Epcot Video
The American Adventure
Date: May 1, 2003
Location: American Adventure Pavilion, Epcot, Walt Disney World
YouTube Link: Not Published Yet
Source: NTSC 480i (Sony DCR-TRV20)
Length: 30:43
Audio Overlay: No
The American Adventure is a fully animatronic stage show (backed with very widescreen video) hosted by Ben Franklin and Samuel Clemens. It was a Day 1 attraction waaaay in the back of the Park.
While they attempt to cram 230 years of history into 30 minutes, you sit in a very comfy chair in an air conditioned room. Because of that, I'll be more guests have fallen asleep in this attraction than any other.
American Vybe
Date: May 1, 2003
Location: American Adventure Pavilion, Epcot, Walt Disney World
YouTube Link: Not Published Yet
Source: NTSC 480i (Sony DCR-TRV20)
Length: 13:19
Audio Overlay: No
I caught American Vybe as a pre-show to The American Adventure.
They are the swing and jazz version of The Voices of Liberty.
Behind The Seeds / Living With The Land
Date: March 17, 2002
Location: The Land Pavilion, Epcot, Walt Disney World
YouTube Link: https://youtu.be/Haf095wxSY4
Source: NTSC 480i (Sony DCR-TRV20)
Length: 1:03:48
Audio Overlay: No
Behind The Seeds is the backstage walking tour of the greenhouses in The Land Pavilion in Epcot.
Body Wars
Date: September 2, 2000
Location: Wonders of Life Pavilion, Epcot, Walt Disney World
YouTube Link: https://youtu.be/GNe9DfTGKxk
Source: NTSC 480i (Sony DCR-TRV900)
Length: 4:57
Audio Overlay: No
Body Wars lived and died with the Wonders of Life Pavilion. What was the Wonders of Life Pavilion is now mostly used for private party space and festival headquarters.
Body Wars was a motion simulator similar to Star Tours's ride vehicles, except you're injected into a human body instead of dealing with the Empire.
This isn't a very good video, but I'm including it for completeness....
Cranium Command
Date: May 1, 2003
Location: Wonders of Life Pavilion, Epcot, Walt Disney World
YouTube Link: https://youtu.be/vfAjapOb4Po
Source: NTSC 480i (Sony DCR-TRV20)
Length: 17:32
Audio Overlay: No
Cranium Command lived and died with the Wonders of Life Pavilion. What was the Wonders of Life Pavilion is now mostly used for private party space and festival headquarters.
Cranium Command had you join Buzzy as he directs the body of a 12 year old boy, hopefully not during a typical day at high school...
El Rio del Tiempo
Date: July 2, 2000 / June 9, 2001
Location: Mexico Pavilion, Epcot, Walt Disney World
YouTube Link: https://youtu.be/N6jpiuZ3N_A
Source: NTSC 480i (Sony DCR-TRV900)
Length: 6:49
Audio Overlay: No
El Rio Del Tiempo was a Day 1 attraction at the Mexico Pavilion at Epcot. It uses the same ride system as it's a small world. There a section of animatronic dolls, just like it's a small world. It also has a tune that still bounces around in your head after you leave the pavilion. Thus, the nickname, it's a small mexico.
It was supposed to summarize the history of Mexico, but it was more of a tourism video, lol.
Like Pirates at Disneyland, they have to parade you in front of people eating before the attraction starts...
Gran Fiesta Tour Starring The Three Caballeros
Date: October 22, 2007 / December 18, 2008
Location: Mexico Pavilion, Epcot, Walt Disney World
YouTube Link: https://youtu.be/zIPrHos6SZ4
Source: HDV 1080i (Sony DCR-HC3, DCR-HC9)
Length: 6:44
Audio Overlay: No
Grand Fiesta Tour Starring The Three Caballeros, was the replacement for El Rio Del Tiempo in the Mexico Pavilion in Epcot. It was more of a permanent overlay. The ride system and layout stayed the same, some sets were changed, but a remarkable amount of the attraction was barely modified.
The major change was to remove the audio-visual content and changed the attraction from one of the history of Mexico, to having Panchito and Jose Carioca trying to find Donald Duck for a show they have to perform that night.
It works! Lol...
Food Rocks
Date: June 29, 2000 - 9:30AM
Location: The Land Pavilion, Epcot, Walt Disney World
YouTube Link: https://youtu.be/_2YJ7dGXpWY
Source: NTSC 480i (Sony DCR-TRV900)
Length: 13:33
Audio Overlay: No
Didja ever wonder what was in the Land Pavilion before that attraction named, "Soarin'" was there?
