A guide map use for Magic Kingdom from 1983. These old maps contained more than just the Magic Kingdom layout, it contained detailed maps of each land, photo tips, and more!

The overview of the Magic Kingdom back in 1983. A little different from today’s Magic kingdom, but still appreciable as it is the history of MK.

The America of Yesteryear Comes To Life in Main Street, USA! This page describe every signal attraction, shop and restaurant in Main Street. The picture on the bottom of pg. 4 shows horse rides use to have a presence in MK, it is definitely too crowded for that now

The map of Adventure Land sporting Safari Mickey and Shere Khan from Jungle Book. Much of this area has not changed except the for the renovations of some attractions and the addition of The Magic Carpets of Aladdin.

Donald and Uncle Scrooge welcome you to the map of Frontierland and Liberty Square. Containing the wildest ride in the wilderness and Tom sawyer’s island. All that is missing is the last iconic mountain of Magic Kingdom, Splash Mountain. On the other hand, Liberty Square seems to have not gone through many changes. Still containing the pivotal attractions people know and love, honorably mentioning Haunted Mansion.

Merlin encourages you to visit FantasyLand,Where Storybook Dreams come True. This area of MK has undergone many changes up to now. Here you can still see the forgotten attractions 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride, and the sky way to Tomorrowland.

Fun in the Future in Tomorrowland. Still holding it’s most popular attraction Space Mountain, Tomorrowland had many rides that do not exist today. The Skyway, Mission to Mars, Circle-Vision 360, and “If You Had Wings” have either been replaced or have been ridden of.

Here are some photo tips when you take pictures with your Polaroid camera. Also, some tips for your video camera as well. No smartphones here.

Here is how to get to Magic kingdom from I-4 and US 192. Also this showcased how big Disney World was in 1983. Why don’t you also check out one of the three resorts available.

Go check out River Country or Discovery Island, which are now both abandon and closed off for guest. Both located near Fort Wilderness. There are still ways to sneak a peek at the deserted river country and if you want to get to Discovery island you will need your own boat unless you are willing to swim there. You can also visit Walt Disney World Village or Downtown Disney as it is now called.

The Dawn of A New Disney Era definitely began in the 1980’s with the opening of Epcot, the creation of the Disney Channel and new classic films to come out.