So I was going through some more old photos this evening and thought I'd scan and post a few more. This time these are from WDW in 1991. They are from my first ever visit. And honestly that was my first ever visit to anywhere east of the Mississippi. I was 21 at the time and had been dreaming of going east to WDW since I was 12 when I had watched the grand opening of Epcot on television.
My mom needed some highly specialized surgery and was referred to a specialist in Altamonte Springs who was apparently one of the top surgeons in the country for that particular problem - so she said come along and we'd go to Walt Disney World for a couple of weeks as well. She said I could stay at the hotel and enjoy the parks having more fun while she was recouperating in the hospital. Of course I was there at the hospital waiting while she was in surgery and went to the hospital each day she was there... but as she instructed... I still hung out at WDW and had more fun.
My brother flew out for about 3 days for the actual day of surgery and couple more afterwards too - and one day he and I went to the MK and then hopped over to Epcot. We had a great time. That was the one and only time he has ever been to WDW.
We stayed at the then named Howard Johnson Hotel on Hotel Plaza Blvd (which since then became the Courtyard and is now the Holiday Inn - part of the the Downtown Disney resort hotels that are all official WDW hotels, and on-property, just not owned or operated by Disney).
These are all really a blast from the past, as you just don't see these signs or images anymore.
Out on the 4
Pre-Downtown Disney when it was just the shopping village
When Chef Mickey's was located at the shopping village in a stand alone location vs. where it is today inside the Contemporary
Approaching Pleasure Island - when it was actually cool and fun and an actual destination
Back when United Technologies sponsored The Living Seas... no "mine, mine, mine" to be found or heard anywhere
Here I am in Fantasyland, with the beloved Skyway buckets in the background
Oh how I miss this view walking up Hollywood Blvd. I so wish they would tear down that wretched hat...