If you're answer was "Kitchen Kabaret," you're correct! But I don't have video of that.
Instead, I have Food Rocks, with your host, Fud Wrapper! An audio-almost-animatronic stage show, which was only okay, but it let you sit down in an air-conditioned room for 15 minutes. Hey, you take what you can get on those hot and humid days...
Fountain Of Nations
Date: March 19, 2002 / June 29 & July 4, 2000
Location: Future World, Epcot, Walt Disney World
YouTube Link: https://youtu.be/xYTxenHy3dc
Source: NTSC 480i (Sony DCR-TRV20 / DCR-TRV900)
Length: 10:02
Audio Overlay: No
The Fountain of Nations is the central fountain in Future World in Epcot.
Included are three music sets. The first two sets are the same song, but one is at night, the other during the day.
Journey Into Your Imagination
Date: March 20 / June 29, 2000
Location: Imagination! Pavilion, Epcot, Walt Disney World
YouTube Link: https://youtu.be/1Vd03pRdtoM
Source: NTSC 480i (Sony DCR-TRV900)
Length: 10:10
Audio Overlay: None
Journey Into Your Imagination may be the shortest lived pavilion attraction in Epcot.
It arrived in October 1999, during the makeover Future World was experiencing. It replaced Figment and Dreamfinder with Dr. Nigel Channing. The guests weren't pleased, and let Disney know.
The attraction was only around for two years, before Disney admitted defeat and completely re-imagined (ha ha, pun... kinda...) the attraction to re-include Figment. (See below.)
Journey Into Imagination With Figment
Date: September 1, 2002
Location: Imagination! Pavilion, Epcot, Walt Disney World
YouTube Link: https://youtu.be/5TmToIrSIow
Source: NTSC 480i (Sony DCR-TRV20)
Length: 10:10
Audio Overlay: None
The name of this attraction when taped was, "Journey Into Your Imagination With Figment". The "Your" was dropped in 2003 to completely divorce itself from the attraction it replaced.
Living With The Land
Date: March 20 & June 29, 2000 and April 28, 2005
Location: The Land Pavilion, Epcot, Walt Disney World
YouTube Link: https://youtu.be/j_TWtkxj1oA
Source: NTSC 480i (Sony DCR-TRV900 / Sony DCR-HC1000)
Length: 22:38
Audio Overlay: None
Living With The Land is a boat ride, half of which is an animatronic darkride, and half is touring the five experimental greenhouses. This version also has real cast member tour guides.
This video also includes two ride-throughs of the greenhouses, since they had changed almost completely between 2000 and 2005.
Maelstrom
Date: July 2, 2000/June 9, 2001
Location: Norway Pavilion, Epcot, Walt Disney World
YouTube Link: https://youtu.be/yzrh4_v8f7E
Source: NTSC 480i (Sony DCR-TRV900)
Length: 5:11
Audio Overlay: None
Maelstrom is the Darkride Boat Ride in Norway.
Millennium Celebration Clips
Date: March, June and July 2000
Location: World Showcase, Epcot, Walt Disney World
YouTube Link: https://youtu.be/2esZnX8tlqs
Source: NTSC 480i (Sony DCR-TRV900)
Length: 8:52
Audio Overlay: None
This video is a few clips from the Millennium Celebration.
Some shots of the Illuminations barges, Tapestry of Nations at night, and Millennium Village / World Showcase Pavilion.
The Pipes Of Scotland
Date: June 29, 2000
Location: United Kingdom Pavilion, Epcot, Walt Disney World
YouTube Link: https://youtu.be/32TvCs50PDE
Source: NTSC 480i (Sony DCR-TRV900)
Length: 5:48
Audio Overlay: None
This guy would show up and do a 5-minute bagpipe set through the day...
Spaceship Earth, AT&T Version
Date: September 1, 2002
Location: Epcot, Walt Disney World
YouTube Link: https://youtu.be/IQe0Osim1OU
Source: NTSC 480i (Sony DCR-TRV20)
Length: 15:23
Audio Overlay: None
Spaceship Earth, AT&T version.
Spaceship Earth, Seimens Version
Date: December 17, 2008
Location: Epcot, Walt Disney World
YouTube Link: https://youtu.be/ZBGdbXYvSeE
Source: HDV 1080i (Sony DCR-HC9)
Length: 16:12
Audio Overlay: None
Spaceship Earth, Seimens version.
