Five Decades of Magic at Walt Disney World Resort: 1980-1989

Filed in: WDW 50th Anniversary

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  • Grand opening ceremony at EPCOT in 1982 at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (Disney)
  • EPCOT under construction in 1982 at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (Disney)
  • Grand opening gala in 1989 for Disney’s Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (Disney)
  • Mickey Mouse arrives in the LiMOUSEine at Disney’s Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., in 1989.
  • Mickey and pals at EPCOT in 1989 at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (Disney)
  • Mickey’s Birthdayland Party at Magic Kingdom Park in 1988 at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (Disney)
  • Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon water park during its opening year in 1989 at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (Disney)