The first session was on some of the weirder things Disney has done through the years, focusing on characters | ||
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| There were also a bunch of weird attractions shown from Walt Disney World | ||
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| The Way We Were | ||
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| Dave Smith's presentation on the history of the resort was really interesting | ||
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| It was interesting to learn about Disney Celebrity Sports Center and Disney's management of the Hilton Inn South in Orlando as pre-opening training for running the resorts and facilities of Walt Disney World. | ||
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| It was fascinating to hear about the construction of the resort from someone who was there chronicling it | ||
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| We also got to see some pictures of construction subsequent to the 1971 park opening | ||
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| The film of the park's grand opening was really impressive | ||
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| The presentation then covered removed or modified attractions through the years | ||
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This presentation was really great with many of the D-23 members applauding for their favorite attractions from the past. |
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| Walt Disney's Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow | ||
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| This presentation looked in depth at Walt's vision for EPCOT | ||
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The presentation went on to explain how the ideas of what EPCOT was supposed to be were incorporated throughout Walt Disney World in more practical ways |
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| Past Forward: Walt Disney World on Television | ||
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| This presentation looked at some of the high lights and low lights of the park on TV | ||
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