The Spirit Of America Fife & Drum Corps
Date: April 28 and October 25, 2003
Location: American Adventure Pavilion, Epcot, Walt Disney World
YouTube Link: Not Published Yet
Source: NTSC 480i (Sony DCR-TRV20)
Length: 10:25
Audio Overlay: None
The Spirit Of America Fife & Drum Corps is a 5 member... band, who performs between the American Adventure and the American Gardens Theater. For only four musicians and a front man, they do a pretty good job.
They do various US Armed Forces and patriotic themes, in heavy uniforms, even when it's 95 degrees outside.
Test Track (Remix)
Date: June 29 & July 2, 2000, September 1, 2002, May 9, 2004
Location: Epcot, Walt Disney World
YouTube Link: N/A
Source: NTSC 480i (Sony DCR-TRV900, DCR-TRV20)
Length: 17:42
Audio Overlay: Partial
This is an expanded and updated (well, a 2004 update) video of Test Track.
Test Track is a thrill ride which opened in March 1999, replacing "World of Motion".
You can find exterior photos of the attraction here:
Link to Test Track
Test Track
Date: June 29, 2000 - 9:00AM, July 2, 2000 - 9:00AM, September 1, 2002 - 10:30AM
Location: Epcot, Walt Disney World
YouTube Link: https://youtu.be/i8B0UAHRIBM
Source: NTSC 480i (Sony DCR-TRV900, DCR-TRV20)
Length: 12:47
Audio Overlay: Partial
Old verion. New version is above.
The Voices of Liberty (Americana Edition)
Date: Various
Location: American Adventure Pavilion, Epcot, Walt Disney World
YouTube Link: https://youtu.be/8c1CITFGT44
Source: Various
Length: 17:09
Audio Overlay: None
The Voices of Liberty is the premier live musical group at Walt Disney World. They perform under the dome in the pavilion.
They perform Americana and Patriotic songs. (See below for the patriotic version...) This is a compilation from a few shows.
The Voices of Liberty (Fourth of July Edition)
Date: Various
Location: American Adventure Pavilion, Epcot, Walt Disney World
YouTube Link: Not Published Yet
Source: Various
Length: 17:54
Audio Overlay: None
This was called the Fourth of July Edition, because I originally put it together a few years ago for the Fourth. And since I'm publishing this on YouTube for the Fourth....
This is the patriotic version. Like the Americana version, this is a compilation from a few shows.
World Showcase Players - Cyranose De Bergerac
Date: July 5, 2000
Location: France Pavilion, Epcot, Walt Disney World
YouTube Link: https://youtu.be/KwpKyQq4TiE
Source: NTSC 480i (Sony DCR-TRV900)
Length: 15:40
Audio Overlay: None
The World Showcase Players were a comedy troupe of three, which parodied a well known story of the country they presented in. This was in France, so the story was Cyranose De Bergerac
The different groups of three cast members varied in their talent, but these three had their act together, and presented a very good show.
World Showcase Players - King Arthur and the Holy Grail
Date: October 26, 2003
Location: United Kingdom Pavilion, Epcot, Walt Disney World
YouTube Link: https://youtu.be/lNtey4mOPlg
Source: NTSC 480i (Sony DCR-TRV20)
Length: 18:29
Audio Overlay: None
The World Showcase Players were a comedy troupe of three, which parodied a well known story of the country they presented in. This was in the UK, so they parodied King Arthur and the Holy Grail
World Showcase Players - Romeo & Edna
Date: October 26, 2003
Location: Italy Pavilion, Epcot, Walt Disney World
YouTube Link: https://youtu.be/zyObvfGbqlA
Source: NTSC 480i (Sony DCR-HC1000)
Length: 15:41
Audio Overlay: None
The World Showcase Players present, "Romeo and Edna".
Tapestry of Nations (Millennium Version, re-edit)
Date: June 28/29 & July 4, 2000
Location: Epcot, Walt Disney World
YouTube Link: https://youtu.be/Yene0E4wOyQ
Source: NTSC 480i (Sony DCR-TRV900)
Length: 30:14
Audio Overlay: None
"Behold! The Great Millennium Walk..." -- The Sage Of Time
Tapestry of Nations was a parade in Epcot, designed for the 1999 Millennial celebration. I consisted of three units. One would travel between Canada and Morocco, another between Morocco and Germany, and the third between Germany and Mexico. (If you were watching the parade at Morocco or Germany, you could see one parade unit leaving backstage, and the other arriving, getting two parades in one, lol.) The parade ran twice a day, once in the evening, and once just before Illuminations.
