Former Show // updated 1992.10.05
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Former Show · the memorial record
This show is gone, but its history stays documented — the full lifetime log is below.
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Closed permanently after nearly two decades (the film had deteriorated); the building went on to house the 25th Anniversary Welcome Center, Town Square Exposition Hall (Kodak), and ultimately Town Square Theater in 2011.
The original Walt Disney Story film returned to the theaters after Disney-MGM Studios opened in May 1989 and the preview center closed.
The space was taken over as the Disney-MGM Studios Preview Center (1988-1989), displacing The Walt Disney Story film until the new studio park opened.
The show's space was temporarily repurposed as the EPCOT Center Preview Center (June 1981-October 1982), running concept-art displays and a promotional film ahead of Epcot's October 1982 opening.
Gulf Oil's sponsorship of the Hospitality House and attraction ended, having backed the venue since the park's 1971 opening (some sources give 1979).
Opened in the Gulf-sponsored Hospitality House on the east side of Town Square as a 23-minute biographical film narrating Walt Disney's life in his own words, with a preshow gallery of Disney memorabilia and a character mural between two 300-seat theaters; dedicated May 6, 1973.
Per the documented record, The Walt Disney Story at Magic Kingdom opened on Apr 15, 1973.
The most recent closure/refurbishment documented for The Walt Disney Story is dated Oct 5, 1992: Closed permanently after nearly two decades (the film had deteriorated); the building went on to house the 25th Anniversary Welcome Center, Town Square Exposition Hall (Kodak), and ultimately Town Square Theater in 2011.
The latest documented change (documented Oct 5, 1992): Closed permanently after nearly two decades (the film had deteriorated); the building went on to house the 25th Anniversary Welcome Center, Town Square Exposition Hall (Kodak), and ultimately Town Square Theater in 2011.
6 documented changes, dating back to 1973 — the fan-kept show changelog nobody else keeps.
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