Parks in Print: Teen April 72, Part 3

Ok, part 3 let's jump in. First off some of these girls are giving off a scary Jan Brady vibes. That aside you get to see the waterfall from the old Polynesian pool. And in the middle one of the old Magic Kingdom hub benches.

The left column shows what's happening in each of the pictures on the last page. the next to columns have some really cool stories from young cast members telling their Disney experiences. I personally like Vito's story in the third column.

More Cast stories from Tour Guides to Call Center Hostesses.

Stories continue including how a young man moved from up north who was trying to start a rock band but joined the Fife and Drum Corp in Liberty Square instead.

This page has a cool story about Kirk on the Jungle Cruise. He worked at Disneyland and so did his father. His dad was transferred to Disney World and Kirk came too and worked at this Jungle Cruise. He may be the first and only person to do so full time.

And our last page has a cool contest for a chance to win a 3 day trip to Walt Disney World. Along with some prizes from our other sponsors. So that's what it would have been like to be a teen in the early '70s. Well maybe not but that's at least what a teen would have read in the early '70s.

Parks in Print: Teen April 72, Part 2

 Today we are back in Liberty Square now with the Fife and Drum Corp for a second fashion breakdown.

Another Pixie full-page ad. This time the model is posing in front of the Polynesian Resort. You can see the monorail station in the background.

We see some recreation pictures and the Diary continues. Our writer mentions that while riding a boat from the Contemporary she sees Blackbeard's Island. For those that don't know that was the original albeit short-lived name for Discovery Island. It had that name till 74 when it was first developed and open to guests as an animal preserve.   

Back with Kurt. Uh... he's doing ok for himself. Moving on.

Ok a lot going on here. Top Left is a top-down view inside one of the Bob-A-Round boats. This is the only close up picture I've seen of them. Top right and two below it some cool Haunted Mansion shots. Lots of flirting going on around the rest of the pictures. And in the center a rare shot inside the Cozy Kal Kan Kennel.

So with that center Picture on the last page what better time for another ad. This time our next Disney World partner Kal Kan pet food. The cool thing here is that the Kennel club image is pretty spot on how it looked then and still does today. Take a look next time your at the TTC.

Parks in Print: Teen April 72, Part 1

Less then a year after Disney World opened Teen Magazine ran this 18 page spread covering everything a Teen could do at Disney. Over the next three days we'll dive in page by page and look at what was really Neat-O about the Vacation Kingdom. First take a look up at the cover "Walt Disney World Guide to Boy-Girl Paradise"... ok, I'm not touching that one. but I am interested in why Neil Diamond is not interested in success.

 A diary from one of the teens talking about how her family all wanted to do different things but Disney World covered all of them.

Two teens pose with some of the Liberty Tree Cast. This is the first of the fashion shoots that are in this article. It's interesting to note this is not just a big ad for Disney. All the clothing is from a company called Pixie of  California.

Also all the luggage is from Lady Baltimore and don't expect Eastern Airways to miss out on the chance to remind you they are the official airline of Walt Disney World. I really like that castle display in the background. But more importantly, Yes that's Kurt Russel in the ad. pretty awesome.

When the guest's clothing is louder then Pinocchio's. This also helps us understand the cast costume choices. We look back and laugh at them but based on what we see here they were very hip and trendy.

Here we see some of the park and the cast. Let me just say when I was a cast member this kind of flirting with guests would not fly. that being said they are really selling the whole if you're a girl you'll find a summer fling at Disney World. That is also seen in the Kraft presented 10th Anniversary Special where Dana Plato falls for Michael Keaton.

And again we Have Kurt and his co-star Joyce Mengers from the film Now You See Him Now You Don't. This time it's an ad for our clothing sponsor Pixie. Tomorrow we'll take a look at the second part. Kurt will be back and will see more of the park and resorts.