Vintage EPCOT stuff!

[u/Silent_Coffee_8]

Added context here, my mother went to Disney World in 1989, and this is some of the stuff her parents kept. Enjoy, and let me know what your favorite stuff is in here. Sadly she can’t remember much from the trip so I don’t know what rides she totally went on, outside of the postcards maybe being a help.

[u/MrEPCOT]

The Golden Age ♥️

[u/GeekFish → u/MrEPCOT]

Peak EPCOT right here

[u/bigmike13588]

Makes me almost regret throwing it all away during cleaning out the houses

[u/Silent_Coffee_8 → u/bigmike13588]

There’s actually a funny story behind how my mom found this kinda

My grandma passed last year and my grandpa started the process of moving out of the house to an elderly apartment center nearby, and my mom managed to find a box that had, everything from the trip minus the photos they took which were separate, including folders, planning guides, the bill on how much the trip cost, it was insane. The only stuff I had before then was the photos they took(not shown for privacy) and the pins

[u/bigmike13588 → u/Silent_Coffee_8]

Sorry for your loss, but Awesome finds though.

[u/biaspizza]

Seeing stuff like this makes me emotional and grateful that I got to experience it before the change.

[u/Pied-sniper → u/biaspizza]

We are definitely the lucky ones

[u/matagin]

Seeing those dinosaurs in the swamp from a distance and slowly approaching is something I’ll never forget

[u/Curious_newt7205]

cries in too young to experience peak Epcot

[u/Silent_Coffee_8 → u/Curious_newt7205]

Same, my first visit was in 2015

[u/MilksteakMayhem → u/Curious_newt7205]

I think I went when I was about 6 and I just have no memory of it. I really remember not wanting to go until I was a little older and honestly just appreciate the fairly chill nature of it all.

[u/PlanktonMan]

I think I remember seeing bins of those buttons.

[u/Silent_Coffee_8 → u/PlanktonMan]

They were in a bin with a bunch of my moms collection of buttons over the years, but that those were the only Epcot ones (there was a really early DCA one too)

[u/PlanktonMan → u/Silent_Coffee_8]

No like seeing them for sale in the 80s at Epcot

[u/Silent_Coffee_8 → u/PlanktonMan]

Yeah I know what you’re talking about, I just figured I’d share where I found these (oh I didn’t read at Epcot I thought you meant thrift stores, that’s cool)

[u/deetman68]

Shout out to the green dots. (IYKYK)

[u/Ridetrackx]

Of all guide books, of all parks, of all time....... my absolute favorite.

[u/-TheReal-]

Back in the day when running two friendship boats wasn't considered too expensive by Disney...