The parade was wildly successful, and kept after the Millennial Celebration, with only changes to the dialog. In 2003, Disney renamed and reworked the parade into Tapestry of Dreams (for the 100 years of Dreams event).
It's said the giant puppets destroyed the backs of many a Cast Member. I can relate. The parade could also be cancelled minutes before scheduled due to the slightest wind or rain. (Especially since the tall puppets were walking lightning rods.)
In 2012, I saw some of the puppets in the Prop Shop (a backstage reception area of sorts,) in Disney's Hollywood Studios during a D23 event.
Link to Illuminations: Reflections of Earth (with the Christmas tag)
Tapestry of Nations (Millennium Version, Parade Only)
Date: July 4, 2000
Location: Epcot, Walt Disney World
YouTube Link: https://youtu.be/9EkHoAJZbDE
Source: NTSC 480i (Sony DCR-TRV900)
Length: 15:54
Audio Overlay: None
Tapestry of Nations, parade only. Taped in Canada.
Tapestry of Nations (Millennium Version, old version)
Date: June 28 & July 4, 2000
Location: Epcot, Walt Disney World
YouTube Link: https://youtu.be/zib4hKIZPJg
Source: NTSC 480i (Sony DCR-TRV900)
Length: 29:46
Audio Overlay: None
This version was obsoleted by the video above: https://youtu.be/Yene0E4wOyQ
Tapestry of Nations (Post-Millennium Version)
Date: June 9 & 11, 2001
Location: Epcot, Walt Disney World
YouTube Link: https://youtu.be/W4cDfQv51GA
Source: NTSC 480i (Sony DCR-TRV900)
Length: 25:12
Audio Overlay: None
After the Millennial Celebration, Disney kept the parade, replacing The Sage Of Time with some guy, and replaced any reference to the Millennial.
Including it for completeness, though it may be a better tape of the parade than the Millennium version.
Tapestry of Dreams (Afternoon Parade)
Date: March 19, 2002 - 6:30PM
Location: Epcot, Walt Disney World
YouTube Link: https://youtu.be/6QDHlqt8AGs
Source: NTSC 480i (Sony DCR-TRV20)
Length: 25:33
Audio Overlay: Yes
For the 100 Years Of Magic celebration (Walt's 100th birthday), Disney reworked Tapestry of Nations into Tapestry of Dreams, the final incarnation of the Tapestry Parades.
Tapestry of Dreams (Night Parade)
Date: March 17 & 19, 2002 - 8:10PM
Location: Epcot, Walt Disney World
YouTube Link: https://youtu.be/TF5eto0HZfU
Source: NTSC 480i (Sony DCR-TRV20)
Length: 25:24
Audio Overlay: Yes
This really wasn't supposed to be a complete video of the parade, it only turned out that way. This is the only night version of a Tapestry parade that I have...
Illuminations
Date: December 6, 2006 and December 17 & 18, 2008
Location: Epcot, Walt Disney World
YouTube Link: https://youtu.be/8Fo-hkIK4cw
Source: HDV 1080i (Sony DCR-HC3, DCR-HC9)
Length: 17:47
Audio Overlay: Yes (Main show only)
This is a re-edit/re-master of a previous video.
Illuminations (nee Illuminations: Reflections of Earth) was developed for Epcot's Millennium Celebration in 1999. It has a pretty epic score, and while not completely a fireworks show, the pyro they do use really packs that WOW factor, especially since it's happening so close to you.
This video also includes the Christmas Tag which followed the show during the month of December. It's where Disney goes to Fireworks-R-Us and buys the store out and blows them off all at once at the end of the show.
The main show has the audio overlaid, but the Introduction and Christmas Tag have ambient audio...
Excerpts from The Candlelight Processional
Date: December 9, 2011
Location: American Gardens Theater, Epcot, Walt Disney World
YouTube Link: https://youtu.be/m8OO4v5S4tE
Source: 1080p (Canon G1X)
Length: 5:51
Audio Overlay: No
The Candlelight Processional is Epcot's live Christmas show, held three times a night at the American Gardens Theater through the Christmas season. It's wildly popular, with each performance shown to standing-room only crowds.
I didn't record the entire show, since this was the only time I had seen it. But what I do have isn't that bad...
- December 2022 - Deployment.
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